Scorse Wins Fourth RDGA Senior Title in Seven Years at Brook-Lea
Chapman Wins RDGA Mid Am Title in Exciting 18th Hole Finale at Cobblestone
August was a busy month for RDGA Championships, as we conducted our District Senior (55 and above) Championships, as well as our District Mid Amateur (25 and above) Championship during the same week. Both events resulted in exciting conclusions.
In the 2026 RDGA Senior Championship Wilson W. Fitch Jr. Memorial at Brook-Lea Country Club, Jim Scorse and Ken Starkweather went to a playoff hole to decide the winner - with Stafford's Scorse winning the playoff - and the title.
In the RDGA Mid Amateur Championship at Cobblestone Creek Country Club, Christian Chapman, winner of the 2022 RDGA District Championship John H. Ryan Jr. Memorial, captured his first Mid Am title in an exciting finish, coming from behind on the final hole of play.
Re-Imagined for 2026, The Jerry Stahl Junior Golf Camp and Academy Enjoying A Successful Year Two
Launched a year ago as the Jerry Stahl Scholarship Program, the 2026 Jerry Stahl Junior Golf Academy is proudly organized by the Rochester District Golf Association - with support from the Oak Hill Foundation, First Tee Western New York and the RDGA Foundation. The camp, aims to bring the game of golf to a group of junior golfers from Rochester's underserved communities, most of whom have never played golf before.
Now in Year Two, the Jerry Stahl Junior Golf Academy expanded its reach to include a three-day golf camp for those participants who demonstrate a skill or desire to learn more. Hosted by Genesee Valley Golf Course last month, the Jerry Stahl Junior Golf Camp featured introductory golf videos, three-station learning areas for putting, short game and full swing, lunch and "fun zone" (non-golf) among the scheduled activities each day. On the final day of Camp, each junior played a complete, full-sized hole on which they engaged all of the skills they learned during Camp!
Local Golfers Celebrate Women's Golf In Rocheater at Annual RDGA Women's Open at Monroe Golf Club
WRDGA President Francesca Fuller Presented With 'Leading The Way' Award Following Golf
Now in it's 14th year, the RDGA Women's Open annually celebrates women's golf in Rochester - bringing together the many women's golfing organizations that make up the impressive tableau of women's golfers in the region.
This year's RDGA Women's Open was held at Monroe Golf Club on Monday, August 24, featuring an 18 hole tournament, with competition in two Divisions, including both gross and net results in each division. Winning the four Divisional titles at the 2026 RDGA Women's Open were: Anne Levitt (White-Maroon Combo Tee, Net Division), Kitty Colliflower (White Tee, Gross Division), Chaewon Kim (White-Maroon Combo Tee Gross Division); and Erin Davenport (White Tee, Net Division).
Following golf, the RDGA was honored to present the 2026 RDGA Leading The Way Award to Francesca Fuller, who has served the WRDGA as President for the past seven years.
Did You Sign Up For Youth On Course Through Bank Of America's 'Golf With Us' Initiative This Summer?
Remember to Activate Your Membership in Order to Receive the Full Benefits of Youth On Course!
Thanks to the Bank Of America's fantastic "Golf With Us" program this summer, thousands of junior golfers across the country, ages 6 through 18, were able to sign up for Youth On Course free of charge, a program that enables juniors to play a round of golf for $5 or less at thousands of courses nationwide - including 18 courses in the Greater Rochester area!
If you signed up through Golf With Us THIS YEAR, to unlock full membership benefits, you must complete one (1) qualifying golf session.A qualifying golf session is defined asa round logged by a Youth on Course partner facility or a visit/check-in at a partner facility using the Youth on Course mobile app. THIS INCLUDES THE 18 ROCHESTER AREA YOUTH ON COURSE FACILITIES.
While this membership will last for 365 days, beginning from the date your signed up, participating juniors still have to activate the membership in order to receive the full benefits. (At the conclusion of the 365 days, juniors will have to renew their memberships through their local golf associations, such as the RDGA.)
Tournaments and Events of interest, where to find them, and how to sign up!
STILL TIME TO ENTER
TWO RDGA Two Person Events still have room for more golfers: the RDGA Two Person Best Ball at Stafford Country Club on Monday, September 14; AND the RDGA Two Person Best Ball at Mendon Golf Club on Monday, September 21
Registration for these RDGA Two Person events remains OPEN until the Monday before the tournament dates. If you've played in these events before, you know how fun they are! Find your favorite playing partner soon and be ready to sign up!
CLICK on the links below for more information and sign up TODAY!
TV TIME: What's new - with RDGA Executive Director, Tim Vangellow!
In this month's installment of "TV Time" from RDGA Executive Director Tim Vangellow, Tim highlights the Monroe County Parks Golf Courses - and what an invaluable asset they are to a golf-crazed community like Rochester.
TOUR NEWS: Good Good backs out of upcoming PGA Tour event after ‘careful reflection’
In the aftermath of a widely criticized ad for a Good Good x Callaway driver that depicted Good Good’s Garrett Clark knocking over colleague Alexis Miestowski, the company has lost many of its high-profile partnerships...
How does the World Handicap System™ work - and why does it matter?
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In this episode, we explain how a Handicap Index is calculated, from your posted scores and Score Differentials to building your scoring record and the safeguards built into the World Handicap System™.
GOLF LIFE: A golf club's act of kindness gives teen caddie a life-changing tip
At 14, Daniella Penaloza lost her father and her love of golf. At 17, an unusual act of kindness turned a caddying job at Old Barnwell into a $125,000 tip...
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