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YORK STATE WOMEN’S AMATEUR & MID-AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIPS

Lancaster Country Club - Lancaster, New York

July 9-11, 2019

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Welcome to the 2019 New York State Women’s Amateur & Mid-Amateur Championship. The New York State Golf Association is proud to partner with Lancaster Country Club to provide a fair, challenging test in our efforts to identify New York’s top women’s amateur & mid-amateur players.

We are excited to showcase this wonderful design that has hosted past NYS Championships including the 1965 NYS Men’s Amateur Championship, as well as the NYS Boys’ Junior and Sub-Junior Amateur Championships in 1968 and 1976.

In addition to the NYS Women’s 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 golfing 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 Lancaster 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, and will help us spread the word to women across the state about the various competitive opportunities we have available each season.

Sincerely,

Warren Winslow, President New York State Golf Association

NYSGA Officers

President

Warren Winslow, Western Turnpike GC

1st Vice President

Joseph Enright, Lancaster CC

Treasurer

Henry Fust, Onondaga G&CC

General Counsel

David Hayes, Skaneateles CC

Secretary

Iris Stanek, Lancaster CC

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

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

NYSGA Staff

Bill Moore Executive Director

Andrew Hickey

Assistant Executive Director

Dan Thompson Director of Marketing and Partnerships

Deb Spilman Office Manager

Mark Ackley Manager of Course Rating

Jim Ironside 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

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

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 Passonno

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

CONDITIONS OF PLAY

Eligibility

The Championship is open to female amateur golfers who are members of the NYSGA (defined as either belonging to an NYSGA member club or joining the NYSGA directly as an eClub member), and have an active USGA Handicap Index issued by the NYSGA member club.

Format

This championship is a three-day 54-hole stroke play competition. There is a cut in each Championship after 36 holes to the low 50% and ties and any player within 10 strokes of the lead.

Championships

There are two championships being conducted concurrently: 90th NYS Women’s Amateur Championship (all ages) 11th NYS Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship (25+)

Caddies

A player may provide her own caddie. No caddies are available through the host club. All caddies will be required to use an NYSGA bib during practice and competition rounds. Bibs can be checked out at the NYSGA office (license is required).

Schedule of Events

Monday, July 8 - Registration and Practice Round

11:00am - 5:00pm……....….…… Player registration

12:00pm - 5:00pm……..……..... Practice rounds

Tuesday, July 9 - Round 1

6:30am...............……….......……... Driving range and clubhouse opens

8:00am - 10:10am….…......……. Round 1 from tee #1

12:00pm - 2:30pm…….......…… Complimentary lunch for contestants

Wednesday, July 10 - Round 2

6:30am...............……….......…….... Driving range and clubhouse opens

8:00am - 10:10am….…......……. Round 2 from tee #1

12:00pm - 2:30pm…….......…… Complimentary lunch for contestants

Thursday, July 11 - Round 3

6:30am...............……….......….......Driving range and clubhouse opens

8:00am - 9:30am……….......….. Round 3 from tee #1

12:00pm - 2:30pm…….......…… Complimentary lunch for contestants

3:00pm...................................... Awards ceremony

Lancaster Country Club was founded in 1925. The 18-hole layout was co-designed by architects Charles G. Nieman and Craig Schreiner. The private course stretches up to 6,568 yards with a par of 72 and has come to be known as one of the region’s finest.

The course has a variety of mature trees surrounding the valleys and creeks that wind through the picturesque, rolling landscape, making the course as beautiful to view as it is challenging to play.

Lancaster has a rich history of hosting elite amateur competitions over the decades, beginning with the 1965 New York State Men’s Amateur Championship won by William Tryon. The club also hosted the New York State Boys’ Junior & Sub-Junior Amateur Championships in 1968 won by E.J. Cardish and Don Kalode (Sub-Junior), and again in 1976 won by David Boeff and Harold Girdlestone (Sub-Junior).

Thank you to the staff at Lancaster for hosting this year’s championship!

Raymond J. Tugend General Manager

Michael C. Dziabo, PGA Head Golf Professional

Gary Powers

Course Superintendent

Paige

Snyder

Catering Sales

Lancaster Country Club is located in Lancaster, New York.

Past Champions of the New York State Women’s Amateur & Mid-Amateur Championships

Year Host Club Champion

1930 Oak Hill CC Helen L. Hicks, Hewlett

Year Host Club Champion

1982 Ives Hill CC Mary Anne Widman, Elmira

1931 Lido CC Helen L. Hicks, Hewlett 1983 Seven Oaks CC Mary Anne Widman, Elmira

1932 Yahnundasis GC Peggy Wattles, Hamburg 1984 St. Lawrence CC Kathy Hart, New York Mills

1933 Plandome CC Helen L. Hicks, Hewlett 1985 Oneonta CC Kellie Stenzel, Lyons

1934 Hotel Champlain Course Sylvia Leichner, Lido

1935 Lakeview CC Sylvia Leichner, Lido

1986 Brook-Lea CC Jamie DeWeese, Rochester

1987 McGregor Links CC Penne Nieporte-Bollaci, Mamaroneck

1936 Mohawk GC Jean E. Bauer, Providence, RI 1988 Drumlins CC (East) Jean Bartholomew, Garden City

1937 Onondaga G&CC Marion Turpie (Lake), Plandome 1989 McConnellsville GC Tiffany Maurycy, Schenectady

1938 Cherry Valley CC Ruth May, Inwood 1990 Sodus Bay Heights CC Lisa Brandetsas, Rochester

1939 Oak Hill CC Peggy Delahant, Albany 1991 Tuscarora GC Sally Dee, Syracuse

1940 CC of Troy Marjorie Harrison, Ausable Forks 1992 Oneonta CC Moira Dunn, Utica

1941 Siwanoy CC Virginia M. Guilfoil (Allen), Syracuse 1993 Stafford CC Moira Dunn, Utica

1942 Lake Placid Club Grace M. Amory (Ryan), Locust Valley 1994 Centerpointe CC Moira Dunn, Utica

1943 Lake Placid Club Kay Byrne, Rye 1995 Ives Hill CC Eve Marie Lux, Poughkeepsie

1944 Lake Placid Club Marjorie Harrison, Ausable Forks 1996 McConnellsville CC Gail Flanagan, Rye

1945 Briar Hills GC Kay Byrne, Rye 1997 River Oaks CC Gail Flanagan, Rye

1946 Cherry Valley CC Ruth Torgerson, Garden City 1998 St. Andrews GC Sara Doell, Webster

1947 Leewood CC Ruth Torgerson, Garden City 1999 Kingswood GC Danielle Downey, Rochester

1948 Onondaga G&CC Ruth Torgerson, Garden City 2000 Brookwoods CC Danielle Downey, Rochester

1949 Onondaga G&CC Ruth Torgerson, Garden City 2001 Cortland CC Danielle Downey, Rochester

1950 Yahnundasis GC Ruth Torgerson, Garden City 2002 Pinehaven CC Megan Grehan, Mamaroneck

1951 Leewood CC Barbara Bruning, Armonk 2003 Oswego CC Megan Grehan, Mamaroneck

1952 Binghamton CC Barbara Bruning, Armonk 2004 Robert Trent Jones GC Christy Rittenhouse, Pavilion

1953 Hempstead G&CC Roslyn Swift (Berger), Old Westbury 2005 Gowanda GC Maggie Lester, Oswego

1954 Saranac Lake Club Barbara Bruning, Armonk 2006 Nevele Grande Resort Maggie Lester, Oswego

1955 Schuyler Meadows Club Naomi A. Venable, Poughkeepsie 2007 Oneida Community GC Christy Schultz, Rochester

1956 Cortland CC Naomi A. Venable, Poughkeepsie 2008 Wayne Hills CC Christy Schultz, Rochester

1957 Briar Hall CC Judy Frank, Purchase 2009 Drumlins CC (East) Kristina Wong, Vestal

1958 Leatherstocking GC Margaret Nevil, Cooperstown 2010 Sodus Bay Heights GC Rene Sobolewski, Williamsville

1959 Whiteface Inn GC Margaret Nevil, Cooperstown 2011 Rome CC Victoria DeGroodt, Walden

1960 Glens Falls CC Margaret Nevil, Cooperstown 2012 Seneca Falls CC Ellen Oswald, Westchester

1961 Niagara Falls CC Gail Purdy, Glens Falls 2013 CC of Ithaca Jenna Hoecker, Rochester

1962 Leatherstocking GC Margaret Nevil, Cooperstown 2014 Dutchess G&CC Christine Schmitt, Pittsford

1963 Whiteface Inn GC Gail Purdy, Glens Falls 2015 Tuscarora GC Kyra Cox, South Salem

1964 Dutchess G&CC Mrs. Albert B. Brower, Pelham 2016 Elmira CC Bailey Cocca, Latham

1965 Corning CC Dianne Wilde, Amsterdam 2017 Schuyler Meadows Club Marianna Monaco, Yonkers

1966 Whiteface Inn GC Lancy Smith, Williamsville 2018 Yahnundasis GC Kyra Cox, South Salem

1967 The Park Club Roslyn Swift Berger, Amherst

1968 Whiteface Inn GC Elizabeth Story, New Hartford NYS Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship

1969 CC of Rochester Lancy Smith, Williamsville Year Host Club Champion

1970 Colonie G&CC Lancy Smith, Williamsville 2009 Drumlins CC (East) Christy Schultz, Rochester

1971 Drumlins CC (East) Dianne Wilde, Amsterdam 2010 Sodus Bay Heights GC Christy Schultz, Rochester

1972 Cedar Lake Club Darcy Lepir, Hamburg 2011 Rome CC Teresa Cleland, Syracuse

1973 CC of Ithaca Dianne Wilde, Amsterdam 2012 Seneca Falls CC Teresa Cleland, Syracuse

1974 McGregor Links CC Cathy Morse, Rochester 2013 CC of Ithaca Teresa Cleland, Syracuse

1975 Corning CC Sara Jane Stuhler, Amsterdam 2014 Dutchess G&CC Joanna Beatty, Newburgh

1976 Schuyler Meadows Club Cathy Morse, Rochester 2015 Tuscarora GC Dani Mullin, West Islip

1977 Yahnundasis GC Mary Lawrence, Canton 2016 Elmira CC Joanna Beatty, Newburgh

1978 Teugega CC Cindy Kessler, Orchard Park 2017 Schuyler Meadows Club Lauren Cupp, New Hartford

1979 Monroe GC Lise Anne Russell, New City 2018 Yahnundasis GC Jenna Hoecker, Rochester

1980 Foxfire GC Mary Jo Kelly, Albany

1981 Rome CC Dottie Pepper, Saratoga Springs

Virginia Guilfoil, 1941

Dottie Pepper, 1981

Danielle Downey, 2001

Christy (Rittenhouse) Schultz, 2004

1 PAR FOUR 352 YARDS 286 YARDS

3 PAR FOUR 294 YARDS 288 YARDS

2 PAR FOUR 386 YARDS 315 YARDS

4 PAR THREE 152 YARDS 122 YARDS

5 PAR FIVE

416 YARDS

7 PAR FIVE

480 YARDS

412 YARDS

6 PAR FOUR 424 YARDS 414 YARDS

8 PAR THREE 196 YARDS 146 YARDS

9 PAR FOUR

286 YARDS 286 YARDS

11 PAR FOUR 286 YARDS 242 YARDS

10 PAR FOUR 300 YARDS

300 YARDS

12 PAR FOUR 346 YARDS

303 YARDS

13 PAR FOUR

346 YARDS

316 YARDS

15 PAR FIVE

474 YARDS

374 YARDS

14 PAR THREE 154 YARDS 151 YARDS

16 PAR FIVE 477 YARDS

477 YARDS

17 PAR FOUR

374 YARDS 306 YARDS

18 PAR FOUR 324 YARDS 282 YARDS

Each hole includes yardages for both the amateur and mid-amateur divisions. All course photos included are courtesy of Lancaster Country Club.

LAST YEAR’S CHAMPIONSHIP

COX CAPTURES SECOND NYS WOMEN’S AMATEUR

Kyra Cox went wire-to-wire over three tournament rounds at Yahnundasis Golf Club to capture the 89th New York State Women’s Amateur Championship by seven strokes.

She finished at even-par 219, and had the only under-par round in the field with her opening 71. Her two 74s that followed, tied the field for the next lowest round.

Finishing in second, was Chelsea Dantonio who totaled 226 (77-75-74) over the three days and battled for the runner-up spot with Alice Hodge at 228.

Defending champion, Marianna Monaco of Scarsdale Golf Club, and Victoria Parker of Orchard Park Golf Club, both closed out with their best rounds of the week to tie for fourth at 232.

Two-time NYS Women’s Amateur and two-time NYS Women’s Mid-Amateur champion, Christy Schultz of Brook-Lea Country Club, had a top ten finish at 236. Cox won her first title at Tuscarora Golf Club in 2015, at age 15. Now, three years later, she’s secured another and will have her name etched into the Oak Hill Country Club Championship Trophy once again.

“It’s definitely really special to me because I had a tough beginning of the season and worked really hard to get my game back. I’m going to college, and to win this event before I leave is awesome.”

She joined the Furman University Paladins golf team as a freshman in 2018-19.

Kyra Cox of Centennial CC took home the 2018 NYS Women’s Amateur title.

LAST YEAR’S CHAMPIONSHIP

The race for second between Dantonio of Crag Burn Golf Club and Hodge of Bonnie Briar Country Club, came down to the last few holes. Dantonio was ahead by a stroke, before bogeying the par-4 fifteenth while Hodge converted a par. On sixteen and seventeen, Hodge went bogey-bogey while Dantonio played to par. They both birdied the eighteenth and Chelsea secured her runner-up spot.

“On the first hole, I made a great putt for birdie and thought, okay let’s get this going, maybe I have a shot here. I wasn’t really paying attention to where Alice was. I knew it was starting to get close when I was on the back. She was playing very steady and wasn’t making many mistakes.”

Although a ways back from first, she was happy to play the game she wanted to on the final day and bring home some hardware to the well-decorated Crag Burn Golf Club.

A 1-under 72 during the final round, secured a ten-stroke victory for Jenna Hoecker at the 10th New York State Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship.

The score was the lone under-par round of the championship and her opening round 74 was the second lowest. She finished with a 54-hole total of 221 two over par.

Tying for runner-up honors was defending champion Lauren Cupp of Yahnundasis and two-time New York State Women’s Senior champion, Kim Kaul of Gowanda Country Club. The pair both finished at 231.

Chelsea Dantonio

Jenna Hoecker of Brook-Lea CC captured the 2018 NYS Women’s Mid-Amateur by ten strokes.

HOECKER VICTORIOUS IN FIRST ATTEMPT AT MID-AM

Tammy Blyth of Monroe Golf Club, who was in the final pairing with Hoecker and Cupp, had her highest score of the tournament with an 82 and finished in fourth (went 76-76 in first two).

Hoecker was able to go wire-to-wire over the three championship rounds, padding her lead over the field each day. At age 25, this was her first year of eligibility in the Mid-Am division, and certainly made the most of it.

“It feels good. Going into every year you have goals of what you want to do each summer. This was my number one thing, I wanted to win the mid-am the first year playing in it. It feels really good to be able to cross that one off my list,” she said.

Five years removed from her last state title, daily routines have shifted for Hoecker and the win felt a little different than the last one. “It was very different from playing in the state am. In 2013, I was able to practice seven days a week, worked at a golf course every day, and could play whenever I wanted. Now, I’m an accountant and play on the weekends when I can. It’s a lot different.”

Although it seems like a blowout victory, she was nursing only a one-stroke lead after the opening round which extended to three strokes after two. On the final day, momentum was on her side.

“My warm up was great, my putting was great. So going off the first tee I was really confident.”

After the victory, she is now one of two players to win both the Women’s Amateur and Mid-Amateur, the other being Christy Rittenhouse Schultz, a fellow member of Brook-Lea Country Club who competed in the amateur division in 2018.

Lauren Cupp

Jenna Hoecker

SCENES FROM THE

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ALL PHOTOS CAN BE FOUND ON OUR PAGE

INTRODUCING THE CLASS OF 2019!

Joey Sindelar

HORSEHEADS, NY

HIGHLIGHTS

• NYSGA Men’s Amateur Champion (1980)

• NYSGA Boys’ Champion (1971)

• NYS Open Champion (1983)

• NYS High School Champion (1976)

• 7x winner on the PGA Tour

Walter Travis

NEW YORK, NY

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

LONG ISLAND, NY

HIGHLIGHTS

• NYSGA Men’s Amateur Champion (1967)

• NYSGA Men’s Mid-Amateur Champion (1991)

• NYSGA Men’s Senior Amateur Champion (2001)

• 2x MGA Amateur Champion (1967, 1973)

• British Sr. Amateur Open Champion (2002)

Mary Anne Levins

ELMIRA, NY

HIGHLIGHTS

• 2x NYSGA 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

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.