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Lee, Brown Win For NJSGA In Compher Cup As Gap Takes Match
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Thomas Lee of Rockleigh and Michael Brown of Pennsauken won individual matches for the NJSGA team, but Golf Association of Philadelphia (GAP) dominated play in the 56th Compher Cup matches played on April 26 at Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield. The annual Compher Cup matches top amateur players representing the New Jersey State Golf against the…
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New Jersey Caddies Selected For Prestigious Four-year Evans Scholarships
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The New Jersey State Golf Association Caddie Scholarship Foundation has been a shining light in providing higher educational assistance to New Jersey caddies since 1947. Over its 70-year history, the NJSGA CSF has awarded more than $12.7 million in scholarships to nearly 3,000 caddie scholars. Recently, New Jersey caddies have had the opportunity…
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From Caddie Scholar To National Park Ranger
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Story by Meg O'Malley, 2017 NJSGA intern We recently caught up with 2014 caddie scholar Alex Parody, who shared his thoughts on his current career as a Park Ranger at the George Washington Memorial Parkway in Washington D.C. Alex caddied at Upper Montclair Country Club from 2009 to 2013. One of his favorite things about being a caddie was getting…
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2017 Compher Cup Heads To Historic Baltusrol
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Prestigious Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield, N.J., will provide the setting for a third time when the 56th Compher Cup matches take place for the third straight year in New Jersey on Wednesday, April 26. The annual Compher Cup matches top amateur players representing the New Jersey State Golf against the Golf Association of Philadelphia. Last…
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Former Executive Director Steve Foehl An Inspiration In Arkansas
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NJSGA executive director Steve Foehl, who retired at the end of 2014 after 25 years of service and still acts in an advisory role to the NJSGA, served as a role model for Arkansas State Golf Association executive director Jay Fox, who made Steve the subject of an editorial in the Spring, 2017, issue of Arkansas Golfer Magazine. Read the article…
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Now Is A Perfect Time To Plan A Golf Trip To Scotland
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Now is the perfect time to consider a trip to Scotland as the New Jersey State Golf Association has commenced a travel partnership with The Experience St Andrews (TES) and is offering NJSGA members the opportunity of a lifetime to explore some of the most famous links courses in the world. TES, the NJSGA’s preferred travel partner to Scotland…
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Fioretti Wins Winter League Championship; Locastro Is Player Of Year
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Anthony Fioretti of Ballyowen continued his fine play over the past year when he carded a two-over-par 74 to win the 54thJohn Caliendo Jersey Shore Winter Golf League championship among a field of 80 amateur golfers by two shots over Greg Buliga on Wednesday, April 12, at Copper Hill Country Club in Ringoes. It was a beautiful day to conclude the…
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NJSGA Champ Fran Gacos & Husband Coach Teams At Hunterdon Central
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By John Haley | For NJ Advance Media When the Gacos family joined the Copper Hill Country Club in Ringoes in 1985 Frances Gacos began to question her husband Chris. She didn't really play golf, so why would they want to join a country club where golf is the center of attraction. Fast forward 32 years later and there are no more questions. Taking…
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Annual Golf Summit Offered Unique Perspectives
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The Millennial Generation could be the next large group of golf club members, according to speaker Frank Vain, president of the McMahon Group, at the New Jersey State Golf Association’s seventh Golf Summit on Wednesday, April 5, at Galloping Hill Golf Course in Kenilworth. Vain, who provides consulting and planning services for golf clubs, was…
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Caddie John (j.d.) Doherty Reports From The Masters
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ED. Note: Veteran caddie John (J.D.) Doherty of Red Bank has been in on many championships in New Jersey, with Mike Stamberger, who won the State Amateur in 2013 and 2014 and Jeff Thomas, who won it in 1994, among others. He's also been with four NJSGA Mid-Amateur champions, two State four-ball championship teams,and one NJSGA Public Links…
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Caddie John (j.d.) Doherty Reports From The Masters
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ED. Note: Veteran caddie John (J.D.) Doherty of Red Bank has been in on many championships in New Jersey, with Mike Stamberger, who won the State Amateur in 2013 and 2014 and Jeff Thomas, who won it in 1994, among others.He's also been with four NJSGA Mid-Amateur champions, two State four-ball championship teams,and one NJSGA Public Links…
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Large Golf Outing Supports Persons With Disabilities
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“What a great day, I love golf,” said Anthony Iovine at the 2016 Wiegand Farm Golf Classic, sponsored by Lakeland Bank and Eastern Propane. Anthony has never actually played in a golf tournament, or even hit a golf ball. Yet golf is Anthony’s favorite sport and a major part of his life. Anthony lives at Alexander House, in Jefferson…
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Beginner Caddies Attend Training At Two NJ Country Clubs
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The NJSGA Caddie Scholarship Foundation hosted two Caddie Camps this spring: Caddie Camp #1 on Saturday, March 25 at Forest Hill Field Club and Caddie Camp #2 on Thursday, March 30 at Canoe Brook Country Club. Photos>> The camps were offered to high school and college-age young men and women interested in caddieing and for beginner caddies who…
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Score Posting Season Begins April 1, Extended This Year Until Nov. 14
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The score posting season for golfers keeping a GHIN Handicap as an NJSGA member begins April 1 and has been extended this year by two weeks until November 14, 2017. Golfers who are receiving the NJSGA Handicap EBulletin will have their updated handicap index emailed to them on the first Wednesday of each month.
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NJSGA President Dan Meehan Honored By St. Benedict's Prep
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Dan Meehan, president of the New Jersey State Golf Association, received the Distinguished Service Award from his alma mater at the St. Benedict’s Prep Communion Breakfast on Sunday, March 26, in Newark “I’m humbled by the recognition I’m receiving today,” said Meehan, a retired partner at the Cohn Reznick accounting firm, during the…
