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U.S. Junior Amateur Increases to 264 Golfers
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LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. (Oct. 3, 2018) – Aligning with ongoing initiatives to expand its support of junior golf, the United States Golf Association (USGA) today announced that the field size for the U.S. Junior Amateur Championship will increase from 156 players to 264, beginning with the 2020 championship at Hazeltine National Golf Club in…
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Senior & Super-Senior Championships
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Live Scoring - Leaderboard Pairings & Starting Times
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Trials of a Challenging Season
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GCSANJ COMMENTARY by Maureen Sharples, GCSANJ Executive Director New Jersey golf courses have faced one of the most challenging seasons to date. Extended winter weather followed by relentless rain and stretches of extreme heat have wreaked havoc on the playability, overall aesthetics, and budgets of courses. New Jersey experienced its second…
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Two Bills Defending at NJSGA Senior Events
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2017 champions Bill Charpek and Bill Henry will defend their respective titles at the NJSGA Senior Amateur Championship and the NJSGA Super-Senior Amateur Championship on Wednesday and Thursday, October 3 and 4, at the Essex Fells Country Club in Roseland. These 2018 NJSGA senior championships are presented by the NJM Insurance Group for the…
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NJSGA vs. GAP in 57th Compher Cup
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The team representing the New Jersey State Golf Association will be seeking its first victory since 2013 when the 57th Compher Cup Matches are hosted by the Golf Association of Philadelphia on Wednesday, Sept. 26, at the Sunnybrook Golf Club in Plymouth Meeting, Pa. Scoring Portal The matches were originally scheduled for Wednesday, April 25, but…
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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…
