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2019 UTE Set for Wild Turkey & Cascades
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PHOTO: 2018 Ultimate Team Event winners Ryan McCoach and Mike Waller of Howell Park; Nick Chiarello and Brian Sokolowski of Pinseekers Any team can win 2019 Ultimate Team Event at Wild Turkey & Cascades at Crystal Springs Resort You’ve got to be in it to win it – and any team can win it – literally. The 2019 New Jersey State Golf…
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Allan Small wins POY Honor in Georgia
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Past NJSGA Player of Year Allan Small earns Super-Senior POY title in Georgia Allan Small, a New Jersey native and 2004 NJSGA Player of the Year, was recently named Super-Senior Player of the Year by the Georgia State Golf Association in his newly adopted home state. Small, 67, who relocated to Savannah, Georgia, two years ago, this summer won…
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Greyserman Earns Web.com Tour Status
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Past Open and Amateur champion Max Greyserman earns Web.com Tour status Past NJSGA Open, Amateur, Junior and Four-Ball champion Max Greyserman of Short Hills, a member of Crestmont Country Club, has earned the right to compete in the first eight events on the Web.com Tour in 2019. Greyserman, the Duke University graduate who won the 2015 New…
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Where to Play Winter Golf in N.J.
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Where to Play Golf in New Jersey This Winter Got a hankering for winter golf? As a convenience for our constituents, the NJSGA has compiled a county-by-county listing of member courses that will remain open for play this winter, weather permitting. Golfers are advised to book a tee time in advance. Included in this list are a number of acclaimed…
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Nine Dates Finalized for 2019 Member Golf Day Schedule
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PHOTO: At the suggestion of frequent Member Golf Day participant Judy Winter (above) - who during her recovery from breast cancer was inspired to play in future MGDs - Rich Kennedy (above right) and the NJSGA have added women's prizes to all MGD events. Nine of 15 dates have been confirmed for the NJSGA’s ambitious 2019 Member Golf Day…
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Seminar at Galloping Hill Preps Golfers for 2019 Rule Changes
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The second of three free Rules of Golf seminars to be conducted in 2018 took place on Tuesday, Nov. 27, at the Galloping Hill Golf Course, home of the NJSGA. Like the initial seminar that took place two weeks earlier at the Watchung Valley Golf Club in Watchung, it also attracted a sellout crowd of 70 individuals representing a cross-section of…
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Caliendo Winter Golf League in midst of 58th successful season
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PHOTO: Winter League golfers from left, Walter Sartorius, Bob Montefusco, Eric Houseknecht and Boyd Bryson The 58th season of the John Caliendo Shore Winter Golf Tour is under way, featuring an ambitious schedule of 23 one-day events, stretching from Nov. 1 to the championship on April 1. A total of 129 golfers took part in the opening day…
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NJSGA remembers champion and volunteer, Paul Samanchik
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Paul Samanchik, a longtime member of North Jersey Country Club and a New Jersey State Golf Association volunteer, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, November 21, at his home in Naples, Florida. A decorated golfer, colorful personality, and gentleman, Paul was a member of North Jersey Country Club for over sixty years and was the longest serving…
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Westlake G&CC in Jackson to Celebrate its Platinum Anniversary in 2019
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The Westlake Golf and Country Club located in Jackson Is getting ready to celebrate its 20th anniversary. The golf course was designed by noted architect Arthur Hills and Associates as part of a 1,421-home community. Many of its 55-and-over residents have moved to the community in order to take part in the club – and the sport. “We are a…
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St. Peter's wins Met Intercollegiate Championship at Montclair G.C.
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The Saint Peter's University men's golf team dominated the Metropolitan Intercollegiate Championship at the Montclair Golf Club in West Orange from start to finish, winning the team title by 14 strokes over Villanova University on Oct. 29. Team Notes: After entering the final round of the tournament with a seven-stroke lead, the…
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N.J.'s Adaptive Golfers Achieve Success
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PHOTO: Gianna Rojas of Oak Ridge competed as the only female in the Phoenix Cup for adaptive golfers in October Kenny Bontz of Tinton Falls and Gianna Rojas of Oak Ridge excelled in recent events for adaptive golfers. Bontz, an amputee who lost his lower left leg to cancer 12 years ago, shot four-under-par 68 to win the 13th Florida Magazine Open…
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Dan Pasternak of Essex Fells Receives PGA's Highest Honor
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PHOTO: Dan Pasternak, left, general manager of Essex Fells C.C., receives PGA Golf Professional of Year Award from PGA of America president Paul Levy on Nov. 8, 2018, at PGA annual meeting in Indian Wells, Calif. Dan Pasternak, a PGA Member in the New Jersey PGA Section and the PGA General Manager at Essex Fells Country Club, is the 65th…
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Member Golf Day Season Concludes at Crestmont Country Club
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PHOTO: From left, Best-Ball-of-Four winners, Felix Nihamin, Joe Keiser, Ben Keiser and Jason Engel The NJSGA Member Golf Day program put the wraps on its eighth season – the most successful season to date. “2018 was easily our best MGD season to date. We learn and improve with every year, and this year it all came together with both a great…
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Celebration of Golf was a Night to Remember
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PHOTO: NJSGA president Bill Frese presents Distinguished Service Award to former NJSGA president Jay MacNeill It was a night of historic proportions on Oct. 25 when the New Jersey State Golf Association and the New Jersey section of the PGA hosted the 15th annual Celebration of Golf at the Canoe Brook Country Club in Summit. Over 250 friends of…
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Warrenbrook defends N.J. Senior League title
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The Warrenbrook Seniors successfully defended their New Jersey Senior League championship, winning for the second year in a row at the High Bridge Hills Golf Club in High Bridge. The New Jersey Senior Golf League consists of 13 team representing Ash Brook Golf Course in Scotch Plains; Galloping Hill Golf Course in Union; Spooky Brook Golf Course…
