2013

NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. (June 24, 2013) – Defending Ike champ and four-time MGA winner Cameron Wilson of Shorehaven continued where he left off a year ago and fired a 3-under 69 to co-lead after the first round of the 58^th Ike Championship at Wykgayl Country Club in New Rochelle, N.Y.

NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. (June 24, 2013) - Temperatures were high early this morning as the morning wave of players teed off in the first round of the 2013 Ike Championship at Wykagyl Country Club. Max Buckley of Westchester, who just won the NYC Amateur and the Anderson Memorial, was the low scorer of the morning with a 3-under 69 with 4 birdies on his back-nine.  Buckley commented that although he got off to a challenging start, he was able to recover from a bogey early on with three birdies in a row to get into a groove for the rest of the round.

ROSLYN HARBOR, N.Y. (June 20, 2013) – Franco Russo and Joe Russo represented Smithtown Landing in the 37th MGA/MetLife Men’s Net Team Championship and led the field with a net score of 11-under par 60.

UPDATED (June 21, 2013 - 11:45 a.m.) After a close match which was pushed to extra holes, Jim Liu was defeated on the 19th hole of the semifinals by Garrick Porteous of Bamburgh Castle. Liu had an impressive run, as he was the only American to make it as far as the Round of 16.

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ELMSFORD, N.Y. (June 19, 2013) – The Metropolitan Golf Writers Association celebrated its 62nd National Awards Dinner on Tuesday, June 18, with over 650 guests in attendance at the Westchester Marriot in Tarrytown, N.Y.

ELMSFORD, N.Y. (June 18, 2013) – Just as April fires up eager golf fans with the Masters, the month of June in the Met Area delivers a similar spark for followers of the amateur game with anticipation of the year’s first major. Storied Wykgayl Country Club in New Rochelle, N.Y.