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Northern Westchester HS Senior James Farina, Accomplished Golfer, Dies At 17 Northern Westchester HS Senior James Farina, Accomplished Golfer, Dies At 17
Northern Westchester HS Senior James Farina, Accomplished Golfer, Dies At 17 James J. Farina IV, a standout golfer who also worked as a caddy in Northern Westchester, died on Sunday, Feb. 14 at age 17. He was a senior at Somers High School, earned his first varsity letter in golf as an eighth-grader, and competed in Junior Tournaments in the Met PGA and Hurricane Golf Tour events in Florida. He won both the Junior Club Championship and Parent/Child Championship at Mount Kisco Country Club several times. In addition, he was a hardworking and popular caddy at both Mount Kisco and Alpine Country Clubs.  "He was also very mechanically inclined," according to his …

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Topgolf To Open First New York Location Topgolf To Open First New York Location
Topgolf To Open First New York Location New Yorkers are getting a new way to hit the links. Topgolf Entertainment announced it will be opening its first New York location on Long Island early next year, bringing a new form of golf to the area. According to the company, guests of the new three-level Topgolf venue in Suffolk County located in Holtsville "will soon experience a tech-driven place to play through point-scoring games in the venue's 102 bays, seasonal chef-driven menu items, top-shelf drinks, live music and year-round programming for all ages in a climate-controlled outdoor space.” The new business - which will be loca…

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This Area Golf Course Ranks Among Best In State This Area Golf Course Ranks Among Best In State
This Area Golf Course Ranks Among Best In State With the weather warming up, golfers have been quick to hit the links in New York at some of the state’s finest courses. Golf Digest, which has been publishing a “Best in State” ranking for courses around the country for more than four decades, recently released their list of the most popular golf courses, including several in New York. To determine which courses made the cut, Golf Digest’s “trained panel of more than 1,700 low-handicap golfers were tasked with assessing the courses that made the list. In order to be considered, courses had to have a minimum of 25 evaluations accumulated ov…

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Yonkers Gym Teacher Sues Over 'Caddyshack' Moment, Report Says Yonkers Gym Teacher Sues Over 'Caddyshack' Moment, Report Says
Yonkers Gym Teacher Sues Over 'Caddyshack' Moment, Report Says A Westchester gym teacher has filed a lawsuit after being struck in the head by an errant golf club thrown by a man having a rough day on the links at Dunwoodie Golf Course in Yonkers, according to a New York Post report. Mary Touhey, 55, a gym teacher in Yonkers is reportedly suing 33-year-old Manhattan resident Daniel Schapiro after she allegedly suffered a broken nose last September when the latter threw a golf club in anger following a bad shot. According to the report, Touhey and her golf partner were paired with Shapiro and his partner to make a foursome. She alleges that Schapiro was…

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