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2016

Qualifying underway for Ike Championship

Qualifying underway for Ike Championship

ELMSFORD, N.Y. (May 18, 2016) - The MGA's first major of the 2016 season lies just over a month away, and Sectional Qualifying Rounds have begun to decide the final field that will compete for the 61st Ike Championship title at Essex County Country Club in West Orange, N.J.

Five qualifying rounds will help complete the field for the 54-hole championship, which takes place June 27-28.

THE PROFESSOR’S POP QUIZ - PREVIOUS QUESTIONS

October 2017:
In stroke play, Player A's tee shot is struck towards a lateral water hazard. After a 5-minute search, the ball has still not been found. A, his marker and the others in the group agree that there is virtual certainty that the ball is lost in the hazard. As A is about to drop a ball in accordance with Rule 26-1c, a spectator finds a ball outside the hazard, which turns out to be A's original ball. The Committee should instruct A that:
 

James Hazen medals in U.S. Open LQR at Willow Ridge

James Hazen medals in U.S. Open LQR at Willow Ridge

HARRISON, N.Y. (May 16,2016) - Eight players qualified through a Local Qualifying Round at Willow Ridge Country Club in Harrison, N.Y., for the 2016 U.S. Open Championship.  Those who qualified will move forward to the Sectional Qualifying Round on Monday, June 6. Two alternates were also designated.

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Wilson, Snouffer lead qualifiers at Panther Valley

Wilson, Snouffer lead qualifiers at Panther Valley

ALLAMUCHY, N.J. (May 17, 2016) – Seven players advanced through Tuesday’s U.S. Open Local Qualifying Round at Panther Valley Golf & Country ClubPat Wilson of Andover, N.J., and amateur Ryan Snouffer of Sparta, N.J. led the 120-man field with rounds of 4-under 67. The qualifiers will compete in the Sectional Qualifying Round at Canoe Brook Country Club in Summit, N.J., on June 6 for a coveted spot in this year’s national championship.