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Massimino And Graboyes Tied For Lead After Two Rounds Of NJSGA Amateur
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PHOTO GALLERY LEADERBOARD Roland Massimino of The Ridge at Back Brook and Mike Graboyes of Watchung Valley Golf Club each shot one-over-par 72 for a two-round total of even-par 142 to share the mid-way lead at the New Jersey State Golf Association’s 117th Amateur Championship on Wednesday at Echo Lake Country Club in Westfield. Massimino and…
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Five Share Lead At NJSGA 117th Amateur Championship At Echo Lake C.C.
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Five golfers shared the lead after the first round of the 72-hole New Jersey State Golf Association 117th Amateur Championship, presented by Provident Bank, at the par-71, 7,030-yard Echo Lake Country Club in Westfield. Mike Graboyes of Watchung Valley Golf Club and Thomas La Morte of Haworth Country Club (both recent college graduates), rising…
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Ganne And Lee: Two Deserving New Jersey State Champions
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JUNIOR GIRLS LEADERBOARD W.Y. DEAR BOYS LEADERBOARD Megha Ganne of Colts Neck Golf Club put together back-to-back rounds of 67-67 for a 36-hole total of 10-under-par 134 to win the 64th NJSGA Junior Girls Championship by two strokes on June 28 at Neshanic Valley Golf Course in Neshanic Station. The Junior Girls Championship is for girls 18 and…
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Rockaway River Assistant Medals At NJSGA Open Qualifying At Glenwood C.C.
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LEADERBOARD Lowell Miller, an assistant professional in his second season at Rockaway River Country Club in Denville, collected seven birdies on his way a to 4-under-par 68, earning him medalist honors in the qualifying round for the 98th NJSGA Open Championship on June 27. This qualifier – the last of four throughout New Jersey – was at the…
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Doug Walters Medalist At Open Qualifying At Mendham
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LEADERBOARD Doug Walters of NJSGA E-Club fired a 3-under-par 69 to claim medalist honors at the qualifying round for the 98thNJSGA Open Championship on Monday, June 25, at the 6,695-yard Mendham Golf and Tennis Club in Mendham. Walters, a former Rutgers University golfer, was one stroke better than amateur Danny Harcourt of Mercer Oaks and…
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Kim, Sim & Ganne Qualify For U.S. Girls' Junior Championship
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PHOTO GALLERY LEADERBOARD Three golfers from New Jersey and a 12-year-old from Pennsylvania earned berths in the upcoming U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship by shooting 74 or better among a field of 49 in the U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship Sectional Qualifying Round on Thursday, June 21, at the par-70, 5,976- yard Old York Country Club in…
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Manasquan River Intern Medalist At Open Qualifier At Laurel Creek
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Zack Taylor of Manasquan River Golf Club shot a 3-under-par 68 to earn medalist honors at the first NJSGA Open Qualifier of the season on Tuesday, June 19 at Laurel Creek Country Club in Mount Laurel. Nine golfers who shot 73 or better earned a spot in the 98th Open Championship to be played July 24-26 at Montclair Golf Club in West Orange…
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Inspirational Dennis Walters Recipient Of Prestigious USGA Bob Jones Award
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EDITOR'S NOTE: Dennis Walters, a native of Neptune, N.J., was co-runner-up in the 1972 NJSGA Open at Shackamaxon G. & C.C. INSPIRING VIDEO ON DENNIS WALTERS; NICKLAUS, PLAYER COMMENT DENNIS WALTERS' HEARTFELT ACEPTANCE SPEECH By Randall Mell, Golf Channel SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. – Dennis Walters joined some of golf’s greatest names as…
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NJSGA Conducts Play9 Day At Skyway Golf Course In Jersey City
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On June 14, the NJSGA organized a PLAY9 Day and U.S. Open Championship watch party at the nine-hole Skyway Golf Course at Lincoln Park West in Jersey City. Some 20 NJSGA members attended the event which included nine holes of golf on the three-year-old facility that is set in the shadow of the Pulaski Skyway and includes views of the Manhattan…
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Inside The Fight To Keep NJSGA Hall Of Famer John Shippen's Legacy Alive
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PHOTO: Ruby and Thurman Simmons display portrait of NJSGA Hall of Famer John Shippen By George Willis, New York Post Ruby Simmons would like to move from her New Jersey home to Arizona, where the weather is warmer and she can see her grandchildren more often. At age 74, she’d also like to travel and enjoy retirement the way it should be…
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N.J. Native Marina Alex Third At ShopRite Classic In Galloway
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By Rick Woelfel Annie Park has spent much of her brief LPGA career laboring in anonymity. But that has changed. Park powered her way through a deep pack of contenders to win the 30th ShopRite LPGA Classic on Sunday, June 10. On a day when the conditions at the Stockton Seaview Hotel and Golf Club's Bay Course in Galloway Township provided…
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Watchung Valley G.C. Proves To Be Stern Test In Amateur Qualifying
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LEADERBOARD PHOTO GALLERY It was a special day for the Watchung Valley Golf Club in Watchung when qualifying for the 117th NJSGA Amateur Championship was conducted on the course on Tuesday, June 12. “We just completed a four-year restoration project 10 days ago that was a sympathetic restoration of the entire golf course. It’s the first…
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Trevor Randolph First To Win Four Mid-Amateur Championships
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In four trips to the finals of the NJSGA Mid-Amateur Championship, Trevor Randolph is undefeated. On Thursday, June 7, Randolph claimed an unprecedented fourth title, defeating Mike Brown of Darlington, 2 and 1, in the 35th Mid-Amateur Championship at The Bedens Brook Club in Skillman. It capped a week of ups and downs for Randolph, 45, who…
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Trevor Randolph Into Mid-Amateur Semifinals; Seeks 4th Title
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PHOTO GALLERY MATCH-PLAY BRACKET Three-time champion Trevor Randolph of Arcola put himself in position to win an unprecedented fourth title when he advanced to the semifinals of the 35th NJSGA Mid-Amateur Championship at The Bedens Brook Club in Skillman. It took a 2 and 1 victory over 2007 champion Mike Deo of Black Oak to get Randolph to…
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Meyers, Duke & Guy Share Medal At Mid-Amateur Qualifying At Bedens Brook
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John Meyers of Moggy Brook, Tyler Duke of Rumson and Thomas Guy of Eligo Club all shot even-par 72 to share medalist honors in the Stroke-Play qualifying round of the NJSGA 35th Mid-Amateur Championship on Tuesday, June 5, at The Bedens Brook Club in Skillman. The low 16 players who shot 76 or better qualified for the match-play portion of the…
