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MONROE GOLF CLUB SET to HOST the
88TH RDGA DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP
JULY 25-28
HISTORIC CLUB THE SITE OF MANY
MEMORABLE CHAMPIONSHIPS THROUGH THE YEARS
NEXT WEEK, July 25 through 28, Monroe Golf Club in Pittsford hosts the Rochester District Golf Association's flagship event - the
RDGA District Championship John H. Ryan Jr. Memorial - for just the 10th time in the 88-year history of the Championship, a record that is second only to the Country Club of Rochester and Brook-Lea Country Club. As the area's premier amateur championship, many top local golfers will compete for the opportunity to add their name to Monroe's long list of champions.
CLICK HERE for a complete preview of this year's
RDGA District Championship at Monroe Golf Club,
including pairings and start times, history and
interesting facts about the Championship
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RDGA MEN AGES 25 AND ABOVE
DON'T MISS YOUR CHANCE to COMPETE
for an RDGA MAJOR TITLE!
ONLY THREE WEEKS LEFT TO REGISTER
FOR THE 2018 RDGA MID AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP!
Male RDGA members over the age of 25
- don't miss your chance to play in one of the
major championships
on the Rochester District Golf Association schedule - the
2018 RDGA Mid-Amateur Championship
, coming up on
August 17-18
and hosted by the scenic and historic
Sodus Bay Heights Golf Club!
The 2018 Mid Amateur champion will be crowned following 36 holes of stroke play (two 18-hole rounds) on Friday, August 17 and Saturday, August 18.
An added incentive: the top 3 finishers receive an exemption into the 2019 RDGA District Championship!
Registration for this event closes on August 10. The registration fee includes 36 holes of golf, cart, use of the practice range, lunch each day, prizes - and an hors d'ouvres reception following play on Saturday.
Mid Amateur Championship - and sign up today
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THE RDGA NEEDS YOU!
...TO VOLUNTEER for LIVE SCORING
at the RDGA DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP at MONROE!
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR
SHIFTS ON JULY 25 THROUGH 28
As the countdown to next week's
2018 RDGA District Championship John H. Ryan Jr. Memorial continues, we are making one final push to recruit scoring volunteers to help us put our best foot forward as the Championship visits one of the District's most storied venues - the Donald Ross-designed
Monroe Golf Club.
For the first two days of the Championship,
Wednesday July 25 and
Thursday, July 26, we will be conducting traditional 9-hole scoring, with volunteers placed at holes No. 1 and 10. We still need volunteers to cover
TWO shifts between 1:30 and 7 pm at hole No. 10 on WEDNESDAY;
ONE shift between 9 am and 2:30 pm at hole No. 10 on THURSDAY; and
ONE shift between 1:30 and 7 pm at hole No. 1 on THURSDAY.
For the final two days of the Championship - on Friday and Saturday, July 27 and 28 - we will be conducting LIVE HOLE by HOLE scoring, with a volunteer following a specific group for one entire round (about 4 hours). For these, we need volunteers for the following tee times:
FRIDAY, JULY 27 (Round 3):
- 7:30 am (Shift time 7 am - 12:30 pm)
- 7:39 am (Shift time 7:10 am - 12:40 pm)
- 7:48 am (Shift time 7:20 am - 12:50 pm)
- 8:06 am (Shift time 7:35 am - 1:10 pm)
- 8:15 am (Shift time 7:45 am - 1:15 pm)
- 8:24 am (Shift time 7:50 am - 1:30 pm)
- 8:33 am (Shift time 8 am - 1:40 pm)
SATURDAY, JULY 28 (FINAL ROUND):
- 7:30 am (Shift time 7 am - 12:30 pm)
- 7:39 am (Shift time 7:10 am - 12:40 pm)
- 7:48 am (Shift time 7:20 am - 12:50 pm)
- 7:57 am (Shift time 7:30 am - 1 pm)
- 8:06 am (Shift time 7:35 am - 1:10 pm)
- 8:15 am (Shift time 7:45 am - 1:15 pm)
- 8:24 am (Shift time 7:50 am - 1:30 pm)
- 8:33 am (Shift time 8 am - 1:40 pm)
- 8:42 am (Shift time 8:10 am - 1:50 pm)
- 8:51 am (Shift time 8:20 am - 2 pm)
In return for your assistance, each volunteer will receive a gift, lunch each day during the event and will be invited to attend
the hors d'oeuvres reception following the completion of play after Saturday's final round.
including a full description of volunteer duties.
For additional information about volunteering for the RDGA Championship - or to sign up - please email RDGA Executive Director Tim Vangellow at:
timvangellow@RDGA.org.
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SECTIONAL QUALIFIER at DEERFIELD
SENDS TWO to the 2018
U.S. AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP
Australia's Charlie Dann, right, was the Qualifying Medalist in the U.S. Amateur Sectional Qualifier on Wednesday, July 11 at Deerfield Golf & Country Club. Brian Clark of Knoxville, TN, left was the second Qualifier. Both advance to the 2018 U.S. Amateur Championship at Pebble Beach Golf Links next month.
A field of 63 golfers entered the 36-hole
U.S. Amateur Championship Sectional Qualifier at
Deerfield Golf & Country Club on Wednesday, July 11 - all competing for two spots in the
2018 U.S. Amateur Championship next month at
Pebble Beach Golf Links in Monterrey, California.
Charlie Dann of Queensland, Australia - the No.2-ranked amateur Down Under and the 62nd-ranked amateur in the world - posted the low score of the Qualifier, a 4-under-par 68, in the first round and added a 72 in the second round to capture the overall Qualifying medalist position with a 36-hole total of 140. Finishing with the second qualifying position was
Brian Clark of Knoxville, Tennessee, who posted rounds of 71-71 for a 2-under-par 142.
Evan Gaesser of Kendall posted a second round 69 to finish at 1-under-par 143 and claim the First Alternate position. Brandon Wu of Scarsdale, NY also finished in a tie for third at 1-under-par 143 and claimed the Second Qualifier position following a playoff with Gaesser.
CLICK HERE for complete results from the
U.S. Amateur Sectional Qualifier
at Deerfield Golf & Country Club!
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TIME IS RUNNING OUT!
BOYS AGES 7 TO 11; GIRLS AGES 7 TO 18:
THERE'S STILL TIME TO SIGN UP
FOR THE 2018 RDGA JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS!
REGISTRATION FOR THE 2018 RDGA JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
at ONTARIO COUNTRY CLUB CLOSES ON JULY 24
ATTENTION JUNIOR GOLFERS
(and parents): The 2018 RDGA Junior Championships at Ontario Country Club are coming up in less than TWO WEEKS, so now is the time to sign up - don't miss YOUR chance to play in the premier local junior championship this year!
If you are a BOY between the ages of 7 and 11 - OR, if you are a GIRL between the ages of 7 and 18 - you still have SIX DAYS to register for the 2018 RDGA Junior Championships! Registration is only $25 to $35 depending on age group - so SIGN UP TODAY!
RDGA Junior Championships
at Ontario Country Club.
Enter the RDGA Junior Championships today
and we'll see YOU at Ontario Country Club!
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THE RDGA WISHES TO EXTEND A SPECIAL
THANK YOU TO MARTINI TEES!
The RDGA would like to extend a big
THANK YOU
to Dave Baker, President of Martini Golf Tees Inc. for donating samples of the VERY popular MARTINI TEE at each and every RDGA Women's tournament for the past four years!
So...what are Martini Tees, you ask?
Sound interesting?
CLICK HERE for more information about Martini Tees!
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WOMEN: DID YOU HEAR ABOUT the
BIGGEST EVENTS OF THE SEASON?
ARE COMING to RIDGEMONT COUNTRY CLUB!
ALL WOMEN GOLFERS OF ROCHESTER ARE INVITED
- join us on Monday, September 17 for the fifth annual
RDGA Women's Open
- an event for ALL women who have an active USGA-GHIN Handicap Index.
This year's event is being hosted by Ridgemont Country Club and the format will consist of 18 holes of stroke play at 100 percent Handicap from the Green Tees at approximately 5,300 yards - with multiple flights, so that players will be competing against other players of similar abilities. The overall Low Net score winner will be recognized, as well as in individual flights based on Handicap Indexes.
Following play, join us for an awards ceremony and dinner in the Ridgemont clubhouse as we celebrate Women's Golf in Rochester!
For details about the 2018 RDGA
And, for women golfers of Rochester with a USGA Handicap Index of 15.0 or lower-
we welcome YOU
to the return of the
RDGA Women's Championship
, hosted this year by Ridgemont Country Club
on Sunday and Monday,
September 16 and 17.
Join us for this two-day, 36-hole stroke play championship event, conducted as a gross score competition. First round play will be conducted on Ridgemont's 5,550-yard championship tees, with start times beginning at 1 p.m. from the First Tee and followed by an hors d'ouevres reception in the clubhouse. The second round will begin off the First and 10th tees at 1:15 on Monday and followed by an awards ceremony and dinner inside the Ridgemont clubhouse.
Women's Championship, including how to register.
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U.S. KIDS GOLF RETURNING
to ROCHESTER FOR a
2018 LOCAL FALL TOUR
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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
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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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IT'S ALWAYS A GOOD TIME
TO TALK ABOUT YOUR INVESTMENTS
...SO WHY NOT SAMPLE SOME WINE WHILE YOU'RE AT IT?
Don't miss the next installment of MassMutual New York's "Wine and Investing 101" - a casual seminar about the investing process where you are encouraged to sample some great wine.
BEST OF ALL - IT'S FREE!
INTERESTED? Read below to find out how YOU can sign up for this FUN, FREE seminar coming up on August 1!
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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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