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RIDGEMONT POISED to HOST
2018 RDGA WOMEN'S
CHAMPIONSHIP
DANIELLE E. DOWNEY MEMORIAL
WELCOMES AREA'S TOP WOMEN
This year's
RDGA Women's Championship will be hosted by
Ridgemont Country Club
- one of the Rochester area's top private golf facilities. The Championship is open to women RDGA members with a USGA GHIN Handicap Index of 15.0 or lower.
This is YOUR chance to shine among other top players in a two-day, scratch, stroke play event!
2018 RDGA Women's Championship
Danielle E. Downey Memorial,
including how to register!
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RDGA WELCOMES
WOMEN of ROCHESTER
to the 2018 WOMEN'S OPEN!
RIDGEMONT TO HOST FIFTH
ANNUAL EVENT ON SEPTEMBER 17
The Rochester District Golf Association is pleased to announce that Ridgemont Country Club will be hosting the fifth annual RDGA Women's Open this year - bringing together women golfers of all abilities in the spirit of competition and camaraderie!
Scheduled for Monday, September 17, the 2018 RDGA Women's Open is an event for all women who have an active USGA-GHIN Handicap Index. The format consists of 18 holes of stroke play at 100 percent handicap - with multiple flights, so that players will be competing against other players of similar abilities. The 2018 Women's Open will be contested from Ridgemont's Green Tees at approximately 5,300 yards. Players from the Women's Open and Women's Championship will join together for the awards dinner following play.
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SIX 2018 RDGA JUNIOR CHAMPIONS
CROWNED at ONTARIO COUNTRY CLUB
RDGA JUNIOR, SUB JUNIOR AND
PEE WEE TITLES DECIDED IN
BOYS AND GIRLS CHAMPIONSHIPS
Winning titles at the 2018 RDGA Junior Championships at Ontario Country Club were (left to right): Aiden Spampinato, Boys Junior (15-18) Champion; Jenny Simonsen, Girls Junior Champion; Jeremy Edmunds, Boys Sub Junior (12-14) Champion; Raina Hoffmann, Girls Sub Junior Champion; Tacoma Ames, Boys Pee Wee (7-11) Champion; and Lauren Garcin, Girls Pee Wee Champion.
The
2018 RDGA Junior Championships
concluded on August 2 at
Ontario Country
Club.
The three-day event featured six separate competitions - including individual championships for
Junior
(ages 15 to 18),
Sub-Junior
(12 to 14) and
Pee Wee
(7 to 11) divisions for both boys and girls.
Winning the overall RDGA Boys Junior title (ages 15-18) was Aiden Spampinato, 16, from Ravenwood Golf Club who defeated Jason Lohwater, 17, by a 1-up decision in an exciting final match.
In all, six new RDGA junior champions were crowned at this year's 2018 RDGA Junior Championships at Ontario Country Club.
CLICK HERE for a review of each
2018 RDGA Junior Champion,
including links to photos, interviews
results and match play brackets!
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SCENIC SODUS BAY HEIGHTS
HOSTING 2018 RDGA
MID AM CHAMPIONSHIP
CHAMPIONSHIP for 25-AND-UNDER
GOLFERS RETURNS TO
HISTORIC CLUB THIS WEEKEND
As a competition created for amateur players past college-age and well into their professional careers - 25 years of age being the minimum requirement for entry - the 6,600-yard-plus golf course at Sodus will provide a stout challenge, along with stunning views of the Lake.
CLICK HERE for a preview of the
2018 RDGA Mid Amateur Championship,
including links to pairings and
scoring updates throughout the weekend!
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WOMEN of the RDGA:
YOU ARE INVITED TO ENTER
the INAUGURAL
WRDGA
WOMEN'S INVITATIONAL!
CENTERPOINTE HOSTING EVENT
OPEN TO ALL WOMEN WITH
A USGA GHIN HANDICAP
WOMEN GOLFERS of the Rochester District Golf Association
- you are invited to enter the Inaugural WRDGA Women's Invitational - scheduled for Monday, August 27 at CenterPointe Golf Club!
The event is an 18-hole stroke play event with a shotgun start at 9:00 am. The entry fee for RDGA members is $60, which includes golf, cart, driving range, continental breakfast, lunch, and prizes. You will need your GHIN number to register.
CLICK HERE for
more information about the inaugural WRDGA
Women's Invitational at CenterPointe and sign up today
- REGISTRATION CLOSES ON AUGUST 20!
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LOCAL JUNIORS IN PITTSBURGH
to REPRESENT the RDGA at the
2018 WILLIAMSON CUP MATCHES
This week in suburban Pittsburgh, Pa., four Rochester-area junior golfers are representing the
Rochester District Golf Association
in the
2018 Williamson Cup Matches
, being hosted this year by the historic
St. Clair Country Club
.
On Tuesday and Wednesday, August 14 and 15, the four golfers -
Jeremy Summerson
from Cobblestone Creek Country Club,
Gavin Simon
of Locust Hill Country Club,
Aiden Spampinato
of Ravenwood Golf Club and
Tyler McDonnell
of Old Hickory Golf Club - along with RDGA officials, traveled to St. Clair Country Club to compete in the 55th annual Williamson Cup competition.
from the 2018 Williamson Cup Matches.
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THREE LOCAL JUNIORS ADVANCE
to REGIONAL FINALS OF
2019 DRIVE, CHIP & PUTT
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Perry's Ethan Provino, left, and Dominic DeLuca of Canada, right, advanced to the Drive, Chip & Putt Regional Finals at last Thursday's Subregional Qualifier in Buffalo.
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On Thursday, August 9, the top qualifiers from three Local Drive, Chip & Putt Qualifiers held throughout Western New York this summer gathered at Glen Oak Golf Club in East Amherst for the 2019 Drive, Chip & Putt Subregional Finals to determine the two finalists in four different age categories for both boys and girls - who would advance to the Regional Finals next month at famed Baltusrol Golf Club in New Jersey.
Among the finalists in last Thursday's Subregional Qualifier were three juniors from the Rochester area - Ethan Provino of Silver Lake Golf Club in Perry, Emily Zigrossi of Spencerport and Ethan Domajnko of Victor. Provino was one of two to qualify in the Boys 14-15 age group; Zigrossi was one of two in the Girls 7-9 category; and Domajnko was one of two qualifiers in the Boys 7-9.
All qualifiers from Thursday's Subregional Finals advance to the Regional Finals at Baltusrol on September 23 - those who qualify there advance to the 2019 National Drive, Chip & Putt finals at Augusta National next April on the Sunday before the Masters.
CLICK HERE
for complete results from the
August 9 Drive, Chip & Putt Subregional Qualifier.
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RDGA FORESIGHT JUNIORS
ENJOY DAY ON THE LINKS,
THANKS TO VICTOR HILLS GOLF CLUB
A group of 23 junior golfers enrolled in this year's ForeSight program enjoyed a day out on the links last Saturday, courtesy of Victor Hills Golf Club. The group was treated to donuts, water, free use of the Victor Hills practice facility and a 9-hole round of golf on the Club's Executive Course. Following golf, the juniors were treated to lunch at the Victor Hills snack bar.
The RDGA Foundation, RDGA and the ForeSight programs wish to thank Jack Dianetti of Victor Hills and Ralph Davis, the RDGA Men's Delegate from Victor Hills for their hospitality and generosity in hosting the ForeSight juniors!
the RDGA Foundation ForeSight Program.
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U.S. KIDS GOLF
GEARING UP FOR THE
2018 LOCAL FALL TOUR!
REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN
for the 7-WEEK TOUR,
BEGINNING AUGUST 26
The
Rochester District Golf Association
is pleased to announce the return of
U.S. Kids Golf
- a nationally-based organization promoting junior tournaments - and its
U.S. Kids Golf Local Tour
to
Rochester
for a 7-week, 7-event
Fall Tour
, beginning on
Sunday, August 26
!
Registration for the 2018 U.S. Kids Golf Rochester Fall Tour
is NOW OPEN! Boys and girls, ages 5 to 14, are invited to begin registration now. U.S. Kids Golf provides opportunities to learn and play golf in age-appropriate competitions. Boys, ages 5 to 10 and Girls, ages 5 to 11, will play 9-holes each event, while Boys, 11 to 14 and Girls, 12 to 14, will play 18 holes each event.
U.S. Kids Local Fall Tour - and begin
signing up for tournaments today!
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RDGA GOLFERS - IF YOU HAVEN'T
ADDED A UNIQUE EMAIL
to YOUR GHIN ACCOUNT, PLEASE DO SO
A reminder to all
RDGA Members with an active
USGA GHIN Handicap: if the email address in your player profile is shared with at least one more golfers registered in the RDGA GHIN database,we ask that you please provide a unique email address that can be attributed to your player profile individually. There are several reasons for this request including security, communication and ability to connect you to your scoring record.
As we look to the future and the introduction of new tools such as a new mobile app and GHIN.com for score posting, in order for you to utilize these features you will be required to create an online profile. This will require the authentication of matching you to your individual profile by way of your email address.
An added benefit of having a unique email is the ability to customize communications to you. This will allow the
RDGA to connect with you for your
Handicap eRevision, member benefits and information of interest to you.
Email addresses are easy to create via Google (Gmail), Microsoft (Outlook) or Yahoo!. These are just a few places to go to create a free email address.
If you currently have a shared email address on your personal GHIN account - or if you are unsure - please contact the RDGA at 585-292-5950 to verify your account information.
THANK YOU!
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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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