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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 in Fayetteville, N.Y., August 9-11.

Related: Championship Home / Qualifying Results

To be eligible, a player must have a Handicap Index not exceeding 8.4, and must be a member of the NYSGA, defined as either (1) belonging to an NYSGA member club or (2) joining the NYSGA as a 2022 NYSGA eClub Member.  

Sectional qualifying, played over 18 holes, will be conducted at 14 sites around New York from Sunday, June 26 to Sunday, August 7 at the following venues:

June 26 - Chautauqua GC (Jamestown) - 10/2
June 26 - Corning CC (Elmira) - 11/2
June 27 - Mendon GC (Rochester) - 30/5
July 2 - Watertown GC (Watertown) - 26/4
July 3 - Links at Hiawatha (Binghamton) - 30/5
July 5 - Colonie G&CC (Albany) - 80/13
July 6 - Lancaster CC (Buffalo) - 36/6
July 6 - Red Hook GC (Mid-Hudson) - 37/6
July 7 - Yahnundasis GC (Utica) - 42/6
July 9 - Malone - East (N. Country) - 11/2
July 9 - Wayne Hills CC (Finger Lakes) - 25/4
July 11 - Bethpage Yellow (Long Island) - 60/9
July 14 - Timber Banks GC (Syracuse) - 33/5
August 7 - Drumlins CC -  Last Chance Qualifier - TBD

( ##/## denotes the number of players competing for an allocated number qualifying spots at each site.)

No playoffs will be conducted during sectional qualifying. All players tied for the final allocated spot at a given qualifier will advance to the championship.

There will also be a “Last Chance Qualifier” on August 7th at Drumlins Country Club. The Sunday qualifier will be open to players who have already attempted to qualify at a previous site.The field is limited to the first 54 players to register. A minimum of three (3) qualifying spots for a full field. The final number of spots available will be posted on August 7 at 12pm. Ties for the last qualifying spots and alternates will be broken by playoff.

Onondaga Golf & Country Club has been home to some of the most memorable moments in New York State Golf History. It previously hosted the men’s amateur in 1940 and 1961 and saw wins by Ray Billows and Don Allen, both New York State Golf Association Hall of Famers. The NYSGA is proud to have the men’s amateur return to Onondaga. 

The list of golfers who are fully exempt into the 2022 NYS Men's Amateur (as of June 28):

James Allen, Jack Angelucci, Alec Bard, Luke Basile, Charlie Berridge, Chris Blyth, Nick Bove, Donald Burns, Christian Chapman, Shawn Colella, Colin Coogan, Tim Coykendall, Jude Cummings, Caleb Decker, Anthony Delisanti, Shane Devincenzo, Kyle Downey, Matthew Ferrari, Charlie Fischer, Nolan Forsman, Tyler Gerbavsits, Jim Gifford, Darin Goldstein, Daniel Griffiths, Billy Hanes, Ryan Hart, Luke Hobika, Jason Hurley, Alexander Kang, Jacob Katz, Doug Kleeschulte, Jud Langille, Lawrence Lessing, Jiarong Liu, Jason Lohwater, Jeff March, Bobby McCartney, C.J. Merrit, Jamie Miller, Philip Minnehan, Brad Monroe, Bill Moore, Jim Mueller, Greg Perry, Velton Perry, Joe Quijano, Wills Reardon, Benjamin Rublee, Carl Schimenti, Jeremy Sisson, Aiden Spampinato, Jeremy Summerson, Andrew Turker, James Welch, Jeff Wolniewicz, Stephen Ziff.

The number of exempt players into the championship could increase based on the performance of amateurs in other regional championships and tournaments around New York State (see below).

Exemption categories for the championship are as follows:

Players in the following categories are exempt into this year's Championship. The NYSGA reserves the right to revise any of the exemption categories. Exempt players must submit an entry prior to the deadline.

• E1. Winners of the NYS Men's Amateur Championship from the last 20 years
• E2. From the 2021 NYS Men's Amateur Championship, the 20 lowest scorers and anyone tied for 20th place
• E3. Winners of the NYS Men's Mid-Amateur Championship from the last 10 years
• E4. From the 2021 NYS Men's Mid-Amateur Championship, the 10 lowest scorers and anyone tied for 10th place
• E5. Winners of the 2022 NYS Men's Amateur Four-Ball Championships
• E6. From the 2022 NYS Boys' 18U Amateur Championship, the 5 lowest scorers and ties
• E7. Winner of the 2022 NYS Boys 14U Amateur Championship
• E8. From the 2021 NYS NYS Men's Senior Amateur Championship, the 5 lowest scorers and ties
• E9. Winner and runner-up of the 2022 NYSPHSAA Boys' Golf Championship
• E10. Most recent (as of August 9, 2022) winner or low amateur (*professional events) of the following regional championships:

  • Apogee Investment Management Championship 

  • BDGA Buffalo District Individual Championship

  • CCR Invitational

  • CRAGA Capital Region Amateur Championship

  • Delaware County Amateur Championship

  • Dutchess County Amateur Championship

  • LIGA Individual Championship

  • MGA Ike Championship

  • MGA MET Amateur Championship

  • MGA MET Open*

  • NYC Amateur

  • NYS Open*

  • RDGA Rochester District Individual Championship

  • SDGA Gerry Ashe Memorial

  • TCGA Amateur Championship

  • Ulster County Amateur Championship

  • Watertown City Championship

  • WGA Westchester Individual Championship

• E11. From the 2022 Monroe Invitational, the 20 lowest scorers and anyone tied for 20th place
• E12. From the 2022 Porter Cup, the 20 lowest scorers and anyone tied for 20th place
• E13. Players ranked in the top-3000 of the World Amateur Golf Rankings (WAGR)
• E14. Players qualifying for most current (as of August 9, 2022) USGA Championships
• E15. Host club exemptions
• E16. Special exemptions as selected by the NYSGA