THE COUNTDOWN CONTINUES!

VISIT OUR WEBSITE FOR LAST MINUTE HOLIDAY GOLF GIFT IDEAS

If you are looking for the perfect gift for the golfer on your list, we invite you to complete your search on the RDGA website (RDGA.org). Simply go to our home page, then scroll down and click on the "RDGA Clubs" tab on the main menu, then click on the "Holiday Gift Ideas " section , where you'll find a list of RDGA member Holiday Shopping options.

From seasonal membership offers, to gift cards, to special prices on golf balls and other equipment, the RDGA Holiday Gift Ideas section is your place to look for Holiday golf gifts!

And a reminder to all member clubs of the RDGA - if you have any holiday specials that you want to publicize, feel free to contact the RDGA office to add your Holiday Shopping link to our Holiday Gift Ideas page. Simply call us at 585-292-5950, or email us at [email protected], and we'll include a link for your Holiday Shopping offers on our page - free of charge!

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THE RDGA WELCOMES OUR NEWEST CORPORATE PARTNER:

HOLE IN ONE GOLF BOOK OF NEW YORK!

The Rochester District Golf Association is pleased to announce that the Hole In One Golf Book of New York has joined us as our newest Corporate Partner!

The "Hole In One" Golf Book was designed with the golfer in mind...You can use your golf book on weekdays, weekends, and holidays at most courses! Included in this year's Book are many favorite courses from around the Rochester area, as well as several courses within a day's drive of Rochester in Central and Western New York. It also makes a perfect Holiday gift for the golfer on your list!

For more information - including a list of the courses that are included in this year's book -  CLICK HERE to visit the Hole In One Golf Book of New York website.

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RDGA HONORS CHARLIE LOOKUP

FORMER LPGA CHAIR, LOCAL GOLF DEVELOPER

PRESENTED WITH LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

The Rochester District Golf Association made a special presentation to past LPGA Rochester International co-chairman and developer/owner of Executive South Family Golf Center, Charlie Lookup last week during the District's annual Christmas Party, hosted by Midvale Country Club.

 

RDGA Executive Director Tim Vangellow presented Lookup with the 2015 RDGA Lifetime Achievement Award - for his contributions to the local golfing community and his dedication to developing the game of golf throughout the Rochester area. 

Lookup, a local contractor who was instrumental in helping to make changes to many area golf courses,was already an active member of the Rush-Henrietta Rotary Club when he was asked to volunteer for the fledgling Sarah Coventry LPGA tournament at Locust Hill Country Club in the mid-1970s. Lookup was soon asked to join the tournament's executive committee - and before long, he became the tournament's co-chair, alternating duties with his fellow chairs, Mike Stoudt and Elmer Conway. For the next decade and a half - during which the tournament became a fixture on both the LPGA Tour as well as the Rochester-area sports scene - Lookup helped guide the event into one of the Tour's most successful stops.

 

When Wegmans took over sponsorship of the tournament in the mid-1990s, Lookup directed his efforts elsewhere, but remained close to golf, working to promote junior golf and raising funds for the Rotary through annual LPGA Pro Ams. In 1993, Lookup opened Executive South Family Golf Center in Henrietta - a 9-hole short course that he designed and built - operating it until the Town of Henrietta took it over in 2010.

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REMINDER: OFFICIAL RDGA SCORE POSTING OVER FOR 2015

  Just a reminder that the Rochester District Golf Association's official score posting season is over for 2015. RDGA members can begin posting scores for the 2016 season on April 15. If you have any questions about your RDGA/USGA GHIN handicap, email us at [email protected], send us a Facebook message, or call us at 585-292-5950.

From November 1 through March 1, our office will be open Monday through Thursday, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. each day.

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COMING SOON -

A NEW RDGA HANDICAP CHAMPIONSHIP

AND THE 2016 RDGA TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE

Have you ever read about an RDGA championship - or know someone who's played in one - and thought "that looks like fun, but I'm not good enough to play?"

Beginning next year, the Rochester District Golf Association will offer a new championship that is just for you: the RDGA Handicap Championship. Planning is currently under way for this event, which will be open to ALL RDGA members with active GHIN handicaps and conducted by flights - with many prizes available for contestants.

This event will be similar to the popular Myrtle Beach World Amateur. For more information about that event, click HERE. 

Be sure to "stay tuned" for more information about this exciting new RDGA Championship for 2016 - as well as the rest of the 2016 RDGA Tournament Schedule, which will be released and open for registration as of January 1!

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