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IN THIS ISSUE:
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THE 2017 HOLIDAY SHOPPING
SEASON BEGINS RIGHT HERE
VISIT THE RDGA's
GIFT IDEAS for GOLFERS PAGE TODAY!
Don't look now, but the local Holiday gift-giving season is right around the corner!
From now through the end of 2017, the RDGA Gift Ideas for Golfers page will be YOUR go-to source for ideas, special offers, Holiday dining and entertainment and more for the golf addict on your shopping list!
(A note to all RDGA Member Clubs out there - call the RDGA office now at 585-292-5950 with YOUR holiday and seasonal offers - we will be updating the Gift Ideas for Golfers page EACH DAY throughout the 2017 Holiday season!
CLICK HERE to begin your 2017 Holiday shopping season
with Gift Ideas for Golfers - courtesy of the RDGA!
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LOOKING for WORK in the
LOCAL GOLFING COMMUNITY?
THE RDGA's GOLF EMPLOYMENT CONNECTION is
YOUR LINK TO JOBS in the LOCAL GOLF INDUSTRY
The local golf season might be over for 2017 - but that means it's the perfect time to start looking for a job in the golf industry!
Throughout the year, the RDGA will post job openings as they become available - here, in the bi-monthly GHIN eRevision newsletter, as well as on our website at: www.RDGA.org. Look for new listings on the "Golf Employment Connection" tab on the right column of the RDGA website.
And for employers - our RDGA Member Clubs - if you have a job opening that you'd like to announce, send us an email including a full job description of the position you are looking to fill, and we'll include it in an upcoming newsletter, as well as our website.
JUST POSTED: The
Monroe Country Parks Department is looking for a
GOLF SERVICES MANAGER to oversee the day-to-day golf operations at the three golf courses located in Churchville, Durand Eastman and Genesee Valley Parks!
CLICK HERE for more...
Find this and other local Golf Employment listings through the RDGA -
CLICK HERE for the RDGA Golf Employment Connection today!
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RDGA MEMBER CLUBS ATTEND INTRO SEMINAR FOR
NEW USGA TOURNAMENT MANAGEMENT
Thanks to all who attended our first USGA Tournament Management seminar on Wednesday, November 15 at Oak Hill Country Club - and especially Golf Genius Northeast Region representative Ken Dixon for leading the day's discussion.
If you are a representative of an
RDGA Member Club, or a member of the
WNYPGA Section and would like to know more about the USGA's new TM program, there is stilll time to sign up for our second seminar on Friday, Dec. 1. Call us at
585-292-5950 to register today!
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LOCAL SCORE POSTING is NOW OVER FOR 2017
The Rochester District Golf Association's local score posting season has officially ended for 2017. RDGA members can begin posting local scores for the 2018 season on April 15 - but it is important to note that members who play in active areas outside the RDGA between November 1 and April 15 must still post those scores.
For more information about your RDGA/USGA GHIN handicap, CLICK HERE; look under the "Handicapping" tab on the main menu of the RDGA website (RDGA.org),or contact your club's Handicap Chairperson. For any other questions about your RDGA/USGA GHIN handicap, feel free to email us at [email protected],send us a Facebook message, or call us at 585-292-5950!
The Rochester District Golf Association wishes to thank all our members, member clubs and volunteers for a successful and memorable year - and a special thanks to all golfers who participated in RDGA tournaments in 2017, as well as our member clubs who hosted our events this year.
We look forward to seeing you all again next season
...and watch for the release of our
2018 tournament schedule on January 1!
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The Brella is now available for 2017 Holiday gift-giving!
Mention that you are an RDGA Member
and receive 10% off your purchase...
- Plus, another 10% of the sale will be
donated to the RDGA Foundation, Inc.,
supporting the RDGA's junior golf programs!
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ONGRATULATIONS, 2017 RDGA CHAMPIONS!
Winning RDGA Championships in 2017 were, clockwise from top left: Jim Scorse, the RDGA Match Play Champion, Adam Condello, the Match Play runner-up and RDGA Player of the Year and Stuart Harris, RDGA Senior Match Play Champion; Jim Scorse of Stafford, the RDGA District Championship winner; Tim Saur of Oak Hill (with RDGA Rules Official Paul Turner), winner of the RDGA Mid Amateur Championship; RDGA Senior Champions (left to right) Stu Harris (overall Senior champion), Jim Burns (Super Senior champion), Matt Haefele (Masters champion) and William Robischon (Legends champion); and RDGA Junior Champions (left to right) Jeremy Summerson (Boys Junior), Lena Kaufman (Girls Junior), Graham Gaenzle (Boys Sub Junior), Michaela Eichas (Girls Sub Junior), George Green (Boys Pee Wee) and Julia Zigrossi (Girls Pee Wee)..
RDGA Men's District Championship John H. Ryan Memorial
RDGA Match Play Championship
RDGA Senior Match Play Championship
RDGA Mid Amateur Championship
RDGA Senior Championship
- OVERALL: STUART HARRIS (Locust Hill CC)
- Senior (ages 55 to 59): Stuart Harris (Locust Hill CC)
- Super Senior (ages 60-64): Jim Burns (Canandaigua CC)
- Masters (ages 65-69): Matt Haefele (Stafford CC)
- Legends (ages 70-plus): William Robischon (Oak Hill CC)
RDGA Junior Chamnpionship
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B
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or:
JEREMY SUMMERSON (Cobblestone Creek CC)
- Girls Junior: LENA KAUFMAN (Locust Hill CC)
- Boys Sub-Junior: GRAHAM GAENZLE (CC of Rochester)
- Girls Sub-Junior: MICHAELA EICHAS (Churchville GC)
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Girls Pee Wee:
vJULIA ZIGROSSI (Ridgemont CC)
the 2018 RDGA Championship schedule
including photos and interviews!
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GOLFERS: SUPPORT FORESIGHT JUNIOR GOLF
DONATE YOUR GENTLY USED SPORTS EQUIPMENT
TO PLAY IT AGAIN SPORTS!
Now that the seasons are changing, so too are the needs of Play It Again Sports customers. Rather than golf equipment, Play It Again needs your donations of gently used sporting equipment such as football and hockey gear, skis and other snow sports equipment! YOUR DONATIONS OF SPORTING EQUIPMENT IN THE NAME OF THE RDGA FOUNDATION WILL STILL BENEFIT FORESIGHT JUNIOR GOLFERS!
So - please hang onto your used golf equipment until the 2018 season - and consider donating your used sporting equipment to Play It Again Sports in the name of the RDGA Foundation, Inc.!
YOUR donations help us supply equipment to junior golfers who are just taking up the game! Call us at 585-292-5950 for more information.
CLICK HERE for details about the
RDGA Foundation's ForeSight Junior Golf Program
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DID YOU KNOW THAT PAST ISSUES OF
RDGA NEWS CAN BE FOUND ON THE RDGA WEBSITE?
Perhaps you remember reading something in an issue of
RDGA News from last year that you wanted to read again. Or, maybe you changed email addresses and don't receive the
RDGA News every two weeks.
If you are looking for past issues of the
RDGA News, you can now find them all in one place - on the RDGA website at
www.RDGA.org!
Look for the "ABOUT" tab on the main menu of the RDGA website, then click on "RDGA Newsletter Archive" on the drop-down menu - there, you will find past issues, by date, for the past two years.
CLICK HERE to see the directory of past issues of
RDGA News!
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