NEW YORK STATE GOLF ASSOCIATION 2023 ANNUAL REPORT
TABLE OF CONTENTS Officers, Executive Committee & Staff............................................................................................................................................. 1 Sectional Affairs Committee................................................................................................................................................................... 2 Volunteers........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3 GHIN Member Statistics............................................................................................................................................................................ 5 Internships.......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6 Club & Member Services........................................................................................................................................................................... 7 Course Rating Services............................................................................................................................................................................... 8 Rules Education.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 9 Communications............................................................................................................................................................................................ 1 0 District Associations..................................................................................................................................................................................... 1 2 Foundation......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 1 5 2023 Championships................................................................................................................................................................................... 32 2023 Amateur Series.................................................................................................................................................................................... 33 USGA Championships................................................................................................................................................................................. 38 Hall of Fame....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 39 Centennial Celebration............................................................................................................................................................................... 40 Member Clubs.................................................................................................................................................................................................. 43 2024 Championships................................................................................................................................................................................... 44 NYSGA Sponsors............................................................................................................................................................................................. 45 Photo Galleries................................................................................................................................................................................................. 46 2023 NYS Women’s Amateur Champion Lily Zhang after finishing the third and final round at Corning Country Club.
NOMINATING COMMITTEE REPORT The NYSGA Nominating Committee presents the following candidates for election or re-election in the 2024 operating year: President - Jamie Miller, Crag Burn GC 1st Vice President - Doug Vergith, Chautauqua GC 2nd Vice President - Rich Weber, Brookfield CC Secretary - Ryan Gabel, Southern Dutchess CC Treasurer - Robert Smith, Highland Park GC General Counsel - Peter Jones, Drumlins CC Executive Committee: Entering:
Leaving:
Karen Feldman Columbia G&CC
Iris Stanek Lancaster CC
Brian Kumiega CC of Buffalo Tom Owen Corning CC
OFFICERS, EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE & STAFF OFFICERS
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
STAFF
President Henry Fust Onondaga G&CC
Shawn Baker Oak Hill CC
Bill Moore Executive Director
Lee Bearsch Binghamton CC
Andrew Hickey Assistant Executive Director
1st Vice President Jamie Miller Crag Burn GC 2nd Vice President Doug Vergith Chautauqua GC Secretary Iris Stanek Lancaster CC Treasurer Robert Smith Highland Park GC General Counsel Peter Jones Drumlins CC
John Burns Niagara Falls CC Ryan Gabel Southern Dutchess CC Jim Gifford Mohawk GC Megan Grehan Hudson National GC Brent Herlihy Glens Falls CC Lawrence Lessing The Creek Christy Schultz Oak Hill CC Frank Suits Cortland CC Brian Williams Winged Foot GC
Dan Thompson Director, Marketing & Partnerships Jack Travers Assistant Director, Rules & Competitions Deb Spilman Manager, Special Events & Volunteer Operations Michael Dirkes Manager, Regional Associations Mark Ackley Manager, Course Rating Brian Clark Tournament Director, Eastern NY Michael Donnelly Tournament Director, Western NY
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NYSGA COMMITTEE Course Rating Norm Amyot Ron Mason Tom Andrews Pat Mayne Gary Assad Pat McKenna John Barry Jim McKillip Al Belair Richard Meath Vic Bergsten Brian Merritt Vincent Bonvino Jim Meyers Chris Boynton Gene Meyle David Braunscheidel Bill Moreland Kevin Broderick Jack Mulvey Daniel Bronchetti Arthur Munson Gene Bullis Jim Murrett John Bullis Richard North Ron Case Rocco Palmeri Sue Chambers Richard Prestopnik Cory Ciambella Joseph Pucello Darrell Cornett John Reagan Jerry Danielski Bob Raimo Patrick Donoghue Sean Rotella Edward Evans Anthony Scarpello Michael Fitzgerald Dan Scott Georgette Folley David Smith Adrian Forzani Don Sommerville Shaun Francis Peter Stoj Bill Geider Wayne Stoughton Tom Hahn Gale Sutton Wade Hall Jerry Vereeke Joe Hazard Mike Walczak Patrick Henry Mona Wasserman Jeff Holmes John Wheeler John Hudacs Steve Wilber Al Huggard Warren Winslow Robert Kawa Mary Ann Keeler Stephen Keeler David Kokes John Kulesa Tom Lanahan Rod Lindstrom Janis Luce Susan Marsh Robert Martin
Tournament Committee Fred Arliss Larry Arliss Christine Badger Raymond Badger John Bartholomew David Beattie Marci Bevilacqua Doreen Biviano Marian Blain John Blain Timothy Brady Sue Chambers Mike Chianelli Brian Clark Andy Conway James Cook John Cooney George Cretekos Tom Cotter John Davis Gerry DeWolf Todd Dischinger Michael Donnelly Dick Dorgan Michael Drennen Georgia Dusckas Thomas Eckert Joseph Enright Laurie Enright John Ernst Vie Evans Mark Fitzgerald Mary Beth Fiore Tim Frank John Gaffney Richard Galvin Brad Griffin David Hayes
Brad Houston Marge Hubbell John Hudacs Tim Kayes Ed Koslick Bill Loehr Ronald Mack Shari Mantini Theresa McGibbon Tom McGibbon Gene Meyle Ginny Meyle Albert Mowery Tom Owen Brandon Payne John Quijano Nick Raasch Joe Riccio Robert Rosen Thomas Reidy Chris Schmidt Tim Schum Robert Simms John Sniezyk Ron Socash Jerry Stahl Iris Stanek Edward Stanek Peter Stoj Joseph Strykowski John Sullivan Thelma Taylor David Vaneenenaam Sheila Vergith Mona Wasserman Bryan Whooten Warren Winslow
NYSGA VOLUNTEERS We could not accomplish all that we do each season without the time, energy and expertise provided by our incredible group of 150+ statewide volunteers. Our volunteer base is built of dedicated and selfless individuals who share a strong passion for golf and are directly involved within one of two main areas: Tournament Committee and Course Rating. We rely heavily on both groups to eff iciently and effectivley provide high-quality services for our members and clubs. The NYSGA is always looking for new, passionate committee members to contribute in other areas of expertise including foundation initiatives, communications, history, photography, etc. Interested in becoming a volunteer? Send us an email at Communications@nysga.org.
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GHIN: BY THE NUMBERS The posting season at NYSGA clubs began on April 15 and ended October 31. It was the fourth golf season under the World Handicap System and another year with golf participation rising in New York State and across the country. Here are some of the top numbers from the 2023 New York State Golf Association active score posting season: *The following statistics do not include joint-members with, or member clubs in the Metropolitan Golf Association and/or Rochester District Golf Association regions.
259+ Member Clubs 41,600+ Individual Members 33,900+ Male 7,770+ Female 932 Juniors
1,274,495+ Rounds Posted 37,164 Members Posted a Score 57,979 competitive rounds posted by 13,303 golfers
POSTING LEADERS - CLUBS
POSTING LEADERS - MEMBERS
Most rounds posted at NYSGA facilities: 1. Transit Valley Country Club - 14,193 2. Pendleton Creek Golf Club - 13,054 3. Orchard Park Country Club - 12,448 4. Bellevue Country Club - 12,287 5. The Edison Club - 12,270 6. Glens Falls Country Club - 12,244 7. River Oaks Golf Club - 12,019 8. Turning Stone Resort & Casino - 11,789 9. Park Country Club - 11,738 10. McGregor Links Country Club - 11,670 11. Tuscarora Golf Club - 11,410 12. Shaker Ridge Country Club - 11,365 13. Pinehaven Country Club - 11,024 14. Gowanda Country Club - 10,956 15. Brookfield Country Club - 10,493 16. Springville Country Club - 10,369 17. Chautauqua Country Club - 10,228 18. Drumlins Golf Club - 9,898 19. Niagara Frontier Country Club - 9,627 20. The Cavalry Club - 9,585 Total in 2023: 947,495 rounds posted by 69,015 golfers
Women, All Rounds 1. Cara C., Tuscarora GC - 255 2. Mary M., Malone GC - 194 3. Kelly T., Brookhaven GC - 192 4. Mary A., Ballston Spa CC - 171 5. Karen S., Christman’s Windham House - 153 T6. Amy B., Niagara Frontier GC - 147 T6. Rosemarie N., Drumlins GC - 147 T8. Kathleen K., Orchard Creek GC - 142 T8. Martha L., Orchard Creek GC - 142 T8. Paula S., Willowbrook GC - 142
Most rounds posted by NYSGA club memberships: 1. Shaker Ridge Country Club - 21,911 2. Pendleton Creek Country Club - 21,829 3. The Edison Club - 21,521 4. Transit Valley Country Club - 20,777 5. Orchard Park Country Club - 20,393 6. Beaver Meadows Golf Club - 19,873 7. River Oaks Golf Club - 19,649 8. Drumlins Golf Club - 19,301 9. Bellevue Country Club - 19,150 10. Pinehaven Country Club - 18,873 11. Ballston Spa Country Club - 18,131 12. Brookfield Country Club - 17,929 13. Park Country Club - 17,869 14. Lancaster Country Club - 17,646 15. Springville Country Club - 17,513 16. McGregor Links Country Club - 16,980 17. Crag Burn Golf Club - 16,354 18. Glens Falls Country Club - 16,222 19. Tuscarora Golf Club - 16,163 20. The Cavalry Club - 16,089 Total in 2023: 1,274,495 rounds posted by 37,164 golfers Most rounds posted by NYSGA eClub memberships: 1. USGA/NYSGA eClub - 60,043 2. NYSGA eClub - Western NY - 39,718 3. NYSGA eClub - Capital District - 37,065 4. NYSGA eClub - Central NY - 27,512 5. NYSGA eClub - Southern Tier - 11,922 6. NYSGA eClub - Adirondacks - 4,265 7. NYSGA eClub - Watertown - 1,670
Men, All Rounds 1. Peter, M., NYSGA eClub - Capital Dist. - 347 2. Mark R., Drumlins GC - 256 3. Russell W., East Aurora CC - 255 4. Scott N., Radisson Greens - 218 5. Nicholas D., Oswego CC - 209 6. Tony C., Hales Mills CC - 208 7. David F., USGA/NYSGA GC - 197 8. P.J. G., South Hills CC - 193 9. Mark M., Willowbrook GC -192 10. Blaine N., Canajoharie G&CC - 190 Junior Boys, All Rounds 1. Ethan D., NYSGA eClub - Southern Tier - 187 2. Mason M., NYSGA eClub - Capital Dist. - 126 3. Peter M., Niagara Falls CC - 125 4. Luke M., NYSGA eClub - Capital Dist. - 102 5. Gideon G., Rip Van Winkle GC - 100 6. Elliot M., Saratoga Golf & Polo - 93 7. Daniel Y., Bellevue CC - 92 8. Mac Q., Springville CC - 89 T9. Braden W., CC of Troy - 88 T9. Jack O., NYSGA eClub - Capital Dist. - 88 Junior Girls, All Rounds 1. Isabella B., Timber Banks GC - 83 T2. Katlynn S., Rip Van Winkle GC - 73 T2. Jocelyn W., Cassadaga CC - 73 4. Sienna W., Pinehaven CC - 69 5. Sydnee H., NYSGA eClub - WNY - 53 6. Claire D., NYSGA eClub - Watertown - 44 T7. Evelyn W., Elmira CC - 37 T7. Gwen Y., Crag Burn GC - 37 T7. Jane F., NYSGA eClub - Capital Dist. - 37 10. Maria J., NYSGA eClub - Capital Dist. - 36
NYSGA INTERNSHIPS Each year, the NYSGA welcomes seasonal interns, supported by the USGA’s P. J. Boatwright, Jr. Internship Program. We bring on interns in both tournament operations and communications, and provide them with an introduction to golf administration and an opportunity to build strong industry experience.
2023 NYSGA Interns Chris Buerle, Syracuse University - Communications Alexander King, SUNY Cortland - Tournament Operations Damian Rodriguez, SUNY Cortland - Tournament Operations Christina Van Allen, St. John Fisher - Tournament Operations
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CLUB & MEMBER SERVICES The New York State Golf Association was originally established in 1923 to conduct a sanctioned state amateur golf championship and help promote the game across New York. A century later, the golf landscape has changed and adapted, and so has the NYSGA. Our association now offers an array of member and club services that support our statewide community, promote the competitive spirit, and support the best interests of the game. We proudly serve our member clubs in several ways including Course Rating, Handicapping, Tournament Management support, and offer various playing opportunities hosted at their facilities. Among the hundreds of member clubs, over 41,000 individual golfers are now using their USGA GHIN Handicap Index licensed through the NYSGA. Beyond that, we offer playing opportunities to members of all ages across the state, whether it be vying for a championship crown or competing for net and/or gross prizes in an Amateur Series event. Each spring, we hold free Rules of Golf training seminars available for members to ask questions, get involved and become better-educated golfers. Lastly, we keep our members informed and up-to-date on all that’s happening in our state golf scene through digital communications.
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COURSE RATING SERVICES Course Ratings are an essential part of the Handicap System, and the NYSGA is responsible for overseeing and implementing the USGA Course Rating System at both public and private golf courses around upstate New York. Golf courses are required to be re-rated at least once every ten years, with updated results for each set of tees on the course. Clubs often make design changes with new features (tee boxes, bunkers, ponds, etc.) or add new sets of tees, which requires the NYSGA’s teams to visit the course, and closely inspect the changes and how they will alter or change the slope and rating of the course. When this occurs, our team works closely with the club staff, membership and head superintendent to gather important information needed to provide a precise and reliable rating. The NYSGA has regional Course Rating teams throughout the state, complete with over 70 active volunteers to ensure clubs are carefully inspected and rated accurately. Annually, more than two dozen member courses require one of the regional teams to conduct an updated Course Rating. NYSGA has volunteer-based regional teams in the following areas: Capital Region Central New York Finger Lakes Mohawk Valley North Country Southern Tier Western New York
The NYSGA is always looking for passionate individuals to get involved with Course Rating, one of the NYSGA’s most visible, and useful service to member clubs. If you are interested in learning more about getting involved with Course Rating, or for more information, contact our Course Rating Department directly at courserating@nysga.org.
RULES EDUCATION The NYSGA holds rules seminars each spring at member clubs across upstate New York. These free educational opportunities are open to the public. The main goals of these seminars are to provide an overview of each rule, identify common mistakes in application, and answer any specific questions attendees may have. Since 2019, the NYSGA has addressed the new Rules of Golf and provided an in-depth overview of each specific change. Seminar leaders updated attendees on the changes that went into effect beginning in 2023. For NYSGA committee members, staff leadership provides multiple in-depth seminars each year and oversight at championships, the Amateur Series events and USGA qualifiers. The NYSGA’s staff annually provides seminars for the various PGA sections, Golf Course Superintendent Association sections, and at regional golf shows. Beyond that, the NYSGA is a rules education resource for its statewide community and is available to answer questions on the Rules of Golf that members may have throughout the year.
2023 SEMINARS ALBANY Mohawk Golf Club
SYRACUSE Cavalry Club
BINGHAMTON En-Joie Golf Course
ROME Teugega Country Club
BUFFALO Transit Valley Country Club CORNING Corning Country Club JAMESTOWN Moon Brook Country Club
We offered both 3-hour refresher courses and full-day seminars in each region. For those who attended the full-day seminars, they were given an opportunity to take the USGA’s 80-question certification exam.
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COMMUNICATIONS Standards for the way we communicate continue to evolve very quickly. With a strong majority of people checking email, internet, social media, and even posting their golf scores to GHIN directly on mobile devices, it’s now more important than ever to effectively utilize these popular, digital mediums of communication to engage with our audience. The NYSGA is continually enhancing the way we communicate with members and clubs. Our team has worked diligently to strengthen the association’s digital presence over the last several years by creating higher quality content and golf resources, incorportating more visual media (photo and video), and engaging our community more often through social media and email communications. One example of such an enhancement is the
NYSGA’s e-newsletter. This digital publication is packed with all the latest news pertaining to NYSGA and USGA events, updates on notable players around the state, playing opportunities, exciting member offerings, and more! Another is our website, NYSGA.org, which has seen many enhancements since undertaking a minor redesign in 2018 where new elements and features were added to make the site more user-friendly and easy to navigate, present a modern aesthetic, and improve the mobile version. The website continues to be a vital resource for those looking for information on amateur golf in the Empire State. On the competitions side, we now offer live holeby-hole scoring at all NYSGA Championships, USGA qualifiers, and Amateur Series events. It has been a huge value to offer friends, family and golf
enthusiasts who cannot attend these events the opportunity to follow the action closely through their laptop, phone or other device. Our communications staff has been able to complement the live scoring with real-time updates on our website and social media with enhanced photo and video coverage. As the NYSGA continues to grow and adapt, we’re dedicated to improving how the NYSGA communicates with our members and deliver the most compelling and engaging content we can provide for our audience. We also would like to thank all the members of the New York media who provide us with great coverage of NYSGA events and help us share the excitement of our competitions to the various communities around the state.
DISTRICT ASSOCIATIONS The NYSGA provides support, resources, staffing and oversight for two historic district associations in upstate New York: the Buffalo District Golf Association (BDGA) and the Syracuse District Golf Association (SDGA). The NYSGA has been working closely with the SDGA since the early 2000s, overseeing the preperation and administration of their tournament schedule, general oversight and logistical support. In 2018, the NYSGA partnered with the Buffalo District to provide enhanced staffing support and oversight, improved resources, and administration of their championship schedule. Supporting these venerable organizations and helping to foster stronger relationships within the district communities is of high priority. The NYSGA has made strides towards providing additional support for other city, district, and regional amateur golf competitions within New York State over the past few years. From tournament promotion via the NYSGA’s “NYS Golf Calendar”, to email marketing support and tournament administration support, the association is focused on supporting these events further going forward. You can find more information for the BDGA at BuffaloGolf.org and SDGA at SyracuseGolf.org.
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SYRACUSE DISTRICT (SDGA)
BUFFALO DISTRICT (BDGA)
2023 CHAMPIONS
2023 CHAMPIONS
SDGA Best-Ball, Foxfire GC & Shenendoah GC Joe Petrin, Jr. & Brad Hamilton (Lake Shore Y&CC)
BDGA Two-Man Scramble, Niagara Frontier CC Open: Sean Barrett (River Oaks GC) & Leo Camilloni (Cazenovia GC) Senior: Bob Rosen (CC of Buffalo) & P.J. Alterio (Niagara Falls CC) B-Divison: Paul Schein & Todd Storrey (South Park Men’s Club)
SDGA Father & Child, Cazenovia GC Jackson & Eric Saroney (Drumlins GC) SDGA Senior Stroke Play, Camillus GC Senior: Jack Weinerth (Highland Park GC) Super Senior: Greg Bilyeu (Beaver Meadows GC) Gerry Ashe Memorial, Tuscarora GC Joe Petrin, Jr. (Lake Shore Y&CC) SDGA Junior Classic, Multiple Courses Junior: Mitchell Archer (Drumlins GC) 14U: Drew Mancini (NYSGA eClub - CNY) SDGA Junior District Match Play, Drumlins CC Junior: Chris Stillwell (NYSGA eClub - CNY) 14U: Aleksei Panek (NYSGA eClub - CNY) SDGA Two-Man Scramble, Owasco CC Jack Weinerth & Steven Franchina (Highland Park GC)
BDGA Men’s Mid-Amateur, Cherry Hill Club Kristopher Boyes (Cherry Hill Club) BDGA Boys’ & Girls’ Junior Stroke Play, Tri County CC Boys: Alexander Schickling (NYSGA eClub - WNY) Girls: Sydnee Hoffman (NYSGA eClub - WNY) Sub-Jr: Connor Jackson (East Aurora CC) Erie County Amateur, Grover Cleveland GC Men’s: Ryan Edholm (Pendleton Creek CC) Women’s: Kristina Visniesky (Harvest Hill GC) Senior: P.J. Alterio (Niagara Falls CC) Boys’: Tyler Delisanti (Transit Valley CC) Girls’: Gwendolyn Yarnall (Crag Burn GC)
SDGA Match Play, Radisson Greens GC Doug DeCarlo (NYSGA eClub - CNY)
BDGA Boys’ Junior Match Play, Sheridan Park GC Boys’: Tyler Delisanti (Transit Valley) Sub-Jr: Michael Jordan (Crag Burn GC)
SDGA Senior Best Ball, Vesper Hills GC Senior: Bruce Levinson (Onondaga G&CC) & Luke Hobika (Drumlins GC) Super: Greg Bilyeu & Richard Volcko (Beaver Meadows GC)
BDGA Men’s & Women’s Individual, Orchard Park CC Men’s: BIlly Hanes (Crag Burn GC) Women’s: Annika Michel (NYSGA eClub - WNY)
SDGA Mid-Amateur, McConnellsville CC Brad Monroe (Onondaga G&CC)
BDGA Match Play, East Aurora CC Men’s: Ryan Edholm (Pendleton Creek CC) Senior: Kraig Weber (Gowanda CC)
SDGA Audi Memorial, Cavalry Club Stewart McGough (Bellevue CC) SDGA Interclub, Lake Shore Yacht & CC Cazenovia CC: Drew Moore, Ben Gaulin, John Pollock, John Maslack SDGA Senior Interclub, Radisson Greens GC Tuscarora GC: Mark Bednarski, John Harrington, Tim McDermott, David Smith
SYRACUSEGOLF.ORG
BDGA Senior Amateur, Niagara Frontier GC Senior: P.J. Alterio (Niagara Falls CC) Legends: John Gaffney (Crag Burn GC) Masters: Bob DeWitt (Transit Valley CC)
BUFFALOGOLF.ORG
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NYSGA FOUNDATION The NYSGA Foundation, a 501(c)(3) and charitable arm of the association, has awarded over $300,000 in college scholarships and grants supporting junior golf in New York State since 2009. The NYSGA Scholarship Fund annually awards scholarships totaling $30,000 to exceptional high school students who are employed by NYSGA Member Clubs. These students are united by their impressive academic achievements, financial need, and passion for golf. The Foundation also awards substantial grants supporting junior golf initiatives. These initiatives include small, regional programs providing on-course instruction and nationally recognized programs such as the First Tee’s National School Program and LPGA *USGA Girls Golf. This level of giving is not possible without the support of the members of the association, whose membership fees and donations direclty fund these initatives. To make a charitable donation to the NYSGA Foundation, click here.
2023-24 SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS Scholar
Club
Luke Barney
College or University
NEW RECIPIENTS IN 2023 Grad Year
Callen Barron, Chautauqua GC
Le Moyne College
2024
Sarah Burgess, Cavalry Club
Callen Barron
Chautauqua GC
Mercyhurst University
2025
Brady Fye, Chautauqua GC
Lucas Branigan
College GC at Delhi
SUNY Cortland
2025
Aidan Gillis, Glens Falls CC
Sarah Burgess
Cavalry Club
St. John Fisher University
2027
Braeden Kerr, Mohawk GC
Anika Buzzy
Oneonta CC
Moravian College
2025
Jack Pylman, Teugega CC
Josh Cable
Moon Brook CC
Cedarville University
2025
Luke Strassburger, Yahnundasis GC
Sean Carron
Schuyler Meadows CC
SUNY Delhi
2024
Grace Walker, Springville CC
Shawn Colella
Owasco CC
SUNY Binghamton
2025
Matthew Welch, Tuscarora GC
Binghamton University
2024
Valparaiso University
2025
Jed Danaher Anthony Delisanti
Willowbrook GC
Brady Fye
Chautauqua GC
Jack Engdahl
Yahnundasis GC
Post University
2024
Julian Galletta
Onondaga G&CC
Stevenson University
2025
Aidan Gillis
Glens Falls CC
SUNY Cortland
2025
SUNY Oswego
2024
Michael Griswold
2025
Braeden Kerr
Mohawk GC
Mercyhurst University
2023
Kyler Majka
Chautauqua GC
University of Pittsburgh at Bradford
2024
Haley Michels
Cazenovia CC
Le Moyne College
2025
Jack Pylman
Teugega CC
Le Moyne College
2027
Luke Strassburger
Yahnundasis GC
St. John Fisher University
2026
Carleigh Wachtel
Mohawk GC
SUNY Geneseo
2024
Grace Walker
Springville CC
Franciscan University of Steubenville
2026
Matthew Welch
Tuscarora GC
Mercyhurst University
2025
Shea White
Burden Lake CC
Union College
2026
Scholarship applicants must be in their second year of employment at an NYSGA member club (pro shop, bag room, caddie, golf course maintenance, wait/bar, kitchen and office staff). Prior to 2021, the eligibility was open to NYSGA tournament participants as well, who did not necessarily need to work at a member club. Learn more about NYSGA scholarships by clicking here.
This summer marked the fourth season of the NYSGA Foundation’s partnership with Youth on Course. It is a national program which allows juniors ages 6-18 to play at participating courses for $5 a round.
Participating Clubs Thank you to our participating courses for their support in making this program a success: Amsterdam Municipal GC Capital Region
Mark Twain GC
Southern Tier
Brighton Park GC
Buffalo
Oneonta CC
Catskills
Cazenovia CC
Central New York
Rome CC
Utica/Rome
Chautauqua GC
Western New York
Sunset Ridge GC
Syracuse
Delhi GC
Catskills
Western Turnpike GC
Capital Region
Lyndon GC
Syracuse
Willow Creek GC
Southern Tier
Malone GC
N. Country
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CHAMPIONSHIPS The 2023 NYSGA Championship season marked the NYSGA’s centennial, highlighted by the 100th playing of the NYS Men’s Amateur in August. From May through September, the NYSGA’s tournament operations team conducted 20 state titles, 21 sectional qualif iers, adding up to 45 championship tournament days in 2023. Seventeen players captured their f irst state titles including John Benware (Men’s Legends), Andy Bernatovicz (Sr. Four-Ball), Jamie Brown (Mixed Team), Jeff rey Brown (Mixed Team), Kellen Dean (Boys’ 18U), Kyle Downey (Men’s Am), Meredith Hobika (Sr. Mixed Team), Connor Jackson (Boys’ 14U), Sandra Jackson (Women’s Sr. Four-Ball), Jordan Levitt (Girls’ Junior), Dan Levinson (Super Sr. Four-Ball), Ingrid Narken (Women’s Sr., Women’s Sr. Four-Ball), Alexandra Phung (Girls’ 14U), Samantha Schuffenecker (Women’s Mid-Am), Philip Stegemann (Men’s Super Sr.), Tom Yellin (Super Sr. Four-Ball), and Lily Zhang (Women’s Am). Eight others reclaimed a past title or captured a new one including Karen Feldman (Women’s Super Senior), Emily Gresham (Women’s Four-Ball), Billy Hanes (Mid-Am, Four-Ball), David Hanes (Four-Ball), Luke Hobika (Sr. Mixed Team), Kenneth Riter (Sr. FourBall), Jim Scorse (Men’s Senior), and Julia Zigrossi (Women’s FourBall). We appreciate the support f rom member clubs who graciously allow us to conduct our championships at their venues. We’d like to thank this year’s host clubs including Corning Country Club, Crag Burn Golf Club, En-Joie Golf Course, Lake Placid Club’s Link Course and Mountain Course, Leatherstocking Golf Course, Sodus Bay Heights Golf Club, Turning Stone Resort & Casino’s Kaluhyat Course and Shenendoah Course, Whiteface Club & Resort, Wykagyl Country Club, and Yahnundasis Golf Club. Our dedicated volunteers and committee members are the lifeblood of the NYSGA, and serve in an array of roles during championships. Without their assistance, we would not be able to provide the experience we currently offer to players at all NYSGA events. We’d like to thank them for all their continued support in serving the game of golf! Majority of the 2024 NYSGA Championship schedule has been released! Click here to view the complete schedule.
QUOTES FROM OUR 2023 CHAMPIONS “It feels really good to just get over the hump and winning is fun. You can’t replace that feeling.”
- Kyle Downey “Before the round I felt very calm. I knew where my game was a how it stood against the rest of the field.”
- Lily Zhang “I played with both of them before and I love playing with them. Two great competitors so it was just fun to be out there with them and battle it out there with them.”
- Sam Schuffenecker “I have been playing some good golf. It was a shaky spring, so I am very happy I am peaking at the right moment.”
- Ingrid Narken
“This is a great tournament, I love this course...This one was definitely special, I knew after my practice round that I could do something here.”
- Connor Jackson
“This place is definitely a course where you need to hit good shots and play good golf and basically what I tried to do today.”
- Jim Scorse
“It was probably the best tour“This is such a great event, and it nament I have ever played and is one I always want to win and I am very proud to be state I’m just so thankful to win it.” champion again at my home club.” - Kellen Dean “This is probably the biggest moment in my golf career yet.”
- Jordan Levitt “It’s an honor to be a state champion. A few years ago, we won the four-ball state championship, and it still sticks with me. So, I know that I will feel special about this forever.
- Karen Feldman “It’s a terrific course. I have some familiarity with the course even though I am not a member here so that certainly helps.”
- John Benware
- Billy Hanes
“This place is definitely a course where you need to hit good shots and play good golf and basically what I tried to do today.”
- Philip Stegemann “I am deeply honored, and I am really thankful for everybody that has helped me and supported me through the process.”
- Alexandra Phung
100TH NYS MEN’S AMATEUR WYKAGYL COUNTRY CLUB NEW ROCHELLE, NY I AUGUST 7 - 9, 2023
BEN CARPENTER & ANTHONY DELISANTI 2023 CO -RUNNERS -UP
KYLE DOWNEY 2023 CHAMPION
RECAP / PHOTOS
93RD NYS WOMEN’S AMATEUR CORNING COUNTRY CLUB CORNING, NY I JUNE 26 - 27, 2023
AMBER PENNINGTON 2023 RUNNER-UP
LILY ZHANG
RECAP / PHOTOS
2023 CHAMPION
39TH NYS MEN’S MID-AMATEUR CRAG BURN GOLF CLUB EAST AURORA, NY I SEPT. 22 - 24, 2023
SEAN PAUL OWEN 2023 RUNNER-UP
BILLY HANES
RECAP / PHOTOS
2023 CHAMPION
14TH NYS WOMEN’S MID-AMATEUR CORNING COUNTRY CLUB CORNING, NY I JUNE 26 - 27, 2023
CAROLYN MANCINI, TERESA CLELAND & CHRISTY SCHULTZ
2023 CO-RUNNERS -UP
RECAP / PHOTOS
SAM SCHUFFENECKER 2023 CHAMPION
81ST NYS BOYS’ JUNIOR AMATEUR LAKE PLACID CLUB - LINKS COURSE LAKE PLACID, NY I JULY 26 - 28, 2023
D EAN MUR ATOR E & TYLER BER KMAN 2023 CO-RUNNERS -UP
KELLEN DEAN RECAP / PHOTOS
2023 CHAMPION
60TH NYS GIRLS’ JUNIOR AMATEUR LAKE PLACID CLUB - MTN COURSE LAKE PLACID, NY I JULY 26 - 28, 2023
SOPHIA LI
2023 RUNNER-UP
RECAP / PHOTOS
JORDAN LEVITT 2023 CHAMPION
1ST NYS GIRLS’ 14U JUNIOR AMATEUR LAKE PLACID CLUB - MTN COURSE LAKE PLACID, NY I JULY 26 - 28, 2023
KAT ELY NN SMITH 2023 RUNNER-UP
RECAP / PHOTOS
ALEXANDRA PHUNG 2023 CHAMPION
66TH NYS BOYS’ 14U JUNIOR AMATEUR LAKE PLACID CLUB - MTN COURSE LAKE PLACID, NY I JULY 26 - 28, 2023
JEFF FUMAROLA & ETHAN DOMAJNKO 2023 CO-RUNNERS -UP
CONNOR JACKSON 2023 CHAMPION
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70TH NYS WOMEN’S SENIOR AMATEUR
WHITEFACE CLUB & RESORT LAKE PLACID, NY I AUGUST 22 - 23, 2023
CAROLYN MANCINI
INGRID NARKEN 2023 CHAMPION
2023 RUNNER-UP
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16TH NYS WOMEN’S SUPER SENIOR AMATEUR
WHITEFACE CLUB & RESORT LAKE PLACID, NY I AUGUST 22 - 23, 2023
SUSAN KAHLER
KAREN FELDMAN 2023 CHAMPION
2023 RUNNER-UP
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66TH NYS MEN’S SENIOR AMATEUR YAHNUNDASIS GOLF CLUB NEW HARTFORD, NY I SEPTEMBER 12 - 13, 2023
LUKE HOBIKA
2023 RUNNER-UP
JIM SCORSE
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2023 CHAMPION
27TH NYS MEN’S SUPER SENIOR AMATEUR EN-JOIE GOLF COURSE ENDICOTT, NY I AUGUST 14 - 15, 2023
DAN LEVINSON & JIM BURNS 2023 CO-RUNNERS-UP
PHILIP STEGEMANN RECAP / PHOTOS
2023 CHAMPION
1ST NYS MEN’S LEGENDS AMATEUR EN-JOIE GOLF COURSE ENDICOTT, NY I AUGUST 14 - 15, 2023
RANDY YOUNG
2023 RUNNER-UP
JOHN BENWARE RECAP / PHOTOS
2023 CHAMPION
5TH NEW YORK STATE WOMEN’S AMATEUR FOUR-BALL
12TH NEW YORK STATE MEN’S AMATEUR FOUR-BALL
SODUS BAY HEIGHTS GOLF CLUB SODUS POINT, NY I JULY 31, 2023
TURNING STONE RESORT & CASINO VERONA, NY I MAY 21 - 22, 2023
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JULIA ZIGROSSI & EMILY GRESHAM
BILLY & DAVID HANES
2023 CHAMPIONS
2023 CHAMPIONS
SANDRA JACKSON & INGRID NARKEN
TOM YELLIN & DAN LEVINSON
ANDY BERNATOVICZ & KEN RITER
2023 SENIOR CHAMPIONS
2023 SUPER SENIOR CHAMPIONS
2023 SENIOR CHAMPIONS
10TH NEW YORK STATE AMATEUR MIXED TEAM LEATHERSTOCKING GOLF COURSE COOPERSTOWN, NY I JUNE 5, 2023
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JAMIE & JEFFREY BROWN 2023 CHAMPIONS
MEREDITH & LUKE HOBIKA 2023 SENIOR CHAMPIONS
REBECCA & KEN RHODES / JEFF & PENNIE CARLO 2023 NET CHAMPIONS
NYSGA AMATEUR SERIES The season-long Amateur Series continued to bring NYSGA members to exciting golf venues across Upstate New York throughout the 2023 season. These fun, competitive events are handicapped, allowing players of all ages and abilities to compete on an even playing field against others from around the state. Players are flighted based on their handicap, in which they compete among that group for net prizes. Players finishing with low gross scores in their flights earn prizes as well. All NYSGA members with active handicap indexes are eligible to compete in the Amateur Series. Grab a friend and check it out! Click Here to Learn More
2023 VENUES Niagara Falls CC Shenendoah GC Kaluhyat GC Transit Valley CC Tuscarora GC Wolferts Roost CC Albany CC Bellevue CC Leatherstocking GC Cobblestone Creek CC Pinehaven CC Seven Oaks GC Stafford CC
Mohawk GC McGregor Links CC Brook-Lea CC Shaker Ridge CC Links at Hiawatha Cavalry Club Colonie G&CC Columbia G&CC East Aurora CC CC of Troy Ravenwood GC Powelton Club Edison Club
2023 Championship Crag Burn GC
OVERALL 2023 POINTS LIST WINNERS Men’s - Ronald Pepin, Town of Colonie GC Women’s - Kristen Del Rosario, CC of Troy, Denise Olsen, LPGA Amateurs of Rochester
2023 SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS Men’s Division Net - Carl Assini, SGATOUR.com Gross - Jared Greczyn, NYSGA eClub - CNY Men’s Senior Division Net - Kevin Webb, Clifton Springs CC Gross - John Miosi, Seneca Hickory Stick GC
The net and gross winners for each division after the 2023 Amateur Series Championship at Crag Burn.
Men’s Super Senior Division Net - John Bialek, Twin Ponds GC Gross - Gary Spears, MGA eClub - Hudson Valley Women’s Division Net - Denise Olson, LPGA Amateurs - Rochester Gross - Wendy Bolton, LPGA Amateurs - Rochester
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USGA QUALIFIERS FROM NEW YORK 8th U.S. Women’s Four-Ball The Home Course May 13-17, 2023
Darin Goldstein (NYC) & Trevor Randolph (New Jersey) *Qualified at Laurel Links CC on 9/19/2022.
Exempt
Thomas Finn (Locust Valley) & Adam Pecora (Oyster Bay) *Medalists at Laurel Links CC qualifier on 9/19/2022.
Bailey Shoemaker (W. Edmeston native) & Kaitlyn Schroeder (Florida) *2022 US Women’s Four-Ball Runner-ups Qualified Kaitlyn Lee (Scarsdale) & Ami Gianchandani (New Jersey) *Medalists at Watchung Valley GC qualifier on 9/14/2022. Championship Results
Christopher DeForest (Kingston) & John Krik (Arizona) *Medalists at Waubeeka Golf Links qualifier on 9/12/2022. Bradford Tilley (Chappaqua native) & Pat Wilson (New Jersey) *Medalists at Silver Spring CC on 10/3/2022. Michael Lewis (NYC) & Thomas McCarthy (NYC) *Qualified at Silver Spring CC on 10/3/2022.
Qualified Christian Cavaliere (Katonah) *Qualified at Canoe Brook CC on 6/5/2023. Andrew Svoboda (New Rochelle) *Qualified at Canoe Brook CC on 6/5/2023. Championship Results Young – T32 (+3/283) Svoboda – MC (+3/143) Cavaliere (a) – MC (+9/149) 36-hole cut fell at 2-over 142. Advanced Through Local Qualifying
Qualified
DeForest/Krik – MC (-6/136) Goldstein/Randolph – MC (-4/138) Lewis/McCarthy – MC (-4/138) Hejna / Miller – MC (-1/141) Monroe / VandenBerg – MC (-1/141) Finn / Pecora – MC (+2/144) ________________________________________________
Daniel Balin (White Plains) Gregory Bisconti (South Salem) Christian Cavaliere (Katonah) Christian Chapman (Victor) Matt Dobyns (Jericho) Chris Gabriele (West Harrison) Josh Goldenberg (Scarsdale) Nathan Han (Somers) Tyler Jones (Montgomery) Jiarong Liu (China, Univ. of Rochester golf team) James Nicholas (Scarsdale) Luke Sample (NYC) Andrew Svoboda (New Rochelle native) Bradford Tilley (Chappaqua native) Danny Yustin (East Amherst) * Bold font designates amateur status ________________________________________________
Tony Hejna (Ellicottville native) & Jamie Miller (Silver Creek) *Qualified at Brookfield CC on 9/29/2022.
123rd U.S. Open Los Angeles Country Club June 15-18, 2023
43rd U.S. Senior Open SentryWorld June 27-30, 2023
Brad Monroe (Syracuse) & Kevin VandenBerg (Pulaski) *Medalists at Brookfield CC on 9/29/2022.
Exempt
Exempt
Cameron Young (Scarborough) *PGA Tour member since 2022.
Rob Labritz (Pound Ridge) *Lowest 15 from 2022 U.S. Senior Open
Lee / Gianchandani – Quarterfinals, Lost to Angela Zhang / Aice Ziyi Zhao, 1 down. Shoemaker / Schroeder – Round of 16, Lost to Kaitlyn Lee / Ami Gianchandani, 4&3. *One of seven teams that tied for stroke play qualifying medalists at 11-under 133. 36-hole stroke play cut fell at 3-under 141. ________________________________________________ 8th U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Kiawah Island Club May 20-24, 2023
Championship Results Tilley / Wilson – Round of 16, Lost to Nathan Cogswell & Colt Sherrell, 3 & 1. 36-hole stroke play cut fell at 8-under 134:
USGA QUALIFIERS FROM NEW YORK Jeff Sluman (Greece native) *Top 40 on tour money list through close of entries. Qualified David Branshaw (Oswego) *Co-medalist at Golden Ocala Golf & Equestrian on 5/22/2023. Championship Results Labritz – T4 (-2/282) Branshaw – T35 (+10/294) 36-hole stroke play cut fell at 9-over 151: Sluman – MC (+10/152) ________________________________________________ 78th U.S. Women’s Open Pebble Beach Golf Links July 6-9, 2023
Championship Results Lee – 3rd in Leg Impairment Shirakura – 20th in Leg Impairment ________________________________________________ 74th U.S. Girls’ Junior Eisenhower Golf Club July 17-22, 2023 Exempt Bailey Shoemaker (West Edmeston native) * WAGR age-eligible top 40 points leader Qualified Kennedy Swedick (Albany) *Advanced as first alternate at Teugega CC qualifier on 6/19/2023. Championship Results
James Bradley (East Hampton) *Qualified at Pelham CC on 6/6/2023. Owen Corby (Pittsford) *First alternate at Teugega CC on 6/19/2023. Connor Kiel (Fairport) *Qualified at Teugega CC on 6/19/2023. Josh Yan (Newburgh) *Medalist at Pelham CC qualifier on 6/6/2023. Championship Results 36-hole stroke play cut fell at 2-over 145: Yan – MC (+4/147) Kiel – MC (+13/156) Corby – MC (+16/159) Boris – MC (+19/162) Berkman – MC (+31/174) Bradley – MC (+32/175) ________________________________________________
Qualified
36-hole stroke play cut fell at 7-over 151:
Annie Park (Levittown) *Qualified at Echo Lake CC on 5/15/2023.
Swedick – Round of 16, Lost to Sidney Yermish of Pinehurst, North Carolina, 1 down.
Championship Results
Shoemaker – Round of 64, Lost to Audrey Rischer of Columbia, Missouri, 2 down. ________________________________________________
Exempt
75th U.S. Junior Amateur Daniel Island Club July 24-29, 2023
Qualified
36-hole stroke play cut fell at 6-over 150: Park – MC (+14/158) ________________________________________________ 2nd U.S. Adaptive Open Pinehurst Country Club – No. 6 July 10-12, 2023 In Field Douglas Shirakura (Somers) Nancy Lee (NYC)
Qualified Theo Boris (NYC) *Medalist at Teugega CC on 6/19/2023. Tyler Berkman (Potsdam) *Qualified at Teugega CC on 6/19/2023.
5th U.S. Senior Women’s Open Waverly Country Club August 1-4, 2023
Jean Bartholowmew (Garden City)
Kelly Brooke (NYC) *Qualified at Ardsley CC on 7/20/2023. Michelle Murphy (Sherrill) *Medalist at Steel Club qualifier on 8/1/2023. Championship Results Bartholomew – T9 (+5/293) Murphy – T47 (+18/306)
USGA QUALIFIERS FROM NEW YORK Brooke – MC (+27/171) 36-hole stroke play cut fell at 8-over 152. ________________________________________________ 123rd U.S. Women’s Amateur Bel-Air Country Club August 7-13, 2023 Exempt Aliea Clark (NYC) *Runner-up in 2021 & 2022 U.S. W’s Mid-Am Bailey Shoemaker (West Edmeston native) * WAGR age-eligible top 25 points leader Championship Results Clark – Round of 64, Lost to Vanessa Zhang of Canada, 3 and 2. Shoemaker – Round of 16, Lost to Hailey Borja of Lake Forest, California, 3 and 2. 36-hole stroke play cut fell at 4-over 144. ________________________________________________ 123rd U.S. Amateur Cherry Hills Country Club August 14-20, 2023 Exempt Christian Cavaliere (Katonah) * 2023 U.S. Open Qualifier Qualified Anthony Delisanti (Sanborn) *Medalist at Seven Oaks GC on 7/10/2023. Nathan Han (Somers) *Medalist at Haworth CC qualifier on 7/10/2023.
Matthew Lowe (Farmingdale) *Co-medalist at Garden City CC on 6/29/2023.
Paul Royak (Tampa, Fla. – Guilderland native) *Qualified at Palma Ceia G&CC on 7/27/2023.
Yaroslav Merkulov (Rochester) *Medalist at Deerfield CC on 6/28/2023.
Garry Singer (North Salem) *Qualified at Timberlin GC on 8/9/2023.
Luke Sample (NYC) *Qualified at Essex CC on 7/17/2023.
Dave Scialabba (Oyster Bay) *Qualified at New Jersey Nat’l GC on 7/24/2023.
Jeremy Summerson (Victor) *First Alternate at Deefield CC on 6/28/2023.
Championship Results
Championship Results 36-hole stroke play cut fell at even-par 143: Merkulov – MC (+4/147) Delisanti – MC (+7/150) Cavaliere – MC (+11/154) Han – MC (+11/154) Lowe – MC (+11/154) Summerson – MC (+20/163) ________________________________________________ 68th U.S. Senior Amateur Martis Camp Club August 24-29, 2023 Exempt Bob Royak (Guilderland native) *2019 U.S. Senior Amateur Champion Qualified Dave Boccia (Huntington) *Qualified at New Jersey Nat’l GC on 7/24/2023. Robert Johnson (Putnam Valley) *Medalist at New Jersey Nat’l GC on 7/24/2023. David Hayes (Loudonville) *Qualified at Manchester CC on 7/25/2023.
Hayes – Round of 32, Lost to Joe Palmer of Norwalk, Iowa, 4 and 3. Royak (Bob) – Semifinals, Lost to Jody Fanagan of Republic of Ireland, in 19 holes. Royak (Paul) – Round of 64, Lost to Steve Harwell of Nooersville, North Carolina, 1 down. 36-hole stroke play rounds cut fell at 11-over 155: Scialabba – MC (+13/157) Singer – MC (+13/157) Boccia – MC (+15/159) Johnson – MC (+19/163) ________________________________________________ 42nd U.S. Mid-Amateur Sleepy Hollow Country Club September 9-14, 2023 Exempt Christian Cavaliere (Katonah) *2023 U.S. Open Qualifier Jamie Miller (Silver Creek) *USGA special exemption Brad Tilley (Chappaqua native) *WAGR age-eligible top 15 points leader
USGA QUALIFIERS FROM NEW YORK Qualified Michael Cochrane (Scarsdale) *Qualified at Sunningdale CC on 8/14/2023. Brett Cooper (Rockville Centre) *Co-medalist at Seawane Club on 8/1/2023. Darin Goldstein (NYC) *Co-medalist at Seawane Club on 8/1/2023. Maxwell Koehler (Long Island City) *Qualified at Sunningdale CC on 8/14/2023. John Labiak (NYC) *Qualified at Sunningdale CC on 8/14/2023.
36th U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur Stonewall Links North Course September 9-14, 2023
Campbell – WD (prior to champ) Schultz – WD (prior to champ) ________________________________________________
Exempt
U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur Troon Country Club September 21-26, 2023
Talia Campbell (NYC) *Runner-up in 2019 U.S. Women’s Mid-Am. Aliea Clark (NYC) *Runner-up in 2021 and 2022 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateurs. Ina Kim-Schaad (NYC) *2019 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur champion, Round of 16 in 2022.
Qualified Amy Bender (Ardsley on Hudson) *Qualified at New Jersey Nat’l GC on 8/24/2023. Teresa Cleland (Syracuse) *Medalist at Tuscarora GC on 8/30/2023.
Qualified
Karen Feldman (Claverack) *Qualified at Tuscarora GC on 8/30/2023.
Pendleton Bogache (NYC) *Qualified at Spring Brook CC on 8/22/2023.
Kim Kaul (Colden) *Qualified at Merion Golf Club on 9/6/2023.
Championship Results
Amy Ding (NYC) *Medalist at Spring Brook CC on 8/22/2023.
Championship Results
Tilley – Round of 32, Lost to Bobby Massa of Dallas, Teaxas, 2 &1.
Ellen Oswald (NYC) *Qualified at Spring Brook CC on 8/22/2023.
36-hole stroke play cut fell at 3-over 144:
Christy Schultz (Rochester) *Co-medalist at Kirtland CC on 8/3/2023.
Patrick Sheedy Jr (Amherst) *Co-medalist at CC of Buffalo on 8/17/2023. Jonathan Sherman (Port Jefferson) *Qualified at Knickerbocker CC on 8/17/2023.
Goldstein – MC (+4/142) Cavaliere – MC (+5/146) Jamie Miller – MC (+8/149) Brett Cooper – MC (+13/154) Sherman – MC (+19/160) Sheedy Jr – MC (+20/161) Labiak – MC (+25/166) Cochrane – MC (+26/167) Koehler – MC (+28/169)
Championship Results Clark – Round of 32, Lost to to Kelsey Chugg of Salt Lake City, Utah, 2 and 1. Kim-Schaad – Round of 64, Lost to Aideen Walsh of Republic of Ireland, 1 down. 36-hole stroke play cut fell at 12-over 154. Bogache – MC (+12/154) Oswald – MC (+13/155) Ding – MC (+17/159)
36-hole stroke play cut fell at 22-over 166: Cleland – MC (+23/167) Kaul – MC (+24/168) Bender – MC (+31/175) Feldman – MC (+39/183)
USGA QUALIFIERS CONDUCTED BY THE NYSGA NYSGA-CONDUCTED QUALIFIERS IN 2023
The NYSGA conducts approximately eight USGA qualifiers each season from May - September. In 2023, we conducted local qualifying for the U.S. Open, along with sectional qualifiers for the U.S. Junior, U.S. Girls’ Junior, U.S. Amateur, U.S. Mid-Amateur, U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur and U.S. Amateur Four-Ball.
U.S. Open LQR CC of Troy I 5/15 U.S. Junior SQR Teugega CC I 6/19 U.S. Girls’ Junior SQR Teugega CC I 6/19 U.S. Amateur SQR Seven Oaks GC I 7/10 U.S. Mid-Amateur SQR Shaker Ridge CC I 7/31 CC of Buffalo I 8/17 U.S. Sr Women’s Am SQR Tuscarora GC I 8/30 U.S. Four-Ball SQR Wanakah CC I 9/19
CC of Troy I May 15, 2023
U.S. OPEN LQR
Seven Oaks GC I July 10, 2023
U.S. AMATEUR SQR
U.S. BOYS’ JUNIOR SQR
Qualified For Championship *Justin Warren (Australia) Matthew Dobyns (Jericho, NY) Joshua Montgomery (Canada) William Frodigh (Westwood, MA) Max Theodorakis (Danbury, CT)
Qualified For Championship *Anthony Delisanti (Sanborn, NY) Rylan Shim (Fairfax, VA)
Qualified For Championship *Theo Boris (New York, NY) Connor Kiel (Fairport, NY) Tyler Berkman (Potsdam, NY)
Alternates Chris Fancoeur (Amesbury, MA) Casey Pyne (Greenwich, Conn.)
Alternates Ben Carpenter (Darien, CT) Anthony Alex (Fort Lee, NJ)
Teugega CC I June 19, 2023
Alternates Owen Corby (Pittsford, NY) Ty Kaufman (Naples, FL) *Designates Medalist Honors
U.S. AMATEUR FOUR-BALL SQR Wanakah CC I September 19, 2023
Qualified For Championship *Joe Mitchell / Jimmy Pizzutelli (Buffalo) Tom Mandel / Chris Yustin (N. Hartford / Buffalo) Alternates Corey Marshall / Sean Paul Owen (Webster / Horseheads) Phil Arci / Simon Mcinnis (Canada)
U.S. SR WOMEN’S AMATEUR SQR Tuscarora GC I August 30, 2023
Shaker Ridge CC I July 31, 2023
CC of Buffalo I August 17, 2023
U.S. MID-AMATEUR SQR
U.S. GIRLS’ JUNIOR SQR
Qualified For Championship *Teresa Cleland (Syracuse, NY) Karen Feldman (Claverack, NY)
Qualified For Championship *Evan Russell (St. Albans, VT) *Kurt Flionis (Woburn, MA) *Matthew Cowgill (Weston, MA)
Qualified For Championship *Patrick Sheedy, Jr. (Amherst, NY) *David Lang (Canada) Phil Ari (Canada)
Qualified For Championship *Aphrodite Deng (Short Hills, NJ)
Alternates Ryan Borruso (Tampa, FL/Rome, NY) John Meyers (Basking Ridge, NJ)
Alternates Mike Britton (Canada) Brad Monroe (Syracuse, NY)
Alternates Carolyn Mancini (Endicott, NY) Lee Ann Lewis (West Gilgo Beach, NY)
U.S. MID-AMATEUR SQR
Teugega CC I June 19, 2023
Alternates Kennedy Swedick (Albany, NY) Amelie Phung (Forest Hills, NY)
NEW YORK STATE GOLF HALL OF FAME The NYSGA Hall of Fame was established in 2012 with the mission to identify, recognize, and enshrine the state’s finest amateur and professional golf competitors, as well as those who have made outstanding contributions to the game throughout New York by their careers as golf teachers, coaches, mentors, and volunteers to the game. An induction ceremony is held each fall at the NYSGA Annual Meeting. After an abscense of Hall of Fame Inductions 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the NYSGA resumed the annual celebration in the fall of 2022. This was paused again in 2023, and instead held an end-of-season event to celebrate the NYSGA’s Centennial.
HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES Donald Allen
Dottie Pepper
Virginia Guilfoil Allen
Tom Reidy
2012
2023 NYSGA HALL OF FAME COMMITTEE Joe Enright, Chairman Lancaster CC John Blain Seven Oaks GC Marci Bevilaqua Fox Valley Club
Matt Clarke Cazenovia CC Dick Galvin Ontario CC
Tom Reidy Elmira CC Doug Vergith Chautauqua GC
2018
2017
2015
John Baldwin
Grantland Rice
2019
2012
Roslyn “Cookie” Swift Berger
Donald Ross
2022
2015
Ray Billows
Gene Sarazen
2012
2018
Bob Biviano
Joey Sindelar
2022
2019
Frederick Box
Jeff Sluman
2012
2022
Betty Deeley
Lancy Smith
2012
2015
Terry Diehl
Walter Travis
2022
2019
Alan Foster
William Tryon
2017
2012
Walter Hagen
Willie Turnesa
2018
2018
John Konsek
Sam Urzetta
2015
2015
Mary Anne Widman Levins 2019
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NYSGA CENTENNIAL: 100 YEARS OF AMATEUR GOLF (1923-2023) It was an evening to remember on Saturday, November 4th, 2023 at Onondaga Golf & Country Club, as committee members and close friends of the NYSGA gathered in Fayetteville to celebrate the first 100 years of the New York State Golf Association. The special evening began with a cocktail reception and dinner, followed by the centennial celebration program. The program included presentations from NYSGA President Henry Fust, golf writer Kevin Casey, who authored a substantial amount of written content for the centennial booklet, along with NYSGA Hall of Fame member Dottie Pepper, who was inducted in 2018. She also is the only player to win the NYS Girls’ Junior Am and NYS Women’s Am in the same year (1981), and totaled three NYSGA titles in the early 80s before turning professional and moving on to a succesful playing, and now broadcasting career. The Master of Ceremonies was the NYSGA’s Director of Marketing & Partnerships, Dan Thompson, who was the staff liaison for the centennial sub-committee. Closing remarks were also made by NYSGA Executive Director Bill Moore to close the special evening.
NYSGA CENTENNIAL COMMITTEE John Blain, Chairman NYSGA Historian Pete Dougherty Local Golf Writer
Doug Vergith NYSGA Officer
Dan Thompson NYSGA Staff
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Long Island
Atlantic Golf Club Baiting Hollow Club Bellport Country Club Bergen Point Golf Club Bethpage State Park Golf Course Birchwood at Spring Lake Brentwood Country Club Bretton Woods Country Club Brookville Country Club Cedarbrook Club Cherry Creek Golf Links Cherry Valley Club Cold Spring Country Club Colonial Springs Golf Club Crab Meadow Golf Course Deepdale Golf Club Dix Hills Park Douglaston Golf Course East Hampton Golf Club Eisenhower Park Golf Course Engineers Country Club Fishers Island Club Fresh Meadow Country Club Friar’s Head
Garden City Country Club Garden City Golf Club Gardiner’s Bay Country Club, Inc. Glen Cove Golf Club Glen Head Country Club Glen Oaks Club Great Rock Golf Club Gull Haven Golf Club Hamlet Golf & Country Club Hampton Hills Golf & Country Club Harbor Links Golf Course Hay Harbor Club Heatherwood Golf Club Hempstead Golf & Country Club Holbrook Country Club Huntington Country Club Huntington Crescent Club Indian Hills Country Club Indian Island Golf Course Island’s End Golf & Country Club Lake Success Country Club Laurel Links Country Club Lawrence Yacht & Country Club Lido Golf Course Long Island National Golf Club Maidstone Golf Club Meadow Brook Club Middle Island Country Club Mill Pond Golf Club Mill River Club Montauk Downs State Park Nassau Country Club Nassau Players Club
MEMBER CLUBS (BY REGION) National Golf Links of America Nissequogue Country Club North Fork Country Club North Hempstead Country Club North Hills Country Club North Shore Country Club Noyac Golf Club Old Westbury Golf & Country Club Oyster Bay Golf Course Peninsula Golf Club Pine Hills Country Club Pine Hollow Country Club Pine Ridge Golf Club Piping Rock Club Plandome Country Club Port Jefferson CC at Harbor Hills Poxabogue Golf Center Quogue Field Club Rockville Links Club Rolling Oaks Golf Course Sag Harbor State Golf Course Sands Point Golf Club Sebonack Golf Club Shelter Island Country Club Shinnecock Hills Golf Club Smithtown Landing Country Club South Fork Country Club Southampton Golf Club Southward Ho Country Club Spring Lake Golf Club St. George’s Golf & Country Club Stonebridge Golf Links Sunken Meadow State Park Golf Course Swan Lake Golf Course Tam O’Shanter Club
The Bridge The Bridgehampton Club The Creek Club The Golf Club at Middle Bay The Greens at Half Hollow The Muttontown Club The Rockaway Hunting Club The Seawane Club The Vineyards Golf Club The Woods at Cherry Creek Timber Point Golf Club Towers Country Club Village Club at Sands Point West Sayville Golf Course Westhampton Country Club Wheatley Hills Golf Club Willow Creek Golf & Country Club Wind Watch Golf & Country Club Woodside Club
Mohawk Valley
Amsterdam Municipal Golf Course Canajoharie Golf & Country Club Cedar Lake Club Cobleskill Golf and Country Club Colonial Ridge Golf Club Crestwood Golf Club Fox Run Golf Club Golf Club of Newport Hales Mills Country Club Leatherstocking Golf Course McConnellsville Golf Club Mohawk Valley Country Club Nick Stoner Municipal Golf Course
Lake Placid Club (Links Course), Lake Placid, N.Y.
Oneonta Country Club Rolling Hills Country Club Rome Country Club Sadaquada Golf Club Shamrock Golf & Country Club Skenandoa Club Teugega Country Club Thendara Golf Course Turning Stone Golf Club Twin Ponds Golf Club Woodgate Pines Golf Club Yahnundasis Golf Club
New York City
Clearview Park Golf Course Dyker Beach Golf Course Forest Park Golf Course Kissena Park Golf Course La Tourette Golf Club Marine Park Golf Course Mosholu Golf Course Pelham Bay/Split Rock Golf Courses Richmond County Country Club Silver Lake Golf Course South Shore Golf Course The Golf Club at Chelsea Piers Trump Golf Links - Ferry Point Van Cortlandt Park Golf Course
North Country
Adams Country Club Ausable Club Bay Breeze Links Carlowden Country Club Cobble Hill Golf Course Craig Wood Golf & Country Club Gouverneur Country Club Hartford Greens Country Club Inlet Golf Club Lake Placid Club Malone Golf Club Potsdam Town & Country Club River Course at Louisville Landing Saranac Inn Golf & Country Club Schroon Lake Golf Course SLU Oliver D. Appleton Golf Course The Barracks Golf Course Thompson Park Golf Club Thousand Islands Country Club Ticonderoga Golf Course Tupper Lake Golf Club
Whiteface Golf Club Willsboro Golf Course
Southern Tier
Bath Country Club Binghamton Country Club Bluff Point Golf Resort Brae Burn Golf Club Canasawacta Country Club Chenango Valley State Park Golf Course Cornell University Golf Course Corning Country Club Elmira Country Club Ely Park Golf Course En-Joie Golf Course Endwell Greens Golf Club Fillmore Golf Club Genegantslet Golf Club Hanah Mountain Resort & Country Club Hillendale Golf Course Hornell Golf Club Indian Hills Golf Club Links at Hiawatha Landing Mark Twain Golf Club Newman Municipal Golf Course North Country Golf Club Ouleout Golf Course Pheasant Hill Country Club RaNic Golf Club The Club at Shepard Hills Sidney Golf & Country Club Soaring Eagles Golf Club Stamford Golf Club Stonehedges Golf Club The College Golf Course at Delhi Tioga Golf Club Traditions at the Glen Trumansburg Golf Club Twin Hickory Golf Club Willowcreek Golf Club
Western New York
Audubon Golf Club Bartlett Country Club Betty S’Dao Memorial League Birch Run Golf Club Bolivar Golf Club Brighton Park Golf Club Brookfield Country Club Buffalo Golf Club Buffalo Tournament Club
Buffalo Women Golf Club Cardinal Hills Golf Club Cazenovia Golf Club (Buf) Chautauqua Golf Club Chestnut Meadows Men’s Club Cloverbank Country Club Concord Crest Golf Course Country Club of Buffalo Crag Burn Golf Club Dande Farms Mens Golf Club Diamond Hawk Players Association East Aurora Country Club East Park Golf Club Elkdale Country Club Elma Meadows Golf Club Fox Valley Club Glen Oak Tournament Club Gowanda Country Club Grand Island Golf Club Hamburg Men’s Golf Club Harvest Hill Golf Course Holiday Valley Golf Assoc. Holland Hills Country Club Hyde Park Golf Club Lancaster Country Club Links at Ivy Ridge Golf Club Lockport Town & Country Club Maplehurst Country Club Moon Brook Country Club Niagara Falls Country Club Niagara Frontier Country Club Orchard Park Country Club Park Country Club Pendleton Creek Golf Club River Oaks Golf Club Seneca Hickory Stick Golf Club Sheridan Park Golf Club Sheridan Women’s Golf Club Shorewood Country Club South Hills Country Club South Park Mens Club South Park Women’s Golf Club Springville Country Club Suburban Women’s Golf Assoc Transit Valley Country Club Tri-County Country Club Wanakah Country Club Wellsville Country Club Willowbrook Golf Course
2024 NYSGA CHAMPIONSHIPS 101ST NYS MEN’S AMATEUR
Wanakah Country Club / July 9 - 11 The remainder of the 2024 championship schedule will be announced on February 1st.
Wanakah Country Club, Hamburg, N.Y.
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