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EVENTS: Rebel the Pony, Free Fridays Continue

Also, "Ask the Dog Trainer" Q & A at the Bernards Township Library.

It's still summer, and there's still summery things for both kids and adults to do this week, and into the next. Take Free Fridays, at the Somerset Hills YMCA in Basking Ridge — even if you're not a member, you have a chance to try some activities at either the main YMCA at 140 Mount Airy Road, or the Riverwalk satellite. If your child likes animals and/or shows an interest in things equestrian, you can head on over to Rebel the Pony's annual big party this Sunday at Lord Stirling Stable off South Maple Avenue in Basking Ridge. A variety of farmers' markets and a chance to hear music in an outdoor venue also still may be enjoyed in the last weeks of summer. Note: According to a spokewoman from the United States Golf Association's museum, a…

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Jack Nicklaus Wing to Open at USGA Museum

Expansion set to be completed by 2015.

The USGA Museum in Bernards Township is adding 1,000 square feet to its historic museum building — with a goal of finishing the addition by 2015 — to create the Jack Nicklaus Room to celebrate a career that includes two U.S. Amateur titles, the four U.S. Opens and two U.S. Senior Opens. Nicklaus joins Bobby Jones, Arnold Palmer, Ben Hogan and Mickey Wright as players with their own room at the USGA Museum at its headquarters at 77 Liberty Corner Road in Bernards Township, the USGA announced this week. "One of the core missions of the USGA is to preserve the history of the great game," USGA President Glen Nager said in the announcement. "And in our instance, although it's an ongoing story, there was a missing chapter in the USGA chronicling…

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Golf Trophy Thefts Remain Unsolved

No new incidents reported since three break-ins at golf facilities in May; no new leads in case.

Three break-ins during May that included the theft of golf trophies from the USGA Golf Museum in Bernards Township and the the Somerset Hills Country Club in Bernardsville remain unsolved almost two months later, said authorities for the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office as well as the Bernardsville and Bernards Township police departments. "Nothing new with the USGA," Bernards Township Lt. Mike Voorhees said on Thursday. He said the township police are still working on the case with the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office, which took the lead in the investigation following the mid-May break-in and thefts of two historic trophies at still working on it with SCPO. That investigation continues, but no updates are available, said Capt. Jack…

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Business Networking Opportunity at USGA Museum

Annual Somerset County Business Partnership get-together coming up at USGA Museum in Bernards Township.

The Somerset County Business Partnership will combine one of its most awaited networking events at one of the most interesting facilities in the country — the United States Golf Association Museum and Arnold Palmer Center for Golf History off Liberty Corner Road in the Far Hills section of Bernards Township. The Business Partnership’s monthly “Opportunity Knocks” networking meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, July 10, from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the museum built into an historic mansion on an estate at 77 Liberty Corner Road in Bernards Township. The evening will begin with more than 100 business people who will be given a chance to unwind following a day at the office with an array of edibles in a unique and relaxed atmosphere designed to …

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UPDATED: No Breaks Reported Yet in USGA Museum Theft

U.S. Amateur Trophy and a replica of Ben Hogan's 1953 Hickok Belt Award taken after cases smashed with ax.

The United States Golf Association Museum on Liberty Corner Road was burglarized early Wednesday morning, with two historic trophies reportedly taken from cases that had apparently been broken open with an ax, authorities said. Township police and the Somerset County Prosecutor's office on Thursday afternoon said there was nothing new yet to report in the case. The reported theft took place less than a week after several trophies were reported stolen at the private Somerset Hills Country Club in Bernardsville. Bernards Police Lt. Michael Voorhees said the USGA theft is being investigated in cooperation with the continuing Bernardsville investigation. However, the police chief in Bernardsville said it is premature to link the two incidents …

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5K Reward Being Offered in USGA Museum Theft

Somerset County Crime Stoppers offers reward leading to arrest of culprit in thefts of historic golf artifacts.

Somerset County Prosecutor Geoffrey D. Soriano announced Wednesday afternoon that Somerset County Crime Stoppers, Inc. is offering a $5,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest of the individual or persons responsible for a burglary and theft of historic trophies reported overnight at the USGA Museum located at 77 Liberty Corner Road, Bernards Township. Anyone having information regarding this incident should contact Somerset County Crime Stoppers’ Tip Line at 1-888-577-TIPS (8477) or online at www.888577tips.org or www.scpo.net and click on either “Crime Stoppers” or “TIPS HOTLINE.” All calls are confidential, according to Crime Stoppers. Joe Goode, communications director for the United States Golf Association, said that the …

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Great Escape

Escape to the U.S. Golf Museum For Serenity and Elegance

The U.S.G.A. Museum and Arnold Palmer Center for Golf History on Liberty Corner Road in Bernards Township is decorated for the holidays.

  Each week, Patch tells you about one great idea to give you a much deserved break, and make your life a little easier, and maybe a whole lot more fun. Don't tell us you're a golfer and haven't been the the United States Golf Association Museum and Arnold Palmer Center for Golf History, at 77 Liberty Corner Road in Bernards Township. But even if you're not an avid golfer, you can hardly find a better place to which to escape during the craziest days around the holidays. The museum itself is set in the midst of landscaped grounds that include its Pynes putting green modeled after a famous putting green in Scotland. The museum and changing exhibits are housed elegant mansion, built in 1919 by Tom Frothingham, and later acquired by the USGA …

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