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Dec 19

2012 Junior Championships

This year's RDGA Junior Championship was held at Clifton Springs Country Club.  Players enjoyed beautiful weather as well as a beautiful golf course all week!                 In the Junior Boys division Ian Spellane of Oak Hill defeated Conor Raeman of Mendon Golf Club 1 up in the final match.  After…
Dec 19

Rochester Sweeps NYSGA Junior Amateur

Congradulations to Rochester's Gavin Hall and Danielle Fuss for winning the 2012 NYSGA Junior Boys and Junior Girls Ameteur's!  With his win marks Gavin's third NYSGA victory.  Gavin won the Boys Ameteur in 2008 and 2009 and now adds the 2012 NYSGA Junior Am. to his resume.  Gavin Shot rounds…
Dec 19

RDGA Individual Stroke Play

Sarkis Takes RDGA Individual Stroke Play Title   Wade Sarkis of Canandaigua Country Club won this year's RDGA Individual Stroke Play event with a three under par 69 at Bristol Harbour Golf Club.  He took advantage of the front nine with birdies on 4 and 5, as well as an…
Dec 19

2012 Junior Interdistrict Tournament

Syracuse District boys claimed both the Junior and Sub-Junior divisions.  The Syracuse Juniors shot a five round total of 370, lead by Derek Bard who shot 2 under 69.  Close behind was the Rochester Juniors shooting just one shot higher at 371, lead by Dylan Hedgepeth's even par 71.  The…
Dec 19
Jul 10

EWGA – Chapter of Distinction

Rochester Chapter of EWGA Named Chapter of Distinction   The Rochester Region, NY Chapter has won the EWGA Chapter of Distinction Award for 2012! This is the highest award an EWGA chapter can achieve and Rochester is the only chapter - out of 115 chapters - to achieve this award…
Jul 10

Article – “Back to Basics”

Keep Swinging By Darlene Sommer, Director of Golf Champion Hills Country Club   Back to Basics   No two golf swings are alike, like a person’s finger prints.  Swings can look similar but they still have differences based on a player’s muscle structure.  We often try to emulate a player…
Jul 10

Article – “How Do We Learn?”

Keep Swinging By Darlene Sommer, Director of Golf Champion Hills Country Club     How do we learn?   As a golf instructor, one of the first things I try to determine with a new student is their learning style.  Every person I work with learns to understand the golf…
Jul 10

RDGA Women’s Golf

RDGA - Women’s Tab Directory   1. Genesee Valley Women’s Golf Association http://gvwga.org/index.html 2. Tee and Tap Women’s League - Victor Hills - League Chair: Lori Hawkins Loren.Hawkins@ebsrmsco.com 3. Exectuive Women’s Golf Association of Rochester (leagues, clinics, tournaments, social events) http://www.ewgarochesterny.com/RochesterRegionNYChapter/Home/ 4. Saturday Golf Association (travel league) http://www.saturdaygolfassoc.org/about-sga.html 5. Women’s Rochester District Golf Association…
Jun 13

Become a Member

If you hold an active GHIN Account at a RDGA Member Club you are considered a RDGA Member.  If you do not belong to a RDGA Member Club you may join the eClub at the RDGA. The eClub is a club for golfers who are not members of a Rochester…