Wednesday Roundup - March 22, 2023
The NJSGA’s “Wednesday Roundup” will run weekly through the 2023 golf season. This weekly news summary will feature local stories and news from throughout #thestateofgolf. If your organization or club has announcements to share, please email rgaona@njsga.org with “Wednesday Roundup” in the subject line.
- Megha Ganne of Holmdel will be competing in the fourth playing of the Augusta National Women’s Amateur. It gets underway on Wednesday, March 29 with an elite field of 72 women’s amateurs competing over 54 holes of stroke play for one of amateur golf's most coveted championships. (Click for more)
- Troy Vannucci (Marlton) finished as runner up in the Florida Azaela Amateur at the Palatka Golf Club. (Click for more)
- Katie Li captured a top-10 finish in the prestigious Junior Invitational at Sage Valley. (Click for more)
- The USGA is conducting a Rules of Golf Seminar on March 22 at 3 p.m. The beginner workshops will be taught by Ben Schade, a senior member of the USGA Rules team and will cover penalty relief. (Click for more)
- The Lady Liberty Cup, a Ryder Cup style tournament the annual two-day event will again take place at Liberty National Golf Club, the same venue as where the inaugural 2022 Lady Liberty Cup took place last year. The special event brings together 12 elite junior golfers utilizing their talents (on and off the course) to support and raise funds for Minds Matter, an organization whose mission aims to enhance academic and lifelong opportunities for deserving students from less-resourced communities. (Click for more)
- The USGA has announced its third annual Junior Poster Design Contest. The winning posters will be displayed on-site at the 78th U.S. Women’s Open Championship at Pebble Beach (Calif.) Golf Links from July 6-9, 2023. (Click for more)
- The NJPGA will be hosting a Teaching & Coaching Summit on March 28 at Tee 2 Green Indoor Golf. (Click for more)
- Tickets are now available for all four LPGA events that are being conducted in New Jersey this season. (Click for more)
- New Jersey Championships are open as of March 1, 2023. Competitors must have an active Golf Genius profile. (Click for more)
- Tickets are now available for purchase for the 2023 NJSGA Hall of Fame induction ceremony featuring three standout individuals in Oswald Kirkby, Robert Trent Jones, Sr., and Ann Probert. (Click for more)
- Entries are open for the several USGA Championships, including the 123rd U.S. Open (Closes April 12), 43rd U.S. Senior Open (Closes May 3), 78th U.S. Women’s Open (Closes May 3) and the 2nd U.S. Adaptive Open (Closes May 3). (Click to register)
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