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Met PGA Magazine

2014 Year in Review

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Contents

President’s Letter

Assistants Tour

Special Awards

Cup Matches

The Year Ahead

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Education

First Tee

Champions Spotlight

Junior Golf Tour

Players of the Year

Player Development

Year in Review

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SECTION OFFICERS Heath Wassem, President Brian Crowell, Secretary Carl Alexander, Treasurer Stuart Waack, First Vice President Michael Shank, Second Vice President BOARD OF DIRECTORS Michael Breed Mike Diffley Dave Fusco Ben Hoffhine Chris Kenney Jamie Kilmer Rob Labritz Adam McDaid Cory Muller Sean Quinlivan Brad Worthington, Honorary President EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Charles Robson EDITORS Met PGA Staff DESIGN AND PRODUCTION PRINTCRAFT Mamaroneck, NY 914-698-3453 METROPOLITAN PGA 49 Knollwood Road, Suite 200 Elmsford, NY 10523 Phone: 914-347-2325 Fax: 914-347-2014 Junior Golf: 914-347-2416 Junior Fax: 914-347-1501 Email: met@pgahq.com www.met.pga.com

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president’s letter

I am looking outside my office window and I can finally see most of my front lawn. The snow is finally giving up and the forecast looks better and better for spring to finally show up. I am looking forward to when the only white things falling from the sky are golf balls and not snowflakes. Sitting down and preparing to write this opening note has let me focus on how many incredible things are happening in the Met Section. The PGA Junior League is growing incredibly and the feedback has been unbelievably positive. We are hoping to have almost 80 teams registered in 2015, up from the original 3 teams just two years ago. Another thriving winter education series was conducted, with an average attendance of 50 professionals. Our Spring and Fall Educational Forums will feature several of the most prominent names in golf instruction today, including Chuck Cook, Sasho Mackenzie and Cameron McCormick. PGA Hope is a new program providing golf instruction to our nation’s veterans which enhances their mental, social, physical and emotional well being. One site will be put into action this year with hopefully many more to follow. The PGA and LPGA are joining forces with the brand new KPMG Women’s PGA Championship at Westchester Country Club this June. Our Section will be working to promote the event and, more importantly, focusing on raising awareness and programming for women’s golf. The Metropolitan PGA Junior Golf program is as strong as ever and will be receiving a formal name change to the Metropolitan PGA Junior Golf Foundation. I encourage every Met Section member to embrace one or several of these incredible programs. The education events not only empower you with knowledge, but allow you to socialize and connect with your fellow section members. The outreach programs can and will positively affect the growth of our game and allow you to make a positive impact in your own community. Promote your participation and involvement to your employers and demonstrate to them that you are making every effort to stay relevant in this quickly changing and competitive profession. Our office staff is growing as we have added a new Communications Manager and a 6 month intern. We are also excited to be unveiling a completely new website and digital membership directory this spring. We have reorganized positions in the office and we congratulate Dan Frankel moving up to Junior Golf Director and Dan Kiley to Assistant Tournament Director. Kelli Clayton will now focus her energy solely as Operations Director and deserves a huge thank you for an amazing 15 years as Junior Golf Director. The PGA has gone through some major changes in the last few months and I am sure there will be much more change in the future nationally and locally. I am truly fortunate to be surrounded by an incredible group of Officers, Board Members and Nominating Committee who are all dedicated to making sure The Metropolitan PGA is prepared for this change and will continue to lead us in the right direction. Each and every one of you make this the best section in the country, let’s all strive to make 2015 an incredible year for golf! Heath Wassem, PGA Metropolitan PGA President 5

Special Awards

Left to Right Top Row: Chris Kenney, Jeff Warne, John Kennedy, Max Galloway Left to Right Bottom Row: Nick Maselli, Greg Bisconti, Michael Shank

METROPOLITAN PGA 2014 AWARD WINNERS Professional of the Year Patriot Award Horton Smith Award Teacher of the Year 2014 Player of the Year Bill Strausbaugh Award Gil McNally Award Junior Golf Leader Merchandiser of the Year (Private) Merchandiser of the Year (Public) Player Development Plaque TaylorMade adidas Assistant of the Year Ely Callaway Award Sam Snead Award

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the Year Ahead In 1916, a group of golf professionals gathered at The Martinique Hotel in New York City and the PGA was formed. They brought together a common bond of a love for playing, teaching and competing, a passion for the profession and a commitment to grow the game of golf. Employment has always been a priority and the Met PGA is as concerned about the well-being of their membership as ever, but they also understand the dynamics of serving the employer facilities to keep golf viable. As we approach that magical centennial milestone, not a lot has changed to the PGA’s original mission statement. Time, obviously, has not stood still. Those original founders could never have envisioned 300 yard plus drives, greens rolling at 13 or 14, concerns about the grooves on a wedge or the size of a driver head or how a putter was to be held. Winged Foot and Bethpage were yet to be conceived and the number of PGA Professionals nationwide was less than what the Association boasts today in just our Section alone. The game has grown in leaps and bounds but the sport is still wrapped in the elements that have always made it special. It is the game of a lifetime, relishing the importance of integrity and playing by the Rules, and a a game that can be enjoyed by all. PGA Professionals, who at one time were experts in club-making and golf course design, are now more often attuned to club-fitting and the use of technology to try and best the wonderful designs of yesteryear and today. What does 2015 hold in store for the Met PGA and for golf as we move toward our Centennial Celebration? Playing and teaching are still at the forefront. Renowned instructor Chuck Cook (currently mentoring students Keegan Bradley, Jason Dufner and Luke Donald among others) will be joined at the Spring Forum by Sasho MacKenzie, a noted professor of human kinetics who has worked with a number of top golf instructors. Cameron McCormack, Jordan Spieth’s coach. will headline the Fall Forum. Competition in the year ahead will include some very special venues with a Tillinghast treasure, Fenway Golf Club, hosting the Section Championship and Bethpage Black returning again for the State Open. Other Championship sites on the docket include Huntington and Apawamis for the Match Play Championships, North Shore for the Head Pro, Bethpage Red for the Assistants Championship and Metropolis as the Senior Championship host. The Treiber, of course, returns to Wheatley Hills and The Bridge and Gardiner’s Bay once again host the Team Championship. A history of great champions illuminates the legacy of these title chases. What makes them extra special are the sponsors who remain steadfastly loyal to the game of golf and the Metropolitan PGA. Lincoln still drives the Section Championship, Women’s Met Open and Pro-Ams while MasterCard is a priceless partner in sponsoring the match play championships as well as Junior Golf and First Tee initiatives. Lenox Advisors brings an incredible invitation list to participate in the Lenox Advisors NY State Open Pro-Am and manages the $100,000.00 plus purse for the tournament proper. Mohegan Sun, National Car Rental and Empire City Casino add fun to the Pro-Am offerings while OMEGA and the Treiber Group help reward our Players of the Year at the season-ending Treiber Memorial. The golf industry also jumps on board and supports almost every other event on the agenda. When you talk about sponsorships, however, Ernst & Young is truly unique and special. For nearly 20 years, Ernst & Young has blanketed our Junior Golf initiatives and helped the program grow to an incredible schedule of almost 120 Junior Tour events Ernst & Young’s incredible support is seen in a community oriented, educational and reward program for the 1300 plus kids that join the Met PGA Junior Golf Association, the foundation that has become synonymous with Met area junior golf. Add to the Junior Golf Association the associated youth programs (Drive, Chip & Putt, PGA Junior League and the Player Development programs at area hockey and baseball games plus our Play Golf America and PGA Reach initiatives that will support the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship), and there is no doubt 2015 will be another incredibly busy but rewarding year for golf and the Met PGA. Met PGA Magazine 2014 Year in Review

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Education The Met PGA has developed a winning formula when it comes to education. In the spring and in the fall, top instructors and featured presenters help kick-off and close the golf season. The reformatted Winter Educational Series offers a wide range of topics, speakers and venues for those professionals stuck in the north during the off-season. A dash of summer programs, geared mainly for the assistants, completes the year-round experience that supports the constant need to refresh one’s knowledge and skill set to serve his or her golf constituency. In 2014, the keynote speaker at the packed Spring Forum was former Met PGA Professional and the 2001 PGA Teacher of the Year Craig Shankland. Shankland had toiled at both Middle Bay and Fairview before launching an incredibly successful teaching career that now includes seasonal stops at the LPGA home in Daytona and out in Colorado during the summer. An incredible communicator, Shankland is as energetic now as when he served as Section President in the mid-70’s. The Forum also included noted author Mark Broadie (“Every Shot Counts”) with his own head professional and 2013 Met PGA Teacher of the Year, Mike Diffley, and a segment hosted by Michael Breed, the 2012 PGA Teacher of the Year, sharing his insight on putting. Adding to the star-studded cast was the inclusion of the Met PGA Hall of Fame induction for Shankland, 1994 PGA Teacher of the Year Jim McLean and four-time PGA Club Pro Player of the Year Bruce Zabriski. In the fall, Randy Smith, pride of Royal Oaks CC and the 2002 PGA Teacher of the Year, shared his 40 years of experience as an instructor at the club level and with some of the greatest players on the Tour including Justin Leonard, Gary Woodland, Harrison Frazer, Colt Knost, Ryan Palmer and Martin Flores among an impressive student list. While the spring and fall are bookends, the rest of the schedule provides an incredible wealth and variety of topics on the shelf of knowledge. Programs involving health and wellness, marketing, social media, gadgets and technology, junior program development, analyzing launch monitor data, interview techniques, product knowledge, Aimpoint Putting instruction, financial planning and the annual Met PGA/MGA Rules of Golf seminar provided more than 50 hours of education to a very willing and participatory audience of PGA Professionals.

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Champions Spotlight

Fresh Meadow Country Club jumped out to a fast start in 2014 as head professional Matt Dobyns steered all three teammates to the top of the leaderboard. Matt and Keith Dicciani combined to shoot an 8 under par 63 to earn the top spot at the TaylorMade/adidas Long Island Pro Assistant’s Championship at Southward Ho Country Club. TaylorMade representative Brian Overbeck was on hand to congratulate the duo.

Similar to the happenings on Long Island, Sunningdale Country Club head professional Christopher Toulson led all three of his teams to the top of the leaderboard. His partnership with Mark Ledom resulted in an 8 under par 62 and the top spot on the podium at the TaylorMade/adidas Westchester Pro Assistant’s Championship at Brynwood Golf & Country Club.

Winged Foot’s Grant Sturgeon waded through an impressive list of Met PGA playing legends to capture his first Met Section trophy at the MasterCard Westchester PGA Championship hosted by Mount Kisco Country Club. Unknown to everyone at the time, Grant’s 2&1 victory over Christopher Toulson foreshadowed a historic year for the former Louisville Cardinal. Matt Dobyns, Fresh Meadow Country Club, put on quite the display at the POLO Golf Head Professional Championship. Matt posted nine birdies and only one bogey over 36 holes in cold, blistery conditions to earn a seven shot victory.

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A winter of strong play saw Huntington Country Club’s Tim Puetz qualify for and play in the PGA Tour’s Puerto Rico Open, his first appearance at golf’s highest level. His strong winter play carried over into the MasterCard Long Island PGA Championship at Muttontown Golf Club. Tim’s accurate driver and hot putter earned him a decisive 5&4 victory over defending champion and good friend Nick Beddow.

In his first full season on the senior circuit, Metropolis Country Club head professional Craig Thomas wasted no time finding the winner’s circle. Craig defeated Deepdale’s Darrell Kestner 2&1 to win the MasterCard Senior Match Play Championship at Willow Ridge Country Club. Host professional John Reeves was on hand to present Craig with the trophy.

The POLO Golf Senior Head Professional Championship turned out to be a bit closer. Siwanoy’s Grant Turner birdied the final hole to force a playoff with Greens at Half Hollow’s Shawn Baker. Grant eclipsed Shawn in that playoff to earn the victory. POLO Golf representatives Michael Shutte and Kate Bauer presented Grant with the winner’s trophy.

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A steady and consistent Jessica Carafiello, Innis Arden Golf Club, erased a five shot deficit in the final round to capture the Lincoln Women’s Metropolitan Open at Waccabuc Country Club.

The Metropolitan Professional Championship debuted a new, three round format in 2014. That change just offered Ben Polland, Deepdale Golf Club, eighteen more holes to increase his birdie total. On the strength of sixteen tournament birdies, Ben earned his first Metropolitan PGA victory and a coveted spot in the 2015 Professional National Championship. Titleist representatives Brendan Dlouhy, Bill Kent, Paul Deedy and Jay Hill presented Ben with the winner’s plaque and check.

Host professional Ashley Gersten used her course knowledge to capture the Women’s Stroke Play Championship by four shots at Woodway Country Club.

If the New York State Open at Bethpage Black taught us one thing it is that the talent pipeline in the Metropolitan area will not run dry anytime soon. Knollwood Country Club’s Michael Miller, son of club head pro Bob Miller, used his prodigious length off the tee to help kick-start his final round with a 5 under par 31 on the front nine. Michael finished the tournament 8 under par to earn the victory. Dylan Newman, Bonnie Briar Country Club, earned low amateur honors on the back of an impressive final round 66.

Red numbers were popping up all across the leaderboard at the National Car Rental Met PGA Assistant Championship. The championship was decided in a thrilling four man playoff between Anthony Aruta, Staten Island Practice Center, Kevin Loftus, Pine Hollow, Paul Selvaggio, Wykagyl, and Grant Sturgeon, Winged Foot. Grant Sturgeon continued his sensational yearlong play with a victory on the second playoff hole.

Renowned for his work at Bethpage Black, superintendent Craig Currier may have outdone himself at Glen Oaks Club. A 27 hole layout bearing an eery resemblance to Augusta National, Glen Oaks provided a magnificent challenge for those professionals competing in the Lincoln Metropolitan PGA Championship. The challenging course seemed to get the better of the field all week until Anthony Casalino, Innis Arden Golf Club, walked to the 4th tee in his final round. Casalino had started the round six back. After a bogey on two and a par on three, he found himself seven back. Over the next fifteen holes, Casalino posted seven birdies, five pars, two bogeys and an eagle to fire an unbelievable 6 under par 66 and capture the Joseph J. Lannan Trophy in comeback fashion.

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Mark Brown, Tam O’Shanter, and Mark Costaregni, Atlantic, pose for a photo after their one shot victory at the Met PGA Senior Junior Championship at Eisenhower Park Golf Course.

Cory Muller and Dan Mahoney, Country Club of Darien, teamed to win the Lincoln/Club Car Westchester Pro President at Fenway Golf Club.

Tied for the lead after round one, Craig Thomas’ past experiences atop a leaderboard showed in round two of the Met PGA Senior Championship at Pine Hollow Country Club. The Metropolis head professional bounced back from an early bogey to shoot a two under par 69 and win the tournament by four strokes.

Sean Quinlivan and John Smith, Piping Rock Club, posted a staggering 10 under par 132 to win the Lincoln/Club Car Long Island Pro-President at Pine Hollow Country Club in decisive fashion.

Youth was served at the Met PGA Team Championship. Chris Marinaro, Muttontown Golf Club, and Ben Polland, Deepdale Golf Club, catapulted themselves into the lead with a first round 59 at Gardiner’s Bay. A second round 68 at The Bridge secured a comfortable two shot victory for the talented duo.

Century Country Club assistant professional Frank Bensel partnered with member Michael Karger to capture their fourth Whitey Voight Pro Am Championship at Sunningdale Country Club. Mike Diffley, Pelham Country Club, and Charlie Bolling teamed up to win the Met PGA Senior Team Championship.

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Ron McDougal and Neill O’Reilly, Golf & Body, teamed to win the Jack Mallon Pro Am Championship at Southampton Golf Club.

The hometown duo, Allison Agogila and Jason Lyons, captured the Long Island Pro Lady Championship at Rockville Links with an impressive 3 under par 69.

Silver Spring’s David Jones departed the Metropolitan PGA in winning style. He and Silver Spring member Lynda Foster shot an even par 71 to hold off the field and win the Westchester Pro Lady Championship at Patterson Club.

A bevy of supporters surrounding the 18th green at Wheatley Hills Golf Club roared in amazement as Mark Brown’s 40 foot putt found the bottom of the cup to clinch the Treiber Memorial. Peter and Scott Treiber were on hand to present the Tam O’Shanter head professional with his trophy as well as congratulate Craig Thomas on his Senior Treiber Memorial victory.

Pinehurst Resort played a bit tougher for the Metropolitan PGA teams than it did for Martin Kaymer, but a worthy champion was crowned again. Ryan Kalista led his Tamarack Country Club teammates Howard Golden, Rick Rakow and Doug Sweetbaum to victory at the annual Travel Pro Am.

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2014 Year In Review Like a Tale of Two Cities, the weather in 2014 provided the best of times and the worst of times. What began as a wet and dreary spring that seemed to impact rounds and enjoyment throughout the Section turned for the better by the end of May. From that point on, almost every event and most weekends were perfect temperatures with plenty of sunshine. It was late October before we had to reschedule a tournament round, a rarity indeed! Aside from near-perfect weather and playing conditions (something we have come to expect from the outstanding area golf course superintendents) there were also some memorable performances. Grant Sturgeon made his presence felt in only his 2nd year in the Section as the Louisville native won the MasterCard Westchester PGA at Mount Kisco CC, the Met Open and both the National Car Rental Met PGA Assistants Championship at Bethpage Red and the National Championship in Florida enroute to the coveted OMEGA Met PGA Player of the Year title. Among the senior constituents, Craig Thomas had as equally an impressive and dominant year with wins at the Met PGA Senior Championship at Pine Hollow, the MasterCard Senior Match Play at Willow Ridge and the Senior Treiber Memorial at Wheatley Hills in addition to finishing as the low club professional at the PGA Senior Professional Championship. Sturgeon and Thomas were joined on trips to the winner’s circle by Tim Puetz of Huntington CC (MasterCard LIPGA), Fresh Meadow’s Matt Dobyns (POLO Golf Met PGA Head Pro Championship), Ben Polland of Deepdale (Met PGA Professional Championship), Innis Arden’s Anthony Casalino (Lincoln PGA Championship), Mark Brown of Tam O’Shanter (Treiber Memorial),Grant Turner of Siwanoy (Senior POLO Golf Met PGA Head Pro Championship) and Jessica Carafiello of Innis Arden (Lincoln Women’s Met Open Championship). Winners, however, are measured in deeds as well as by scores and the 2014 year saw some champions of the less fortunate and the future. Ray Ford and Rolling Hills broke all records for Patriot Golf fund-raising here in the Met Section with over $125,000.00 raised through their Folds of Honor Pro-Am. That mark helped lift the Met PGA to another $400,000.00 plus tally for total funds raised for the children of those who have sacrificed so much for the sake of our freedom. The Met PGA’s other charity of choice is, of course, junior golf. It is the lifeblood of the game and perhaps the one area that stagnancy and a changing culture has not yet left its mark. The fact that over 1300 kids participate in a schedule of events that lasts about 60 days and includes over 115 events demonstrates the game’s healthy underpinning. Several years ago, then-Section President Rick Meskell ushered the challenge for the Met PGA to raise $100,000.00 a year to promote Junior Golf. Thanks in large part to the efforts of Garden City Golf Club and their membership and professional staff that raised over $20,000.00 to lead all contributors in 2014, that target was again attained. The Met PGA continues to make a significant annual contribution to First Tee, not only with dollars but also as one of the key partners in leading the chapter in their delivery of golf and life skills programming. The Met PGA’s commitment to the future of the game, the incredible growth of PGA Junior League here in the Met Section has been inspiring and awesome. The thirty-three club increase in participation between 2013 and 2014 delivers a clear message of commitment from those PGA professionals who believe in the value of creating a less competitive but team-oriented introduction to golf. Identifying jerseys have replaced the logo hats of the tour players and Section leaders believe that it may be possible to field as many as 70 teams in the coming year. Player Development has become more than just a brand for the Met PGA. It is a marching order and it occurs in places such as Citi Field, Nassau Coliseum, Eisenhower Park and Patriot Hills. It may start with the youngest competitors trying to qualify for the amazing Drive, Chip & Putt Championship at sites like Harbor Links, Sunken Meadow, Bethpage, Eisenhower Park, Knollwood, Apawamis and Stanwich to the excitement for 13-15 year old champions Jennifer Rosenberg and Matt Camel who qualified from our region to compete this April at Augusta. As Bubba Watson and other tour stars watched last year’s inaugural competition, it was fascinating to think that it might not be the last time to see some of these local champions inside those hallowed grounds. 28 Met PGA Magazine 2014 Year in Review

2014 Year In Review And speaking of future stars, in many ways the future is now. This past year saw two of our graduates of the Met PGA Junior Tour, Kelly Shon and Nannette Hill, gain their LPGA Tour cards. How great would it be to see them playing alongside Jean Bartholomew or Liz Caron at this June’s KPMG Women’s PGA Championship at Westchester Country Club. Meanwhile Cameron Wilson who was truly a prodigy when he first competed on the Met PGA Junior Tour as a 9-year old is now one step closer to his dream of a spot on the PGA Tour with a successful ascent to the Web.Com tour for 2015. We are equally as excited about the prospects of Cameron Young, a member of the 2014 PGA Junior Ryder Cup squad and son of Sleepy Hollow’s David Young. Watching him compete on the national and international stages now makes it difficult to think that it was just a few short years ago when he was gaining points on the Junior Tour. Cameron, Shon and Hill, along with Michael Miller, Mike Ballo Jr., David Pastore and Clancy Waugh are just a few of the Met PGA Junior Tour graduates with bright futures in the game. The year in the rear-view mirror was special on the airwaves also for a few of our professionals. Jeff Warne of The Bridge joined Jim McLean to host Golf School Live on SiriusXM Radio. Debbie Doniger of GlenArbor and Natalie Gulbis were the Golfing Girls on their monthly broadcast on SiriusXM. Michael Breed continues to entertain and educate on The Golf Fix while this fall, Brian Crowell of GlenArbor also accepted a hosting role on Golf Channel’s Lesson Tee Live weekly program. What a special treat for the more than 200 kids attending the Junior Awards ceremony to actually hear from Crowell, Doniger and Warne as part of the year-end Columbus Day celebration at Bethpage. Just a couple of weeks after that, some 200 PGA Professionals returned to Bethpage for the Fall Meeting, Forum and Awards program. Instead of the kids toting home the trophies and prizes it was the “best in class” of 2014 as the Met PGA’s special award recipients. Darrell Kestner, Jeff Warne, John Kennedy, Michael Shank, Nick Maselli, Max Galloway, Greg Bisconti, Chris Kenney and Darren Stanek were honored by their peers as teachers, educators, junior leaders, merchandisers, mentors and for player development. No matter how many times these awards are celebrated and how many different ways the recipients are recognized, the presentations are always motivating, emotional and uplifting. And just to add some spice to the personal achievements of our professionals, how cool was it to see Westchester Country Club name their beautiful, state of the art new facility – the John Kennedy Learning Center - a lifetime legacy for a man with a lifetime of dedicated achievements and service to others. It is impossible to acknowledge every club, every professional, every sponsor and every accomplishment without many, many omissions. How do you thank Augusta lookalike Glen Oaks for a Lincoln Met PGA Championship that will long be remembered for one of the greatest final round charges ever recorded. What more can you say about EY’s passion for kids and golf? Lincoln, Lenox Advisors, MasterCard, Mohegan Sun, Empire City Casino, National Car Rental, the PGA Tour, Anheuser Busch and Treiber Group promote more than business and tournament winners, they are brands for golf. We celebrated the best of our professionals at venues like CC of Fairfield, Meadow Brook, CC of Darien, Waccabuc, Southward Ho, Brynwood, Willow Ridge, Mount Kisco, Muttontown, Bethpage (Red and Black), Wheatley Hills, The Bridge and Gardiners Bay. And we enjoy the opportunity for professionals and amateurs to compete side by side throughout the year including at Pinehurst after this year’s Open Championships for the Met PGA’s closing Pro-Am event. . So we have much to be grateful for in 2014 but sadly also use this space to remember those who we lost. Tom Nieporte was a giant of a man, not so much in stature but in heart, in dignity and in professionalism. He will always be remembered as the last club professional to win a PGA Tour event but the truth is that to those he served, he was a champion of a person. So too was Harbor Links’ Guna Kunjan, taken too early by the ravages of cancer. And few of our current members knew Mickey Homa, the former head professional at H. Smith Richardson, who like Nieporte, was a great player, filled with humility and also was a Met PGA Professional of the Year. Golf gives us so much in our everyday life and when we lose something or someone special, it is hard to put that loss into words. The Met PGA and the game of golf were far richer for having had the likes of Nieporte, Homa and Kunjan grace our game and our profession. We were blessed by their presence and now mourn their absence.

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2014 MET PGA Assistants Results Date

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April 7

Spring Meeting ~ Cherry Valley CC

Pete Catanzaro/Anthony Corsi/ Paul Griffin/Dave Rome

(-5) 123

May 5

Spring Major ~ Stanwich Club

Anthony Corsi

(+2) 74

May 12

Scarsdale GC

Teri Hjelte

(-2) 69

May 19

Mentor Monday ~ St. Andrew’s GC

Jessica Carafiello/Kyle Kszepka/ Shaun Maher/Heath Wassem

(-10) 132

May 27

Pine Hollow CC

Kyle Baehler

(-4) 67*

June 2

Redding CC

Ben Polland

(-1) 70

June 9

Patriot Hills GC

Tyler Jaramillo

(-5) 66

June 16

Summer Major ~ Garden City CC

Rob Corcoran

(-2) 68

June 30

Century CC

Jason Caron

(-3) 68

July 28

North Hills CC

Joe Gothmann

(-8) 64

August 4

Waccabuc CC

Kyle Higgins

(-4) 66*

August 18

Paramount CC

Kirk Oguri

(-2) 68

August 25

Sunningdale CC

Scott Ford

(-2) 69

September 2-3

Assistants Championship ~ Bethpage Red

Grant Sturgeon

(-6) 134*

September 22

Brynwood G&CC

Kirk Oguri

(-2) 68

October 6

Tour Championship ~ Old Oaks

Tim Puetz

(E) 70

October 28

Fall Meeting ~ Tamarack CC

Kyle Baehler/Brian Giordano

(-3) 67

Assistant/Assistant Match Play – Quaker Ridge GC

Pete Catanzaro/Peter Kampmann

3&2

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Assistant’s Special Awards Gil McNally Most Improved Award & Scoring Average Award A fine player for several years in the Metropolitan Section, Tim Puetz, Huntington Country Club, made the leap to an elite player in 2014. Tim’s tremendous improvement was evident before the Met Section tournament scheduled started. On March 1, 2014, Tim teed it up in a Monday qualifier for the PGA Tour’s Puerto Rico Open. The field was dotted with PGA Tour veterans (Arjun Atwal, Jason Allred), amateur phenoms (Peter Williamson) and Met Section colleagues (Danny Balin, Nick Beddow). Staring down the more accomplished field, Tim qualified for the Puerto Rico Open that day spearheading a season to remember. During the winter, Tim focused on his driving, putting and wedge play as the three key areas of his game that needed improvement. He believed he would contend at every event if those three areas remained consistently strong. He was not wrong. In eight Assistants Tour events, Tim finished in the top 6 six times, capping off his season with a win at the Assistants Tour Championship at Old Oaks Country Club. Tim’s impressive play resulted in a 70.56 scoring average and an improvement in his scoring average with relation to par by 4.55 strokes. Those marks earned the Huntington Country Club assistant professional the Scoring Average Award and the Gil McNally Most Improved Player award. In addition to his exploits on the Assistants Tour, Tim earned his first Met Section major championship in May at the Long Island PGA Championship hosted by Muttontown Golf Club. He later added a third place finish at the Long Island Open, a second place finish at the Met Open Championship, an eleventh place finish at the Lincoln Met PGA Championship and a sixth place finish at the Treiber Memorial Tournament of Champions.

TaylorMade adidas Assistant Professional of the Year Award Dennis Dungee of Mount Kisco Country Club has been selected as the 2014 TaylorMade Assistant of the Year. Dennis served as Vice-President of the Assistants Association in 2014 and recently became President with Andrew Bostrom’s move to the head professional position at Green Brook in the New Jersey Section. Dennis has been active for the last three years serving as Secretary in 2013 and 1st Vice President in 2014. A well rounded professional, Dennis focuses an enormous amount of his efforts on junior golf and charitable fundraising. In addition to volunteering with The First Tee and building a Met PGA Junior League Golf team, Dennis has conducted junior golf fundraisers during each of the past four seasons. His devotion to player development within the Section and at Mount Kisco Country Club has earned him a US Kids Top 50 Honorable Mention award. Dennis’s efforts continue beyond the boundaries of his Section and club. He is an active, annual participant in annual Patriot Golf events, runs successful campaigns for Arnie’s Army for Fight Against Prostate Cancer and commits yearly to Play for P.I.N.K. outings. A section leader, a committed junior golf advocate and a devoted philanthropist, Dennis Dungee has rightly earned this outstanding award. Congratulations, Dennis!

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Nine Core Values The First Tee has established Nine Core Values that represent some of the many inherently positive values connected with the game of golf. These Nine Core Values have been incorporated into The First Tee Experience and have been used to name golf holes at several of The First Tee facilities. Honesty — the quality or state of being truthful; not deceptive. Integrity — strict adherence to a standard of value or conduct. Personal honesty and independence.

Confidence — reliance or trust. A feeling of selfassurance Responsibility — accounting for one’s actions; dependable. Perseverance — to persist in an idea, purpose or task despite obstacles. Courtesy — considerate behavior toward others. A polite remark or gesture. Judgment — the ability Garamond to make a Berthold decision or form an opinion.

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JULY 11 - BETHPAGE ST PK YELLOW GC Jim Smoot Boys 15-18 67 Andre Chi Boys 12-14 73 Carter Prince Boys 12-14 73 Linda Wang Girls 12-18 73 JULY 14 - LAWRENCE YACHT & CC Jack Rosenberg Boys 15-18 69 Andre Chi Boys 12-14 66 Jennifer Rosenberg Boys 12-14 77 JULY 15 - GULL HAVEN GC Anthony Mazzella Jr. Boys 12-14* 33 J. Holland Humphries Boys 7-11 40 Shawn Lalmoni Boys 7-11 40 Grace Ng Girls 12-18* 51 Lauren Chen Girls 7-11 50 JULY 16 - ISLAND HILLS GC Satchel Johnsen Boys 15-18 74 Andre Chi Boys 12-14 71 Charles- Andre Jolly Boys 12-14* 45 Shawn Lalmoni Boys 7-11 39 Danielle Greene Girls 12-18 79 Angela Tocco Girls 12-18 79 Hannah Niggemeier Girls 12-18* 49 Kaitlyn Browne Girls 7-11 44 JULY 17 - MAIDSTONE CLUB Jonathan Granville Boys 15-18 63 Boys 12-14 Turner Foster 74 Boys 12-14* Daniel Brickley 41 Boys 12-14* James Peters 41 Boys 7-11 Matthew Yamin 36 Girls 12-18 Jennifer Rosenberg 71 Girls 12-18* Scottie Berridge 44 Girls 7-11 Kaitlyn Browne 49 JULY 23 - THE BRIDGE Daniel Shea Boys 15-18 77 JULY 23 - WEST SAYVILLE GC Andrew DeMarco Boys 15-18 78 Carter Prince Boys 12-14 73 Danielle Greene Girls 12-18 78 JULY 24 - MILL POND Jim Smoot Boys 15-18 68 Matthew Feinstein Boys 12-14 72 Jessie Kweon Girls 12-18 73 JULY 24 - BAY PARK GC Anthony Mazzella Jr. Boys 12-14* 38 Patrick Keller Boys 7-11 37 Caroline Munn Girls 12-18* 40 Molly Murtagh Girls 7-11 59 JULY 25 - BETHPAGE ST PK YELLOW GC Kevin McGloin Boys 15-18 69 Carter Prince Boys 12-14 73 Faith Francioso Girls 12-18 74 JULY 28 - HARBOR LINKS Anthony Mazzella Jr. Boys 12-14* 33 Matthew Yamin Boys 7-11 32 Caraline Oakley Girls 12-18* 42 Lauren Chen Girls 7-11 37 JULY 28 - LAKE SUCCESS GC Michael Young Boys 15-18 73 Will Parker Boys 12-14 77 Jennifer Rosenberg Girls 12-18 72 JULY 29 - HEATHERWOOD Daniel Ryan Boys 12-14* 34 Palmer Van Tuyl Boys 7-11 32 Olivia Recine Girls 12-18* 44 Stephanie Fratianni Girls 7-11 44 JULY 29 - THE VINEYARDS GC Benjamin Pirro Boys 15-18 71 Tyler Gerbavsits Boys 12-14 68 Sara Suazo Girls 12-18 74 JULY 30 - CRAB MEADOW GC Devin McHale Boys 15-18 71 JULY 30 - BERGEN POINT GC Christian Del Vecchio Boys 12-14 74 Meghan O'Mara Girls 12-18 76 JULY 31 - NORTH FORK CC Jack Casler Boys 15-18 73 Hunter Cuthbertson Boys 15-18 73 Gerry Mackedon Boys 15-18 73 Robert Montagnino Boys 15-18 73 Sean Haselton Boys 12-14 77 Angela Tocco Girls 12-18 74

JULY 31 - TOWERS CC Brad Castaldy Boys 12-14* 43 Anthony Mazzella Jr. Boys 12-14* 43 Jeffrey McCready Girls 12-18 43 Alexander Reyes Boys 7-11 39 Mckenna Stolz Girls 12-18* 44 Molly Stolz Girls 7-11 53 AUGUST 1 - BETHPAGE ST PK YELLOW GC Michael Frizalone Boys 15-18 71 Kevin McGloin Boys 15-18 71 Andre Chi Boys 12-14 67 Faith Francioso Girls 12-18 75 AUGUST 5 - CANTIAGUE PARK GC Kevin Glynn Boys 12-14* 35 Patrick Fennelly Boys 7-11 34 Matthew Yamin Boys 7-11 34 Tyler Zere Boys 7-11 34 Mckenna Stolz Girls 12-18* 42 Jillian Parrino Girls 7-11 39 AUGUST 5 - TIMBER POINT GC Jp Kilcullen Boys 15-18 73 Joseph Tammaro Boys 12-14 72 Danielle Greene Girls 12-18 74 AUGUST 7 - GLEN HEAD CC Jim Smoot Boys 15-18 75 Max Van Son Boys 12-14 75 Brittany Ferrante Girls 12-18 81 AUGUST 11 - ROLLING OAKS GC Eric Bholan Boys 12-14 70 Jessie Kweon Girls 12-18 71 AUGUST 11 - BROOKVILLE CC Ryan McCarthy Boys 15-18 70 Michael Miranda Boys 15-18 70 AUGUST 12 - NORTH WOODMERE GC Charles-Andre Jolly Boys 12-14* 41 Patrick Fennelly Boys 7-11 40 Katherine Mulvihill Girls 12-18* 53 Gabriella Jolly Girls 7-11 55 Molly Murtagh Girls 7-11 55 AUGUST 12 - WOODMERE CLUB Gerry Mackedon Boys 15-18 75 Charlie Mitchell Boys 12-14 74 Joseph Tammaro Boys 12-14 74 Sara Suazo Girls 12-18 79 AUGUST 14 - GULL HAVEN Anthony Mazzella Jr. Boys 12-14* 37 J. Holland Humphries Boys 7-11 37 Anastasia Barnych Girls 12-18* 52 Sophia Ditta Girls 7-11 52 AUGUST 14 - MILL RIVER CC Gery Mackedon Boys 15-18 69 Malini Rudra Boys 12-14 81 AUGUST 15 - BETHPAGE YELLOW ST PK GC Joe Blando, Jr. Boys 15-18 65 Carter Prince Boys 12-14 75 Tyler Gerbavsits Boys 12-14 75 Jake Antinelli Boys 12-14* 37 Matthew Yamin Boys 7-11 32 Faith Francioso Girls 12-18 72 Brittany Seipp Girls 12-18* 47 Molly Stolz Girls 7-11 45 Momo Nakada Girls 7-11 45 Jillian Parrino Girls 7-11 45 AUGUST 18 - HUNTINGTON CRESCENT CLUB Anthony Mazzella Jr. Boys 12-14* 42 Zachary Shallat Boys 7-11 42 Laura Maila Girls 12-18* 49 Allison Amoruso Girls 7-11 54 AUGUST 19 - DIX HILLS PARK GC Anthony Mazzella Jr. Boys 12-14* 34 Sebastian Jolly Boys 7-11 44 Jessica Tucciarone Girls 12-18* 42 Olivia Recine Girls 12-18 42 Sophia Ditta Girls 7-11 48 AUGUST 20 - EISENHOWER PK BLUE GC Devin McHale Boys 15-18 69 Carter Prince Boys 12-14 73 Sarah Perine Girls 12-18 78 AUGUST 21 - SUNKEN MEADOW ST PK Titus Sung Boys 15-18 72 Joseph Tammaro Boys 12-14 77 Ashley Harding Girls 12-18 86 AUGUST 25 - NORTH HEMPSTEAD CC Jack Rosenberg Boys 15-18 70 Tyler Gerbavsits Boys 12-14 82 Tatiana Reali Girls 12-18 85

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JUNE 23 - GARRISON GC Ryan Flynn Boys 15-18 Jasmine Kitahara Girls 12-18 JUNE 23 - QUAKER HILL CC Philip Hough Boys 12-14 Aidan Denning Boys 12-14* Thomas Ostberg Boys 7-11 Caroline Assumma Girls 12-18* Megan Belcastro Girls 7-11 JUNE 24 - HUDSON HILLS GC Adam Friedman Boys 15-18 Nathan Han Boys 12-14 JUNE 25 - PLEASANTVILLE CC Kevin Glynn Boys 12-14* Alexander Lee Boys 12-14* Thomas Ostberg Boys 7-11 Diana McCready Girls 12-18* Sydney Nethercott Girls 7-11 JUNE 26 - SEDGEWOOD GC Jordan Stein Boys 15-18 Erik Stauderman Boys 12-14 Phoebe Mattana Girls 12-18 JUNE 30 - HOLLOW BROOK GC Ryan Henn Boys 15-18 Jackson Fretty Boys 12-14 Gabrielle Herzig Girls 12-18 JULY 1 - SOUTHERN DUTCHESS Boys 15-18 Jeffrey Peters Erik Stauderman Boys 12-14 Alexander Lee Boys 12-14* Will Lodge Boys 7-11 Lauren Peter Girls 12-18 Valerie Portelle Girls 12-18* Jordyn Cline Girls 7-11 JULY 1- SAINT ANDREW'S GC Christian Ostberg Boys 15-18 JULY 2 - BLUE HILL GC Sebastian Naibaho Boys 15-18 Christopher Rauchet Boys 12-14 Girls 12-18 Kelly Sim JULY 2 - MOSHOLU GC Boys 12-14* Kevin Glynn J. Holland Humphries Boys 7-11 Girls 12-18* Kaitlyn Lee Girls 7-11 Molly Stolz JULY 3 - MOHANSIC GC Jake Fanelli Boys 15-18 Philip Hough Boys 12-14 Kyra Cox Girls 12-18 Lauren Peter Girls 12-18 JULY 8 - SHOREHAVEN GC Christian Ostberg Boys 15-18 Billy Nail Boys 12-14 Elizabeth Garfield Girls 12-18 JULY 9 - FENWAY GC Paul Terminello Boys 15-18 JULY 9 - DUNWOODIE GC James Pak Boys 12-14 Lauren Peter Girls 12-18 JULY 10 - WEST POINT GC Christian Ostberg Boys 15-18 Matty Dzialga Boys 12-14 Lauren Peter Girls 12-18 JULY 14 - SOMERS POINTE GC Robert Borkow Boys 15-18 Tyler Kim Boys 12-14 Kevin Glynn Boys 12-14* Julian Thur Boys 7-11 Morgan Hennessy Girls 12-18 Madhavi Shashank Girls 12-18* Lianna Amoruso Girls 7-11 JULY 16 - GLENARBOR GC Bear Carlson Jessica Yacobucci

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JULY 17 - BROOKLAWN CC Paul Terminello Boys 15-18 74 Tyler Kim Boys 12-14 78 Benjamin Ropiak Boys 12-14 78 Faith Garcia Girls 12-18 80 JULY 23 - PUTNAM COUNTY GC Philip Hough Boys 12-14 77 Alexis Steffen Girls 12-18 87 JULY 23 - HAMPSHIRE CC Aidan McDermott Boys 15-18 74 JULY 24 - SPRAIN LAKE GC Ryan Henn 73 Boys 15-18 Philip Hough 74 Boys 12-14 Katelyn Mooney Girls 12-18* 82 JULY 28 - DORAL GC Matthew Minerva Jr. Boys 12-14 73 JULY 28 - MINISCEONGO GC Christian Ostberg Boys 15-18 70 Alessandra Ricigliano Girls 12-18 80 Phoebe Mattana Girls 12-18 80 JULY 29 - CONNECTICUT GC Peter Richards Boys 15-18 78 Girls 12-18 81 Kyra Cox Ashley Feighery Girls 12-18* 42 JULY 30 - SILVERMINE GC Ryan Henn Boys 15-18 73 78 Brian Aslanian Boys 12-14 Matthew Minerva Jr. Boys 12-14 78 Jared Goldstein Boys 12-14* 36 Thomas Ostberg Boys 7-11 36 Conner Stolz Boys 7-11 36 Kyra Cox Girls 12-18 71 Mckenna Stolz Girls 12-18* 39 Molly Stolz Girls 7-11 43 AUGUST 31 - ROUND HILL CLUB Christian Ostberg Boys 15-18 72 Kate Weiss Boys 15-18 74 AUGUST 4 - ASPETUCK VALLEY CC 73 Andrew Purse Boys 15-18 75 Benjamin Ropiak Boys 12-14 Gunnar Carlson Boys 12-14* 43 Robbie Herzig Girls 7-11 39 Jasmine Kitahara 85 Girls 12-18 Meghan Mitchell 63 Girls 12-18* Megan Belcastro 47 Girls 7-11 AUGUST 5 - BEDFORD G&TC Nils Carlson Boys 15-18 75 AUGUST 6 - SAXON WOODS GC Chris Lee Boys 12-14 76 Pasqualina Tartaglione Girls 12-18 87 AUGUST 6 - WOODWAY CC Michael Szemenyei Boys 15-18 37 Lauren Peter Boys 12-14 38 AUGUST 7 - BURNING TREE Paul Terminello Boys 15-18 73 AUGUST 7 - WOODWAY CC Jackson Zepf Boys 15-18 73 AUGUST 7 - SLEEPY HOLLOW CC Mark Gersten Boys 12-14* 37 Jared Goldstein Boys 12-14* 37 Robbie Herzig Boys 7-11 35 Kaitlyn Lee Girls 12-18* 38 Megan Belcastro Girls 7-11 47 AUGUST 7 - CC OF NEW CANAAN Chaim Yi Boys 12-14 79 Faith Garcia Girls 12-18 81 AUGUST 8 - POWELTON CLUB Philip Milana Boys 15-18 75 Matthew Camel Boys 12-14 75 John Del Priore Boys 12-14 75 Chris Lee Boys 12-14 75 Charles-Andre Jolly Boys 12-14* 46 Sebastian Jolly Boys 7-11 41 Gregory Shaw, III Boys 7-11 47 Kyra Cox Girls 12-18 77 Abbey Forde Girls 12-18* 52 Emily McAninch Girls 7-11 66

AUGUST 11 - OAK HILLS PARK James Arevalo Boys 15-18 74 Taikan Nakada Boys 15-18 74 Benjamin Ropiak Boys 12-14 77 Lauren Peter Girls 12-18 70 AUGUST 12 - WESTCHESTER HILLS GC Gray Barnes Boys 15-18 73 Matthew Lee-Tolley Boys 15-18 73 Philip Milana Boys 15-18 73 Chris Lee Boys 12-14 79 Phoebe Mattana Girls 12-18 73 AUGUST 13 - MAPLE MOOR Dominic Pizzurro-Gomez Boys 15-18 73 Nathan Han Boys 12-14 75 Sabrina Chan Girls 12-18 90 AUGUST 13 - ELMWOOD CC John Lauria Boys 15-18 81 71 James Pak Boys 12-14 Lauren Peter Girls 12-18 75 AUGUST 14 - INNIS ARDEN Mark Gersten Boys 12-14* 36 Boys 7-11 42 Tom Engelke Sachi Penha Girls 12-18* 49 Girls 7-11 48 Sydney Nethercott AUGUST 14 - PJ ROTELLA MEMORIAL GC Michael Glatstein Boys 15-18 74 Chris Lee Boys 12-14 73 Phoebe Mattana Girls 12-18 71 AUGUST 18 - BIRCHWOOD CC Mark Gersten Boys 12-14* 40 Thomas Ostberg Boys 7-11 38 Ashley Feighey Girls 12-18* 39 Molly Mitchell Girls 7-11 63 AUGUST 19 - OTTERKILL CC David Powers Boys 15-18 Chris Lee Boys 12-14

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AUGUST 20 - BRYNWOOD GOLF & CC Nick Delfico Boys 15-18 79 Chris Lee Boys 12-14 73 Benjamin Ropiak Boys 12-14 73 Girls 12-18 72 Kyra Cox AUGUST 20 - MOSHOLU GC Mark Gersten Boys 12-14* 28 J. Holland Humphries Boys 7-11 31 Charlotte Gurney Girls 12-18* 31 Lauren Chen Girls 7-11 36 AUGUST 21 - WACCABUC CC Mark Gersten Boys 12-14* 41 J. Holland Humphries Boys 7-11 38 Meghan Mitchell Girls 12-18* 48 Julia Barasch Girls 12-18* 48 Sydney Nethercott Girls 7-11 42 AUGUST 21 - OSIRIS CC Sean Copeland Boys 15-18 77 Philip Hough Boys 12-14 76 Megan Gold Girls 12-18 90 AUGUST 25 - ROCKRIMMON CC Bear Carlson Boys 15-18 71 Matthew Camel Boys 12-14 79 Faith Garcia Girls 12-18 77 AUGUST 26 - WILLOW RIDGE CC Gabriel Estevez Boys 15-18 78 AUGUST 26 - REDDING CC Daniel Wedelboe Boys 15-18 79 Pasqualina Tartaglione Girls 12-18 90

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Junior Golf Tour

Overall Champions Brent Ito Elizabeth Choi Boys 15-18 1st Brent Ito** 2nd Kyle Burke 3rd James Murphy Boys 12-14 (18 Holes) 1st Thomas Corrigan 2nd Erik Stauderman 3rd Matthew Singer Boys 12-14 (9 Holes) 1st Jared Goldstein* 2nd Anthony Mazzella Jr. 3rd Kevin Glynn Boys 7-11 1st J. Holland Humphries 2nd Thomas Ostberg 3rd Andrew Chen

Boys 15-18 1st Daniel Eidman 2nd Paul Terminello* 3rd Brent Ito* Boys 12-14 (18 Holes) 1st Ryan Rittberger 2nd Spencer Pere 3rd Brendan Smith Boys 12-14 (9 Holes) 1st Alexander Lee* 2nd Anthony Mazzella Jr. 3rd Jared Goldstein Boys 7-11 1st J. Holland Humphries 2nd Matthew Yamin* 3rd Robbie Herzig

Girls 12-18 1st Elizabeth Choi 2nd Linda Wang 3rd Lauren Peter

Boys 12-14 (18 Holes) 1st Erik Stauderman 2nd Tyler Kim 3rd Joseph Tammaro Boys 12-14 (9 Holes) 1st Anthony Mazzella Jr.* 2nd Brad Castaldy 3rd Jared Yaker* Boys 7-11 1st J. Holland Humphries 2nd Palmer Van Tuyl* 3rd Andrew Chen Girls 12-18 1st Jennifer Rosenberg 2nd Summer Kitahara* 3rd Grace Daly

Girls 12-18 1st Kelly Sim 2nd Elizabeth Choi 3rd Kate Weiss* Girls 12-18 (9 Holes) 1st Kaitlyn Lee 2nd Diana McCready 3rd Caraline Oakley Girls 7-11 1st Sydney Nethercott* 2nd Lauren Chen 3rd Kaitlyn Browne

Girls 12-18 (9 Holes) 1st Kaitlyn Lee 2nd Diana McCready* 3rd Morgan Hibert 3rd Karli Williams Girls 7-11 1st Kaitlyn Browne* 2nd Sydney Nethercott 3rd Megan Belcastro

Girls 12-18 (9 Holes) 1st Caraline Oakley 2nd Diana McCready 3rd Brittany Seipp Girls 7-11 1st Lauren Chen 2nd Momo Nakada 3rd Catherine Fennelly

Team Westchester *2014 Champions*

Team Long Island Angleo Bonvino Andre Chi Elizabeth Choi Jonathan Granville Danielle Greene Patrick Healy Gerry Mackedon Ryan McCarthy Michael Miranda James Murphy

Boys 15-18 1st Jim Smoot 2nd Sebastian Naibaho 3rd Ryan Henn

Will Parker Carter Prince Ryan Rittberger Jennifer Rosenberg Brendan Smith Jim Smoot Titus Sung Matthew Sweeney Angela Tocco Joseph Tammaro

Bear Carlson Thomas Corrigan Kyra Cox Adam Friedman Faith Garcia Nathan Han Ryan Henn Philip Hough Brent Ito Tyler Kim

Jasmine Kitahara Chris Lee Aidan McDermott Sebastian Naibaho James Pak Lauren Peter Andrew Purse Benjamin Ropiak Erik Stauderman Paul Terminello

** = won in a playoff *=won in a match of cards

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Junior Golf Tour Player of the Westchester Tour Boys 15-18 1st Brent Ito T-2nd Daniel Eidman T-2 Ryan Henn

Girls Overall 1st Elizabeth Choi 2nd Kyra Cox 3rd Faith Garcia

Boys 15-18 1st Jim Smoot 2nd Jonathan Granville 3rd Ryan McCarthy

Boys 12-14 1st Thomas Corrigan 2nd Erik Stauderman 3rd Philip Hough

Boys 12-14 1st Andre Chi 2nd Joseph Tammaro 3rd Ryan Rittberger

Girls 12-18 1st Kyra Cox 2nd Kelly Sim 3rd Lauren Peter

Girls 12-18 1st Elizabeth Choi 2nd Jennifer Rosenberg T-3 Danielle Greene T-3 Angela Tocco

Match Play Championship Boys Overall 1st Brent Ito 2nd Aidan McDermott 3rd Ryan McCarthy

Long Island Tour

9 Hole Championship Boys 15-18 1st Brent Ito 2nd Jonathan Granville 3rd Ryan McCarthy Boys 12-14 T-1st Andre Chi* Thomas Corrigan 2nd 3rd Nathan Han Girls 12-18 1st Kyra Cox 2nd Elizabeth Choi 3rd Faith Garcia

Overall Champions Brent Ito Kyra Cox

Boys 12-14 (9 Holes) 1st Jackson Gaynor 2nd Jared Goldstein* 3rd Anthony Mazzella Jr. Boys 7-11 1st Steve Lee 2nd J. Holland Humphries* 3rd Andrew Chen* Girls 12-18 (9 Holes) 1st Kaitlyn Lee 2nd Caraline Oakley* 3rd Scottie Berridge Girls 7-11 1st Kaitlyn Browne* 2nd Emily McAninch 3rd Megan Belcastro

Met PGA Junior Golf Association Sportsmanship Award Gerry Mackedon

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Nicolette Dilluvio Nicholas Dimaio Lucas Ditta Sophia Ditta Robert Dixon David Dobson Tyler Donnellan Liam Donoghue Matthew D'Orio Kathryn Dzialga Matty Dzialga Daniel Eidman* Jonny Emmerman Tom Engelke Lark Ervasti Gabriel Estevez Jake Fanelli Jack Faraci Will Farren Ashley Feighery Brian Feinstein Matthew Feinstein Catherine Fennelly* Patrick Fennelly Ryan Fenton Brittany Ferrante Matthew Ferrari Kolbein Finsnes Ryan Flynn Abbey Forde Turner Foster Casey Fox Justin Fox Faith Francioso Stephanie Fratianni Brent Fredericksen Jackson Fretty Adam Friedman* Michael Frizalone Mana Fujiwara Faith Garcia* Andrew Garcia-Bou Elizabeth Garfield Stanley Garrant Jackson Gaynor* Tyler Gerbavsits Samuel Gersten Mark Gertsen Michael Glatstein Kevin Glynn* Megan Gold David Goldstein Jared Goldstein* Mark Goodall Steven Goodman Isaac Gorenstein Jonathan Granville* Asher Greenberg Danielle Greene* Nicholas Gregorio Raymond Gresalfi Charlotte Gurny Cassandra Hall Nathan Han* Ashley Harding Brendan Haselton Sean Haselton Shannon Haselton Patrick Healy* Sean Healy Madison Heath William Henderson Ryan Henn* Morgan Hennessy Frida Henningsson Gabrielle Herzig Robbie Herzig* Morgan Hibbert* Matthew Hirsch Caroline Hodge Matthew Hoffmann Philip Hough* Jack Howard J. Holland Humphries* George dixon III Nick Imas Brent Ito*

Daniel C Goetze IV Arjun Jayant Pamela Jennemyr Alexandra Jett Satchel Johnsen Charles-Andre Jolly Gabriella Jolly Sebastian Jolly Rosa Jones Arul Kapoor Maddie Kate Kaufman Alexander Keener Patrick Keller Tom Kelley Rylan Kennedy Jp Kilcullen Max (Jun Seok) Kim Thomas Kim Tyler Kim* Emily Kimoto Jasmine Kitahara* Summer Kitahara* Scott Kleeschulte Jessica Kobetitsch Taylor Kong Mary Kret Lauren Kudera Jessie Kweon Shawn Lalmoni Lucy Lamb Brendan Lannig Tatiana LaSalle Daniel Latto John Lauria Francis Lavery Alexander Lee* Chris Lee* Daniel Lee Hunter Lee Kaitlyn Lee* Steven Lee* Matthew Lee-Tolley Soona Lee-Tolley Dan Levy Simon Levy Marcus Lewis Theodore Lewis Sean Leyden Will Lodge Justin LoTurco Gerry Mackedon* Alexa Madrid Isabella Madrid John (Jack) Maguire Christopher Mahler Laura Maila Marissa De Marco Simon Markowitz Rebecca Markunas Mackenzie Martin Alexis Martinez Phoebe Mattana Anthony Mazzella Jr.* Alana McAndrews Emily McAninch* Ryan McCarthy* Diana McCready* Jeffrey McCready David McDaniel Aidan McDermott* Kevin McGloin Devin McHale Bradlee Mckeever Alexandra McMahon Katie McNulty Halley Melito Jack Merrill James Messina Jack Meyer Taylor Miano Philip Milana Ryan Miles Matthew Minerva Jr Michael Miranda* Matt Mirocco Matthew Missud Charlie Mitchell

Meghan Mitchell Molly Mitchell Claire Monahan Patrick Montagnino Robert Montagnino Allison Montfusco Katelyn Mooney Lukas Mulchi Katherine Mulvihill Caroline Munn Garrett Murphy James Murphy* Molly Murtagh Patrick Murtagh Sebastian Naibaho* Billy Nail Momo Nakada* Taikan Nakada Kendyl Nethercott Sydney Nethercott* Grace Ng Nicholas Ng Hannah Niggemeier Jessica Nuzzaci Caraline Oakley* Christian Oakley James O'Hara Meghan O'Mara Ryan O'Mara Christian Ostberg Thomas Ostberg* James Pak* Nortee Panpinyo Andrew Pardo Sanghyeon Park Will Parker* Jillian Parrino Sachi Penha Spencer Pere* Sarah Perine Lauren Peter* James Peters Jeffrey Peters Dillion Phelps Michael Pilkington Tessa Piontkowski Benjamin Pirro Dominic Pizzurro-Gomez Hunter Platt William Podbela Tyler De Pol Valerie Portelle David Powers Tyler Prater Carter Prince* John Del Priore Andrew Purse* Sergio Quinn Christopher Rauchet Sophie Read Tatiana Reali Olivia Recine Alexander Reyes Peter Richards Alessandra Ricigliano Ryan Rittberger* Reid Robbins George S. Roessler Santiago Rol贸n Benjamin Ropiak* Jack Rosenberg Jennifer Rosenberg* Malini Rudra Gabriella Rufa Daniel Ryan Eimhin Ryan Kathy Rykowski Zara Saldanha Madison Sanders Jordan Sanyshyn Natalia Schaefer Tiffany Schapira Peter Schlesier Brittany Seipp* Prem Selvan Zachary Shallat Elise Shallbetter

Andrew Shapiro Madhavi Shashank Gregory Shaw Daniel Shea Joshua Shefter John Shlonsky Sami Siddiqui Kelly Sim* Matthew Singer* Brendan Smith* Caroline Smolensky Jim Smoot* Alison Sohr Max Van Son Mark Soriano John Tyler Spadone Laurent Span Nili Sprecher Andrew Stakey Erik Stauderman* Alexis Steffen Jordan Stein Brian Stevens Taylor Stoerback Conner Stoltz Mckenna Stoltz Molly Stoltz Sara Suazo Titus Sung* Niclas Swahn Matthew Sweeney* Matthew Sweet Michael Szemenyei Joseph Tammaro* Colton Tanner Brianna Tapia Pasqualina Tartaglione Cole Tavani Paul Terminello* Justin Thomas Solomon Thompson Julian Thur Xena Ticona Kyle Tillinghast Angela Tocco* Christopher Tohir Drew Tomback Will Tormey Salvatore Tortora Edmund Trang Nicole Triano Jessica Tucciarone Hunter Tuccio Nick Turenchalk Palmer Van Tuyl* Cristian Del Vecchio Neil Vyas Robert Waltzman Linda Wang* Esme Wasburn Calista Washburn Electra Washburn Tim Weber Kate Weiss* Daniel Wendelboe Eric Werbitsky Karli Williams* Joshua Wimer Allison Wong Erin Xu Jessica Yacobucci Jared Yaker* Matthew Yamin* Jerry Yang Chaim Yi Kathryn Yi Michael Young Dominick Yu Andrew Zaback Alex Zahn Kyle Zere Tyler Zere Jack D Zona

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Player Development What is the formula for successful Player Development programs? It may sound trite but it seems that if we want to find new golfers, there is one simple way to make it happen. Make the experience “fun.” All too often it seems as though we may have lost our way, promoting the competitive ideals and over-celebrating the victors. It is great that we all aspire to win at whatever level we aspire to, but in fact the game of golf is one of the healthiest, most social, most challenging sports that any man, woman or child can play. Whether you are learning at the age of 5 or still playing into your 90’s, it is really all about making it fun. Tee it Forward was a great start and now that impetus is spilling over into many other forums and ideas to promote the game at many, many levels of play. With that as a backdrop, 2014 included a number of special activities authored by the Met PGA under the Player Development umbrella. Thanks to our Regional Consultant, Jonathan Gold, a Met PGA staff that believes with passion in promoting the game and a large cadre of volunteer PGA professionals who give of their time and expertise there was no shortage of smiling faces that attended and maybe even learned a little about golf from Citi Field to Nassau Coliseum to Augusta National. After several successful events in conjunction with the New York Mets, the Met PGA took their travelling golf show on the road to the Nassau Coliseum twice in 2014. The first stop was in March as the golf season was getting ready to pop and the hockey season was near the finish line. Then we returned in September with more instruction, a chuck-a-puck golf theme and the chance for several junior champions to get on the overhead video. Add to that four hours of instruction that even Sparky the Islanders Mascot enjoyed and it is easy to realize that golf can be marketed everywhere – even on ice. Add to that, our Play Golf America Day at Eisenhower Park that targeted Veterans; the Drive Chip and Putt Qualifyings that brought together nearly 1,000 competitors to try to win a coveted spot at Augusta and the relatively new but overwhelmingly successful PGA Junior League that went from 4 teams in 2013 to 37 in 2014 and may approach 80 by this spring. Initiatives like these make it clear that Player Development is a healthy cause with a wonderful upside for the Met PGA and golfers alike.

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