April 12, 2011– Former Tuxedo Golf Club head professional Dave Carazo, PGA Life Member, was honored as the recipient of the 2010 Professional of the Year Award at the 49th Annual Metropolitan PGA Educational Forum, presented by Nike Golf at the Westchester Broadway Theatre in Elmsford, N.Y.
April 6, 2011 – MGA Executive Director Jay Mottola and Met PGA Executive Director Charlie Robson discuss the ten-year anniversary of The First Tee of Metropolitan New York in this bonus interview that coincides with the cover story of the April/May 2011 issue of The Met Golfer. The MGA and Met PGA were the co-founders of the First Tee of Metropolitan New York. For the full story click here.
March 23, 2011 - The Metropolitan Golf Association Foundation honored the Round Hill Club in Greenwich, Conn., as the recipient of the fifth annual Arthur P. Weber MGA Club Environmental Award. The award recognizes an MGA member club that has demonstrated environmental stewardship through golf course maintenance, construction, education and research.
By Les Schupak
March 23, 2011 – At the inaugural RR Donnelly Founders Cup, Met Area LPGA players Meaghan Francella of Port Chester, N.Y., Nannette Hill of Pelham Manor, N.Y. and Diana D'Alessio of Flanders, N.J., all found the Wildfire Golf Club at the J.W.Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa to their liking.
March 23, 2011 – The MGA Foundation’s 2011 Spring Educational Forums feature programs designed to educate club leaders and the golfing public about a wide range of topics of interest including the Rules of Golf, Handicapping procedures, golf course maintenance and new technology. The seminars include presentations by golf professionals, golf course superintendents and other industry experts.
Recently elected MGA president talks about his first year in office and his life as a golfer
By Greg Midland