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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…
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Royce Brook G.C. wins NJSGA Senior Interclub title
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PHOTO: Royce Brook G.C. Senior Interclub champions with Adrian "Bud" Foley Trophy . First row, from left, Gary Prato, Bob Blumber, Ed Sheehan and Huey Yang; Standing, from left, Jeff Hentz, Paul Schoeb, Fred Brower and Don Oshiro Gary Prato and Huey Yang combined for a three-under-par 69 to lead the way as Royce Brook Golf Club won the Fourth…
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Senior Challenge Match Leaderboard
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Scoring Portal 2018 Senior Challenge Match Team: Bill Charpek, John Trainor, Anthony Fioretti, Joe Roeder, Ron Vannelli, Todd Wood, Jay Blumenfeld, Paul Manore.
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Successful N.J. Corporate Challenge Benefits NJSGA Foundations
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PHOTO: NJ Corporate Challenge winning team from Magyar Bank. From left, Magyar Bank president John Fitzgerald, Tom Lankey, NJSGA president Bill Frese, Provident Bank president Chris Martin, John Reissner and Andy Hodulik The NJSGA’s first annual New Jersey Corporate Golf Challenge presented by Provident Bank took place on Wednesday, Oct. 17, at…
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Gacos and Solan win Women's Four-Ball Championship
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Veteran Fran Gacos of Copper Hill Country and recent college graduate Kelsey Solan of Moggy Brook Golf Club combined for a four-over-par 76 to win the Sixth NJSGA Women’s Four-Ball Championship by four strokes on Thursday, Oct. 18, at the par-72, 5,681-yard Forest Hill Field Club in Bloomfield. Gacos, who has won 14 NJSGA championships, and…
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Bernstein Wins Women's Senior Amateur; Lee is Super-Senior champion
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PHOTO: From left, Women's Senior Amateur Champion Helen Bernstein and Super-Senior champion Soo Kyong Lee Helen Bernstein of WGA of New Jersey carded a nine-over-par 82 in windy and wet conditions to win the 49th NJSGA Women’s Senior Championship on Wednesday, Oct. 17, at the par-73, 5,459-yard Fairmount Country Club in Chatham…
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Perrotta, Griffith Victorious at Tournament of Club Champions
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PHOTO: Samantha Perrotta of Old York and Quentin Griffith IV of Pennsauken Samantha Perrotta of Old York Country Club and Quentin Griffith IV of Pennsauken Country Club were the winners at the NJSGA Tournament of Club Champions on Tuesday, Oct. 16, at the Eagle Oaks Golf & Country Club in Farmingdale. Perrotta, who in August won the NJSGA…
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USGA and The R&A Finalize Limits on Use of Green-Reading Materials
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Above: USGA photo LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. AND ST ANDREWS, SCOTLAND (October 15, 2018) - The USGA and The R&A have published the finalized interpretation on the use of green-reading materials in golf, which take effect on Jan. 1, 2019. The new interpretation of Rule 4.3 (Use of Equipment) has been introduced following a six-week feedback period. It…
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Annual Meeting: 2018 Was a Year of Many Achievements
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PHOTO: NJSGA Board of Trustees. Front row, treasurer John Delaney, vice president Eric Houseknecht, president William Frese, secretary Brian Hunt. Standing, from left, Kevin Casey, Walter Sartorius, Steve Hennesey, Carol Graybeal, Frank O'Brien, David Cronheim, John Murray, Dan Meehan, Rod McRae III. This past year was one of significant…
