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OFFICIAL RDGA SCORE POSTING NOW OVER FOR 2016
THANKS TO EVERYONE FOR A GREAT SEASON!
Now that the calendar has turned to November, the
Rochester District Golf Association
's local score posting season has officially ended for 2016. RDGA members can begin posting local scores for the 2017 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
info@rdga.org
, send us a
Facebook
message, or call us at 585-292-5950.
Along with the end of the active 2016 season, our office hours will also change for the remainder of the off-season. Beginning November 1, our office will be open Monday through Thursday, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day.
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 2016, 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 2017 tournament schedule on January 1!
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CONGRATULATIONS to All
RDGA
CHAMPIONSHIP WINNERS of 2016!
The 2016 RDGA tournament season was a busy one, with many champions, including (clockwise from top left): RDGA Women's Champion Jenna Hoecker and RDGA District Champion Trevor Sluman; RDGA Match Play Champion and runner-up Jim Scorse and Zack Ottman and RDGA Senior Match Play Champion and runner up Bob Chalanick and Steve Hakes; RDGA Senior Champion George Kavanagh and RDGA Executive Director Tim Vangellow; RDGA Mid-Am runner up Dr. Jim Mason, RDGA Tournament Director Mike Sorce and RDGA Mid-Am Champion Ken Starkweather and son Jason; and RDGA Junior Champions Jason Lohwater, Graham Gaenzle, Noah Barravecchia, Lena Kaufman, Kahlan Vanschaffel and Julia Zigrossi. Not pictired: RDGA Women's Senior Champion Maggie Kril, Senior Championship Flight winners John August, Bill Shearer and Gary DiFlorio.
With the conclusion of the 2016 Rochester District Golf Association tournament schedule, the RDGA wishes to congratulate this year's major championship winners:
RDGA Men's District Championship John H. Ryan Memorial
- Trevor Sluman (Oak Hill CC)
RDGA Women's District Championship Danielle E. Downey Memorial
- Jenna Hoecker (Brook-Lea CC)
RDGA Women's Senior Championship
RDGA Match Play Championship
RDGA Senior Match Play Championship
- Bob Chalanick (Ravenwood GC)
RDGA Mid Amateur Championship
- Ken Starkweather (Ridgemont CC)
RDGA Senior Championship
- OVERALL: George Kavanagh (Oak Hill CC)
- Senior (ages 55 to 59): George Kavanagh (Oak Hill CC)
- Super Senior (ages 60-64): John August (Irondequoit CC)
- Masters (ages 65-69): Bill Shearer (Genesee Valley GC)
- Legends (ages 70-plus): Gary DiFlorio (Eagle Vale GC)
RDGA Junior Chamnpionship
- Boys Junior: Jason Lohwater (Locust Hill CC)
- Girls Junior: Lena Kaufman (Locust Hill CC)
- Boys Sub-Junior: Graham Gaenzle (CC of Rochester)
- Girls Sub-Junior: Kahlan Vanschaffel (GC at Blue Heron Hills)
- Boys Pee Wee: Noah Barravecchia (Mill Creek GC)
- Girls Pee Wee: Julia Zigrossi (Ridgemont CC)
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ROCHESTER EWGA CHAPTER SENDS TWO TEAMS
TO NATIONAL CUP FINALS THIS MONTH
Two teams of EWGA Rochester golfers - the Rochachas (top photo) and the Roc Stars (lower photo) - will compete in the National EWGA Cup Finals in Rancho Mirage California on November 11 and 12.
In September, the Rochester Chapter of the Executive Women's Golf Association sent four teams to the Great Lakes Regional Qualifier for the National EWGA Cup Finals. Two of those teams - the Rochester Rochachas and the Rochester Roc Stars - finished in the top-10 among 25 teams, advancing to the 2016 EWGA Cup later this month.
Hosted by The Virtues Golf Club in Nashport, Ohio, on September 17-18, the Rochachas - which include Karen Lejman, Yvette Burri, Elizabeth Thorley, Lisa Mulvaney, Debbie Harper, Shari Morley, Sheree Usiatynski and Lillian Chang - finished in fourth place overall. The Roc Stars - which included Karen Miller, Diane Desmarais, Janet Timmerman, Stacey Sarmiento, Anne Levitt, Brenda Pitts, Luanna Andrews and Janice Schillaci - finished in seventh place overall at the Regional Qualifier.
The two Rochester teams that qualified now advance to the
National Championship EWGA Cup Finals - 18 holes of
Four-Ball
and 18 holes
Singles Matches
- which will be completed over two days at
The Westin Mission Hills Resort
in
Rancho Mirage
,
California
on
November 11-12, 2016.
The RDGA wishes the Rochachas and the
Roc Stars good luck in the EWGA Cup finals!
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USGA VIDEO: SUPERINTENDENTS
KEEP BUSY IN THE WINTER MONTHS
Although the season is over for most golfers this time of year, for golf course superintendents, the hard work of keeping golf courses healthy doesn't end when winter arrives. Click the image above to watch this short video from the USGA to find out what superintendents are doing to prevent winter injury and preserve playing quality during the winter months.
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