To everyone in the RDGA family, we wish you a HAPPY NEW YEAR!



The 2019 season was a busy and eventful one for everyone here at the Rochester District Golf Association - from our Seminar series on the new Rules of Golf in the Spring, to our busy Tournament schedule throughout the spring, summer and fall, to the preparations for the new World Handicap System this Fall and Winter. Now, as we turn the calendar to a new year, we are excited to welcome all our Members , Member Clubs , volunteers and officials to a NEW DECADE of golf in Rochester !

Speaking of our tournament schedule, CLICK HERE to view our 2020 RDGA Tournament Schedule, be sure to " save the dates " for all those events you will want to enter, then visit RDGA.org to sign up for them when RDGA Tournament registration officially opens on February 1 !

In preparation for the new World Handicap System , which officially launches TODAY , Monday, January 6 (see below for more details) , we also present to you our new , monthly newsletter which you are reading here for the first time.

Why the change, you ask? With the new WHS comes "daily" Handicap revisions - you will now receive a new handicap update each time you post a score. Each of those updates will still be in the form of an email - but not the long-form newsletter that used to be attached to the former USGA Handicap eRevision . To replace the former GHIN eRevision RDGA eNewsletter , we will now be sending you this newsletter ONCE each month, throughout the year.

Again, Happy New Year and welcome to a new decade of golf in Rochester!

Sincerely,

Dave Eaton

RDGA Assistant Executive Director

USGA TM Services Manager

Marketing & Communications Coordinator

RDGA members have many exciting tournament options in the year ahead with the official  2020 RDGA Tournament Schedule . Click below to download & print the schedule  - then, visit  RDGA.org  on February 1 to sign up for events when tournament registration officially opens!

The  World Handicap System  (WHS) aims to bring six different handicap systems together into a single set of Rules for Handicapping, enabling golfers of different abilities to play and compete on a fair and equal basis, no matter how or where they play. CLICK BELOW to see all the changes - and how they affect YOUR Handicap!

The local score posting season officially begins on April 15, 2020 . ANY scores made in the  Rochester  area between now and then should NOT be posted and will NOT be accepted for handicap purposes. However, members who play in ACTIVE areas OUTSIDE the RDGA from November 1 to April 15 must still post those scores.

The 2019 tournament schedule was a busy one for the  Rochester District Golf Association , featuring several first-time champions, a few familiar faces and some exciting finishes - including Yarik Merkulov's first RDGA District Championship title at Penfield Country Club .

As we look ahead to the 2020 season, join us for a look back at the season that was in 2019...