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COMING UP...
YOUR guide to what's happening NOW!
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IN THIS ISSUE:
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RDGA HONORS
PLAYERS of the YEAR
for 2018!
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Winning RDGA Players of the Year awards for 2018 were, left to right, Stafford's Jim Scorse, Men's Player of the Year; Jenna Hoecker of Brook-Lea, Women's Player of the Year; Oak Hill's Jim Mason, Senior Player of the Year; Jeremy Summerson of Cobblestone Creek, the RDGA Boys Junior Player of the Year; and Mikah McDonnell of Webster, the RDGA Girls Junior Player of the Year.
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Reflecting on a busy season - one that included a schedule of 23 tournaments between May and October - the annual RDGA Fall Event at Monroe Golf Club on Monday, October 15 included a presentation of the District's Players of the Year Awards for Men, Women and Juniors.
RDGA Tournament Director Michael Sorce presented the District's top honors for Players of the Year - which included two new awards for Senior and Girls Junior Players of the Year honors, along with the annual RDGA awards for Men, Women and Boys Juniors.
Jim Scorse
of Stafford Country Club, was announced as the
2018 RDGA Men's Player of the Year
for an unprecedented 15th time since the inception of the award in 1997.
Winning the
RDGA Women's Player of the Year
honors for 2018 was Brook-Lea's
Jenna
Hoecker
, who also won the award in 2015 and 2016.
Winning this year's Boys Junior Player of the Year was Jeremy Summerson of Cobblestone Creek, who finished a mere 12 points ahead of Aiden Spampinato, winner of this year's RDGA Junior Boys Championship title.
And in the two NEW Player of the Year categories for 2018, Webster's Mikah McDonnell won the inaugural Girls Junior Player of the Year award by a wide 53-point margin over runner-up Jayde Ford of Irondequoit; and Oak Hill's Jim Mason won the inaugural RDGA Senior Player of the Year award on the strength of a victory in the Brook-lea Invitational Senior Division, as well as top-10 finishes in seven other state and local senior championships.
CLICK HERE to continue reading
about the 2018 RDGA Players of the Year,
including final point standings in each category.
For a complete listing of the 2018 RDGA Tournament
For a year-in-review SLIDE SHOW
The 2019 RDGA Tournament Schedule will be officially announced on January 1, including event registration which will also begin at that time.
We look forward to seeing you all
out on the golf course in 2019!
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RDGA VOLUNTEERS, OFFICIALS
AND DELEGATES ENJOY END OF SEASON
FALL EVENT at MONROE
RDGA officials, Delegates, volunteers and staff attended the RDGA's annual Fall Event & Awards Program, hosted by Monroe Golf Club, above, on Monday, October 15.
A casual day of golf - followed by a fun evening of activity - was enjoyed by volunteers, course raters, Rules officials and RDGA Member Clubs at the annual
RDGA Fall Event & Awards Program
on October 15.
Hosted by Monroe Golf
Club
- site of the
2018 RDGA District Championship
- the invited guests played a round of golf as a thank-you for their support of RDGA events and programs throughout the year, followed by an evening reception in the Monroe clubhouse, where the 2019 slate of RDGA Board Members were introduced.
Aside from thanking volunteers and supporters of the RDGA's efforts throughout the year, the annual
RDGA Fall Event
also offered District officials the opportunity to present a "state of the RDGA" address.
"Thanks to everyone - from our Board Members, to our Rules Officials, Delegates and volunteers - for an outstanding season. It's been a great year and I look forward to laying the groundwork for a successful 2019 as we move into fall," said
Mark Battle
, who completed his second year in office as
RDGA President
in 2018.
At the conclusion of the evening's event, RDGA Executive Director Tim Vangellow announced that the slate of District officers that will serve for the upcoming season had been approved in online voting by RDGA Club Delegates. In 2019, the RDGA Board of Directors will include the following members:
- Mark Battle
- Andrew Conway*
- Wilson Fitch
- Deb Harper
- Jenna Hoecker*
- Fred Lapple
- Dan Overbeck
- Sam Space
- Mike Sorce
- Dave Uhazie
- Suzanne Yarnall*
- Sharon White
*New to RDGA Board of Directors in 2019.
CLICK HERE for more about the 2018 RDGA Fall Event
including a photo gallery and year-in-review slideshow
The RDGA thanks all who participated,
hosted and volunteered for our events in 2018!
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SCORE POSTING NOW OVER FOR 2018;
THANKS TO ALL RDGA MEMBERS
FOR A GREAT SEASON!
For more information about
your
RDGA/USGA GHIN handicap, CLICK HERE;
look under the
"Handicapping"
tab on the main menu of the RDGA website
(RDGA.org)
,
or contact your club's
Handicap Chairperson.
For any other questions about your
RDGA/USGA GHIN
handicap, feel free to
email us at
info@rdga.org
,
send us a
Facebook message
, or call us at
585-292-5950
!
The Rochester District Golf Association wishes to thank all our members, member clubs and volunteers for a successful and memorable year - and a special thanks to all golfers who participated in RDGA tournaments in 2018, as well as our member clubs who hosted our events this year.
We look forward to seeing you all again next season
...and watch for the release of our
2019 tournament schedule on January 1!
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THE NEW 2019 USGA
RULES OF GOLF
BOOKS ARE HERE!
PICK UP YOUR COPY TODAY -
CALL US AT 585-292-5950
OR ORDER AT
Late last year, the United States Golf Association announced that major changes to the Rules of Golf would be implemented by January 1, 2019. With those changes due just three months from now, the USGA has issued the official Rules of Golf in book format - and the
Rochester District Golf Association now has them in stock!
Are you a membership, handicap or club official at an RDGA Member Club? Or are you an RDGA member or tournament participant that wants an early look at what the new, modernized Rules of Golf will be for next season? Look no further! Contact us if you would like to pick up a new Rules of Golf book!
- or call us at 585-292-5950 -
to find out how YOU can get YOUR
copy of the 2019 USGA Rules of Golf!
Golf's New Rules from the USGA.
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COMING SOON:
GIFT IDEAS for
LOCAL GOLFERS - 2018!
Don't look now, but with the local golf season drawing to a close, that means that the Holiday gift-giving season is right around the corner!
(A note to all
RDGA Member Clubs
out there - call the RDGA office now at 585-292-5950 with YOUR holiday and seasonal offers - we will be updating the
Gift Ideas for the Local Golfer
page EACH DAY throughout the 2018 Holiday season!)
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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 2018 - 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 GHIN eRevision 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.
Find this and other local
Golf Employment listings through the RDGA -
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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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