Official Publication of the Western New York Section PGA Letter from Kirk Stauffer, Western New York PGA President As the fall season winds down, there are plenty of opportunities to play in our September events. Please try to participate in our events to insure they are healthy for the future. I would like to thank all section members for their efforts in making the PGA Championship at Oak Hill CC a memorable one. I get thank you's every day from our leadership team. All our National Officers, along with all the National Board of Directors, have applauded our efforts in making the championship special. I will try to share these messages with you at the Annual Meeting in October. Next, I would like to thank our Executive Director, Joe Bertino, Tournament Director, Steve Bartkowski, and Junior Golf Director, Kyle Lewis for their outstanding job overseeing this Championship. I was only on the grounds at Oak Hill Monday and Tuesday but I saw these valued section employees working 16 hours a day for our Section. They should be applauded for all their hard work and time. This Championship would not have run as efficient without them. Thanks guys. Lastly, I would like to thank Section Member, Jon Hoecker for his leadership in the PGA Youth Clinic Monday of the PGA Championship. Jon went above and beyond the call of duty on this project. Thank you very much, Jon. Good Golfing, Kirk Golf is the closest game to the game we call life. You get bad breaks from good shots; you get good breaks from bad shots - but you have to play the ball where it lies. - Bobby Jones 1
Letter from Joe Bertino, Western New York PGA Executive Director Wow! What a season- Although our tournament schedule is still going strong, it has already been an incredible year for the WNYPGA. First off, Kudos to all of you for your outstanding efforts at the PGA Championship- with over 1600 hours of volunteer time being contributed by you, we certainly exceeded the expectations of all in completing our duties. What a great week that was- from the Get Golf Ready activities and the fabulous youth clinic led by Jon Hoecker, to the Habitat for Humanity project in which so many of your spouses participated and all of the hard work you all completed onsite at Oak Hill, you deserve a moment of self-congratulations. Our officers got to take part in special activities throughout the week, and WNYPGA Tournament Chairman Rob Horak, serving as our section liason for the entire week found himself as a playing marker on the weekend- doubtful there was more applause for anyone in the entire field as there was for Rob and our area when he was introduced on the first tee! Of course, we all got to welcome an extremely popular PGA Champion in Jason Dufner on a beautiful Sunday evening here in Western New York. Our Annual Meeting is just a few short weeks away on October 14 th at the Seneca Niagara Hotel & Casino, and we have put together what we feel is a super day of activities. This year, the meeting will take place in the morning (breakfast served), followed by the first-ever WNYPGA 4 Pro Scramble at the nearby Seneca Hickory Stick GC. In lieu of a formal classroom education session, pairings for this event will be designed by the Tournament Committee with an emphasis on putting our seasoned PGA Professionals, notably our Pro Am host professionals, with those of you newer to the section to share some thoughts on what has made our tournament program so successful for so many years. Immediately following golf, we ll return for the 4 th annual WNYPGA Awards banquet, where we will not only honor our 2013 section award winners, but also enjoy an evening that includes the induction of two legends into our Hall of Fame- Please make an effort to share this day with your fellow WNYPGA Professionals and pay tribute to not only our award winners but to our newest Hall of Fame inductees, Mark Kirk and Denny Ferstler! Hoping your fall season is spectacular and looking forward to seeing you on Monday October 14 th, Joe Bertino, PGA WNYPGA Executive Director 2
WNYPGA Annual Meeting presented by PING (Pat Carli) & PGA National Resort & Spa Monday, October 14th, 2013 Seneca Niagara Hotel & Casino 7:00am Breakfast 8:00 Meeting - 1ST ANNUAL WNYPGA 4-PRO SCRAMBLE! Presented by E-Z-GO & Paul Aronica 12:00pm Shotgun @ Seneca Hickory Stick GC $110 entry fee includes lunch on course, cart, prizes, and Section Awards & Sponsor Recognition banquet @ Seneca Niagara Hotel & Casino Pairings to be made by Tournament Committee! Enjoy the day with your peers! Spend the evening honoring our sponsors, award winners, and new WNYPGA Hall of Fame inductees Mark Kirk & Denny Ferstler! Nominations for Board of Directors President Vice President Secretary Area I Director Area II Director Area III Director Directors at Large Jeff Mietus Michael O Connor Rob Horak Brian Tolnar Dan Antonucci David Wedzik Jerry Coleman Tim Fries Eric Haile Ben Wilson Steve Carney (new) 3
NEWS & NOTES. ITS OUR TIME! Beginning in the Fall of 2014, the WNYPGA will have their very own representative on the PGA of America Board of Director, representing District IV. As has been done in previous opportunities, Candidates may be nominated in writing to the Board of Directors prior to the Fall Board Meeting. Candidates may submit a resume, and under New Business will be given 5 minutes to present their candidacy platform to the general membership at the Fall Annual Meeting. A special election of the membership will then take place to select the new District IV Director! AMMENDMENTS TO SECTION CONSTITUTION Amendments to the Section Constitution must be in proper order specifically citing the exact section of the Constitution to be amended and must be submitted in writing to the Section Office by Monday, September 16th, 2013. Proposed amendments may be amended by a majority and may be adopted by a two-thirds majority of those voting at the Annual Meeting. AMMENDMENTS TO SECTION BY-LAWS AND REGULATIONS Amendments to the Section By-Laws and Regulations may be made to conduct the affairs of the Section pertaining to the Tournament Regulations, Meeting Rules and general rules of Section Business. Proposed amendments must be in proper order specifically citing the exact section to be amended and must be submitted in writing to the Section Office by Monday, September, 16th, 2013. Proposed amendments may be amended by a majority and may be adopted by a two-thirds majority of those voting at the Annual Meeting. 95th PGA CHAMPIONSHIP OAK HILL CC, ROCHESTER, NY Congratulations to the 95th PGA Champion Jason Dufner! Thank you to all those WNYPGA Section Members and Apprentices who gave their time to make sure all of the duties of our host section were fulfilled! Pictured - Top- Jason Dufner (PGA Champion) Bottom L-R - Derek Sprague (PGA of America Vice President), Ted Bishop (PGA of America President), Paul Levy (PGA of America Secretary), 4
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2013 ANAdeeds WNYPGA Junior Tour Champions Girls 18 Hole - Sara Riso, Orchard Park, NY Boys 13-15 - Nolan Ditcher, Randolph, NY Boys 16-18 - Patrick Hinkson, Lyndonville, NY Girls 9 Hole - Emily Kase, North Tonawanda Boys 9 Hole - Jeremy Summerson, Victor, NY 2013 ANAdeeds WNYPGA Players of the Year Girls 18 Hole - Marissa DelMonaco, Little Valley, NY Boys 13-15 - Nolan Ditcher, Randolph, NY Boys 16-18 - Wilson Lockwood, Jamestown, NY Girls 9 Hole - Emily Kase, North Tonawanda, NY Boys 9 Hole - Jeremy Summerson, Victor, NY The Western New York PGA would like to thank ANAdeeds & Frank Dec for being a sponsor of the Western New York PGA Junior Tour and the following facilities for hosting an event during the 2013 season. Blue Heron Hills GC, Macedon, NY Bristol Harbour GC, Canandaigua, NY Brook-Lea CC, Rochester, NY Caledonia CC, Caledonia, NY Chautauqua GC, Chautauqua, NY Chili CC, Scottsville, NY Cobblestone Creek CC, Victor, NY Conewango Valley CC, Warren, PA Eagle Vale GC, Fairport, NY Elkdale CC, Salamanca, NY Geneva CC, Geneva, NY Gowanda, CC, Collins, NY Harvest Hill GC, Orchard Park, NY Holiday Valley Resort, Ellicottville, NY Lancaster CC, Lancaster, NY Lockport Town & CC, Lockport, NY Midvale CC, Penfield, NY Niagara Falls CC, Lewiston, NY Niagara Frontier CC, Youngstown, NY Mendon GC, Mendon, NY Orchard Park CC, Orchard Park, NY Peek N Peak Resort, Findley Lake, NY Pine Acres CC, Bradford, PA Ravenwood GC, Victor, NY Ridgemont CC, Rochester, NY Stafford CC, Stafford, NY Terry Hills GC, Batavia, NY Transit Valley CC, East Amherst, NY Wild Wood CC, Rush, NY Registration for the 2014 WNYPGA Junior Tour Season will open up in the middle of this coming winter. E-mail reminders will be sent out to the entire WNYPGA Professional Membership as the live date gets closer. Please be sure to forward along these opportunities to your junior members so that all golfers in Western New York have a fair shot to sign up! 6
Proud Sponsor of the 28th Annual Coors Western New York Section Championship Seneca Hickory Stick Resort Lewiston, NY August 19-20, 2013 Champion - Lonnie Nielsen Runner-Up - Tim Fries & Jeff Kaye CERTO BROTHERS DISTRIBUTING CO. West Seneca, New York C.H. WRIGHT DISTRIBUTING Corp., Leroy, New York B.E. WRIGHT DISTRIBUTING Corp., Seneca Falls, New York WRIGHT WISNER DISTRIBUTING Corp., Rochester, New York GLENWOOD BEER DISTRIBUTORS Erie, Pennsylvania 7
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Sponsor Event Winners Results Lake View Pro-Am Invitational - Lake View CC Individual: Dwayne Randall Pro-Am: Dwayne Randall-Vince Timpano -Jim Gehrlein-Ron Jones Children s Hospital Pro-Am Invitational - Park CC Individual: Lonnie Nielsen Pro-Am: Liam Friedman-Skip Wardynski- Frank DeRiso-Dan Trent Jr.-Jack Barrett Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy Pro-Am - Chautauqua GC Individual: Kirk Stauffer Pro-Am: Mike Frisina-Ron Kilpatrick- David Bird-Stu Northrup Bradford Hospital Foundation for Kids Pro-Am - Pine Acres CC Individual: Kirk Stauffer Pro-Am: Dwayne Randall-Christian Holzwarth-Nate Westlake- Pink Langianese Moon Brook Charity Golf Classic Pro-Am Invitational - Moon Brook CC Individual: Lonnie Nielsen Pro-Am: Jack Widger-Tom Ames-Howie Van Rensselear-Dick O Neill Wellsville Pro-Am-Wellsville CC Individual: Lonnie Nielsen/Kirk Stauffer Pro-Am: Tim Fries-David Sweeten- Robert Walker-Terry Margeson/Bryce Ingalls-Myrna Adderly-Butch Cozzi- Robert Piscitelli WNYPGA Professional Championship- Whispering Woods GC Champion: Kirk Stauffer Runner-Up: Alex Weir Locust Hill Pro-Am-Locust Hill CC Individual: Steve Barber/ Michael O Connor Pro-Am: Rob Krajewski- Kirk Stauffer- Sanjay Pansari-Robert Baker-Salvatore Signorelli 28th Coors Section Championship-Seneca Hickory Stick Resort Champion: Lonnie Nielsen Runner-Up: Tim Fries/Jeff Kaye Holiday Valley Memorial Library Pro-Am- Holiday Valley Resort Individual: Ryan Swanson Pro-Am: Tom Keenan Chad Bednarski Bill Vitron Levi Marsh Mizuno Golf/Stuart Miller Golf Sales Pro- Assistant Championship-East Aurora CC Champs: Neil Reidy/Michael Basch, Steve Bordner/Erik Skiba, Michael O Connor/Alex Weir, Steve Barber/Bob 9
Western New York PGA Section Sponsors The Western New York Section of the PGA would like to thank all of our 2013 Event Sponsors Official Footwear Provider of the WNYPGA C.H. WRIGHT DISTRIBUTING Corp. B.E. WRIGHT DISTRIBUTING Corp. WRIGHT WISNER DISTRIBUTING Corp. Stuart Miller Golf Sales 10