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State Open Comes To Manasquan River Golf Club For First Time In History
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Picturesque Manasquan River Golf Club, which has hosted USGA and New Jersey PGA tournaments, is home to the State Open for the first time in history. The 92ndNew Jersey State Golf Association Open Championship is set for next Tuesday through Thursday (July 10-12) when the 54-hole, stroke-play tournament takes place at the Brielle-based course…
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Noelle Maertz, At 3-over-par 73, Wins Women's Public Links Championship
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Noelle Maertz of Hyatt Hills survived a stretch of five-over-par on her first four holes of the back nine with a pair of late birdies and carded a three-over-par 73 to win the New Jersey State Golf Association 9thWomen’s Public Links Championship on Monday at the Knob Hill Golf Club in Manalapan. VIEW PHOTOS>> FINAL RESULTS>> Maertz, a recent…
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East Coast Evans Scholars Classic
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East Coast Evans Scholars Classic: June 25, Hawk Pointe Golf Club, Washington, New Jersey The 10th annual East Coast Evans Scholars Classic was held June 25, at Hawk Pointe Golf Club in Washington, N.J. Over 100 Evans Scholars Alumni and friends of the program attended, helping raise $58,000 for the Evans Scholars Foundation. Since the event…
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Bob Housen, Special Invitee, Leads 48 Exempt Players Into 92nd State Open
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Bob Housen, winner of six New Jersey State Golf Association Amateur championships, has been named a “Special Invitee” by the NJSGA Board of Trustees and is among 48 exempt players who will participate in the 92ndState Open at the Manasquan River Golf Club in Brielle, July 9-12. Former champions Brian Gaffney of Rumson (2010) and Mark…
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Breaking The Norm At Colonia Country Club
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By Grace Hartley, 2012 P.J. Boatwright Intern In a male-dominated field, Kathryn Ruhno, of Edison, is breaking down barriers as one of the few girl caddies in New Jersey. Looking for a job that would keep her “outside, active, and interacting with people,” Ruhno, a recent graduate of Rowan University, was given a chance at Colonia Country…
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Caddie Scholarship Foundation Adds Three New Scholarships
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Ed Batta, Chairman of the NJSGA Caddie Scholarship Foundation, and Ben DelVento, Program Director, announced on June 14th at the Essex Fells Country Club three new four-year scholarships that will honor contributors to New Jersey caddies. A new four-year scholarship named in former CSF director Jay Petersen's memory is to be awarded to a Rutgers…
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Mark Mccormick, Son Ryan, Experience Thrill Of A Lifetime At U.S. Open
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For the McCormick family, it was the trip of a lifetime. Mark McCormick, who was co-medalist at U.S. Open sectional qualifying with Rumson’s Brian Gaffney, earned a spot at the Open at The Olympic Club in San Francisco on Monday, June 4. While son Ryan, a medalist at the first round of U.S. Open qualifying at Wheatley Hills, didn’t get to…
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Mccormick, 20, Wins State Amateur At Baltusrol In Record 12-under Par 276
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By Mike Moretti Ryan McCormick, 20, of Suburban closed with a round of 2-under-par 70 after a 5-under-par 67 in the morning for a record 72-hole total of 12-under-par 276 to win the 111th New Jersey State Golf Association Amateur Championship on Thursday, June 7, at historic Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield. VIEW PHOTOS>> FINAL RESULTS>>…
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111th NJSGA Amateur Returns To Historic Baltusrol Golf Club
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The 111thNew Jersey State Golf Association Amateur Championship returns to the Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield for the first time in 14 years when it hosts a field of 103 golfers beginning today. The field features six former champions, two sets of fathers and sons, two sets of brothers, the 2011 amateur Player of the Year, and the current New…
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Britton Repeats As Senior Open Champion
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Defending champion Bill Britton of Trump National-Colts Neck, a Rumson resident, chipped in for an eagle-3 on the par-5 fourth hole and rode it to a second straight victory in the NJSGA/NJPGA Senior Open Championship on Wednesday at the Montammy Golf Club in Alpine. Britton, 56, became the third player to win back-to-back championships…
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10th Annual East Coast Evans Scholar Classic
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Join NJSGA Caddie Scholarship Foundation, alumni, and supporters for the 10th Annual East Coast Evans Scholars Foundation, on Monday, June 25th at Hawk Pointe. This event has generated more than $260,000 to support caddie scholarships. To register or find out more, click here. Photo: Baltusrol caddies and Dand Chelel from The Barclays at the 2011…
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Brian Komline Wins Mid-amateur; First To Claim NJSGA Grand Slam
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Brian Komline of Black Oak took the more difficult path to attain the previous unreachable NJSGA individual “Grand Slam.” On Thursday, Komline, 38, won his first NJSGA Mid-Amateur, defeating 2011 Player of the Year Mike Stamberger, 3 and 2, in the match-play final in the 29thState Mid-Amateur, at challenging Galloway National.It took a…
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Firefighter Mcsorley Looks To Defend Mid-amateur Championship
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Kevin McSorley of Charleston Springs is the golfer to watch when the 29th New Jersey State Golf Association Mid-Amateur Championship returns May 1 to the nationally ranked Galloway National Golf Club’s challenging Tom Fazio course after a one-year absence. A total of 43 golfers survived qualifying rounds April 19 at Hopewell Valley and April 24…
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NJSGA Partners With Golftec
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The New Jersey State Golf Association and GolfTEC have entered into a partnership to the benefit of Garden State golfers, Steve Foehl, NJSGA Executive Director has announced. GolfTEC, headquartered in Centennial, Colo., features five Improvement Centers in New Jersey. GolfTEC has agreed to sponsor the NJSGA Men’s and Women’s Public Links…
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NJSGA Goes Mobile With Apps For Ghin
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By Mike Moretti FOLLOW NJSGA ON TWITTER: Click here Now, for New Jersey State Golf Association members, keeping track of their GHIN (Golf Handicap Information Network) handicap is easier than ever, thanks to the new for 2012 GHIN mobile app for Android and iPhone and iPad subscribers. The mobile app is available via the Android market or the…
