New Jersey Golf Net

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 […]

Organizers expect changes in LPGA’s handling of ShopRite Classic to help local economy – pressofAtlanticCity.com: Business: Ladies Professional Golf Association organizers estimate the tournament will pump $15 million to $20 million into the region. That estimate, however, is based on studies of similarly sized tournaments. The LPGA has never done a study of the Galloway […]

New Jersey’s Mattawang Golf Club gives golfers attractive nine hole option | World Golf News: Mattawang Golf Club, the celebrated daily fee club situated in New Jersey’s prestigious Montgomery Township, is now offering the “Morning Drive Nine” special back nine rate for golfers on-the-go. The back nine fee for Wednesday through Friday is $29 and […]

From the New York Times, A Golf Ball That Won’t Slice Comes With a Catch: It’s Illegal: A golf ball that won’t slice? It sounds like an old joke: guy invents a ball that won’t sink in water hazards, then loses it in the woods. It sounds too good to be true, sacrilege to the golf […]

When’s the last time you saw a play about golf? From the release: The Fox on the Fairway- a golf comedy by Ken Ludwig Now through April 17 George Street Playhouse, New Brunswick NJ “An uproarious look at the game of golf and country club tournaments; The Fox on the Fairway will tickle your funny […]