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June

J.J. Henry, Jim McGovern, Chris Nallen, Head Field at U.S. Open Sectional Qualifying

Baldwin Captures Irish Seniors Amateur For Second International Title

Small Captures New Jersey Amateur

Small Captures New Jersey Amateur

Fairmount’s Allan Small closed with a final round 69, and then defeated Tyler Hall of Packanack in a three-hole aggregate, one-hole sudden death playoff to win the 103rd NJSGA Amateur Championship at Spring Brook CC in Morristown, NJ.

 

It was an especially significant win for the 52 year-old, former NJ Mid-Amateur champion, due to replacement surgery on both knees this past fall.

 

 

 

Nicklaus Joins the First Tee Program at Mosholu

Nicklaus Joins the First Tee Program at Mosholu

Bronx, N.Y.-- As Jack Nicklaus watched a group of aspiring young golfers from Mott Hall 2 school in Manhattan and M.S 180 in the Bronx hit balls at Mosholu GC, a look of content came across his face.

Follow the Locals at Shinnecock

Follow the Locals at Shinnecock

Southampton, NY-In 1995 it was Jerry Courville Jr. and Darrel Kestner. This time around it is Garrison’s Johnson Wagner and Fairfield’s J.J. Henry who will carry the torch and represent the Met Area this week in the U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills GC, in Southampton.  

 

Wagner, winner of five consecutive MGA titles from 2001-02 and current member of the Nationwide Tour, shot rounds of 67 and 70 for a five-under total to earn one of 33 spots in sectional qualifying Columbus, OH, his first trip to the National Championship.

 

The MGA Welcomes The Classics of Golf

The MGA Welcomes The Classics of Golf

 

The MGA has announced a partnership with The Classics of Golf, as means of providing golf fans the opportunity to purchase traditional golf books that have been recently restored.

 

Classics of Golf is a distinguished collection of 59 of the greatest golf books ever written, which have been elegantly reprinted for purchase by dedicated golf-lovers. The anthology has been re-introduced by new publisher, Michael P. Beckerich, president of Carala Ventures, Ltd, and former president of St. Andrew’s Golf Club in Hastings, NY.

 

Wagner Qualifies for U.S. Open at Shinnecock

Wagner Qualifies for U.S. Open at Shinnecock

Columbus, OH-Johnson Wagner, winner of five consecutive MGA titles from 2001-02 and current member of the Nationwide Tour, shot rounds of 67 and 70 for a five-under total to earn one of 33 spots in the U.S. Open June 17-20 at the famed Shinnecock Hills GC in Southampton, NY.

 

Svoboda defeated in Semifinals of the British Amateur

Svoboda defeated in Semifinals of the British Amateur

ST. ANDREW’S, SCOTLAND-Lee Corfield of Burnham & Berrow, England sank a birdie putt on the 18th hole to defeat Winged Foot’s Andrew Svoboda in the semifinal of the British Amateur Championship at the Old Course in St. Andrew’s, Scotland.

 

J.P. Hayes and David Morland IV Lead Twenty-Two Qualifiers into U.S. Open

Sky View Team Captures 27th MGA/MetLife Men's Net Team Championship

Sky View Team Captures 27th MGA/MetLife Men's Net Team Championship

West Orange, N.J.-In the first three-way playoff in tournament history, the Sky View Golf Club team of Anthony Cassetta and Michael Fitton captured the 2003 MGA/MetLife Men's Net Team Championship at Rock Spring Club, in West Orange, NJ, defeating Blue Hill Golf Course’s William Clifford and Joseph D’Auria Sr. and Deer Run Golf and Tennis Club’s Paul Conway and Carl Gehron with a net birdie on the first playoff hole.