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LETTER FROM TD DYLAN PLIS EDUCATION OPPORTUNITY SPECIAL AWARD FINALISTS
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FALL MEETING RECAP SUBMIT CLUB CHAMPIONS 2025 HOLIDAY PARTY
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JLG 9U THANK YOU HARLEE! JR LEAGUE GOLF REGISTRATION
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BECOME A MEMBER CLUB SCHOLARSHIPS COMPENSATION SURVEY
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EDUCATION HUB MEMBER LINKS PDR CYCLE INFORMATION
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STAFF CONTACTS
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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
CONTRIBUTING CONTENT: FRAN PIRAINO
CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHY: SOPHIA FERRIS HARLEE LUCIER
Trackman Virtual Open
The Trackman Virtual Open is a playing opportunity for eligible PGA of America Professionals to compete against peers for a purse
For more information and to register, please click here
CNY PGA Special Awards
The CNY PGA Special Awards Committee has been hard at work selecting finalists for each of this year’s Special Awards
In a new format this year, the winner of each award will be announced during the Holiday Party on December 4 at Drumlins Country Club. The committee would like to take a moment and congratulate all of the finalists, and thank everyone who took the time to submit for each award th
A MESSAGE FROM OUR TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR
Another successful season is in the books!
Thank you to all our host facilities, sponsors, and Professionals for your continued support of our tournament program. Here are some highlights from the 2025 season;
To register for the Holiday Party: Click here
To see the list of this year’s Special Award Finalists: Click here
Career Service/ Player Engagement Round Table
Eric Manning, Martha Wells, and Brian Bain have organized an educational roundtable, Dec 10 at Elm Tree Golf Course from 11am to 1pm
Topics to cover will be Career Services offers, how it can help the professional, and what Player Engagement offers, and how it can help the professional Questions from participants are encouraged!
4 PDR available.
Click here to register now
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Tim Hume captured both the Section and Senior Player of the Year titles as Robert Larsen won his second straight Assistant Player of the Year title Congratulations Tim and Robert on a great season!
Nick Serafino won his first Section Championship at Shenendoah GC with a two round total of 141 (3 under par) Mark Tucker captured his 5th Senior Championship title at Timber Banks GC with a two round total of 143 (1 under par).
Matt Campbell won his second straight Assistants Championship title at Tuscarora GC with a two round total of 133 (9 under par) Eric Manning won the Performance Harley Davidson Stroke Play Championship at Seven Oaks GC with a two round total of 145 (1 over par)
Zach Vinal won the CNY Open at Cortland CC with a two round total of 136 (8 under par) Vinal also captured the Players Championship at Thendara GC in a playoff over Mark Tucker. Both players shot a two round total of 142 (2 under par). Tucker won the Head Professional Championship with his final round 69 (3 under par).
The CNY PGA Professionals were able to retake the Sovik Cup against the SDGA Amateurs winning 17 to 13 The SDGA Amateurs retained the Mitchell Cup winning 29 to 19 over the CNY PGA Our CNY PGA Professionals were also able to retake the Challenge Matches over the NENY PGA and the Assistants Matches over the WNY PGA Congrats to all our players on a great season!
Dylan Plis, PGA Tournament Director
Submit your Club Champions
Celebrate amateur club champions and their PGA Coaches by submitting your 2025 club champions All champions will receive an
invitation to the 2025 PGA National Club Championship in Palm Springs, CA in December.
CNY PGA Centennial
We are in the midst of planning for the Central New York PGA's Centennial in 2026, and
are looking for our membership's help! We are in search of any archived articles, memorabilia, stories or anything we should not forget! Please feel free to reach out to Brittany (bsiechen@pgahq com) or Alan (aseamans@pgahq.com) with any type of contributions from the past 100 years!
CNY PGA Holiday Party!!
A wonderful evening is planned to celebrate the year of the CNY Professionals Mark your calendar for the CNY PGA Holiday Party on Thursday December 4 ! This is the Section's annual th holiday gathering for the membership you won't want to miss! It's a great way to end the year celebrating together before a long winter's nap
Click here to register now!
2025 FALL MEETING OF THE MEMBERSHIP
The election of a District IV Director was among the highlights of the Central New York PGA’s Fall Meeting of Membership on Oct. 20 at Turning Stone Resort Casino’s Shenandoah/Kaluhyat Clubhouse.
PGA of America Golf Professional Sean Dadey (Drumlins Country Club) won the majority vote on the third vote and will become the new District IV Director, taking over for Tim Fries, PGA
Also on the ballot for the District IV Director position were Stanley Gorman, PGA (Pompey Club), Steve Nacewicz, PGA (Crestwood GC) and CNY PGA President William Weimer, PGA (Stone Creek GC).
Each candidate spoke to the CNY PGA Membership in attendance prior to the vote Dadey will represent three PGA Sections as District IV Director; CNY, Western New York and Tri-State
The Fall Meeting also included elections for two Section Board of Director seats. Nominated candidates Ryan Evans, PGA (Binghamton CC) and Ryan McGinnis, PGA (Turning Stone Resort Casino) were appointed by acclamation.
The 9u division is tailored for players ages 4-9, providing a fun, age-appropriate introduction to the
game Built on the principles of the American Development Model (ADM), it’s designed to keep kids engaged, learning and loving the game setting them up for a lifetime in sport. Best practices and more details will be shared soon
Deferred Compensation for your Jr. League Golf efforts
If you are a member and were a PGA Jr League Golf coach or assistant coach in 2025 you qualify for deferred
compensation points! Do not forget to claim your points! To enroll in deferred compensation click here:
THANK YOU HARLEE!! JLG Introduces 9u
Enroll in deferred compensation
Team Captain Points: 75 Points
A PGA Coach who is responsible for leading 1 or more teams
37.5 Points
Supports a team and attends all scheduled activities
18 75 Points
Supports program but only attends some, not all scheduled activities
JLG 2026 Registration
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It’s never too early!!!!
Coach’s registration is now open!!!!!!
Player registration for the 2026 Jr League Golf season will open on January 5 . Make sure you have your program registered and ready by then!
Please contact Mike if you have any questions or need any assistance.
We extend our sincerest gratitude to Harlee Lucier, our 2025 PGA WORKS Fellow, for her exceptional contributions to the PGA REACH CNY Foundation Harlee's dedication was instrumental in the success of our initiatives, including her pivotal role as the main point of contact for our inaugural PGA REACH CNY Birdie Bash Her efforts for this event enabled us to present a check for $27,225 to the Upstate Golisano Children’s Hospital! Harlee significantly enhanced our social media outreach and provided invaluable ideas and insights that will benefit us for years to come Her positive personality was infectious, and her presence was truly admirable We will deeply miss the laughter and camaraderie we shared Moving forward, Harlee will be taking on a new role as Soccer Trainer / Social Media Manager in Dallas, Texas for an organization called TOCA She has been a major asset to your foundation's growth, offering immense support to both myself and the Central New York PGA staff. Harlee's commitment to our foundation focused on the grassroots effort of welcoming more individuals from all walks of life into your clubhouse and onto your golf course Ultimately, the foundation's growth is driven by bringing more consumers to your club, and Harlee has been at the forefront of this crucial mission Harlee, we appreciate you, and I can confidently speak for the entire membership in saying that they appreciate you too.
Job well done, and we wish you the very best in Texas!
Joe Tesori, PGA
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.
Please Update your Compensation Survey
CNY PGA Scholarship
Please join us in congratulating our two Scholarship winners Catherine Dadey (Sean Dadey) and Sophia Ferris (Dave Ferris) Catherine is a senior Business Analytics and Marketing major at Syracuse University. Sophia is a Graduate Student studying Physical Education. Congratulations and we wish them the best in their future endeavours.
PGA REACH CNY TOY DRIVE
On behalf of your PGA REACH CNY Foundation, we extend our sincerest gratitude for your incredibly generous donation of toys provided at our recent Fall Meeting of the Membership. Your thoughtful contribution will undoubtedly make a significant and positive impact on the lives of the children at the Robert's School in Syracuse, New York. These much-anticipated toys will be delivered to the school prior to the upcoming holiday season, ensuring that many deserving children experience the joy and wonder of receiving a special gift during this festive time of year. Your support helps us to fulfill our mission of positively impacting lives through the game of golf, and we are deeply appreciative of your commitment to our community.
Joe Tesori, PGA
MEMBER INFORMATION
OFFICE CLOSINGS
The office will be closed Tuesday November 11 in recognition of Veteran’s Day and Thursday and Friday November 27-28 in recognition of Thanksgiving.
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.
I want to extend my deepest condolences to the Phelps family. Rob was one of the best ones, and very rarely left me without a laugh. I will forever miss his presence at our events, and his quick wit in my social media commentary. Rob, you’re missed dearly.
November is the month of thanks. So I want to extend a HUGE thank you to everyone that has brought me stuff and intel to include into next year’s centennial PLEASE DON’T STOP! If you’ve got more, send it my way!!!
I’m also looking for tv show recommendations currently so anything you’ve got, pass along.
Things I’ve learned this month at the office: We have a lot of inspired and dedicated Members. Alan can hit the best punch shot into a pumpkin
Never take the same sports bet as Dylan. There are some new Member discounts coming to Frisco!
Thank you all for growing the game!
“Something still exists as long as there’s someone around to remember it.”
-Jodi Picoult
Brittany Wowelko