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2016 Compher Cup Team Bios
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HONORARY CAPTAIN BOB HOUSEN, Manasquan River / Metedeconk National (32 Compher Cups) Career: Six-time NJSGA Amateur Champion (1973, ’78, ’80, ’82, ‘86, ‘93); Champion NJSGA Senior Amateur (1995, 1998); Seven-time NJSGA Pre-Senior Champion; 32 NJSGA Compher Cup appearances; 13 victorious NJSGA Stoddard Trophy teams. v JASON BATAILLE…
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First Tee Of Raritan Valley Awards Four Participants
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Sayaka Carpenter of East Brunswick and Zachary Huber of Old Bridge were each recipients of $2,000 college scholarships presented by the Red Hoffman Cup Matches at the annual First Tee of Raritan Valley Awards Night on Wednesday, April 13, at Galloping Hill Golf Course in Kenilworth. Carpenter, a senior and golf team captain at East Brunswick High…
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Stricker, Price Named Captains For 2017 President's Cup At Liberty National
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Tournament officials at Liberty National Golf Club, host course of the 2017 Presidents Cup, announced Tuesday, April 12, that Nick Price and Steve Stricker will serve as captains of the International and U.S. Teams, respectively, for the 2017 event in Jersey City. The 2017 Presidents Cup will take place next year on Sept. 25 - Oct. 1 at Liberty…
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Stricker, Price Named Captains For 2017 President's Cup At Liberty National
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Tournament officials at Liberty National Golf Club, host course of the 2017 Presidents Cup, announced Tuesday, April 12, that Nick Price and Steve Stricker will serve as captains of the International and U.S. Teams, respectively, for the 2017 event in Jersey City. The 2017 Presidents Cup will take place next year on Sept. 25 - Oct. 1 at Liberty…
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N.J. Golf Fans Enjoy Unforgettable Bus Trip To Augusta
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It was the trip of a lifetime for a group of 13 golf fans from Caldwell, N.J., who journeyed by bus to Augusta, Ga., to watch the Masters. Jeff Lawshe organized the five-day excursion that left on Saturday morning, April 2 for the junket that included two days of golf play and one day at The Masters for the practice round on Tuesday, April 5. The…
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Mike Paduano Is Caliendo Winter League Champion, Player Of Year
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Mike Paduano of Eagle Oaks fired an even-par 72 to win the championship of the 55th John Caliendo Jersey Shore Winter Golf League Championship on April 7 at Renault Winery in Egg Harbor City. Paduano’s triumph in the season-ending event was his fourth of the winter season and gave him Player of the Year honors for the second time, also winning…
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NJSGA Caddie Camp Builds For The Future
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The New Jersey State Golf Association hosted a successful Caddie Camp, a one-day clinic on Saturday, April 9, at Canoe Brook Country Club in Summit, its first such event in nearly 15 years. Some 20 prospective male and female caddie were on hand to receive instruction from Brad Bardon, NJSGA Manager, Tournaments and Operations, and Johanna Gavin…
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Raffle Offers Chance To Play Baltusrol, Pebble Beach, Winged Foot , Etc.
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The Legendary Links Golf Raffle offers the chance of a lifetime for area golfers. Buy a raffle ticket for $100 and be entered to win a legendary golf outing for three at one of America's most prestigious golf clubs, such as Baltusrol, Pebble Beach, Winged Foot, Bayonne, Metedeconk National, and Somerset Hills, among others. Courses are considered…
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John Myers Of NJSGA Partner Golf Car Specialties, Wins Basketball Coaching Award
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John Myers, president of NJSGA partner Golf Car Specialties, also has a passion for basketball. In his third year as boys’ basketball coach at Bordentown High School, Myers guided the team to a state sectional championship. In 2000, Myers and a partner were working in a rundown warehouse had a big dream. In 2001 the Yamaha Golf Car Company took…
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Ex-trump Bedminster Assistant Finds Improbable Way To Masters
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A pro who once worked in New Jersey has authored the Cinderella story of this young golf season. Jim Herman, who spent two years working as an assistant pro at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster (2006-07), was the most unlikely player to earn his way into this year’s Masters when he won the Shell Open in Houston on the Sunday before Masters…
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Wmga Offers Opportunities For Girls In Golf
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The Women's Metropolitan Golf Association is offering two opportunities for young women involved in the game of golf. The application deadline for both opportunities is Friday, April 29, 2016. The WMGA has announced their Junior Girls’ Fellowship Program, which affords recipients all the playing privileges and responsibilities of a regular WMGA…
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NJSGA Annual Golf Summit Features Impressive Speakers
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Derek Sprague, president of the PGA of America, David A. Oatis, director of the Northeast Region of the USGA Green Section, and Steve Graves, president and founder of Creative Golf Marketing, are the featured speakers for the sixth annual New Jersey State Golf Association Golf Summit on Thursday, April 14, at the NJSGA Headquarters at Galloping…
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NJSGA Offers Inaugural Caddie Camp On April 9 At Canoe Brook
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The New Jersey State Golf Association is hosting its first NJSGA Caddie Camp, a one-day caddie clinic on Saturday, April 9, free of charge, at Canoe Brook Country Club in Summit, N.J., The free two-hour training camp (10 a.m. to 12 p.m.) is for interested high school and college students. The event is open to young men and women in New Jersey who…
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Tv's '60 Minutes' Features Youth Foundation Recipient St. Benedict's Prep
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St. Benedict’s Prep in Newark, which a year ago received funds from the NJSGA and NJPGA to restart its golf program, was the subject of a 20-minute feature on CBS-TV’s acclaimed show “60 Minutes,” on Sunday, March 20. The boards of both the NJSGA’s Youth Foundation and the NJPGA’s New Jersey Golf Foundation each donated $5,000 for a…
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Caliendo Winter League Thriving In 54th Season
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It’s been a winter to remember for the hearty souls who comprise the John Caliendo Jersey Shore Winter Golf League, now in its 54thyear. One of the mildest winters on record for New Jersey has gifted the 176 members (142 amateurs, 34 pros) of the league with the opportunity play every Thursday nearly unimpeded throughout the entire league…
