2019 NYS Men's Mid-Amateur Championship

2019

NEW YORK STATE MEN’S MID-AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP

Tuscarora Golf Club - Marcellus, New York September 27-29, 2019

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PARTNERS

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ABOUT THE NYSGA NYSGA Officers

NYSGA Staff

President Warren Winslow, Western Turnpike GC

Bill Moore Executive Director

1st Vice President Joseph Enright, Lancaster CC

Andrew Hickey Assistant Executive Director

Treasurer Henry Fust, Onondaga G&CC

Dan Thompson Director of Marketing and Partnerships

General Counsel David Hayes, Skaneateles CC

Deb Spilman Office Manager

Secretary Iris Stanek, Lancaster CC

Mark Ackley Manager of Course Rating

NYSGA Executive Committee Brian Clark, Burden Lake CC John Cooney, Burden Lake CC Ryan Gabel, Southern Dutchess CC Richard Galvin, Ontario CC Jamie Miller, Wanakah CC Joseph Strykowski, Elmira CC Doug Vergith, Chautauqua GC Rich Weber, Brookfield CC

Jim Ironside, PGA Tournament Director Sara Stanley Communications Intern Jack Travers USGA P.J. Boatwright, Jr. Intern Adam Blackwell USGA P.J. Boatwright, Jr. Intern Mike Timmerman USGA P.J. Boatwright, Jr. Intern

NYSGA Sectional Affairs Committee Tom Andrews Michael Aquino Fred Arliss Larry Arliss Christine Badger Ray Badger John Barry John Bartholomew Lee Bearsch David Beattie Al Belair Marci Bevilacqua Doreen Biviano John Blain Vincent Bonvino Timothy Brady Robert Branham Skip Brennan Daniel Bronchetti Gene Bullis John Bullis John Burns Ron Case Sue Chambers Michael Chianelli Brian Clark Matt Clarke James Coleman Andrew Conway James Cook John Cooney Glenn Coons Thomas Cotter George Cretekos Jerry Danielski John Davis Garrett Davitt Ellen Densen

Dick Desorbo Gerry Dewolf Todd Dischinger Michael Donnelly Dick Dorgan Dorothy Downing Michael Drennen Georgia Dusckas Tom Eckert Joe Enright John Ernst Ed Evans Vie Evans Michael Fitzgerald Mark Fitzgerald Georgette Folley Bob Forward Tim Frank Henry Fust Ryan Gabel John Gaffney Tom Gallagher Richard Galvin Bill Geider John Grajko Walter Grajko Brad Griffin Greg Harden David Hayes Joe Hazard Sherry Heath Jeff Holmes Braden Houston Marge Hubbell Bob Hubbell John Hudacs Al Huggard Don Hurley

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Eric Ingalls Ed Kaczor John Kaeselau Bill Kaminski Robert Kawa Tim Kayes Stephen Keeler Mary Ann Keeler David Kokes Edward Koslick John Kulesa Peter Lalla Janis Luce Ron Mack Shari Mantini Sue Marsh Robert Martin Ronald Mason Pat Mayne Jim McConnell James McKillip Jim Meyers Gene Meyle Ginny Meyle Jamie Miller Bill Moore, Sr. Bill Moreland Gregory Moreland Albert Mowery James Murrett Richard North Thomas Owen Shelly Pargh John Passaonno Kinny Post Joe Pucello John Quijano Nick Raasch

Bob Raimo John Reagan Tom Reidy Joseph Riccio Gary Rider Robert Rosen Sean Rotella Chris Schmidt Tim Schum Patrick Shatzel Martin Siefka Bob Simms Sue Sims John Sniezyk Ron Socash Don Sommerville Jerry Stahl Iris Stanek Edward Stanek Al Stockholm Nancy Stockholm Peter Stoj Joe Strykowski John Sullivan Joe Szyikowski Thelma Taylor John Teegardin Edward Thaney John Urtz David Vaneenenaam Douglas Vergith Mona Wasserman Rich Weber John Wheeler Richard Wilson Warren Winslow

WELCOME Welcome to the 2019 New York State Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship. The New York State Golf Association is proud to partner with Tuscarora Golf Club to provide a fair, challenging test in our efforts to identify New York’s top men’s mid-amateur golfer.

We are excited to showcase this wonderful design that has hosted past NYS Championships including the 2003 New York State Boys’ & Girls’ Junior Amateur Championships as well as the 1991 Women’s Amateur Championship and the 2015 Women’s Amateur & Mid-Amateur Championships.

In addition to the NYS Men’s Mid-Amateur, the NYSGA conducts eight other annual amateur championships which crown a total of 17 state titleholders.

These championships are open to men and women, juniors and seniors, of all golf ing abilities.

It takes a dedicated group of staff and volunteers to run these championships at the highest level. Our NYSGA team works hard to be the best and it shows. Thank you to our dedicated staff and tournament committee for their dedication and commitment to promoting amateur golf.

I’d also like to thank Tuscarora and all the other NYSGA member clubs who generously give their courses and facilities to support amateur golf.

We simply could not do this without your partnership.

We hope you enjoy this year ’s championship!

Sincerely,

Warren Winslow, President New York State Golf Association

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TUSCARORA GOLF CLUB

Tuscarora Golf Club is located in Marcellus, NY.

In 1923, a group of businessmen and professionals f rom Syracuse wanted to form a golf club in the area. The idea was to create “a club within the means of the average golfer where golf will be of primary importance.”

The name “Tuscarora” stems f rom a group of f ierce Indians, the Tuscaroras, who once settled the land in Central New York.

The course was laid out on the gently rolling hills of Marcellus by noted Scottish course architect, Seymour Dunn, and was later tweaked by the famed Robert Trent Jones in 1929-30. The layout’s tree lined fairways and small and fast greens challenge golfers of all abilities. The course is set up at 6,275 yards and is played to a par of 71.

Tuscarora has hosted a few other NYS Championships including the 2003 New York State Boys’ & Girls’ Junior Amateur Championships as well as the 1991 Women’s Amateur Championship and the 2015 Women’s Amateur & Mid-Amateur Championships.

Than k you t o th e member sh ip & sta ff at Tus car or a f or hos ting th is yea r’s ch a mpion s h ip!

Board of Directors Tuscarora Golf Club

Scott Webster PGA Golf Professional

Steve Kurta Superintendent 2019 NYS MEN’S MID-AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP

THE COURSE

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PAR FOUR 363 YARDS

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PAR THREE 167 YARDS

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PAR FOUR 399 YARDS

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PAR FIVE 618 YARDS

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THE COURSE

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PAR FIVE 498 YARDS

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PAR FOUR 345 YARDS

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PAR FOUR 330 YARDS

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PAR THREE 176 YARDS 2019 NYS MEN’S MID-AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP

THE COURSE

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PAR FOUR 386 YARDS

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PAR FOUR 336 YARDS

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PAR FOUR 360 YARDS

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PAR FOUR 346 YARDS

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THE COURSE

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PAR THREE 190 YARDS

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PAR FOUR 370 YARDS

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PAR FOUR 283 YARDS

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THE COURSE

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PAR FOUR 426 YARDS

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PAR THREE 169 YARDS

The Bob Hogan Trophy

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LAST YEAR’S CHAMPIONSHIP

MILLER BATTLES BACK TO WIN ON HOME TURF Jamie Miller took home the 2018 NYS Men’s Mid-Am title.

Jamie Miller captured his second New York State Men’s Mid-Amateur title at Wanakah CC with a par on the opening hole of a sudden-death playoff.

He faced off against close friend Billy Hanes of Crag Burn GC, after both finishing the tournament at 217.

PLACE

NAME

CLUB

SCORE

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Jamie Miller*

Wanakah CC

75-71-71--217 (+1)

2

Billy Hanes

Crag Burn GC

72-70-75--217 (+1)

T3

Patrick Nealon

Brierwood CC

71-75-72--218 (+2)

T3

Jim Scorse

Stafford CC

73-72-73--218 (+2)

5

Carl Schimenti

Cornell University GC

72-75-73--220 (+4) *Won in playoff

Placing in third was Patrick Nealon of Brierwood CC and two-time champion Jim Scorse of Stafford CC, at 218. Carl Schimenti finished alone in fifth at 220.

The playoff began on eighteen, Wanakah’s 433-yard closing par 4. Hanes pulled a 6 iron over the left trees and down the hill on his approach, while Miller stuck his shot pin-high to about twelve feet, and two-putted his way to the 35th title.

Hanes had an opportunity to close out Miller out on the 54th hole with a five-footer after Miller’s bogey, but couldn’t get the par putt to fall. Miller closed with a 1-under 71, while Hanes posted a 75.

Scorse had a makeable birdie putt on the eighteenth to force a three-way playoff, but was unable to convert it. “I had my chances coming down the stretch there. I hit really good putts, just nothing went in.”

Prior to the final round, Hanes had a three-stroke lead over Scorse, and four over Miller. The good friends had messy starts to their rounds, each with a few bogeys on their way out, while Nealon and Scorse penciled in a few birdies each.

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LAST YEAR’S CHAMPIONSHIP It was hard to anticipated Miller’s late charge with five birdies in his last twelve holes, after he started off 3-over through six. “I didn’t start very well and was kind of trying to get out of the way,” said Miller about his early expectations. He then birdied #7, #8 and lipped out a birdie putt on #9 and thought to himself, “Alright, now I’m in it.”

Headed into the final six holes, Hanes, Scorse and Nealon were all tied at even par, and Miller two strokes back at two-over.

Nealon, made five birdies on his first fifteen holes, capped by an impressive chipin birdie on the tough par-3 fifteenth. He then bogeyed the final three holes to finish at 72.

“I didn’t even look at the scores until 17. That green was lightning today. I thought I made the putt and it just slid by. It just didn’t work out in the end,” said Nealon about the finish.

“I woke up feeling good today. I knew I was going to make a run. I played really well until 16, it got me all week. A couple bad breaks at the end there,” he added.

“I was watching what Pat did. I knew that if I made birdie I would be tied with Billy,” said Miller referring to the seventeenth hole, when Nealon three-putted for the first time this week.

Miller then stuck his ball on the front edge of the green and made his uphill birdie putt. Scorse and Hanes, who had similar length putts, two-putted and walked off with pars.

Miller and Hanes won a New York State Men’s Amateur Four-Ball title together in 2015, and have been great friends on and off the golf course for a long time.

“It was cool. We’ve never actually competed at the end of a tournament like that.

If I wasn’t going to win, he was the one I wanted to win,” said Hanes.

“It’s weird because we’re best friends. We talk every day,” confessed Miller. “For most of the day I was trying to just encourage him along. Then I came back from 3-over and got it to 2-under.”

Miller, who’s a member of the host club, as well as Crag Burn where he’ll loop around with Hanes and others, felt fortunate to win in the Buffalo area, especially at his club. “I’m still kind of shocked. It’s awesome to win at home.”

His first Mid-Am title came in 2014 at Teugega Country Club where he won by three strokes at 4-under 206.

Although Hanes came up short, he’s happy to head back to East Aurora with his second piece of NYSGA hardware (he won the NYS Four-Ball in April with his younger brother David).

“I just didn’t have it today, but felt good with how I was keeping my emotions in check and everything. There’s more challenges to get out here and do this stuff nowadays, but I’m happy that I can and was able to play some good golf this summer.”

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CONDITIONS OF PLAY Entries Open to male amateur golfers who are members of the NYSGA and have an active Handicap Index of 10.4 or less (at the time of entry), issued by a golf club which is licensed to use the USGA Handicap System. A member of the NYSGA is defined as a dues paying member of an NYSGA member club, which includes NYSGA eClubs.

Format This championship is a 54-hole stroke play competition, to be played over three consecutive days. The field will be cut after 18 holes to the low 60 players and ties, and after 36 holes to the low 30 players and ties. The Rules of Golf as approved by the USGA and R&A govern play. Ties

Ties If there is a tie for the winner after the conclusion of regulation play, a sudden-death playoff will be used to determine the winner.

Sectional Qualifying 18 holes of stroke play, scheduled at various sites between August and September.

Exemptions From Qualifying Players in the categories listed below were exempt from qualifying for the 2019 NYS Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship.

1. NYS Men’s Mid-Amateur Champions - Previous 10 years 2. 2018 NYS Men’s Mid-Amateur - Top 20 & Ties 3. NYS Men’s Amateur Champions - Previous 10 years 4. 2018 NYS Men’s Amateur - Top 20 & Ties 5. 2018 NYS Men’s Senior Amateur Champion 6. 2018 NYS Men’s Amateur Four-Ball Champions 7. Most Recent Champion, or Low Amateur, of: Apogee Investment Management Championship BDGA Buffalo District Individual Championship CCR Invitational CRAGA Capital Region Amateur Championship LIGA Long Island Individual Championship MGA Ike Championship MGA Met Amateur Championship MGA Met Open NYS Open RDGA Rochester District Individual Championship SDGA Gerry Ashe Memorial TCGA Court Jester Amateur Championship WGA Westchester Individual Championship

8. From the 2019 Monroe Invitational, the 20 lowest scorers & ties 9. From the 2019 Porter Cup, the 20 lowest scorers & ties 10. Players ranked in the top-3000 of the World Amateur Golf Rankings (WAGR) 11. Host Club Exemptions 12. Special Exemptions as selected by the NYSGA

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PAST CHAMPIONS Past Champions of the New York State

Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship Year

Host Club

Champion

1984

Glens Falls CC

Charles Murphy, Albany

1985

Drumlins CC (East)

Don Allen, Rochester

1986

Crag Burn GC

Ken Andrychuk, Clifton Springs

1987

CC of Rochester

Don Allen, Rochester

1988

Wolferts Roost CC

Bruce Aubin, Poughkeepsie

1989

Bellevue CC

Tom Flynn, Syracuse

1990

Dutchess G&CC

Steve Nosonowitz, Poughkeepsie

1991

Brookfield CC

John Baldwin, New York City

1992

Bristol Harbour GC

Alan Foster, Manlius

1993

McGregor Links CC

Cliff Earle, Saratoga Springs

1994

Wayne Hills CC

David Benedict, Rochester

1995

Ontario GC

Alan Foster, Manlius

1996

Normanside CC

Mike May, Auburn

1997

Elmira CC

Michael Valicenti, Elmira

1998

Yahnundasis GC

Luke Hobika, Utica

1999

Crag Burn GC

Jim Roy, Syracuse

2000

Bellevue CC

Tim Hume, Williamsville

2001

Leatherstocking GC

Jim Roy, Syracuse

2002

Westwood CC

Jim Roy, Syracuse

2003

Teugega CC

Patrick Pierson, Central Nyack

2004

Shaker Ridge CC

Jim Roy, Syracuse

2005

CC of Rochester

Matt Clarke, Loudonville

2006

Brookfield CC

Aaron Tallman, Lancaster

2007

Dutchess G&CC

John Vaccaro, Albany

2008

Elmira CC

Tim Rose, Endicott

2009

Glens Falls CC

Ken Riter, Buffalo

2010

Crag Burn GC

Tim Hume, Cheektowaga

2011

Dutchess G&CC

Jimmy Welch, Valatie

2012

Midvale CC

Tim Spitz, Pittsford

2013

Onondaga G&CC

Jim Scorse, Churchville

2014

Teugega CC

Jamie Miller, Silver Creek

2015

Wolferts Roost CC

Luke Hobika, Dewitt

2016

Stafford CC

Jim Scorse, Churchville

2017

Yahnundasis GC

Patrick Keegan, Rochester

2018

Wanakah CC

Jamie Miller, Hamburg Jim Roy, 4x winner

Luke Hobika, 2x winner

Jim Scorse, 2x winner

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Jamie Miller, 2x winner

RECORDS Most Victories

Champions at Home Club

4 - Jim Roy (‘99, ‘01, ‘02, ‘04)

Don Allen, CC of Rochester (1987)

2 - Jamie Miller (‘15, ‘18)

Tom Flynn, Bellevue CC (1989)

2 - Jim Scorse (‘13, ‘16)

Cliff Earle, McGregor Links CC (1993)

2 - Luke Hobika (‘98, ‘15)

Luke Hobika, Yahnundasis GC (1998) Matt Clarke, CC of Rochester (2005)

Most Consecutive Victories 2 - Jim Roy (01, ‘02)

Lowest Round 66 - Patrick Keegan, 2017 at Yahnundasis 66 - Adam Condello, 2014 at Teugega (67 has been posted 13 times)

Lowest Winning Score (54 Holes) In relation to par

8-under (208) - Jim Roy, 2001 7-under (207) - Patrick Keegan, 2017

Jim Scorse, Stafford CC (2016) Jamie Miller, Wanakah CC (2018)

Champions of NYS Am & Mid-Am Don Allen 6x Men’s Am, 2x Mid-Am Jim Scorse 1x Men’s Am, 2x Mid-Am Jim Roy 1x Men’s Am, 4x Mid-Am Alan Foster 1x Men’s Am, 2x Mid-Am John Baldwin 1x Men’s Am, 1x Mid-Am Michael Valicenti 1x Men’s Am, 1x Mid-Am

Adam Condello

Patrick Keegan

Don Allen

Alan Foster

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NYSGA HALL OF FAME

INTRODUCING THE CLASS OF 2019!

JOEY SINDELAR

HORESEHEADS, NY

WALTER TRAVIS

NEW YORK, NY

HIGHLIGHTS

• NYS Men’s Amateur Champion (1980) • NYS Boys’ Sub-Junior Champion (1971) • NYS Open Champion (1983) • NYS High School Champion (1976) • 7x winner on the PGA Tour

HIGHLIGHTS

• 3x U.S. Amateur Champion (1900, 1901, 1903) • 4x MGA Champion • Designed over 50 courses (7 in New York) • Elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame (1979) • Founded and published The American Golfer

JOHN BALDWIN

HIGHLIGHTS

MARY ANNE WIDMAN LEVINS

HIGHLIGHTS

LONG ISLAND, NY

ELMIRA, NY

• NYS Men’s Amateur Champion (1967) • NYS Men’s Mid-Amateur Champion (1991) • NYS Men’s Senior Amateur Champion (2001) • 2x MGA Amateur Champion (1967, 1973) • British Sr. Amateur Open Champion (2002)

• 2x NYS Women’s Amateur Champion (1982, 1983) • U.S. Curtis Cup team member (1984) • 3x All-American at Duke • 5x U.S. Women’s Open participant • Earned LPGA card in 1985

PAST INDUCTEES 2012 | Don Allen, Ray Billows, Frederick Box, Betty Deeley, Grantland Rice, William Tryon 2015 | John Konsek, Thomas Reidy, Donald Ross, Lancy Smith, Sam Urzetta 2017 | Virginia Guilfoil Allen, Alan Foster 2018 | Walter Hagen, Dottie Pepper, Gene Sarazen, Willie Turnesa

Ray Billows hoisting the Ganson Depew Cup (Men’s Am) at Winged Foot, 1935 2019 NYS MEN’S MID-AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP

GOLF IN NEW YORK New York State has many local and regional golf associations that provide a variety of competitions and services to their members each season.

We’d like to recognize our partner regional associations for the great work they do each year to consistently provide alternative tournament options for amateur golfers across the state.

AMATEUR GOLF ASSOCIATIONS

Buffalo

Rochester

Syracuse

Long Island

Metropolitan

Westchester

Not Shown: Triple Cities Golf Association, Capital District Golf Club Association

PGA SECTIONS

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