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INSIDE THIS ISSUE
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SEPTEMBER TOURNAMENT RECAP
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SPECIAL AWARDS BANQUET
TOY DRIVE INFORMATION
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PGA REACH CNY UPDATES
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PGA HOPE TRAINING
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OFFICE CLOSINGS MEMBER LINKS PDR CYCLE INFORMATION
PLAYER DEVELOPMENT UPDATES
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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
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PGA of America Golf
Professional Mark Tucker finished atop a tight leaderboard to win the Turning Stone Resort Casino Pro-Am Series
over Robert Larsen . Tucker finished at 3under-par 69 with an eagle, three birdies and two bogeys.
Tie for first at ProAssistant
Finishing tied for first place with a 3-under-par 69 were the Drumlins Country Club team of Sean Dadey, PGA and Tim Sheridan and the Corning Country Club team of Matthew Jaynes, PGA and Matt Moretti
A huge thank you to Brian Sedlack, Dealer Principal at Performance Harley-Davidson for his support of the annual Performance Harley-Davidson Pro-Assistant To send your thanks to Brian, his email is brian s@performancehd com
CAMPBELL, SERAFINO WIN TITLES
Warner Energy ProPro Shootout
PGA of America Golf
Associates Dylan Plis and Matt Campbell finished atop the leaderboard at the Warner Energy Fall ProPro Shootout on Sept 30 The 36-hole competition was held at Cortland Country Club
A big thank you goes out to Zach Drescher, President at Warner Energy for his title sponsorship of the annual Warner Energy Pro - Pro shoutout Please send any thank you correspondence to Zach at zpdrescher@warnerenergy com
PGA of America Golf Associate Matt Campbell won the Central New York PGA Players Championship while PGA of America Golf Professional Nick Serafino captured the Head Professional Championship on Sept 1617. The annual tournaments were held concurrently at Thendara Golf Club.
After the first round of the Players Championship, Campbell (Teugega Country Club) sat in third place with a 2-under-par 70 and was three shots back of Mark Tucker (Cazenovia Country Club)
On day two, Campbell made his move on the front and finished with a sizzling 6-under 66. Campbell started strong with two birdies, a par then an eagle on the 438-yard, par-5 fourth hole His 5-under 31 on the front nine helped him climb into first place where he stayed for the remainder of the tournament
For Campbell, it was his fifth win of the season. He finished with a twoday total of 8-under 136.
This summer, Campbell has also won the Assistants Stroke Play at Tuscarora, the Assistant Players Championship, the Turning Stone Resort Casino Pro-Team individual title and the CNY PGA Assistant Championship.
CNY SPECIAL AWARDS
The deadline for the Special Awards Questionnaire submission deadline is Monday, October 21st by 5:00pm! The Nomination deadline was in July. Good luck to all our nominees!
Join us in celebration at the Special Awards Banquet on December 5th at Drumlins Country Club!
Fall Meeting of the Membership
The Fall Meeting of the Membership Monday October 21st at 9am at Turning Stone Resort Casino
Please be aware this year is an election year.
Breakfast will be available beginning at 8am, and golf will be available for any attendees following the meeting Don’t forget the current PDR cycle ends June 15, 2025!
At the fall meeting of the membership at Turning Stone Resort Casino on October 21st, PGA REACH CNY will be running a Toy Drive to benefit underprivileged youth in the Central New York area. We will have a collection box right near registration and we will greatly appreciate any generosity We will be presenting all of these toys closer to the Holiday season on behalf of our PGA Members here in Central New York.
PGA REACH CNY
BECOME A MEMBER CLUB!
It’s not too late! 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.
USHERWOOD/HOPE EVENT
Sunshine, camaraderie, laughter and golf ruled the day during the 2024 Usherwood PGA HOPE Scramble on Sept. 20. The event nine-hole event was held at Turning Stone Resort Casino’s Sandstone Hollow Golf Course.
The inaugural event on a picturesque early fall day featured a field comprised of U.S. Veterans who participated in PGA HOPE Central New York and employees of Usherwood Office Technology.
Smiling Veterans greeted each other with a hand shake prior to joining their foursome for an afternoon of fun on Turning Stone’s pristine executive course
It was a great day and a great event,” said Veteran Brett Hayes, who won Closest to the Pin Award on the 142-yard second hole
This year, Usherwood was the PGA HOPE CNY Gift Sponsor Usherwood executives Scott Titus and Lauren Usherwood Tartaglia said Usherwood values the sacrifices Veterans have made for their country and they are committed to supporting Veterans through PGA HOPE CNY.
Thanks to Usherwood’s generosity, every PGA HOPE CNY participant received a CNY PGA Players Card this season.
WOMEN’S GOLF ASSOCIATION
The largest field in tournament history competed for top honors in two age divisions at the Central New York Women’s Association Championship on Sept 22 The fourth annual event for women of all skill levels was held at Oneida Community Golf Club.
On a warm and sunny first day of Fall, 60 golfers participated in an18-hole, two-person team gross score Solheim Cup format (six holes Scramble, six holes Alternate Shot and six holes Best Ball). The age divisions were Junior (age 64 and under) and Senior (age 65 and over).
2024 PGA HOPE Instructor Training
To register click here:
PGA HOPE National Instructor Trainer: JP Lunn, PGA Training Date: October 17, 2024. Seminar begins at 8:15
Location: Turning Stone 5218 Patrick Rd, Verona, NY 13478 6PDR Available
MEMBER INFORMATION
OFFICE CLOSINGS
The office will be closed October 14th for Columbus and Indigenous Peoples’ Day. We will also be closed Monday October 21st for the Fall Meeting of the Membership. We hope to see you there!
PGA MEMBER LINKS
CNY PGA Membership Directory
Section & Foundation Partners
Workday Home Page
Workday Help Video
PDR CYCLE
The NEW PDR cycle period is 6/16/22 - 6/15/25. Click here to see the PGA Professional Development Requirements chart for ways to earn credits. Also be on the lookout for emails from your Education Committee for education opportunities in the off season.
PDR CYCLE IS ENDING SOON!
PGA JR. LEAGUE
Thank you to all of our PGA Professionals that hosted a PGA Jr. League Golf team this year. We had an incredibly successful year with a huge increase in players from last season!
Here are some upcoming changes for next season and beyond:
The annual #GameChanger Club fee is increasing to $110
The platform fee is reduced from 5% to a standard processing fee of 3%.
New uniform designs in 2025!
Team Kits will be updated every year from here on out.
No significant changes to the Conditions of Play in 2025. Please always feel free to reach out with any questions!
JUNIOR TOUR
I would like to give a quick thank you to all of our members that hosted a Junior Tour Event at their facility this season. The kids are always ecstatic to get their home courses and it means the world to them that you all are gracious enough to host them.
Any facility interested in hosting a Jr. Tour Event next season please reach out! We are planning our schedule now!
DRIVE, CHIP & PUTT
Congrats to Junior Tour player & CNY DCP Qualifier Tommy Goodelle on winning the Regional Qualifier at the Ridgewood Country Club! Tommy will now head to Augusta the Sunday before The Masters to compete in the Drive, Chip & Putt National Finals!
We are currently planning our 2026 qualifying season Please let the section office know as soon as possible if you and your facility are interested in hosting a qualifier next year!
As the season comes to a (very slow) close, I always take a look back and look at the things we have accomplished in the past year. The CNY PGA saw major success in our growth of the game initiatives. I felt that it is important for me to take an extra minute this year and thank the entire membership, as well as the staff, who made this successful year possible. “The strength of the wolf is the pack” has never been easier to see than it was this past year. I appreciate you all, and hope everyone gets to enjoy some relaxation in the coming months. You deserve it!
Thank you all for your constant efforts to grow the game!
Brittany Wowelko
Inspiration of the issue
“A George divided against itself, cannot stand!”
-George Castanza
