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Forsgate Country Club Set to Host ANNIKA Foundation Charity Event on May 12
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MONROE TOWNSHIP, N.J. - Forsgate Country Club is set to welcome the ANNIKA Foundation on May 12 for an all-day event. The day will feature a breakfast session to hear Sorenstam's story, a golf outing on the historic Banks Course, a golf clinic, a six-hole exhibition match and a closing reception with raffle prizes. Attendees will have…
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Registration Open for Four NJSGA Rules Webinars
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KENILWORTH, N.J. - The New Jersey State Golf Association has opened registration to four Rules of Golf Webinars that will run in March and April. The webinars will be a short presentation to cover the important rules every golfer should know. All participants will receive a link to the webinar the day prior. Each session is free of charge…
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Gotterup Records Stellar Performance in First PGA Tour Start at Puerto Rico Open
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PUERTO RICO – 2019 New Jersey Open Champion Chris Gotterup entered the field of the 2022 Puerto Rico Open by winning the Puerto Rico Classic, a collegiate event from February 13-15. It was his first PGA Tour start, and Gotterup, of Little Silver put together quite the performance. Coming off a rocky t-50th finish at the Southern Highlands…
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Registration for NJSGA Championships now Open
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Hole 18 - The Ridge at Back Brook March 1, 2022 - Entries have opened for almost all of the New Jersey State Golf Association's 2022 Championships. This year's highlights include the 102nd Open Championship at The Ridge at Back Brook July 25-27, the 97th Women's Amateur and 9th Mid-Amateur Championships at Glen Ridge Country Club…
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NJSGA Hall of Fame Class of 2022 Spotlight: Karen Noble
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KENILWORTH, N.J. - It’s not very often mentors and mentees get inducted into the same Hall of Fame class. For Karen Noble, she was in awe when she found out she earned a spot in the 2022 NJSGA Hall of Fame, but when she discovered she would be inducted alongside her longtime mentor David Glenz, it meant so much more. “It’s surreal, said…
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Road to the U.S. Amateur Four-Ball : A Long Winter’s Journey (Part 2)
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By Bruce Chamberlain, NJSGA Special Contributor This is the second journal article in a five-part series as Todd Wiggins and Matt Scozzari embark on their journey to the 2022 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Championship at the Country Club of Birmingham from May 14-18. The Upper Montclair Country Club pair earned co-medalist honors at the qualifier…
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Somerset Hills Country Club to host 39th Mid-Amateur Championship
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BERNARDSVILLE, N.J. – The New Jersey State Golf Association is hosting its 39th Mid-Amateur Championship at the world-renowned Somerset Hills Country Club from June 8-10, 2022. The A.W. Tillinghast design is rated one of the top 100 courses in the world. This year, GOLF ranked Somerset Hills at No. 43 and will surely be a treat for competitors…
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Shady Rest Golf and Country Club: A Cultural Beacon
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Written By Kevin Casey. Photo (l-r): Sylvia Hicks, Kevin Purcell, Thurman Simmons Not many golf clubs anywhere can say they were “the first” or “the best,” regardless of the criteria. New Jersey golf can boast at least a couple of these superlatives. One quickly comes to mind. South Jersey’s Pine Valley Golf Club is generally regarded…
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Entries Open for Men's Four-Ball & Mid-Amateur Championships
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Photo: Hole 8, Somerset Hills C.C. FEBRUARY 15, 2022 - The ground might still be frozen in many places across the Garden State, but local players can get excited that championship season is near. Registration is now open for the first two NJSGA majors: the 90th Four-Ball Championship and the 39th Mid-Amateur Championship. Once again, all entrants…
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NJSGA Hall of Fame Class of 2022 Spotlight: George A. Crump
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KENILWORTH, N.J. - Described by Tom Doak as “the least prolific and most accomplished golf architect of all time”, George A. Crump, architect of Pine Valley Golf Club, possesses an unmatched and unique legacy. To this day, Pine Valley – Crump’s only design – is perennially considered by many to be the No. 1 golf course in the world…
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NJSGA Now Accepting Applications for 2022 P.J. Boatwright Internships
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KENILWORTH, N.J. – The New Jersey State Golf Association has opened applications for its 2022 P.J. Boatwright Internship opportunities. The internships, which are paid, are primarily focused on Tournament Operations and Communications. Established in 1991, the internship program is designed to give experience to young women and men interested…
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Upper Montclair Country Club to host LPGA Cognizant Founders Cup in 2022
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CLIFTON, N.J. – The LPGA Cognizant Founders Cup is headed to Upper Montclair Country Club from May 12-15, 2022. The historic event, which is highlighted by the second-largest purse on tour honors the 13 founders, Alice Bauer, Patty Berg, Bettye Danoff, Helen Dettweiler, Marlene Bauer Hagge, Mariylnn Smith, Sally Sessions, Betty Jameson, Opal…
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NJSGA Announces Hall of Fame Class of 2022
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KENILWORTH, N.J. - Four iconic figures in the rich history of New Jersey golf, George A. Crump, Karen Noble, Ed Whitman and David Glenz will be inducted into the New Jersey State Golf Association Hall of Fame as the Class of 2022 in a ceremony on May 4. The ceremony and reception will take place at Galloping Hill Golf Course in Kenilworth, home…
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NJSGA Celebrates National Girls and Women in Sports Day
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Panelists Pictured (L-R): Noelle Maertz, Christina Parsells, Christina Paulsen, Kelsey Solan, Michelle Melia KENILWORTH, N.J. – The New Jersey State Golf Association hosted its inaugural National Girls and Women in Sports Day event, 'Next on the Tee: #thestateofgolf Celebrates #NGWSD' on Tuesday evening. Photo Gallery Girls from around…
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97th Women’s Amateur Championship and 9th Women’s Mid-Amateur Heads to Glen Ridge Country Club
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Photo Courtesy of Glen Ridge CC GLEN RIDGE, N.J. – For the first time ever, the New Jersey State Golf Association will play its Women’s Amateur Championship and Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship at Glen Ridge Country Club. The Glen Ridge membership is elated to welcome the top women’s golfers in the state from August 1-4, 2022 as it hosts…
