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We are highlighting the achievements of New York golfers as they make an impact at events across the country and beyond. From amateurs to professionals, these players continue to represent the Empire State with impressive performances on some of the sport’s biggest stages! 

June

• Syracuse's Ricky Reilly Qualifies for Third Consecutive U.S. Adaptive Open
  The CNY area standout has advanced to the national amateur championship for three consecutive years. It will be hosted at Woodmont CC in Maryland. View Post
  
  
• Roy and Nicholas survive "Golf's Longest Day" advancing to the U.S. Open at Shinnecock
   New York natives Kevin Roy and James Nicholas qualified for the U.S. Open on Monday after a 36-hole qualifier at Century Country Club and Golf Club of Purchase. It's the second consecutive year that Nicholas, a Scarsdale native, has advanced through "Golf's Longest Day." It will be the first major-championship start for Roy, the Syracuse native. Results
  
  
• 25+ New York Pros and Amateurs Compete in U.S. Open Final Stage Qualifying
  The group is spread out across five qualifiers being conducted on June 8, with most of the Empire Staters competing in Purchase, N.Y and Canada. The full group is Daniel Balin, Derek Bard, Christian Cavaliere (a), Tyler Cline (a), Dylan Crowley, Andrew DeForest, Anthony Delisanti, Jack Downey (a), Ryan Edholm, Chris Gabriele, Tyler Gerbavsits, Todd Greene, Brent Ito, Steve Hoffman (a), Johnson Ko, Matthew Lowe (a), Michael Miller, Yaroslav Merkulov (a), Dylan Newman, James Nicholas, Jackson Ormond (a), Sean Paul Owen (a), Sean Quinlivan, Kevin Roy, AIdan Spampinato (a), Andy Svoboda, Bradford Tilley (a), Brandon Wu, Ethan Yao (a). Final Qualifying Results
  
  
• Past NYSGA Champion Anthony Maglisco Captures 2026 AIM Championship (CNY PGA) Over 72 Holes
  The LeMoyne graduate who plays out of Bellevue CC won by eight shots. He has won both the NYS Boys' 14U and the NYS Men's Four-Ball. Recap story
  
  
• Brandon Grzywacz Wins 99th Country Club of Rochester Inviational
  The Rochester area native who now resides in Pinehurst, N.C. captured the historic title over the weekend at the Donald Ross gem.
  
  
• Green & Kim-Schaad Set to Compete at 81st U.S. Women's Open at The Riviera
  Melanie Green is an LPGA tour rookie from Medina, while Ina Kim-Schaad (a) earned an exemption by winning last year's U.S. Women's Mid-Am. Kim-Schaad also captured the 2024 NYS Women's Am. Full field
  
  
• Rochester's Jackson Ormond Awarded Sponsors Exemption into Korn Ferry Tour's BMW Charity Pro-Am
  The 18-year-old from Webster is competing in his first professional tour event as an amateur. View post
  
  
• Scott Berliner of NENY PGA Section Qualifies for U.S. Senior Open
  The teaching professional from Glens Falls CC shot 4-under 66 at New Haven CC to qualify for the national open. Learn more
  
  
• 2x NYS Girls' 14U Champ Alexa Phung Wins Dye Junior Invitational
  The two-time NYS Girls' 14U champion captured the national junior invitational victory over 54 holes at Crooked Stick GC in Indiana. Full results 

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