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HAPPY NEW YEAR,
RDGA DELEGATES!
LET'S MAKE 2018 OUR BEST SEASON YET!
(To browse through the newsletter,
look for items in
BOLD
and
YELLOW TEXT for selected topics)
Dear RDGA Delegates,
I hope you all had a wonderful Holiday season and were able to enjoy some time with friends and family!
Now that the Holidays are behind us, the countdown to the 2018 golf season has begun, beginning with the release of the
RDGA Tournament Schedule on January 1, continuing with the
opening of tournament registration on February 15 - and the official "opening drive" of the season at the
2018 RDGA Spring Meeting on
April 10 at
Monroe Golf Club! (More on that, later.)
But before we get too far ahead of ourselves, I've put together a quick checklist for each of you to follow as we get ready for the new season:
- Confirm your willingness to participate again this year as your course's delegate. If you haven't already, please email me your confirmation - or, if you will be unable to serve as Delegate this year, let me know who you have in mind as your replacement. I will be in touch to follow up with you!
- Really get behind your Delegate duties this year and find a place to display and distribute RDGA information at your club - including posters, email and your club's newsletter. Getting the word out about RDGA events and programs is one of the most important responsibilities of being a Delegate!
- Send your picture to RDGA Communications Director Dave Eaton (email:
[email protected]) so we can include it with your tournament posters this year. Thanks to those of you that did it last year - they looked great!
- Consider playing in an RDGA tournament this season! It's not a requirement (not many Delegates played in RDGA events last year) but being able to tell your fellow members about how much fun it is will help you tell them about it from first-hand experience.
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THE 2018 RDGA TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE IS HERE! Speaking of the
2018 RDGA Tournament Schedule, all but two events have now been finalized and the schedule is available to distribute! We have many great host courses this year - including
Monroe Golf Club, which is hosting the
RDGA District Championship!
HOWEVER, although the schedule is available,
registration will not be able to begin until February 15, due to a change in USGA tournament software.
SO - WE NEED YOU, our
RDGA Delegates, to get the word out to your fellow members that registration begins on Feb. 15. Until then, we've prepared a handy "
Save The Date" poster that includes the
2018 RDGA schedule, with a reminder to visit the website on that date to sign up for events.
"Save The Date" 2018 RDGA Tournament Schedule poster
Please post and distribute this at your club and to your members!
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IT'S SCHOLARSHIP TIME AGAIN:
Also available is the new application form for the 2018 RDGA Foundation Scholarship! The Scholarship is open to any student within RDGA boundaries who have been accepted for admission as - or already be enrolled as - a full-time student in an undergraduate program at an accredited college/university. For more information about the RDGA Foundation Scholarship program
,
CLICK HERE.
2018 RDGA Foundation Scholarship application
Please tell your fellow club members with college-bound
family members about this exciting opportunity -
applications are due by May 15, 2018!
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SPRING MEETING INFORMATION: Don't look now, but the
2018 RDGA Spring Meeting will be here before you know it - and I have some "
save the date" information for you!
This year's RDGA Spring Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, April 10 at 6:30 p.m. at Monroe Golf Club. Please make every effort to attend - this event is where you will pick up your TOURNAMENT POSTERS and other important information about the 2018 season for your club!
Please call the RDGA office at 585-292-5950 to confirm your attendance for the 2018 RDGA Spring Meeting - or stop by at 2024 West Henrietta Rd., Suite 5H, Rochester, NY 14623 to say hello and sign up in person!
THANK YOU to those of you who took the time to complete the
2017 RDGA Delegate Survey! There was some great feedback in the results - we will be including results from the survey very soon!
ALSO - I am working on getting to you the
participation numbers your course had last year in
RDGA tournaments - look for them in an upcoming
Delegate Newsletter.
Let's beat those numbers this year!!
AND...DON'T FORGET to check in to the
Club Delegate Information page on the RDGA website for all the latest news and information -
CLICK HERE to go there now!
As always, thank you for your service as an
RDGA Club Delegate!
Best regards,
Sharon White
RDGA Delegate Chairperson
585-733-6289 (home)
585-292-5950 (RDGA office)
[email protected]
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RDGA NAMED AS OFFICIAL
'ALLIED GOLF ASSOCIATION' OF USGA
ONE OF ONLY 59 AGAs
RECOGNIZED BY USGA
For most of our existence, the
Rochester District Golf Association has enjoyed a symbiotic relationship with the
United States Golf Association. From serving as the local practitioner of the
Rules of Golf, to hosting local
USGA qualifying events at
RDGA-Member courses, the RDGA and USGA have often partnered together in the best interests of golf in the
Rochester area.
On Wednesday, January 10, that working relationship between our two organizations became official, with the announcement that the
RDGA is now an official representative of the
USGA - serving golfers in the Rochester area as an "
Allied Golf Association," or
AGA.
The announcement revealed that 59 golf associations at the state, local and regional level across the country - including he RDGA - were officially named as AGAs, beginning in 2018. This was the end result of more than a year-long screening process which sought to determine which local associations - among more than 100 such organizations throughout the U.S. - were the best fit to match the goals and mission of the USGA. In some cases, smaller associations were asked to collaborate and join forces with larger organizations to create bigger, more all-inclusive associations under the USGA banner.
We, the Board, staff and membership of the RDGA, are proud to be included among the USGA's official Allied Golf Associations. We look forward to providing our Members and Member Clubs with the best golf services and experiences available!
about this exciting new partnership!
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THE RDGA WELCOMES OUR NEWEST
CORPORATE PARTNER:
SAMSON FUEL!
The
Rochester District Golf Association
is pleased to announce that Samson Fuel
- one of the biggest On-Site fuel providers in the Rochester area -
is now our official Fuel
Partner!
Samson has a 37-year history of providing 24/7 service and competitive pricing in the home and business heating and fuel market in Rochester - and is ready to be the fuel supplier for all RDGA Member Clubs!
RDGA Fuel Partner
Samson Fuel
can do for you
...and schedule your FREE estimate today!
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