June 16, 2008

Full Results and Photos from 107th NJSGA Championship

Sacred Heart junior golfer Patrick Fillian (Tinton Falls, NJ), fresh off Northeast Conference Golfer of the Year and PING All-Regional honors, got his summer vacation underway by finishing seventh at the 107th New Jersey State Golf Amateur Championship earlier this month. Fillian shot a 302 over four-rounds at the Little Mill Country Club in Marlton, NJ to tie for seventh overall at the event.

Fillian shot a 78 and 79 on day one on the par 71, 6,839 yard course. He bounced back nicely over the final two rounds shooting par in round three and a 74 over the final 18 holes. Fillian took sixth at the event last summer.

The tournament consisted of 72-holes, Stroke Play while the field consisited of 90 players. 18 holes were played on both Tuesday, June 3 and Wednesday, June 4 and the 40 lowest scorers and ties for the first 36 holes continued play on Thursday, June 5; the remainder of field was eliminated after 36 holes.