The LoHud Golf Blog

By Mike Dougherty Making a hole-in-one to win a luxury automobile lease is the kind of experience a golfer happily recounts for a lifetime. It’s a rare and unforgettable moment. Mike Miller used that very experience Thursday as a jumping-off point — literally. The 21-year-old Brewster resident aced the 16th... Read More →

After he made a hole-in-one to win a two-year lease on a Lincoln MKZ on Thursday at Knollwood C.C., Mike Miller was thinking about PGA tour veteran Rich Beem, who jumped on a red Altima and posed following a hole-in-one at the Nissan Open. The plan came apart for Miller... Read More →

Colin McDade (Winged Foot) shot a 2-over 73 at Ardsley Country Club to earn medalist honors during qualifying for the Westchester Golf Association’s 94th Amateur Championship. Brae Burn is hosting this year’s event, which runs June 3-5. Max Buckley (Westchester) was second, but he withdrew because of a conflict with... Read More →

St. Andrew’s Greg Bisconti, who’s coming off a win at the Westchester PGA Match Play Championship, qualified for a U.S. Open sectional by firing a 2-under 69 Monday at Willow Ridge C.C. The score was matched by Sunningdale assistant Mark Ledom and Apawamis assistant Brian Bartow. Qualifiers Greg Bisconti South... Read More →

GlenArbor director of golf Rob Labritz went out early last week at the Country Club of Fairfield and posted a 2-under 68 that held up all day and left him atop the list of six U.S. Open local qualifiers. Grant Sturgeon, a new assistant at Winged Foot also moved on... Read More →

U.S. Open Local Qualifier Morris County Golf Club Mark Yannotta, Whippany, N.J. – 33-37—70 Pat Wilson, Andover, N.J. – 37-33—70 Louis Bodine, Flemington, N.J. – 37-33—70 Brinson Paolini, Virginia Beach, Va. – 37-34—71 Peter Kozubal, Bridgewater, N.J. – 35-36—71 The following players failed to qualify: Chad Bell, Fresno, Calif. (first... Read More →

I know it’s a long haul out to Southampton, but this one’s worth your time and tolls because there probably won’t be another opportunity for 99 percent of the golfing population to set foot on this course … Tickets for the 2013 Walker Cup Match, which runs Sept. 6-8 at... Read More →

Pelham C.C. head pro Mike Diffley captured the MasterCard Met PGA Senior Match Play Championship by defeating Ron McDougal of Golf & Body NYC 3 and 2 at Round Hill Country Club in Greenwich. Long Island pros had won the last three titles. Diffley, who turns 54 in a week,... Read More →

86th MGA Senior Amateur Championship At Navesink (N.J.) Country Club Par 72 1. Jon Tingley, Stanton Ridge G & CC – 70-72—142 2. Cyrus Whitney Jr., Hackensack Golf Club – 70-75—145 3. Allan Small, Fairmount Country Club – 72-75—147 3. Steve Rose, Fresh Meadow Country Club – 71-76—147 5. Robert... Read More →

MasterCard Met PGA Senior Match Play Championship At Round Hill Club, Greenwich, Conn. Quarterfinals Mike Caporale (North Hills) d. Michael Turnesa (Rockville Links) 5 and 4; Ron McDougal (Golf & Body NYC) d. Charlie Bolling (unaffiliated) 1-up; Mike Diffley (Pelham) d. Bobby Heins (Old Oaks) 21 holes; John DeForest (Rondout)... Read More →