2009

ELMSFORD, N.Y. (June 18, 2009) - Dominick Ferrante, 16, from The First Tee of Nassau County was named an RBS Achiever of the Year during an awards ceremony and dinner attended by Jack Nicklaus, RBS ambassador and Trustee of The First Tee on Wednesday, June 18. Ferrante is the second student from TFTMNY to win the award, the first being So

ELMSFORD, N.Y. (June 18, 2009) — Creek Club head professional Sean Farren got off to a perfect start in the first round of the 109th U.S. Open Championship. He began his round on the first tee at 9:01 a.m. and parred the first three holes, hitting each fairway and each green in regulation. Unfortunately for him, he didn’t have a chance to keep the momentum going.

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ELMSFORD, N.Y. (June 17, 2009) — Though he now makes his home in Fort Worth, Texas, J.J. Henry will forever be linked to Met Area amateur golf. The Fairfield, Conn., native who grew up playing at the Patterson Club won three Connecticut State Amateur titles (1994, ’95 and ’98) and was a mainstay of MGA competition throughout the 1990s, competing in the Met Junior, the Met Amateur, Met Open and the Ike.

Palmer, Feherty, Nantz Also Attended Annual Awards Dinner

By Greg Midland

June 17, 2009 — Though he now makes his home in Fort Worth, Texas, J.J. Henry will forever be linked to Met Area amateur golf. The Fairfield, Conn., native who grew up playing at the Patterson Club won three Connecticut State Amateur titles (1994, ’95 and ’98) and was a mainstay of MGA competition throughout the 1990s, competing in the Met Junior, the Met Amateur, Met Open and the Ike.

ELMSFORD, N.Y. (June 16, 2009) — The MGA Foundation held the third of five MGA/MetLife Youth Clinics on Monday, June 15th at Bethpage State Park. The event was hosted by MetLife in the company’s corporate hospitality tent. The clinic was held during the first day of practice rounds for the 2009 U.S.