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TIME IS RUNNING OUT - 2017 RDGA FALL
PLAY DAY REGISTRATIONS CLOSE SOON!
SIGN UP FOR BROOK-LEA CC BY SEPTEMBER 18
SIGN UP FOR IRONDEQUOIT CC BY SEPTEMBER 25
If you haven't signed up for one - or both - of the annual RDGA Fall Play Days yet...what are you waiting for?
The leaves are just beginning to change, the weather is perfect - and registration for the two upcoming 2017 RDGA Play Days at Brook-Lea Country Club (on Monday, September 25) and at Irondequoit Country Club (on Monday, October 2) will be closing within the next two weeks!
Be sure to sign up for these events today - these are the last two events on the 2017 season RDGA schedule.
RDGA Play Days are designed to be a fun, yet competitive day for golfers of all ability levels. Play Day events are open to ALL golfers who have an
active USGA Handicap Index
through an
RDGA Member Club
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Registration is $85 per person and includes use of the club's practice facility; a cart and 18 holes of stroke play at 100-percent handicap; as well as prizes by flight and hors d'ouvresafter the tournament. Contestants are welcome to request pairing in foursomes with friends who are also registered to play.
Women RDGA members:
Please note that
BOTH RDGA Fall Play Days
also include points towards the RDGA Women's Player of the Year Award for those competing in the Women's Gross Score Division. This is YOUR CHANCE to add up the points and earn your ticket to the RDGA Fall Event and Awards Ceremony!
CLICK HERE to continue reading about the 2017 RDGA Fall Play Days
RDGA Play Day at Brook-Lea Country Club
on Monday, September 25
RDGA Play Day at Irondequoit Country Club
on Monday, October 2
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WOMEN'S GOLF CELEBRATED at 2017
RDGA WOMEN'S OPEN at IRONDEQUOIT CC
BOLTON, KAYE, EARN TOP INDIVIDUAL TITLES;
SIX HANDICAP FLIGHT WINNERS HONORED
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Flight winners in six flights were celebrated following the conclusion of the 2017 RDGA Women's Open at Irondequoit Country Club on Monday, September 11. From left to right, above, Jenny Ford (Flight 1), Lynn Spiotti (Flight 2), Janet Lyn Kowal (Flight 3), Shari Morley (Flight 4), Jane Ellen Bailey (Flight 5), Susan Gay (Flight 6). Not pictured: Flight 1 co-winner Mary Schlitzer. Congrats to all!
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The fourth annual
RDGA Women's Open
was hosted by the beautifully-conditioned
Irondequoit Country Club
on Monday, September 11, as Women's Golf in
Rochester
was celebrated under perfect late summer conditions.
The 18-hole stroke play competition included women golfers of all ability levels in a fun-filled day that included a buffet dinner and awards ceremony following play.
The only event of its kind in Rochester, this year's field included 98 women representing many of the Rochester area's local private, semi-private and public golf clubs and organizations.
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U.S. KIDS GOLF LOCAL FALL TOUR CONTINUES
REGISTRATION STILL OPEN FOR FOUR EVENTS
Last weekend, almost 40 junior golfers, ages 5-14, took part in the opening event of the
2017 U.S. Kids Golf Local Fall Tour, hosted by
Mill Creek Golf Club - and this week, another field of juniors will play in the second event of the Tour at
The Golf Club at Blue Heron Hills.
A fun time was had by all - AND THERE'S STILL TIME TO JOIN THE ACTION, with registration open for four more events in the inaugural season of the U.S. Kids Golf Local Tour, run by U.S. Kids Golf - a nationally-based organization promoting junior tournaments - and welcomed to the Rochester area by the RDGA!
The
U.S. Kids Golf Rochester Fall Tour
is open to boys and girls, ages 5 to 14, providing opportunities to learn and play golf in age-appropriate competitions. Registration for the last four events is now open - 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.
CLICK HERE
for the current 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 - REGISTRATION CLOSED
- Sept. 24: Eagle Vale Golf Club - REGISTER
- Oct. 1: Shadow Lake Golf Club - REGISTER
- Oct. 7: Churchville GC - REGISTER
- Oct. 8: Ravenwood Golf Club (Tour Championship) - REGISTER
PLEASE email TIM VANGELLOW at: [email protected] for more information about how to get your junior golfers involved!
earning priority status for U.S. Kids Golf participants
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FALL IS ON ITS WAY, BUT YOU CAN STILL
DONATE USED SPORTING EQUIPMENT
to SUPPORT FORESIGHT JUNIOR GOLF
Throughout the 2017 season, the RDGA Foundation, Inc., the RDGA, and Play It Again Sports have been accepting YOUR used golf equipment - clubs, bags, balls...even shoes - to support the RDGA Foundation Inc. and the ForeSight junior golf program. The RDGA - and more importantly, the junior golfers participating in the RDGA Foundation's ForeSight Junior Program - THANK YOU for your donations this year!
Now that the seasons are changing, so too are the needs of Play It Again Sports customers. Now, rather than golf equipment, Play It Again needs your donations of gently used sporting equipment such as football, basketball and hockey equipment! YOUR DONATIONS OF SPORTING EQUIPMENT IN THE NAME OF THE RDGA 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!
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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USGA VIDEO: U.S. RECLAIMS
WALKER CUP IN EXCITING FINISH!
Last weekend, the USA reclaimed the Walker Cup by tying the second-largest margin of victory in the biennial competition!
The Americans came into Sunday's double session of four foursomes (alternate shot) and 10 singles matches with an 8-4 advantage, and instead of faltering to allow GB&I to narrow the lead, they built on it. The USA went 3-1 in foursomes and 7-1-2 in singles to tie for the second-largest margin of victory in the history of the competition. Only the 19-5 victory in 1993 at Interlachen Country Club in Edina, Minn., was greater, though the format and schedule were not the same.
CLICK on the image above to watch a short highlight video
about the 2017 U.S. Walker Cup victory!
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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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