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History Reigns Supreme At Suneagles Golf Club
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By Sean Fawcett For golfers looking to play a course designed by one of the game’s greatest architects, A.W. Tillinghast, and a course where legend Byron Nelson was victorious, then Suneagles Golf Club in Eatontown is the place to go. Tillinghast is the architect of world famous U.S. Open and PGA championship venues such…
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Elaine Lee Wins Warrenbrook Women's Championship
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Elaine Lee of Galloping HiIl Golf Course carded an 80 to win the overall championship of the Fourth Warrenbrook Women's Golf Association Somerset County Women's Tournament on July 27 at Warrenbrook Golf Course in Warren. 91 women participated in the event, which partnered with the Somerset County Foodbank. Participants were asked to bring a food…
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Johnny Bush Of Plainfield Wins Junior Championship At Raritan Valley
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A good attitude and a solid swing enabled Johnny Bush of Plainfield Country Club to win the New Jersey State Golf Association’s 97th William Y. Dear Junior Championship on Wednesday at the Raritan Valley Country Club in Bridgewater. “I was just trying to stay calm the entire time and not let anything affect the next shot. I wanted to just…
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Weigold, Bush, Greyserman, Nunez Reach Semifinals Of Junior Championship
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Moritz Weigold of Mendham Golf & Country Club, the 16th seed, defeated two of the state’s top teenage golfers as he made his way to Wednesday’s semifinals of the 97th NJSGA William Y. Dear Junior Championship at the Raritan Valley Country Club in Bridgewater. On Tuesday, Moritz, a native of Germany now living in Mendham, ousted defending…
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Kelly Sim Defends Title In Women's Amateur
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OFFICIAL VIDEO OF 93rd WOMEN'S AMATEUR Defending champion Kelly Sim of Alpine Country Club had just taken the lead for the first time in a hard-fought final match on Thursday against Christina Parsells of Baltusrol Golf Club in the New Jersey State Golf Association’s 93rd Women’s Amateur Championship at the par-73, 6,110-yard Essex County…
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Katie Li, 13, Advances To Women's Amateur Semifinals
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Katie Li, an eight-grader from Basking Ridge, pulled off the upset of the day when she ousted No. 2 seed Yeji Shin of Valley Brook Golf Course, 1 up, to advance to the semifinals of match play in the New Jersey State Golf Association’s 93rd Women’s Amateur Championship at the par-73, 5,945-yard Essex County Country Club in West Orange. Li…
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Ridgewood To Host World's Top Golfers At Northern Trust
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Nothing says do-or-die drama like the FedExCup Playoffs, the climax of the PGA TOUR season and the culmination of the season-long race for the FedExCup. And what better place to kick off the excitement of the Playoffs than here in New Jersey, home to some of the most passionate sports fans in the world, and at The Ridgewood Country Club…
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Perrotta Wins Women's Mid-Am; Sim Medalist In Women's Amateur
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Five years ago, Samantha Perrotta of Old York Country Club won the New Jersey State Golf Association’s Women’s Public Links Championship. On Tuesday, she took a larger step forward by winning the 5th NJSGA Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship at the par-73, 5,752-yard Essex County Country Club in West Orange, shooting a two-under-par 73-71-144…
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Member Golf Days: Great Competition/Exceptional Value
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Registration opens on August 1 at 9 a.m. for the six remaining 2018 NJSGA Member Golf Days. These popular events swing the doors open to some of New Jersey’s most exclusive clubs, all in exciting competitive formats. Our fall MGD offering features – among other things – competition at a former USGA national championship host club, on one of…
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Historic Essex County C.C. Hosting Women's Amateur & Mid-amateur Championships
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The 93rd NJSGA Women’s Amateur and 5th Women’s Mid-Amateur Championships will be contested concurrently this summer at venerable Essex County Country Club. The West Orange-based club will host the Women’s Amateur on July 30-Aug. 2 and the Women’s Mid-Amateur on July 30-31. The Women's Amateur includes two days of stroke play followed…
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Issler's Birdie Putt On Final Hole Wins Open Championship
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VIEW OFFICIAL NJSGA OPEN VIDEO Marc Issler of Toms River Golf Center stared down an eight-foot birdie putt on the treacherous 18th green at the par-70, 6,520-yard Montclair Golf Club in West Orange, with the title of the New Jersey State Golf Association’s 98th Open Championship squarely on the line. All Issler did was sink the left-to-right…
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La Morte Leads Entering NJSGA Open Final Round
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By amateur Thomas La Morte’s own admission, it wasn’t his finest round, but it was still good enough to keep him atop the leaderboard at the New Jersey State Golf Association’s 98th Open Championship on Thursday at the par-70, 6,520-yard Montclair Golf Club in West Orange. La Morte, of Haworth Country Club, shot two-over-par 72 for a…
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Open Play Suspended; Hall Family Tied To Montclair Golf Club
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LEADERBOARD PHOTO GALLERY When Tyler Hall of the Upper Montclair Golf Club was bitten by the golf bug at age 15, there was a place he could go and work on his game – the Montclair Golf Club in West Orange. Back in 1975-76, his father, Larry Hall, had worked as an assistant professional at Montclair and his connections in the New Jersey golf…
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La Morte, Hall Share Lead After First Round Of NJSGA Open
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Former NJSGA Amateur champion Thomas La Morte of Haworth Golf Club and two-time Open champion Tyler Hall of Upper Montclair Country Club fired rounds of 4-under-par 66 to share the lead after the first round of the 98th New Jersey State Golf Association Open Championship, presented by The Lincoln Motor Company. Play resumed today at 10 a.m. after…
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NJSGA Officials Play Important Roles At U.S. Junior Amateur At Baltusrol G.C.
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The New Jersey State Golf Association was represented by a group of volunteer rules officials who played important roles at the U.S. Junior Amateur Championship, which was played this week at Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield. The tournament concluded on Saturday with Michael Thorbjornsen of Wellesley, MA., defeating Akshay Bhatia of Wake…
