April

ELMSFORD, N.Y. (April 26, 2010) - The 2010 MGA Foundation Spring Educational Series has concluded another successful season of programs and educational forums. These programs are designed to educate club leaders and the golfing public about a wide range of topics of interest to Met Area golfers, including the Rules of Golf, Handicapping procedures, new technology and MGA and MGA Foundation services and programs. Included in this are the popular Caddie Academies conducted by the MGA Tournament Department.

ELMSFORD, N.Y. (April 23, 2010) - The bizarre ending to the PGA Tour’s Verizon Heritage event on April 18th have generated a lot of discussion in the golf media and here at Golf Central. First, let’s explain the Rules and Definitions that were involved.

Ballo, Giuliani, Heins and Wilson Highlight MGA Media Day

Photo Gallery

Every month former MGA Senior Director of Rules and Competitions Gene Westmoreland will answer one question posed by the readers of the MGA e-Revision Newsletter (click here to sign up). Gene recently received the following Rules question from a reader:

Q: You hear officials in other sports say that they know they’ve had a good day if nobody notices them. When you are officiating golf tournaments, do you have a similar outlook or do you like to be in the middle of a high-profile ruling?

Q: Dick, can you take us through the process of how the 2010 condition of competition on grooves came about?

ELMSFORD, N.Y. (Apirl 12th, 2010)- All-Star Cast

An unbeatable group of Rules aficionados lent their knowledge and experience for a lively discussion

Interviews by Greg Midland

In the quest to learn as much as possible about how the Rules of Golf are maintained, debated, and changed, The Met Golfer decided to go straight to the source. Our goal was to convene a roundtable of Rules insiders – in many cases, the Rules are their job, or at the very least, their dominant hobby. The panelists:

ELMSFORD, N.Y. (April 1, 2010) - USGAnew Awards Foundation Grants

The USGA awarded the MGA Foundation three program grants for 2010 to help support The First Tee of Metropolitan New York. A total of $35,000 will be used to help with the cost of golf instruction, golf course and driving range access, and transportation for participants. Since 1996, the USGA has provided nearly $1,000,000 in support of the many programs conducted by the MGA Foundation.