Preview: 8th New York State Men's Amateur & Senior Amateur Four-Ball Championships
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. -- The upcoming 8th annual New York State Men’s Amateur & Senior Amateur Four-Ball Championships returns to the picturesque Leatherstocking Golf Course at the Otesaga Hotel May 20 – 21, 2018.
Related: Championship Home
The championship begins on Sunday with the 52 sides (26 per division) playing 18 holes of four-ball stroke play. The entire field will tee off with a shotgun start set for 1:00pm. The second and final round will be a second 18 holes of four-ball stroke play on Saturday with a shotgun start at 9:00am.
Co-champions for the open division will earn exemptions into the 2018 NYS Men’s Amateur Championship at Irondequoit Country Club in August, and the 2018 NYS Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship at Wanakah Country Club in September.
IN THE FIELD
Past NYS Men’s Four-Ball Champions
Jonathan Clark (2013, 2017), Billy Hanes (2015), John Kircher (2014), Jeff Wolniewicz (2016, 2017)
Past NYS Men’s Senior Four-Ball Champions
Robert Branham (2017), Kevin Broderick (2014), Matt Clarke (2016), Mark Dugan (2012 – inaugural at Ravenwood GC), Bob Rosen (2016), Kevin Webb (2017)
Past Four-Ball Champion Teams
Clark/Wolniewicz (2017), Branham/Webb (2017 – Senior), Clarke/Rosen (2016 – Senior)
Other New York State champions in the field
Don Van Gorder (Men’s Senior – Lafayette CC, 2006)
Todd Dischinger (Men’s Amateur – Drumlins CC (East), 1992)
John Gaffney (Men’s Amateur – Wanakah CC, 1999)
Randy Young (Men’s Super Senior – Cedar Lake Club, 2014)
Jimmy Welch (Men’s Mid-Amateur – Midvale CC, 2012)
Paul Pratico (Men’s Senior – Brookfield CC, 2016)
CHAMPIONSHIP QUICK FACTS
Dates: May 20 – 21, 2018
Host Site: Otesaga Resort’s Leatherstocking Golf Course
2016 Champions: Jonathan Clark & Jeff Wolniewicz (Open Division), Robert Branham & Kevin Webb at Leatherstocking Golf Course
Format: 36 holes of four-ball stroke play played over two days.
PAR AND YARDAGE
Leatherstocking Golf Course Hole by Hole – Open Division
|
HOLE |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
|
PAR |
4 |
4 |
3 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
|
YARDS |
340 |
392 |
200 |
513 |
396 |
362 |
404 |
375 |
186 |
|
HOLE |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
|
PAR |
4 |
5 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
5 |
|
YARDS |
384 |
560 |
137 |
342 |
285 |
462 |
366 |
182 |
515 |
35-37-72
6,401 yards – (f) 3,168/ (b) 3,233
Leatherstocking Golf Course Hole by Hole – Senior Division
|
HOLE |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
|
PAR |
4 |
4 |
3 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
|
YARDS |
322 |
372 |
193 |
483 |
386 |
350 |
391 |
340 |
158 |
|
HOLE |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
|
PAR |
4 |
5 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
5 |
|
YARDS |
362 |
532 |
122 |
324 |
254 |
452 |
348 |
146 |
505 |
35-37-72
6,040 yards – (f) 2,995/ (b) 3,045
Schedule of Events
Saturday, May 19 - Practice Rounds
9:00am - 5:00pm................... Practice rounds (contact pro shop for tee time)
Sunday, May 20 - Round 1
11:00am - 12:35pm................Contestant registration (beneath the NYSGA tent at the pro shop)
12:35pm - 12:45pm................Announcements
1:00pm....................................Round 1 - 18 holes, four-ball stroke play (shotgun start)
6:30pm-7:30pm......................Player reception (cash bar)
7:00pm....................................Player dinner at the Otesga Resort Hotel
Monday, May 21 - Round 2
8:40am - 8:45am....................Announcements
9:00am....................................Round 2 - 18 holes, four-ball stroke play (shotgun start)
2:00pm....................................Contestant lunch at the Leatherstocking clubhouse
2:00pm....................................Awards Ceremony
The Otesaga Resort’s 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.
