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Mickelson Tees Off Onto Springfield Street; Spieth In Cart-path Controversy
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Phil Mickelson, who won the last PGA Championship contested here at Baltusrol put a big dent into his chances for doing it again. His tee shot off the first tee was a horrendous slice off to the left and got onto the road (Shunpike Road) and into a backyard in Springfield. From there, Mickelson fought his way to a 3-over-7 on the hole After the…
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Golf Rarity: Susan Vincent Of Trenton C.C. Nets Two Aces In Same Round
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Susan Vincent and her husband, Peter, members of the Trenton Country Club, played golf on Friday, July 15, thinking it would be a normal round of golf like all those other times they’ve played together over the past 25 years. It turned out to be anything but. Susan became one of 18 women in the history of golf to claim two aces in the same…
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Njsga, Njpga Come Together With New Look For Year-end Celebration Of Golf
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The annual NJSGA/NJPGA Celebration of Golf, which honors the best golfers of the season and their supporters in a year-end fete will have a decidedly new look and spin when it takes place this fall on Thursday, Nov. 3. Traditionally, the event is conducted at a country club within New Jersey, but Liberty House in Jersey City, offering views of…
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Female Superintendents: New Jersey Leads The Way
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When Jo-Ann Eberle became head superintendent in 1984 at Sunset Valley Golf Course in Pequannock, she was a rarity -- first female head super in New Jersey and the Northeastern United States. More than 30 years later, New Jersey boasts all of three female head supers in Rebecca Hawkins at Darlington Golf Course in Mahwah, Diane Elwood at Bel-Aire…
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Scott Kim Medalist At Public Links Qualifier At Valley Brook
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Scott Kim of Darlington has an affinity for the Valley Brook Golf Course in River Vale. During his high school career at nearby River Dell High School, Kim won the Bergen County Scholastic championship there with a 72. On Wednesday, June 30, Kim fired an even-par and career-best 70 at the 6,220-yard venue to earn medalist honors by two shots over…
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Bill Hook's 69 Puts Him On Brink Of Qualifying For PGA At Baltsurol
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VERONA, N.Y. -- Bill Hook's goal for the third round of the 49th PGA Professional Championship on Tuesday was to just go for it. Fire at the pins and see how low he could go. The 33-year-old PGA Head Professional at Knickerbocker Country Club in Tenafly, N.J., began the day at 3-over-par. When it finished, he was 3-under, thanks to a 69 on…
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Jim Dufficy Is Medalist For Second Time This Summer
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It’s been a great summer for Jim Dufficy of Hominy Hills, who on Tuesday, June 28, earned his second qualifying medal in as many tries. On Tuesday, he was top man with a one-under-par 72 at the NJSGA Public Links qualifier at 6,645-yard Charleston Springs Golf Course (South) in Millstone Twp. The JSGa Men’s Public Links Championship takes…
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Reception Honors NJSGA Caddies Scholars At Galloping Hill
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The New Jersey State Golf Association’s Caddie Scholarship Foundation celebrated its 69thyear of service when it hosted its annual caddie scholars’ reception at its facility at the Galloping Hill Golf Course in Kenilworth on Wednesday, June 22. With 33 caddies in attendance, plus members of their immediate families, a crowd of more than 100…
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Jason Day Visits Baltusrol In Advance Of Pga, Wants To Remain No. 1
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Australian Jason Day, the world’s No. 1 golfer, stopped by Baltusrol Golf Club on Wednesday, June 22, in advance of the 96thPGA Championship to be contested there in Springfield in exactly five weeks, July 28-31. Day is the PGA defending champion, garnering his first major victory last August at Whistling Straits in Wisconsin. This year’s…
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Bill Hook Wins Charity Clambake By Seven Strokes
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Just nine days ago, Bill Hook, the head professional at Knickerbocker Country Club carded an 87 to shoot himself out of contention at the U.S.. Open sectional qualifier at Canoe Brook Country Club in Summit. Fast forward to Wednesday, June 15, and Hook is near the top of the New Jersey PGA section after shooting rounds of 69, 72 and 70 to easily…
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Beat Scratch Challenge Brings Fun To The Golf Course
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Attention NJSGA members who play public golf courses -- play Beat Scratch and win a chance to play esteemed Plainfield County Club. What is Beat Scratch? This a unique event that is both real and virtual. This is NOT AN ONLINE GAME. The golf is very real. Enter your 18-hole gross score minus your Course Handicap to determine if you beat scratch…
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N.J. Evans Scholar Classic Funds Caddie Scholarships
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The 14th annual New Jersey Evans Scholar Classic golf outing attracted close to 100 Evans Scholars alumni, NJSGA caddie alumni, and friends on Monday, June 13, at Hawk Pointe Golf Club in Washington, N.J. NJSGA partner Tom Paluck, a former Evans Scholar at Michigan State and now the principle at Summit’s TSP Capital Management, initiated the…
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NJSGA Caddie Scholarship Foundation Announces 2016-17 Caddie Scholars
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The NJSGA Caddie Scholarship has announced its scholarship recipents for the 2016-17 academic year. These Caddie Scholars, listed by club, can be found here. The CSF has surpassed $12.7 million in donations in its 69-year history after surpassing the $11 million mark in 2014. This year, 179 scholarships were awarded, totaling $762,744. The NJSGA…
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Fioretti Nets Ace, Championship, On Two Courses In Same Day
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EAGLE OAKS INVITATIONAL FULL RESULTS Anthony Fioretti of Ballyowen had the kind of day most golfers dream of last Tuesday, May 31. On his first swing of the NJSGA/NJPGA Senior Open, on the 165-yard (over water) 10th hole at Spring Brook Country Club in Morristown, Fioretti recorded the fourth ace of his career, “but the first one I ever saw…
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14th NJ Evans Scholars Classic Scheduled For June 13
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The 14th Annual New Jersey Evans Scholars Classic returns to Hawk Pointe in Washington, N.J. on Monday, June 13. This is an open event that encourages participation from local Evans and New Jersey Caddie Scholar Alumni and friends of both associations. For more information about the event, or to register, please visit this page. The New Jersey…
