New Jersey Golf Net

Banking on the Barclays: When the Barclays pro golf tournament comes to Plainfield Country Club this week, green won’t just be the predominant color on the course, but off it, as well. Hundreds of local businesses and charities will benefit from the expected $50 million economic impact of the weeklong event, authorities said. More than [...]

Pine Valley tops Golf Magazine list of best courses worldwide | NJ.com: “If you’ve had the good fortune of playing a round at Pine Valley, the George Arthur Crump-designed course in South Jersey, you need not spend $4.99 on the September issue of Golf Magazine. The editors of Golf will tell you what you’ve already [...]

In season, in business: Mini golf is big business at the shore: A trip to the shore isn’t complete without a round of miniature golf. But which course to play? From a simple layout to introduce toddlers to the game to animated gorillas, South Jersey miniature golf course owners do their darndest to get players [...]

DEP seeks bids to operate White Oaks Golf Course | NJ.com: FRANKLIN TWP. — Bids are being solicited by the state Department of Environmental Protection to operate the White Oaks Golf Course here for the next five years — longer if someone is interested in making capital improvements. The current lease on the Dutch Mill [...]

Longtime golf guru retiring | Daily Record | dailyrecord.com: David McGhee, the general manager of Fiddler’s Elbow Country Club, has been playing golf — or at least doing something golf-related — for nearly his entire life… The 69-year-old McGhee was slated to retire from his general manager position on Friday, leaving behind a country club [...]

Shore golf courses’ business rises after economy had numbers slumping – pressofAtlanticCity.com: Atlantic County News: …local courses also have been busy, a sign that golf may finally be making a comeback in southern New Jersey after years of struggling. “We had over 200 golfers here last Saturday and Sunday alone, which is a 15 percent [...]

Where: YMCA, 112 Oak St, Ridgewood, NJ 07450 Date: Monday, September 19, 2011 Come join us on Monday, September 19th at the Knickerbocker Country Club in Tenafly, NJ for the Ridgewood YMCA’s 38th Annual Golf Outing. All money raised during the event supports the Ridgewood YMCA’s Good Works Programs “The Ridgewood Y Annual Golf Outing [...]

ShopRite LPGA Classic qualifier: Teacher beats student in 5 extra holes for final spot in field – pressofAtlanticCity.com: Sports: Jean Bartholomew couldn’t be blamed if she thought that she taught amateur Kelly Shon a little too well on Monday. Bartholomew, a 15-year LPGA veteran, edged Shon, who just completed her freshman year at Princeton University, [...]

Old school, new rules – NorthJersey.com: River Vale Country Club has the pedigree and the course to be one of North Jersey’s elite golf experiences. Now, it appears that this club has an owner that will help it reach its potential. The Township of River Vale has owned the club, which is open to the [...]

Renowned instructor David Leadbetter finds new home, golf academy in New Jersey | NJ.com: What possibly could be at Crystal Springs? “This is an amazing place,” Leadbetter said during a recent phone interview. “I don’t know how more people don’t know about it. When I was up here a few months ago to finalize some [...]