ELMSFORD, N.Y. (July 31, 2026) – The MGA Foundation is proud to partner with Youth on Course to provide more affordable access to golf for young men and women in the Met Area. This past month, we were proud to shine a light on the impact of the program and the...
ELMSFORD, N.Y. (June 17, 2026) – The MGA is proud to announce that ten students from the Met Area have been named Class of 2026 GOLFWORKS Graduate Scholars: Brody Schuh, Owen Yost, Francesco Squillante, Angelina Ricottone, Vincent Gatto, Jazmin Williams, Dayana Lemus,...
ELMSFORD, N.Y. (June 1, 2026) -- An online auction once again accompanies the MGA Foundation's annual Day of Golf, and is now open for bidding. The auction, filled with outstanding golf experiences in the Met Area and beyond, closes on Monday, June 8 at 5 p.m., and...
ELMSFORD, N.Y. (February 9, 2025) The MGA Foundation is accepting applications for its GOLFWORKS Graduate Scholarship through April 1, 2026. The MGA Foundation is proud to administer the GOLFWORKS Graduate Scholarship to advance educational opportunities through...
ELMSFORD, N.Y. (January 19, 2026) -- The MGA Foundation Winter Sweepstakes is back for 2026, with and exciting opportunity to support the MGA Foundation and its programming while having a chance to win an amazing prize from this year's lineup of items. Every ticket...
ELMSFORD N.Y. (January 14, 2026) The MGA Foundation will host eight Caddie Academies this April. The Caddie Academies aim to provide participants (regardless of golf knowledge) with a basic understanding of what caddieing is and how to be successful. Related:...
ELMSFORD, N.Y. (October 23, 2025) – The MGA Foundation is pleased to introduce the Mahoney Family Scholarship, the newest addition to its scholarship offerings. Established by Brian Mahoney, MGA Executive Director/CEO, and his family in honor of his grandparents and...
ELMSFORD, N.Y. (September 19, 2025) – The MGA Foundation is proud to announce that five students from the Met Area have been named GOLFWORKS Graduate Scholars: Marisol Holguin, Arun Lakhihal, Natalie Moody, Edward Ricottone, and Derek Young.  This new class of...
Meredith Dwyer was always an athlete growing up. She played travel basketball, soccer, and golf in her junior years, tennis in college, and when she lived in California, she tried surfing and beach volleyball. She started taking golf lessons her freshman year of high...
REDDING, Conn. (August 13, 2025) – Thirteen-year-old Minho Chung of Mahopac, N.Y., claimed the 57th MGA/MetLife Boys’ Championship 4-and-3 over Samuel Gao of Scarsdale, N.Y., at Redding Country Club. Related: Results | Photos The win exempts Chung, who was the...
REDDING, Conn. (August 12, 2025) – After two rounds of match play, four remain at the 57th MGA/MetLife Boys’ Championship from Redding Country Club. The semifinalists are Hudson Vargas from New York, N.Y., Minho Chung of Mahopac, N.Y., Samuel Gao from Scarsdale, N.Y.,...
LAVAL, Quebec (August 5, 2025) – The MGA Team finished seventh at the 61st Williamson Cup at Club Laval-sur-le-Lac Golf Course in Quebec. Zach Berger of Remsenberg, N.Y., Holden Schipper from Lebanon, N.J., Robert Giuffra of New York, N.Y., and William Milstein from...
SPRINGFIELD, N.J. (July 29, 2025) – Lucas Rizo-Patron of Rye, N.Y., and Amelie Phung of Forest Hills, N.Y., claimed the boys' and girls' division titles at the 23rd Carter Cup at Baltusrol Golf Club. Phung is the first girls' division champion at the Carter Cup. The...
ELMSFORD, N.Y. (July 24, 2025) – Baltusrol Golf Club welcomes back the Carter Cup on Tuesday, July 29, and will debut its renovated Upper Course to the area’s top junior golfers in the 23rd installment of the invitational. For the first time in the event’s history,...
SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. (July 16, 2025) – In what was the first-ever title match between brothers in the 108 playings of the Met Junior Championship Sponsored by MetLife, Jonathan Weinberg edged his older brother, Alexander Weinberg, by a 1-up margin to hoist the Mandeville...
SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. (July 15, 2025) – The 108th Met Junior Championship Sponsored by MetLife has reached the semifinals after two rounds of match play on Tuesday at Southampton Golf Club. Tucker Gongaware will meet Jonathan Weinberg, both from New York, N.Y., in one...
SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. (July 14, 2025) – Leo Chu of Scarsdale, N.Y., earned medalist honors at the 108th Met Junior Championship Sponsored by MetLife on Monday at Southampton Golf Club. Chu carded rounds of 65 and 69 to finish at 6-under par and three strokes clear of Joe...
SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. (July 16, 2025) - Jonathan Weinberg of New York, N.Y., defeated his brother, Alexander Weinberg, to win the 108th Met Junior Championship Sponsored by MetLife from Southampton Golf Club. Related: Results | Day 3 Photos Jonathan held off a late...
ELMSFORD, N.Y. (July 10, 2025) – The 108th Met Junior Championship Sponsored by MetLife kicks off on Monday, July 14 at Southampton Golf Club. Defending champion Jack Chung of Greenwich, Conn., seeks to become the first back-to-back champion since Adam Spring in 1986...
ROCKVILLE, Md. (July 9, 2025) -- The 4th U.S. Adaptive Open Championship finished play on Wednesday at Woodmont Country Club, with several Met Area players completing their competition in the three-day championship. Related: U.S. Adaptive Open Home Page Brandon Canesi...
ELMSFORD, N.Y. (June 23, 2025) – Five young women representing the MGA’s Youth on Course chapter recently competed in the 23rd Women’s Met Amateur at Sunningdale Country Club in Scarsdale, N.Y., June 16-17. Claire Lu, Maddie Chang, Yasmin Oralkhan, Hailey Yap, and...
Former GOLFWORKS intern David Hagen (above) shared his story of how being part of the GOLFWORKS program impacted him with attendees at the Day of Golf. ELMSFORD, N.Y. (June 9, 2025) – The MGA Foundation has had a busy start to the golf season with spring caddie...
ELMSFORD, N.Y. (June 2, 2025) - Starting tomorrow, June 3, The Rockaway Hunting Club will host the 101st edition of the Long Island Open presented by Stifel. Matt Dobyns looks to defend his title from last year at Piping Rock. The Rockaway Hunting Club was one of the...
ELMSFORD, N.Y. (May 19, 2025) - In conjunction with the MGA Foundation's Day of Golf, the online auction, which benefits the Foundation's flagship GOLFWORKS internship program, is now open for bidding. The auction will run through 5 p.m. on Tuesday, May 27. Related:...
The MGA’s Adaptive Golf Program had a busy schedule during Disability Awareness Month in April, touching all regions of the Met Area. The wide-reaching schedule during the month felt even more appropriate for everyone associated with the program, which reached two new...
ELMSFORD, N.Y. (April 29, 2025) – The MGA Foundation, the charitable arm of the Metropolitan Golf Association, is pleased to announce the appointment of Maury Povich to its Board of Directors. The MGA Foundation is dedicated to growing the game of golf in the Met Area...
ELMSFORD, N.Y. (January 6, 2025) – The MGA Foundation will host eight caddie academies this April. Last year, 415 boys and girls attended the nine caddie academies around The Met Area. Related: Registration Form Bonnie Briar Country Club, Fenway Golf Club, Hackensack...
ELMSFORD, N.Y. (October 15, 2024) – The MGA Foundation is thrilled to announce the creation of the GOLFWORKS Graduate Scholarship . This new scholarship will advance educational opportunities through need-based college scholarships to students who have displayed...
REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. (August 13, 2024) – The four golfers representing the MGA at the 60th Williamson Cup finished in seventh on Tuesday. Zachary Berger of Remsenburg, N.Y., Aryan Gautam of Trumbull, Conn., Zachary Munno of Stamford, Conn., and Holden Schipper of...
HAWORTH, N.J. (July 30, 2024) – The semifinals are set at the 56th MGA/MetLife Boys Championship Sponsored by MetLife at White Beeches Golf and Country Club in Haworth, N.J. Related: Bracket | Photos Zach Berger of Remsenburg, N.Y., was the first to punch his ticket,...
SCARSDALE, N.Y. (July 17, 2024) — Jack Chung of Greenwich, Conn., won 4 and 2 to claim the 107th Met Junior Championship Sponsored by MetLife at Sunningdale Country Club . The win is Chung’s first in an MGA event. Liam Pasternak of Morristown, N.J., finished runner-up...
ELMSFORD, N.Y. (July 11, 2024) – The MGA Foundation is pleased to announce Joshua Hamilton Smith of The Bronx, New York, as the third recipient of the Jay Mottola Scholarship (JMS). Hamilton Smith is a caddie at Wykagyl Country Club in New Rochelle, N.Y., a peer tutor...
ELMSFORD, N.Y. (June 24, 2024) – The MGA Foundation's Adaptive Golf Program recently completed a series of clinics with local organization The Arc Westchester throughout June at Mohansic Golf Course in Yorktown, N.Y. Related: Photos The Arc Westchester is the largest...
ELMSFORD, N.Y. (June 21, 2024) - The MGA has made adaptive golf a strategic priority for the association, and in 2024 launched programming that provides opportunities for individuals with physical, intellectual, and neurological impairments as part of its service...
ELMSFORD, N.Y. (June 17, 2024) - Through the generosity of its member clubs, the MGA can host championships at some of the oldest and storied courses in the country. One of those clubs, Nassau Country Club , will be hosting a pair of championships in back-to-back...
ELMSFORD, N.Y. (April 18, 2024) – The MGA Foundation hosted a clinic for members of the GiGi's Playhouse community to introduce them to the game of golf on Thursday evening at GOLFZON Social in Scarsdale, N.Y. GiGi’s Playhouse is a national organization consisting of...
ELMSFORD, N.Y. (March 21, 2024) – The MGA championship schedule features opportunities for all ages to compete against the area’s best. The juniors have three specific events on the 2024 calendar—the Met Junior, Carter Cup, and Boys’ championships, plus the...
ELMSFORD, N.Y. (February 1, 2024) – Since 2018, the MGA has partnered with Youth on Course to provide juniors with affordable access to golf courses and facilities throughout the Met Area. Bethpage State Park in Farmingdale, N.Y., participates in the program,...
David Haden (left) and Ashley Holguin (right) were Boatright Interns in 2023. ELMSFORD, N.Y. (January 17, 2024) – David Haden and Ashley Holguin spent the summer working as P.J. Boatwright interns at the MGA, assisting with day-to-day operations and projects during...
ELMSFORD, N.Y. (January 15, 2024) -- The MGA Foundation Winter Sweepstakes has returned! After outstanding support from MGA members and the golf community in 2022 and 2023, the sweepstakes is back for 2024 and once again includes exciting prize opportunities for the...
ELMSFORD, N.Y. (January 4, 2024) – The MGA Foundation has scheduled its first set of Caddie Academies for 2024. The Caddie Academies aim to provide the participant (regardless of golf knowledge) a basic understanding of what caddieing is and how to be successful....
ELMSFORD, N.Y. (December 14, 2023) – Youth on Course announced a new partnership with Sullivan County Golf Club, in Liberty, N.Y. on Thursday. Sullivan County is a member of the MGA. The partnership provides Youth on Course members the opportunity to play a unique...
Pictured (L to R) Eikoh Hayashi, Jay Mottola, Patty Mottola, and Sam Masters ELMSFORD, N.Y. (December 7, 2023) - The MGA Foundation is proud to share that the first two recipients of the Jay Mottola Scholarship, Eikoh Hayashi (2022 recipient) and Sam Masters (2020...
 Left to right: Jack Hendrickson, Lily Kaelin, Kyle Kaelin. ELMSFORD, N.Y. (November 28, 2023) - Friar’s Head hosted the 2023 Met Amateur and has been a supporter of the MGA Foundation's GOLFWORKS internship program since 2012. A total of 13 interns have worked at...
Pictured from left to right: Jeyden Vizcaino, Jack Torchia, and Jensen Vizcaino. ELMSFORD, NY (September 12, 2023) - The bond that siblings share is unique. Working with your siblings enhances that bond with the shared experiences of sharing a workplace. At...
GOLFWORKS interns are hard at work this summer at Centennial Golf Club where 14 young men and women are a part of the seasonal staff at the 27-hole public facility in Carmel, N.Y. These high school and college students work in the pro shop, on the driving range, and...
The Mizuho Americas Open was announced in September, sparking excitement from the Met Area golf community in anticipation of the LPGA Tour’s new stop at Liberty National Golf Club, May 29 – June 4. The MGA recently caught up with Kevin Hopkins, Vice President of Excel...
ELMSFORD, N.Y. (February 17, 2023) -- For almost 15 years, Lake Isle Country Club has been a consistent supporter of the MGA Foundation’s GOLFWORKS program. Thanks to the Kevin Chin Golf Academy, which is run out of Lake Isle, interns at the club get real life...
ELMSFORD, N.Y. (February 10, 2023) – Despite working this summer at Sleepy Hollow Country Club in an industry and area she had never explored, Maryna Yankovska was not out of her comfort zone. The senior in college has had more international experience than many...
ELMSFORD, N.Y. (February 3, 2023) -- As part of the continued mission to grow the game of golf, the MGA Foundation is celebrating the opportunities provided for juniors with a Youth on Course Membership. YOC members played over 3,500 rounds this season in the...
