Golf Scorecard History 101, New Jersey

Golf Scorecard History 101, New Jersey

Set #8

Moorestown Field Club to Mt. Freedom Golf

Flag of New Jersey

Facts about New Jersey:

1. "I'm From New Jersey" is the only state song that is adaptable to any municipality with a two or three syllable name.
2. New Jersey has the highest population density in the U.S. An average 1,030 people per sq. mi., which is 13 times the national average.
3. New Jersey has the highest percent urban population in the U.S. with about 90% of the people living in an urban area.
4. In November of 1914, the New York Tribune, cooperating with Mr. Bertram Chapman Mayo (founder of Beachwood) issued an "Extra" announcing: "Subscribe to the New York Tribune and secure a lot at Beautiful Beachwood. Act at once, secure your lot in this Summer Paradise now!" This was the greatest premium offered by a newspaper - nothing equal to it was ever attempted in the United States.
5. New Jersey is the only state where all its counties are classified as metropolitan areas.
6. North Jersey is the car theft capital of the world, with more cars stolen in Newark then any other city. Even the 2 largest cities, NYC and LA put together.
7. New Jersey has the most dense system of highways and railroads in the U.S.
8. Picturesque Cape May holds the distinction of being the oldest seashore resort in the United States and one of the most unique.
9. In order to meet the increasing demand for his wire rope John Roebling opened a factory in Trenton, New Jersey in 1848. John Roebling, along with his two sons, Washington and Ferdinand, built a suspension bridge across the gorge of the Niagara River. They then built the Brooklyn Bridge plus many other suspension bridges in the United States. 
10. There are over three-hundred-sixty golf courses in New Jersey.  Scorecards from eight of their courses are displayed below.

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