New York State Golf Association

The Special Olympics New York recently hosted their 2024 Fall Games golf competition at Brookhaven Golf Course! NYSGA volunteer rules officials assisted at the event, and it was great to once again support our friends at Special Olympics NY⛳️ View results: https://bit.ly/4fjnES1

Three from New York State have qualified for the 11th Drive Chip and Putt National Finals in 2025 👏 Alexa Phung, Forest Hills* Thomas Goodelle, New Hartford Emma Xu, Roslyn Heights *The past NYS Girls' 14U Junior Amateur champion has already qualified four times since 2019. Coverage: https://bit.ly/3YFqJGR

Our Manager of Course Rating, Mark Ackley, recently visited the Adirondack Mountains with a team of volunteers for the final trip of 2024 at The Whiteface Club and Resort ⛳️🍁 Between our three regional teams organized across Upstate NY, the NYSGA rated or re-rated nearly 35 member golf courses in our region this season! We appreciate all the dedicated course rating volunteers who help us to provide this imperative service to our member clubs in need 🫡 Learn more: https://bit.ly/3A9NQji

Exciting news this week from the United States Golf Association (USGA) on the expansion of State Junior Teams, which will include New York in 2025 👏 We will be working with the Metropolitan Golf Association (MGA), Rochester District Golf Association, along with the Central New York Pga, METROPOLITAN SECTION PGA, Northeastern New York Section PGA, and Western New York PGA for Team New York.

The 2024 NYSGA tournament season was another memorable one thanks to this year’s class of United States Golf Association (USGA) P.J. Boatwright, Jr. interns. It was a pleasure having Garrett Aadal, Jack Corcoran, Carson Crestohl, Nico Karnath, and Luke Lynch on our team, and we appreciate their excellent work conducting and covering tournaments across the Empire State 👏 Wishing them all the best of luck in the next chapter of their careers!

Congrats to all the division net/gross winners from our 2024 NYSGA Amateur Series Championship at Yahnundasis Golf Club! This year's points list winners were Sandra Kunz of the Capital Region and Ernie Kreis of Central NY. The five division net winners also won custom bags from Jones Sports Co.! Men's – Daniel Nesti Women’s Division – Rudder Hulce Men's Senior – Michael Kania Men's Super Sr. – Peter Ritchie & Robert Fenton Recap story: https://bit.ly/4gTGT6r

We visited Yahnundasis Golf Club in New Hartford on Monday for the 2024 Amateur Series Championship. The top-120 players from this season's points list were invited to compete in the season-ending tournament at the Walter Travis masterpiece! Full results: https://bit.ly/3U1exNH

The 2024 NYSGA Amateur Series Championship will be hosted by The Yahnundasis Golf Club in New Hartford on Monday, Oct. 7th ⛳️ 96 of the top players from this season’s points list will tee off at the historic Walter Travis layout for the final event of the season! Pairings: https://bit.ly/3ZUInHt

Two sides punched their ticket to the 2025 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Championship during Tuesday's NYSGA-conducted sectional qualifier at Brookfield Country Club 👏 Carolina golfers Josh Fickes and Brandon Grzywacz (Holley, NY native) medaled at 10-under, while Buffalo’s Cory Cullen and Andrew Romano advanced after birdies on their final three holes! Recap: https://bit.ly/4gG1RWe

We crowned our 40th New York State Amateur champion over the weekend at Schuyler Meadows Club Inc! Congrats to Kyle Downey who won with a record-setting 14-under 202 over 54 holes (previous low was 9-under in 2019). 👏 The Locust Hill Country Club star broke the competitive course record in the opening round with a 63 (-9), which also stands as the lowest round score in NYS Mid-Am history (previous best was 66 in 2017). The former Siena College basketball player now joins elite company who’ve won both a Men’s Am & Mid-Am title, which includes Empire State greats such as Don Allen, John Baldwin, Alan Foster, Jim Roy, Jim Scorse and Mike Valicenti. Full coverage: https://bit.ly/3TNonma