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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…
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NJSGA Offers Two Caddie Camps
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The New Jersey State Golf Association is hosting two Caddie Camps this spring. The one day caddie clinics are scheduled for Saturday, March 25 at Forest Hill Field Club in Bloomfield, N.J., and Thursday, March 30 at Canoe Brook Country Club in Summit, N.J. The free two-hour camps are for interested high school and college students. The event is…
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Evans Scholarships Awarded To Two New Jersey Caddies
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Contact: Amy Fuller Evans Scholars Foundation 847-724-4600 fuller@wgaesf.org March 3, 2017 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE EVANS SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED TO TWO NEW JERSEY CADDIES GOLF, Ill. – Two high school caddies from the East Coast have been awarded the Evans Scholarship, a full, four-year housing and tuition college grant offered to golf caddies…
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Impressive Speakers On Tap For Annual Golf Summit On April 5
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Frank Vain, president of the McMahon Group which provides services to country clubs, and Brad Steele, vice president of government relations and general counsel of the National Club Association, are the main speakers at the annual NJSGA Golf Summit, presented by Punzonè, which takes place Wednesday, April 5, 3 p.m., at the Galloping Hill Golf…
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The Greens: Tillinghast's Greatest Gift To Baltusrol
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(Ed. Note: Baltusrol will host 56th Compher Cup, NJSGA vs. GAP, on April 26) By Rick Jenkins Lining up a thirty-foot putt on the No. 11 Lower, or lining up what appears to be a simple five- footer on the Upper’s No. 10. We’ve all had these putts, and we’ve all been consternated by their lines. What makes Baltusrol’s greens so vexing?…
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USGA And The R&a Announce Proposed Changes To Modernize Golfs Rules
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For only the fifth time in the history of the game the governing bodies have announced a major change to the Rules of Golf. On March 1 the USGA and R&A unveiled a modernization project that will make the rules easier to read, understand and apply. The USGA’s Executive Director, Mike Davis and Senior Director of Rules of Golf and Amateur Status…
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Somerset Hills To Recognize 100th Anniversary Of Tillinghast-designed Course
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In honor of the 100th anniversary of the opening of the A.W. Tillinghast-designed golf course at Somerset Hills Country Club in Bernardsville, the club will conduct separate women’s and men’s events in September. On the women’s side, a Pro-Lady event, will take place on Thursday Sept. 28, while on the following day, Friday, Sept. 29, a…
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Ganne Sisters Advance To Drive, Chip, Putt Finals In Augusta
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Sisters Megha and Sirina Ganne of Holmdel will be a rare duo when they reach Augusta National for the finals of the 2017 Drive, Chip and Putt Championship on Sunday, April 2. On Sept. 24, the sisters each won a division in the Baltusrol Regional of the Drive Chip and Putt competition in Springfield, N.J. on Sept. 24, to advance to the finals in…
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Somerset County Offers Golf Simulator At Neshanic Valley
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Regardless of the weather outdoors golfers have 26 championship golf courses to choose from at the Somerset County Park Commission HDGolf simulator at the Neshanic Valley Golf Course Learning Center, 2301 South Branch Road in Neshanic Station. The High Definition Golf™ simulator sets the standard for indoor golf accuracy and realism…
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Movie Premiere To Benefit First Tee Of Metropolitan N.y./n.j.
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A red carpet gala charity premiere of the acclaimed golf-centric motion picture “Tommy’s Honour,” benefitting the First Tee of Metropolitan New York, is set for Wednesday, April 12, at the AMC Theater, 68th & Broadway, in New York City, and is open to the public The event begins at 5:30 p.m., with cocktails and hors d’oeuvres with the…
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Purchase Tickets To President's Cup Which Will Have Positive Impact In N.J. This Fall
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PURCHASE TICKETS TO PRESIDENTS CUP When the President’s Cup is played in New Jersey this fall, Liberty National Golf Club in Jersey City will be just the fourth golf course in the United States to host the prestigious team match-play competition. On Tuesday, Feb. 7, the build-up to the event, which takes place Sept. 26- Oct. 1, began. “We…
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Toughlie 360: Teaching Tool That Can Replicate Any Lie On Golf Course
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ToughLie 360 is a fiberglass platform topped by artificial turf which can easily rotates 360° and re-create every lie on a golf course within seconds. The product is the brainchild of Rick Summers and has the endorsement of Allan Small, former NJSGA Amateur champion and five-time Senior Amateur champion. “It’s the most under-taught and…
