Congratulations to our New Jersey Seniors team on winning the 91st Annual Triangular Team Matches on October 16 at Essex Fells Country Club.  The golf course was in great shape and played very long due to wet conditions and brisk winds.  The weather had little effect on our team, as we prevailed by one point over Westchester (42 to 41), thereby snapping Westchester's three year winning streak.  Long Island trailed with 25 points.  Our squad was well-balanced as each player earned points that contributed to our victory.  Setting the pace were Mike Brosnan (Knickerbocker), John Fitzgerald (Spring Lake) and Hal Garrity (Montclair), each of whom won all six points available in his match.  Strong performances and point totals were also recorded by Rich Otterbein of Essex Fells (5 1/2 points), Phil Fabrizio of Knickerbocker (4 points), and Roy Pera of Rockaway River (4 points).   Also playing and contributing to our victory were Bob Hunt (Raritan Valley), Jake Jacobus (Morris County), Rod Kerr (Manasquan River), Jim Lamb (Somerset Hills), John Masterson (Knickerbocker) and Matt Wirths (Baltusrol).  We will defend our title next year on October 1st at The Blind Brook Club in Purchase, N.Y.  Joe Pompeo will be taking over from me as Captain and, as always, our team will be selected based upon participation and tournament results. Congratulations again to our team on a well-earned victory.   

 

Bill Frese

Captain

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                           

                                                                                             

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                                                                  

 

  

2023 Triangular Matches

 

The 60th annual Triangular Matches against the Senior Golf Associations of Westchester and Long Island were held on October 16,2023 at Huntington Country Club, Huntington, NY. The weather cooperated as the players enjoyed a partly sunny day and seasonal fall temperatures.

 

The matches were tightly contested but in the end our New Jersey team edged out both Westchester and Long Island to win the trophy. The final point totals were: New Jersey 37.5,

Long Island 35.5 and Westchester 35. All of our players contributed points to our total which enabled our team to prevail in such a close contest.

 

Our team consisted of the following individuals:

 

Championship – Roddy McCrae (Baltusrol)

Class D – Nicholas Bozzo (Essex Fells) & Michael Kopelman (Mountain Ridge)

Class C – Dave Monahan (Raritan Valley) & Doug Yates (Ridgewood)

Class B – Brian Steller (Echo Lake) & Tom McGovern (Hackensack)

Class A – Bill Frese (Essex Fells) & Rob Bellina (Raritan Valley)

Class AA – Bob Gaughran (Navesink) & Neil Vanderbilt (Echo Lake)

Class AAA – Ed McCreedy (Baltusrol)

 

Our point leaders were Roddy McCrae (6), Dave Monahan (4.5), Bob Gaughran (4.5), Nicholas Bozzo (4), Doug Yates (4) and Rob Bellina (4).

 

Huntington Country Club and the Long Island Senior Golf Association were great hosts. We extended our thanks to the club and the association for their outstanding efforts in hosting the matches which provided a day of excellent competition and camaraderie. The course, which was a very interesting and challenging layout, was in superb condition.

 

New Jersey will be hosting the Triangular Matches in 2024 at Upper Montclair CC. We look forward to another close contest and hopefully retaining the trophy.

 

Best regards,

 

Bob Hunt, Team Captain