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STAFFORD, NY. – Evan Clarke of NYSGA eClub - Western NY and Audrey Clarke of Morgan’s Crossing captured the 11th NYS Mixed Team Amateur Championship with a seven under par performance at S...

Victor, N.Y. – A field of 96 golfers competed at Cobblestone Creek CC in the 15th event of the 2024 NYSGA Amateur Series season! Related: Full Scoring / Past Resul...

STAFFORD, N.Y. – The 11th NYS Amateur and Senior Amateur Mixed Team Championships will head to Stafford Country Club on Monday, July 22.  52 sides (104 players) will be split into two...

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, M.I. – Half a dozen junior golfers from the Empire State will be in the field at the 76th U.S. Junior Amateur Championship at Oakland Hills Country Club July 22-27. The six co...

UPDATE 7/19 -- Of the four New York players in the field at El Caballero, only Kennedy Swedick made the stroke play cut and progressed to the match play bracket. Swedick went 72-71 (+1) to finish...

SKANEATELES, N.Y. – Ina Kim-Schaad prevailed at the 94th NYS Women’s Amateur Championship, turning in a three over tournament to win by five strokes.  Championship Central / Photos /...

SKANEATELES, N.Y. -- Opening round play at the 94th NYS Women's Amateur and 15th Women's Mid-Amateur progressed per usual until a late afternoon storm rolled in to force suspension of play. ...

SKANEATELES, N.Y. – The 94th NYS Women’s Amateur and 15th Women’s Mid-Amateur Championships will take place at Skaneateles Country Club July 15-16, 2024.  Related: Pairings&nbs...

HAMBURG, N.Y. - In a week that saw multiple weather delays, a canceled second round and even a tornado warning, a NYS Men’s Amateur Champion was finally crowned at Wanakah Country Club.  A...

HAMBURG, N.Y. – Over 160 of New York State’s top amateur players teed it up at Wanakah Country Club on Tuesday for the first round of the 101st NYS Men’s Amateur Championship. ...

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. – A field of 95 golfers competed at Mohawk GC in the thirteenth event of the 2024 NYSGA Amateur Series season! Related: Full Scoring / Past Resul...

UPDATE 7/10 -- Each of the two New Yorkers in the field at the U.S. Adaptive Open finished in the Top 15 of their respective gender brackets. Related: Men's Scoring / Women's Scoring /...

HAMBURG, N.Y. – The 101st New York State Men’s Amateur Championship will be held at Wanakah Country Club in Hamburg, July 9-11, 2023. Over 150 of New York State’s top male amateur pl...

APALACHIN, N.Y. — Jonathan Oakes of Ardsley Country Club went wire-to-wire at the 82nd NYS Boys’ 18U Junior Amateur Championship at the Links at Hiawatha Landing.  Related: Cham...

APALACHIN, N.Y. — Sophia Li of MGA eClub - NYC captured the 61st NYS 18U Girls’ Junior Amateur Championship at the Links at Hiawatha Landing.  Related: Championship Central / Final R...

APALACHIN, N.Y. – Picture-perfect conditions on Tuesday allowed ten players to finish in red numbers in the opening round of the 82nd NYS Boys’ 18U Junior Amateur Championship at the Links...

APALACHIN, NY – The first round of the 61st NYS 18U Girls’ Junior Amateur Championship was delayed for over an hour due to heavy morning fog at the Links at Hiawatha Landing. The low cloud...

Albany, N.Y. – A field of 95 golfers competed at Albany CC in the 11th event of the 2024 NYSGA Amateur Series season! Related: Full Scoring / Past Results /&n...

YOUNGSTOWN, N.Y. – A field of 93 golfers competed at Niagara Frontier GC in the eleventh event of the 2024 NYSGA Amateur Series season! Related: Full Scoring /&nbs...

APALACHIN, N.Y. – The 82nd NYS Boys’ & 61st NYS Girls’ 18U Junior Amateur Golf Championships are set to begin at the Links at Hiawatha Landing July 2-3.  Unlike in past yea...

UPDATE 7/1 -- New Yorker Melanie Green captured the 121st Women's Amateur Championship across the pond in Portmarnock, Ireland.  Green outlasted Lorna McCloymont of Scotland in a back-...

RUMFORD, R.I. -- Anthony Delisanti, a former New York State Junior Champion and resident of Sanborn, claimed the 62nd Northeast Amateur Championship at Wannamoisett Country Club. Related: Result...

NEWPORT, R.I. – Five golfers from the Empire State will be in the field June 27-30 at the 44th U.S. Senior Open at Newport Country Club in Newport, Rhode Island.  Related: U.S. Senior Home...

HAMILTON, N.Y. – A field of 92 golfers competed at Seven Oaks GC in the tenth event of the 2024 NYSGA Amateur Series season! Related: Full Scoring / Past Resu...

STAFFORD, N.Y. – A field of 93 golfers competed at Stafford CC in the ninth event of the 2024 NYSGA Amateur Series season! Related: Full Scoring / Past Results&nbs...

ROME, N.Y. – The NYSGA conducted First Stage Qualifying at Teugega Country Club on Monday for the 124th U.S. Amateur Championship. New this year, the qualifying format was shifted from one...

BALLYLIFFIN, IRELAND – Luke Sample, a three-time NYS champion and native of New York City progressed to the semi-final of the 129th Amateur Championship at Ballyliffin Golf Club on Ireland&rsquo...

HAMILTON, N.Y. -- Hunter Stetson earned the top qualifying spot for the 76th US Junior Amateur Championship at Seven Oaks Golf Club, in a sectional qualifier conducted by the New York State...

HAMILTON, N.Y. -- New York State’s Kennedy Swedick and Canada’s Avery Nordman each turned in a 69 (-3) to earn a spot at the 75th US Girls Junior Amateur Championship, by way of secti...

JAMESVILLE, N.Y. -- Each season, the New York State Golf Association (NYSGA) welcomes seasonal interns as part of the United States Golf Association’s (USGA) P.J. Boatwright Jr Internship Progra...

PINEHURST, N.C. – Three Empire State golfers will tee off at Pinehurst Resort & CC (Course No. 2) for a chance at the 124th U.S. Open Championship, June 13-16. UPDATE 5/16 -- Cameron Y...

Marcellus, N.Y. – A field of 96 golfers competed at Tuscarora GC  in the eighth event of the 2024 NYSGA Amateur Series season! Related: Full Scoring / Past Re...

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – A field of 96 golfers competed at McGregor Links CC in the seventh event of the 2024 NYSGA Amateur Series season! Related: Full Scoring / ...

Championship: 101st NYS Men's AmateurHost: Wanakah Country Club, Hamburg, N.Y.Dates: July 9-11, 2024Entries: 516 Sectional qualifying will determine who will advance to the 101st NYS Men's Amateur Ch...

JAMESVILLE, N.Y. – The New York State Golf Association has accepted 516 entries for the 101st New York State Men’s Amateur Championship, to be hosted at Wanakah Country Club in Hamburg, N....

ELMIRA, N.Y. – Joseph Dolezal claimed the New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) 2024 Boys Golf State Championship at Mark Twain Golf Course.  Related: Results /...

REXFORD, N.Y. – For the third consecutive season, Kennedy Swedick has won the NYSPHSAA Girls Golf Championship at The Edison Club.  Related: Results / Past Champions / NYSPHSAA Girls Golf...

COOPERSTOWN, NY -- Rheanna DeCrow (RaNic GC) and Annika Michel (NYSGA eClub - Western NY) completed a wire-to-wire victory at the 2024 NYS Women's Amateur Four-Ball Championships&n...

ALBANY, N.Y. – A field of 94 golfers competed at Shaker Ridge CC in the sixth event of the 2024 NYSGA Amateur Series season! Related: Full Scoring / Past Results&n...

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. -- The sixth New York State Women's Amateur and Senior Amateur Four-Ball is officially underway. 38 sides took to Leatherstocking Golf Course on Monday for the first round of competi...

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. – The sixth annual New York State Women’s Amateur and Senior Amateur Four-Ball championships will be held at Leatherstocking Golf Course from June 3-4, 2024.  Relat...

JAMESVILLE, N.Y. -- The New York State Golf Association (NYSGA) has hired Maggy Stewart as the Manager of Marketing & Creative Content. In this new position, Stewart will work to enhance the over...

UPDATE 5/28 -- Of the golfers representing the Empire State at the 2024 US Amateur-Four Ball, only Matthew DiFiore / Joseph Dolezal made the cut and advanced to match play. A 64-69 (-9)...

VERONA, N.Y. - Jim Hirsh (NYSGA eClub - CNY) / Bill Virkler (Yahnundasis GC) cruised to a three-stroke victory at the 13th NYS Men’s Amateur Four Ball at Turning Stone.  John Harrington /...

VERONA, N.Y. - The 13th NYS Men’s Amateur Four-Ball kicked off Sunday on a beautiful sunny day at Turning Stone. One-hundred sides took to the Kaluhyat and Shenendoah courses in the first NYS Ch...

VERONA, N.Y. – The 13th annual New York State Men’s Amateur, 12th Senior Amateur, & 2nd Super Senior Amateur Four-Ball Championships are returning to the Kaluhyat and Shenendoah golf c...

VERONA, N.Y. – A field of 88 golfers competed at Shenendoah GC in the fifth event of the 2024 NYSGA Amateur Series season! Related: Full Scoring / Past Results&nbs...

VERONA, N.Y. – A field of 94 golfers competed at Kaluhyat GC in the fourth event of the 2024 NYSGA Amateur Series season! Related: Full Scoring / Past Results ...

LOUISVILLE, K.Y. – Three professional golfers from New York State join a star-studded field May 16-19 for the 2024 PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky. Scarborough na...

JAMESVILLE & POUND RIDGE, N.Y. -- The New York State Golf Association (NYSGA) is proud to announce a new partnership with CHASEGOLF Travel, a boutique golf travel agency specializing in European g...

UPDATE 5/15 -- Kennedy Swedick / Angelina Kim dropped their Quarterfinal matchup against Asterisk Talley / Sarah Lim, concluding their run in the U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball. Related: Scoring...

EAST AMHERST, N.Y. – A field of 96 golfers competed at Transit Valley CC in the second event of the 2024 NYSGA Amateur Series season! Related: Full Scoring / Past...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – A field of 96 golfers competed at Bellevue Country Club in the third event of the 2024 NYSGA Amateur Series season! Related: Full Scoring / Past R...

VOORHEESVILLE, N.Y. – First stage qualifying for the 124th U.S. Open Championship was conducted by the New York State Golf Association at Albany Country Club on Monday.  Eig...

NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. – A field of 96 golfers competed at Niagara Falls Country Club in the opening event of the 2024 NYSGA Amateur Series season! Related: Full Scoring&n...

JAMESVILLE, N.Y. -- The qualifying schedule for 2024-25 Drive, Chip and Putt has been released, with more than 348 local qualifying sites around the country, including 12 in the Empire State. Related...

A monthly column from the NYSGA’s Executive Director, Bill Moore Despite the good weather in mid March that allowed many courses to open early, the last few weeks have been pretty disappointing...

JAMESVILLE, N.Y. -- The New York State Golf Association Foundation (501c3) is accepting scholarship applicants for the 2024-25 academic year. The NYSGAF Scholarship Fund awards $2,000 annually to col...

(UPDATE 4/7) - Hayden Knapp finished T5 in the Girls 12-13 age group at the Drive, Chip & Putt National Finals Sunday at Augusta National. She collected 8 points in the Driving, 5 points in t...

UPDATE (4/6) - Bailey Shoemaker left her mark at Augusta National and an impression on golf fans across the country after surging during the final round of the Augusta National Women's Amateur. O...

A monthly column from the NYSGA’s Executive Director, Bill Moore I think every golfer has met a few people along the way who greatly influenced their love of the game.  My parents, of cour...

JAMESVILLE, NY – The 2024 tournament schedules for the Buffalo District Golf Association (BDGA) and the Syracuse District Golf Association (SDGA) have been announced....

JAMESVILLE, N.Y. – The United States Golf Association (USGA) has made significant changes to qualifying for four of their most prestigious championships: the U.S. Amateur, the U.S. Women’s...

JAMESVILLE, N.Y. – The New York State Golf Association (NYSGA) has released the 2024 Amateur Series schedule which includes nearly 20 individual stroke play events conducted across the stat...

A monthly column from the NYSGA's Executive Director, Bill Moore As we wait for the weather to improve, many of our staff members (and some dedicated volunteers) have been brushing up on the Rules of...

JAMESVILLE, N.Y. -- The New York State Golf Association (NYSGA) is pleased to announce the full New York State Amateur Golf Championship schedule for the upcoming 2024 season!  The NYSGA no...

February 2024A monthly spotlight on a current NYSGA Scholarship recipient JAMESVILLE, N.Y. -- Kyler Majka worked on the greens crew at Chautauqua Golf Club from 2019 to 2022. Early in the 2022 season...

JAMESVILLE, N.Y. – As 2024 gets underway and the NYSGA looks towards the upcoming golf season in New York State, our new president, Jamie Miller of Crag Burn Golf Club, expressed his thoughts in...

JAMESVILLE, N.Y. -- The New York State Golf Association (NYSGA) has a new slate of Officers, along with a few shifts to the Executive Committee in 2024. The new terms became effective on Jan...

JAMESVILLE, N.Y. -- The New York State Golf Association has released an Annual Report, recapping all that the NYSGA had to offer throughout 2023. This report includes NYSGA champions, runn...