Resending -- July & August Changes to MGWA Schedule
Metropolitan Golf Writers Association
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July & August Changes to MGWA Schedule
Note: Some people didn't receive the content of this newsletter when it was initially circulated, so we're resending it.
April 9, 2021
To: All Metropolitan Golf Writers Association Members
From: Chuck Stogel, MGWA Activities Committee
We have made some changes to the dates and/or venues for our Met Golf Writers Association meetings and outings in July and August this season:
- Our visit to North Jersey Country Club is now scheduled for Tuesday, July 20th.
- Our preview of the all-new The Summit at Armonk (NY), which is scheduled to open this season, is now scheduled for Tuesday, August 31st.
Our respective agendas remain as originally scheduled.
Two significant reminders:
1) The deadline to sign up for the MGWA’s exclusive Quill & Tee Golf Club --- our members-only club without real estate ---- is Thursday, April 15th. You need to be on board for Quill & Tee by that date to be included on our roster for GHIN handicapping and to be eligible for other Q&T amenities. After that date, only members for 2021 will be listed on the Q&T roster. Complete signup information and online registration is available at the MGWA website (www.metgolfwriters.org).
2) Signup entries for our first meeting and outing of the season --- scheduled Tuesday, May 4, at highly-regarded Pound Ridge (NY) GC, is currently underway. A notice for signups was emailed to all members yesterday. Complete information and entry is available at our website.
The following is an updated schedule, with agendas, for 2021:
Tuesday, May 4th --- Pound Ridge (NY) GC. The only Pete Dye course design in New York State, assisted by son Perry Dye. A challenging layout with multiple tee box options traverses rolling terrain with woods and streams. Guest speakers: Darren Wang, ownership; Brad Worthington, Director of Golf; a Metropolitan Golf Association rep will preview the 73rd MGA Public Links Championship scheduled June 17th at Pound Ridge. Competition: Quill & Tee President’s Cup, a net event with handicaps.
Tuesday, June 8th --- Pelham (NY) CC. The club recently completed a large-scale redesign and rerouting to its classic course under the supervision of architect Mike DeVries, whose other handiwork in the Met area includes Siwanoy, Sunningdale and Tamarack. Competition: Quill & Tee men’s and women’s qualifiers for the MGA Four Ball Championships, a two-person net Better Ball, aka the Met Net.
Tuesday, July 20th --- North Jersey CC, Wayne, NJ. Our MGWA Club of the Year boasts a gem of a course designed by Walter Travis and is undergoing a strategic plan of upgrades and renovations being overseen by Brian Schneider and Renaissance Golf. A number of special guests and other activities are being planned to help celebrate NJCC’s designation as Club of the Year. Short Game Clinic conducted by Brian Mackie, golf pro (Don’t miss this. You all need it!). Competition: Quill & Tee men’s and women’s Club Championships and the Q&TGC Member-Guest tournament, held concurrently.
Tuesday, August 31st --- The Summit Club at Armonk (NY). An exciting reopening with significant course and facilities changes is eagerly anticipated this spring for the club which has been closed the past few years and formerly went by the names of Brynnewood and, before that, the Canyon Club. Noted architect Rees Jones has crafted numerous upgrades, course changes, some entirely new holes. Presentation: Dr. Luther Rollins, founder, and Jesslyn Rollins, CEO, of Atlanta-based rehydration drink BIOLYTE. Competition: The highly popular MGWA Team Shootout.
Additionally, one or two get-togethers in the fall are still being planned. Stay tuned!
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