PELHAM, N.Y. (October 1, 2009) – Linda Sokol and Betty Wagner of the Meroke Golf Association (Long Island) beat out a talented field of golfers to win the 25th MGA/MetLife Women’s Net Team Championship at Pelham Country Club in Pelham, N.Y.
Every month former MGA Senior Director of Rules and Competitions Gene Westmoreland will answer one question posed by the readers of the MGA e-Revision Newsletter (click here to sign up). Gene recently received the following Rules question from a reader:
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Locust Valley, N.Y. (September 30, 2009) – Long Island police officer Dennis Lynch of Nassau Players Club shot an even-par 70, the best round of anyone in the field over two days, to surge to a three-stroke victory in the 3rd MGA Mid-Amateur Championship at the Creek in Locust, Valley, N.Y.
September 29, 2009 – On a cool and breezy autumn day, Irish native and New Jersey resident Niall Handley of High Bridge Hills (N.J.) shot a one-over-par 71 and shares the first-round lead in the 3rd MGA Mid-Amateur Championship with Chuck Del Priore of Wykagyl.
September 25, 2009 – 2007 Met Open champion Frank Bensel of Century, and 2006 & 2007 NJPGA Player of the Year Frank Esposito of Brooklake, each won their respective PGA section championships this month.
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September 24, 2009 – Craig Thomas, head professional at Metropolis Country Club in White Plains, N.Y., played a key role in the United States team’s resounding 17½ to 8½ victory over Great Britain & Ireland in the 2009 PGA Cup in Loch Lomund, Scotland.
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September 25, 2009 – The New Jersey team of Michael Stamberger, Thomas Gramigna and Michael Deo finished tied for 16th place at the USGA Men’s State Team Championship. Stamberger, the 2003 Met Amateur champion, finished with a three-round total of 223.