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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.
CLICK HERE to sign up for the RDGA District Championship Qualifiers!
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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.
CLICK HERE
to continue reading...
CLICK HERE
for complete results from the
2017 U.S. Open Sectional Qualifying Rounds.
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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!
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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).
RDGA Play Day at
Stafford Country Club.
about 2017 RDGA Play Days.
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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!
2017 RDGA Women's Championship
and Senior Women's Championship!
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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!
RDGA Foundation's ForeSight Junior Golf Program
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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.
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