Seven-time MD Open Champion, five-time MAPGA Match Play Champion, five-time MAPGA Section Champion, five-time MAPGA Player of the Year. learn more

Mr. Beach played an integral role in forming the Middle Atlantic PGA, where he served terms as President in the 1930s and again in the 1940s.  He won a Maryland Open, two MAPGA stroke play championships, one MAPGA match play championship, and three MAPGA Senior titles in a row. He played in eight PGA Championships, twice making match play, eight US Opens, making the cut three times, and fifteen Senior PGA Championships, making the cut seven times, finishing third in 1953. learn more

Bethesda native; Winner of two US Amateurs, one British Amateur, four PGA Tour titles, twenty transformational years as Commissioner of the PGA Tour, and a Member of the World Golf Hall of Fame. learn more

 Winner of twenty-six MSGA titles, including ten Amateurs. learn more

Winner of ten consecutive (1946-1955) and eleven total Washington Metropolitan Golf Association Amateur titles (fifty-four consecutive matches) learn more

Past President of the PGA, Past President of the MAPGA, quintessential Rules Official at the PGA, The Masters, Ryder Cups, and more. Member of the PGA Golf Professional Hall of Fame (Inaugural Class). learn more

Cooke won five MSGA Women’s Amateurs and three Middle Atlantic Amateurs. In 1949 Cooke won four of the five major local titles, which were the Women’s Golf Association title, the State Women’s Amateur, the Greiner titles, and the Middle Atlantic Amateur. Cooke represented the United States as a member of the 1956 Curtis Cup team.  learn more

Winner of twenty-six regional titles, including three Maryland Amateurs and a Maryland Open. learn more

Is a winner of eight regional titles, including two Washington Metropolitan Amateur Championships. Cullinane also qualified for more than 20 USGA Championships. learn more

Past President of the MAPGA and PGA of America. During his tenure as PGA of America President, Elbin oversaw the split between the PGA and PGA Tour. A Member of the MAPGA, PGA of America, and Middle Atlantic Golf Association Hall of Fame. learn more

His entire career with the MSGA spanned over forty-six straight years, including 25 years as Secretary and fifteen years as Executive Director when the title changed in 1995. In 1995, Emich was awarded the Isaac B. Grainger award from the USGA for his service as a volunteer. In 2000, the USGA awarded him the Joseph C. Dey award in recognition of meritorious service.  While not volunteering, Emich won the club championship at Baltimore Country Club seven times. learn more

Known as the founding father of junior golf programs, Emmet built a nine-hole course at Georgetown Preparatory School and, in 1934, started the annual Schoolboy tournament. Emmet helped create the U.S. Junior Amateur conducted by the USGA, and in 1982, the PGA Tour awarded him the Card Walker award for his contributions to junior golf nationally. learn more

Winner of eight MSGA titles: five Amateurs, one Open, one Mid-Amateur, and one Junior Girls'. Three-time MAGA Women’s Amateur Champion. Qualified for twenty USGA events and was a Finalist in the USGA Senior Women’s Amateur in 2012. learn more

Mr. Gary served as Secretary and as Executive Director of the Maryland State Golf Association, executing all operations from 1930-1961, an era when state golf associations established the rules of golf.  Under Mr. Gary’s leadership, the MSGA was one of the first associations to abolish the stymie rule and to limit the number of clubs a player may carry to 14. learn more

Eleven-time Maryland Women's Amateur Champion and participant in fourteen USGA Women’s Amateurs. learn more

In 1969, Mr. Green became the first African American head professional in Maryland at the Dwight D. Eisenhower Golf Course near his hometown of Annapolis. During his playing career, he won over 50 professional titles, including the MAPGA Senior Championship in 1991 and the PGA Tour Disney Team Championship in 1975, with Lee Elder as his partner. learn more

 Four-time winner of the Maryland State Open. Houghton competed in six U.S. Opens and five PGA Championships and is a Past President of the MAPGA. learn more

Pat is considered by many to be one of the greatest advocates and leaders of Women’s Golf in Maryland.  She served as Chairman of the Committee on Maryland Women’s Golf until the MSGA created the MSGA Women’s Division in 1995, where she served as President for its initial four years.  She served on many USGA Committees and served on the USGA Executive Committee. learn more

King went on to win over 100 amateur titles. King is the only golfer to win the MSGA Amateur, Mid-Amateur, and Senior Amateur and he also qualified for seventeen USGA Championships. King also has endowed merit college scholarships for the Maryland State Golf Association and Virginia State Golf Association. learn more

Andrea has won 17 MSGA Titles, including an MD Junior and an MD Open, three Amateurs, three Mid Amateurs, and three Senior Amateurs (winning all three in 2012).  She is a 13-time Baltimore Metropolitan Champion. She qualified for 39 USGA Championships and was runner-up in the 2016 USGA Sr. Amateur. learn more

Two-time winner of the Middle Atlantic Amateur and three-time Walker Cup participant with a record of 5-1. learn more

1908 US Open Champion and five top-4 finishes in the US Open. A member of the National PGA Hall of Fame. learn more

Grew up as a member of Argyle and is currently a member at Congressional Country Club, Morris has won twelve MSGA championships, including three Senior Amateur titles. A sports agent in the 1980s, Morris represented over forty professional golfers, and he founded Billy Casper Design and Management Co., a company that owned, leased, or managed 250 golf courses during its lifetime. learn more

Winner of eight regional titles, including three Maryland Amateurs and a Maryland Open. Overton, a Rolling Road Golf Club member, won the club championship 21 times and recorded 13 hole-in-ones during his career. learn more

Served the MSGA for over 35 years, including as Executive Director from 2001-2020. Under Bill’s steadfast leadership, the MSGA migrated from a volunteer organization to a professionally organized and operated Association with full-time employees, interns, and countless volunteers. In 2017, the USGA recognized his contributions to the game by awarding him with the Isaac B. Grainger Award. learn more 

A Baltimore Sun reporter from 1963-1999, Stewart covered golf in Maryland for the MSGA, MAGA, and WMGA.  During his time at the Baltimore Sun, he also covered the Olympics, Baltimore Colts, Baltimore Orioles, and the University of Maryland Basketball team. Stewart is a two-time winner of the PGA’s Golf Writer of the Year Award, and in 2009, he received the Professional Golf Association’s Keeper of the Game Award. learn more

Served 39 years as Head Professional in Maryland and served 27 of those years as the second head professional at Columbia Country Club.  Within the ranks of PGA leadership, Coach served on the National Education Committee and Chaired the National Club Relations Committee.  Nationally, he won the PGA’s Professional of the Year honor in 1966, the Horton Smith Trophy in 1983, and the Teacher of the Year Award in 1992. The National Golf Foundation granted him the Joe Graffis Award in 1977. The PGA of America and the MAPGA have awards named in his honor. learn more

Won the 1920 National Intercollegiate Championship (precursor to the NCAA Championship), was runner-up in 1921 as a teenager, and finished 11th in 1921 in the US Open.  In 1922, Sweetser won the USGA Amateur, defeating Chick Evans at The Country Club, and was the first American to win the British Amateur Championship in 1926 at Muirfield.  He was a part of eight Walker Cup teams, twice as Captain. In 1986, he was presented the Bob Jones Award, the highest honor given by the USGA, in recognition of distinguished sportsmanship in golf. learn more

Winner of twenty-two MSGA titles, including nine Amateurs and three Opens, and participant in forty USGA Championships. learn more