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Zahringer Recalls 1982 Victory at Somerset Hills

Zahringer Recalls 1982 Victory at Somerset Hills

George Zahringer III has won 15 MGA championships, more than anyone else in history, and it all started at the site of this week’s Ike Championship, Somerset Hills Country Club. In the final of the 1982 Met Amateur, Zahringer, 29 at the time, defeated Mike Diffley 3 & 2 for his first MGA title. Now 58, Zahringer recalls his first trip to the MGA winner’s circle.

Q: What do you remember most about the 1982 Met Amateur victory?

Pat Wilson Holds First-Round Lead at Ike Championship

Pat Wilson Holds First-Round Lead at Ike Championship

Bernardsville, N.J. (June 27, 2011) – St. John’s University junior Pat Wilson of Panther Valley shot a four-under-par 66 and holds the lead after the first round of the 56th Ike Championship presented by Canon Business Solutions. Wilson, 20, took advantage of his early morning tee time and the ideal scoring conditions at Somerset Hills Country Club, making five birdies to just one bogey.

Park Defeated in U.S. Public Links Semifinals

MGA Celebrates Grand Opening

Somerset Hills: A Rejuvenated Gem Awaits the Ike

Hoffmann Finishes T43 In Pro Debut

Chris DeForest: My U.S. Open Experience

Chris DeForest: My U.S. Open Experience

The biggest Met Area story at this year’s Open was 22-year-old Chris DeForest of Cottekill, N.Y., and Rondout Country Club. DeForest is a recent graduate of the University of Illinois and won the 2006 Carter Cup at Baltustrol. He advanced through the gauntlet of local and sectional qualifying and this was his first Open appearance, as well as his inaugural tournament as a professional.

U.S. Open Will Return to Shinnecock Hills in 2018

U.S. Open Will Return to Shinnecock Hills in 2018

Elmsford, N.Y.(June 15, 2011) – Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in Southampton, N.Y., one of the founding clubs of the MGA, has been chosen by the United States Golf Association as the site of the 2018 U.S. Open Championship. The dates of the championship are June 14-17, 2018.

Welcome to the New MGA Website - Fresh Look, More Features

Welcome to the New MGA Website - Fresh Look, More Features

ELMSFORD, N.Y. (June 16, 2011)–The MGA places the utmost importance on communicating effectively with Met Area clubs and golfers, and the association is pleased to unveil a newly designed website that significantly upgrades its digital presence. The result of more than a year of planning, the redesigned mgagolf.org marks an exciting new chapter in the MGA’s digital communications.

Top Amateurs Prepare for 56th Ike Championship at Somerset Hills

Top Amateurs Prepare for 56th Ike Championship at Somerset Hills

ELMSFORD, N.Y. (June 14, 2011)–The deepest field in Met Area amateur golf assembles at one of the country’s most prestigious clubs when the 56th Ike Championship presented by Canon Business Solutions comes to Somerset Hills Country Club in Bernardsville, N.J., on June 27 and 28. In hosting the Ike, the MGA’s 54-hole stroke play championship, Somerset Hills will now have hosted two of the MGA’s major championships, the other being the Met Amateur in both 1982 and 2003.