Female Golfers Flock To Member Golf Day At Rock Spring Club
The sixth Member Golf Day of 10 in 2014 was the fourth sellout of the year as more than 100 golfers participated at venerable Rock Spring Club in West Orange on Tuesday, August 5.
The event set a record for ladies golfers with 36 on hand, to double the former record for female participation.
“I think Member golf Days are great,” said Lorrie Bove of Cranford. “I learned about them from the (NJSGA GOLF) magazine and the website (NJSGA.org). It’s a fine opportujity to play great golf courses you would never haave na opportunity to play. It’s a nice social opportunity and you meet nice people.”
Four more Member Golf Days remain on the NJSGA schedule: Metedeconk National in Jackson on August 18; Copper Hill in Ringoes on Sept. 17, Shackamaxon in Scotch Plains on Sept 24 and Hidden Creek in Egg Harbor on October 14. Metedeconk and Hidden Creek are sold out.
“The North Jersey area is well known for great golf courses. It’s a hotbed of wonderful, older course such as this one, designed by Seth Raynor and Charles Banks and it’s one of the few that features the New York skyline,” said Rich Kennedy, NJSGA Director of Handicapping and Member Services.
“Most of the golfers today have never played the course. They are very excited to be here.”
Member Golf Days, which began with four events in 2011 and added a fifth in 2012, and a sixth in 2013, has jumped to 10 dates due to high demand at both classic and contemporary courses dotted throughout the state. The Member Golf Day season began on Monday, April 28, at Trump National-Philadelphia in Pine Hill and lasts until Tuesday, October 14 at Hidden Creek in Egg Harbor Township.
“I’m playing in my fourth Member Golf Day this year,” said Carol Parascandola of Franklin Lakes. “You get to see a beautiful golf course and I’m playing with nice people. I also enjoy the competition and the lovely environment.”
To be eligible for Member Golf Days, golfers must keep their handicap through an NJSGA member club or golf course and have a handicap of 30 or below.
