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Player Of The Year Race Heating Up
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By-Rick Jenkins David Pierce is leading the NJSGA Player of the Year standings, but his lead is a narrow one. Brian Komline is nipping at his heels and Tom Gramigna is within striking distance. The race is essentially a three horse race to the finish line: Pierce with 667.5 points; Komline with 655 points; and Gramigna with 597.5 points. The…
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Senior Open Crowns First Amateur Champion
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By-Rick Jenkins ALPINE, N.J. In the 22 year history of the Senior Open Championship, hosted jointly by the NJSGA and the NJPGA, an amateur has never won. Until today. Jon Tingley of Stanton Ridge Golf & Country Club prevailed over a field of PGA Professionals and top senior amateurs to win his first major title at Alpine Country Club. A former…
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Thrilling Four Ball Championship Goes Down To The Wire
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by Rick Jenkins BERNARDSVILLE, N.J. Like it was scripted, the championship match came down to the final putt on the final hole. When Michael Deo dropped a six footer for birdie on the 18th hole at Somerset Hills Country Club, he and Brian Komline capped a thrilling match against Domenic Gatto and Riley Powers with a 1-up victory in the 78th Four…
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Dicinti Prevails In Tight Senior Amateur
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by Fred Behringer. COLTS NECK, N.J. (August 7, 2010). Tom DiCinti was new to handling the pressure of the final nine in a major championship, while Jay Blumenfeld and Allan Small had been in that situation countless times. Yet when the last putt dropped at the 52nd NJSGA Senior Amateur Championship, DiCinti emerged as the winner, one stroke ahead…
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Tsukiyama Becomes Youngest Women's Amateur Champion
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by Leanne Leonard WAYNE, N.J. Fourteen year-old Kuriko Tsukiyama of Overpeck Golf Course made history yesterday. She became the youngest player to win the NJSGA Women’s Amateur Championship in the eighty-five year history of the event when she defeated five-time champion Sherry Herman of Hollywood Golf Club on the last hole of the championship…
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State Amateur Preview: Montclair Golf Club - Appearances Are Deceiving
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by Rick Jenkins Montclair Golf Club is an enigma to many golfers. On paper, it looks ripe for scoring. In reality, that’s usually wishful thinking. Many locals call it the longest short course in the area. Others are perplexed by its greens. No doubt the hilly terrain and the acute greens combine to turn a 6,500 yard layout into a challenging…
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NJSGA Junior & Boys' Championships: Newcomers Victorious
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DENVILLE, N.J. (August 2, 2010). In the 89th playing of the William Y. Dear Junior and Boys’ Championships, one of the oldest junior tournaments in the country, first-time NJSGA competitors prevailed as champions. In the Junior division, which represents the 16-17 age category, Louis Kelly of Valleybrook Country Club defeated Ernie Renda of Fox…
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Lefante Blitzes Men's Public Links
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by Rick Jenkins MILLSTONE, N.J. (July 26, 2010). The rest of the field was playing for second. After Eric LeFante opened with a six under par 66 in the 36-hole Men’s Public Links Championship at Charleston Spring’s South Course on July 22nd, it became clear early in the second round that no one would catch him. He bettered his first round…
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Gaffney Conquers The Open
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By Rick Jenkins MORRISTOWN, N.J. - When Brian Gaffney walked off the last hole at Spring Brook Country Club on July 16th a State Open champion, no one could say that he did not earn it. The 39 year-old Head Professional from Rumson Country Club has the talent, the experience, and an assortment of other victories to merit the stamp “Open…
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State Open Back On Track
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MORRISTOWN, N.J. After multiple set-backs due to stormy weather this week, the 90th NJSGA Open Championship has finally reached the third and final round today at Spring Brook Country Club. With Brian Gaffney of Rumson Country Club and Frank Esposito of Brooklake Country Club jockeying for position during the first two rounds, Esposito (67-70 =…
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NJSGA Amateur Championship: A Thriller At Montclair
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By Rick Jenkins MONTCLAIR, N.J. Good things come to those who wait. For Brian Komline of High Bridge Hills Golf Club, the wait is over. With two NJSGA Open victories to his credit, a Four Ball title, a Men’s Public Links victory and Player of the Year awards in 2008 and 2007, the trophy that befits one of the top amateur golfers in New Jersey…
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The 27th Mid-amateur Championship: A Hard Win
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by Rick Jenkins GALLOWAY, N.J. Perseverance was the name of the game at the 27th Mid-Amateur Championship played at Galloway National Golf Club from May 4-6th. Contestants not only had to battle each other in the match play format but had to battle a demanding golf course. As the course played progressively firmer each day with winds and a bright…
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NJSGA Bows To Gap In Compher Cup Competition
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KING OF PRUSSIA, PA . In the annual spring faceoff of two regional golf associations, the Golf Association of Philadelphia (GAP) defeated the NJSGA team, 11.5 points to 6.5, in the Compher Cup matches at Gulph Mills Golf Club. Several close matches turned into late defeats for the NJSGA team, which failed to defend its 2009 title. The GAP players…
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NJSGA Announces Compher Cup Team
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KENILWORTH, N.J. (March 26, 2010). The New Jersey State Golf Association today announced its Compher Cup team that will compete against the Golf Association of Philadelphia (GAP) in the annual match between the two golf associations on Wednesday, April 28th at Gulph Mills Golf Club in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. Leading the NJSGA team as…
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Got Grooves? Read This!
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-by Rick Jenkins With much media attention swirling around the new “grooves rule,” we thought it would be helpful to review the rule and clarify how it will affect NJSGA competitions. The rule was announced in 2008 by the USGA and R&A, the worldwide governing bodies that set the Rules of Golf, but has become front and center news recently…
