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January 15, 2019 
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COMING UP...
YOUR guide to what's happening NOW!
 
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IN THIS ISSUE:

 
JUNIOR GOLFERS:  
   
JOIN THE ALL NEW
RDGA JUNIOR MEMBERSHIP
PROGRAM for 2019!
 
 
The Rochester District Golf Association is excited to announce our inaugural RDGA Junior Membership program for 2019! Designed specifically for Rochester area junior golfers ages 6 to 18 , our Junior Membership is centered around a National program called Youth on Course . This groundbreaking program provides members access to golf for $5 per round at more than 900 participating courses across the country and within the Rochester District.
 
For just $20 for the season, your RDGA Junior Membership includes:
  • Youth on Course membership
  • A USGA GHIN Handicap number (to post scores online and track progress)
  • Hurricane Junior Golf Tour Membership discount (available until 2/15/2018)
  • Discounts for lessons at The Golf Academy of Rochester and TGA College Combine
  • 2 Adult Flex tickets to the KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship at Oak Hill
  • Quarterly RDGA Junior E-Newsletter
  • Access to enter 2019 RDGA Junior Tournaments
CLICK HERE for an overview of the
RDGA Junior Membership
- including links to
all participating programs!
 
CLICK HERE for the complete 2019
RDGA Junior Tournament schedule, including info
on how to register for an RDGA Junior Membership.
 
We look forward to seeing YOU
on the course this year
- its a GREAT time to be a
junior golfer in Rochester!


HOW WELL DO YOU
KNOW THE RULES?
 
GOLF'S RULES HAVE CHANGED - 
SIGN UP FOR AN RDGA
RULES OF GOLF SEMINAR
AND SEE WHAT'S NEW!
 
THE RDGA IS CONDUCTING SEMINARS FOCUSING
ON THE NEW RULES OF GOLF FOR 2019
SCHEDULED FOR EACH SATURDAY IN MARCH
...SIGN UP TODAY!
   
 
Did you know that, as of January 1, 2019, the official Rules of Golf have changed? There are many new aspects to the Rules that YOU, as a golfer, SHOULD know before you set foot on a golf course this season!
 
One of the most important jobs the RDGA will be undertaking in 2019 is preparing and educating our Member Clubs and Golfers for the recent changes to the Rules of Golf . To do this, we are offering FIVE public Rules seminars - to be held EACH Saturday during the month of March. These seminars will be led by our own expert Rules officials and will include open seminars for all golfers, regional seminars for clubs and offering individual private seminars for clubs.
 
The schedule of 2019 RDGA Rules Seminars includes:
  • RDGA Rules of Golf Seminar 1 (Central Region) - March 2 at Irondequoit CC
  • RDGA Rules of Golf Seminar 2 (East Region) - March 9 at Blue Heron Hills
  • RDGA Rules of Golf Seminar 3 (PUBLIC & Type 3 Clubs) - 3/16 at Oak Hill
  • RDGA Rules of Golf Seminar 4 (South Region) - March 23 at Mendon GC
  • RDGA Rules of Golf Seminar 5 (West Region) - March 30 at Ridgemont CC
 
  CLICK HERE for more about the
2019 RDGA Rules of Golf seminars,
including registration information.


AS WE WELCOME 2019, WE LOOK
BACK AT THE 2018 RDGA SEASON
 
 
The 2018 season was a busy one for the Rochester District Golf Association with several familiar champions being crowned, along with many activities, both near and far.
 
From Chris Blyth's memorable playoff victory in the 2018 RDGA District Championship John H. Ryan Jr. Memorial at Monroe Golf Club, to Jim Scorse's victories in the RDGA Match Play Championship (his 10th) and RDGA Mid Amateur Championship (his eighth); and Jenna Hoecker's third RDGA Women's Championship title to Steve Puccia winning the District Senior Championship - and Scorse earning his unprecedented 15th RDGA Player of the Year Award, the 2018 RDGA Championship season was both busy and memorable one.

As we look ahead to the 2019 season, join us for a look back at the season that was in 2018...
 
CLICK HERE for a Slide Show of the
many people, places and events
that shaped the 2018 RDGA Season!

 
RDGA MEMBERS:
PLEASE CONSIDER a DONATION
in SUPPORT of RDGA JUNIOR GOLF!
 
 
As we look forward to beginning the new season ahead of us, we ask that you consider making a  tax-deductible donation to the RDGA Foundation - YOUR gift would help support our mission: to  enhance and increase junior golf  programming in  Rochester, and to "Grow the  Game" for years to come by bringing the game of a lifetime to new young people.

CLICK HERE to to make a donation in support
of junior golf in Rochester -
THANK YOU, from the RDGA!
 
LOOKING for WORK in the
LOCAL GOLFING COMMUNITY?
     
THE RDGA's GOLF EMPLOYMENT CONNECTION is
YOUR LINK TO JOBS in the LOCAL GOLF INDUSTRY
 
 
If you are looking for employment in the local golf community, the RDGA Golf Employment Connection is for YOU!!

Throughout the year, the RDGA will post job openings as they become available - here, in the bi-monthly GHIN eRevision newsletter, as well as on our website at: www.RDGA.org. Look for new listings on the "Golf Employment Connection" tab on the right column of the RDGA website.

AND FOR EMPLOYERS - our RDGA Member Clubs - if you have a job opening that you'd like to announce, send us an email including a full job description of the position you are looking to fill, and we'll include it in an upcoming newsletter, as well as our website.
 
Find this and other local
Golf Employment listings through the RDGA -
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!

It's Here!

A new edition of Golf Week is ready to read.

 
In this week's issue:
Betting on Tiger...18 days of live golf...does January matter?...and "DUDE Wipes" !?!?!?...PLUS: Local clubs hire new pros for 2019.   
 
Read these stories and more at golfweekrochester.com.

 
Follow Rochester's newest PGA Tour member with the new Dominic Bozzelli PGA Tour Tracker - brought to you by the RDGA and Power Management of Victor!


Click on the image, left, to go to the PGA Tour web page featuring Dominic's accomplishments throughout the 2018-19 season.
IMPORTANT DATES  
January 1, 2019:
January 1, 2019:
New USGA Rules of Golf take effect.
January 15, 2019:
March 2, 2019:
RDGA Rules of Golf Seminar at Irondequoit CC.
March 9, 2019:
RDGA Rules of Golf Seminar at Blue Heron Hills.
March 16, 2019:
RDGA Rules of Golf Seminar at Oak Hill CC.
March 23, 2019:
March 30, 2019:
RDGA Rules of Golf Seminar at Ridgemont CC.
April 15, 2019:
RDGA-GHIN s core posting season opens.
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