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Seaview Marriott Gets the Fever

Sep 13 2005 in Events and Outings by thestarter

The Seaview has marketing fever. First it was the Daily Putting Contest. Now it's the Daily Drive Competition: The Seaview’s brand new Longest Drive Competition is held on the first tee of either the Bay or Pines course directly adjacent to the hotel. The contest consists of a driving competition where golfers can test their […]

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Morris Catholic High School 3rd Annual Fall Golf Classic

Aug 31 2005 in Events and Outings by thestarter

Morris Catholic High School 3rd Annual Fall Golf Classic October 3, 2005 Bowling Green Golf Club Milton, NJ Golfer……$225 Hole Sponsor……$500 Corporate Sponsor….$1500 All Proceeds Will Support MCHS Athletic Programs And Facilities Please Contact Judy Berg At Mchs….973-627-6674, Ext. 134. Technorati Tags: golf, golf outing, New Jersey

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Third Annual Million Dollar Celebrity Golf Invitational

Aug 22 2005 in Events and Outings by thestarter

From PR Newswire: The 'Little-Life' Foundation is proud to announce their Third Annual Million Dollar Celebrity Golf Invitational at the exclusive New Jersey National Golf Club in Basking Ridge, New Jersey At noon on September 12, 2005 you can find “Little-Life” Foundation's Executive Director Richard P. Rizzuto (Rick) with event Co-Hosts Brian Kelly (NY Giants) […]

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Why can't all championships be that way?

Aug 22 2005 in Events and Outings by thestarter

NorthJersey.com summarizes the PGA: New Jersey emerged a sweat-soaked, overtime winner while serving as home to the 87th PGA Championship and left little doubt the Garden State is worthy of hosting future majors. Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield drew applause from players, including champion Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods, who after his final round asked, […]

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10th Annual Sunshine Golf Classic

Aug 20 2005 in Events and Outings by thestarter

Submitted by a reader: 10th Annual Sunshine Golf Classic at Harbor Pines Golf Club, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2005. 9:30 am Shootgun start. Cost is $125.00 per golfer. There will be complimentry Beer & Wine and Breakfast. Lunch and Prizes to be awarded around 2:30 pm. Please contact the Sunshine Foundation at 609-399-7023 for more information. […]

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Tiger didn't stick around for end of PGA according to news reports

Aug 18 2005 in Events and Outings by thestarter

Wow, a number of news sources are reporting that Tiger left New Jersey Sunday night, not bothering to stay after play was suspended. The Star Ledger reports: “These are the best players in the world,” Woods said. “Look at who's on that (leader) board. It wasn't like guys who have never been there before. If […]

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The plugged ball incident

Aug 14 2005 in Events and Outings by thestarter

I happened to be there at Baltusrol on Thursday and witness the now infamous “plugged ball incident” in which Tiger's drive on 18 became inexplicably plugged. Tiger suspected the ball was stepped on by a camera crew, the Star-Ledger claims that Tiger's caddie Steve Williams may have stepped on the ball. The air was so […]

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Pirate Hospitality at the PGA

Aug 10 2005 in Events and Outings by thestarter

Fascinating article: PGA Fights Golf's Off-Site Tents Offering `Pirate Hospitality': Marketing executive Tony Cicatiello started receiving phone calls 18 months ago pitching the idea of treating his clients to a hospitality tent at this week's PGA Championship at New Jersey's Baltusrol Golf Club. The salesman failed to mention that the tent wouldn't be on the […]

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Smart Guys Sports: The PGA Championship Preview

Aug 10 2005 in Events and Outings by thestarter

Smart Guys Sports, a blog which refers to itself as “The place to visit for a look at the world of sports that doesn't involve Stephen A Smith or Tim McCarver”, has a nice preview to the PGA Championship. Why won't Phil win, he asks: He's over preparing for majors and instead of fixing his […]

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Fans follow Tiger at Monday's practice round

Aug 9 2005 in Events and Outings by thestarter

Asbury Park Press 08/9/05: After an early-morning practice round, during which he birdied four holes (7, 8, 9 and 10) in succession, Woods gave his 5-iron a workout on the range before heading to a nearby putting green. Technorati Tags: golf, New Jersey, PGA Championship