NNJ Chapter's Holiday Social was a HUGE Success!

Over 40 Chapter members gathered in December for a delicious evening of fun and festivities to celebrate the holiday season at Bruno's in Morris Plains.

All attendees were asked to bring a food or pantry item to support the Interfaith Food Pantry. An astounding 184 pounds of donations were collected by our Chapter to support those in need!

Thank you to our Events Director Jean Parmelli, and all those who volunteered, for making this event a festive and fantastic evening for all!

Happy New Year!

We are excited to announce the winners of our chapter-wide NNJ 2025 Biggest Loser Handicap Challenge! 34 Chapter members entered our four month long, stroke-shaving competition that started June 1, 2025, and ended October 1, 2025.

🌟 BIGGEST LOSER 🌟 - Dawn Pivovar ($150 gift card) Improvement factor of 1.1724 and a reduction in handicap index of 4.0

2nd Place Overall - Jean Parmelli ($100 gift card) Improvement factor of 1.1533 and a reduction in handicap index of 5.2

3rd Place Overall - Patricia Scheuplein ($50 gift card) Improvement factor of 1.1379 and a reduction in handicap index of 4.4

Most Honest Golfer - Jan Tomasiewicz ($50 gift card)

Most Consistent Golfer - Danielle Doyle ($50 gift card)

Largest Gross Drop - Sheila McDonough ($50 gift card)

1st Place Halfway Point - Jean Parmelli ($20 gift card)

2nd Place Halfway Point - La Fountain ($15 gift card)

Congratulations to all!

A big THANK YOU goes out to Sheila McDonough, master mathematician, who ran our program and meticulously recorded, matriculated and reported everyone's GHINs for 4 months!

All chapter members are encouraged to join the 2026 NNJ Chapter-wide Biggest Loser Handicap Challenge which will be announced in the spring.

What an amazing day at our Play for P.I.N.K. Golf Outing at Farmstead Golf and Country Club on Sunday, September 14th, 2025. A huge thank you to everyone who played, volunteered and donated. Your commitment to our event and the cause is incredibly valued.

With your help, we raised over $3,700.00 to support the Breast Cancer Research Foundation!

Without dedicated supporters like you, we would not have been able to achieve such a successful day. It is because of caring individuals like you that Play for P.I.N.K. can make a significant impact on breast cancer research.

Congratulations to our contest winners!

•  Longest drive (men)               Nick Danabaum
•  Longest drive (women)          Mary Laughlin
•  Closest to the pin (men)        Adam Frolish
•  Closest to the pin (women)   Janet Bordino
• Closest to the line                   Jody Verga

Congratulations to our prize winners!

• 50/50 - - Fred Staniewicz
• Pot of Gold - - Mary McCreedy

Thank you again for making this event so meaningful and successful. We appreciate your time and your commitment.

Dawn M. Pivovar, President

 

A GLOWING time was had by all 14 golfers at our Night Golf at Pinch Brook on August 15, 2025. 

Congratulations to Jan Tomasiewicz who won the closest to the pin contest on the 9th hole!

Thank you, Sheila McDonough, for running this fun event. 

Congratulations to Linda Sisson, Jean Parmelli, Michelle Caulfield, and Loretta Lenihan. This exceptional scramble team proudly represented our NNJ Chapter at the 2025 LPGA Amateurs Nor'easter Invitational Tournament. This event was held on June 30, 2025, at the Blackhawk Country Club in Stratford CT, and was hosted by the Fairfield CT Chapter.

Competing against numerous teams and chapters, they clinched the 1st Place Low Gross Flight 2 title! 

🥇 Your teamwork resulted in well-deserved success. Congratulations on your achievement!  

Congratulations to our NNJ Members, Jan Tomasiewicz and Susan Nostrame who represented our Chapter at the 2025 LPGA Amateurs Team Championship held at Barefoot Resort & Golf – Dye Course, in North Myrtle Beach, SC.

Jan and Susan won Second Flight ~ 2nd Place Gross! 

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Congratulations to our NNJ President, Dawn Pivovar who represented our Chapter at the 2025 Lehigh Valley Invitational Golf Tournament held at the Bethlehem Golf Club in Bethlehem, PA.

Dawn won Flight A ~ 2nd Place Net!

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🏆Nicely done ladies, CHEERS to you and some great golfing!

36 Women attended a sunny afternoon of golf at Farmstead Golf & Country Club.

The event started with a golf clinic, and then all enjoyed 9-holes of golf, with drinks and apps to end the day.

Cheers to all those who wore red to help celebrate the 10th anniversary of Women's Golf Day!

Clubs were dusted off as we shared snacks and socialized at our first event of 2025. Our new Board was on hand to greet friends and welcome new members and guests. Golf, giveaways, contests and some friendly golf competition made for a great event. 

A great day was had at our sold-out season opener on Saturday May 3. 2025 at Skyway in Jersey City. Great views, hilly greens, urban skylines and derby hats provided for a challenging but fun day of golf. Our Kentucky Derby theme was embraced by the players and derby hats were everywhere! Congratulations to our contest winners listed below!

• Best Dressed - Isabel Evans
• Best Hat - Kim Maycott
• Longest Drive - Jean Parmelli
• Closest to the Pin - Isabelle Jope

2025 LPGA Amateurs Northern New Jersey Hole-In-One Competition

NEW FOR 2025 - LPGA AMATEURS

Registration Fee: $10.00

Registration Opens: April 1, 2025

Registration Closes: April 30, 2025

Start Date: May 1, 2025

End Date: October 1, 2025

Northern NJ members can participate in a new hole-in-one contest. The first woman who gets a hole in one, receives the pot. If we have a winner, you have an opportunity to pay another $10.00 to continue with another contest.

A hole-in-one can be achieved on any course that you play during our timeframe, including outside of the Northern NJ League. However, you must have a witness and a verified score card. A smartphone photo of the player at the pin is also requested. Submit signed score card image, including course information/address, date of play, and player photo to Sheila at lpgannjholeinone@gmail.com.

You must score the hole-in-one on a course with a USGA Course Rating (or equivalent for rounds played outside the US). Sorry, no golf simulator rounds or Pitch and Putt courses.

If no one wins during 2025, we will randomly draw three players names who have participated in the contest and the pot will be split amongst them.

Contact Sheila McDonough, lpgannjholeinone@gmail.com, for any additional information.

You must submit your scorecard along with an attestation from your playing partners

REGISTER HERE

2025 LPGA Amateurs Northern New Jersey Biggest Loser Competition

Improvement Factor: 1.177

Continue this process for every player who improved during the year. The player with the highest improvement factor is the most improved player.

We were thrilled to welcome back the Chapter Championship to our Northern NJ Members this year! Held on July 28th at Farmstead Golf and Country Club, we had a fantastic turnout. To accommodate the preferences of all golfers we had two separate formats, Stroke Play and Scramble.

This was a great opportunity for those new to competition to “dip their toe” into the competitive side of things, but it was also friendly and fun! A good time was had by all and based on the feedback we received we hope to continue this event in the future. Congratulations to our winners listed below!

• Overall Low Gross: Jan Tomasiewicz; Overall Low Net: Marge Zietchick
• 1st Flight Low Gross: Robyn Lindsay; Low Net: Grace Tshanakas
• 2nd Flight Low Gross: Heather Brocious; Low Net: Michelle Lynch
• 3rd Flight Low Gross: Pat Bringewatt; Low Net: Carol Owens
• Scramble Winners: Stephanie Terrone, Julie Frolish, Kim Maycott & Lisette Ditters

Twenty-four golfers helped to celebrate this year's Women's Golf Day on Tuesday, June 4th at Farmstead. The afternoon began with a Q&A Clinic, led by PGA Professional Scott Pruden, followed by a fun 9 holes of golf. Everyone had a chance to mingle on the patio after the event, where prizes for closest to the pin and closest to the line were awarded.

Later that week, a group of NNJ Chapter members took to the highway to participate in the 2nd annual Lehigh Valley Stroke Play invitational. Congrats to winners Madlyn Granieri, Jean Parmelli ,and Jan Tomasiewicz for taking home various awards! 

Thank you to Farmstead and the Lehigh Valley Chapter for hosting these events. We look forward to our Chapter's continued participation again next year! 

Five teams from our NNJ Chapter traveled to Kingsmill Resort in Williamsburg VA, to participate in the LPGA 2024 Scramble Open.  Even the soggy course conditions could not stop the amazing "No Mercy From Jersey" foursome from bringing home the Fourth Flight Low Gross prize!! Congrats to winners Carol Grennan, Linda Sisson, Lisette Ditters and Julie Frolish! 

Also competing on other teams, and having just as much fun were NNJ Chapter Members Fern Chan, Madlyn Granieri, Fran Lapinski and MJ Horowitz of the "Handi Cappers", Stephanie Terrone, Janet Bordino, Cathy Brennan & Mary LeBlanc representing "Pure Jersey"; Jean Parmelli & Loretta Lenihan of "Par-Tee of Fore", and Jan Tomasiewicz playing with the "Cardshark Scramblers".

Great job ladies!!

What a terrific day we had at the Players Club in Paramus to kick off our 2024 season. It was great to see old friends, meet new members and spend the afternoon at our Tee-Off, having a great time together.

There was plenty of food, drink, shopping and games to keep everyone busy throughout the afternoon. PGA professional Scott Pruden and PGA/LPGA Professional Juliet Little were on hand and provided pointers and golf tips throughout the day. 

Our shopping enthusiasts had plenty of items to choose from. Christina Thompson of Golf4Her was on hand to showcase their new arrivals, member Lorraine Hara of Essentially Raine brought a selection of stylish fashion accessories and PGA Sales Rep Dave Bosworth joined us with his fabulous golf apparel.

Congratulations to La Tarisha Fountain and Julie Frolish, the winners of our closest to the pin and longest drive contests.

Thank you to Scott, Julie and Christina for their generous donations for our raffle prizes, and to Meredith Kaim for providing all of our attendees with a giveaway sunscreen and reminding us of the importance of protecting our skin while on the course.

Finally, thanks to our event planning committee and today's volunteers. We appreciate everyone's efforts and dedication to our Chapter! Click Here to view additional pictures from the event.

 It was an afternoon full of fun, festivities and cheer at our holiday event! Attendees had a fantastic time at this year's party, held at the United States Golf Association Museum and Library. The home to the world's premier collection of golf artifacts and memorabilia was the backdrop for an amazing day, as we got to see all of the fantastic exhibits and displays, while catching up with fellow chapter members to celebrate the season.

There was plenty of food and drink to keep our spirits up, and attendees were able to test their skills on The Pynes Putting Course, inspired by the world-renowned Himalayas Putting Green at St Andrews Links in Scotland, using replica antique clubs and balls from the late 19th and early 20th centuries!   CLICK HERE to see pictures from the event!

After numerous postponements due to rain, Mother Nature finally cooperated! We held our Play Fore Pink Season Closer on Saturday, November 11 at Farmstead Golf and Country Club. Thanks to everyone’s efforts and generosity, our chapter raised close to $4000 for this worthy cause! 

Play for P.I.N.K. was started after a member of Alpine Country Club was diagnosed with Breast Cancer? Her friends ran a golf tournament to raise money for research in the hope of helping find a cure. From this one little club in New Jersey PFP began to grow by word of mouth to surrounding clubs in the area. It was then that they partnered with the "Evelyn Lauder" Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

They donate 100% of the money raised to BCRF and have grown to become BCRF's largest donator, raising over Thirty Million dollars one small event at a time! They are now a Nationwide Organization with no advertising, simply by word of mouth!

Pink Lightning is a dragonboat team comprised of cancer survivors and supporters. Its mission is to providing opportunities for women to share in new experiences leading to their personal healing and a feeling of empowerment.

Ten members of the Northern New Jersey Chapter attended Pink Lightnings Second Annual Golf Outing on 7/13, in support of dragonboat paddlers and fellow chapter members Phylis Kaplan and Fran Lapinski.

Like the dragonboat team, the outing encourages survivors and supporters to try something new. The foursomes were comprised of experienced and new golfers. Attendees provided clubs for new golfers, and motivation, mulligans and miracle putts were available to all. Laughter, burgers, beverages and prizes concluded the day.