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Met Golfer Named Best Publication By International Network of Golf

Met Golfer Named Best Publication By International Network of Golf

ELMSFORD, N.Y. (January 25, 2013) – The Metropolitan Golf Association is pleased to announce that its official magazine, The Met Golfer, was honored with the first-ever Best Publication prize given by the International Network of Golf (ING), a media-based nonprofit association whose members including some of the leading golf industry personnel and organizations.

U.S. Open Returning To Winged Foot in 2020

U.S. Open Returning To Winged Foot in 2020

ELMSFORD, N.Y. (January 28, 2012) - The U.S. Open is headed back to Westchester County in 2020, returning to Winged Foot Golf Club (West Course) in Mamaroneck, N.Y., a site known for producing challenging and dramatic national championships, the USGA announced on Monday.

Tale of the Tape: Met Area Tour Pros

Tale of the Tape: Met Area Tour Pros

ELMSFORD, N.Y. (Jan. 24, 2013) - Coming in next month's Met Golfer is a feature on several former Met Area stars and their rise to the big time. You'll read about how they elevated their games and how a few of them are beginning to find success at the highest levels of the sport. 

But before the issue comes out, let's get to know those players a little better...

Sectional Qualifier, New Exemptions Added to MGA Senior Open

Sectional Qualifier, New Exemptions Added to MGA Senior Open

ELMSFORD, N.Y. (January 16, 2013) – The Metropolitan Golf Association will be adding an 18-hole Sectional Qualifying Round (SQR) to its Senior Open Championship beginning in 2013.

16 Met Area Courses Make Golf Digest's 100 Greatest List

MGA Member Spotlight: Martin Brodeur

Renaissance Girl Rohini Rudra

Longtime Manasquan River Superintendent Recognized

Longtime Manasquan River Superintendent Recognized

Glenn A. Miller of Brielle, the former superintendent of Manasquan River Golf Club, received the 2011 Distinguished Service Award from the Golf Course Superintendents Association of New Jersey.

The award is presented to a member who has served for at least 25 years and has contributed to the cause of improving golf turf and the advancement of the course superintendent profession.

First Tee Young Benefactors 2012 Kickoff Event at Drive 495

First Tee Young Benefactors 2012 Kickoff Event at Drive 495

NEW YORK, N.Y. (January 24, 2012) – On Tuesday, January 24, The First Tee of Metropolitan New York Young Benefactors hosted its 2012 Kickoff Event at Drive 495, the Manhattan golf and fitness center hosting The Met Golfer Makeover, which is owned by two-time  MGA Jerry Courville Sr. Player of the Year Joe Saladino and his brother, Don.

Bensel and Morris Win Third Senior-Junior Championship

Bensel and Morris Win Third Senior-Junior Championship

ELMSFORD, N.Y. (January 22, 2012) - 2007 Met Open Champion and accomplished Met Area professional Frank Bensel joined familiar partner Kevin Morris of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., in winning the duo's third title at the PGA Winter Championships Senior-Junior Team Championship.