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Trevor Randolph Wins Met Mid, Clinches NJSGA Player Of Year
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Trevor Randolph if Arcola can again lay claim to the title as the best amateur golfer in the metropolitan area over age 35. The 43-year-old from Franklin Lakes repeated as titlist at the 10th annual Metropolitan Golf Association Mid-Amateur Championship Thursday, October 6, at Tamarack Country Club in Greenwich, Conn., and has laid claim to NJSGA…
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NJSGA Conducts Annual Meeting, Adds Two Board Members
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The 117th Annual Meeting of the New Jersey State Golf Association took place on Thursday, October 6, at Manasquan River Golf Club in Brielle. “We are proud of our initiatives of the Caddie Scholarship Foundation and Youth Foundation as we continue to honor our commitments to young people,” said NJSGA president Daniel M. Meehan. He recognized…
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Phillips Babcock Named Recipient Of 2016 Honey Gantner Award
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The late Phillips Babcock, NJSGA board member, treasurer, rules official and NJSGA Caddie Scholarship Foundation supporter and club representative, is the winner of the prestigious NJSGA Honey Gantner Award for 2016. The Honey Gantner Award is the first such award in the history of the NJSGA to be named after an individual, the late Honey Gantner…
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Golf Car Specialties To Conduct Demo Day At Fiddler's Elbow
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NJSGA Partner, Golf Car Specialties, is conducting a Demo Day of the latest model golf cars at Fiddler’s Elbow Country Club in Bedminster on Thursday, Oct. 20. Fiddler’s Elbow is one of five Demo Days Golf Car Specialties will be hosting throughout its territory of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware and Northern Virginia. “The…
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Jumping Brook Wins Best-ball-of-four At Green Brook C.C.
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After a four -year absence, Jumping Brook Country Club is back on top in the NJSGA Best-Ball-of-Four Championship. The team of John Kilcullen, Luis Garcia, Dave Zoni and Jack Slonis shot a net round of net 58 to defeat defending champion North Jersey (Paul Samanchik, Charlie Kohut, Rich and Jay Forlenza) by one shot. Forest Hill (Rick Garrigan…
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Arnold Palmer Enjoyed Career Highlights In New Jersey
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The legendary Arnold Palmer was a worldwide presence, but much that shaped his life and his career took place within the borders of New Jersey. As early as 1952, an amateur Palmer, stationed at the U.S. Coast Guard Base in Cape May, was playing New Jersey courses and honing his skills. By 1954, he won the U.S. Amateur Championship that paved the…
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Schiavone Cup Returns To Forsgate Oct. 5-6
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Forsgate Country Club will once again host the prestigious R.A. Schiavone Memorial Cup, Oct. 5-6, 2016. This two-day individual/team event is open to senior scratch amateur golfers (age 50+) and club professionals and will be staged on Forsgate’s Banks Course, ranked among the best courses in New Jersey by Golf Digest magazine. For the first…
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Brian Komline Wins Bergen Am, Preps For U.S. State Team Even
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By Greg Mattura, Bergen Record Bridgewater’s Brian Komline and Franklin Lakes’ Trevor Randolph appear primed and ready to represent New Jersey this month at the U.S. Men’s State Team Championship. Komline was stellar in winning Sunday’s Bergen County Amateur Championship at Rockleigh G.C. and Randolph was runner-up, one year after…
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Alex Beach Of Ridgewood Wins New Jersey PGA Section Championship
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PHOTO GALLERY NJPGA SECTION CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL SCORING In the past two years, Alex Beach of Ridgewood has established himself as one of the section’s finest assistant pros. On Thursday, the left-handed golfer who was sixth in the NJSGA Open, took it one step further, winning the 88th New Jersey PGA Professional Championship, shooting a…
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Randolph, Komline, Stamberger Play Well For N.J. In State Team Championship
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Trevor Randolph of Arcola, Brian Komline of Black Oak, and Mike Stamberger of Spring Lake represented Team New Jersey well at the U.S. Men’s State Team Championship, which concluded Friday, Sept. 30, at Country Club of Birmingham (West Course) in Birmingham, Ala. US STATE TEAM SCORING INDIVIDUAL SCORING The trio played well over the first two…
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2017 President Cups Tickets Available Now To NJSGA Members
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New Jersey State Golf Association members have a rare, limited-time, pre-sale opportunity to purchase tickets for the 2017 Presidents Cup, which takes place next Sept. 26 –Oct. 1, 2017, at Liberty National Golf Club in Jersey City. Tickets, which are extremely limited to only 12,000 per day- half the amount allotted to The Barclays- can be…
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New Jersey PGA Announces Special Award Winners For 2016
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The New Jersey PGA and Special Awards Committee have selected the Special Award winners for 2016. Each recipient will be honored on Monday, Oct. 31 at the Fall Meeting, and the Celebration of Golf on Thursday, Nov. 3. Two National PGA Special Award winners are from the New Jersey Section: Mike Adams of Hamilton Farm won the National Teacher of…
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Eagle Chip-in Helps Kruegers Win Father & Son In Playoff
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An eagle chip-in from 22 yards on the second of three playoff holes carried Bob and Bobby Krueger of Rockaway River to their second title as they defeated defending champions, Ken and Drake Ferriter of Darlington, by an aggregate of 10-13 in the 94th NJSGA Father and Son Championship, sponsored by McRae Capital Management, on Thursday, Sept. 1…
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Bataille & Whitman Earn Spot In U.S. Four-ball Championship
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Former Rutgers University golfers Jason Bataille of Bridgewater and Brian Whitman of Tinton Falls shot 5-under-par on their final nine holes for a total of 7-under-par 65 to share medalist honors with two other teams at sectional qualifying for the Third U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Championship at 6,742-yard Navesink Country club in Middletown , N.J…
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Schulz & Decker Of Mercer Oaks Win Ultimate Team Event
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Jim Schulz and Mike Decker of Mercer Oaks, a team that finished fifth last year, said putting made the difference in winning the second NJSGA Ultimate Team Event on Monday, August 29, at Upper Montclair Country Club in Clifton. “We had a lot of putts go in, and we had only one bogey, so we scored points on 26 of the 27 holes,” said Decker…
