The LoHud Golf Blog http://golf.lohudblogs.com Golf in the Lower Hudson Valley, from high schools to the pros Sat, 25 May 2013 04:04:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 TheLohudGolfBloghttp://feedburner.google.com Mike Miller and Steve Murphy capture Wilson Cup for Knollwood http://golf.lohudblogs.com/2013/05/25/mike-miller-and-steve-murphy-capture-wilson-cup-for-knollwood/ http://golf.lohudblogs.com/2013/05/25/mike-miller-and-steve-murphy-capture-wilson-cup-for-knollwood/#comments Sat, 25 May 2013 04:04:42 +0000 Mike Dougherty http://golf.lohudblogs.com/?p=4438 By Bill Doescher For the LoHud Golf Blog HARTSDALE - Two-time reigning MGA Player of the Year Mike Miller, 21, and his partner, Steve Murphy, 57, representing Knollwod Country Club, won the 42nd rendition of the Wilson Cub on Friday at Scarsdale Golf Club. The Knollwood team placed third last... Read More →

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]]> http://golf.lohudblogs.com/2013/05/25/mike-miller-and-steve-murphy-capture-wilson-cup-for-knollwood/feed/ 0 Senior PGA Championship: Sleepy Hollow’s David Young plays first senior major http://golf.lohudblogs.com/2013/05/23/senior-pga-championship-sleepy-hollows-david-young-plays-first-senior-major/ http://golf.lohudblogs.com/2013/05/23/senior-pga-championship-sleepy-hollows-david-young-plays-first-senior-major/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 15:28:22 +0000 Mike Dougherty http://golf.lohudblogs.com/?p=4435 Sleepy Hollow C.C. head professional David Young is in the field this week at the 74th Senior PGA Championship at Bellerive Country Club in St. Louis. It’s the first senior major for the 51-year-old, who tees off Thursday at 12:35 p.m. local time. Tom Sutter, a Mount Vernon resident who... Read More →

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]]> http://golf.lohudblogs.com/2013/05/23/senior-pga-championship-sleepy-hollows-david-young-plays-first-senior-major/feed/ 0 Gray Barnes wins Section 1 championship in a playoff http://golf.lohudblogs.com/2013/05/23/gray-barnes-wins-section-1-championship-in-a-playoff/ http://golf.lohudblogs.com/2013/05/23/gray-barnes-wins-section-1-championship-in-a-playoff/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 15:06:20 +0000 Mike Dougherty http://golf.lohudblogs.com/?p=4432 By Mike Zacchio SCARSDALE — It took an extra hole for Carmel senior Gray Barnes to be crowned Section 1 champion, taking the title with a birdie in a playoff with Nyack’s Alex Ferrante at Fenway Golf Club Wednesday. Barnes, who led after the first round with a 73, entered... Read More →

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]]> http://golf.lohudblogs.com/2013/05/23/gray-barnes-wins-section-1-championship-in-a-playoff/feed/ 0 Video: Johnson Wagner talks ‘reverse sexism’ in Ashworth campaign http://golf.lohudblogs.com/2013/05/22/video-johnson-wagner-talks-reverse-sexism-in-ashworth-campaign/ http://golf.lohudblogs.com/2013/05/22/video-johnson-wagner-talks-reverse-sexism-in-ashworth-campaign/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 16:18:39 +0000 Mike Dougherty http://golf.lohudblogs.com/?p=4430 You gotta see this. First, it was the ‘stache. Now, former MGA player of the year Johnson Wagner is talking about the feeling he gets when the wind tickles his leg hair. It’s a clever campaign. Enjoy.

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]]> http://golf.lohudblogs.com/2013/05/22/video-johnson-wagner-talks-reverse-sexism-in-ashworth-campaign/feed/ 0 Results: Sunningdale’s Christopher Toulson leads Westchester Open qualifiers http://golf.lohudblogs.com/2013/05/20/results-sunningdales-christopher-toulson-leads-westchester-open-qualifiers/ http://golf.lohudblogs.com/2013/05/20/results-sunningdales-christopher-toulson-leads-westchester-open-qualifiers/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 01:09:09 +0000 Mike Dougherty http://golf.lohudblogs.com/?p=4428 T1 Kevin Ausserlechner CC of Darien -2 F 69 T1 Christopher Toulson Sunningdale CC -2 F 69 3 Chris Damiano Westchester Hills GC -1 F 70 T4 Brian Flanagan Rye GC E F 71 T4 Troy James Old Oaks E F 71 T6 Ray Ford Rolling Hills CC +1 F... Read More →

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]]> http://golf.lohudblogs.com/2013/05/20/results-sunningdales-christopher-toulson-leads-westchester-open-qualifiers/feed/ 0 Results: Gray Barns leads after one round of the Section 1 tournament http://golf.lohudblogs.com/2013/05/20/results-gray-barns-leads-after-one-round-of-the-section-1-tournament/ http://golf.lohudblogs.com/2013/05/20/results-gray-barns-leads-after-one-round-of-the-section-1-tournament/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 00:51:45 +0000 Mike Dougherty http://golf.lohudblogs.com/?p=4425 Section 1 tournament At Metropolis Country Club Par 72 1. Gray Barnes (Carmel) 37-36-73 2t. Cullen Spang (Arlington) 37-38-75 2t. Michael Hanrahan (Yorktown) 38-37-75 4t. Devin Solar (Clarkstown South) 40-36-76 4t. Alex Ferrante (Nyack) 36-40-76 6t. Ethan Bunzel (Scarsdale) 39-38-77 6t. Josh Goldenberg (Scarsdale) 40-37-77 6t. Henrik Rubin (Fox Lane)... Read More →

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]]> http://golf.lohudblogs.com/2013/05/20/results-gray-barns-leads-after-one-round-of-the-section-1-tournament/feed/ 0 Mike Miller shows off dramatic flair after hole-in-one at Knollwood wins a Lincoln MKZ lease http://golf.lohudblogs.com/2013/05/17/mike-miller-adds-some-drama-to-a-hole-in-one-at-knollwood/ http://golf.lohudblogs.com/2013/05/17/mike-miller-adds-some-drama-to-a-hole-in-one-at-knollwood/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 23:03:08 +0000 Mike Dougherty http://golf.lohudblogs.com/?p=4410 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 →

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]]> http://golf.lohudblogs.com/2013/05/17/mike-miller-adds-some-drama-to-a-hole-in-one-at-knollwood/feed/ 0 Video: Here’s what Mike Miller was attempting to do after winning a car lease http://golf.lohudblogs.com/2013/05/17/video-heres-what-mike-miller-was-attempting-to-do-after-winning-a-car-lease/ http://golf.lohudblogs.com/2013/05/17/video-heres-what-mike-miller-was-attempting-to-do-after-winning-a-car-lease/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 22:34:40 +0000 Mike Dougherty http://golf.lohudblogs.com/?p=4420 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 →

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]]> http://golf.lohudblogs.com/2013/05/17/video-heres-what-mike-miller-was-attempting-to-do-after-winning-a-car-lease/feed/ 0 Results: Winged Foot’s Colin McDade medals at Westchester Am qualifier http://golf.lohudblogs.com/2013/05/15/results-winged-foots-colin-mcdade-medals-at-westchester-am-qualifier/ http://golf.lohudblogs.com/2013/05/15/results-winged-foots-colin-mcdade-medals-at-westchester-am-qualifier/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 13:43:15 +0000 Mike Dougherty http://golf.lohudblogs.com/?p=4407 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 →

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]]> http://golf.lohudblogs.com/2013/05/15/results-winged-foots-colin-mcdade-medals-at-westchester-am-qualifier/feed/ 1 Results: U.S. Open local qualifying at Willow Ridge – Greg Bisconti, Mark Ledom and Brian Bartow tie for low round http://golf.lohudblogs.com/2013/05/13/results-u-s-open-local-qualifying-at-willow-ridge-greg-bisconti-mark-ledom-and-brian-bartow-tie-for-low-round/ http://golf.lohudblogs.com/2013/05/13/results-u-s-open-local-qualifying-at-willow-ridge-greg-bisconti-mark-ledom-and-brian-bartow-tie-for-low-round/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 02:10:19 +0000 Mike Dougherty http://golf.lohudblogs.com/?p=4402 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 →

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