Top Posts of 2023 #9 - 10/17/23. Congratulations to Jon Mays on his new role at the MGA. @mngolfassn Names Jon Mays as New Executive Director/COO The announcement of the hiring was made late last month that Mays would succeed Tom Ryan, who announced his retirement earlier this year. Mays will lead the MGA staff in serving the association’s 93,000 associate members and more than 400 member golf clubs and 14 allied golf industry associations.