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Weil continues hot Summer start; wins medal at Galloping Hill Amateur Qualifying
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July 15, 2020 - Two weeks ago, Ridgewood’s Davis Weil fired a round of two-under-par 68 to earn medalist honors at a qualifier for the 100th NJSGA Open Championship at Shackamaxon Country Club in Scotch Plains. Fast forward two weeks and Weil is again a medalist, this time carding a round of four-under par 67 at Wednesday’ qualifier for the…
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Celebrating the Centennial Open: Knickerbocker Country Club
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The history of Knickerbocker Country Club is marked by resiliency and adaptation. As it settles into its second century, it has grown into one of the finest clubs in New Jersey. Knickerbocker Country Club and the 100th edition of the NJSGA Open Championship are a match made in heaven. As the first-ever club to host the NJSGA’s flagship…
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Ultimate Team Event is Back for 2020!
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July 14, 2020 - The wildly popular NJSGA Ultimate Team Event is returning to Metedeconk National Golf Club in Jackson, which will host the event for the third time on Monday, August 17. The sixth Ultimate Team Event (UTE), which features two-man teams from clubs and courses around the state, was last held at the prestigious course in 2017. It…
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The road to Arcola: Amateur Qualifying Roundup
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June 15, 2020 - When the 119th New Jersey State Golf Association Amateur Championship, presented by Provident Bank begins at Arcola Country Club in Paramus on August 3, an exceptionally talented field will vie for the Edwin M. Wild championship trophy. As the Championship fast approaches, here is a look back at the four completed qualifying…
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Albatross powers Peyman to medalist honors in Amateur Qualifying at Quail Brook
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A rare albatross (3-under-par) on the 480 yard, par-5 17th hole carried Chris Peyman of Neshanic Valley to medalist honors at the fourth of five qualifiers for the 119th NJSGA Amateur Championship presented by Provident Bank on Saturday at the par-72, 6,626-yard Quail Brook Golf Course in Somerset. Peyman, 37, a resident of Jersey City, fired a…
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Essex Fells' Niall Handley fires 69; paces field in Amateur Qualifying at Lake Mohawk
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July 9, 2020 - On Thursday, Niall Handley of Essex Fells Country Club fought hard to earn medalist honors, carding a one-under-par 69 at the third of five qualifying rounds for the 119th New Jersey State Golf Association Amateur Championship presented by Provident Bank. His effort came at the challenging 6,243 yard, par-70 Lake Mohawk Golf Club…
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One month into event season, players find safety and enjoyment at NJSGA tournaments, MGD's
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At the outset of World War II, an urgent situation facing the nation, the immortal Bobby Jones noted of his fellow Americans that “The best way for them to get exercise, fresh air and mental relaxation at the same time is to play golf.” Some eight decades later, the country is facing another immense crisis, and Jones’s thinking can easily…
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Havay shoots 3-under 69; wins medal in Amateur Qualifying at NJ National
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The closest John Havay of High Bridge Hills has come to a title in New Jersey State Golf Association events was in the 2017 NJSGA Four-Ball Championship when he teamed with Dan O’Rourke of Oak Hill. That year, the duo lost in the final match to Thomas Urciouli and Will Voetsch of Baltusrol, just one year after losing in 20 holes in the 2016…
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Open Qualifying: Watchung Valley's McLean impressive en route to Medalist honors at Little Mill
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Ryan McLean, in his first season as an assistant professional at Watchung Valley Golf Club, had never before played at Little Mill Country Club in Marlton, but he knew how to attack it. “All I wanted to do was hit fairways and greens and make putts. My goal was to shoot even par, knowing that was a good way to qualify.” McLean, 27, a native…
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Weil fires two-under par; paces field in Open Qualifying at Shackamaxon
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A run of four birdies and four pars over eight holes powered amateur Davis Weil of Ridgewood, a University of Pennsylvania rising junior, to medalist honors at Tuesday’s qualifying round for the 100th NJSGA Open Championship at the par-70, 6,635-yard Shackamaxon Country Club in Scotch Plains. Weil finished at two-under-par 68, one stroke better…
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2020 NJSGA Championship Results
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100th Open Championship - July 20-22, Knickerbocker C.C. 119th Amateur Qualifying - July 15, Galloping Hill G.C. 119th Amateur Qualifying - July 11, Quail Brook G.C. 119th Amateur Qualifying - July 9, Lake Mohawk G.C. 119th Amateur Qualifying - July 7, NJ National G.C. 100th Open Qualifying - July 1, Little Mill C.C. 100th Open Qualifying - June…
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Holmdel's Ganne announces commitment to Stanford University
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Megha Ganne of Holmdel, coming off a year when she reached the semifinals of the U.S. Women’s Amateur and competed in the U.S. Women’s Open Championship – all at the age of 15 - has made a verbal commitment to attend Stanford University. Ganne, now 16, and a rising junior at Holmdel High School, notified Stanford coach Anne Walker about her…
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Little Mill's Sarlo fires a five-under par, claims medal in Amateur Qualifying at Burlington
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Kevin Sarlo of Little Mill returned to a place where he won two club championships and promptly came within one stroke of tying the course record. Sarlo, 26, fired a five-under-par 65 to easily earn medalist honors in the first of four qualifying rounds for the 119th NJSGA Amateur Championship on Thursday at the 6,649-yard, par-70 Burlington…
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Catching up with Korn Ferry Tour rising star Ryan McCormick
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Photo Courtesy of Korn Ferry Tour A conversation with Bill Britton, a former PGA Tour professional and current teaching professional at Trump National – Colts Neck has seemingly made a huge impact on the career of Ryan McCormick, currently a rising star in the PGA Tour’s Korn Ferry Tour. Thanks to his recent outstanding play, McCormick has…
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Browndorf fires 67, claims Open Qualifying medalist honors on familiar turf
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Returning to Navesink Country Club for a qualifying round for the 100th New Jersey State Golf Association Open Championship on Tuesday brought back a flood of memories for native son John Browndorf. It was at Navesink where a talented Browndorf learned to play, well enough to win the Met Boys Championship in 1999 at age 16. A year later, he was…
