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July Is Busy Month For State Competitions
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By Rick Jenkins Four qualifiers are in the books for the 91st NJSGA Open Championship and the starting field is set for this marquis event at Hollywood Golf Club sponsored by Lincoln and Prudential. A strong field of P.G.A. Professionals and the State’s top amateurs will tackle the difficult, 7,000 yard layout at Hollywood over three rounds of…
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Mid-am Produces Another Breakthrough Champion
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By Rick Jenkins Like last year when David Pierce of Neshanic Valley Golf Course broke through for his first NJSGA victory, the Mid-Amateur Championship produced another first-time winner this year. Kevin McSorley of Charleston Springs Golf Course won his first major event of any kind yesterday at Deal Golf & Country Club – and did so with an…
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NJSGA & Gap Meet For 50th Compher Cup Matches
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By Fred Behringer COLTS NECK, N.J. Leading amateurs from the New Jersey State Golf Association and the Golf Association of Philadelphia participated in an historic event at Trump National Golf Club–Colts Neck today. NJSGA President John Murray called the occasion, the 50th playing of the Compher Cup matches, “a great tradition that fosters…
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Let's Get Educated
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We’re close. Hang in there. The tide is turning and the warming trend will usher in spring. While we still can’t play golf in all parts of the state, we can get ready to play. The NJSGA has two great learning opportunities coming up in April. As a player, this is a great time of year to brush up on the Rules of Golf; and as a club employee…
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NJSGA Hosts First Golf Summit
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By Rick Jenkins CLIFTON, N.J. The NJSGA hosted its inaugural Golf Summit today at Upper Montclair Country Club. Over 110 guests were on hand from member clubs and courses to participate in presentations on a number of issues relevant to the golf industry in New Jersey – and beyond. The program was made possible through the generous support of…
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Got Rules?
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Do you know all of the relief options available from a lateral water hazard? Do you know what to do if your ball moves on the putting green or if you hit your ball while marking it? No doubt the Rules of Golf are voluminous and complex, but the NJSGA will help you parse through them at two Rules Seminars offered this spring. The first is…
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NJSGA Looks Forward To Strong 2011
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By Rick Jenkins Photo courtesy of James N. Lum What better time to reprise the NJSGA’s activities than the beginning of a new year. If you follow our championship schedule, read our magazine NJSGA GOLF, or periodically visit our web site, you hear and read a lot about our tournaments, players and member courses. But you may not know much about…
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Woodlake Team Captures Father & Son
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HILLSBOROUGH, N.J. On a day when the temperatures soared, the scoring went low at the 88th NJSGA Father & Son Championship at Royce Brook Golf Club (West). The Woodlake Country Club team of Greg and Jonathan Galinskie combined for five birdies and an eagle en route to a four-under par 68 to capture their first Father & Son Championship. “I’ve…
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Thrilling Four Ball Championship Goes Down To The Wire
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by Rick Jenkins BERNARDSVILLE, N.J. Like it was scripted, the championship match came down to the final putt on the final hole. When Michael Deo dropped a six footer for birdie on the 18th hole at Somerset Hills Country Club, he and Brian Komline capped a thrilling match against Domenic Gatto and Riley Powers with a 1-up victory in the 78th Four…
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NJSGA Bows To Gap In Compher Cup Competition
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KING OF PRUSSIA, PA . In the annual spring faceoff of two regional golf associations, the Golf Association of Philadelphia (GAP) defeated the NJSGA team, 11.5 points to 6.5, in the Compher Cup matches at Gulph Mills Golf Club. Several close matches turned into late defeats for the NJSGA team, which failed to defend its 2009 title. The GAP players…
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NJSGA Announces Compher Cup Team
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KENILWORTH, N.J. (March 26, 2010). The New Jersey State Golf Association today announced its Compher Cup team that will compete against the Golf Association of Philadelphia (GAP) in the annual match between the two golf associations on Wednesday, April 28th at Gulph Mills Golf Club in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. Leading the NJSGA team as…
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Got Grooves? Read This!
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-by Rick Jenkins With much media attention swirling around the new “grooves rule,” we thought it would be helpful to review the rule and clarify how it will affect NJSGA competitions. The rule was announced in 2008 by the USGA and R&A, the worldwide governing bodies that set the Rules of Golf, but has become front and center news recently…
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Highlights Of The 2010 Championships Schedule
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It may be January and it may be frigid, but it’s not too early to turn our thoughts to golf – especially when the NJSGA is offering a great line-up of courses for its 2010 Championships. First, the majors. The season kicks off with the Mid-Amateur Championship at Galloway National Golf Club in early May. The Mid-Am returns to Galloway for the…
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NJSGA Holds 110th Annual Meeting
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The NJSGA convened its 110th Annual Meeting on October 8th at the Rock Spring Club. The meeting is a chance for the organization to review its activities and accomplishments from the past year, from Championships to committee work, and to elect new Board of Trustees members. This year’s meeting also was a passing of the baton from one Board…
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Newcomers Triumph At Four Ball Championship
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By Rick Jenkins JACKSON, N.J. The NJSGA’s final major of the year concluded today at Metedeconk National Golf Club with first-time winners. The team of Keith Grant and Frank DeCraine from Neshanic Valley G.C. threw a slew of birdies at Merv Smith and Ron Cochran from High Mountain G.C. to defeat them in the final match of the 77th Four Ball…
