GOLFWORKS Profile: Mechanic in the Making
GOLFWORKS Profile: Mechanic in the Making
By Jeff Day
EASTCHESTER, N.Y. (December 21, 2011) - Leewood Golf Club in Eastchester, N.Y., is home to GOLFWORKS alumnus Herman “Trapper” Van Dunk, who has been the club’s head superintendent since 2006. In 1994, Van Dunk was one of twelve students who participated in the inaugural season of GOLFWORKS, the MGA Foundation’s student intern program, which at the time had just six Met Area clubs participating. Eighteen years later, GOLFWORKS is flourishing, with 240 deserving high school students working at 78 Met Area clubs.
ELMSFORD, N.Y. (December 19, 2011) – Danny Balin, the Assistant professional at Burning Tree Country Club in Greenwich, Conn, earned his first PGA Tournament Series title earlier this month at PGA Country Club in Port St. Lucie, Fla. His one-stroke victory over Bob Sowards of Dublin, Ohio, began with a bogey-free round of seven-under par 65 and was followed up by another sub-par round of 70.
ELMSFORD, N.Y. (December 1, 2011) - New Jersey PGA Hall of Famer and two-time Met Open runner-up Stan Mosel passed away on Thanksgiving Day at his residence in Myrtle Beach, S.C. He was 79.
ELMSFORD, N.Y. (November 29, 2011) – The Met Area was once again well represented on the national junior scene as the AJGA recently named four local teenage standouts to its 2011 Rolex Junior All-America teams.