Jimmy Arbes captured the 2026 New Jersey Mid-Amateur Championship after a dominant week of match play at Alpine Country Club, defeating three-time New Jersey Player of the Year Troy Vannucci, 3 and 1, in the final. After falling in the semifinals one year earlier, Arbes explains what changed, how he handled the pressure of another championship opportunity and why patience, recovery and course management became the foundation of his breakthrough.

Arbes traces his background in golf, what has kept him committed to improving and how he balances work, life and the demands of high-level amateur competition. He also details the mental shift from stroke-play qualifying to match play, the importance of distance control on a demanding championship course and what it means to finally win a New Jersey Golf major after years of coming close.

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