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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.

Forgotten Architects

By Lou Cutolo

ELMSFORD, N.Y. (January 22, 2012) - Scores of different architects have shaped the golf courses of the Met Area, which boasts designs by A.W. Tillinghast, C.B. Macdonald, Seth Raynor, Devereux Emmet and Robert Trent Jones, just to name a few. But when you are sitting around the 19th hole discussing that great course you just tackled, do the names William Mitchell, Alfred Tull or John Van Kleek come up? Probably not.

MGA Member Spotlight: Rick Bernstein

MGA Member Spotlight: Rick Bernstein

Name: Rick Bernstein
Age: 54
Club: Quaker Ridge Golf Club
Hometown: Larchmont, N.Y.
Handicap Index: 9.9

Rick Bernstein is the Executive Producer and Senior Vice president of HBO Sports. His credits include a number of sports documentaries, HBO’s flagship World Championship Boxing, and the journalistic Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel.

Wagner's Offseason Work with Heins Continues to Pay Off

Wagner's Offseason Work with Heins Continues to Pay Off

By Greg Midland

ELMSFORD, N.Y. (January 22, 2012) - In what serves as a testament to the amount of work Johnson Wagner and coach Bobby Heins have put in this winter, the Met Area standout is now the hottest player on the PGA Tour through three events. After winning last week at the Sony Open in Oahu, Wagner followed it up with another clutch performance at the Humana Challenge in partnership with the Clinton Foundation at the PGA West course in La Quinta, California.

MGA Member Spotlight: Dennis Lynch

MGA Member Spotlight: Dennis Lynch

This is the first in a series of MGA member spotlight stories that we will be posting throughout the year

Name: Dennis Lynch
Age: 50
Club: Nassau Players Club
Hometown: Smithtown, N.Y.

Dennis Lynch, the two-time MGA Mid-Amateur champion, integral member of the 2011 MGA team that earned a victory in the Carey Cup Matches at Bethpage Black, and one of the newest members of the MGA Executive Committee, sat down with us to talk about his golfing life, outside interests, work and more.

Galloping Hill to Host 2016 New Jersey State Open

Galloping Hill to Host 2016 New Jersey State Open

ELMSFORD, N.Y. (January 11, 2011) – As first reported on NJ.com, The New Jersey State Golf Association today announced that for the first time in its 112-year history, the New Jersey State Open Championship will be played at a public, county-owned course. The 2016 NJSGA Open will be hosted by Galloping Hill Golf Course, a Union County-owned facility in Kenilworth.

First Tee of Metropolitan New York Introduces "Path to College" Series

First Tee of Metropolitan New York Introduces "Path to College" Series

BRONX, N.Y. (January 9, 2012) - On Saturday, January 7th, more than 30 First Tee Metropolitan New York participants gathered at Mosholu Golf Course in the Bronx for the second seminar in The Path to College series. Designed to help high school students gain insight into the college application process, students were provided tips on how to build a solid resume.

Spring Forward: MGA Educational Forums Kick off the Season