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Mattare Going Strong at U.S. Mid-Amateur
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Matt Mattare of Jersey City is the lone representative from New Jersey to advance into today’s match-play Round of 32 at the U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship at the Charlotte Country Club in Charlotte, N.C. A skin-of-the-teeth survivor of Sunday’s 16-man playoff, Mattare posted an impressive first-round win. Mattare, who plays out of Darlington…
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USGA and R&A launch Distance Insights project
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The USGA and The R&A Invite Global Golf Community to Share Perspectives and Relevant Data on Distance in Golf LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. AND ST. ANDREWS, SCOTLAND (Sept. 18, 2018) - A global online questionnaire and data-gathering exercise on distance in golf has been launched by the USGA and The R&A today as part of the Distance Insights project. …
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Esposito Wins His Third Senior Open
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Defending champion Frank Esposito of Forsgate Country Club carded a one-under-par 70 for a two-day total of 137 to win the NJPGA/NJSGA Senior Open championship by two strokes over playing partner Brent Studer of Metedeconk National Golf Club and two-time champion Jim McGovern of White Beeches Golf & Country Club on Tuesday, Sept. 18 at Green…
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Distinguished Service Award to Jay MacNeill
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Jay S. MacNeill, a contributor to golf in New Jersey as a president of both the New Jersey State Golf Association and Plainfield Country Club in Edison, is the 2018 recipient of the NJSGA/NJPGA New Jersey Golf Distinguished Service Award. The Distinguished Service Award is presented annually by the NJPGA in collaboration with the NJSGA to honor…
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Esposito Wins His Third Senior Open
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Defending champion Frank Esposito of Forsgate Country Club carded a one-under-par 70 for a two-day total of 137 to win the NJPGA/NJSGA Senior Open championship by two strokes over playing partner Brent Studer of Metedeconk National Golf Club and two-time champion Jim McGovern of White Beeches Golf & Country Club on Tuesday, Sept. 18 at Green…
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Golf's Modernized Rules & New Player's Edition Published
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LIBERTY CORNER, N.J.(Sept. 12, 2018) -- Golf’s new Rules have been published by the USGA and The R&A ahead of their effective date on Jan. 1, 2019. For the first time, a new Player’s Edition of the Rules of Golf is being introduced to provide a shorter, more user-friendly version of the Rules for golfers at all levels of the game. This…
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Hansen & Wall Medal at U.S. Four-Ball Qualifying
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PHOTO: From left, Brendan Hansen and Jack Wall Teenagers Jack Wall of Manasquan River Golf Club and Brendan Hansen of Spring Lake Golf Club shot seven-under-par on their final nine holes to finish with a nine-under-par 62 to earn medalist honors in the sectional qualifying round of the 2019 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Championship. Leaderboard …
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Pasternak Named PGA Golf Professional Of Year
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Dan Pasternak, the PGA General Manager at Essex Fells Country Club, has been named the 65th recipient of the PGA Golf Professional of the Year Award. In winning the highest annual honor given to a PGA Golf Professional, Pasternak heads the 2018 PGA National Awards class for “qualities of leadership, strong moral character, and a substantial…
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N.J. Native Marina Alex First-time Winner On LPGA Tour
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Wayne native Marina Alex won her first LPGA Tour title on Sunday at the Cambia Portland Classic in Oregon. Alex closed with a 7-under-par 65 to finish four strokes ahead of third-round leader Georgia Hall and win her first Tour event since turning pro in 2012. Alex finished at 19-under 269. She began the round six shots behind Hall and did not…
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Twosomes Win Trip To St. Kitts At Ultimate Team Event
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Five golfers went home with wonderful memories and big prizes at the New Jersey State Golf Association’s Fourth Ultimate Team Event, presented by St. Kitts, on Monday, Aug. 20 at prestigious Hamilton Farm Golf Club in Gladstone. Ryan McCoach and Mike Waller of Howell Park Golf Course won the event with 76 Stableford points, followed by Brian…
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Danny Harcourt Of Shackamaxon Wins Trump Invitational
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Danny Harcourt of Shackamaxon Country Club shot 72-68 over two courses in the rain to win by three on Aug. 13 in the Trump Invitational at the Trump National G.C. in Bedminster over many of state's top amateurs. He also received a club flag signed by Presiden Trump. PHOTO GALLERY Leaderboard for the Golf Classic For Newark Kids amateur…
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Anina Ku Fires 68 To Win Women's Public Links
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LEADERBOARD PHOTO GALLERY Harvard-bound Anina Ku of Neshanic Valley Golf Course made herself right at home after one practice round on Wednesday at the Mercer Oaks Golf Course (East Course) in West Windsor. Ku fired a round of four-under-par 68 to win the New Jersey State Golf Association’s 15th Women’s Public Links Championship by 10 strokes…
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Angelillo Wins 60th Pre-Senior Championship
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LEADERBOARD PHOTO GALLERY In his many years playing in New Jersey State Golf Association championships, Gregg Angelillo of Baltusrol Golf Club never once had a chance to have his name etched on an individual trophy. He broke through on Wednesday in a big way, firing a five-under-par 65 for a 133 total to win the 60thPre-Senior Championship by…
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History Reigns Supreme At Suneagles Golf Club
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By Sean Fawcett For golfers looking to play a course designed by one of the game’s greatest architects, A.W. Tillinghast, and a course where legend Byron Nelson was victorious, then Suneagles Golf Club in Eatontown is the place to go. Tillinghast is the architect of world famous U.S. Open and PGA championship venues such…
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Johnny Bush Of Plainfield Wins Junior Championship At Raritan Valley
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A good attitude and a solid swing enabled Johnny Bush of Plainfield Country Club to win the New Jersey State Golf Association’s 97th William Y. Dear Junior Championship on Wednesday at the Raritan Valley Country Club in Bridgewater. “I was just trying to stay calm the entire time and not let anything affect the next shot. I wanted to just…
