Three Champions Crowned at the 7th South Jersey Cup at Stone Harbor Golf Club
CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE, N.J. – Following a blustery afternoon at Stone Harbor Golf Club, the 7th South Jersey Cup concluded with three new champions on Tuesday. Steve Passalacqua earned the Men’s Amateur title, Morgan Tyhanic claimed the Women’s Amateur and Mike Paduano grabbed the Men’s Senior division.
Passalacqua fired a score of 1-over par, 73 on the 6,392-yard course en route to the top of the leaderboard. With the victory, Passalacqua also earned an exemption into the 125th New Jersey Amateur Championship and 43rd Mid-Amateur Championship. Coming in just behind in second place was last year’s champion, Anthony Campanile of Deal Golf & Country Club at 2-over par, 74.
Battling windy and cold conditions, Passalacqua grinded out four birdies and played the par three’s at two-under which was key to his victory.
In the Women’s Amateur gross division, Tyhanic of LBI National Golf & Resort topped the leaderboard clearing the field by three strokes.
Paduano, of Eagle Oaks Golf & Country Club, took home the Senior Division with a score of six-over par, 78. Paduano edged out Jim Dufficy from Hominy Hill Golf Course on the final hole for the title.
In the Women’s Net division, Ione Laffey of Cape May National Women's GA shot 3-over par, 75 and bested Barb Volpe in a match of cards to take the top spot.
Atop the Net Stableford leaderboard was Danny Mullen of Howel Park Golf Course with 36 points.
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