December

ELMSFORD, N.Y. (December 6, 2007) - Jim McGovern, who won the 1987 Met Open as an amateur and then won the Met Amateur the following year, finished tied for 19th at PGA Tour Q-School this year and will be fully exempt Tour in 2008. McGovern, who turns 43 in February, won the 1993 Shell Houston Open, but since 2000 has played most of his tournaments on the Nationwide Tour. The native of Oradell, New Jersey, took a few minutes to speak with the MGA regarding his recent accomplishment:

ELMSFORD, N.Y. (December 6, 2007) – George J. Zahringer III of Deepdale Golf Club (Manhasset, N.Y.), a fixture of amateur golf in the Met Area for more than 30 years, added yet another chapter to the MGA record books by winning the 2007 Jerry Courville Sr. MGA Player of the Year Award. This is the 10th player of the year title for Zahringer, breaking his own record of nine established in 2001. The award was presented at the 110th MGA Annual Meeting and Dinner on Wednesday, December 5 at Westchester Country Club in Rye, New York.

RYE, N.Y. (December 6, 2007) – The Metropolitan Golf Association elected its slate of 2008 officers at the Association’s 110th Annual Meeting, held on Wednesday, December 5 at Westchester Country Club. Leslie A. Schupak of Metropolis Country Club was elected to a second one-year term as President of the MGA. Mr. Schupak served as the Association’s 58th President in 2007. Mr. Schupak will head a 22-member Executive Committee as well as serve as Chairman of the Association’s charitable Foundation.

ELMSFORD, N.Y. (December 19, 2006) - J.J.

Rye, N.Y. (December 7, 2006) - Leslie A. Schupakof Metropolis Country Club was elected to a one-year term as President of the Metropolitan Golf Association at the Association’s 109th Annual Meeting on Wednesday, December 6, at the Westchester Country Club in Rye, N.Y.  Mr.

ELMSFORD, N.Y. (December 5, 2006) - Overcoming a first-round 83 was probably not the plan for Marc Turnesa when he teed it up that first day at the PGA Tour’s Qualifying School at PGA West in La Quinta, Calif., on November 29.  After a successful season on the Grey Goose Gateway Tour in Florida, a 2007 PGA Tour card was likely the only thing on Turnesa’s mind when he began the six-round qualifying tournament.

The Metropolitan Golf Association and MGA Foundation deeply regret the passing of a beloved former President, Cornelius E. “Connie” DeLoca, on December 1, 2005 at the age of 75.

La Quinta, CA…..At the PGA Tour’s Qualifying School Final Stage at the PGA West Stadium Course & Nicklaus Tournament Course in La Quinta, CA, former NJ State Amateur Champion and Furman University standout Matt Davidson (West Windsor, NJ) earned full exemption to the PGA Tour in 2005 after finishing t –11th with a six round total of 422. 

Elmsford, N.Y.- The MGA continues its efforts to provide players with the most comprehensive championship schedule in the country and strives to keep our information technology at the same level. With this in mind, and to help us serve you more efficiently, we are announcing the following plans for 2005.