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Youth Foundation Pro-am Successful Event At Hackensack G.C.
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The 2013 New Jersey State Golf Association Youth Foundation Pro-Am, conducted at Hackensack Golf Club, site of the 93rd State Open on Monday, July 8, attracted 28 foursomes to benefit youth from around the state. The State Open takes place Tuesday through Thursday, July 9-11. Amateur Devin Brigham of Echo Lake set a Hackensack course record of 63…
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Essex Fells Caddie Scholar Helps School Win Prestigious Marketing Award
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Jack Rupple, a rising junior at the University of Maryland, shared exciting news with the guests of the 2013 Caddie Scholarship Foundation annual meeting. Rupple, a caddie scholar from Essex Fells Country Club, is the recipient of the Colonel John McHugh Memorial Scholarship. More recently, Rupple earned a different and noteworthy award. This…
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East Coast Evans Scholars Honor N.j.'s Tommy Marcus
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Nearly 100 Evans Scholars alumni, NJSGA caddie alumni, and friends were on hand for a day of golf, dinner, and camaraderie at the 11th annual East Coast Evans Scholars Classic golf outing held on Monday, June 24 at Hawk Pointe Golf Club in Washington, N.J. Current NJSGA Caddie Scholars from Baltusrol Golf Club, Somerset Hills Country Club, and…
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East Coast Evans Scholars Honor N.j.'s Tommy Marcus
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Nearly 100 Evans Scholars alumni, NJSGA caddie alumni, and friends were on hand for a day of golf, dinner, and camaraderie at the 11th annual East Coast Evans Scholars Classic golf outing held on Monday, June 24 at Hawk Pointe Golf Club in Washington, N.J. Current NJSGA Caddie Scholars from Baltusrol Golf Club, Somerset Hills Country Club, and…
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Galloping Hill To Host First Tee Regional Challenge
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The Galloping Hill Golf Course in Kenilworth will host the 2013 Northeast Regional Chapter Challenge beginning Sunday, June 30 through Tuesday, July 2, and include chapters representing six states and the District of Columbia. First Tee of Raritan Valley, which calls Galloping Hill home, First Tee of Metropolitan New York (which includes chapters…
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Caddie Scholarship Program Achieves $10 Million Milestone
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Cover photo: Tom McGovern presents recognition plaque to Baltusrol's Rick Wolffe The NJSGA Caddie Scholarship Foundation’s annual trustees meeting on June 13th marked a significant milestone in the scholarship program’s 67-year history. Beginning in 1947 with two $600 per-year scholarships at Rutgers University, the program surpassed $10…
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Caddie Scholarship Program Achieves $10 Million Milestone
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Cover photo: Tom McGovern presents recognition plaque to Baltusrol's Rick Wolffe The NJSGA Caddie Scholarship Foundation’s annual trustees meeting on June 13th marked a significant milestone in the scholarship program’s 67-year history. Beginning in 1947 with two $600 per-year scholarships at Rutgers University, the program surpassed $10…
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Stamberger Leads Barron In Close Player Of Year Race
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Mike Stamberger of Spring Lake, fresh off his victory at the 112th State Amateur at Canoe Brook Country Club, has the early lead in the annual NJSGA Player of the Year standings. With his victory, Stamberger became the first ever to win both the NJSGA Amateur and Mid-Amateur and the Met amateur. Stamberger, the 2011 Player of the Year…
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CSF Teams Up With Ticketsforecharity For 2013 Barclays
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The Caddie Scholarship Foundation is pleased to announce that it is a participating charitable organization in the 2013 TICKETSforeCHARITY program. When purchasing either a $55 good any one day or $125 weekly grounds ticket to The Barclays tournament at Liberty National, please keep in mind the Caddie Scholarship Foundation. At the time of…
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Carl & Karnish Win 47th Mixed Pinehurst At Maplewood Cc
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A pair of scratch golfers representing a club without real estate walked away with the 47th NJSGA Mixed Pinehurst Championship on Wednesday, May 29, at the Maplewood Country Club. Liz Carl, 23, and Adam Karnish, 28, of Moggy Brook Golf Club, co-workers for the U.S. Golf Association in Far Hills, carded a 2-over-par 73 to defeat Kate Renoff and…
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Morgan Hoffman Putter Switch Gains Top 5 At Byron Nelson
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Morgan Hoffmann, the PGA Tour rookie from Wyckoff, N.J., switched putters midway through the HP Byron Nelson Championship and posted back-to-back rounds of 4-under-par 66s on the weekend for his first top five finish on the PGA Tour. Even-par for the tournament heading into the weekend, Hoffman, a former NJSGA Junior champion (2005) made a…
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High School Coach Celebrates 900th Victory
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Jim Jacobsen, in his 31st season as golf coach at his alma mater, Bergen Catholic High School in Oradell, was honored Saturday, May 11, on the occasion of earning his 900th coaching victory. That milestone was achieved on April 18, making Jacobsen just the third coach in any sport New Jersey high school annals to attain it. Jacobsen was feted…
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NJSGA Hosts Sponsor Appreciation Day At Somerset Hills
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Cover photo: Team scramble winners, from left, Chris and Rod Donnelly, and Chris Powers of Donnelly Industries, and NJSGA board member Kevin Purcell The venerable Somerset Hills Country Club served as the backdrop for the New Jersey State Golf Association’s annual Sponsor Appreciation Day on Thursday, May 9. A total of 27 participants enjoyed…
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N.J. First Tee Student Selected For Leadership Academy
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Zora Moore from The First Tee of Raritan Valley has been selected to attend The First Tee Life Skills and Leadership Academy in San Diego, Calif. July 24-30. Moore will join more than 90 participants of The First Tee, ages 13-17, to participate in this national event. The First Tee of Raritan Valley was one of eight charities in the State of New…
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Rich Kennedy Inducted Into Glen Ridge Hall Of Fame
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COVER PHOTO: Rich Kennedy and wife Andrea Rich Kennedy, the NJSGA Director of Handicapping and Membership Services, was recognized for his athletic excellence on Friday, May 3, when he was inducted into the Glen Ridge High School Athletic Hall of Fame. Kennedy, who began his tenure with the NJSGA as a Boatwright Intern in 2000 and was named…
