The NYSGA Nominating Committee presents the following candidates for election or re-election in the 2024 operating year:
President - Jamie Miller, Crag Burn GC
1st Vice President - Doug Vergith, Chautauqua GC
2nd Vice President - Rich Weber, Brookfield CC
Secretary - Ryan Gabel, Southern Dutchess CC
Treasurer - Robert Smith, Highland Park GC
General Counsel - Peter Jones, Drumlins CC
Executive Committee:
Entering:
Karen Feldman Columbia G&CC
Brian Kumiega CC of Buffalo
Tom Owen Corning CC
Leaving:
Iris Stanek Lancaster CC
OFFICERS, EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE & STAFF
OFFICERS
President Henry Fust Onondaga G&CC
1st Vice President
Jamie Miller
Crag Burn GC
2nd Vice President
Doug Vergith Chautauqua GC
Secretary Iris Stanek Lancaster CC
Treasurer Robert Smith Highland Park GC
General Counsel
Peter Jones Drumlins CC
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Shawn Baker Oak Hill CC
Lee Bearsch Binghamton CC
John Burns Niagara Falls CC
Ryan Gabel Southern Dutchess CC
Jim Gifford Mohawk GC
Megan Grehan Hudson National GC
Brent Herlihy Glens Falls CC
Lawrence Lessing The Creek
Christy Schultz Oak Hill CC
Frank Suits Cortland CC
Brian Williams Winged Foot GC
STAFF
Bill Moore Executive Director
Andrew Hickey Assistant Executive Director
Dan Thompson Director, Marketing & Partnerships
Jack Travers Assistant Director, Rules & Competitions
Deb Spilman Manager, Special Events & Volunteer Operations
Michael Dirkes Manager, Regional Associations
Mark Ackley Manager, Course Rating
Brian Clark Tournament Director, Eastern NY
Michael Donnelly Tournament Director, Western NY
NYSGA COMMITTEE
Course Rating Tournament Committee
Norm Amyot
Tom Andrews
Gary Assad
John Barry
Al Belair
Vic Bergsten
Vincent Bonvino
Chris Boynton
David Braunscheidel
Kevin Broderick
Daniel Bronchetti
Gene Bullis
John Bullis
Ron Case
Sue Chambers
Cory Ciambella
Darrell Cornett
Jerry Danielski
Patrick Donoghue
Edward Evans
Michael Fitzgerald
Georgette Folley
Adrian Forzani
Shaun Francis
Bill Geider
Tom Hahn
Wade Hall
Joe Hazard
Patrick Henry
Jeff Holmes
John Hudacs
Al Huggard
Robert Kawa
Mary Ann Keeler
Stephen Keeler
David Kokes
John Kulesa
Tom Lanahan
Rod Lindstrom
Janis Luce
Susan Marsh
Robert Martin
Ron Mason
Pat Mayne
Pat McKenna
Jim McKillip
Richard Meath
Brian Merritt
Jim Meyers
Gene Meyle
Bill Moreland
Jack Mulvey
Arthur Munson
Jim Murrett
Richard North
Rocco Palmeri
Richard Prestopnik
Joseph Pucello
John Reagan
Bob Raimo
Sean Rotella
Anthony Scarpello
Dan Scott
David Smith
Don Sommerville
Peter Stoj
Wayne Stoughton
Gale Sutton
Jerry Vereeke
Mike Walczak
Mona Wasserman
John Wheeler
Steve Wilber
Warren Winslow
Fred Arliss
Larry Arliss
Christine Badger
Raymond Badger
John Bartholomew
David Beattie
Marci Bevilacqua
Doreen Biviano
Marian Blain
John Blain
Timothy Brady
Sue Chambers
Mike Chianelli
Brian Clark
Andy Conway
James Cook
John Cooney
George Cretekos
Tom Cotter
John Davis
Gerry DeWolf
Todd Dischinger
Michael Donnelly
Dick Dorgan
Michael Drennen
Georgia Dusckas
Thomas Eckert
Joseph Enright
Laurie Enright
John Ernst
Vie Evans
Mark Fitzgerald
Mary Beth Fiore
Tim Frank
John Gaffney
Richard Galvin
Brad Griffin
David Hayes
Brad Houston
Marge Hubbell
John Hudacs
Tim Kayes
Ed Koslick
Bill Loehr
Ronald Mack
Shari Mantini
Theresa McGibbon
Tom McGibbon
Gene Meyle
Ginny Meyle
Albert Mowery
Tom Owen
Brandon Payne
John Quijano
Nick Raasch
Joe Riccio
Robert Rosen
Thomas Reidy
Chris Schmidt
Tim Schum
Robert Simms
John Sniezyk
Ron Socash
Jerry Stahl
Iris Stanek
Edward Stanek
Peter Stoj
Joseph Strykowski
John Sullivan
Thelma Taylor
David Vaneenenaam
Sheila Vergith
Mona Wasserman
Bryan Whooten
Warren Winslow
NYSGA VOLUNTEERS
We could not accomplish all that we do each season without the time, energy and expertise provided by our incredible group of 150+ statewide volunteers.
Our volunteer base is built of dedicated and selfless individuals who share a strong passion for golf and are directly involved within one of two main areas: Tournament Committee and Course Rating . We rely heavily on both groups to efficiently and effectivley provide high-quality services for our members and clubs.
The NYSGA is always looking for new, passionate committee members to contribute in other areas of expertise including foundation initiatives, communications, history, photography, etc.
Interested in becoming a volunteer? Send us an email at Communications@nysga.org .
GHIN: BY THE NUMBERS
The posting season at NYSGA clubs began on April 15 and ended October 31. It was the fourth golf season under the World Handicap System and another year with golf participation rising in New York State and across the country.
Here are some of the top numbers from the 2023 New York State Golf Association active score posting season:
*The following statistics do not include joint-members with, or member clubs in the Metropolitan Golf Association and/or Rochester District Golf Association regions.
259+ Member Clubs
41,600+ Individual Members
33,900+ Male
7,770+ Female 932 Juniors
1,274,495+ Rounds Posted
37,164 Members Posted a Score 57,979 competitive rounds posted by 13,303 golfers
POSTING LEADERS - CLUBS
Most rounds posted at NYSGA facilities:
1. Transit Valley Country Club - 14,193
2. Pendleton Creek Golf Club - 13,054
3. Orchard Park Country Club - 12,448
4. Bellevue Country Club - 12,287
5. The Edison Club - 12,270
6. Glens Falls Country Club - 12,244
7. River Oaks Golf Club - 12,019
8. Turning Stone Resort & Casino - 11,789
9. Park Country Club - 11,738
10. McGregor Links Country Club - 11,670
11. Tuscarora Golf Club - 11,410
12. Shaker Ridge Country Club - 11,365
13. Pinehaven Country Club - 11,024
14. Gowanda Country Club - 10,956
15. Brookfield Country Club - 10,493
16. Springville Country Club - 10,369
17. Chautauqua Country Club - 10,228
18. Drumlins Golf Club - 9,898
19. Niagara Frontier Country Club - 9,627
20. The Cavalry Club - 9,585
Total in 2023: 947,495 rounds posted by 69,015 golfers
Most rounds posted by NYSGA club memberships:
1. Shaker Ridge Country Club - 21,911
2. Pendleton Creek Country Club - 21,829
3. The Edison Club - 21,521
4. Transit Valley Country Club - 20,777
5. Orchard Park Country Club - 20,393
6. Beaver Meadows Golf Club - 19,873
7. River Oaks Golf Club - 19,649
8. Drumlins Golf Club - 19,301
9. Bellevue Country Club - 19,150
10. Pinehaven Country Club - 18,873
11. Ballston Spa Country Club - 18,131
12. Brookfield Country Club - 17,929
13. Park Country Club - 17,869
14. Lancaster Country Club - 17,646
15. Springville Country Club - 17,513
16. McGregor Links Country Club - 16,980
17. Crag Burn Golf Club - 16,354
18. Glens Falls Country Club - 16,222
19. Tuscarora Golf Club - 16,163
20. The Cavalry Club - 16,089
Total in 2023: 1,274,495 rounds posted by 37,164 golfers
Most rounds posted by NYSGA eClub memberships:
POSTING LEADERS - MEMBERS
Women, All Rounds
1. Cara C., Tuscarora GC - 255
2. Mary M., Malone GC - 194
3.
3. Russell W., East Aurora CC - 255
4. Scott N., Radisson Greens - 218
5. Nicholas D., Oswego CC - 209 6. Tony C., Hales Mills CC - 208
7. David F., USGA/NYSGA GC - 197 8. P.J. G., South Hills CC - 193 9. Mark M., Willowbrook GC -192
10. Blaine N., Canajoharie G&CC - 190
Junior Boys, All Rounds
1. Ethan D., NYSGA eClub - Southern Tier - 187
2. Mason M., NYSGA eClub - Capital Dist. - 126
3. Peter M., Niagara Falls CC - 125
4. Luke M., NYSGA eClub - Capital Dist. - 102 5. Gideon G., Rip Van Winkle GC - 100
6. Elliot M., Saratoga Golf & Polo - 93
7. Daniel Y., Bellevue CC - 92
8. Mac Q., Springville CC - 89
T9. Braden W., CC of Troy - 88
T9. Jack O., NYSGA eClub - Capital Dist. - 88
Junior Girls, All Rounds
1. Isabella B., Timber Banks GC - 83
T2. Katlynn S., Rip Van Winkle GC - 73
T2. Jocelyn W., Cassadaga CC - 73
4. Sienna W., Pinehaven CC - 69
5. Sydnee H., NYSGA eClub - WNY - 53
6. Claire D., NYSGA eClub - Watertown - 44
T7. Evelyn W., Elmira CC - 37
T7. Gwen Y., Crag Burn GC - 37
T7. Jane F., NYSGA eClub - Capital Dist. - 37
10. Maria J., NYSGA eClub - Capital Dist. - 36
NYSGA INTERNSHIPS
Each year, the NYSGA welcomes seasonal interns, supported by the USGA’s P.J. Boatwright, Jr. Internship Program.
We bring on interns in both tournament operations and communications, and provide them with an introduction to golf administration and an opportunity to build strong industry experience.
2023 NYSGA Interns
Chris Buerle, Syracuse University - Communications
Alexander King, SUNY Cortland - Tournament Operations
Christina Van Allen, St. John Fisher - Tournament Operations
CLUB & MEMBER SERVICES
The New York State Golf Association was originally established in 1923 to conduct a sanctioned state amateur golf championship and help promote the game across New York.
A century later, the golf landscape has changed and adapted, and so has the NYSGA. Our association now offers an array of member and club services that support our statewide community, promote the competitive spirit, and support the best interests of the game.
We proudly serve our member clubs in several ways including Course Rating, Handicapping, Tournament Management support, and offer various playing opportunities hosted at their facilities.
Among the hundreds of member clubs, over 41,000 individual golfers are now using their USGA GHIN Handicap Index licensed through the NYSGA. Beyond that, we offer playing opportunities to members of all ages across the state, whether it be vying for a championship crown or competing for net and/or gross prizes in an Amateur Series event.
Each spring, we hold free Rules of Golf training seminars available for members to ask questions, get involved and become better-educated golfers.
Lastly, we keep our members informed and up-to-date on all that’s happening in our state golf scene through digital communications.
COURSE RATING SERVICES
Course Ratings are an essential part of the Handicap System, and the NYSGA is responsible for overseeing and implementing the USGA Course Rating System at both public and private golf courses around upstate New York.
Golf courses are required to be re-rated at least once every ten years, with updated results for each set of tees on the course. Clubs often make design changes with new features (tee boxes, bunkers, ponds, etc.) or add new sets of tees, which requires the NYSGA’s teams to visit the course, and closely inspect the changes and how they will alter or change the slope and rating of the course. When this occurs, our team works closely with the club staff, membership and head superintendent to gather important information needed to provide a precise and reliable rating.
The NYSGA has regional Course Rating teams throughout the state, complete with over 70 active volunteers to ensure clubs are carefully inspected and rated accurately.
Annually, more than two dozen member courses require one of the regional teams to conduct an updated Course Rating.
NYSGA has volunteer-based regional teams in the following areas:
Capital Region
Central New York
Finger Lakes
Mohawk Valley
North Country
Southern Tier
Western New York
The NYSGA is always looking for passionate individuals to get involved with Course Rating, one of the NYSGA’s most visible, and useful service to member clubs.
If you are interested in learning more about getting involved with Course Rating, or for more information, contact our Course Rating Department directly at courserating@nysga.org .
RULES EDUCATION
The NYSGA holds rules seminars each spring at member clubs across upstate New York. These free educational opportunities are open to the public.
The main goals of these seminars are to provide an overview of each rule, identify common mistakes in application, and answer any specific questions attendees may have.
Since 2019, the NYSGA has addressed the new Rules of Golf and provided an in-depth overview of each specific change. Seminar leaders updated attendees on the changes that went into effect beginning in 2023.
For NYSGA committee members, staff leadership provides multiple in-depth seminars each year and oversight at championships, the Amateur Series events and USGA qualifiers.
The NYSGA’s staff annually provides seminars for the various PGA sections, Golf Course Superintendent Association sections, and at regional golf shows.
Beyond that, the NYSGA is a rules education resource for its statewide community and is available to answer questions on the Rules of Golf that members may have throughout the year.
2023 SEMINARS
ALBANY
Mohawk Golf Club
BINGHAMTON
En-Joie Golf Course
BUFFALO
Transit Valley Country Club
CORNING
Corning Country Club
JAMESTOWN
Moon Brook Country Club
SYRACUSE
Cavalry Club
ROME
Teugega Country Club
We offered both 3-hour refresher courses and full-day seminars in each region. For those who attended the full-day seminars, they were given an opportunity to take the USGA’s 80-question certification exam.
COMMUNICATIONS
Standards for the way we communicate continue to evolve very quickly. With a strong majority of people checking email, internet, social media, and even posting their golf scores to GHIN directly on mobile devices, it’s now more important than ever to effectively utilize these popular, digital mediums of communication to engage with our audience.
The NYSGA is continually enhancing the way we communicate with members and clubs. Our team has worked diligently to strengthen the association’s digital presence over the last several years by creating higher quality content and golf resources, incorportating more visual media (photo and video), and engaging our community more often through social media and email communications.
One example of such an enhancement is the
NYSGA’s e-newsletter. This digital publication is packed with all the latest news pertaining to NYSGA and USGA events, updates on notable players around the state, playing opportunities, exciting member offerings, and more!
Another is our website, NYSGA.org, which has seen many enhancements since undertaking a minor redesign in 2018 where new elements and features were added to make the site more user-friendly and easy to navigate, present a modern aesthetic, and improve the mobile version. The website continues to be a vital resource for those looking for information on amateur golf in the Empire State.
On the competitions side, we now offer live holeby-hole scoring at all NYSGA Championships, USGA qualifiers, and Amateur Series events. It has been a huge value to offer friends, family and golf
enthusiasts who cannot attend these events the opportunity to follow the action closely through their laptop, phone or other device. Our communications staff has been able to complement the live scoring with real-time updates on our website and social media with enhanced photo and video coverage.
As the NYSGA continues to grow and adapt, we’re dedicated to improving how the NYSGA communicates with our members and deliver the most compelling and engaging content we can provide for our audience.
We also would like to thank all the members of the New York media who provide us with great coverage of NYSGA events and help us share the excitement of our competitions to the various communities around the state.
DISTRICT ASSOCIATIONS
The NYSGA provides support, resources, staffing and oversight for two historic district associations in upstate New York: the Buffalo District Golf Association (BDGA) and the Syracuse District Golf Association (SDGA)
The NYSGA has been working closely with the SDGA since the early 2000s, overseeing the preperation and administration of their tournament schedule, general oversight and logistical support. In 2018, the NYSGA partnered with the Buffalo District to provide enhanced staffing support and oversight, improved resources, and administration of their championship schedule.
Supporting these venerable organizations and helping to foster stronger relationships within the district communities is of high priority. The NYSGA has made strides towards providing additional support for other city, district, and regional amateur golf competitions within New York State over the past few years. From tournament promotion via the NYSGA’s “NYS Golf Calendar”, to email marketing support and tournament administration support, the association is focused on supporting these events further going forward.
You can find more information for the BDGA at BuffaloGolf.org and SDGA at SyracuseGolf.org
SYRACUSE DISTRICT (SDGA)
2023 CHAMPIONS
SDGA Best-Ball, Foxfire GC & Shenendoah GC
Joe Petrin, Jr. & Brad Hamilton (Lake Shore Y&CC)
SDGA Father & Child, Cazenovia GC
Jackson & Eric Saroney (Drumlins GC)
SDGA Senior Stroke Play, Camillus GC
Senior: Jack Weinerth (Highland Park GC)
Super Senior: Greg Bilyeu (Beaver Meadows GC)
Gerry Ashe Memorial, Tuscarora GC
Joe Petrin, Jr. (Lake Shore Y&CC)
SDGA Junior Classic, Multiple Courses
Junior: Mitchell Archer (Drumlins GC)
14U: Drew Mancini (NYSGA eClub - CNY)
SDGA Junior District Match Play, Drumlins CC
Junior: Chris Stillwell (NYSGA eClub - CNY)
14U: Aleksei Panek (NYSGA eClub - CNY)
SDGA Two-Man Scramble, Owasco CC
Jack Weinerth & Steven Franchina (Highland Park GC)
SDGA Match Play, Radisson Greens GC
Doug DeCarlo (NYSGA eClub - CNY)
SDGA Senior Best Ball, Vesper Hills GC
Senior: Bruce Levinson (Onondaga G&CC) & Luke Hobika (Drumlins GC)
Super: Greg Bilyeu & Richard Volcko (Beaver Meadows GC)
SDGA Mid-Amateur, McConnellsville CC
Brad Monroe (Onondaga G&CC)
SDGA Audi Memorial, Cavalry Club
Stewart McGough (Bellevue CC)
SDGA Interclub, Lake Shore Yacht & CC
Cazenovia CC: Drew Moore, Ben Gaulin, John Pollock, John Maslack
SDGA Senior Interclub, Radisson Greens GC
Tuscarora GC: Mark Bednarski, John Harrington, Tim McDermott, David Smith
BUFFALO DISTRICT (BDGA)
2023 CHAMPIONS
BDGA Two-Man Scramble, Niagara Frontier CC
Open: Sean Barrett (River Oaks GC) & Leo Camilloni (Cazenovia GC)
Senior: Bob Rosen (CC of Buffalo) & P.J. Alterio (Niagara Falls CC)
B-Divison: Paul Schein & Todd Storrey (South Park Men’s Club)
BDGA Men’s Mid-Amateur, Cherry Hill Club
Kristopher Boyes (Cherry Hill Club)
BDGA Boys’ & Girls’ Junior Stroke Play, Tri County CC
Boys: Alexander Schickling (NYSGA eClub - WNY)
Girls: Sydnee Hoffman (NYSGA eClub - WNY)
Sub-Jr: Connor Jackson (East Aurora CC)
Erie County Amateur, Grover Cleveland GC
Men’s: Ryan Edholm (Pendleton Creek CC)
Women’s: Kristina Visniesky (Harvest Hill GC)
Senior: P.J. Alterio (Niagara Falls CC)
Boys’: Tyler Delisanti (Transit Valley CC)
Girls’: Gwendolyn Yarnall (Crag Burn GC)
BDGA Boys’ Junior Match Play, Sheridan Park GC
Boys’: Tyler Delisanti (Transit Valley)
Sub-Jr: Michael Jordan (Crag Burn GC)
BDGA Men’s & Women’s Individual, Orchard Park CC
Men’s: BIlly Hanes (Crag Burn GC)
Women’s: Annika Michel (NYSGA eClub - WNY)
BDGA Match Play, East Aurora CC
Men’s: Ryan Edholm (Pendleton Creek CC)
Senior: Kraig Weber (Gowanda CC)
BDGA Senior Amateur, Niagara Frontier GC
Senior: P.J. Alterio (Niagara Falls CC)
Legends: John Gaffney (Crag Burn GC)
Masters: Bob DeWitt (Transit Valley CC)
NYSGA FOUNDATION
The NYSGA Foundation, a 501(c)(3) and charitable arm of the association, has awarded over $300,000 in college scholarships and grants supporting junior golf in New York State since 2009.
The NYSGA Scholarship Fund annually awards scholarships totaling $30,000 to exceptional high school students who are employed by NYSGA Member Clubs. These students are united by their impressive academic achievements, financial need, and passion for golf.
The Foundation also awards substantial grants supporting junior golf initiatives. These initiatives include small, regional programs providing on-course instruction and nationally recognized programs such as the First Tee’s National School Program and LPGA *USGA Girls Golf. This level of giving is not possible without the support of the members of the association, whose membership fees and donations direclty fund these initatives.
2023-24 SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS
Scholar
Luke Barney
Callen Barron Chautauqua GC
Lucas Branigan College GC at Delhi
Sarah Burgess Cavalry Club
Anika Buzzy Oneonta CC Moravian College
Josh Cable Moon Brook CC
Sean Carron Schuyler Meadows CC
Shawn Colella Owasco CC
Jed Danaher Binghamton University
Anthony Delisanti Willowbrook GC
Brady Fye Chautauqua GC
Jack Engdahl Yahnundasis
Julian Galletta Onondaga G&CC
Aidan Gillis Glens Falls CC
Michael Griswold
Braeden Kerr Mohawk GC Mercyhurst University
Kyler Majka Chautauqua GC
of Pittsburgh at Bradford
Haley Michels Cazenovia CC Le Moyne College
Jack Pylman Teugega CC Le Moyne College
Luke Strassburger Yahnundasis GC
Carleigh Wachtel Mohawk GC
Grace Walker Springville CC Franciscan University of Steubenville
Matthew Welch Tuscarora GC
Shea White Burden Lake CC Union College
Scholarship applicants must be in their second year of employment at an NYSGA member club (pro shop, bag room, caddie, golf course maintenance, wait/bar, kitchen and office staff).
Prior to 2021, the eligibility was open to NYSGA tournament participants as well, who did not necessarily need to work at a member club.
Learn more about NYSGA scholarships by clicking here
NEW RECIPIENTS IN 2023
Callen Barron, Chautauqua GC
Sarah Burgess, Cavalry Club
Brady Fye, Chautauqua GC
Aidan Gillis, Glens Falls CC
Braeden Kerr, Mohawk GC
Jack Pylman, Teugega CC
Luke Strassburger, Yahnundasis GC
Grace Walker, Springville CC
Matthew Welch, Tuscarora GC
This summer marked the fourth season of the NYSGA Foundation’s partnership with Youth on Course. It is a national program which allows juniors ages 6-18 to play at participating courses for $5 a round.
Participating Clubs
Thank you to our participating courses for their support in making this program a success:
Amsterdam Municipal GC Capital Region
Brighton Park GC Buffalo
Cazenovia CC Central New York
Chautauqua GC Western New York
Delhi GC Catskills
Lyndon GC Syracuse
Malone GC N. Country
Mark Twain GC Southern Tier
Oneonta CC Catskills
Rome CC Utica/Rome
Sunset Ridge GC Syracuse
Western Turnpike GC Capital Region
Willow Creek GC Southern Tier
CHAMPIONSHIPS
The 2023 NYSGA Championship season marked the NYSGA’s centennial, highlighted by the 100th playing of the NYS Men’s Amateur in August.
From May through September, the NYSGA’s tournament operations team conducted 20 state titles, 21 sectional qualifiers, adding up to 45 championship tournament days in 2023.
Seventeen players captured their first state titles including John Benware (Men’s Legends), Andy Bernatovicz (Sr. Four-Ball), Jamie Brown (Mixed Team), Jeffrey Brown (Mixed Team), Kellen Dean (Boys’ 18U), Kyle Downey (Men’s Am), Meredith Hobika (Sr. Mixed Team), Connor Jackson (Boys’ 14U), Sandra Jackson (Women’s Sr. Four-Ball), Jordan Levitt (Girls’ Junior), Dan Levinson (Super Sr. Four-Ball), Ingrid Narken (Women’s Sr., Women’s Sr. Four-Ball), Alexandra Phung (Girls’ 14U), Samantha Schuffenecker (Women’s Mid-Am), Philip Stegemann (Men’s Super Sr.), Tom Yellin (Super Sr. Four-Ball), and Lily Zhang (Women’s Am).
Eight others reclaimed a past title or captured a new one including Karen Feldman (Women’s Super Senior), Emily Gresham (Women’s Four-Ball), Billy Hanes (Mid-Am, Four-Ball), David Hanes (Four-Ball), Luke Hobika (Sr. Mixed Team), Kenneth Riter (Sr. FourBall), Jim Scorse (Men’s Senior), and Julia Zigrossi (Women’s FourBall).
We appreciate the support from member clubs who graciously allow us to conduct our championships at their venues. We’d like to thank this year’s host clubs including Corning Country Club, Crag Burn Golf Club, En-Joie Golf Course, Lake Placid Club’s Link Course and Mountain Course, Leatherstocking Golf Course, Sodus Bay Heights Golf Club, Turning Stone Resort & Casino’s Kaluhyat Course and Shenendoah Course, Whiteface Club & Resort, Wykagyl Country Club, and Yahnundasis Golf Club.
Our dedicated volunteers and committee members are the lifeblood of the NYSGA, and serve in an array of roles during championships. Without their assistance, we would not be able to provide the experience we currently offer to players at all NYSGA events. We’d like to thank them for all their continued support in serving the game of golf!
Majority of the 2024 NYSGA Championship schedule has been released! Click here to view the complete schedule.
QUOTES FROM OUR 2023 CHAMPIONS
“It feels really good to just get over the hump and winning is fun. You can’t replace that feeling.”
- Kyle Downey
“Before the round I felt very calm. I knew where my game was a how it stood against the rest of the field.”
- Lily Zhang
“I played with both of them before and I love playing with them. Two great competitors so it was just fun to be out there with them and battle it out there with them.”
- Sam Schuffenecker
“I have been playing some good golf. It was a shaky spring, so I am very happy I am peaking at the right moment.”
- Ingrid Narken
“This is a great tournament, I love this course...This one was definitely special, I knew after my practice round that I could do something here.”
- Connor Jackson
“This is such a great event, and it is one I always want to win and I’m just so thankful to win it.”
- Kellen Dean
“This is probably the biggest moment in my golf career yet.”
- Jordan Levitt
“It’s an honor to be a state champion. A few years ago, we won the four-ball state championship, and it still sticks with me. So, I know that I will feel special about this forever.
- Karen Feldman
“It’s a terrific course. I have some familiarity with the course even though I am not a member here so that certainly helps.”
- John Benware
“This place is definitely a course where you need to hit good shots and play good golf and basically what I tried to do today.”
- Jim Scorse
“It was probably the best tournament I have ever played and I am very proud to be state champion again at my home club.”
- Billy Hanes
“This place is definitely a course where you need to hit good shots and play good golf and basically what I tried to do today.”
- Philip Stegemann
“I am deeply honored, and I am really thankful for everybody that has helped me and supported me through the process.”
- Alexandra Phung
CRAG BURN GOLF CLUB
EAST AURORA, NY I SEPT. 22 - 24, 2023
COUNTRY CLUB CORNING, NY I JUNE 26 - 27, 2023
LAKE PLACID CLUB - LINKS COURSE
LAKE PLACID, NY I JULY 26 - 28, 2023
LAKE PLACID CLUB - MTN COURSE
LAKE PLACID, NY I JULY 26 - 28, 2023
LAKE PLACID CLUB - MTN COURSE
LAKE PLACID, NY I JULY 26 - 28, 2023
LAKE PLACID CLUB - MTN COURSE LAKE PLACID, NY I JULY 26 - 28, 2023
WHITEFACE CLUB &
LAKE PLACID, NY I AUGUST 22 - 23, 2023
WHITEFACE CLUB & RESORT LAKE PLACID, NY I AUGUST 22 - 23, 2023 SUSAN KAHLER
YAHNUNDASIS GOLF CLUB
NEW HARTFORD, NY I SEPTEMBER 12 - 13, 2023
NY I AUGUST 14 - 15, 2023
EN-JOIE GOLF COURSE
ENDICOTT, NY I AUGUST 14 - 15, 2023
5TH
NEW YORK STATE WOMEN’S AMATEUR FOUR-BALL
SODUS BAY HEIGHTS GOLF CLUB
SODUS POINT, NY I JULY 31, 2023
12TH NEW YORK STATE MEN’S AMATEUR FOUR-BALL
TURNING STONE RESORT & CASINO VERONA, NY I MAY 21 - 22, 2023
RECAP / PHOTOS RECAP / PHOTOS
ZIGROSSI & EMILY GRESHAM 2023 CHAMPIONS
BILLY & DAVID HANES 2023 CHAMPIONS
JULIA
ANDY BERNATOVICZ & KEN RITER 2023 SENIOR CHAMPIONS
SANDRA JACKSON & INGRID NARKEN 2023 SENIOR CHAMPIONS
TOM YELLIN & DAN LEVINSON 2023 SUPER SENIOR CHAMPIONS
JAMIE & JEFFREY BROWN 2023 CHAMPIONS
REBECCA & KEN RHODES / JEFF & PENNIE CARLO
2023 NET CHAMPIONS
10TH NEW YORK STATE AMATEUR MIXED TEAM
LEATHERSTOCKING GOLF COURSE COOPERSTOWN, NY I JUNE 5, 2023
RECAP / PHOTOS
MEREDITH & LUKE HOBIKA 2023 SENIOR CHAMPIONS
NYSGA AMATEUR SERIES
The season-long Amateur Series continued to bring NYSGA members to exciting golf venues across Upstate New York throughout the 2023 season.
These fun, competitive events are handicapped, allowing players of all ages and abilities to compete on an even playing field against others from around the state. Players are flighted based on their handicap, in which they compete among that group for net prizes. Players finishing with low gross scores in their flights earn prizes as well.
All NYSGA members with active handicap indexes are eligible to compete in the Amateur Series. Grab a friend and check it out!
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OVERALL 2023 POINTS LIST WINNERS
Men’s - Ronald Pepin, Town of Colonie GC
Women’s - Kristen Del Rosario, CC of Troy, Denise Olsen, LPGA Amateurs of Rochester
2023 SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS
Men’s Division
Net - Carl Assini, SGATOUR.com
Gross - Jared Greczyn, NYSGA eClub - CNY
Men’s Senior Division
Net - Kevin Webb, Clifton Springs CC
Gross - John Miosi, Seneca Hickory Stick GC
Men’s Super Senior Division
Net - John Bialek, Twin Ponds GC
Gross - Gary Spears, MGA eClub - Hudson Valley
Women’s Division
Net - Denise Olson, LPGA Amateurs - Rochester
Gross - Wendy Bolton, LPGA Amateurs - Rochester
2023 VENUES
Niagara Falls CC
Shenendoah GC
Kaluhyat GC
Transit Valley CC
Tuscarora GC
Wolferts Roost CC
Albany CC
Bellevue CC
Leatherstocking GC
Cobblestone Creek CC
Pinehaven CC
Seven Oaks GC
Stafford CC
Mohawk GC
McGregor Links CC
Brook-Lea CC
Shaker Ridge CC
Links at Hiawatha
Cavalry Club
Colonie G&CC
Columbia G&CC
East Aurora CC CC of Troy
Ravenwood GC
Powelton Club
Edison Club
2023 Championship Crag Burn GC
and
for
The net
gross winners
each division after the 2023 Amateur Series Championship at Crag Burn.
Kaitlyn Lee (Scarsdale) & Ami Gianchandani (New Jersey)
*Medalists at Watchung Valley GC qualifier on 9/14/2022.
Championship Results
Lee / Gianchandani – Quarterfinals, Lost to Angela Zhang / Aice Ziyi Zhao, 1 down.
Shoemaker / Schroeder – Round of 16, Lost to Kaitlyn Lee / Ami Gianchandani, 4&3.
*One of seven teams that tied for stroke play qualifying medalists at 11-under 133.
36-hole stroke play cut fell at 3-under 141.
8th U.S. Amateur Four-Ball
Kiawah Island Club
May 20-24, 2023
Qualified
Tony Hejna (Ellicottville native) & Jamie Miller (Silver Creek)
*Qualified at Brookfield CC on 9/29/2022.
Brad Monroe (Syracuse) & Kevin VandenBerg (Pulaski)
*Medalists at Brookfield CC on 9/29/2022.
Darin Goldstein (NYC) & Trevor Randolph (New Jersey)
*Qualified at Laurel Links CC on 9/19/2022.
Thomas Finn (Locust Valley) & Adam Pecora (Oyster Bay)
*Medalists at Laurel Links CC qualifier on 9/19/2022.
Christopher DeForest (Kingston) & John Krik (Arizona)
*Medalists at Waubeeka Golf Links qualifier on 9/12/2022.
Bradford Tilley (Chappaqua native) & Pat Wilson (New Jersey)
*Medalists at Silver Spring CC on 10/3/2022.
Michael Lewis (NYC) & Thomas McCarthy (NYC)
*Qualified at Silver Spring CC on 10/3/2022.
Championship Results
Tilley / Wilson – Round of 16, Lost to Nathan Cogswell & Colt Sherrell, 3 & 1.
36-hole stroke play cut fell at 8-under 134:
DeForest/Krik – MC (-6/136)
Goldstein/Randolph – MC (-4/138)
Lewis/McCarthy – MC (-4/138)
Hejna / Miller – MC (-1/141)
Monroe / VandenBerg – MC (-1/141)
Finn / Pecora – MC (+2/144)
123rd U.S. Open
Los Angeles Country Club
June 15-18, 2023
Exempt
Cameron Young (Scarborough)
*PGA Tour member since 2022.
Qualified
Christian Cavaliere (Katonah)
*Qualified at Canoe Brook CC on 6/5/2023.
Andrew Svoboda (New Rochelle)
*Qualified at Canoe Brook CC on 6/5/2023.
Championship Results
Young – T32 (+3/283)
Svoboda – MC (+3/143)
Cavaliere (a) – MC (+9/149)
36-hole cut fell at 2-over 142.
Advanced Through Local Qualifying
Daniel Balin (White Plains)
Gregory Bisconti (South Salem)
Christian Cavaliere (Katonah)
Christian Chapman (Victor)
Matt Dobyns (Jericho)
Chris Gabriele (West Harrison)
Josh Goldenberg (Scarsdale)
Nathan Han (Somers)
Tyler Jones (Montgomery)
Jiarong Liu (China, Univ. of Rochester golf team)
James Nicholas (Scarsdale)
Luke Sample (NYC)
Andrew Svoboda (New Rochelle native)
Bradford Tilley (Chappaqua native)
Danny Yustin (East Amherst)
* Bold font designates amateur status
43rd U.S. Senior Open
SentryWorld
June 27-30, 2023
Exempt
Rob Labritz (Pound Ridge)
*Lowest 15 from 2022 U.S. Senior Open
USGA QUALIFIERS FROM NEW YORK
Jeff Sluman (Greece native)
*Top 40 on tour money list through close of entries.
Qualified
David Branshaw (Oswego)
*Co-medalist at Golden Ocala Golf & Equestrian on 5/22/2023.
Championship Results
Labritz – T4 (-2/282) Branshaw – T35 (+10/294)
36-hole stroke play cut fell at 9-over 151:
Sluman – MC (+10/152)
78th U.S. Women’s Open
Pebble Beach Golf Links
July 6-9, 2023
Qualified
Annie Park (Levittown)
*Qualified at Echo Lake CC on 5/15/2023.
Championship Results
36-hole stroke play cut fell at 6-over 150:
Park – MC (+14/158)
2nd U.S. Adaptive Open
Pinehurst Country Club – No. 6
July 10-12, 2023
In Field
Douglas Shirakura (Somers)
Nancy Lee (NYC)
Championship Results
Lee – 3rd in Leg Impairment
Shirakura – 20th in Leg Impairment
74th U.S. Girls’ Junior
Eisenhower Golf Club
July 17-22, 2023
Exempt
Bailey Shoemaker (West Edmeston native)
* WAGR age-eligible top 40 points leader
Qualified
Kennedy Swedick (Albany)
*Advanced as first alternate at Teugega CC qualifier on 6/19/2023.
Championship Results
36-hole stroke play cut fell at 7-over 151:
Swedick – Round of 16, Lost to Sidney Yermish of Pinehurst, North Carolina, 1 down.
Shoemaker – Round of 64, Lost to Audrey Rischer of Columbia, Missouri, 2 down.
75th U.S. Junior Amateur
Daniel Island Club
July 24-29, 2023
Qualified
Theo Boris (NYC)
*Medalist at Teugega CC on 6/19/2023.
Tyler Berkman (Potsdam)
*Qualified at Teugega CC on 6/19/2023.
James Bradley (East Hampton)
*Qualified at Pelham CC on 6/6/2023.
Owen Corby (Pittsford)
*First alternate at Teugega CC on 6/19/2023.
Connor Kiel (Fairport)
*Qualified at Teugega CC on 6/19/2023.
Josh Yan (Newburgh)
*Medalist at Pelham CC qualifier on 6/6/2023.
Championship Results
36-hole stroke play cut fell at 2-over 145:
Yan – MC (+4/147)
Kiel – MC (+13/156)
Corby – MC (+16/159)
Boris – MC (+19/162)
Berkman – MC (+31/174)
Bradley – MC (+32/175)
5th U.S. Senior Women’s Open
Waverly Country Club
August 1-4, 2023
Exempt
Jean Bartholowmew (Garden City)
Qualified
Kelly Brooke (NYC)
*Qualified at Ardsley CC on 7/20/2023.
Michelle Murphy (Sherrill)
*Medalist at Steel Club qualifier on 8/1/2023.
Championship Results
Bartholomew – T9 (+5/293)
Murphy – T47 (+18/306)
USGA QUALIFIERS FROM NEW YORK
Brooke – MC (+27/171)
36-hole stroke play cut fell at 8-over 152.
123rd U.S. Women’s Amateur
Bel-Air Country Club
August 7-13, 2023
Exempt
Aliea Clark (NYC)
*Runner-up in 2021 & 2022 U.S. W’s Mid-Am
Bailey Shoemaker (West Edmeston native)
* WAGR age-eligible top 25 points leader
Championship Results
Clark – Round of 64, Lost to Vanessa Zhang of Canada, 3 and 2.
Shoemaker – Round of 16, Lost to Hailey Borja of Lake Forest, California, 3 and 2.
36-hole stroke play cut fell at 4-over 144.
123rd U.S. Amateur
Cherry Hills Country Club
August 14-20, 2023
Exempt
Christian Cavaliere (Katonah)
* 2023 U.S. Open Qualifier
Qualified
Anthony Delisanti (Sanborn)
*Medalist at Seven Oaks GC on 7/10/2023.
Nathan Han (Somers)
*Medalist at Haworth CC qualifier on 7/10/2023.
Matthew Lowe (Farmingdale)
*Co-medalist at Garden City CC on 6/29/2023.
Yaroslav Merkulov (Rochester)
*Medalist at Deerfield CC on 6/28/2023.
Luke Sample (NYC)
*Qualified at Essex CC on 7/17/2023.
Jeremy Summerson (Victor)
*First Alternate at Deefield CC on 6/28/2023.
Championship Results
36-hole stroke play cut fell at even-par 143:
Merkulov – MC (+4/147)
Delisanti – MC (+7/150)
Cavaliere – MC (+11/154)
Han – MC (+11/154)
Lowe – MC (+11/154)
Summerson – MC (+20/163)
68th U.S. Senior Amateur
Martis Camp Club
August 24-29, 2023
Exempt
Bob Royak (Guilderland native)
*2019 U.S. Senior Amateur Champion
Qualified
Dave Boccia (Huntington)
*Qualified at New Jersey Nat’l GC on 7/24/2023.
Robert Johnson (Putnam Valley)
*Medalist at New Jersey Nat’l GC on 7/24/2023.
David Hayes (Loudonville)
*Qualified at Manchester CC on 7/25/2023.
Paul Royak (Tampa, Fla. – Guilderland native)
*Qualified at Palma Ceia G&CC on 7/27/2023.
Garry Singer (North Salem)
*Qualified at Timberlin GC on 8/9/2023.
Dave Scialabba (Oyster Bay)
*Qualified at New Jersey Nat’l GC on 7/24/2023.
Championship Results
Hayes – Round of 32, Lost to Joe Palmer of Norwalk, Iowa, 4 and 3.
Royak (Bob) – Semifinals, Lost to Jody Fanagan of Republic of Ireland, in 19 holes.
Royak (Paul) – Round of 64, Lost to Steve Harwell of Nooersville, North Carolina, 1 down.
36-hole stroke play rounds cut fell at 11-over 155:
Scialabba – MC (+13/157)
Singer – MC (+13/157)
Boccia – MC (+15/159)
Johnson – MC (+19/163)
42nd U.S. Mid-Amateur
Sleepy Hollow Country Club
September 9-14, 2023
Exempt
Christian Cavaliere (Katonah)
*2023 U.S. Open Qualifier
Jamie Miller (Silver Creek)
*USGA special exemption
Brad Tilley (Chappaqua native)
*WAGR age-eligible top 15 points leader
USGA QUALIFIERS FROM NEW YORK
Qualified
Michael Cochrane (Scarsdale)
*Qualified at Sunningdale CC on 8/14/2023.
Brett Cooper (Rockville Centre)
*Co-medalist at Seawane Club on 8/1/2023.
Darin Goldstein (NYC)
*Co-medalist at Seawane Club on 8/1/2023.
Maxwell Koehler (Long Island City)
*Qualified at Sunningdale CC on 8/14/2023.
John Labiak (NYC)
*Qualified at Sunningdale CC on 8/14/2023.
Patrick Sheedy Jr (Amherst)
*Co-medalist at CC of Buffalo on 8/17/2023.
Jonathan Sherman (Port Jefferson)
*Qualified at Knickerbocker CC on 8/17/2023.
Championship Results
Tilley – Round of 32, Lost to Bobby Massa of Dallas, Teaxas, 2 &1.
36-hole stroke play cut fell at 3-over 144:
Goldstein – MC (+4/142)
Cavaliere – MC (+5/146)
Jamie Miller – MC (+8/149)
Brett Cooper – MC (+13/154)
Sherman – MC (+19/160)
Sheedy Jr – MC (+20/161)
Labiak – MC (+25/166)
Cochrane – MC (+26/167)
Koehler – MC (+28/169)
36th U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur
Stonewall Links North Course
September 9-14, 2023
Exempt
Talia Campbell (NYC)
*Runner-up in 2019 U.S. Women’s Mid-Am.
Aliea Clark (NYC)
*Runner-up in 2021 and 2022 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateurs.
Ina Kim-Schaad (NYC)
*2019 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur champion, Round of 16 in 2022.
Qualified
Pendleton Bogache (NYC)
*Qualified at Spring Brook CC on 8/22/2023.
Amy Ding (NYC)
*Medalist at Spring Brook CC on 8/22/2023.
Ellen Oswald (NYC)
*Qualified at Spring Brook CC on 8/22/2023.
Christy Schultz (Rochester)
*Co-medalist at Kirtland CC on 8/3/2023.
Championship Results
Clark – Round of 32, Lost to to Kelsey Chugg of Salt Lake City, Utah, 2 and 1.
Kim-Schaad – Round of 64, Lost to Aideen Walsh of Republic of Ireland, 1 down.
36-hole stroke play cut fell at 12-over 154.
Bogache – MC (+12/154)
Oswald – MC (+13/155)
Ding – MC (+17/159)
Campbell – WD (prior to champ)
Schultz – WD (prior to champ)
U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur
Troon Country Club
September 21-26, 2023
Qualified
Amy Bender (Ardsley on Hudson)
*Qualified at New Jersey Nat’l GC on 8/24/2023.
Teresa Cleland (Syracuse)
*Medalist at Tuscarora GC on 8/30/2023.
Karen Feldman (Claverack)
*Qualified at Tuscarora GC on 8/30/2023.
Kim Kaul (Colden)
*Qualified at Merion Golf Club on 9/6/2023.
Championship Results
36-hole stroke play cut fell at 22-over 166:
Cleland – MC (+23/167)
Kaul – MC (+24/168)
Bender – MC (+31/175)
Feldman – MC (+39/183)
USGA QUALIFIERS CONDUCTED BY THE NYSGA
NYSGA-CONDUCTED QUALIFIERS IN 2023
U.S. Open LQR
CC of Troy I 5/15
U.S. Junior SQR
Teugega CC I 6/19
U.S. Girls’ Junior SQR
Teugega CC I 6/19
U.S. Amateur SQR
Seven Oaks GC I 7/10
U.S. Mid-Amateur SQR
Shaker Ridge CC I 7/31
CC of Buffalo I 8/17
U.S. Sr Women’s Am SQR
Tuscarora GC I 8/30
U.S. Four-Ball SQR
Wanakah CC I 9/19
U.S. AMATEUR FOUR-BALL SQR
Wanakah CC I September 19, 2023
Qualified For Championship
*Joe Mitchell / Jimmy Pizzutelli (Buffalo)
Tom Mandel / Chris Yustin (N. Hartford / Buffalo)
Alternates
Corey Marshall / Sean Paul Owen (Webster / Horseheads)
Phil Arci / Simon Mcinnis (Canada)
U.S. SR WOMEN’S AMATEUR SQR
Tuscarora GC I August 30, 2023
Qualified For Championship
*Teresa Cleland (Syracuse, NY)
Karen Feldman (Claverack, NY)
Alternates
Carolyn Mancini (Endicott, NY)
Lee Ann Lewis (West Gilgo Beach, NY)
The NYSGA conducts approximately eight USGA qualifiers each season from May - September. In 2023, we conducted local qualifying for the U.S. Open, along with sectional qualifiers for the U.S. Junior, U.S. Girls’ Junior, U.S. Amateur, U.S. Mid-Amateur, U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur and U.S. Amateur Four-Ball.
U.S. OPEN LQR
CC of Troy I May 15, 2023
Qualified For Championship
*Justin Warren (Australia)
Matthew Dobyns (Jericho, NY)
Joshua Montgomery (Canada)
William Frodigh (Westwood, MA)
Max Theodorakis (Danbury, CT)
Alternates
Chris Fancoeur (Amesbury, MA)
Casey Pyne (Greenwich, Conn.)
U.S. MID-AMATEUR SQR
Shaker Ridge CC I July 31, 2023
Qualified For Championship
*Evan Russell (St. Albans, VT)
*Kurt Flionis (Woburn, MA)
*Matthew Cowgill (Weston, MA)
Alternates
Ryan Borruso (Tampa, FL/Rome, NY)
John Meyers (Basking Ridge, NJ)
U.S. AMATEUR SQR
Seven Oaks GC I July 10, 2023
Qualified For Championship
*Anthony Delisanti (Sanborn, NY)
Rylan Shim (Fairfax, VA)
Alternates
Ben Carpenter (Darien, CT)
Anthony Alex (Fort Lee, NJ)
U.S. BOYS’ JUNIOR SQR
Teugega CC I June 19, 2023
Qualified For Championship
*Theo Boris (New York, NY)
Connor Kiel (Fairport, NY)
Tyler Berkman (Potsdam, NY)
Alternates
Owen Corby (Pittsford, NY)
Ty Kaufman (Naples, FL)
U.S. MID-AMATEUR SQR
CC of Buffalo I August 17, 2023
Qualified For Championship
*Patrick Sheedy, Jr. (Amherst, NY)
*David Lang (Canada)
Phil Ari (Canada)
Alternates
Mike Britton (Canada)
Brad Monroe (Syracuse, NY)
U.S. GIRLS’ JUNIOR SQR
Teugega CC I June 19, 2023
Qualified For Championship
*Aphrodite Deng (Short Hills, NJ)
Alternates
Kennedy Swedick (Albany, NY)
Amelie Phung (Forest Hills, NY)
*Designates Medalist Honors
NEW YORK STATE GOLF HALL OF FAME
The NYSGA Hall of Fame was established in 2012 with the mission to identify, recognize, and enshrine the state’s finest amateur and professional golf competitors, as well as those who have made outstanding contributions to the game throughout New York by their careers as golf teachers, coaches, mentors, and volunteers to the game.
An induction ceremony is held each fall at the NYSGA Annual Meeting. After an abscense of Hall of Fame Inductions 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the NYSGA resumed the annual celebration in the fall of 2022. This was paused again in 2023, and instead held an end-of-season event to celebrate the NYSGA’s Centennial.
HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES
NYSGA CENTENNIAL: 100 YEARS OF AMATEUR GOLF (1923-2023)
It was an evening to remember on Saturday, November 4th, 2023 at Onondaga Golf & Country Club, as committee members and close friends of the NYSGA gathered in Fayetteville to celebrate the first 100 years of the New York State Golf Association.
The special evening began with a cocktail reception and dinner, followed by the centennial celebration program.
The program included presentations from NYSGA President Henry Fust, golf writer Kevin Casey, who authored a substantial amount of written content for the centennial booklet, along with NYSGA Hall of Fame member Dottie Pepper, who was inducted in 2018. She also is the only player to win the NYS Girls’ Junior Am and NYS Women’s Am in the same year (1981), and totaled three NYSGA titles in the early 80s before turning professional and moving on to a succesful playing, and now broadcasting career. The Master of Ceremonies was the NYSGA’s Director of Marketing & Partnerships, Dan Thompson, who was the staff liaison for the centennial sub-committee. Closing remarks were also made by NYSGA Executive Director Bill Moore to close the special evening.
Pete Dougherty Local Golf Writer
Doug Vergith NYSGA Officer
Dan Thompson NYSGA Staff
NYSGA CENTENNIAL COMMITTEE
John Blain, Chairman NYSGA Historian
MEMBER CLUBS (BY REGION)
Capital Region
Airway Meadows Golf Club
Albany Country Club
Ballston Spa Country Club
Brookhaven Golf Club
Burden Lake Country Club
Capital Hills at Albany
Catskill Golf Club
Christman’s Windham House
Colonial Country Club
Colonie Golf & Country Club
Columbia Golf & Country Club
Copake Country Club
Country Club of Troy
Eagle Crest Golf Club
Edison Club
Empire Golf Club
Frear Park Golf Club
Hoosick Falls Country Club
LPGA Amateurs - Capital Region
McGregor Links Country Club
Mechanicville Golf Club
Mohawk Golf Club
Normanside Country Club
Olde Kinderhook Golf Club
Orchard Creek Golf Club
Pheasant Hollow Golf Course
Pinehaven Country Club
Pioneer Hills Golf Club
Rainbow Golf Club
Rip Van Winkle Country Club
Saratoga Golf & Polo Club
Saratoga Lake Golf Club
Saratoga National Golf Club
Saratoga Spa Golf Course
Schenectady Municipal Golf Course
Schuyler Meadows Club
Shaker Ridge Country Club
Special Olympics New York
Stadium Golf Club
Sycamore Country Club
The Onteora Club
Thunderhart at Sunny Hill Golf Course
Town of Colonie Golf Club
Undermountain Golf Course
Van Patten Golf Club
Van Schaick Island Country Club
Western Turnpike Golf Club
Windham Country Club
Winding Brook Country Club
Wolferts Roost Country Club
Central New York
Beaver Meadows Golf Club
Bellevue Country Club
Camillus Golf Club
Casolwood Golf Course
Cavalry Club
Cazenovia Country Club
Cazenovia Golf Club
Cortland Country Club
Drumlins Golf Club
Dutch Hollow Golf Club
Elm Tree Golf Course
Foxfire Golf Course
Green Lakes Women’s 18 League
Greenview Country Club
Heron Creek Golf Club
Highland Park Golf Club
Kanon Valley Country Club
Knickerbocker Country Club
Lake Shore Yacht & Country Club
Links at Erie Village
LPGA Amateurs - CNY
Millstone Golf Club
Northern Pines Golf Club
NYSGA Youth on Course
Oneida Community Golf Club
Onondaga Golf & Country Club
Oswego Country Club
Owasco Country Club
Pompey Club
Radisson Greens Golf Club
Rogues Roost Golf & Country Club
Seven Oaks Golf Club
Skaneateles Country Club
Stone Creek Golf Club
Sunset Ridge Golf Club
Tamarack Golf Club
The Elms Golf Club
Timber Banks Golf Club & Marina
Tuscarora Golf Club
Vesper Hills Golf Club
Wa-Noa Golf Club
Wells College Golf Club
Willowbrook Golf Club
Woodcrest Golf Club
Finger Lakes
Attica’s 10th Hole & Golf Course
Batavia Country Club
Big Oak Golf Club
Braemar Country Club
Brook-Lea Country Club
Byrncliff Resort Golf Club
Caledonia Country Club
Canandaigua Country Club
Centerpointe Country Club
Champion Hills Country Club
Chili Country Club
Churchville Golf Club
Clifton Springs Country Club
Cobblestone Creek Country Club
Conesus Golf Club
Country Club of Rochester
Cragie Brae Golf Club
Crooked Pines Golf Club
Davis’ Countryside Meadows
Deerfield Golf & Country Club
Durand Eastman Golf Club
Eagle Vale Golf Club
Farview Country Club
Genesee Golf Club
Geneva Country Club
Golf Club at Blue Heron Hills
Hickory Ridge Golf & Country Club
Irondequoit Country Club
Lake Shore Country Club
Lakeside Country Club
LeRoy Country Club
Lima Golf & Country Club
Livingston Country Club
Locust Hill Country Club
LPGA Amateurs - Rochester
Mendon Golf Club
Midvale Country Club
Mill Creek Golf Club
Monroe Golf Club
Oak Hill Country Club
Old Hickory Golf Course
Ontario Golf Club
Parkview Fairways Golf Course
Penfield Country Club
Pinewood Country Club
Quiet Times Golf Course
Ravenwood Golf Club
Reservoir Creek Golf Course
Ridgemont Country Club
Riverton Golf Club
Salmon Creek Country Club
Wykagyl Country Club, New Rochelle, N.Y.
MEMBER CLUBS (BY REGION)
Seneca Falls Country Club
SGATOUR.com
Shadow Lake Golf Club
Shelridge Country Club
Silver Creek Golf Club
Silver Lake Golf Club
Sodus Bay Heights Golf Club
Stafford Country Club
Terry Hills Golf Course
The Links at Greystone
The Pheasant Golf Links
Timber Ridge Golf Club
Victor Hills Golf Club
Wayne Hills Country Club
Webster Golf Club
Wild Wood Country Club
Woodlynn Hills Golf Club
Hudson Valley
Anglebrook Golf Club
Apple Greens Golf Course
Ardsley Country Club
Battenkill Country Club
Bedford Golf and Tennis Club
Beekman Country Club
Blind Brook Club
Blue Hill Golf Course
Bonnie Briar Country Club
Broadacres Golf Club
Brynwood Golf & Country Club
Casperkill Country Club
Centennial Golf Club
Century Country Club
Cronin’s Golf Resort
Dogwood Knolls Golf Course
Doral Arrowwood
Dunwoodie Golf Course
Edgewood Club of Tivoli
Falkirk Golf Club
Fenway Golf Club
Garrison Golf Club
GlenArbor Golf Club
Glens Falls Country Club
Hampshire Country Club
Hickory Hill Golf Course
Highlands Country Club
Hiland Park Country Club
Hollow Brook Golf Club
Hudson Hills Golf Club
Hudson National Golf Club
James Baird State Park Golf Course
Kingsbury National Golf Course
Knollwood Country Club
Lake Isle Country Club
Leewood Golf Club
Lochmor Golf Course
Mahopac Golf & Beach Club
Manhattan Woods Golf Club
Maple Moor Golf Course
McCann Golf Club
Metropolis Country Club
Millbrook Golf & Tennis Club
Mohansic Golf Club
Mohonk Golf Course
Monroe Country Club
Morefar Golf Club
Mount Kisco Country Club
New Paltz Golf Course
New York Country Club
Old Oaks Country Club
Osiris Country Club
Paramount Country Club
Patriot Hills Golf Club
Pehquenakonck Country Club
Pelham Country Club
Philip J. Rotella Municipal Golf Course
Pleasantville Country Club
Pound Ridge Golf Course
Putnam County Golf Club
Quaker Hill Country Club, Inc.
Quaker Ridge Golf Club
Queensbury Country Club
Red Hook Golf Club
Rockland Country Club
Rockland Lake State Park Golf Course
Rondout Country Club
Rye Golf Club
Sagamore Resort & Golf Club
Saint Andrew’s Golf Club
Salem Golf Club
Saxon Woods Golf Course
Scarsdale Golf Club
Sedgewood Golf Club
Shawangunk Country Club
Silo Ridge Field Club
Siwanoy Country Club
Skene Valley Country Club
Sleepy Hollow Country Club
Somers Pointe Golf Club
Southern Dutchess Country Club
Spook Rock Golf Club
Sprain Lake Golf Course
Stone Dock Golf Club
Stony Ford Golf Club
Sunningdale Country Club
Swan Lake Golf & C.C.
The Apawamis Club
The Club at Storm King
The Concord Resort & Golf Club
The Country Club at Otterkill
The Golf Club at Mansion Ridge
The Golf Club of Purchase
The Lazy Swan Golf & Country Club
The Links at Union Vale
The Lynx at River Bend Golf Club
The Powelton Club
The Tuxedo Club
Westchester Hills Golf Club
Top of the World Golf Course
Town of Wallkill Golf Course
Trump National Golf Club - Hudson Valley
Trump National Golf Club - Westchester
Turtle Creek Golf Course
Vails Grove Golf Course
Vassar Golf Course
Villa Roma Resort & Country Club
Waccabuc Country Club
Warwick Valley Country Club
West Hills Country Club
West Point Golf Course
Westchester Country Club
Whippoorwill Club
Willow Ridge Country Club
Wiltwyck Golf Club
Winged Foot Golf Club
Woodstock Golf Club
Wykagyl Country Club
Long Island
Atlantic Golf Club
Baiting Hollow Club
Bellport Country Club
Bergen Point Golf Club
Bethpage State Park Golf Course
Birchwood at Spring Lake
Brentwood Country Club
Bretton Woods Country Club
Brookville Country Club
Cedarbrook Club
Cherry Creek Golf Links
Cherry Valley Club
Cold Spring Country Club
Colonial Springs Golf Club
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Engineers Country Club
Fishers Island Club
Fresh Meadow Country Club
Friar’s Head
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Gardiner’s Bay Country Club, Inc.
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Great Rock Golf Club
Gull Haven Golf Club
Hamlet Golf & Country Club
Hampton Hills Golf & Country Club
Harbor Links Golf Course
Hay Harbor Club
Heatherwood Golf Club
Hempstead Golf & Country Club
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Huntington Country Club
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Indian Hills Country Club
Indian Island Golf Course
Island’s End Golf & Country Club
Lake Success Country Club
Laurel Links Country Club
Lawrence Yacht & Country Club
Lido Golf Course
Long Island National Golf Club
Maidstone Golf Club
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Middle Island Country Club
Mill Pond Golf Club
Mill River Club
Montauk Downs State Park
Nassau Country Club
Nassau Players Club
The Twaalfskill Club
Corning Country Club, Wilton, N.Y.
Yahnundasis Golf Club, New Hartford, N.Y.
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National Golf Links of America
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North Hempstead Country Club
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Noyac Golf Club
Old Westbury Golf & Country Club
Oyster Bay Golf Course
Peninsula Golf Club
Pine Hills Country Club
Pine Hollow Country Club
Pine Ridge Golf Club
Piping Rock Club
Plandome Country Club
Port Jefferson CC at Harbor Hills
Poxabogue Golf Center
Quogue Field Club
Rockville Links Club
Rolling Oaks Golf Course
Sag Harbor State Golf Course
Sands Point Golf Club
Sebonack Golf Club
Shelter Island Country Club
Shinnecock Hills Golf Club
Smithtown Landing Country Club
South Fork Country Club
Southampton Golf Club
Southward Ho Country Club
Spring Lake Golf Club
St. George’s Golf & Country Club
Stonebridge Golf Links
Sunken Meadow State Park Golf Course
Swan Lake Golf Course
Tam O’Shanter Club
The Bridge
The Bridgehampton Club
The Creek Club
The Golf Club at Middle Bay
The Greens at Half Hollow
The Muttontown Club
The Rockaway Hunting Club
The Seawane Club
The Vineyards Golf Club
The Woods at Cherry Creek
Timber Point Golf Club
Towers Country Club
Village Club at Sands Point
West Sayville Golf Course
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Wind Watch Golf & Country Club
Woodside Club
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Amsterdam Municipal Golf Course
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Cedar Lake Club
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Colonial Ridge Golf Club
Crestwood Golf Club
Fox Run Golf Club
Golf Club of Newport
Hales Mills Country Club
Leatherstocking Golf Course
McConnellsville Golf Club
Mohawk Valley Country Club
Nick Stoner Municipal Golf Course
Lake Placid Club (Links Course), Lake Placid, N.Y.
Oneonta Country Club
Rolling Hills Country Club
Rome Country Club
Sadaquada Golf Club
Shamrock Golf & Country Club
Skenandoa Club
Teugega Country Club
Thendara Golf Course
Turning Stone Golf Club
Twin Ponds Golf Club
Woodgate Pines Golf Club
Yahnundasis Golf Club
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Clearview Park Golf Course
Dyker Beach Golf Course
Forest Park Golf Course
Kissena Park Golf Course
La Tourette Golf Club
Marine Park Golf Course
Mosholu Golf Course
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Richmond County Country Club
Silver Lake Golf Course
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The Golf Club at Chelsea Piers
Trump Golf Links - Ferry Point
Van Cortlandt Park Golf Course
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Adams Country Club
Ausable Club
Bay Breeze Links
Carlowden Country Club
Cobble Hill Golf Course
Craig Wood Golf & Country Club
Gouverneur Country Club
Hartford Greens Country Club
Inlet Golf Club
Lake Placid Club
Malone Golf Club
Potsdam Town & Country Club
River Course at Louisville Landing
Saranac Inn Golf & Country Club
Schroon Lake Golf Course
SLU Oliver D. Appleton Golf Course
The Barracks Golf Course
Thompson Park Golf Club
Thousand Islands Country Club
Ticonderoga Golf Course
Tupper Lake Golf Club
Whiteface Golf Club
Willsboro Golf Course
Southern Tier
Bath Country Club
Binghamton Country Club
Bluff Point Golf Resort
Brae Burn Golf Club
Canasawacta Country Club
Chenango Valley State Park Golf Course
Cornell University Golf Course
Corning Country Club
Elmira Country Club
Ely Park Golf Course
En-Joie Golf Course
Endwell Greens Golf Club
Fillmore Golf Club
Genegantslet Golf Club
Hanah Mountain Resort & Country Club
Hillendale Golf Course
Hornell Golf Club
Indian Hills Golf Club
Links at Hiawatha Landing
Mark Twain Golf Club
Newman Municipal Golf Course
North Country Golf Club
Ouleout Golf Course
Pheasant Hill Country Club
RaNic Golf Club
The Club at Shepard Hills
Sidney Golf & Country Club
Soaring Eagles Golf Club
Stamford Golf Club
Stonehedges Golf Club
The College Golf Course at Delhi
Tioga Golf Club
Traditions at the Glen
Trumansburg Golf Club
Twin Hickory Golf Club
Willowcreek Golf Club
Western New York
Audubon Golf Club
Bartlett Country Club
Betty S’Dao Memorial League
Birch Run Golf Club
Bolivar Golf Club
Brighton Park Golf Club
Brookfield Country Club
Buffalo Golf Club
Buffalo Tournament Club
Buffalo Women Golf Club
Cardinal Hills Golf Club
Cazenovia Golf Club (Buf)
Chautauqua Golf Club
Chestnut Meadows Men’s Club
Cloverbank Country Club
Concord Crest Golf Course
Country Club of Buffalo
Crag Burn Golf Club
Dande Farms Mens Golf Club
Diamond Hawk Players Association
East Aurora Country Club
East Park Golf Club
Elkdale Country Club
Elma Meadows Golf Club
Fox Valley Club
Glen Oak Tournament Club
Gowanda Country Club
Grand Island Golf Club
Hamburg Men’s Golf Club
Harvest Hill Golf Course
Holiday Valley Golf Assoc.
Holland Hills Country Club
Hyde Park Golf Club
Lancaster Country Club
Links at Ivy Ridge Golf Club
Lockport Town & Country Club
Maplehurst Country Club
Moon Brook Country Club
Niagara Falls Country Club
Niagara Frontier Country Club
Orchard Park Country Club
Park Country Club
Pendleton Creek Golf Club
River Oaks Golf Club
Seneca Hickory Stick Golf Club
Sheridan Park Golf Club
Sheridan Women’s Golf Club
Shorewood Country Club
South Hills Country Club
South Park Mens Club
South Park Women’s Golf Club
Springville Country Club
Suburban Women’s Golf Assoc
Transit Valley Country Club
Tri-County Country Club
Wanakah Country Club
Wellsville Country Club
Willowbrook Golf Course
2024 NYSGA CHAMPIONSHIPS
101ST NYS MEN’S AMATEUR
Wanakah Country Club / July 9 - 11
The remainder of the 2024 championship schedule will be announced on February 1st.
Wanakah Country Club, Hamburg, N.Y.
NYSGA SPONSORS
The New York State Golf Association would like to thank its official sponsors Bill Rapp Auto, Donald Ross Sportswear, Imperial Headwear, OnCore Golf, Saratoga Spring Water Company, Jones Sports Co., and Turning Stone Resort & Casino for their support. Thanks to these relationships, the NYSGA is able to enhance our services, member experience, and provide better value at NYSGA events.
