IAGA Quick Hits | 5.16.25
Mass Golf Adds PGA Professionals Grace McKinnon & Sean Morahan To Championships Staff
A story from Mass Golf
Mass Golf, the state golf association for Massachusetts, has announced that PGA Professionals Grace McKinnon and Sean Morahan have joined its Championships staff. McKinnon has been hired as the Manager of Championship Administration, while Morahan will assume the role of Championship Coordinator.
McKinnon was a USGA Boatwright intern with Mass Golf in 2023 and spent the past year as a USGA Long Term Amateur Championship Intern. Morahan most recently served as Assistant Golf Professional at Charles River Country Club.
“We’re thrilled to welcome both Grace and Sean to the Championships team,” said Kevin Eldridge, Mass Golf’s Senior Director of Rules & Competitions. “Grace’s familiarity with our operations and her experience with national events make her a tremendous asset as we continue to elevate our championship offerings. Sean’s diverse background and leadership at top-tier clubs bring a new level of operational strength and professionalism that will enhance the experience for our players and member clubs.”
The Anticipated Return of Quarry Oaks
A story from the Nebraska Golf Association
After more than two years without a tee piercing the ground. Without a divot. Without a ball mark. Quarry Oaks is back. Quarry Oaks Golf Club in Ashland shut down for two full seasons to renovate a golf course that needed a little facelift and a few significant changes. It reopens today, May 1, to the public and a new era will begin for the club.
The course originally opened in 1997 and has been one of the most scenic courses in Nebraska since, with significant elevation changes across the entire property, and views of the Platte River for much of the back nine.
Tree management had always been an issue, as the property was dense with several different species of trees. The bunkers needed work, and a few holes needed a new look. The Abel family has owned the course since its inception, and went all in to assert Quarry Oaks as one of the best public facilities in the state.
NYSGA Appoints Joseph Mancuso as General Counsel
From the the New York State Golf Association
The New York State Golf Association (NYSGA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Joseph Mancuso as General Counsel, effective immediately. Mancuso will serve as an officer on the NYSGA’s Executive Committee, offering legal guidance and oversight to support the NYSGA’s mission to engage, embrace and enhance the New York State Golf community.
Mancuso is a partner and member of the Executive Committee at Hancock Estabrook, LLP, where he practices in the Banking & Finance and Corporate sectors. He brings a wealth of legal and organizational expertise to the NYSGA, having been selected Syracuse’s 2024 “Lawyer of the Year” for Corporate Law. Mancuso has also appeared on the Best Lawyers in America list for five consecutive years.
“As a lifelong player and supporter of the game of golf, I am excited and honored by the opportunity to serve as General Counsel and an officer on the Executive Committee of the NYSGA,” said Mancuso. “I look forward to furthering the organization’s mission of promoting and conserving the traditions of golf throughout the State, and I am eager to apply my years of legal experience and club management to the benefit of the NYSGA.”