2016 Compher Cup Team Bios
HONORARY CAPTAIN BOB HOUSEN, Manasquan River / Metedeconk National (32 Compher Cups)
Career: Six-time NJSGA Amateur Champion (1973, ’78, ’80, ’82, ‘86, ‘93); Champion NJSGA Senior Amateur (1995, 1998); Seven-time NJSGA Pre-Senior Champion; 32 NJSGA Compher Cup appearances; 13 victorious NJSGA Stoddard Trophy teams.
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JASON BATAILLE, Metedeconk National (2nd Compher Cup)
2015: Runner-up, NJSGA Public Links; Runner-up, Metedeconk Invitational.
Career: Champion, 2004 Rutgers Invitational; Champion, 2004 Met Public Links; Qualifier, 2005, U.S. Public Links; T-7th, 2010 Arcola Cup; T-8th in 2005 MGA/MetLife Public Links Championship
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MICHAEL BROWN, Pennsauken (1st Compher Cup)
2015: Third, NJSGA Public Links. Qualifier, U.S. Amateur, U.S. Open (sectional).
Career: Exempt on PGA Latino 2003; exempt on PGA Canada 2004 and 2005; USGA Public links 2008 and 2009 (round of 64); USGA Mid Am 2009 (round of 64) and 2010(round of 64); USGA Amateur 2010 and 201 Advanced to U.S. Open sectionals( 2003, 2013, 2015) Champion2009 Mid-Amateur; Champion,2010 GAP Open; Fourth, Canadian Mid Am 2009
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BILL CHARPEK, Navesink (8th Compher Cup)
2015: Champion, NJSGA Senior Amateur; Round of 16, NJSGA Mid-Amateur
Career: U.S. Amateur (three appearances); U.S. Mid-Amateur (two appearances). University of north Carolina golf team.
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NICK DESAI, Baltusrol (3rd Compher Cup)
2015: Champion, NJSGA Pre-Senior; T-3 Hochster Memorial; 5th, Boff Invitational.
Career: Baltusrol club champion; Round of 16, 2014 Met Amateur; 10th 2014 NJSGA Amateur; Fifth 2011 Met Mid-Amateur; Round of 16 2003 U.S. Public Links.
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MATTHEW FINGER, Darlington (4th Compher Cup)
2015: Runner-up, NJSGA Mid-Amateur. T-2 Boff Invitational; T-4 Bergen County Amateur; Quarterfinalist, Havermeyer Memorial.
Career: T-5 New York City Amateur; Quarterfinalist 2014 Philadelphia Amateur; Third, 2011 Bergen Amateur; Third, 2011 Eagle Oaks Invitational; Quarterfinalist, 2013 NJSGA Mid-Amateur; Champion; 1997 Seton Hall Invitational; T-7th, 2014 Bergen County Amateur; T-5th, 2014 New York City Amateur; T-3rd, 2011 Eagle Oaks Invitational; Quarterfinalist, 2011 NJSGA Mid-Amateur Championship; 8th, 2010 NJSGA Public Links; Qualifier, 2006 U.S. Amateur.
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MICHAEL HYLAND, Little Mill (2nd Compher Cup)
2015: Champion, NJSGA Mid-Amateur; Quarterfinalist, Philadelphia Amateur; T-5 Patterson Cup; Qualifier, U.S. Amateur
Career: Champion, 1998, NJSGA Amateur; Champion, 2011 Philadelphia Amateur; Champion, 2000 Philadelphia Amateur; Runner-up, 2008 NJSGA Amateur; T-3, 2011 NJSGA Amateur; T-5 2015 NJSGA Amateur; T-7, 2014 NJSGA Amateur; Semifinalist, NJSGA Mid-Amateur (2013, 2012, 2011).
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BRIAN KOMLINE, Black Oak (10th Compher Cup)
2015: Champion, Hochster Memorial; Champion, Boff Invitational; Third low amateur, Met Open; T-7 NJSGA Amateur; Runner-up Bergen County Amateur. Qualifier, U.S. Mid-Amateur (advanced to Match Play)
Career: Champion, 2012, NJSGA Mid-Amateur; Champion, 2010 NJSGA Amateur; Champion, 2010 Met Public Links; Champion, 2007 & 2005 NJSGA State Open; Champion, 2007 Bergen County Amateur; Champion, 2008 NJSGA Public Links; Runner-up, 2012 NJSGA Amateur; Runner-up, 2010 Ike; 2014 Champion, Eagle Oaks Invitational; 2014 Champion, Brae Burn Invitational
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PETER KOZUBAL, Fox Hollow (1st Compher Cup)
2015: Champion, NJSGA Public Links; Made cut, NJSGA Amateur, NJSGA Open, NJSGA Mid-Amateur
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TREVOR RANDOLPH, Arcola (1st Compher Cup)
2015: Champion, Met Mid-Amateur; Champion, Bergen County Amateur; Runner-up, New York City Amateur; Quarterfinalist, NJSGA Mid-Amateur; T-2 Arcola Cup.
Career:Champion, 2013 & 2014 NJSGA Mid-Amateur; 2015 Sectional qualifying, U.S. Open; Made cut, 2015 U.S. Four-Ball; Made cut. 2014 USGA Mid Am ; 2014 T-2 NJSGA Amateur; 2013 Runner-up, Met Amateur; 2013 Runner-up Met Mid-Amateur. U.S. Junior (1990); U.S. Amateur (1992, 1997); Qualifier, 2012 U.S. Mid-Amateur; NJSGA Team, USGA State Team, 2014.
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MIKE STAMBERGER, Spring Lake (9th Compher Cup)
2015: Runner-up, Met Mid-Amateur; T-3 NJSGA Open; T-4 NJSGA Amateur; Runner-up, Boff Invitational.
Career: Champion, NJSGA Amateur, 2013 & 2014; T-2 NJSGA Open, 2014; Champion, NJSGA Mid-Amateur, 2008; Runner-up, NJSGA Mid-Amateur, 2012; NJSGA Team, USGA State Team, 2012 & 2014.
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RON VANNELLI, Forsgate (18th Compher Cup) – 2016 Captain
2015: NJSGA Senior Player of the Year. Champion, NJSGA Senior Four-Ball with Steve Mauer; Fifth, NJSGA Senior Amateur; T-4 NJSGA/NJPGA Senior Open (low amateur).
Career: Champion, 2014 MGA Senior Masters; Champion, 2012 MGA Senior Amateur; Champion, 2008 MGA Senior Amateur; Champion, 2005 Met Amateur; Champion, 2005 & 1998 N.Y.C. Amateur (Senior Division); Champion, 2003 Hugh Wilson Invitational, Champion, 2003 & 1996 Suburban Cup; Champion, 2003 Nassau Invitational (Senior Division).
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STEVEN ZYCHOWSKI, Mendham (3rd Compher Cup)
2015: Champion, NJSGA Tournament of Champions; Third, NJSGA Amateur.
Career: Champion, NJSGA TOC, 2014; T-2, NJSGA Amateur, 2014; Runner-Up, Bergen Amateur, 2014; Three-time qualifier for U.S. Amateur. NJSGA Team, USGA State Team, 2014.
