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Scotch Plains native John Pak named to 2021 U.S. Walker Cup Team
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Rumson Country Club set to host Women's Amateur & Mid-Amateur Championships
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NJSGA Hall of Fame Class of 2021 Spotlight: "Long" Jim Barnes
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Celebrating the 100th NJSGA Junior Championship: Looking back with Gerry Barnett
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Caddie Scholar Profiles: Raymond "Charlie" Roberts of Echo Lake
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There isn’t much that Raymond "Charlie" Roberts doesn’t like about being a caddie. In fact, it was caddying that enabled him to meet an Echo Lake Country Club member, an alumnus of Villanova University, who suggested that Roberts apply there. He applied, was accepted, and is currently in the second semester of his freshman year – majoring…
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NJSGA Hall of Fame Class of 2021 Spotlight: Marge Mason
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(Marge Mason photo courtesy: Atlantic City Country Club) If there existed a Hall of Fame for preparation, Marge Mason of The Ridgewood Country Club would surely be a member. Mason, whose practice regimen was legendary, had her efforts rewarded when she reached the pinnacle of her career in winning the 1967 U.S. Senior Women’s Championship at…
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NJSGA People: Former National League President, Leonard Coleman
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In 1966, Leonard Coleman was a three-sport star at Montclair High School – a standout football, basketball and baseball player whose outstanding reputation was known throughout the country. As a high school senior, he became New Jersey’s top football star, an All-American halfback, and one of the most highly recruited athletes in America…
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Astronaut Alan Shepard's "Moon Shot" Celebrates 50th Anniversary
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February 4, 2021 – Fifty years ago today, on Feb. 4, 1971, Commander Alan Shepard, as part of the Apollo 14 mission, hit the literal “moon” shot. Using a lunar excavator handle with the head of a six-iron attached to it, Shepard hit two golf balls off the surface of the moon. While his first shot angled off into a crater, his second shot…
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Hall of Fame Class of 2021: Jim Barnes, Marge Mason, Max Marston
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February 1, 2021 - Three of the greatest players in local history, Jim Barnes, Max Marston, and Marge Mason will be inducted into the New Jersey State Golf Association Hall of Fame as the Class of 2021 later this year. The annual ceremony and reception, which is typically held during the spring, is expected to be held later in 2021 due to the…
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Magnificent Essex County Country Club to host 100th Junior Championship
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In 1919 the New Jersey State Golf Association conducted its first Junior Championship at Essex County Country Club in West Orange with Charles Conklin of Hackensack Golf Club claiming the championship. All these years later, the NJSGA/William Y. Dear Junior Championship is returning, appropriately, to Essex County Country Club for the 100th…
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Member Club Spotlight: Oak Hill Golf Club
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Editor’s Note: This profile is the fifth in a series which showcases NJSGA member clubs and their unique story. If you would like the NJSGA to consider your club for a future article, please contact us. There an old saying at the picturesque Oak Hill Golf Club, nestled in Milford in western Hunterdon County’s rural hills. “You don’t read…
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Celebrating the 100th NJSGA Junior Championship: Looking back with Morgan Hoffmann
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Since winning the NJSGA/William Y. Dear Junior Championship in 2005, Morgan Hoffmann has progressed to golf’s biggest stage where is he carving out a story that goes beyond golf. The Wyckoff native was a regular on the PGA Tour from 2013-19, a college All-America at Oklahoma State University and was once ranked as the No. 1 amateur golfer in…
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Caddie Scholar Profiles: Drew Valsamedis of Manasquan River Golf Club
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January 19, 2021 - As a youngster, soccer and baseball were the sports that Drew Valsamedis was attracted to. Golf wasn’t even on the radar. “In fact, the first day I went to caddie at Manasquan River Golf Club was the first day I had ever set foot on a golf course. At the time, I was 14 and looking for a good job. My friend Peter’s father…
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Rumson Country Club welcomes Kelly LaDow as Head PGA Professional
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January 14, 2021 - Kelly LaDow, who served the past three years as First Assistant professional at the Chevy Chase Club in Maryland, has been named the head PGA professional at Rumson Country Club following an extensive search. LaDow, 35, is a native of Falmouth, Mass., and has held assistant professional jobs in Florida, Massachusetts, and…
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Golf Course Superintendents Assoc. of N.J. announces Best Management Practices Guide
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January 14, 2021 - Earlier this month, the Golf Course Superintendents Association of New Jersey created "The New Jersey Golf Industry Best Management Practices" guide (BMP), which covers all aspects of course maintenance with a focus on sustainability and protecting the environment as foundations for its use. To shelter the environment in a…
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Member Club Spotlight: Cedar Hill Country Club
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Editor’s Note: This profile is the fourth in a series which showcases NJSGA member clubs and their unique story. If you would like the NJSGA to consider your club for a future article, please contact us. While 2021 marks the 100th anniversary of Cedar Hill Country Club in Livingston, its terrific amenities and vibrant atmosphere are positioned…
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Celebrating the 100th NJSGA Junior Championship: Looking back with Ken Macdonald
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Ken Macdonald, the 1995 NJSGA/William Y. Dear Junior champion, is being featured on the NJSGA.org website as part of a series of articles written in conjunction with the celebration of the 100th NJSGA Junior Championship which will be played this upcoming summer. Golf has a funny way of impacting people in ways they never expected. Ken Macdonald…
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Essex Fells Country Club set to host 120th Amateur Championship
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Essex Fells Country Club will be the site of the 120th New Jersey State Golf Association Amateur Championship presented by Provident Bank July 6-8, 2021. The NJSGA’s oldest championship will be part of Essex Fells’ year-long celebration of its milestone 125th anniversary. Over the decades, Essex Fells Country Club has been a familiar site for…
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Lakewood in January - Site of the First "Tour" Event
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The Unlikely Birthplace of the Tour, By Kevin Casey Photo: Ocean County Hunt and Country Club (courtesy of the Rockefeller Archive Center) The PGA Tour in 2019/2020 didn’t happen quite as planned due to Covid-19 considerations. Had the Tour rolled out the way its leaders intended, the best golfers on the planet would have played fifty events…
