New Jersey
Princeton freshman leads midway through the 123rd New Jersey Amateur Golf Championship
BLOOMFIELD – Reed Greyserman will be the center of attention entering Wednesday’s 36-hole finale of the 123rd New Jersey Amateur Golf Championship.
Greyserman, 19, an incoming freshman at Princeton, extended his lead to five shots after carding 5-under-par 66 during Tuesday’s second round at Forest Hill Field Club. He stands at 12-under 130.
“It’s going to be a long day, so don’t get too caught up on one shot when you’re out there playing and hitting so many different shots,” said Greyserman, a Short Hills resident representing Hamilton Farm.
Greyserman holds a five-shot lead over Liam Pasternak, 17, of Essex Fells and Jeremy Wall, 29, of Manasquan River. Pasternak shot 67 and Wall 68 to move to 7-under 135.
If Pasternak wins, he might be the first high school champion of this New Jersey State Golf Association event. Two months ago, Pasternak won the New Jersey high school Tournament of Champions as a junior at Morristown.
“I’m really looking forward to it,” said Pasternak, who tees off with Greyserman in Wednesday’s third round at 9:10 a.m. “I think my game is in a great spot.”
Wall, 29, can give his family back-to-back Amateur titles, as his younger brother, Jack, won last year’s crown in a three-hole aggregate playoff. Jack, 23, is in contention as well.
Mark Costanza of Baltusrol, 35, the 2020 State Open champion, is fourth at 4-under after shooting 67. Drew Mulcahy of Baltusrol is fifth after his 71 left him at 3-under.
Austin Devereux of Manasquan River, the 2020 Amateur champion, shot a second consecutive 70 and his 2-under is tied for sixth with Troy Vannucci of Little Mill, who carded 71. Defending champion Jack Wall of Manasquan River climbed into the picture with a 67 that has him tied for eighth at 1-under.
Greyserman is the youngest of three golfing brothers and all have made a splash in NJSGA events. His oldest brother, Max, won the State Open in 2014 and State Amateur in 2015 and is in his first season on the PGA Tour. Another brother, Dean, was runner-up at the State Amateur in 2020. Reed was fourth at the State Amateur in 2021 and fifth in 2022.
Reed Greyserman played Tuesday’s last seven holes at 5-under, and it started after back-to-back bogeys on the 10th and 11th. He eagled the par-5 14th by hitting a 6-iron from 178 yards into the wind to within a foot. He had birdies on the 12th, 17th and 18th holes.
“I did a good job calming myself down and hit a lot of really good shots on the last five holes,” Greyserman said.
Jeremy Wall was cruising until he closed with three consecutive bogeys, on Nos. 7, 8, and 9, for his 68. He has yet to birdie those three holes and is in search of answers.
“I didn’t finish well, which is the most important part to me,” Wall said, adding: “I have to play seven, eight and nine better. I have to hit better shots or focus harder. I have to do something different on those three, because I’ve struggled on them.”
Pasternak had five birdies and one bogey en route to his 67 and rise to 7-under. He had a little luck on his second-to-last hole, the par-4 17th, when his too-hard chip from 35 yards hit the flagstick and dropped a foot near the hole for a tap-in par.
“Tee to green it was really good, really solid,” said Pasternak. already committed to Notre Dame. “I didn’t put myself in too many poor positions off the tee, and into the greens I stayed in the right spots, hit it close enough to the hole, and gave myself chances all day.”
Costanza labeled his 67 “pretty steady.” The Bergen Catholic graduate and Morristown resident had five birdies and one bogey to climb to 4-under, and his 2020 State Open title shows he’s battle tested for this finale.
“The good thing about this event is it’s 72 holes,” Costanza said. “It’s 36 holes in and you’re only halfway there, so there’s a lot of golf left to be played.”
Jack Wall, like his brother a graduate of Christian Brothers Academy, climbed into the red and into the top 10 with a 67 that was “solid, but it could have been a lot lower.” He had five birdies and one bogey and might need a couple more 67s to climb into the thick of it.
“It kind of eases your mind a little bit knowing what to expect,” said Wall, who this spring graduated from Texas Tech. “It’s a long day and you just have to survive it pretty much.”
123rd New Jersey Amateur Championship
At Forest Hill FC, Bloomfield
Par: 71; Yardage: 6,555
Second of four rounds
Reed Greyserman, Hamilton Farm 64-66-130
Jeremy Wall, Manasquan River 67-68-135
Liam Pasternak, Essex Fells 68-67-135
Mark Costanza, Baltusrol 71-67-138
Drew Mulcahy, Baltusrol 68-71-139
Troy Vannucci, Little Mill 69-71-140
Austin Devereux, Manasquan River 70-70-140
Anthony Gallardo, Suburban 73- 68-141
Griffin LaLonde, NJSGA HS E-Club 72-69-141
Jack Wall, Manasquan River 74-67-141
Benjamin Ortwein, Oak Hill 71-70-141
Thomas O’Neill, Hackensack 65-77-142
Eric LeFante, Somerset Hills 70-72-142
Tanner Little, Copper Hill 71-71-142
Mike Stamberger, Spring Lake 74-68-142
Dylan Gallagher, Rockland 69-74-143
Daniel Cassidy, Trump Colts Neck 72-71-143
Jason Bataille, Raritan Valley 71-72-143
CJ Antifonario, Knickerbocker 72-71-143
Stephen Wentz, Baltusrol 71-73-144
Chris Dejohn, Arcola 72-72-144
Arav Patel, Forsgate 68-76-144
Andrew Giuliani, Trump Bedminster 72-72-144
Will Celiberti, Arcola 73-71-144
Ricky Calve, Colts Neck 78-66-144
Anthony Campanile, Deal 75-70-145
Greg Angelillo, Baltusrol 70-75-145
Christian Deussing, NJSGA E-Club 72-73-145
Elliot Parker, Suburban 74-71-145
Sean Vowells, Canoe Brook 74-71-145
Jake Todaro, Shackamaxon 75-71-146
Ethan Lee, Colts Neck 71-75-146
Corey Brigham, NJSGA E-Club 74-72-146
Greg Scalley, Forest Hill 74-72-146
Trevor Randolph, Arcola 72-74-146
Graeme Hollingshead, Trump Bedminster 73-73-146
Barnes Blake, Echo Lake 72-74-146
Alex Yong, Heron Glen 72-75-147
Matthew Normand, Riverton 75-72-147
Robert McHugh, Rock Spring 71-76-147
Michael Gallagher, Echo Lake 74-73-147
Did not make cut
Zach Mueller, Trump Colts Neck 70-78-148
Clifford Lindholm, Montclair 78-70-148
Brandon Capone, Mercer Oaks 78-70-148
Erik Stevens, Hamilton Farm 76-72-148
Gehrig Shannon, Upper Montclair 74-74-148
Michael Reddy, Mendham 74-75-149
Doug Ergood, Tavistock 73-76-149
Garrett Kessler, Mountain Ridge 74-75-149
Michael Guli, Trump Bedminster 74-75-149
Patrick Scenna, Deal 74-75-149
Roger Rice, Basking Ridge 75-74-149
Brendan Hansen, Spring Lake 75-74-149
Brandon Dalinka, Baltusrol 73-76-149
Peter Byrne, NJSGA E-Club 72-78-150
Tyler Galatini, Montclair 77-73-150
Jason Cruz, Navesink 73-78-151
Eric Lasota, Rock Spring 75-76-151
Ben Keyser, Legacy Club 78-73-151
Zach Egermayer, NJSGA E-Club 76-76-152
Brett Inserra, NJSGA E-Club 73-79-152
Shiv Manhas, NJSGA E-Club 73-80-153
Patrick Ryan, Essex County 74-79-153
Jake Aronson, NJSGA E-Club 78-75-153
Kevin Purcell, Forest Hill 73-80-153
Liam Larkin, Warrenbrook 77-76-153
Winston Blank, Hollywood 78-76-154
Brendan Gutzler, Trump Colts Neck 70-84-154
Gavin Rau, Neshanic Valley 78-77-155
William Eke, Eligo 80-75-155
Brian Dowling, Stanton Ridge 78-78-156
John Havay, High Bridge Hills 76-80-156
Michael Clemente, Echo Lake 80-76-156
Anthony Dinelli, Spring Brook 76-81-157
Richie Reck, Jumping Brook 76-81-157
Jake Morgan, Deer Run 78-79-157
James Arbes, Watchung Valley 83-74-157
Cameron Link, Lake Mohawk 79-79-158
Niall Handley, Knoll 79-79-158
Ryder Hodgson, Montclair 77-81-158
Maxwell Sorger, Montclair 80-78-158
Mac Bredahl, Fairmount 77-82-159
Steven Maide, Upper Montclair 83-76-159
Paul Giovannoli, NJSGA E-Club 77-82-159
Adrian Jordan, Cobblestone Creek 81-79-160
Daniel Kopp, Manasquan River 77-83-160
Stephen Boyd, Baltusrol 77-85-162
Erik Grehl, NJSGA E-Club 81-82-163
Andrew Kaskel, Montclair 77-86-163
Pat Noone, Fairway Mews 79-86-165
Ryan Applin, NJSGA E-Club 84-81-165
Michael Corbo, Hamilton Farm 87-82-169
Jake Riggs, NJSGA E-Club 78-NS-NS
Shane Quinn, New Jersey National 79-WD-WD
Bob Johnston, White Beeches 82-WD-WD
New Jersey
Mail stolen from 6 USPS mailboxes across Fort Lee, N.J. Map shows where residents need to be wary
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Police are investigating after mail was stolen from half a dozen United States Postal Service mailboxes in Fort Lee, New Jersey, over the weekend.
It comes amid recent reports of mail security issues across the Tri-State Area.
Fort Lee Police issue warning for residents who used blue mailboxes
Fort Lee Police say Sunday morning, a resident contacted the authorities after noticing a blue USPS mailbox was unsecured, open and empty.
“They did a little canvassing of some other mailboxes in the area, in the borough, and realized there was probably about a half dozen other mailboxes in the same situation, where the door was open and all the mail was removed,” Fort Lee Police Chief Matthew Hintze said.
Hintze said Fort Lee Police launched a joint investigation with USPS inspectors and discovered six mailboxes were targeted across Fort Lee. The boxes were located at:
- 1580 Lemoine Ave.
- 231 Main St.
- 309 Main St.
- 1213 Anderson Ave.
- 1475 Bergen Blvd.
- Abbott Boulevard/Columbia Avenue
Investigators believe the master key or locks on the mailboxes were somehow compromised. They also believe the thief or thieves were likely looking for personal information to commit fraud.
Police say anyone who dropped mail containing sensitive information in any of the impacted mailboxes after 3 p.m. on Sept. 20 should be on the lookout for suspicious activity.
“Please monitor all your financial accounts, check your bank accounts. If you really want to do due diligence, conduct a credit report, maybe a credit freeze,” Hintze said. “If you see anything suspicious or fraudulent, please come in to the Fort Lee Police Department and make that report.”
The investigation is ongoing.
Mail-related crime across New York and New Jersey
This is just the latest mail-related crime reported in the Tri-State Area in recent weeks.
Earlier this month, two Long Island business owners said they lost nearly $3,000 after someone apparently fished checks they had mailed out of a mailbox, washed off the ink, and rewrote the checks.
“I went to the post office to file a complaint, and they said this is an everyday occurrence. It’s constantly happening,” business owner Rich Miller said at the time.
They were later reimbursed, but they weren’t the only recent victims of check washing. Another Long Island resident said she lost $20,000 after three checks she wrote were stolen and cashed by a thief.
“What the Postal Police had showed me is that they literally took Wite-Out and they erased the payable to,” Jean Gioglio-Goehring said.
Experts advise paying bills electronically to avoid falling victim to crimes like these.
Police say another way to keep your mail safe is to bring it inside the post office instead of just dropping it one of the blue mailboxes, even if the boxes are right outside the building.
“The only way you’re going to be safe is to take the mail actually into the post office during business hours and then you know your mail is safe. Because if you deposit it in a mailbox after hours, then you’re certainly at risk,” Tenafly resident Neil Taylor said.
Sept. 23 (UPI) — The Yogi Berra Museum and Learning Center in New Jersey gathered 2,358 people to play catch and break a Guinness World Record.
The Sunday event at Yogi Berra Stadium in Little Falls officially broke the record for the largest game of catch, with 2,358 people splitting off into pairs to throw baseballs back and forth.
Guinness World Records adjudicator Michael Empric said there were very few disqualifications during the attempt.
“There were some phone violations, and also there was some rolling of the ball,” he told MLB.com. “When we say catch, we want people to play to the best of their ability. That does involve throwing the ball, not rolling it. There weren’t a lot of deductions, though. For a group this size, I think eight pairs were deducted, which was minimal.”
The regular season is heating up and there is must-see action across the state of New Jersey. Check out the list below to see some of the best games to keep from Monday, Sept. 15, to Sunday, Sept. 21.
Monday, Sept. 15
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