2010 Editorial Calendar

February/March Issue
(publication date: February 5, 2010)

--Who Are the Met Golfers? An analysis of the readership using data from the December 2009 survey. Focus on the golf habits (rounds played, average Handicap Index, golf trips taken) and follow this up with a series of articles in future issues on individual golfers who are representative of the magazine’s avid readership.

--Winter Tune-Up. Michael Breed, star of Golf Channel’s “The Golf Fix,” leads a Met Golfer service package that will help golfers get their games and bodies ready for the 2010 golf season.

--A Look Back: Jess Sweetser. The winner of the 1922 and 1925 Met Amateurs was one of the most accomplished amateur golfers in his day.

--Regularly scheduled feature article on a Met Area private club or public course. In this issue, Spook Rock Golf Course in Suffern, N.Y.

--Plus: features on South Beach Diet inventor Arthur Agatston, Scotland travel, along with regularly scheduled instruction, Rules of Golf, and equipment stories

April/May Issue
(publication date: April 5, 2010)

--The Championships Issue. A preview of the golf courses (Bethpage Black, Quaker Ridge, North Shore Country Club, among others) who will host 2010 MGA championships, and the players likely to contend for the titles.

--Triple-A Tour. A look at how the Nationwide Tour, founded 20 years ago as the Ben Hogan Tour, has become the pre-eminent training ground for PGA Tour winners. Local players such as J.J. Henry, Johnson Wagner, Marc Turnesa, Chris Nallen, Jim McGovern, and Andrew Svoboda weigh in on the merits of the tour.

--This is Your Brain on Golf. Is golf truly an addiction? Yes, says a group of leading neuroscientists, who are studying how golfers’ brains respond to various stimuli. Findings include how golfers can learn better knowing the ways that the mind and body are linked.

--Old Macdonald/Bandon Dunes. A look at what will be the most talked-about new golf course of 2010 at Bandon Dunes Resort in Oregon.

--2010 Rules Quiz, feature article on Top Chef Mario Batali, Club Focus on Long Island’s Laurel Links Country Club, and regular instruction and equipment articles.

June/July Issue
(publication date: June 5, 2010)

--The World of Golf in New York. A celebration of the incredible diversity of MGA clubs without real estate, which include organizations that highlight a certain ethnicity, profession, or interest. Sidebar on the golf club of United Nations employees.

--Golf Grows in the Bronx. After more than 10 years of planning, a golf course is finally being built at Ferry Point Park in the Bronx, currently the only new course being constructed in the tri-state area. Jack Nicklaus and John Sanford are co-architects.

--Ghosts of Tournaments Past. A look back at defunct PGA, LPGA, and Senior Tour events in the tri-state area. What happened to these long-running tournaments, and what does the future hold for big-time tournament golf in the area?

--Interview with actor Aidan Quinn, feature article on Met Amateur site Quaker Ridge Golf Club, and regular instruction, Rules, and equipment articles.

August/September Issue
(publication date: August 15, 2010)

--Winners’ Circle. A roundup of champions from major MGA events of the summer, including the Ike, Public Links, Met Junior and Met Amateur.

--Course Architecture Special. Profile of Devereux Emmet, the prolific 1920s Met Area course architect, a look at the area’s best short courses, and a profile of New Jersey-based course renovation specialist George Bahto.

--Top Chefs. Who are the most innovative chefs working at MGA member clubs, and what local ingredients are they using this year? Pictures, recipes and profiles of the best dishes at MGA clubs.

--Interview with First Tee volunteer at Mosholu Golf Course, feature article on Bethpage Black as it prepares to host the Met Open, and regular instruction, Rules, and equipment articles.

November/December Issue
(publication date: November 15, 2010)

--Club Champions Issue. A list of all the men’s and women’s club champions at MGA member clubs, with profiles on a select few.

--Distinguished Service and Player of the Year Awards. Year-end wrap-up of the people who were honored by the MGA for service to the game and for their outstanding play throughout the tournament season

--Record-Breaking. A look at the course records, some set by famous players, at courses around the tri-state area.

--Feature on actor Larry David, profile of Huntington Country Club as it celebrates its centennial, and regular instruction, Rules, and equipment articles.

(All content subject to change)