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STARTING FIELD SET FOR
2018 U.S. OPEN LOCAL QUALIFIER
at RAVENWOOD on MAY 7
57 GOLFERS FROM 6 STATES
and 4 COUNTRIES to COMPETE
for the CHANCE TO QUALIFY
FOR THIS YEAR'S
U.S. OPEN AT SHINNECOCK!
On Monday, May 7, a diverse field of 57 golfers - pros and amateurs, from near and far - will compete in the
2018 U.S. Open Local Qualifier at Ravenwood Golf Club, each following a dream that they hope will lead to
Shinnecock Hills Golf Club on Long Island and the
118th U.S. Open Championship on June 14 through 17.
The Local Qualifier is a one-day, 18 hole, stroke play event from which only the top finishers will qualify to go to the U.S. Open Sectional Qualifying round on June 4 - which features a one-day, 36 hole format. From the 57-player field at Ravenwood, only 3 players will advance to one of 10 Sectional Qualifiers in the U.S., with the next two finishers named as alternates to the field.
Among the players in the field for the Local Qualifier at Ravenwood are 1993 RDGA District Champion
Jeff Peck, now a PGA Club Professional from North Carolina;
Adam Condello of Locust Hill Country Club, a two-time RDGA Player of the Year and winner of the 2017 New York State Amateur; top New York State amateur
Alec Bard - as well as several former amateurs now playing professionally, including Rochester's
Yarik Merkulov and
Jeff Urzetta, as well as Buffalo's
Billy Gaffney.
Also in the field are several top current local amateurs such as
Andrew Beiber,
Colin Dubnik,
Andrew Fedele,
Kevin Peters and
James Tee. Last year, Condello, Dubnik and Gaffney all advanced to the Sectional Qualifying round through the Rochester Local Qualifier.
Tee times for Monday's U.S. Open Local Qualifier at Ravenwood Golf Club begin at 8 am and continue through 11 a.m.
CLICK HERE
for
tee times and pairings
for the 2018 U.S. Open Local Qualifier at Ravenwood GC
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RDGA CORPORATE PARTNER
MASS MUTUAL to HOST
SEASON-LONG SPEAKER SERIES
at RDGA PLAY DAYS
RDGA GOLFERS ALSO INVITED
TO ATTEND FREE
'WINE & INVESTING 101' EVENT
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Dr. Stephen Gonzalez
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Beginning with the
RDGA Play Day
at
Penfield Country Club
on Monday, May 21,
RDGA Corporate Partner
MassMutual New York State
will host a season-long guest speaker series as part of the post-round activities at each scheduled Play Day.
The series looks to offer RDGA members the opportunity to hear a wide variety of speakers on golf-related subjects. At each of the five
RDGA Play Days
scheduled throughout the 2018 season, a different golf speaker will conduct a seminar during the post-round scoring and hors d'oeuvres reception.
The first scheduled speaker in the RDGA Play Day seminar series is Dr. Stephen P. Gonzalez, an Assistant Professor of Sport Psychology at The College at Brockport. Dr. Gonzalez will speak at the RDGA Play Day scheduled for May 21 at Penfield Country Club.
In addition to the speaker series at RDGA Play Days, MassMutual is also offering RDGA Members a free-of-charge wine tasting
event and investment seminar the
week following each Play Day. The first of these "
Establishment" events, "
Wine and Investing 101," is scheduled for
Wednesday, May 9 from 6 to 8 p.m. at
Monroe's on 3001 Monroe Ave. Hors d'oeuvres and an open bar will be provided, beginning at 5:30 p.m. RDGA golfers may pre-register for this event through Mass Mutual.
CLICK HERE to continue reading...
CLICK HERE to pre-register for the free
"Wine and Investing 101."
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RDGA PLAY DAY AT RIDGEMONT CC
POSTPONED; MAKE UP DATE TBA
PENFIELD to HOST NEXT
PLAY DAY ON MAY 21
SIGN UP TODAY AT:
The
RDGA Play Day scheduled for Monday, April 30 at
Ridgemont Country Club has been
POSTPONED due to wet conditions that would have prohibited the use of carts. The event will be
RESCHEDULED for a later date in the season - an announcement will be made when a new date is finalized.
When a new date is announced for the Ridgemont Play Day, registration for the event will re-open to the public.
Players who have already registered for this event have three options:
We apologize for any inconvenience that this may have caused. If you have any questions, please contact the RDGA office at 585-292-5950, or email to: info@RDGA.org.
The next scheduled
RDGA Play Day on the 2018 RDGA Tournament Schedule will be hosted by
Penfield Country Club on
May 21
.
CLICK HERE for more information
about 2018 RDGA Play Days
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WOMEN: IT'S TIME to GET
YOUR TEAM TOGETHER
for the 2018 RDGA WOMEN'S
FOUR PERSON SCRAMBLE!
REGISTRATION FOR THIS
FUN EVENT CLOSES ON JUNE 4 -
SIGN YOUR TEAM UP TODAY
You've played together as individuals. Now, you and three of your closest golfing friends can team up and play together as a team - in the 2018 RDGA Women's Four Person Team Handicap Scramble.
Now in its third season, the
Women's Team Scramble is one of two annual RDGA
women-only competitions - and the only four-person scramble event on our tournament schedule.
Scheduled for Sunday, June 10, the 2018 RDGA Women's Handicapped Team Scramble will be hosted by the always beautifully-maintained Mendon Golf Club. This event will include gross and net flights with team handicaps computed using the USGA formula.
SO...get your "team" back together - and meet your friends at Mendon Golf Club on June 10!
RDGA Women's Four Person Team Scramble
...and sign your team up today!
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LOCAL CLUB CHAMPIONS:
BLUE HERON HILLS INVITES YOU to ENTER
THE 2018 TOURNAMENT of CHAMPIONS!
THERE'S STILL TIME TO REGISTER -
RSVP by MAY 16!
With the
Tournament of Champions
celebrating its 30th anniversary year in 2018,
Jim Edmister
, the PGA Head Professional at
The Golf Club at Blue Heron Hills
- has been on a mission to restore the event to its traditional place as one of the Rochester area's top annual amateur scratch championships.
To help promote this year's Tournament of Champions, Edmister is putting out an invitation to all area club champions and past winners - men AND women - to enter this year's event, which is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, June 2 and 3, at Blue Heron Hills.
Registration is $135 per player and includes three rounds of golf (including practice), carts, range, lunch, prizes and a tee gift. Rochester area club champions who would like to play in this year's event should contact
Jim Edmister
at
315-986-5888
and register by
Wednesday
,
May 16
.
CLICK HERE to download and print an application for
the 2018 Tournament of Champions
...and register today!
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2018 FORESIGHT JUNIOR PROGRAM
TO CELEBRATE 'OPENING DAY' ON MAY 12
FORESIGHT STUDENTS INVITED TO
GENESEE VALLEY for START of THIRD SEASON
Last year, more than 100 juniors participated in the RDGA Foundation's Foresight Program Opening Day at Genesee Valley Golf Course, above.
Two years ago, the
RDGA Foundation Inc.
and the
Rochester District Golf Association
- in partnership with the
Monroe County Parks Department
and
local School Districts
- announced its groundbreaking new junior golf program,
ForeSight
: an innovative pilot program designed to bring more young people to golf and grow the game in the
Rochester
area.
In its first year, the
ForeSight Program
engaged more than 60 area junior golfers. Last year, ForeSight increased that number to 100 young people. This year, the goal is to involve more than 150 junior golfers between the ages of 7 and 17, who will be receiving complimentary summer passes and participating in the Program.
"Opening Day
" for the third year of ForeSight is planned for Saturday, May 12 at
Genesee Valley Golf Course
,
with all participants and their families invited. At this event, participants will receive their playing "cards," as well as lessons on how to participate properly in the program, and at the game of golf.
CLICK HERE
for more information about the
2018 RDGA ForeSight Program!
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RDGA FOUNDATION, Inc.
& PLAY IT AGAIN SPORTS
TEAM UP for CLUB DONATIONS
to SUPPORT FORESIGHT JUNIOR GOLF
Play It Again Sports Is Now Accepting Donations for RDGA Members at our South Town Plaza Location in Henrietta!
Simply bring in current equipment in clean, usable condition and drop it off - and remember to say that your donation is in the name of the RDGA and junior golf. We will provide you with a receipt you can use for your taxes.
We are accepting golf gear, baseball / softball gloves, steel weights and dumbbells and lacrosse sticks.
RDGA Members: Download & print this coupon to take advantage of a limited time offer!
(Offer expires 5/30/2018)
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Play It Again Sports
South Town Plaza
M- F 11am - 8pm, Sat 10am-6pm, Sun 12-5
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DUE TO DEMAND, A NEW USGA-TOURNAMENT MANAGEMENT
SEMINAR SCHEDULED FOR THE RDGA OFFICE on MAY 16
Since late last year, the Rochester District Golf Association has hosted several informational seminars to introduce USGA Tournament Management - the next-generation scoring system being provided by the USGA to our Member Clubs.
Due to the overwhelming response to these sessions, the RDGA has decided to add another USGA TM Training Seminar at the RDGA office this spring - scheduled for Wednesday, May 16.
There is limited room available to attend this session, on a first-come, first-served basis. In order to avoid overbooking, please email
Ryan Mehnert at the RDGA office (
ryanmehnert@RDGA.org) with your Club Name, your party size (maximum of 3), and the session you wish to attend. We ask that you bring one laptop per group for interactive training.
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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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