Golf In New York City Blog

The first event in the FedExCup playoffs is moving to Ridgewood Country Club in New Jersey, leaving Westchester Country Club in New York. It will be the first time in 40 years that New York will not host a PGA TOUR event.

Under an amended agreement, The Barclays will return to Westchester at least once before between 2010 and 2012.

“As we have said before, we believe it is in the best interest of The Barclays to rotate among various venues in the New York area,” PGA TOUR Commissioner Tim Finchem.

The Barclays had been played at Westchester since 1967, but it moved from June to late August last year as the first of four PGA TOUR playoff events. It was the only playoff event that Tiger Woods did not play. The 2008 Tournamen dates are August 21-24.

The TOUR previously had said the 2009 tournament would be held at Liberty National in Jersey City, N.J.

Ridgewood, a 27-hole complex designed by A.W. Tillinghast in Paramus, N.J., previously hosted the 2001 Senior PGA Championship and the 1990 U.S. Senior Open, as well as the Ryder Cup in 1935.

Ticket and tournament information will be available on www.barclaysgolf.com.

DON’T MISS THE FIRST EVER PGA TOUR PLAYOFF - THE BARCLAY’S GOLF CLASSIC at Westchester Country Club, August 23-26,2007. Come see the best PGA Tour players in the world compete for the new FED EX CUP. Bill Castner will be on site throughout the tournament working with various groups, including the First Tee program and Barclays. Tickets are still available at The Barclay’s Golf Classic - TICKETS.

The Metropolitan PGA Section has released Get in the Game! 20 Lessons for Junior Golfers. A network quality, full-length DVD produced in partnership with KO-MAR Productions. This hour-long program, designed specifically for junior golfers, features instruction delivered by 20 of the top Met PGA golf professionals.

Get in the Game!, 20 Lessons for Junior Golfers will be available at up to 250 golf shops throughout the Metropolitan PGA Section beginning this month. It can also be ordered by calling 1-800-878-2109 or by logging on to www.pgagetinthegame.com. Cost is $20 per DVD.

All proceeds from Get in the Game! will go to the Met PGA Section’s extensive junior golf programs.

The Metropolitan Golf Writers Association announced that two-time US Open winner, Ernie Els, will receive this year’s Gold Tee Award. Els joins an elite group of individuals who have won the award in the past, including Bobby Jones, Ben Hogan, Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player, Nancy Lopez, Annika Sorenstam, and Phil Mickelson. Els will receive the award at the 56th National Awards dinner which will be held on Monday June 18, 2007 at the Hilton Rye Town in Rye Brook, NY.