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Ryan Mccormick, Off His Historic Season, Is 2012 NJSGA Player Of The Year
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Ryan McCormick of Suburban enjoyed one of the most outstanding seasons of any golfer in the history of the NJSGA. McCormick, 20, became only the fifth player in history to win the NJSGA and MGA Amateurs in the same year and the first since 1949. He also was within one stroke of winning the Met Open, but nonetheless won low amateur honors. He…
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Handley & Totland Victors In Tournament Of Club Champions
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Niall Handley punctuated his victory with a 20-foot birdie putt on his final hole for a round of 2-under-par 68 to win the men’s division on Thursday, Oct. 4, of the 2012 NJSGA Tournament of Club Champions at his home club, the par-70, 6,476-yard Essex Fells Country Club. Handley won by two shots over Peter Barron of Stone Harbor and three…
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Ference Wins 43rd Women's Senior Amateur By One Shot At Trump-bedminster
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In the space of seven days, Peggy Ference of Cherry Valley has notched the only two tournament victories of her life outside of four club championships.On Wednesday, Oct. 3, Ference won what she called “my biggest win by a long shot” when she captured the 36-hole NJSGA 43rdSenior Women’s Amateur over the 5,188-yard, par 72 Trump National…
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Blumenfeld, Vannelli , Russo Advance In U.S. Senior Amateur At Mountain Ridge
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Jay Blumenfeld of Mountain Ridge and Ron Vannelli of Metuchen, both former winners of the NJSGA Tournament of Club Champions, have advanced to the match-play portion of the 2012 USGA Senior Amateur Championship at the par-71, 6,838-yard Mountain Ridge Country Club in West Caldwell. Both players are in first-round matches this morning (Monday…
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Photos Of The Year
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Ashlee Schlagenhaft, 7, of Brick enjoyed State Open at Manasquan River GC
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Suburban Cup On October 5th Could Decide 2012 NJSGA Player Of The Year
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The winner of the NJSGA Player of the Year Award likely will not be decided until Friday, October 5. That is the date of the annual Suburban Cup, played at the Suburban Golf Club in Union. The Suburban Cup is an annual affair in which three members play with an outstanding Met Area amateur. Jeremy Quinn of Wallkill won the event in a playoff over…
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New Jersey Team Places 34th At Galloway National
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Brian Komline’s eagle on the par-5 11th hole on Friday was the event’s highlight as New Jersey wrapped its three-day appearance at the 10th USGA Men’s State Team Championship at the Galloway National Golf Club in Galloway. Komline’s 9-iron from 153 yards landed two feet from the pin for his eagle that, at the time, put him at 3-over-par…
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Spring Lake Caddie Reunion Boosts Njsga, Club Scholarships
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Originally published in the 2012 Fall/Winter issue of the NJSGA Magazine. Spring Lake Golf Club's Caddie Reunion Golf Outing 2012 on September 15 attracted 108 participants, more than 70 percent of whom were former Spring Lake caddies. The event was chaired by Chris Lukas, assisted by Spring Lake members John Conforti and Fro Heine. Bill King…
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Host New Jersey, Led By Komline, Eager For USGA State Team Event At Galloway National
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Brian Komline of Black Oak, a two-time New Jersey State Golf Association Player of The Year, knows what it’s like to compete in a USGA event as important as the 10th USGA Men’s State Team Championship which will be played next week at the Galloway National Golf Club in Galloway, N.J. “All USGA events are equally big, whether you are playing…
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Avers & Samerjan Of Neshanic Valley Win 17th Senior Four-ball At Hawk Pointe
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Tom Avers and John Samerjan of Neshanic Valley combined for seven natural birdies to fire a seven-under-par 65 and win the 17thNJSGA Senior Four-Ball Championship on Wednesday, September 12, by three shots at the Hawk Pointe Golf Club in Washington. VIEW PHOTOS>> FINAL RESULTS>> Three groups carded four-under-par 68s including Frank Law and Mark…
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11 NJ Caddies March With Golf Bags To Ground Zero In Memory Of Fallen Golfers
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Story and Photos by W.L. Bill Allen, Jr. Director, NJSportAction.net Somehow, the number of participants seemed apropos. Last year, there were nine. This year t here were 11 caddies from Essex County NJ area golf courses who made the journey from the Shillelagh Club in West Orange, NJ, to the World Trade Center on the 11th anniversary of 9-11. As…
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Gotterup Putt On 18th Hole Earns Him 54th Pre-senior Trophy At Morris County Golf Club
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It was only fitting that on September 11, Morten Gotterup of Rumson paused to pay homage to his former playing partner, Todd Pelino, who lost his life that day 11 years ago in the World Trade Center. VIEW PHOTOS>> FINAL RESULTS>> On his final putt, with the tournament on the line, Gotterup dedicated the 10-footer to his friend and watched as it…
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Ryan Mccormick Maintains State Player Of The Year Lead Over Brian Komline
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Ryan McCormick of Suburban, off a second-place tie in the recent 97thMet Open at Plainfield, has expanded his lead over Brian Komline for the NJSGA Player of the Year award from just 27.5 points to 92.5 points in the latest standings. A month ago, McCormick, then off his victory at the MGA Amateur which followed his triumph at the NJSGA Amateur…
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Faldo Clinic Energizes Galloping Hill, Future Site Of NJSGA Headquarters
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With six-time major winner Nick Faldo stopping by to conduct a clinic, it’s just a matter of time before Galloping Hill Golf Course, including a new home for the New Jersey State Golf Association, and the TaylorMade Performance Lab, becomes the golf hub of the state. Faldo and Golf Channel host Charlie Rymer conducted a two-hour clinic for The…
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NJ State Team Of Komline, Stamberger & Handley Shooting For Win At USGA Event
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With two former NJSGA Players of the Year who have twice appeared in the event and a talented third player, the New Jersey State Team of Brian Komline of Black Oak, Mike Stamberger of Spring Lake and Niall Handley of Essex Fells will settle for nothing less than the top of the 2012 USGA Men’s State Team Championship, Sept. 19-21, when the event…
