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August

Top Amateurs Prepare for Met Amateur at Piping Rock

Rubeo's Win Father & Son Net Tournament

Heins Leads Strong Field into MGA Senior Open at Woodmere

Giuliani Wins Met Open For His First Professional Title

Giuliani Wins Met Open For His First Professional Title

ELMSFORD, N.Y. (August 27, 2009) – Adding his name to a trophy that is already engraved with the likes of Walter Hagen, Gene Sarazen and Byron Nelson, 23-year-old Andrew Giuliani won the 94th Met Open Championship at Ridgewood Country Club for his first victory as a professional.

Giuliani Takes One-Stroke Lead Into Final Day of Met Open

The First Tee of Met New York Wins Barclays Tri-Match

The First Tee of Met New York Wins Barclays Tri-Match

ELMSFORD, N.Y. (August 24, 2009) – The First Tee of Metropolitan New York defeated the First Tee of Massachusetts by a score of 1,282 to 1,155.5 on August 24 to win the Barclays Tri-Match at Plainfield Country Club in Edison, N.J. The First Tee of Ireland finished third with a score of 871.5.

MGA/MetLife Junior Clinic at Ridgewood A Big Success

MGA/MetLife Junior Clinic at Ridgewood A Big Success

ELMSFORD, N.Y. (August 24, 2009) — A group of about 85 students representing The Fist Tee of Metropolitan New York, the Pioneer Junior Golf Tour and Total Golf Adventures participated in an MGA/MetLife Junior Clinic on Monday, August 24 at Ridgewood Country Club in Paramus, N.J.

Local Youth Leads Donation of Golf Equipment to U.S. Troops

Local Youth Leads Donation of Golf Equipment to U.S. Troops

ELMSFORD, N.Y. (August 21, 2009) — Ryan Porter, who is involved with The First Tee of Nassau County at Eisenhower Park and is a four-year GOLFWORKS intern, helped deliver more than 400 golf clubs and 1,000 golf balls to the U.S. Army base at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. The golf equipment will be deployed to U.S.

Mielke Set to Defend Met Open Title at Ridgewood

Mielke Set to Defend Met Open Title at Ridgewood

ELMSFORD, N.Y. (August 18, 2009) – The 94th Met Open Championship sponsored by MetLife begins on Tuesday, August 25 and runs through Thursday, Augus

Inside the Rules

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). Cliff from Long Island asked Gene the following Rules question: