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June 15, 2017
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IN THIS ISSUE:
DISTRICT QUALIFIER at MENDON NOW FULL;
SIGN-UP FOR DEERFIELD EXTENDED TO JUNE 20
 
REGISTER FOR THE DEERFIELD
RDGA DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIER
  
Registration for the RDGA District Championship Qualifier at Mendon Golf Club on Wednesday, June 21 is now CLOSED , with a FULL field of golfers - THANK YOU to all who have signed up to compete for a spot in the 2017 RDGA District Championship at Locust Hill Country Club on July 12-15! 
 
The GOOD NEWS - if you have yet to sign up for a District Championship Qualifier - is that registration for the second Qualifier, at Deerfield Golf & Country Club on Saturday, June 24 has been EXTENDED - to Tuesday, June 20.
 
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 CLICK HERE to sign up for the RDGA District Championship Qualifiers!
LOCAL GOLFERS COMPETE in U.S. OPEN SECTIONAL QUALIFIERS ACROSS the COUNTRY
  
DUBNIK, CONDELLO NEARLY
QUALIFY FOR ERIN HILLS
At the U.S. Open Local Qualifier at Oak Hill Country Club on May 15, four golfers, including two from Rochester - Adam Condello of Locust Hill, above left and Colin Dubnik of Oak Hill, second from right - earned spots in the U.S. Open Sectional Qualifying Round on Tuesday, June 5.
  
On May 15, Oak Hill Country Club's famed East Course hosted a field of 70 golfers for a U.S. Open Local Qualifier - a chance for the top four finishers to qualify for the U.S. Open Sectional Qualifying Round , the final step towards qualifying for the 117th U.S. Open Championship on June 15 to 18.

Among those players winning those four spots were two Rochester-area amateurs - Locust Hill Country Club's Adam Condello and Oak Hill's Colin Dubnik - along with a recently-declared professional from Buffalo, Billy Gaffney, and a pro tour golfer from Canada, Chang Won Woo.


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CLICK HERE for complete results from the
2017 U.S. Open Sectional Qualifying Rounds.
 
JUNIORS: SCHOOL'S OUT SOON
- DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOU'RE
PLAYING GOLF THIS SUMMER?


Juniors (and parents): school will soon be out for the year - do you know where you'll be playing golf this summer?

Fortunately, we already have a few tee times lined up for you - all you have to do is register for an RDGA Junior event!

The first event on the 2017 RDGA Junior Tournament Schedule is coming up on Thursday , June 29 at Riverton Golf Club in Henrietta - the first of two RDGA Junior Classic events, open to boys and girls, ages 12 to 18, with active USGA Handicaps through the RDGA.

CLICK HERE to learn more about the RDGA Junior Classic at Riverton Golf Club - including how to sign up. But act fast - registration ends in just two weeks, on Saturday, June 24!

And that's just the start on the " Road to the RDGA Junior Championships " this summer. CLICK HERE to find out more about the entire 2017 RDGA junor golf schedule, including Pee Wee events (ages 7-11), the second Junior Classic (at Champion Hills on July 17) and the Junior and Sub Junior Qualifier for boys, ages 12 to 18, at Timber Ridge on July 18. If you have any questions, feel free to contact us by phone (585-292-5950), or by email (info@RDGA.org).

 CLICK HERE for more info about the RDGA Junior Classic 
at Riverton Golf Club on June 29 - and sign up today!
2017 RDGA PLAY DAY SERIES 
OPENS AT STAFFORD COUNTRY CLUB
 
On June 12, Stafford Country Club hosted the first RDGA Play Day event of 2017, above. Click on the image for more information about RDGA Play Days.

On Monday, June 12, the Rochester District Golf Association held its first Play Day event of the 2017 season, as a field of 82 golfers played Stafford Country Club.

RDGA Play Days offer casual 18-hole stroke play competitions for players of all abilities, with winners recognized in three handicap divisions. At Stafford, women played from the Yellow tees (4,473 yards), while men played from the White tees (5,869 yards) and Blue tees (6,015 yards). The course played at par-72 for all players.

Winning the Men's Blue Tee Net (handicap) Division was Dan Perkins, with a score of 89-16=73. Finishing as runner-up was Dick Baxter (91-17=74), followed by Lance Lydon (83-8=75) and Michael Baroody (85-10=75) in third place.
 
Winning the Men's White Tee Net (handicap) Division was Tru Hong with a score of (82-14=68), followed by Gerald Geraci (83-14=69) and William Tripp (91-22=69) in a tie for second place.

Finishing first in the Women's Yellow Tee Net (handicap) Division were three players: Lillian Chang (99-35=64), Francesca Fuller (82-18=64) and Karen Berndt (86-22=64).
 
 CLICK HERE f or complete results from the 
RDGA Play Day at Stafford Country Club
 
Two more RDGA Play Days are coming up on the 2017 RDGA Tournament Schedule for later this season: the Brook-Lea Country Club Play Day on September 25, and the Irondequoit Country Club Play Day on October 2. And stay tuned for upcoming news about future RDGA Play Days!
 
  CLICK HERE for more information
about 2017 RDGA Play Days. 
WOMEN: SIGN UP FOR THE
2017 RDGA WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP
AT LOCUST HILL - AND PLAY WHERE THE PROS PLAYED! 
  
The site of almost 40 years of LPGA women's professional golf, Locust Hill Country Club hosts this year's RDGA Women's and Senior Women's Championships - the Danielle E. Downey Memorial - for the first time, on July 14 and 15. 
  
This year, for the first time, women RDGA Members will be be able to compete for the prestigious RDGA Women's Championship Danielle E. Downey Memorial title at Locust Hill Country Club, when the club hosts the championship on July 14 and 15. Open to players with a USGA GHIN Handicap Index of 15 or lower, this will be your chance to shine among the best players in the area!
 
Named for the late Danielle Downey in 2014, this event is an opportunity to honor the impact that Danielle made on the Rochester golf community as we recognize skill and ability of the area's finest women golfers.
JOIN US TO SUPPORT WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP GOLF IN ROCHESTER!

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  CLICK HERE for more information about the
2017 RDGA Women's Championship
and Senior Women's Championship!
RDGA FOUNDATION, Inc. STILL LOOKING
FOR YOUR USED GOLF CLUBS,
to SUPPORT FORESIGHT JUNIOR GOLF

Throughout the 2017 season, the RDGA Foundation, Inc., the RDGA, and Play It Again Sports are accepting used golf equipment - clubs, bags, balls...even shoes - to support the RDGA Foundation Inc. and the ForeSight junior golf program. 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 - or stop by our offices!
 
CLICK HERE for details about the
RDGA Foundation's ForeSight Junior Golf Program
DEADLINE for U.S. AMATEUR SECTIONAL
QUALIFIER AT MENDON ON JUNE 21 

The next Rochester-area USGA Championship Qualifier on the 2017 schedule - the U.S. Amateur Sectional Qualifier - will be hosted by Mendon Golf Club on Monday, July 24. The application deadline for anyone wishing to qualify for the 2017 U.S. Amateur is coming up on Wednesday, June 21. The U.S. Amateur Sectional Qualifier is a one day, 36-hole stroke play competition.

CLICK HERE for more information about the U.S. Amateur, including how to register online at the USGA website.
 
CLICK HERE for results and schedules of all USGA Championship
Qualifiers in Rochester and Upstate New York. 

It's Here!

A new edition of Golf Week is ready to read.

 
In this week's issue:
Alligators love golf too... Nicollet primed for comeback... and Adam Scott is tired of losing. Plus: A guide to becoming a complete Junior Golfer!  


Read these stories and more at golfweekrochester.com.



Follow Rochester's newest PGA Tour member with the new Dominic Bozzelli PGA Tour Tracker - brought to you by the RDGA and Power Management of Victor!



Click on the image, left, to go to the PGA Tour web page featuring Dominic's accomplishments throughout the 2016-17 season.
IMPORTANT DATES
 
April 15, 2017: 
Start date of the 2017 RDGA GHIN score posting season.
June 20, 2017: 
June 21, 2017:
RDGA District Championship Qualifier at Mendon.
June 21, 2017:
Deadline for U.S. Amateur Sectional Qualifier.

June 23, 2017:
RDGA District Championship registration closes.
June 24, 2017:
RDGA District Championship Qualifier at Deerfield.
June 24, 2017:
 RDGA Junior Classic-Riverton registration closes.
June 29, 2017:
RDGA Junior Classic at Riverton.
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