BRIELLE, N.J. (October 14, 2024) — The MGA’s final individual championship of the season is here as the region’s top amateurs aged 30 and above contend for the 18th MGA Mid-Amateur Championship at Manasquan River Golf Club over 36 holes on Monday and Tuesday.

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The championship debuted in 2007 at Hudson National and has since visited some of the region’s most respected courses, with Friar’s Head, The Tuxedo Club, and Country Club of Fairfield hosting the most recent playings. Players earn the highly sought-after invite based on finishes in MGA and other Met Area events. The trophy, the Westmoreland Cup, is named for longtime MGA Tournament Director Gene Westmoreland who was instrumental in launching the championship and has a great passion for the mid-amateur game.

The field at Manasquan River contains eight past champions that account for 11 of the 17 titles in championship history. This includes the event’s trio of two-time winners in Dennis Lynch of Baiting Hollow, Niall Handley of Rock Spring, and Trevor Randolph of Arcola. Overall there are 15 past MGA champions in the field.

Manasquan River is hosting just its second MGA championship, last welcoming the MGA Father & Son Championship in 1998.