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YOUR guide to what's happening NOW!
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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! Watch the introductory video, above - then contact us if you would like to pick up a new Rules of Golf book!
Email us with your request at info@RDGA.org
- 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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HOECKER WINS THIRD TITLE in
2018 RDGA WOMEN'S
CHAMPIONSHIP at RIDGEMONT
DIANNE WILDE HONORED
AS PART OF ANNUAL
DANIELLE E. DOWNEY MEMORIAL
A familiar setting greeted two-time champion
Jenna Hoecker
as she teed off in this year's
RDGA Women's Championship Danielle E. Downey Memorial
at
Ridgemont Country Club
- which was the site of her last RDGA victory two years ago. By the conclusion of the 2018 Championship, on Monday, September 17, the outcome was also familiar as the
Brook-Lea Country Club
golfer captured her third RDGA Women's title.
Following the conclusion of play, the RDGA made a special presentation to long-time PGA Professional and noted instructor
Dianne Wilde as the
inaugural recipient of the
RDGA "Leading The Way" award - created to honor an individual in the Rochester community who has worked tirelessly to grow the game of golf for women and men.
2018 RDGA Women's Championship,
including results, photos and a
post-tournament inteview with Jenna Hoecker.
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WOMEN'S GOLF IN
ROCHESTER CELEBRATED at
2018 RDGA WOMEN'S OPEN
RIDGEMONT CC HOSTED
FIFTH ANNUAL EVENT
ON SEPTEMBER 17
The fifth annual
RDGA Women's Open was hosted by
Ridgemont Country Club on Monday, September 17, as Women's Golf in Rochester was celebrated under perfect late summer conditions.
Winning the overall scratch Women's Open title for 2018 was Kitty Colliflower from Oak Hill Country Club, while Farview Golf Club member Karenne Roberts won the overall net score title. Also recognized following the conclusion of the 2018 RDGA Women's Open were the six individual flight winners, based on handicap.
The only event of its kind in Rochester, this year's field included 89 women representing many of the Rochester area's local private, semi-private and public golf clubs and organizations.
from the 2018 RDGA Women's Open!
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LOCAL SCORE POSTING SEASON
REMAINS ACTIVE THROUGH OCTOBER 31
Although Fall has officially arrived, there is still plenty of golf weather left in Rochester - and that means that you can continue posting your scores locally for the 2018 season.
The Rochester District Golf Association score posting season remains active through October 31. It is important to know that any scores made in the Rochester area between now and then should be posted for handicap purposes. So go out and enjoy Autumn golf in Rochester - and remember to post your scores!
For more information about your RDGA GHIN handicap, visit our GHIN Services page HERE. For any other questions, please call us at 585-292-5950.
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RDGA FALL PLAY DAYS CLOSE
2018 RDGA TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
at BROOK-LEA, IRONDEQUOIT
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Flight winners from the 2018 RDGA Play Day at Brook-Lea Country Club included: top row, from left to right, Kim Alvarez, Women's Green Tee Gross Score winner; Sharon Niederschmidt, Women's Green Tee Net Score winner, Aletamarie Martin, Women's Red-Green Tee Gross Score winner, and Laura McFarlane, Women's Red-Green Tee Net Score winner. Bottom row, left to right: Karl Heath, Men's Gold Tee Gross Score winner, Shaun Wolff, Men's Gold Tee Net Score winner, and Robert Mills, Men's White Tee Net Score winner. Not pictured: Men's White Tee Gross Score winner Anthony Spite.
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On Monday, September 24, the
Rochester District Golf Association
held its third
Play
Day
event of the 2018 season, as golfers of all abilities played
Brook
-
Lea
Country Club
.
The last event on the
2018 RDGA Tournament Schedule
was Monday, October 1, when
Irondequoit Country Club hosted the fourth and final RDGA Play Day of the 2018 season.
THANK YOU to all who have played in
RDGA tournaments throughout the year!
2018 RDGA Fall Play Days.
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WADE SARKIS FINISHES
RUNNER-UP in PLAYOFF
at NYS SENIOR AMATEUR
CANANDAIGUA GOLFER LATEST
LOCAL AMATEUR TO DO WELL IN
STATE CHAMPIONSHIP THIS YEAR
CLOSE CALL: Wade Sarkis of Canandaigua Country Club, right, congratulates Bob Hughes of Watertown after Hughes outlasted Sarkis in a playoff to win the NYS Senior Championship at Mohawk Country Club in Scenectady last Thursday. (Photo: NYSGA)
It has already been a banner season for local amateur golfers competing in New York State Championships - from Pittsford's Will Thomson winning the New York State Men's Amateur, to Jenna Hoecker winning the NYS Women's Mid Amateur and Tammy Blyth and Ronnie Levine-Ribble winning the State Women's Senior and Super Senior titles, respectively.
On Thursday, September 20, Wade Sarkis of Canandaigua Country Club came close to matching the State title-winning efforts of those other Rochester-area golfers.
In the 62nd New York State Men's Senior Amateur Championship at Mohawk Golf Club in Schenectady on Thursday, September 20, Bob Hughes of Watertown parred the second hole of a sudden-death playoff to win the title. His opponent, Sarkis, fired a 3-under 68 in the final round to force the extra holes, after both finishing the championship at 2-over 215.
For Sarkis, the runner-up finish was his closest call with a major championship title - and came less than a year after health issues nearly derailed his chances of ever playing competitively again.
Sarkis, recently finished in a tie for fourth place in the
RDGA Senior Championship.
"As I walked out to the 18th tee for the playoff, I thought about how lucky I was to even be playing golf," he said. "A year ago, I had to withdraw from the same event because of my back. At that time I was using a walker to get around my house and wondered if I was done with golf forever. I'm feeling very fortunate."
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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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