around the met
63Competitive course record at Whippoorwill Country Club in Armonk, N. Y., set by 2010 Met Junior champion Mike Miller of Knollwood on July 27 during the first round of a 36- hole U.S. Amateur sectional qualifier. The previous course record of 64 was held by head professional Jim Wahl.
By The Numbers
The Barclays Returns to
Ridgewood
The 2010 Barclays, the first leg of the PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup
playoffs, returns to Ridgewood Country Club in Paramus,
N.J., from August 26 through 29. After visiting Liberty
National Golf Club last year, The Barclays will again be contested over the Championship Course at Ridgewood, where
Vijay Singh beat Sergio Garcia in a playoff in 2008. The field
includes the top 125 on the FedEx Cup points standings,
which currently includes Connecticut native J.J. Henry.
Locals Near Top of
Nationwide Tour
St. John’s University alumnus Keegan Bradley finished
second at the Nationwide’s Ford Wayne Gretzky Classic on
July 18, his best career finish, and is among a trio of
players with Met Area ties who are currently in the top 25
on the Nationwide Tour money list. Bradley, Jim Herman
and Chris Nallen all have a chance to finish in the top 25
and secure a PGA Tour card at the end of the Nationwide
season. Be sure to follow their progress in the Tour Watch
section of www.mgagolf.org.
Keegan Bradley
Jim Herman
Chris Nallen
Events Position on
Entered Money List
24 66
22 155
14 44
7 90
15 12
15 19
18 23
18 66
15 20
Tour Watch as of August 9, 2010
Player
J.J. Henry
Johnson Wagner
Meaghan Francella
Diana D’Alessio
Jim Herman
Chris Nallen
Keegan Bradley
Andrew Svoboda
Nannette Hill
Tour
PGA
PGA
LPGA
LPGA
Nationwide
Nationwide
Nationwide
Nationwide
Futures
Earnings
$995,780
375,752
142,016
33,812
175,478
126,485
115,140
55,315
21,702
2Number of players to win the Met Junior and the Carter Cup in their careers, following the triumph of David Pastore this year at Baltusrol Golf Club. Pastore, who won the 2009 and 2006 Met Juniors, joins Patrick Fillian, who won the Junior and the Carter Cup in 2004, as the only players to accomplish the junior double.
19. 5 Average age of the semifinalists at he 108th Met Amateur Championship, held July 29 through August 1 at Quaker Ridge Golf Club. Universities represented included St. John’s (Evan Beirne), Penn State (Tommy McDonagh), Stanford (Cameron Wilson), and Pacific (Alex
Edfort).
Fearless Leader
MGA Executive Director Jay Mottola celebrated two recent
milestones— 30 years at the MGA and a 60th birthday. Mottola (above), who began his work with the MGA as a tournament field team volunteer and then became a full-time staff
member in 1980, was named Executive Director in 1981.
Under his leadership, the MGA has thrived and set the standard among regional golf associations, and will soon move
its offices into an expanded building next to the current Golf
Central. Mottola’s milestone was celebrated by the MGA
Executive Committee at their most recent meeting.
