April 6, 2011 – MGA Executive Director Jay Mottola and Met PGA Executive Director Charlie Robson discuss the ten-year anniversary of The First Tee of Metropolitan New York in this bonus interview that coincides with the cover story of the April/May 2011 issue of The Met Golfer. The MGA and Met PGA were the co-founders of the First Tee of Metropolitan New York. For the full story click here.
March 23, 2011 - The Metropolitan Golf Association Foundation honored the Round Hill Club in Greenwich, Conn., as the recipient of the fifth annual Arthur P. Weber MGA Club Environmental Award. The award recognizes an MGA member club that has demonstrated environmental stewardship through golf course maintenance, construction, education and research.
By Les Schupak
March 23, 2011 – At the inaugural RR Donnelly Founders Cup, Met Area LPGA players Meaghan Francella of Port Chester, N.Y., Nannette Hill of Pelham Manor, N.Y. and Diana D'Alessio of Flanders, N.J., all found the Wildfire Golf Club at the J.W.Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa to their liking.
March 23, 2011 – The MGA Foundation’s 2011 Spring Educational Forums feature programs designed to educate club leaders and the golfing public about a wide range of topics of interest including the Rules of Golf, Handicapping procedures, golf course maintenance and new technology. The seminars include presentations by golf professionals, golf course superintendents and other industry experts.
Recently elected MGA president talks about his first year in office and his life as a golfer
By Greg Midland
March 14, 2011 – The MGA, along with hundreds of other industry exhibitors, will be present at the final Met Area golf show of the season, the Long Island Golf Show, to be held Friday through Sunday, March 25-27.
If we want to renew our struggling game, we have to play to its strengths
(This column first appeared in the February 21, 2011 issue of Sports Illustrated/Golf Plus. Used with permission.)
February 28, 2011 – Johnson Wagner, one of the most successful players in MGA history, won his second career PGA Tour event at the Mayakoba Golf Classic in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico. Wagner, who won the 2008 Shell Houston Open in his rookie season on the PGA Tour, shot a bogey-free final-round 67. Wagner’s par putt on the 18th hole forced a playoff with Spencer Levin, who was the clubhouse leader at 17-under 267. Full results