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HOLIDAY GOLF GIFT IDEAS
"Crunch time" is here - the countdown to the 2017 Holiday Season is nearing its final days! No need to panic, though - there's plenty of time left and we, at the Rochester District Golf Association are here to help!
If you are looking for the perfect gift for the golfer on your list, we invite you to complete your search on the RDGA website (
RDGA.org
). Simply go to our home page, then scroll down and click on the"RDGA Clubs" tab on the main menu, then click on the "
Gift Ideas for Golfers
"
section, where you'll find a list of RDGA member Holiday Shopping options.
From seasonal membership offers, to gift cards, to special prices on golf balls and other equipment, the RDGA Gift Ideas for Golfers section is your place to look for Holiday golf gifts!
And a reminder to all RDGA Member Clubs - if you have any holiday specials that you want to publicize, feel free to contact the RDGA office to add your Holiday Shopping link to our Holiday Gift Ideas page. Simply call us at 585-292-5950, or email us at [email protected], and we'll include a link for your Holiday Shopping offers on our page - free of charge!
CLICK HERE to complete your 2017 Holiday shopping list
with Gift Ideas for Golfers - courtesy of the RDGA!
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USGA ANNOUNCES REVISIONS to
HANDICAPPING and COURSE RATING
On December 13, the
USGA announced the approved changes to the official
Handicap Manual as well as the
Course Rating Manual. The changes can be found by clicking on the link to a PDF file, below, or
RIGHT HERE
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The current Handicap manual as well as the Course Rating manual and guides are being extended and will remain valid through 2019. All publications will be available for purchase at a discounted rate through the USGA's publication website at
www.usgapublications.com
beginning in January.
The revisions for the 2018-2019 USGA Handicap System™ manual will be available in a digital format only, and will be available on the USGA's website under the Handicap page (or, click on the link, below). An Addendum card outlining the changes to the USGA Handicap System for the 2018-2019 effective period will be available through the RDGA in early 2018, or order in quantities on the USGA publication website at
www.usgapublications.com
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USGA Handicap manual for 2018-2019.
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USGA VIDEO - RULES UPDATES FOR 2018
ANNOUNCED THIS WEEK
In addition to the updates announced to the USGA Handicap System this week, the USGA also revealed updates to the Rules of Golf for 2018. Although these changes might not greatly affect the average golfer, they will definitely affect the way we watch the game in the new year.
Click on the image above to watch the USGA's Thomas Pagel explain changes that will eliminate TV viewer call-ins and a local Rule eliminating the two-stroke scorecard penalty.
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2017 HOLIDAY OFFICE HOURS
The
RDGA
office - located at 2024 West Henrietta Road, Suite 5H, Rochester, NY 14623 - will have special hours of operation during the upcoming holiday weeks, including Christmas and News Year's Day.
The following will be our office hours during those weeks:
Friday, Dec. 22: CLOSED
Monday, Dec. 25: CLOSED
Tuesday, Dec. 26: CLOSED
Wednesday, Dec. 27: Open, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 28: Open, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 29: CLOSED
Monday, Jan. 1: CLOSED
Tuesday, Jan. 2: CLOSED
Wednesday, Jan. 3: Open, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 4: Open, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 5: CLOSED
The Rochester District Golf Association
wishes everyone a happy and healthy holiday season!
...AND, watch for the release of our
2018 tournament schedule on January 1!
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GOLFERS, GIVE THE GIFT OF GOLF
THIS HOLIDAY SEASON -
SUPPORT FORESIGHT JUNIOR GOLF!
DONATE YOUR GENTLY USED SPORTS EQUIPMENT
TO PLAY IT AGAIN SPORTS!
If you receive new sporting equipment this Holiday season, please consider donating your gently used sporting equipment such as football and hockey gear, skis and other snow sports equipment to Play It Again Sports in the name of the RDGA Foundation!
YOUR DONATIONS OF SPORTING EQUIPMENT
IN THE NAME OF THE RDGA FOUNDATION WILL BENEFIT
FORESIGHT JUNIOR GOLFERS in 2018 AND BEYOND!
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!
RDGA Foundation's ForeSight Junior Golf Program
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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
oys Juni
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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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.
Find local Golf Employment listings through the RDGA -
CLICK HERE for the RDGA Golf Employment Connection today!
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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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