Stoddard Trophy: Long Island Wins by One Point
RIVERHEAD, NY (June 21, 2011) -- The
team fielded by the Long Island Golf
Association won the 2011 Stoddard Trophy
competition on Monday, June 20th, at
Friar’s Head in Baiting Hollow, over
teams fielded by the Westchester Golf
Association and the New Jersey State Golf
Association. The score was 19.5 points for
Long Island, 18.5 points for Westchester and
16 points for New Jersey.
The Stoddard Trophy competition is a one day
triangular match, Ryder Cup style, featuring 6
alternate shot matches in the morning and 12
singles matches in the afternoon. The
competition began in 1922, and has featured
many luminaries of met area amateur golf,
including those who went on to major careers
as professionals. Notables from all walks of life
have played in the matches, including Babe
Ruth in 1939. The associations take turns
providing the venue for the matches. The 2012
matches will be hosted by New Jersey.
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ABOUT THE Stoddard Trophy
Triangular match-play event between teams
from
the New Jersey State Golf Association, the Long
Island Golf Association, and the Westchester Golf
Association.
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