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ROME, N.Y. – The 2022 New York State Golf Association Amateur Series closed with our season-ending championship on Monday, October 3 at Teugega Country Club. The top-120 players...

CLARENCE, N.Y. – Sectional qualifying for the 2023 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Championship was conducted by the New York State Golf Association (NYSGA) at Brookfield Co...

HAMILTON, N.Y. – More rain rolled through Seven Oaks Golf Club on Sunday as the final round to crown the 38th NYS Mid-Amateur champion was underway. Related: Championship Central / Fi...

HAMILTON, N.Y. -- Crag Burn's Billy Hanes surged to a three-stroke lead in round two of the 38th NYS Mid-Amateur Championship. Related: Scoring / Photos / Championship Central / Rd 1 Recap&...

HAMILTON, N.Y. -- Heavy rain overnight prompted a one-hour delay pushing back both the morning and afternoon tee-times for the opening round of the 38th NYS Mid-Amateur Championship. Related:&nb...

HAMILTON, N.Y. – The upcoming 38th annual New York State Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship at Seven Oaks Golf Club will challenge the best male amateurs, ages 25 and...

SPRINGVILLE, N.Y. -- Once Kevin VandenBerg stepped onto the course at Springville on Thursday afternoon the outcome of the 65th NYS Men’s Senior Amateur Championship was...

SPRINGVILLE, N.Y. -- Following heavy rain at Springville Country Club that forced players off the course during the practice rounds, the 65th NYS Senior Amateur Championship got un...

SPRINGVILLE, N.Y. -- The upcoming 65th New York State Men’s Senior & 26th Super Senior Amateur Championships will be contested at Springville Country Club on September 14...

NEWBURGH, N.Y. – A field of 68 golfers competed this afternoon at The Powelton Club in the twenty-first event of the 2022 NYSGA Amateur Series season! Related: Full Scoring&...

STAFFORD, N.Y. – A field of 92 golfers competed this afternoon at Stafford Country Club in the twenty first event of the 2022 NYSGA Amateur Series season! Related: Full Scoring&n...

ERIN, Wis. - Nine players belonging to clubs in New York will take to Erin Hills and Blue Mound Golf & Country Club to compete in the 41st U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship.  Rela...

TROY, N.Y. – A field of 90 golfers competed this afternoon at the Country Club of Troy in the twentieth event of the 2022 NYSGA Amateur Series season! Related: Full Sco...

(UPDATE 8/30) - Kenneth Bakst and Bob Royak were the only two New York connected players to advance to match play at the 67th U.S.Senior Amateur Championship. Related: C...

ITHACA, N.Y. -- In a runaway victory, Ballston Spa Country Club’s Susan Kahler claimed her second NYS Women’s Senior Amateur title. Related: Scoring / Photos...

ITHACA, N.Y.- Susan Kahler put herself at the top of the leaderboard with a strong performance in the first round of the NYS Women’s Senior Amateur Championship Tuesday. Related: Cham...

Championship: 38th NYS Men's Mid-AmateurHost: Seven Oaks Golf Club, Hamilton, NYDates: September 23 - 25, 2022Entries: 397Sectional qualifying will determine who will advance to th...

WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. – Three players advanced into the the 41st U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship during the NYSGA-conducted sectional qualifier at Park Country Club on Monday. S...

ITHACA, N.Y. – The upcoming 2022 New York State Women’s Senior & Super Senior Amateur Championships are set to challenge many of the best senior women amateur golfers around...

ELKHORN, Neb. -- Syracuse native Kevin Roy is making the next step in his professional golfing career. Related: KFT The 25 / Player Profile Roy entered last week’s Pinnacle Bank...

JAMESVILLE, N.Y. -- The New York State Golf Association has accepted 397 entries for the 38th Men's Mid-Amateur Championship at Seven Oaks Golf Club in Hamilton, N.Y., Se...

VOORHEESVILLE, N.Y. – A field of 83 golfers competed this afternoon at Colonie G&CC in the nineteenth event of the 2022 NYSGA Amateur Series season! Related: Full S...

(Update on 8/18) - None of the four New Yorkers in the 122nd U.S. Amateur field were able to advance to match play this week.  Related: Championship Home / Scoring ...

FAYETTEVILLE, N.Y. - The final round of the 99th New York State Men’s Amateur Championship finished with a record-breaking performance on Thursday. Related: Final Results / Photos / R...

FAYETTEVILLE, N.Y. -- Moving day at the 99th New York State Men’s Amateur was eventful, as five players shot 65, one stroke off the course record.Related: Results / Pair...

FAYETTEVILLE, N.Y. -- The New York State Golf Association hosted 151 of the best Empire State amateur golfers at Onondaga Golf & Country Club on Tuesday.  The players travelled from acr...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – A field of 96 golfers competed this afternoon at Bellevue Country Club in the eighteenth event of the 2022 NYSGA Amateur Series season! Related: Full Scor...

FAYETTEVILLE, N.Y. - The upcoming 99th New York State Men’s Amateur Championship will be contested at Onondaga Golf & Country Club on August 9 – 11, 2022. A field of approximately...

(Update on 8/14) - Bailey Shoemaker advanced to the semifinals of the 122nd U.S. Women's Amateur Championship at Chamber's Bay.  Related: Championship Home / Pairings /&...

ALBANY, N.Y. – A field of 92 golfers competed this afternoon at Shaker Ridge Country Club in the seventeenth event of the 2022 NYSGA Amateur Series season! Related: Ful...

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. – Three players qualified for the 41st U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship during the NYSGA-conducted sectional qualifier at Mohawk Golf Club on Monday. Related: Final Results / Pho...

(Update on 8/2) - After 36 holes of stroke play, all three Empire State women failed to make the cut and advance to match play. Related: Championship Home / Scoring / Qu...

HORSEHEADS, N.Y. -- The 80th NYS Boys' 18U Junior Amateur Championship went down to the wire on Wednesday at Soaring Eagles Golf Course. Country Club of Rochester’s Jack Berl...

HORSEHEADS, N.Y. – New York City’s Sophia Li claimed the 59th NYS Girls’ Junior Amateur title by four strokes at Soaring Eagles Golf Course at Mark Twain State Park this week....

HORSEHEADS, N.Y. -- Sophia Li of MGA eClub – NYC and the MET PGA Junior Golf Club’s Madison Chen sit tied atop the leaderboard of the 59th New York State Girls’ J...

HORSEHEADS, N.Y. -- Jacob Dantonio, of Crag Burn, stands alone in first place of the 80th New York State Boys Junior Amateur Championship after the first round.  Related: Results ...

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. – A field of 67 golfers competed this afternoon at Mohawk Golf Club in the fifteenth event of the 2022 NYSGA Amateur Series season! Related: Ful...

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. – A field of 59 golfers competed this afternoon at Mohawk Golf Club in the sixteenth event of the 2022 NYSGA Amateur Series season! Related: Full...

BANDON, Ore. -- New York state will be well represented at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort for the 74th U.S. Junior Amateur Championship, which runs from July 25-30. Five players from New York...

HORSEHEADS, N.Y. -- Soaring Eagles Golf Course at Mark Twain State Park will host the 2022 New York State Boys’ and Girls’ Junior Amateur Championships next week, July 26-27.  ...

(Update) - Bailey Shoemaker was the lone New York state player to advance to match play at the 73rd U.S. Girls Junior Championship, firing an even-par 74-72-146 in stroke play. Related: Sco...

WILTON, N.Y -- Rising-star Kennedy Swedick captured the 92nd New York State Women’s Amateur Championship on the final hole Tuesday afternoon at McGregor Links...

WILTON, N.Y. – After 36 holes of stroke play on Monday, two players separated from the pack at the 92nd NYS Women’s Amateur Championship at McGregor Links Country Club. Related: Resu...

Wilton, N.Y. -- McGregor Links Country Club is set to host the 92nd Women’s Amateur and 13th Women’s Mid-Amateur Championships on July 11-12.  Related: Championship Home / Scoring /&...

JAMESVILLE, N.Y. – The New York State Golf Association (NYSGA) is proud to announce a new partnership with Stitch Golf, Inc., a golf bag, travel gear and apparel company based in Apex, Nort...

BALDWINSVILLE, N.Y .-- Nick Bove, of Syracuse, claimed the top spot in the 36-hole 122nd U.S. Men’s Amateur Sectional Qualifier at his home club on Thursday.  Related: Results / Photos /&n...

Championship: 80th NYS Boys' 18U Junior AmateurHost: Soaring Eagles Golf Course at Mark Twain State Park, Horseheads, NYDates: July 26 - 27, 2022Entries: 141Sectional qualifying wi...

Championship: 99th NYS Men's AmateurHost: Onondaga Golf & CC, Fayetteville, NYDates: August 9 - 11, 2022Entries: 486Sectional qualifying will determine who will advance to the&...

ROME, N.Y.-- Albany's Kennedy Swedick finished atop a field of eleven players on Monday at Teugega Country Club to grab the lone qualifying spot for the 73rd U.S. Girls’ Junior Amateur...

ROME, N.Y.- Sam O’Hara secured the top qualifying spot for the 74th U.S. Junior Amateur Championship at the New York State Golf Association-conducted qualifier at Teugega Country Club on Mo...

GUILDERLAND, N.Y. – A field of 91 golfers competed this afternoon at Pinehaven Country Club in the fourteenth event of the 2022 NYSGA Amateur Series season! Related:&nb...

JAMESVILLE, N.Y. -- The New York State Golf Association has accepted 142 entries for the 80th Boys’ Junior Amateur Championship at Soaring Eagles Golf Course at Mark twain State Park in Hor...

JAMESVILLE, N.Y. -- The New York State Golf Association has accepted 486 entries for the 99th New York State Men’s Amateur Championship at Onondaga Golf & Country Club&nb...

(Update June 27)- Rob Labritz finished tied for fourth at the 42nd U.S. Senior Open at 3-under 281. He surged up the leaderboard after shooting 2-under 69 in each of his first three rou...

PITTSFORD, N.Y. – Rochester and New York State golf legend Donald C. Allen passed away peacefully in his home on Thursday, June 16. Related: Democrat & Chronicle Obituary / HOF Bio After g...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – A field of 96 golfers competed this afternoon at Brook-Lea Country Club in the thirteenth event of the 2022 NYSGA Amateur Series season! Related: Full...

A monthly column from NYSGA Executive Director Bill Moore Of all the competitions we conduct at the NYSGA, the Amateur Series has probably evolved the most in my time with the Association.  A fe...

WILTON, N.Y.- The New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) 2022 Girls Golf State Championship ended in a runaway victory for sophomore Kennedy Swedick of The Albany Academies...

Elmira, N.Y.- Thomas Finn captured the New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) 2022 Boys Golf State Championship on June 6 at Mark Twain Golf Course.  Related: Results...

(Update June 18) - A late push on Friday was not enough to propel Scarborough native Cameron Young to make the cut at the U.S. Open. Young finished at 4-over 72-72 after the first two rounds at The C...

MARCELLUS, N.Y. -- Three New York State natives have qualified for the 60th U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur Championship. Teresa Cleland, of Syracuse, Carolyn Mancini, of Endicott, and Kim Kaul, of...

VOORHEESVILLE, N.Y. – A field of 68 golfers competed this morning at Albany Country Club in the eleventh event of the 2022 NYSGA Amateur Series season! Related: Full Scoring...

VOORHEESVILLE, N.Y. – A field of 70 golfers competed this afternoon at Albany Country Club in the twelfth event of the 2022 NYSGA Amateur Series season! Related: Full S...

STAFFORD, N.Y.- Victoria Leach (Transit Valley CC) and Julia Zigrossi (Ridgemont CC) held on to a one-stroke lead down the stretch to capture the 4th New York State Women’s Amateur Four-Ball&nbs...

STAFFORD, N.Y. – The upcoming 4th annual New York State Women’s Amateur & Senior Amateur Four-Ball Championships head to Stafford Country Club on June 13,...

CONKLIN, N.Y. – A field of 96 golfers competed this morning at Conklin Players Club in the tenth event of the 2022 NYSGA Amateur Series season! Related: Full Scoring&nb...

ENDICOTT, N.Y. – A field of 96 golfers competed this morning at En-Joie Golf Course in the ninth event of the 2022 NYSGA Amateur Series season! Related: Full Scoring&nb...

EAST AMHERST, N.Y. - The 9th NYS Amateur Mixed Team Championship was decided in dramatic fashion on the final hole on Tuesday at Transit Valley Country Club. Related: Final Results / Photos G...

BALDWINSVILLE, N.Y. – A field of 96 golfers competed this morning at Timber Banks Golf Club in the eighth event of the 2022 NYSGA Amateur Series season! Related: Full S...

EAST AMHERST, N.Y. - The 9th NYS Amateur and Senior Amateur Mixed Team Championships will take place at Transit Valley Country Club on Tuesday, June 7. This year's field is set at 38 sides (76...

BOLTON LANDING, N.Y. – A field of 96 golfers competed this morning at Sagamore Golf Course in the seventh event of the 2022 NYSGA Amateur Series season! Related: Full S...

(UPDATE JUNE 5) -- Bailey Shoemaker and Annie Park both played over the weekend at the 77th U.S. Women's Open at Pine Needles. Shoemaker finished tied for 49th at 9-over ...

JAMESVILLE, N.Y. -- Each season, the New York State Golf Association (NYSGA) welcomes seasonal interns provided through the United States Golf Association’s (USGA) P.J. Boatwright Jr I...

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. – A field of 96 golfers competed this afternoon at Leatherstocking Golf Couse in the sixth event of the 2022 NYSGA Amateur Series season! Related: Full Scoring&...

VICTOR, N.Y. – A field of 96 golfers competed this afternoon at Cobblestone Creek Country Club in the fifth event of the 2022 NYSGA Amateur Series season! Related:...

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. -- The 11th NYS Men’s Amateur Four-Ball Championship came down to the wire Monday, with two teams going to a playoff after finishing tied at 13-under 131. Carl Schimenti&...

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. -- The leaderboard for the 11th NYS Men’s Amateur Four-Ball Championship is crowded at the top after the first round at Leatherstocking Golf Course. Two teams are tied for the...

A monthly column from the NYSGA’s Executive Director, Bill Moore We have finally had some mild weather come our way, and with that comes our busiest time of the year.  Most people know tha...

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. – The upcoming 11th annual New York State Men’s Amateur & 10th Senior Amateur Four-Ball Championships return to the picturesque Leatherstocking Golf Course at the Ote...

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. -- Williamsville’s Lily Zhang claimed the 2022 New York State Girls PGA Junior Championship title at Leatherstocking Golf Course earlier this month. Ke...

TULSA, O.K. -- Four professional golfers from New York State are set to tee off in the 2022 PGA Championship, May 19-22, at Southern Hills Country Club. Cameron Young leads the pack, h...

ALBANY, N.Y. -- Local qualifying for the 122nd U.S. Open Championship was conducted by the New York State Golf Association at Shaker Ridge Country Club on Monday. Eighty-one players competed for five...

EAST AMHERST, N.Y. – A field of 96 golfers competed this afternoon at Transit Valley Country Club in the fourth event of the 2022 NYSGA Amateur Series season! Rela...

New York Golf Course Foundation Spotlight - Golf’s Future is NowWritten by Ken Benoit, CGCS, Executive Director of the New York Golf Course Foundation  The societal trend of increased envi...

(UPDATED 5/17) – Central New York duo Brad Monroe / Kevin Vandenberg lost their Round of 32 match in the 2022 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball at the Country Club of Birmingham. They lost the openin...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – A field of 96 golfers competed this afternoon at Rochester's Irondequoit Country Club in the third event of the 2022 NYSGA Amateur Series season! Rela...

VERONA, N.Y. – A field of 96 golfers competed this afternoon at Turning Stone Resort's Shenendoah Golf Club in the second event of the 2022 NYSGA Amateur Series season!...

VERONA, N.Y. – A field of 96 golfers competed this afternoon at Turning Stone Resort's Kaluhyat Golf Club in the opening event of the 2022 NYSGA Amateur Series season! Relat...

UPDATE 4/24 -- Bailey Shoemaker / Kaitlyn Schroeder are the 2022 U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball runner-up team. They lost 1-down to Georgia's Thienna Huynh and Sara Im during the championship mat...

A monthly column from the NYSGA's Executive Director, Bill Moore April 15th marks the official beginning of the golf season - at least for those of us that have a USGA Handicap Index - as we can now...

JAMESVILLE, N.Y. – The New York State Golf Association (NYSGA) is pleased to announce the official New York State Amateur Golf Championship schedule for the upcoming 2022 season. The NYSGA...

(UPDATE 4/9) - Scarborough's Cameron Young missed the 36-hole cut during the 2022 Masters Tournament. He opened with a 77 on Thursday, and followed with another 77 on Friday afternoon to close hi...

(UPDATED ON APRIL 3) - The Empire State was represented by a trio of junior boys competing in the 2022 Drive, Chip and Putt National Finals, held on Sunday April 3 at Augusta National Golf C...

(UPDATE 4/1) -- After inclement weather delayed the start of Round 2 on Thursday, the field was finally able to start play after 3pm at the Champions Retreat Golf Club. This ensured that many players...

A monthly column from the NYSGA's Executive Director, Bill Moore This is my 20th year as Executive Director of the NYSGA, and I thought it would be interesting this season to take a quick look back a...

JAMESVILLE, N.Y. – The New York State Golf Association (NYSGA) announced the 2022 Amateur Series schedule which includes 20+ individual stroke play events cond...

JAMESVILLE, N.Y. – The New York State Golf Association (NYSGA) recently promoted two staff members effective January 1, 2022.  Jack Travers has been promoted to the Assistant Director of R...

JAMESVILLE, N.Y. – Cameron Young is a PGA Tour rookie on the rise. The 24-year-old caught the golf world’s attention this past weekend during the 2022 Genesis Invitational. The Scarboroug...

JAMESVILLE, N.Y. -- The qualifying schedule for 2022-23 Drive, Chip and Putt has been released, with 338 local qualifying sites around the country, including 14 in the Empire State. Related: DC&P...

JAMESVILLE, N.Y. -- As the NYSGA begins 2022 and looks towards the upcoming golf season, our new President Henry Fust expressed his thoughts in the following message to association members: Dear NYSG...

JAMESVILLE, N.Y. -- The New York State Golf Association (NYSGA) has a new slate of Officers and Executive Committee members in 2022. The new terms became effective on January 1st, 2022 and will extend...

JAMESVILLE, N.Y. -- Several golf professionals from around New York State earned honors from Global Golf Post's PGA of America All-Pro Team, including four who received first team recognition. Relate...