The Metropolitan Golf Association, Women’s Metropolitan Golf Association and Ligue de Paris are pleased to announce that luxury watchmaker Baume & Mercier will return as sponsor of the 2004 French American Challenge Matches scheduled for October 19-21 at Plainfield Country Club in Plainfield, NJ.  Baume & Mercier also sponsored the event when it was last held in Paris in 2002 at Joyenval Golf Club.

Purchase, N.Y.-It was just last week reigning New Jersey State Open Ed Whitman of Knickerbocker CC shared the lead after the first  round of the Met Area’s premiere event, The Met Open at Hudson National, only to finish in a tie for 21st place. Today, Whitman found himself in a similar position in the MGA/Senior Open after posting a first round 69, along with Kevin Morris of Westchester Hills.

It is with deep regret that the MGA  must note the passing of former President John F. Kelsey Jr. on Friday, August 27, 2004.  Mr. Kelsey was 80 years old and served as MGA President in 1989 and 1990.

As part of its ongoing series of junior initiatives, the MGA Foundation conducted  a junior golf clinic at Winged Foot Golf Club on Thursday, August 19^th.    The clinic was sponsored by MetLife, which has a long history of supporting MGA Junior programs.

Fifty youngsters from the Theodore Young Community center in Greenburgh, NY, ranging in

Mamaroneck, N.Y.-Andrew Svoboda’s reasoning behind turning down the $23,000 first prize check at last year’s MGA/MetLife Open was that it was his dream to win the U.S. Amateur on his home course, Winged Foot.

Great Neck, NY - Larry and Lawrence Martinez of Mansion Ridge, teamed up to shoot a net 15-under-par 55 to capture the 2004 MGA Father & Son (Net) Championship today at Lake Success Country Club in Great Neck, NY. 

The team headed a field of 180 Father and Son duos and beat a group of 4 teams by a seven shot margin. Glen and Ryan Zachary of Island Hills, Greg and Jerry Schramm of Port Jefferson, Walter and Walter James Taormina of Knoll CC East and Harvey and William Ely of Lake Mohawk all fired rounds of 62 to tie for second.

West Orange, NJ- Brian Boyd of Spring Brook and Stephen Boyd of Baltusrol teamed up to shoot a one-under-par 70 (37 – 33) to capture the 2004 MGA Father & Son Championship today at Essex County Country Club in West Orange, NJ.  The  Boyd’s tied for 3^rd at last year’s Championship at Wee Burn Country Club.

Charles and Charles Jr. Hutchinson of Canoe Brook won the net division by firing a net six-under-par 65 (71 – 6).  The Hutchinson team edged out Douglas and Paul Markey of Redding and the gross champion Boyds who shot net 66s.