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RDGA NEWS
April 15, 2016
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HAPPY NEW YEAR!
THE 2016 SEASON OPENS TODAY
AS OFFICIAL SCORE POSTING BEGINS!
Next on the tee...YOU! The official 2016 score posting season for golfers with a USGA-GHIN Handicap Index issued by the RDGA begins today, April 15.
PLENTY OF OPPORTUNITIES TO PLAY
ON 2016 RDGA SCHEDULE
Golfers throughout the
Rochester District Golf Association
, rejoice: today marks the start of the official
USGA-GHIN score posting season
for 2016 - in other words...
HAPPY NEW YEAR
!
As of TODAY, April 15, the RDGA handicapping season is active and will continue through October 31. It is important to know that any scores made in the Rochester area between now and then should be posted and will be applied towards your USGA-GHIN Handicap Index.
And now that score posting has begun, this year's RDGA Tournament Schedule is also about to get under way. This year's schedule has something for all golfers - men, women, seniors and juniors - and the year's first events are just a hint of what's to come.
The 2016 RDGA tournament season opens with two of our popular "Play Day" events in the first two weeks. RDGA Play Days give golfers of all abilities - men and women - the opportunity to play some of the area's top country clubs in a tournament setting with full handicaps! Although our season-opening RDGA Play Day at Irondequoit Country Club on Monday, May 2 is officially SOLD OUT, RDGA members can still register to be placed on a waiting list for the event (your registration fee will be refunded if no spots become available). The Irondequoit Play Day will be followed a week later by our second RDGA Play Day of the year at Penfield Country Club on Monday, May 9.
Also scheduled for the first two weeks of the season are our fun annual two-person team events, including the annual RDGA Two-Person Scramble at Greystone Golf Club on Saturday, May 7, and the RDGA Two-Person Four Ball, scheduled for Saturday, May 14 at Eagle Vale Golf Club.
For more information about your RDGA GHIN Handicap Index - or how to sign up if you don't have one - visit our "How To Get A Handicap" page
HERE.
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INTRODUCING:
THE RDGA HANDICAP CHAMPIONSHIP
- THE CHAMPIONSHIP FOR EVERYONE!
FUN FOR ALL AND PRIZES FOR TOP FINISHERS,
INCLUDING A TRIP TO MYRTLE BEACH!
Now that the score posting season is under way for RDGA members who have USGA-GHIN Handicaps, NOW is the time to start practicing.
Practicing for what, you ask?
Why, the inaugural RDGA Handicap Championship, of course!
Why practice, you ask?
2017 Myrtle Beach World AmateurBecause - the top four finishers will each earn a spot in the (a
$575 value), that's why!
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! As an added bonus, we will also reimburse those players who qualify for the World Amateur for travel expenses, up to $750!
Hosting the inaugural RDGA Handicap Championship will be the historic Durand Eastman Golf Course, designed, in part, by famed architect Robert Trent Jones and first opened in 1929. Under the direction of new managers Andy Myers and Phillip Kless, Durand Eastman's championship golf course has been revitalized over the past two seasons by head superintendent Greg Klem.
The entry fee for the 2016 RDGA Handicap Championship is $195 per person and includes: amazing tee gifts; 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!
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RDGA FOUNDATION INC. LOOKING FOR CLUBS
DONATE YOUR USED JUNIOR SETS TODAY!
Earlier this month, the
RDGA Foundation Inc. and the
Rochester District Golf Association - in partnership with the
Monroe County Parks Department and
Kless-Myers Management - announced its groundbreaking new junior golf program,
ForeSight: an innovative pilot program designed to bring more young people to golf and grow the game in the Rochester area.
As part of this new program, the Foundation and the RDGA will be providing golf equipment to schools throughout the
Section V area, which will be used in physical education classes and school golf teams for practice and instruction. To help get this program off the ground, the RDGA is asking for donations of junior golf clubs and equipment that might then be given to these middle and high school physical education classes this year.
If you have a set of
gently used junior golf equipment - or if you are a former junior golfer who has outgrown your first set of clubs - please consider donating them to the
RDGA Foundation Inc., for the
ForeSight junior golf program.
To arrange your donation of junior clubs, please call the
RDGA at
292-5950.
The RDGA Foundation Inc. is recognized as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, dedicated to the support and growth of the game of golf in the Rochester aea through the development of its junior golf initiatives. For more information about the RDGA Foundation Inc. - and how you can support its efforts - CLICK HERE.
Our goal is for students to fall in love with the game
...and ultimately become golfers for life!
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RDGA RULES OFFICIAL SCORES
NEAR-PERFECT RESULT IN USGA RULES EXAM
Congratulations to
RDGA Rules Official Andrew Conway, who recently attended the
2016 USGA Rules of Golf Workshop in
Boston, where he scored a
97 (out of 100) for the final exam, placing him among the elite Rules officials throughout the country!
A year ago, following a disappointing score of 72 in the final exam, Conway, a Rochester-area attorney, embarked on a mission to improve his knowledge of the USGA Rules of Golf - and to submit a perfect score in the final exam at this year's USGA Rules of Golf Workshop, held in mid March.
According to Rochester District Golf Association Vice President Mark Battle, "Andy immersed himself in gaining knowledge with the Rules and put that knowledge to work officiating 6 or 7 RDGA events this past summer. His thirst for knowledge made him a worthy and deserving candidate to reach his full potential as it relates to the Rules of Golf."
Although his efforts netted Conway a slightly less-than-perfect score, his 97 in the final exam this year ranks higher than the score required by the USGA to become an official for the U.S. Open!
"Andy's score, to me, proved to me his dedication and commitment to become the best Rules official he can be," added Battle.
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REMEMBER TO RESERVE YOUR SPACE
FOR THE RDGA/USGA HANDICAP SEMINAR!
On
Thursday, May 19, the
USGA Handicap Department will be presenting a
USGA Handicap Seminar at
Oak Hill Country Club in an effort to educate golfers about the
USGA Handicap System, as well as changes to the system for 2016.
The seminar will run from 9 a.m. to Noon, and a continental breakfast will be provided.
PGA Professionals will receive education credit for attending.
Attendance is $10 per person and will be limited to the first 100 registered participants, so be sure to register early!
A SPECIAL REMINDER FOR RDGA HANDICAP COMMITTEE MEMBERS - although your participation expenses are covered by the RDGA, you must also register for this event.
For more information - including instructions about how to register for this event -
CLICK HERE
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REMINDER: SEVERAL DEADLINES APPROACHING!
As a reminder, several application and event registration deadlines are fast approaching:
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Players qualified to enter the 2016 RDGA Match Play Championship and RDGA Senior Match Play Championship have until TODAY, April 15, to register to enter this year's Match Play Championships, scheduled for May 27 to 29 at the Golf Club at Blue Heron Hills. To find out if you are qualified to enter this year's RDGA Match Play Championship - as well as how to register for the event - CLICK HERE. After today, the RDGA Match Play Championship committee will issue invitations to players farther down the Player of the Year points list, until the 32-player bracket is filled. To find out if you are qualified to enter this year's RDGA Senior Match Play Championship - as well as how to register for the event - CLICK HERE. After today, the RDGA Senior Match Play Championship bracket will be filled by lower ranking players on the Player of the Year points list on a first-come, first-served basis.
- Players wishing to enter the local U.S. Open Qualifier, scheduled for Monday, May 16 at Mendon Golf Club, must submit their official application before 5 p.m. EST on Wednesday, April 27. When submitting the application, please indicate that you wish to enter the Mendon Qualifier. To apply online, CLICK HERE.
- Students interested in the annual RDGA Foundation Scholarship Awards who live in any of the counties served by the Rochester District Golf Association - including Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Orleans, Steuben, Wayne and Yates - have until Sunday, May 15 to submit their official application for review by the Foundation's Board of Directors. CLICK HERE for more information about the RDGA Foundation Scholarship program, as well as a downloadable application.
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