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Morris County set to host trio of Women's Championships
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July 24, 2020 - Thanks to the benevolence and adaptability of the membership of the Morris County Golf Club, the New Jersey State Golf Association is conducting three simultaneous women’s tournaments at the prestigious Morristown venue during the week of July 27-30. The NJSGA 66th Junior Girls’ Championship and the NJSGA 7th Women’s…
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Mark Costanza wins 100th Open Championship in Playoff
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July 22, 2020 - After firing a tournament-low seven-under-par 65 in the second round, amateur Mark Costanza of Hamilton Farm followed with a third round 68 – and still needed a three-hole aggregate playoff to win the 100th New Jersey State Golf Association Open Championship at the par-72, 6,705-yard Knickerbocker Country Club in Tenafly on…
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Two-time Open Champion Tyler Hall fires 67; charges to lead in 100th Open at Knickerbocker
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July 21, 2020 - Two-time champion Tyler Hall of Upper Montclair birdied four of his final six holes, en route to a five-under-par 67 on Tuesday to take the lead heading into the final day of the 100th New Jersey State Golf Association Open Championship at the par-72, 6,705-yard Knickerbocker Country Club in Tenafly. Hall’s two-day total of…
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Host Pro Bill Hook fires 67; leads NJSGA Open after Round 1
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July 20, 2020 - Only four host professionals have ever won the New Jersey State Golf Association’s Open Championship on their home course since the event began in 1921. A fifth may be in the making. Bill Hook, off a five-under-par 67 in the first round of the 100th NJSGA Open at the par-72, 6,670-yard Knickerbocker Country Club in Tenafly, took…
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100th Open Championship gets underway Monday at Knickerbocker
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A note to the NJ golf community: While the NJSGA celebrates the 100th playing of its flagship competition, it will be done so with great care and concern for the health and safety of the players, officials, and Knickerbocker Country Club's staff and membership due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Please note that outside spectators are not…
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2020 Youth Foundation Pro-Am Recap
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Photo (L-R) - Eric Houseknecht, Walton Clark, Frank O'Brien July 16, 2020 - The 26th annual New Jersey State Golf Association Youth Foundation Pro-Am, played in advance of the NJSGA 100th Open Championship, took place on Thursday, July 16, at renowned Knickerbocker Country Club in Tenafly. Each year, the Pro-Am acts as the primary fundraiser…
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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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NJSGA Announces Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony to be postponed until 2021
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July 13, 2020 - Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the New Jersey State Golf Association has announced that the induction ceremony to honor the Hall of Fame Class of 2020 will be postponed until 2021. A date will be announced, pending further health-related developments, later in 2020. The Class of 2020 includes Leighton Calkins, credited with…
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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…
