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July 19, 2016
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IN THIS ISSUE:
  • The 2016 RDGA Mid Amateur Championship just a month away
  • Still time for Girls to register for the RDGA Junior Championship
  • Ridgemont hosts the 86th RDGA Championships
  • Ryan family honored at RDGA District Championship
  • Enter the RDGA GHIN Handicap Championship!

The beautifully-maintained Chili Country Club, above, hosts  the 10th RDGA Mid Amateur Championship - for golfers age 25 and over - on August 12 and 13. Registration closes on August 8.
 
THE 10TH ANNUAL RDGA MID AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP
IS JUST A MONTH AWAY - SIGN UP TODAY!
     
The 2016 RDGA Mid Amateur Championship visits venerable Chili Country Club for the first time in the 10th anniversary edition of the championship. Scheduled for August 12 and 13 , competitors will tour the beautifully-maintained, par-72 semi-private course which also features one of the largest pro shops in the area.

Celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, the RDGA Mid Amateur Championship is open to all amateur male golfers age 25 and over (as of the beginning of each year's tournament) who are members in good standing at RDGA clubs. All contestants must have a RDGA/USGA Handicap Index supplied by the RDGA. In addition to the Championship trophy, the winner receives an exemption into the following year's RDGA District Championship John H. Ryan Jr. Memorial.

Registration for the 2016 RDGA Mid Amateur Championship is open through August 8 . The $135 entry fee includes two rounds of golf, use of the practice range, cart, a tee gift, prizes and an hors d'ouvres reception and awards ceremony following the final round. CLICK HERE to register online today!
    
JUNIOR GIRLS, SUB JUNIOR GIRLS and PEE WEES
- THERE'S STILL TIME TO REGISTER
FOR THE 2016 RDGA JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS!
 
The 2016 RDGA Junior Championships are coming to Clifton Springs Country Club on August 2 through 4 - and there's still time to register for Junior Girls (ages 15 to 17), Sub Junior Girls (ages 12 to 14) and all Pee Wees (ages 7 to 11).

Next week, players looking to contend for the 2016 District Junior Boys and Sub-Junior Boys will be competing in a qualifier at Parkview Fairways to determine the starting field for the Junior Championship at Clifton Springs next month. However, the Junior Girls, Sub Junior Girls and all Pee Wees do not have to pre-qualify and can still register for the Junior Championships through July 24.

The Junior Girls will play 36 holes of stroke play over August 3 and 4; Sub Junior Girls will play 9 holes of stroke play each day of the Championship (for a total of 27 holes). The Pee Wee competition will feature 18 holes of stroke play, with nine holes each on August 3 and 4.

Registration for the 2016 RDGA Junior Championships closes on July 24. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER TODAY !
Two-time defending champion Trevor Sluman teed off on No.1 in the first round of the 86th RDGA District Championship at Ridgemont Country Club on Wednesday, July 13.

86TH RDGA DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP
HOSTED BY RIDGEMONT
 
  
The 86th RDGA District Championship John H. Ryan Memorial opened on Wednesday, July 13, at Ridgemont Country Club in Greece. The beautifully-maintained club was hosting the championship for the 10th time this year and for the first time since 2007.

Prior to the start of the Championship, on Tuesday, a special opening drive ceremony was held on the first tee. James Infantino , the 1967 District Champion at Ridgemont, hit the ceremonial first tee shot, followed by two-time defending District Champion Trevor Sluman .
 
As the competition opened this week, Sluman followed-up an opening round 72 by coming out of the gate fast in Round 2, carding three birdies in his first nine holes of the day and went on to post a 4-under-par 68 for the round to leapfrog over a talented field and take a 4-shot lead going into Round 3 on Friday.
 
In second place after two rounds was Brook-Lea's Evan Gaesser - the 2016 Section V High School champion - who posted his second consecutive score of even-par 72. First-round leader Jack Gianniny from the Country Club of Rochester is third after a score of 79 on Thursday for a two-day total of 4-over-par 148.
 
Following the completion of Round 2, the starting field of 113 was cut to the low 40 players and ties. 
 
Also taking place last week was the 7th RDGA Women's Championship Danielle E. Downey Memorial , a two-day, 36-hole medal play competition for a field of top women amateurs in the Rochester area. Brook-Lea's Sara Eichelberger is the defending champion. This year's competition also includes a Women's Senior Championship
 
For complete scoring from the RDGA District Championship John H. Ryan Jr. Memorial, CLICK HERE .
 
For complete scoring from the RDGA Women's Championship Danielle E. Downey Memorial, CLICK HERE .
Chuck Ryan, center, teed it up with sons John Ryan II, left, and Joe Ryan, right, during the first two round of the RDGA District Championship this week.

RYANS HONORED WITH CEREMONIAL
PAIRING AT DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP

One of the special commemorations during the 86th RDGA Championship John H. Ryan Jr. Memorial at Ridgemont Country Club was the ceremonial pairing of contestant Chuck Ryan with his sons, John Ryan II and Joe Ryan during the first and second rounds. 
 
Chuck Ryan, brother of the late John H. Ryan Jr., the namesake of the RDGA Championship and a two-time champion, paid tribute by wearing a the type of "bucket" hat that his brother typically wore. The group also brought along the clubs often used by John H. Ryan Sr., who passed away last November.
 
THE RDGA HANDICAP CHAMPIONSHIP IS COMING TO
DURAND EASTMAN - ARE YOU READY?
 
It's the "Championship for Everyone " - the inaugural RDGA Handicap Championship - and it's coming to historic Durand Eastman Golf Course on September 10-12 . Are you ready?
 
All season, you've been practicing, playing and posting your scores - keeping your USGA GHIN Handicap Index up to date. NOW is the time to put that Handicap to use - enter the RDGA's first ever Championship open to ALL golfers who have an RDGA-USGA Handicap and earn a spot in the 2017 Myrtle Beach World Amateur!

The RDGA Handicap Championship is an exciting new championship event open to ALL RDGA golfers - men and women , ages 21 and over. If you have an official handicap with us, then YOU are eligible to enter the 2016 RDGA Handicap Championship . There will be up to eight separate flights available in which to enter - including men and women - depending on your USGA Handicap Index . You will ONLY be competing against other players of similar skill levels.

Scheduled for September 10 through 12 , this event will begin with 36 holes of stroke play at full handicap, after which flight winners (including ties) will advance to the Championship Round on Sept. 12. Those players advancing to the Championship Round will then compete for the top four spots and the chance to go to the 2017 Myrtle Beach World Amateur ! ( A $575 value! ) As an added bonus, we will also reimburse those players who qualify for the World Amateur for travel expenses, up to $750!

The entry fee for the 2016 RDGA Handicap Championship is $195 per person and includes: amazing tee gifts - INCLUDING A CUSTOM-FIT CLEVELAND WEDGE ; golf and cart each day; a 19th Hole celebration after the 36 hole cut is made featuring beer, wine and great food; and prizes awarded to the top finishers in EACH flight - including separate prizes for women's flights. Not to mention, of course, entry into the 2017 Myrtle Beach World Amateur for our top four finalists!

So CLICK HERE to SIGN UP today to play in the Championship for Everyone - the 2016 RDGA Handicap Championship - and start practicing!

It's Here!

A new edition of Golf Week is ready to read.

 
In this week's issue: We follow the unexpected lifestyle of the Claret Jug; South Korean Women Fight (each other) for Olympic glory; Justin Rose addresses his peers' aversion to Rio golf; Dustin Johnson takes golf seriously - not so much the press; and the World Anti-Doping Agency reacts to McIlroy's comments..

Read these stories and more at  golfweekrochester.com .
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IMPORTANT DATES
 
July 19, 2016:
Junior & Sub Junior Qualifier- Parkview Fairways.
July 24, 2016:
Registration closes for RDGA Junior Championships.
August 2-4, 2016: 
RDGA Junior, Sub Junior & Pee Wee Championships .
August 8, 2016:
Registration closes for RDGA Mid Amateur Championship. 
 
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