PREVIEW: 2021 NYS Men's Four-Ball Championships
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. – The upcoming 10th annual New York State Men’s Amateur & 9th Senior Amateur Four-Ball Championships return to the picturesque Leatherstocking Golf Course at the Otesaga Hotel, May 23 – 24, 2021.
Related: Championship Home / Pairings / Live Scoring / Past Results / Program
The championship begins on Sunday with the 70 sides (40 in Open Division, 30 in Senior Division) playing 18 holes of four-ball stroke play. Round 1 tee times will begin at 9:30am. The second and final round will be another 18 holes of four-ball stroke play on Monday with tee times starting at 8:00am.
CHAMPIONSHIP QUICK FACTS
Dates: May 23 – 24, 2021
Host Site: Otesaga Resort’s Leatherstocking Golf Course
2019 CHAMPIONS
Nick Dilio of Links at Union Vale and Ryan Gabel of Southern Dutchess CC (Open Division) and;
Ken Ogden of Oak Hill Country Club and Wade Sarkis of Canandaigua Country Club (Senior Division)
The 2020 NYS Men's Four-Ball Championships were canceled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Format: 36 holes of four-ball stroke play played over two days of competition.
PAR AND YARDAGE
OPEN DIVISION – GREEN TEES
|
HOLE |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
|
YARDS |
340 |
392 |
200 |
513 |
396 |
362 |
404 |
375 |
186 |
|
PAR |
4 |
4 |
3 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
|
HOLE |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
|
YARDS |
384 |
560 |
137 |
342 |
285 |
462 |
366 |
182 |
515 |
|
PAR |
4 |
5 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
5 |
IN: 3,168 yards / OUT: 3,233 yards
TOTAL: 6,401 yards, par 35-37-72 (71.0/133)
SENIOR DIVISION – WHITE TEES
|
HOLE |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
|
YARDS |
322 |
372 |
193 |
483 |
386 |
350 |
391 |
340 |
158 |
|
PAR |
4 |
4 |
3 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
|
HOLE |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
|
YARDS |
362 |
532 |
122 |
324 |
254 |
452 |
348 |
146 |
505 |
|
PAR |
4 |
5 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
5 |
IN: 2,995 yards / OUT: 3,045 yards
TOTAL: 6,040 yards, par 35-37-72 (69.4/130)
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Saturday, May 22 // Practice Rounds
Sunday, May 23 // Round 1, 18 holes, Tee times starting at 9:30am
Monday, May 24 // Round 2, 18 holes, Tee times starting at 8:00am
IN THE FIELD
Past NYS Men’s Four-Ball Champions
Ryan Gabel (2019), Billy Hanes (2015, 2018), David Hanes (2018), John Kircher (2014), Jeff Wolniewicz (2016, 2017).
Past NYS Men’s Senior Four-Ball Champions
Mark Battle (2013), Robert Branham (2017), Kevin Broderick (2014), Matt Clarke (2016), Paul Hart (2014), Ken Ogden (2019), Bob Rosen (2016), Wade Sarkis (2019), Kevin Webb (2017)
Past Four-Ball Champion Teams
B. Hanes/D. Hanes (2018), Branham/Webb (2017 – Senior), Clarke/Rosen (2016 – Senior), and Ogden/Sarkis (2019 – Senior).
Other New York State Champions
Matt Clarke (Men’s Mid-Amateur – CC of Rochester, 2005)Andy Conway (Mixed Team – Skaneateles CC, 2016)Todd Dischinger (Men’s Amateur – Drumlins CC (East), 1992)John Gaffney (Men’s Amateur – Wanakah CC, 1999)Jim Hamburger (Men’s Super Senior – Mohawk GC, 2018)Billy Hanes (Boys’ Sub-Junior – Wellsville CC, 2000)Stu Harris (Senior Mixed Team – Teugega CC, 2019, Mixed Team – 2015, Skaneateles CC)Dan Russo (Men’s Senior – Cavalry Club, 2019)Kevin Webb (Senior Mixed Team – Skaneateles, 2018)
Jimmy Welch (Men’s Mid-Amateur – Midvale CC, 2012)Jeff Wolniewicz (Men’s Amateur – Pinehaven CC, 2008)
LEATHERSTOCKING GOLF COURSE
One of the East's most scenic and challenging resort golf courses, Leatherstocking offers a premier golfing experience in one of the country's most picturesque natural settings. Designed in 1909 by Devereux Emmet, the course features a natural contour terrain that sweeps along the western shoreline of Lake Otsego and offers gorgeous views from varying elevations.
