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FULL FIELDS ENJOY SUMMER-LIKE
WEATHER FOR 2017 RDGA FALL PLAY DAYS
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RDGA GOLFERS PLAYED BROOK-LEA ON SEPTEMBER 25;
RECORD NUMBERS TO PLAY IRONDEQUOIT ON OCTOBER 2
Flight winners from the 2017 RDGA Play Day at Brook-Lea Country Club included, from left to right: Ken Bush, Men's White Tee Gross Score winner; Gary Mascioletti, Men's White Tee Net Score winner; Ken Brickell, Men's Gold Tee Net Score winner; Deb Wood, Women's Green Tee Gross Score winner; and Nancy Milizia, Women's Green Tee Net Score. Not pictured: Men's Gold Tee Gross Score winner Bob Brongo.
On Monday, September 25, the
Rochester District Golf Association
held its second
Play Day
event of the 2017 season, as a field of 98 golfers played
Brook-Lea Country Club
.
The last event on the
2017 RDGA Tournament Schedule
is Monday, October 2, when
Irondequoit Country Club
hosts the third and final RDGA Play Day of the season. As of Friday, September 29, 116 players are registered to join us for our final event of the 2017 season - THANK YOU to all who have played in RDGA tournaments this season!
CLICK HERE to continue reading about the 2017 RDGA Fall Play Days
CLICK HERE to read about the 2017 RDGA Play Day
at Brook-Lea Country Club
- including complete results and a
PHOTO GALLERY of the day's activities!
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RDGA GOLF EMPLOYMENT CONNECTION:
YOUR LINK TO JOBS IN THE LOCAL GOLF INDUSTRY
The local golf season might be winding down for 2017 - but it's never too early to start think about getting a job in the golf industry!
Throughout the year, the RDGA will post job openings as they become available - here, in the bi-monthly RDGA News newsletter, as well as on our website at: www.RDGA.org. Look for new listings on the "
Golf Employment Connection
" tab on the right column of the RDGA website.
And for employers - our RDGA Member Clubs - if you have a job opening that you'd like to announce, send us an email including a full job description of the position you are looking to fill, and we'll include it in an upcoming newsletter, as well as our website.
The most recent local golf employment opportunity listed on our Golf Employment Connection page comes from
Clifton Springs Country Club
, which is looking for a new Golf Course Superintendent for the 2018 season.
Find this and other local Golf Employment listings through the RDGA -
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U.S. KIDS GOLF LOCAL FALL TOUR
MARKS HALFWAY POINT
THREE EVENTS LEFT TO GO IN 2017
AS POINTS RACES HEAT UP!
Three down, three to go - that's the schedule for the 2017 U.S. Kids Golf Local Fall Tour, which wrapped-up its third consecutive Sunday event last week at Eagle Vale Golf Club, with almost 40 junior golfers, ages 5-14, competing in 10 different age groups.
This weekend, the Tour stops at Shadow Lake Golf & Racquet Club in Penfield for the fourth event of the season. Registration for this event has already closed, but there's still plenty of time to sign up for one - or both - of the remaining events on the schedule, including Churchville Golf Course on Saturday, October 7, and Ravenwood Golf Club on Sunday, October 8!
The
U.S. Kids Golf Rochester Fall Tour
is open to boys and girls, providing opportunities to learn and play golf in age-appropriate competitions. Parents can take advantage of early sign-ups for each event through the Tuesday before each event. BETWEEN TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY, parents can still register for that week's event, but for a higher fee.
Participants can earn PRIORITY STATUS by playing in at least FOUR of the SIX scheduled events, meeting the U.S. Kids Golf scoring requirements twice, and/or finishing in the top 5 or 6 places in the Tour's point standings.
for the U.S. Kids Golf Local Fall Tour
The 2017 U.S. Kids Golf Local Fall Tour schedule includes:
- Sept. 10: Mill Creek Golf Club - RESULTS
- Sept. 17: The Golf Club at Blue Heron Hills - RESULTS
- Sept. 24: Eagle Vale Golf Club - RESULTS
- Oct. 1: Shadow Lake Golf Club - REGISTRATION CLOSED
- Oct. 7: Churchville GC - REGISTER
- Oct. 8: Ravenwood Golf Club (Tour Championship) - REGISTER
PLEASE email TIM VANGELLOW at: [email protected] to find out how to sign up your junior golfers for this Tour!
earning priority status for U.S. Kids Golf participants
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RDGA FOUNDATION, Inc. NAMES
2017 SCHOLARSHIP AWARD WINNERS
The
Rochester District Golf Association
and the
RDGA Foundation, Inc.
have announced the recipients of the
RDGA Foundation Scholarships
for 2017-18 school year.
The
RDGA Foundation Scholarships
are awarded annually to assist students in financing their college/university undergraduate educations. Scholarship recipients are limited to receiving a maximum of one award.
Receiving scholarships this year are:
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Ryan Blair
(attending Binghamton University)
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Delaney Finewood
(D'Youville College)
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Christopher Griswold
(Ithaca College)
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Raelle Ortiz
(Monroe Community College)
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GOLFERS: SUPPORT FORESIGHT JUNIOR GOLF
DONATE YOUR GENTLY USED SPORTS EQUIPMENT
- INCLUDING HOCKEY & FOOTBALL GEAR,
SKIS, AND WINTER APPAREL -
TO PLAY IT AGAIN SPORTS!
Now that the seasons are changing, so too are the needs of Play It Again Sports customers. Rather than golf equipment, Play It Again needs your donations of gently used sporting equipment such as football and hockey gear, skis and other snow sports equipment! YOUR DONATIONS OF SPORTING EQUIPMENT IN THE NAME OF THE RDGA FOUNDATION WILL STILL BENEFIT FORESIGHT JUNIOR GOLFERS!
So - please hang onto your used golf equipment until the 2018 season - and consider donating your used sporting equipment to Play It Again Sports in the name of the RDGA Foundation, Inc.!
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.
CLICK HERE for details about the
RDGA Foundation's ForeSight Junior Golf Program
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VIDEO: U.S. LOOKS TO CONTINUE PRESIDENTS CUP
WINNING STREAK at LIBERTY NATIONAL!
The U.S. and International teams clash this weekend at Liberty National Golf Club in New Jersey, where the Internationals will look to win for the first time since 1998.
The Presidents Cup, a team match play competition featuring 12 golfers from the United States and 12 from around the world, excluding Europe - is held every two years. This year, the event takes place at Liberty National Golf Course in Jersey City, NJ with Steve Stricker serving as the U.S. team captain and Nick Price returning to captain the Internationals for a third time. In 2015, the U.S. Team clinched the winning point on the final hole to retain the Cup, 15.5 to 14.5.
CLICK on the image above to watch a preview video
of the 2017 Presidents Cup Matches!
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LOCAL SCORE POSTING SEASON
REMAINS ACTIVE THROUGH OCTOBER 31
Although Fall is right around the corner, there is still plenty of golf weather left in
Rochester - and that means that you can continue posting your scores locally for the
2017 season.
The Rochester District Golf Association score posting season officially remains active through October 31. It is important to know that any scores made in the Rochester area between now and then should be posted for handicap purposes. So go out and enjoy Autumn golf in Rochester - and remember to post your scores!
For more information about your RDGA GHIN handicap, visit our GHIN Services page HERE. For any other questions, please call us at 585-292-5950.
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DID YOU KNOW THAT PAST ISSUES OF
RDGA NEWS CAN BE FOUND ON THE RDGA WEBSITE?
Perhaps you remember reading something in an issue of
RDGA News from last year that you wanted to read again. Or, maybe you changed email addresses and don't receive the
RDGA News every two weeks.
If you are looking for past issues of the
RDGA News, you can now find them all in one place - on the RDGA website at
www.RDGA.org!
Look for the "ABOUT" tab on the main menu of the RDGA website, then click on "RDGA Newsletter Archive" on the drop-down menu - there, you will find past issues, by date, for the past two years.
CLICK HERE to see the directory of past issues of
RDGA News!
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