C E N T R A L N E W Y O R K
JUNE/JULY 2025
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
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AIM CHAMPIONSHIP RECAP
PRO-OFFICER RECAP STROKE PLAY RECAP
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PRO LADY RECAP COMPENSATION SURVEY DID YOU KNOW????
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MEMBER CLUB INFO SCHOLARSHIP INFO
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PGA HOPE PRO AM
JLG AT SUNNYCREST
PGA REACH WOMEN’S CLINIC
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EDUCATION HUB MEMBER LINKS PDR CYCLE INFORMATION
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PGA JR LEAGUE GOLF
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STAFF CONTACTS
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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
CONTRIBUTING CONTENT: FRAN PIRAINO
CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHY: SOPHIA FERRIS HARLEE LUCIER
Jim Hirsh wins AIM Championship
Jim Hirsh captured the Apogee Investment Management Championship, closing with an evenpar 71 on June 8 for a three-shot
victory over defending champion John Duthie Hirsh said his victory was the biggest individual accomplishment of his amateur career
Last Hirsh won the New York State Men’s Amateur Four Ball at Turning Stone Resort Casino with Bill Virkler
“Playing four different courses… it’s very challenging,” Hirsh said. “I’m proud of myself for this one.”
ERIC MANNING WINS STROKE PLAY TITLE
Pro- Officer
PGA of America
Member Eric Manning continued his winning ways with his second
straight individual victory in two weeks at the Empire Golf Cars Pro-Am/Pro-Officer Tournament. Manning, who won the Central New York PGA Stroke Play Championship on June 2, recorded two birdies against two bogeys in his latest win. Larsen made a push to catch Manning with an eagle on the par-4 16th hole but finished a shot behind.
With back-to-back rounds of 72 and 73, PGA of America Member Eric Manning successfully defending his title at the 2025 Performance Harley-Davidson Stroke Play Championship on June 2 at Seven Oaks Golf Course.
CNY PGA Hall of Famer Manning (Elm Tree Golf Course) earned the win by avoiding any major mistakes over his 36 holes to finish at 1over-par 145 He carded seven birdies against eight bogeys on the day
Ryan McGinnis, PGA (Turning Stone Resort Casino) finished second at 6-over 150 after posting consistent rounds of 75 and 75.
There was a two-way tie for third place at 7-over 151 between Tim Hume, PGA (McConnellsville Golf Club) and Robert Larsen, PGA (Onondaga Golf & Country Club)
Dennis Colligan, PGA (Cazenovia Golf Club) fired a 2-under-par 70 in the morning to lead all players after the first round He finished in ninth at 13-over 155
Manning, who won at Soaring Eagles Golf Club last June, also won the Stroke Play Championship in 2019.
The CNY PGA would like to thank tournament partner Brian Sedlack (Performance Harley-Davidson) as well as Mike Sierchio (Golf Max) and Tyler McDaniel (Stracka Line) for their support
Please Update your Compensation Survey
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professional compensation levels
PGA Magazine Update
Section News Partners: In cooperation with the PGA of America, we are excited to announce that PGA Section News will shift fom PGA Magazine's printed issue to a new, mobile responsive, digital platform starting with the August 2025 edition
This new platform will provide the following improvements:
Timeliness of inclusion (content now collected one week in advance of the issue date, whereas in the past content was collected six weeks in advance; recipients will receive content immediately and not be affected by any delays caused by the USPS )
Mobile-responsive platform
Dedicated digital page for each PGA Section
Unlimited content length for each PGA Section
Did You Know??
Pro-Lady
Pro-Junior
Pro-Officer
Stroke Play
CNY Open
You can get PDR points for playing in the following tournaments:
TUCKER TAKES FIRST AT PRO-LADY
PGA of America Professional Mark Tucker and his Cazenovia Country Club team had quite the day at the Central New York PGA’s Pro-Lady Tournament on June 16
Tucker fired a sizzling 6-under-par 65 at Drumlins Country Club to earn PGA Professional medalist honors and his Cazenovia CC team with Liz Gaulin, Terri Weller and Colleen Vella captured first place in the team event at the annual tourney
rDrumlins CC Head Professional Sean Dadey, PGA finished tied for second in the PGA Professional with Tim Hume, PGA (McConnellsville Golf Club) Both carded a 1-under par 70.
Dadey’s team of Carina Watkins, Anne Vieau and daughter Catherine Dadey finished second in the team event at 19under 123
Section Championship
Players/Head pro
**There is a maximum number of PDR that can be received for playing
The CNY PGA would like to thank Alex Smith Sales for supplying long sleeve quarter zip tops for participants
BECOME A MEMBER CLUB!
You should have received your Member Club packet! This program supports PGA REACH CNY Your contribution is key to growing the game of golf in Central New York. Thank you to those of you who continue your support and we are hopeful more of you will consider participating as we grow this great game with our youth.
CNY PGA Scholarship
The application for 2025 is now available on our website and by clicking here. Students must meet the following requirements to apply:
1.Children, grandchildren, step-children, step-grandchildren of Central New York PGA members (living or deceased).
2 Graduated from High School as of September 1st, 2025
3 Planning to or attending a college or university as of September 1st, 2025 as a full-time student (graduate students are eligible)
Application deadline is July 25th, at 5:00pm.
PGA Financial Assistance Fund Scholarship
We are pleased to announce application for the 2025-2026 academic year is available now. To be eligible, students must possess a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.4. Furthermore, they must be a child or grandchild of a PGA Member in good standing and not have exceeded the maximum limit of two scholarships during their undergraduate studies. The application can be accessed via this link, https://aim applyists net/Account/LogOn?ReturnUrl=%2fPGA
Thank you HOPE Instructors!
Thank you to the following PGA HOPE instructors for providing a HOPE Graduate to take part in the wonderful opportunity that the Dick's Open has offered with a
one-hour clinic from PGA Tour Champions players Fred Funk and Olin Browne on July 7th at En-Joie GC.
Rick Keding, Steve Volpicelli, Matt Jaynes, Jason Harris, Ryan McGinnis, Ryan Evans, Mel Baum, Joe Tesori, Dylan Plis, Sean Dadey, Linda Mulherin, Brittany Wowelko, and Zach Vinal
We are so grateful to the 10 facilities represented and to all those who submitted a Veteran's name to receive this inaugural event We have over 15 Veterans attending, and we appreciate your contributions to making this possible
Lessons and laughter at the Womens Clinic
Although instruction was the primary focus, PGA REACH Executive Director Joey Tesori wanted to create an informative yet social event for women to have fun through golf
“We organized this event to align with our PGA WORKS mission, which aims to grow the game of golf among underrepresented groups,” Tesori said “The metrics are real: Women are currently the fastest-growing demographic in golf, and we wanted to create an opportunity to showcase and engage them in a fun and exciting way through this beautiful game of golf.”
Junior League Last Practice
Former Syracuse Chief of Police and NBA/Syracuse basketball standout Dennis DuVal visited PGA REACH CNY’s Jr. League Golf practice.
DuVal’s overall message to the kids was you can’t get where you want to go, without accepting the help of the people around you
Thank you to Dennis for spreading your message and playing golf with our starry eyed juniors!
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PGA HOPE PRO AM
With American flags adorning the flagstick on each green, Bellevue Country Club welcomed 27 fourperson teams for the third annual PGA HOPE CNY Pro-Am on May 27
This year, IBEW Local 43/NECA Finger Lakes Chapter is the presenting partner of the PGA HOPE CNY ProAm. 2025 is the first year of a three-year agreement with the tournament and IBEW Local 43/NECA Finger Lakes.
Drumlins’ Team Russell finished first for the second time in three years at 12-under-par 59 playing an 18hole Captain and Crew format
-JoeTesori
MEMBER INFORMATION
OFFICE CLOSINGS
The office will be closed Friday July 4 in celebration of Independence Day. We will reopen Monday July 7 at 9am. th th
PGA MEMBER LINKS
CNY PGA Membership Directory
Section & Foundation Partners
Workday Home Page
Workday Help Video Northeast Region Education Hub
NEW PDR CYCLE
The NEW PDR cycle period is 6/16/25 - 6/15/28. Click here to see the PGA Professional Development Requirements chart for ways to earn credits. Check out our new Northeast Region Education Hub for more PDR opportunities.
PGA JR. LEAGUE
June flew by and Junior League All Stars is just a few weeks away! I share this message to provide a few updates and reminders as we get into another busy season:
1 Please roster your players and create a team page if you haven't already done so. Please see link below for assistance: Tutorial on how to request an All Star Program Reminder to roster your regular season players onto a team!
2. If you are participating in a multifacility league and intend on participating in All Stars, please make sure you are communicating with the other coaches in your league as to how those All Star roster spots will be determined, and who will be coaching the team. Each league has 8 all star spots per 24 players for 13u. A 17u league league is considered to have a minimum of 8 players; there are 8 all star spots available per 8 players.
3. All Star rosters are due into online platforms by August 5. All Star day is once again at Pleasant Knolls on August 15.
Please visit these informative links for more information: Live Recording of All Star Webinar
Slides and Notes from All Star Webinar
All Star Rules Resources
Conditions of Play
All Star Play Day Handbook
Get Ready For your First All Star Event - a video you can share with your players and families
All of our support tutorials!
The heat has arrived! The golf season is off to the races. Almost missing the entire month of May the weather has certainly made up for itself.
Podcasts have become the best source for current events if you ask me. I recently stumbled upon a segment with the debate of top 10 fictional golfers of all time. If you ask me, it’s gotta be Ty Webb right? I mean my honorable mentions would have to be Roy McAvoy by giving a nod to the god’s And of course Cosmo Kramer, because who else could hit a whale. This could be a hint as to what I have planned coming to the CNY PGA next, and I hope everyone is as excited for it as I am!
As always, please net me know if you have any JLG events coming for me to come out and capture and share!
Thank you all for growing the game!
“I don’t
play defense”
-Bill Murray, Space Jam