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Woman Trapped in Mud at NJ Golf Course

Aug 21 2010 in News by thestarter

A woman was trapped in waist-deep mud for nearly 20 minutes after she tried to retrieve her ball at a central New Jersey golf course this week. But officials say she was not injured in the incident. Read on…

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Richard Stockton College to buy Seaview

Aug 9 2010 in News by thestarter

Stockton will buy four-star resort: Stockton and the seller, LaSalle Hotels LLC, announced an agreement of sale last week, but did not disclose the sale price. The 670-acre property is appraised at $29 million though both parties are hoping for a reduction. LaSalle pays Galloway Township approximately $400,000 a year in property taxes. The purchase [...]

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NJ Golf Biz Up 10.7 Percent

Aug 8 2010 in News by thestarter

N.J. golf courses see 10.7 percent rise in business, bucking national decline: Golf Datatech LLC, a market researcher for the sport, estimates that overall golf rounds played nationally are down 3 percent to date this year. But in New Jersey, all private and public courses combined to see a 10.7 percent in June 2010 from [...]

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Ping Demo Day at Branchburg Family Golf Center

Aug 8 2010 in News by thestarter

Branchburg Family Golf Center will host a Ping Demo Day on Thursday August 19th from 4pm – 7pm. This is the first day of the Ping launch of their new K-15 line of clubs. Come be custom fit by Ping Representatives. Registration is not required but suggested. Please contact Branchburg Family Golf Center for more [...]

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Brian Gaffney Wins NJ Open

Jul 17 2010 in News by thestarter

NorthJersey.com/Brian Gaffney wins first New Jersey Open golf title in playoff: Brian Gaffney, so many times in the hunt, finally won the New Jersey Open. Gaffney, the head pro at Rumson Country Club, won the 90th State Open on Friday in a three-hole aggregate playoff over Garden State newcomer Bobby Gage of Forsgate. The soft-spoken and [...]

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A Tale of 2 Family Run Golf Courses

Jul 14 2010 in News by thestarter

From pressofAtlanticCity.com – Family-run golf courses a labor of love: Andrea Truitt co-owns Pomona Golf Course, along with her sister, Pamela Grenda, and cousin, Bruce Ritchie. Almost every day for the last 40 years, all three of them have arrived at the charming, nine-hole layout before the sun rises and seldom leave before it sets. For them, [...]

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Two Aces in one Round!

Jul 13 2010 in News by thestarter

She’s One in Sixty Seven Million: According to Cherry Valley Country Club’s Director of Golf Allan Bowman, “the odds of making two hole in ones during the same round of golf are sixty seven million to one.”  But that’s exactly what his student, Skillman, New Jersey resident Donna Cortina accomplished on July 12th as a [...]

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Liberty National Seeking FedEx Cup Playoffs

Jul 6 2010 in News by thestarter

NJ.com/Liberty National makes changes in hope of luring PGA Tour back: Tiger Woods called it “interesting.” Vijay Singh said it had “character.” And if you listened to their terse tone and gritting teeth, you knew those words weren’t compliments. It was their not-so-subtle way of saying, “We don’t like it here.” Liberty National could have [...]

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Behind the scenes at the U.S.G.A. Research and Test Center

Jun 17 2010 in News by thestarter

Behind the scenes at the U.S.G.A. Research and Test Center, see story at One Tank Trip: USGA Research & Test Center: DayPortPlayer.newPlayer({articleID:”1409791″,playerInstanceID:”2D432216-276E-E3D1-E0A5-35304935F371″,domain:”wfmz.dayport.com”});

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Women golfers must go where the golf is…

Jun 17 2010 in News by thestarter

From Press of Atlantic City: New Jersey native and LPGA professional Diana D’Alessio found herself in Slovakia for the Ladies Slovack Open on Memorial Day weekend. “I had never been to Slovakia before,” she said, “and never thought I would go to play golf there. It was a neat experience and another chance to play [...]