ROCHESTER DISTRICT GOLF ASSOCIATION JOINT MEMBER BENEFITS

Take advantage of your joint membership with the RDGA and NYSGA! 

Since 2021, the New York State Golf Association (NYSGA) and Rochester District Golf Association (RDGA) have worked together to provide a joint membership for clubs and courses in the area that the associations overlap, benefitting the golf community in greater Rochester.

Compete in the New York State Amateur Golf Championships

As joint members, you are eligible to compete in the New York State Golf Association’s 18 state amateur championships for men, women, seniors and junior boys and girls. 

We encourage you to register for one of these individual and/or team events and test your game against the Empire State's top amateur players.

Qualifying for the NYSGA's major men's championships will take place throughout the Rochester Area.

CHAMPIONSHIP HOST ENTRIES CLOSE DATE(S)
100th NYS Men's Amateur Wykagyl CC 6/22 (Thurs) 8/7-9
39th NYS Men's Mid-Amateur Crag Burn GC 8/16 (Wed) 9/22-24


Qualifying Sites

NYS Men's Am
7/03 - Lakeshore Y&CC (Syracuse)
7/08 - Wayne Hills CC (Finger Lakes)
7/17 - Lancaster CC (Buffalo)
7/17 - Mendon GC (Rochester)


NYS Men's Mid-Am
8/30 - Ravenwood GC (Rochester)
8/30 - Pendleton Creek GC (Buffalo)
9/1 - Tuscarora GC (Syracuse)

The remainder of the NYS Amateur Golf Championships do not require qualifying:

CHAMPIONSHIP HOST ENTRIES CLOSE DATE(S)
93rd NYS Women's Amateur & Mid-Amateur Corning CC 6/15 (Thurs) 6/26-27
81st NYS Boys' Junior Amateur Lake Placid Club 6/22 (Thurs) 7/26-27
60th NYS Girls' Junior Amateur Lake Placid Club 6/22 (Thurs) 7/26-27
66th NYS Boys' 14U Junior Amateur Lake Placid Club 6/22 (Thurs) 7/26-27
66th NYS Men's Senior Amateur Yahnundasis GC 8/29 (Tues) 9/12-13
27th NYS Men's Super Senior & Legends Amateur En-Joie GC 8/1 (Tues) 8/14-15
70th NYS Women's Senior & Super Senior Whiteface Club 8/8 (Tues) 8/22-23
12th NYS Men's Amateur & Senior Four-Ball Turning Stone 5/2 (Tues) 5/21-22
5th NYS Women's Amateur & Senior Four-Ball Sodus Bay Heights GC 7/19 (Wed) 7/31
10th NYS Amateur & Senior Mixed Team Leatherstocking GC 5/25 (Thurs) 6/5

 

Play in the NYSGA Amateur Series

The NYSGA Amateur Series consists of individual handicapped stroke play tournaments administered at premier member clubs throughout upstate New York. These one-day events allow players of all abilities to compete against peers at a similar skill level in a competitive format (both gross and net) under the Rules of Golf.