LOCUST VALLEY, NY (August 11, 2005) -- The twelve man team representing the New Jersey State Golf Association yesterday captured the Stoddard Championship at the Par 71, 6848 yard Piping Rock Club in Locust Valley, New York. This annual invitational event has been contested each year since 1922 between the NJSGA, Long Island Golf Association, and Westchester Golf Association. This year saw the NJSGA capture the Championship with 20 points, besting Westchester with 19 ½ points, and Long Island- which finished in third place with 14 ½ points.
Some of New Jersey’s premier amateur golfers competed in this prestigious match, which included individual matches and two-man team matches. Reigning Open Champion Brian Komline of Rolling Greens, Amateur Champion Mark McGowan of Montclair, and Mid-Amateur Champion Thomas Gramigna of Tavistock highlighted the victorious NJSGA team.
The remainder of the team included NJSGA Men’s Public Links Champion Isaac Lim of Tamarack, Allan Small (who served as NJSGA Captain) and Craig Smith of Fairmount, Gregg Angelillo and Michael Deo of Montclair, Harry Goett of Ash Brook, Barry Wiseman of Royce Brook, Brent Pittman of Darlington, and Greg Stebbins of Ridgewood.
Following is a complete listing of yesterday’s match results:
TEAM MATCHES:
Mark McGowan – Gregg Angelillo, NJSGA, def. John Keller – Andy Anello LIGA, 3 and 2; Brad Tilley – Greg Rohlf, WGA, def. McGowan – Angelillo, 4 and 2; Tilley – Rohlf def. Keller – Anello, 6 and 5.
Peter Meurer – Jimmy Hazen, LIGA, def. Craig Watson – Ricky Hayes, WGA, 2 and 1; Brian Komline – Harry Goett def. Meurer – Hazen, 3 and 2; Komline – Goett def. Watson – Hayes, 3 and 2.
Tim Schmitt – Sean Hartman, LIGA, halved with Barry Wiseman – Isaac Lim, NJSGA; Larry Haertel, Jr. – Dan Gabel, WGA, def. Schmitt – Hartman, 4 and 2; Haertel – Gabel def. Wiseman – Lim, 2 up.
Bryan Pendrick – Abbie Valentine, ISGA, def. Ken Cohen – Pat Pierson, WGA, 4 and 3; Pendrick – Valentine def. Craig Smith – Brent Pittman, NJSGA, 2 up; Smith – Pittman def. Cohen Pierson, 2 and 1.
Dennis Lynch – Dave Segot, LIGA, def. Joe Sommers – Tyler Randol, WGA, 3 and 2; Mike Deo – Allan Small, NJSGA, def. Lynch – Segot, 2 and 1; Deo – Small def. Sommers – Randol, 2 and 1.
Tom Gramigna – Greg Stebbins, NJSGA, def. Adam Fuchs – Alan Specht, LIGA, 3 and 2; Andrew Giuliani – Michael Quagliano, WGA, def. Gramigna – Stebbins, 1 up; Giuliani – Quagliano def. Fuchs – Specht, 3 and 2
Team match totals: NJSGA 7 ½, WGA 6, LIGA 4
SINGLES MATCHES:
Meurer def. McGowan, 3 and 2; halved with Tilley; Tilley def. McGowan, 3 and 2.
Komline def. Keller, 1 up, def. Rohlf, 3 and 2; Keller and Rohlf halved.
Watson def. Schmitt, 4 and 3; def. Deo, 2 and 1; Deo def. Schmitt, 5 and 4.
Fuchs def. Small, 1 up, def. Hayes, 7 and 6; Small def. Hayes, 5 and 4.
Haertel def. Gramigna, 3 and 1, def. Hazen, 5 and 4; Gramigna def. Hazen, 3 and 2.
Smith def. Lynch, 3 and 1; Gabel def. Lynch, 2 and 1; Smith and Gabel halved.
Pittman def. Anello, 2 and 1; Cohen def. Anello, 2 and 1; Pittman and Cohen halved.
Wiseman def. Hartman, 4 and 3, def. Pierson 3 and 2; Hartman def. Pierson, 1 up.
Valentine def. Stebbins, 2 up, def. Sommers, 2 and 1; Stebbins and Sommers halved.
Segot def. Randol, 2 and 1, halved with Goett; Randol def. Goett, 1 up.
Quagliano def. Specht, 3 and 2, def. Angelillo 5 and 4; Specht def. Angelillo 2 and 1
Lim def. Giuliani, 1 up; Lim and Pendrick halved, Giuliani def. Pendrick, 1 up