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Siegler Rides Ace To Win In Men's Public Links At Galloping Hill
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On a day that included a hole-in-one on his fifth hole, 19-year-old Ryan Siegler of Mercer Oaks carded rounds of 69-71 for a 2-under-par 140 and a four-stroke victory on Thursday, July 18, in the ninth New Jersey State Golf Association Men’s Public Links Championship at the Galloping Hill Golf Course in Kenilworth, home to the NJSGA. Siegler…
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The Barclays Launch Tickets Fore Charity 2013
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Lifer & Passalacqua Win First Women's 4-ball Championship
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Lisa Lifer of Panther Valley enjoyed another ‘first” on Monday, July 15, when she paired with Joy Passalacqua of Pinch Brook to win the inaugural NJSGA Women’s Four-Ball Championship at TPC Jasna Polana in Princeton. Lifer and Passalacqua combined for a one-under-par 36-35-71 to win the gross title. Sue Sardi and Peggy Ference of Cherry…
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Video, News Coverage Of Frank Esposito's State Open Triumph
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VIDEO INTERVIEW OF STATE OPEN CHAMPION FRANK ESPOSITO AND ACTION VIDEO FROM FINAL HOLE NJSGA.ORG STORY, PHOTO GALLERY, FINAL SCORING AREA-WIDE NEWSPAPER, INTERNET COVERAGE OF 93rd STATE OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP STAR-LEDGER/ NJ.COM THE RECORD/ NORTHJERSEY.COM ASBURY PARK PRESS/ APP.COM WALL STREET JOURNAL NEW JERSEY HERALD
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Frank Esposito (67) Rallies To Win State Open For Second Time
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It was 14 years between victories, but none could have been sweeter than what Frank Esposito Jr. of Brooklake accomplished in the 93rdNJSGA Open Championship, sponsored by Lincoln Motor Cars, on Thursday, July 11, at Hackensack Golf Club in Oradell. Esposito, 50, made up five strokes, finally took the lead with a birdie on the 17th hole, and then…
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Defending Champion Benjamin Smith Has 4-shot Lead At 93rd State Open
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Defending champion Benjamin Smith of Neshanic Valley on Wednesday moved a step closer to history. Fashioning his second consecutive 4-under-par 67, Smith stands at 8-under-par 134 and holds a commanding lead with one round remaining in the 93rd NJSGA State Open at the Hackensack Golf Club in Oradell. Smith stands four shots clear of Graham…
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Echo Lake Country Club Celebrates Caddie Program At Annual Chandler Breakfast
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Wednesday, July 10, 2013 Echo Lake Country Club’s Caddie Scholarship Committee hosted the Program’s annual Chandler Family Scholarship Breakfast. Present to honor the Chandler family’s gift to Echo Lake caddie scholars were current and former scholarship recipients, Echo Lake Country Club donors, and individuals influential in the Program…
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Alice Chen Wins Junior Girls' Championship For Second Time
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Alice Chen of Neshanic Valley has worn a yellow golf shirt for the final round of the Junior Girls' Championship two years running. It is her answer to Tiger Woods wearing a red shirt on Sunday. And for the second straight year, it brought her a championship. Chen, a senior-to-be at Montgomery High School – the 2013 New Jersey Interscholastic…
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The Caddie Scholarship Foundation At The 93rd State Open Championship
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By Mike Moretti Hackensack caddie Keith Gasser will be forever thankful for the award he receives annually from the New Jersey State Golf Association Caddie Scholarship Foundation. Gasser, in his fourth summer as a caddie at Hackensack, is majoring in industrial engineering. He receives a stipend of $3,500 each year from the Caddie Scholarship…
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Youth Foundation Pro-am Successful Event At Hackensack G.C.
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The 2013 New Jersey State Golf Association Youth Foundation Pro-Am, conducted at Hackensack Golf Club, site of the 93rd State Open on Monday, July 8, attracted 28 foursomes to benefit youth from around the state. The State Open takes place Tuesday through Thursday, July 9-11. Amateur Devin Brigham of Echo Lake set a Hackensack course record of 63…
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Hackensack Golf Club Is Host To 93rd State Open
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Venerable Hackensack Golf Club, which has hosted New Jersey State Golf Association championships since the 1920s, will play host to the State Open for the first time in history. The 93rd New Jersey State Golf Association Open Championship is set for next Tuesday through Thursday (July 9-11) when the 54-hole, stroke-play tournament takes place at…
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Perrotta Wins Women's Public-links Championship Title By One Shot
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Samantha Perrotta of Gambler Ridge weathered a four-hour rain delay and fired an even-par 38-33-71 to win the 10th NJSGA Women’s Public Links championship by one shot over Kasey Frazier of Blue Heron Pines (36-36-72) on Monday, July 1 at the 5,223-yard Paramus Golf Course. Ellie Yum of Galloping Hill was third (38-37-75), followed by Christine…
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Essex Fells Caddie Scholar Helps School Win Prestigious Marketing Award
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Jack Rupple, a rising junior at the University of Maryland, shared exciting news with the guests of the 2013 Caddie Scholarship Foundation annual meeting. Rupple, a caddie scholar from Essex Fells Country Club, is the recipient of the Colonel John McHugh Memorial Scholarship. More recently, Rupple earned a different and noteworthy award. This…
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East Coast Evans Scholars Honor N.j.'s Tommy Marcus
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Nearly 100 Evans Scholars alumni, NJSGA caddie alumni, and friends were on hand for a day of golf, dinner, and camaraderie at the 11th annual East Coast Evans Scholars Classic golf outing held on Monday, June 24 at Hawk Pointe Golf Club in Washington, N.J. Current NJSGA Caddie Scholars from Baltusrol Golf Club, Somerset Hills Country Club, and…
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Lee's Ace Highlights Member Golf Day At Raritan Valley C.C.
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Soo Kyong Lee’s hole-in-one highlighted the New Jersey State Golf Association’s Member Golf Day at the Raritan Valley Country Club in Bridgewater on Monday, June 24. Lee, a member of Warrenbrook who lives in Hillsborough, aced the par-3, 79-yard seventh hole. A total of 69 golfers took part in the Member Golf Day, the second in a series of…
