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Mike Dougherty

Mike DoughertyMike Dougherty has been covering sports in the Lower Hudson Valley for the last 20 years. After writing extensively about local high school and college athletics for The Journal News and LoHud.com, he spent a decade on the Knicks beat. Mike has also filed stories from the Final Four, NBA Finals, U.S. Open, PGA Championship and World Series. He graduated from Slippery Rock University after spending two years at Kennedy Catholic in Somers and now lives in Brewster.

E-mail Mike Dougherty at MDOUGHER@lohud.com

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Hill moves on

September
21

Nanette Hill wasn’t allowing herself to get caught up in the moment.

She was confident going into the LPGA Sectional Qualifier last week at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, Calif., and calmly took another step toward realizing a dream of becoming a touring professional. Hill, a Pelham resident, carded a 74 on Sunday, and [...]

Posted by Mike Dougherty on September 21st, 2009 | Post a Comment »

Bisconti still going strong

September
16

Greg Bisconti is be lurking again.

The assistant pro at St. Andrew’s is fired a 4-under 66 today and is one stroke off Sean Farren’s lead heading into the final round of the Lincoln Met PGA Championship. He will be in the final group today at Quaker Ridge.

Here’s the scoreboard.

Bisconti finished second at the Met PGA [...]

Posted by Mike Dougherty on September 16th, 2009 | Post a Comment »

Farren leads a pack at Met PGA

September
15

Nobody at the nearby scorer’s table heard a fuss, so it was a surprise when Sean Farren came over from the ninth green and calmly announced that he just had a hole-in-one.

The ace vaulted him into the lead at the Lincoln Met PGA at Quaker Ridge with a 4-under 66.

Mike Meehan is a shot back, [...]

Posted by Mike Dougherty on September 15th, 2009 | Post a Comment »

The putt doctor makes a house call

September
15

Help is coming for those who routinely experience that moment of bewilderment on the green after good putts seemingly go astray.

Dr. Craig Farnsworth, a sports vision specialist who’s instructed a number of successful PGA Tour players, will be at Sleepy Hollow Country Club on Sunday, conducting a hands-on clinic, Green Reading 101 & 102, with [...]

Posted by Mike Dougherty on September 15th, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Bensel and Bisconti flirt with title

September
9

It was fun to finally see Bethpage play the way it was designed.

Not a single drop of rain fell during the Met PGA Assistant Championship, but the conditions were a big part of the story line. The wind was whistling all day, and only four players broke par on the Red course. Matt Dobyns, who [...]

Posted by Mike Dougherty on September 9th, 2009 | 1 Comment »

A little brotherly love

August
29

So in between dodging the raindrops here at The Barclays, we’ve spent a fair amount of time watching tournament coverage on the Golf Channel.

I noticed this morning they put up a leaderboard from this week’s 94th Met Open, which Andrew Giuliani won just up the road at Ridgewood Country Club. There was room enough on [...]

Posted by Mike Dougherty on August 29th, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Are you coming down for a look?

August
29

Tiger is making a move, but after driving back and forth to Liberty National the last two days, I can understand why those of us who call New York’s northern suburbs home might be reluctant to spend at least an hour in the car to come watch The Barclays.

Still …

If you don’t have anything else [...]

Posted by Mike Dougherty on August 29th, 2009 | Post a Comment »

From under the umbrella …

August
28

Let’s all give thanks again for Gortex.

If you’re coming down to Liberty National for The Barclays, pack the rain gear because we’ve been waiting several hours for the predicted let up. Or you can visit the merchandise tent where they still have some of those $12 ponchos/garbage bags.

They moved two pins before the start of [...]

Posted by Mike Dougherty on August 28th, 2009 | Post a Comment »

Giuliani takes Met Open title

August
27

There wasn’t a lot of wiggle room, but Andrew Giuliani found a way to get up and down four times down the stretch to claim the 94th Met Open championship.

It was his first professional win, and it came with a check for $27,500.

Giuliani, 23, hasn’t won since he displayed a remarkable short game in winning [...]

Posted by Mike Dougherty on August 27th, 2009 | Post a Comment »

Trump vs. Tillinghast

August
27

There’s none of the usual gold leaf associated with all things Donald Trump, but he’s well represented on the leaderboard here at the the Met Open.

Andrew Giuliani (Trump National Westchester) slept on a one-stroke lead. Brett Jones (Trump National Bedminster) was tied for second, and Bill Britton (Trump National Colts Neck) trailed by six when [...]

Posted by Mike Dougherty on August 27th, 2009 | Post a Comment »

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Journal News sports reporters share their thoughts on the local and national golf scene.
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Kevin DevaneyKevin Devaney
Kevin Devaney Jr. came to The Journal News in 1998 and worked on the sports staff through college. A Fordham University graduate, Kevin primarily reports on high school football and basketball but has experience covering college and professional events. He is married, and enjoys playing golf, video games and fantasy sports.
Mike DoughertyMike Dougherty
is the lead golf writer for The Journal News and LoHud.com and has been covering the sport locally for nearly 20 years. HeÕs chased Tiger Woods aro und Congressional C.C. followed Annika Sorenstam at DuPont C.C., and stalked the dedicated golfers that sleep in their cars at Mohansic every spring in hopes of landing a weekend tee time. Dougherty also spent a decade on the Knicks beat, which left plenty of time for golf every April.
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