About MGA
History - Past Presidents
G. Herbert Windeler was an influential member of The Country Club during the
1900s and a driving force behind the formation of the MGA in 1903. Since that
time, many individuals have volunteered their time to serve as president of
the MGA. Here is a list of the MGA presidents who have served from 1903 to
the present.
| President | Club Affiliation | Years of Service |
|---|---|---|
| G. Herbert Windeler | The Country Club | 1903-1910 |
| Herbert Jaques | The Country Club | 1911-1914 |
| Harry L. Ayer | Essex County Club | 1915-1916 |
| Henry W. Wilder | Vesper Country Club | 1917-1918 |
| Albert D. Locke | Brae Burn Country Club | 1919 |
| Barton K. Stephenson | Winchester Country Club | 1920-1921 |
| Everett S. Litchfield | The Country Club | 1922-1923 |
| William F. Garcelon | Commonwealth Country Club | 1924-1925 |
| Raynor M. Gardiner | Weston Golf Club | 1926-1927 |
| Harold W. Pierce | The Country Club | 1928 |
| Alvah W. Rydstrom | Norfolk Golf Club | 1929-1930 |
| Talbot C. Chase | Oakley Country Club | 1931-1932 |
| Charles H. Cross | Unicorn Golf Club | 1933-1934 |
| Charles E. Mason | The Country Club | 1935-1936 |
| Erastus B. Badger | Winchester Country Club | 1937-1938 |
| C. Campbell Patterson, Jr. | The Country Club | 1939-1940 |
| Melville P. Merritt | Tedesco Country Club | 1941-1942 |
| William O. Blaney | Brae Burn Country Club | 1943-1944 |
| Joseph M. Batchelder | Salem Country Club | 1945-1946 |
| Benjamin F. Jaques | Blue Hill Country Club | 1947-1948 |
| Osmund O. Keiver | Tedesco Country Club | 1949 |
| Clarence Cochrane | Bellevue Golf Club | 1950-1951 |
| Clark Hodder | Framingham Country Club | 1952 |
| George O. Russell, Jr. | Weston Golf Club | 1953-1954 |
| John W. Goodrich | The Country Club | 1955-1956 |
| Joseph A. Galvin, Jr. | Brae Burn Country Club | 1957-1958 |
| Leon S. Bishop | Thorny Lea Golf Club | 1959-1960 |
| Duncan Dewar, Jr. | Worcester Country Club | 1961 |
| Edward L. Butler | Duxbury Yacht Club | 1961-1962 |
| William G. Harding | Dedham Country & Polo Club | 1963-1964 |
| Arthur W. Rice, Jr. | Weston Golf Club | 1965-1966 |
| Charles M. Pyle, Jr. | The Country Club | 1967-1968 |
| Henry F. Wischusen | Bellevue Golf Club | 1969-1970 |
| John P. English | Taconic Golf Club | 1971 |
| Curtis M. Carr | Pleasant Valley Country Club | 1972 |
| Lionel MacDuff | Salem Country Club | 1973-1974 |
| John Arnold | Duxbury Yacht Club | 1975-1976 |
| James B. Wilcox | Winchester Country Club | 1977-1978 |
| A. Dixon Sykes | Weston Golf Club | 1979-1980 |
| Andrew C. Bailey | Dedham Country & Polo Club | 1981 |
| Ferdinand L. Carangelo | Tedesco Country Club | 1982-1983 |
| Harry B. McCracken, Jr. | Charles River Country Club | 1984-1985 |
| Ray C. Bump, Jr. | Country Club of Halifax | 1986-1987 |
| William C. Foley | Wollaston Golf Club | 1988-1989 |
| Robert G. Dowling III | Hyannisport Club | 1990-1991 |
| Paul S. Evans | Duxbury Yacht Club | 1992-1993 |
| Daniel L. Hurley | Indian Ridge Country Club | 1994-1995 |
| John R. Perry, Jr. | Weston Golf Club | 1996-1997 |
| Oliver G. Kelley | The Milton-Hoosic Club | 1998-1999 |
| Cary R. Jubinville | The Orchards Golf Club | 2000-2001 |
| Michael J. Reilly | Dedham Country & Polo Club | 2002-2003 |
| Jay H. Tracy | Hyannisport Club | 2004-2005 |
| Richard P. Osborn | Cohasset Golf Club | 2006- |