2013

By David Gordon, MGA Communications Intern

GREENWICH, CONN (August 5, 2013) – The sixth and final 98th Met Open sectional qualifying round brought spectacular weather to the slopes of Round Hill Club in Greenwich, Conn. as 145 players competed for the sixteen remaining spots (plus ties) in the MGA’s third and final major championship of the season. At the end of the day, 17 players punched their ticket to Old Westbury Golf & Country Club shooting no worse than two-over 73 on the demanding 6,703 yard par-71 layout.

UPDATED-4:39 P.M. 8/7/13 - The Met Area locals in the U.S. Women's Amateur have all completed their opening match at the Country Club of Charleston in Charleston, S.C. and each of them advanced into the round of 32. 

Securing her spot in the next round first was Nicole Morales of South Salem, N.Y., winning her match 2 and 1. She will play tomorrow at 8:20 a.m. against 20th seed Casie Cathrea of Livermore, Calif. 

ELMSFORD, N.Y. (August 5, 2013) - The Met Area will be well represented again at this year’s PGA Championship at New York’s own Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, N.Y.

GREENWICH, CONN. (August 4, 2013)- It's been a dramatic morning here at The Stanwich Club in Greenwich, Conn. for the first 18 holes of the 111th Met Amateur final round. Panther Valley's Pat Wilson got off to an early lead, winning the first hole right out of the gate and continuing to improve on that lead over Trevor Randolph of Arcola. Wilson was hitting sure shots and was able to read Stanwich's challenging greens pretty accurately throughout the front nine.

GREENWICH, CONN. (August 3, 2013) – Trevor Randolph of Arcola didn’t give Stu Kaufman of Westchester much of a chance in the semifinals of the 111^th Met Amateur.

By Chris Powers, MGA Communications Intern

GREENWICH, CONN. (August 2, 2013) – The 111th Met Amateur Championship final four stage is set at The Stanwich Club in Greenwich, Conn. and it features several top area players, including recent St. John’s graduate Pat Wilson of Panther Valley.
 

By David Gordon, MGA Communications Intern

GREENWICH, CONN. (August 1, 2013) – The 111^th Met Amateur Championship at The Stanwich Club in Greenwich, Conn. is underway and players have completed their first round. A few competitors got off to hot starts, but a steady rainfall beginning shortly before 11 a.m. provided a much more difficult back nine for the field of 59 players. The top 16 after 36 holes of play will move on to the match play portion of the tournament.

By Chris Powers, MGA Communications Intern

SPRINGFIELD, N.J. (July 31, 2013) – A spectacular second round of 1-under 71, which included a clutch birdie on the 36^th hole, earned Ryan Rose of Ho-Ho-Kus, N.J. the 11^th Carter Cup Wednesday at historic Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield, N.J.

ELMSFORD, N.Y. (July 30, 2013) – The MGA’s oldest and most coveted amateur championship returns on August 1-4 when 59 of the Met Area’s strongest players will compete in the 111^th Met Amateur at The Stanwich Club in Greenwich, Conn.