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COMING UP...
YOUR guide to what's happening NOW!
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IN THIS ISSUE:
Click on the quick links above to access the latest RDGA News!
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HAPPY NEW YEAR!
THE 2019 SEASON OPENS TODAY
AS OFFICIAL SCORE POSTING BEGINS!
SIGN UP OR RENEW YOUR RDGA
GHIN HANDICAP TODAY AT:
WWW.RDGA.ORG
The 2019 RDGA score posting season began on April 15 - do you have a GHIN Handicap Index? If not, join your favorite
RDGA Member Club
and begin enjoying all the benefits of RDGA GHIN membership - including being able to play in RDGA tournaments. For more information, click on the photo above, or visit the RDGA website at www.RDGA.org.
Golfers throughout the Rochester District Golf Association, rejoice! April 15 marks the start of the official USGA-GHIN score posting season for 2019 - in other words...HAPPY NEW YEAR!
As of TODAY, the RDGA handicapping season is ACTIVE and will continue through October 31. It is important to know that any scores made in the Rochester area between now and then should be posted and will be applied towards your USGA-GHIN Handicap Index.
It's been a slow start to Spring so far this year
- but the weather looks to be turning a corner at long last, which means that many of you will be hitting the links this week. So - make sure that your RDGA-issued GHIN Handicap is ACTIVE now, then you'll be ready to hit the links when the conditions improve!
CLICK HERE
for more information about how to
get a USGA GHIN Handicap through the RDGA!
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REMINDER to RDGA eCLUB MEMBERS:
RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP
BEFORE MAY 1 DEADLINE!
The RDGA eClub is an option for golfers who want an official USGA GHIN Handicap Index but do not belong to an RDGA Member Club. For just $48 for the year, RDGA eClub Membership gives you the following features:
- Membership in the RDGA
- An official USGA GHIN Handicap Index
- Great opportunity to meet and play with other area golfers
- Excellent way to get involved with local tournaments
- Play in RDGA Tournaments - several include high handicap golfers!
- Participate in RDGA Play Days, (events at private RDGA clubs)
Click on the links below for more information about the RDGA eClub - and be sure to sign up to enjoy all the benefits of membership throughout the 2019 season!
CLICK HERE for more information
about the RDGA eClub.
your membership in the 2019 RDGA eClub.
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RDGA DELEGATES ATTEND
ANNUAL SPRING MEETING
at PENFIELD CC
2019 RDGA TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE,
SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKERS
HIGHLIGHT EVENING at
DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP HOST CLUB
Delegates from most of the 66 RDGA Member Clubs, along with officials from the RDGA and Western New York PGA met at Penfield Country Club on Tuesday, April 9 to discuss plans for the 2019 season.
With the local GHIN Handicap score posting season beginning on Monday, April 15, the
Rochester District Golf Association
held its annual
Spring Meeting
on Tuesday, April 9.
Hosted by Penfield Country
Club
- which will also host the
RDGA District Championship John H. Ryan Jr. Memorial
this summer - the Spring Meeting featured a gathering of
RDGA Member Club Delegates
from all over the nine-county region serviced by the RDGA.
Although the central theme of the meeting was as an orientation for
RDGA Delegates
to bring news and information about RDGA programs, services and tournaments back to their clubs and fellow members, leading golf administrators from across
Western New York
were also invited to address the RDGA Delegates in attendance.
CLICK HERE for the 2019 RDGA Tournament Schedule
...and sign up for an event today!
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PLANNING TO ENTER AN
RDGA TOURNAMENT THIS SPRING?
REGISTRATION CLOSES SOON FOR
SEVERAL RDGA SPRING EVENTS!
A REMINDER TO ALL RDGA TOURNAMENT PLAYERS:
Registration
DEADLINES
for several RDGA tournaments are coming up soon!
If you are planning to enter any of the following events, please note that registration
CLOSES
on the dates listed below. Be sure that your RDGA GHIN Handicap is current and visit www.RDGA.org to enter before the following deadlines:
2019 RDGA Tournament Schedule!
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THREE-TIME RDGA CHAMP TREVOR SLUMAN
WINS FIRST TITLE on PGA TOUR'S CHINA CIRCUIT
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Three-time RDGA District Championship winner Trevor Sluman holds the 2019 Sanya Championship trophy after winning the PGA Tour China Series event on April 6.
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Between 2014 and 2016,
Pittsford native
Trevor Sluman was the local amateur golfer to beat, winning three consecutive titles in the
RDGA District Championship John H. Ryan Jr. Memorial.
Shortly after winning his third District title, at Ridgemont Country Club in the summer of 2016, Sluman, the nephew of PGA Tour great and 1988 PGA Championship winner Jeff Sluman, declared his professional status. Over the next couple of years, Sluman played in various professional mini-tours, while also attempting to qualify (unsuccessfully) for the PGA Tour through the Web.com Tour qualifying process.
Last year, Sluman began a different approach to PGA Tour membership - playing in the Tour's satellite circuit, the PGA Tour Series-China. Since joining that Tour, he has enjoyed some success, posting a few top-10 finishes. Last weekend, however, that changed.
On Saturday, April 6, following a third-round, 6-under 66 to take a two-shot lead over Matt Gilchrest, Max McGreevy and Michael Perras, Sluman was declared the winner of the 2019 Sanya Championship,
in part due to the tragic death of 28-year-old Malaysian professional golfer Arie Irawan on Sunday. Sanya Championship tournament officials elected to cancel the final round of the PGA Tour Series-China tournament, declaring 54-hole leader Trevor Sluman the 2019 champion.
Despite the difficult circumstances, the RDGA, its members, staff and board of directors all send our congratulations to Sluman on his biggest professional victory to date.
CLICK HERE
to continue reading about Trevor Sluman's
status on the PGA Tour Series-China.
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U.S. KIDS GOLF RETURNING TO
ROCHESTER FOR LOCAL SPRING TOUR
REGISTRATION FOR FIRST EVENT CLOSES APRIL 24
The Rochester District Golf Association is pleased to announce the return of
U.S. Kids Golf - a nationally-based organization promoting junior tournaments - and its
U.S. Kids Golf Local Tour to Rochester for a 5-week, 6-event
Spring Tour, beginning on
Sunday, April 28!
Registration for the 2019 U.S. Kids Golf Rochester Spring Tour is NOW OPEN! Boys and girls, ages 5 to 14, are invited to begin registration now. U.S. Kids Golf provides opportunities to learn and play golf in age-appropriate competitions. Boys, ages 5 to 10 and Girls, ages 5 to 11, will play 9-holes each event, while Boys, 11 to 14 and Girls, 12 to 14, will play 18 holes each event. Registration for 9-hole golfers is $41, registration for 18-hole golfers is $51.
CLICK HERE
to
learn more about the
2019 U.S. Kids Golf Local Spring Tour
...And sign up today!
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DID YOU KNOW THAT PAST ISSUES OF
RDGA NEWS CAN BE FOUND ON THE RDGA WEBSITE?
Perhaps you remember reading something in an issue of
RDGA News from last year that you wanted to read again. Or, maybe you changed email addresses and don't receive the
RDGA News every two weeks.
If you are looking for past issues of the
RDGA News, you can now find them all in one place - on the RDGA website at
www.RDGA.org!
Look for the "
ABOUT" tab on the main menu of the RDGA website, then click on "
RDGA Newsletter Archive" on the drop-down menu - there, you will find past issues, by date, for the past two years.
CLICK HERE
to see the directory of past issues of RDGA News!
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