Past Champions of the New York State Men’s Amateur & Senior Amateur Four-Ball Championships

Year Host Club Men’s Division

2011 Ravenwood GC Jim Scorse, Churchville & J.P. Kircher, Pittsford

2012 Ravenwood GC Jim Scorse, Churchville & J.P. Kircher, Pittsford

2013 Leatherstocking GC Matt Stasiak, Clarence & Jonathan Clark, Orchard Park

2014 Leatherstocking GC John Kircher, Pittsford & Michael Mercier, Rochester

2015 Leatherstocking GC Jamie Miller, Orchard Park & Billy Hanes, Elma

2016 Leatherstocking GC Bill Gaffney, Williamsville & Jeff Wolniewicz, West Seneca

2017 Leatherstocking GC Jeff Wolniewicz, West Seneca & Jonathan Clark, Orchard Park

2018 Leatherstocking GC Billy Hanes, East Aurora & David Hanes, East Aurora

2019 Leatherstocking GC Nick Dilio, Hopewell Junction & Ryan Gabel, Beacon

2020 Suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic

2021 Leatherstocking GC Michael Dwyer, Scotia & Michael Stopera, Halfmoon

2022 Leatherstocking GC Carl Schimenti, Ithaca & Andrew Turker, Ithaca

Player Information

Entries

Men’s Senior Division

No championship

Mark Dugan, Pittsford & Tom Blank, Pittsford

Bob Chalanick, Victor & Mark Battle, Honeyoye Falls

Paul Hart, Slingerlands & Kevin Broderick, Guilderland

Steve Nosonowitz, Pleasant Valley & Stew Blake, Port Ewen

Matt Clarke, Loudonville & Bob Rosen, East Amherst

Bob Branham, Norwich & Kevin Webb, Bloomfield

Tom Blank, Rochester & Mark Dugan, Rochester

Ken Ogden, Canandaigua & Wade Sarkis, Canandaigua

Mark Battle, Honeyoye Falls & Chris Sorci, Victor

Matt Clarke, Loudonville & Bob Rosen, Williamsville

These Championship are teams consisting of two male amateur golfers who are members of the NYSGA, defined as (1) belonging to an NYSGA member club or (2) as a 2023 NYSGA eClub member (NYS residency required). Players must have an active USGA Handicap Index issued through a licensed golf club.

Format

These Championships will be conducted over 36 holes of four-ball stroke play. There will be a net and gross winner in each division.

Divisions

There are three divisions in this Championship: the 12th NYS Men’s Amateur Four-Ball Championship (all ages), the 11th NYS Men’s Senior Amateur Championship (ages 55+), and the 1st NYS Men’s Super-Senior Amateur Four-Ball Championships.

Ties

The team in each Championship with the lowest score for 36 holes will be the champion. In the event of a tie in the Championship, a sudden-death playoff will be held immediately following play.

Schedule of Events

Saturday, May 20 // Practice Rounds

Sunday, May 21 // Round 1, Shotgun start at 1:30pm

Monday, May 22 // Round 2, Shotgun start at 8:30am

Coverage

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The Cornell University duo edged Rochester duo Yaroslav Merkulov (Ridgemont CC) and Shane Dobesh (Locust Hill CC) in a playoff to win the two-person championship. They started the day tied for the lead and never looked back and found themslves in a playoff for the championship

The side took care of the scoreable par 5s on the classic Devereux Emmet design, with an eagle on No. 11 on day one and were able to make 12 birdies the weekend. They made a clutch birdie on the par-5 18th over Otsego lake, and with that putt, were able to force a playoff, which they eventually won.

“I am a little nervy when it comes to putting,” Turker said. “My main thought was just to be smooth with it. We picked out a line and I was just trying to start it on that line and hopefully get it to the hole.”