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Host New Jersey, Led By Komline, Eager For USGA State Team Event At Galloway National
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Brian Komline of Black Oak, a two-time New Jersey State Golf Association Player of The Year, knows what it’s like to compete in a USGA event as important as the 10th USGA Men’s State Team Championship which will be played next week at the Galloway National Golf Club in Galloway, N.J. “All USGA events are equally big, whether you are playing…
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11 NJ Caddies March With Golf Bags To Ground Zero In Memory Of Fallen Golfers
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Story and Photos by W.L. Bill Allen, Jr. Director, NJSportAction.net Somehow, the number of participants seemed apropos. Last year, there were nine. This year t here were 11 caddies from Essex County NJ area golf courses who made the journey from the Shillelagh Club in West Orange, NJ, to the World Trade Center on the 11th anniversary of 9-11. As…
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Faldo Clinic Energizes Galloping Hill, Future Site Of NJSGA Headquarters
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With six-time major winner Nick Faldo stopping by to conduct a clinic, it’s just a matter of time before Galloping Hill Golf Course, including a new home for the New Jersey State Golf Association, and the TaylorMade Performance Lab, becomes the golf hub of the state. Faldo and Golf Channel host Charlie Rymer conducted a two-hour clinic for The…
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NJ State Team Of Komline, Stamberger & Handley Shooting For Win At USGA Event
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With two former NJSGA Players of the Year who have twice appeared in the event and a talented third player, the New Jersey State Team of Brian Komline of Black Oak, Mike Stamberger of Spring Lake and Niall Handley of Essex Fells will settle for nothing less than the top of the 2012 USGA Men’s State Team Championship, Sept. 19-21, when the event…
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Jumping Brook Wins 46th Best-ball-of-four At Panther Valley
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John Kilcullen, captain of his Jumping Brook foursome, knew what it took to win the NJSGA’s 46thBest- Ball-of-Four Championship. Going into Tuesday’s event at the Panther Valley Golf and Country Club, Kilcullen’s name had already been engraved on the trophy five times over the years for being on a winning foursome from Spring Brook. VIEW…
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Komline, Stamberger, Handley Represent New Jersey In U.S. State Team Championships At Galloway National
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Three outstanding amateurs will represent the New Jersey State Golf Association in their home state when the United States Golf Association Men’s State Team Championship comes to Galloway National Golf Club in Galloway Township September 19-21. Brian Komline of Black Oak Golf Club, a Bridgewater resident, built on his already impressive…
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Locastro & Podvey Victorious In 80th NJSGA Four-ball Championship
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Mike LoCastro’s eight-foot par putt on the 18th hole closed out the match following a 20-foot birdie putt on the 17th by partner Harris Podvey as the Rolling Greens team defeated Mike O’Connell and Luke Edelman of North Jersey, 1 up, to win the championship of the NJSGA 80th Four-Ball Championship on Wednesday, August 8, at the Essex County…
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Chandler Family Scholarship At Echo Lake
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The Chandler Family Scholarship was begun in May of 1996 by Roger Chandler, a devoted Echo lake member and long-time executive with Exxon Mobil. Roger was a recipient of a Garnett newsboy scholarship in his hometown of Rochester, NY and he never forgot how much that scholarship meant to him and his subsequent successful career. He contributed a…
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Montclair's Depiro & Mcglynn Win 46th Mixed Pinehurst At Somerset Hills
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Val DePiro and Kevin McGlynn of Montclair combined for an even-par 71 to win the NJSGA’s 46thMixed Pinehurst Championship by one stroke on Tuesday, August 7, at the 6,384-yard Somerset Hills Country Club in Bernardsville. VIEW PHOTOS>> FINAL RESULTS>> DePiro, both former Montclair Country Club champions, played together for the first time in…
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Johnsons Of Stone Harbor Win 90th Father And Son Championship
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For the Johnsons of Stone Harbor, the first time was the charm.Matt Johnson and his dad, Bill Johnson Sr., appearing for the first time at the NJSGA’s 90thFather and Son Championship, fired a 4-under-par 68 (36-32) to win the event in a match of cards over defending champions, Robert and Christopher Housen of Manasquan River, on Thursday…
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NJSGA Youth Foundation Pro-am A Banner Event At Manasquan River Golf Club
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The 2012 New Jersey State Golf Association Youth Foundation Pro-Am, conducted at the Manasquan River Golf Club, site of the 92ndState Open, was again an unqualified success. The outing, which is the biggest vehicle for raising funds for the Youth Foundation, attracted 30 foursomes and raised its highest one-day total in the history of the event…
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The Caddie Scholarship Foundation At The 2012 Open
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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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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…
