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Mahoney Family Scholarship

The MGA Foundation is pleased to introduce the Mahoney Family Scholarship, the newest addition to its scholarship offerings. Established by Brian Mahoney, MGA executive director/CEO, and his family in honor of his grandparents and father, this new scholarship will support MGA employees, their children, and the children of Met Area club staff in pursuing higher education.
“When our father Hawk passed last year, we wanted to do something that celebrated him, our grandparents, and the values they lived by,” says Brian Mahoney. “This scholarship does exactly that – it provides opportunities for the next generation, just as the game of golf provided for all of us. Helping others pursue their dreams through higher education feels like the perfect tribute.”
The scholarship honors Jerry, Peggy, and Hawk Mahoney, whose lives were each impacted by golf. Jerry Mahoney served as the executive director of the MGA from 1980-81 before transitioning to become the director of golf programs, a role he held from 1981 to 2001. Through his work with the MGA, Jerry built meaningful relationships with golfers throughout the Met Area and played a key role in expanding the Association’s footprint. He received the MGA’s Distinguished Service Award in 2001. While not a golfer herself, Peggy supported and championed the values that the game instills – integrity, respect, sportsmanship, and camaraderie. They passed down their love for the game to Hawk, who enjoyed the game recreationally with his family. Education was important to all, a notion that Jerry and Peggy instilled within the generations of the Mahoney family.

The Mahoney Family Scholarship will provide meaningful scholarship assistance to children of employees of the MGA or children of employees at MGA Member Clubs. Scholarships will be awarded to undergraduate students whose family demonstrates significant financial need and/or have recently experienced a hardship.
“The Foundation is thrilled to partner with the Mahoney Family, who is so deeply woven into the MGA and Met Area golf,” says Johanna Gavin, director of the MGA Foundation. “It is an honor to recognize the legacy of the family members who have passed and those who continue to contribute to the game.”
Earlier this summer, members of the Mahoney family participated in an 18-hole fundraiser at The Stanwich Club, collecting pledges for birdies and pars made by the group. Thanks to this event and through the generosity of early supporters, more than $50,000 has been raised in support of the scholarship.
The Mahoney Family Scholarship joins the GOLFWORKS Graduate Scholarship and the Jay Mottola Scholarship as scholarships administered by the MGA Foundation, the charitable vehicle to growing the game in the Met Area. The MGA Foundation continues its commitment to education through expanded scholarship offerings, thanks to the generosity of families and individuals who have chosen to leave a legacy through golf.
The MGA Foundation supports the MGA’s mission to champion, invest, and advance the game of golf and its future for the Met Area golf community through programs and opportunities for individuals from all communities.
For more information about the Mahoney Family Scholarship, contact Johanna Gavin, Director of the MGA Foundation, at jgavin@mgagolf.org.
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