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10th Annual East Coast Evans Scholar Classic
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Join NJSGA Caddie Scholarship Foundation, alumni, and supporters for the 10th Annual East Coast Evans Scholars Foundation, on Monday, June 25th at Hawk Pointe. This event has generated more than $260,000 to support caddie scholarships. To register or find out more, click here. Photo: Baltusrol caddies and Dand Chelel from The Barclays at the 2011…
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NJSGA Partners With Golftec
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The New Jersey State Golf Association and GolfTEC have entered into a partnership to the benefit of Garden State golfers, Steve Foehl, NJSGA Executive Director has announced. GolfTEC, headquartered in Centennial, Colo., features five Improvement Centers in New Jersey. GolfTEC has agreed to sponsor the NJSGA Men’s and Women’s Public Links…
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NJSGA Goes Mobile With Apps For Ghin
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By Mike Moretti FOLLOW NJSGA ON TWITTER: Click here Now, for New Jersey State Golf Association members, keeping track of their GHIN (Golf Handicap Information Network) handicap is easier than ever, thanks to the new for 2012 GHIN mobile app for Android and iPhone and iPad subscribers. The mobile app is available via the Android market or the…
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40th Anniversary For Galloping Hill Nine-holers
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The 40 members of the Galloping Hill Golf Course Ladies’ Nine-Holers have plenty to celebrate this season. It’s their 40th anniversary. And some founding members are still associated with the group that tees it up every Wednesday morning at the Kenilworth course. Ann Augulis, 86, and Jackie Axelson, 81, both of Clark, started the Nine-Holers…
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Gap Defeats NJSGA In 51st Compher Cup Match
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HUNTINGDON VALLEY, PA (April 25, 2012) -- In the annual spring faceoff of neighboring golf associations, the Golf Association of Philadelphia (GAP) defeated the NJSGA team, 11.5-6.5, in the 51ST Compher Cup matches at Philmont Country Club’s North Course. View the team photo here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/njsga/7115768755/ Several close…
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Nationally Known Speakers Highlight NJSGA Golf Summit At Forsgate C.C.
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Nationally-known speakers Darrell Crall of the PGA of America, Rick Coyne of Club Mark Corporation and Pat Jones of Golf Course Industry magazine gave their views on maintaining and attracting membership in a difficult economic climate when the New Jersey State Golf Association Golf presented its second annual Golf Summit on Thursday, April 12…
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Ticketsforecharity
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The Caddie Scholarship Foundation is pleased to announce that it will again be a participating charitable organization in the TICKETSforeCHARITY program. When purchasing a $150 weekly grounds ticket through TICKETSforeCHARITY to The Barclays at Bethpage State Park: The Black Course in August, please keep in mind the Caddie Scholarship Foundation…
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A Great Season Of Golf Ahead
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The NJSGA is embarking on its 112th year and there is no better time than now to be associated with the NJSGA whether as a member golfer, member club, volunteer, and/or part of the staff. It all starts with a remarkable 2012 Championship Schedule. The NJSGA Mid-Amateur, the first major of the year, will be held on May 1 -3, at Galloway National…
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Fore-thousand Miles Away
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While preparing to study abroad in Galway, Ireland, I made a promise to my grandfather that I would not leave for Europe without playing a round of golf. I had no idea at the time but that promise would leave me with my greatest golf memory and a scorecard that stands at the beacon of my golf career. Upon leaving for a trip to Scotland, a friend…
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Warm Winter Brings Out Golfers
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By Mike Moretti It’s been the kind of winter New Jersey golfers could only dream about, particularly after last year’s conditions that kept snow on the ground from late December all the way into March. Golfers did not have to look very hard to find a place to play throughout this mild winter.There was so much play in Union County, in fact…
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Caddie Scholars Gather For Social Event
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By Kate Pfeffer The Caddie Scholarship Foundation’s annual social event took place January 5th at the USGA Museum. Members of the Caddie Scholarship family, including twenty-eight current caddie scholars, came together for a few hours of networking, reflections, and tours of the Golf . The speakers for the night included NJSGA President Tom…
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New Twists On The Rules
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By Rick Jenkins Every four years, the USGA and the R&A, the two bodies that govern the game of golf around the world, make revisions to the Rules of Golf. For 2012, the set of changes is more significant than usual and corrects some issues considered for a long time to need attention. The key changes attempt to better align breaches of certain…
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Housens Claim Father & Son
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By Rick Jenkins After sharing four NJSGA Father & Son victories with his father, Bob Housen now shares one with his son Chris. Together, the Manasquan River members won the 89th Father & Son Championship at Metedeconk National Golf Club on July 19th with a four under par round of 68 that featured four birdies and no blemishes on the scorecard…
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A Professional Coming Of Age
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By Rick Jenkins The 91st NJSGA Open Championship was a coming out party for Kevin Foley. A decorated amateur and college player at Penn State, Foley turned pro just one year ago and was playing in his first State Open. He played like a veteran. In total control of his game and his emotions, Foley methodically carved out three rounds in the 60s at…
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Two In A Row
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By Rick Jenkins WEST ORANGE, N.J. Although 20 year-old Kristina Wagner of Mattawang Golf Club came into today’s Women’s Public Links Championship at Francis Byrne Golf Course as the defending champion, she was not brimming with confidence. She sat out the competitive season at High Point University in North Carolina this year where she plays…
