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The Duster Challenge returns for its 6th year at Glen Oak Golf Course in East Amherst, NY.
This putting tournament features 18 challenging holes, a match play finish, food and fun! The tournament will determine the best putter in WNY!
https://westernnypga.bluegolf.com/manage/westernnypga22/event/westernnypga2233/index.htm
🚨Attention Junior Golfers🚨
Registration closes Friday, July 1st at 12pm for the BDGA Junior Stroke Play Championship hosted by Lockport Town & CC!
Don’t miss your chance to earn points to represent the BDGA at the annual Williamson Cup!
Registration: https://bit.ly/3NDK16N
The Women’s Porter Cup starts Wednesday at @NFCountryClub in Lewiston. First group off is at 8AM. Admission is free to the public. ⛳️@PorterCup @WNYPGA
Lawrence Park Pro Am scoring here: https://westernnypga.bluegolf.com/bluegolf/westernnypga22/event/westernnypga229/contest/16/leaderboard.htm Beautiful day out here in Erie, PA!
Amazing event with @wnypga this week!
Congrats (again!) to Nick Palladino who came out victorious yesterday at the Holiday Valley pro am with a score of 66 (-4) 🏆
Thanks to Kyle A. Ben and Double Black Diamond for hosting
Great player and an even nicer guy! He’s having an awesome year and deserves all his success! 👍
Congratulations Nick🎈🎉🎊
Congratulations Nick!!
Congratulations 🎉🎈🎊
Congratulations to Nick Palladino, back to back champion of the Western New York Classic!
Congrats also to Jon Hoecker, our seniors division champ 🏆
Thank you to @niagarafallscc and the @nfccgolfshop staff for hosting such a successful event today.
Congratulations to Rob Krajewski on winning with a low score of 69 at The Bartlett Country Club Pro-am today! Huge thanks to Head professional, Dwayne Randall and the staff at Bartlett Country Club and Also a special shout out to the sponsor of the gift he received! Cutco Cutlery
Congrats! .... I may have to come out of retirement.
Congratulations Rob🎉🎉
Congratulations Rob!
Congrats Rob Krajewski!
That's awesome! Congratulations!
It was another beautiful day at Mendon Golf Club and The competitors took advantage! Congrats to everyone who came out and golfed!
Boys 16-18
1st - Andrew Murray (not pictured)
2nd - Spencer Cornelius(not pictured)
3rd - Jack Doran (not pictured)
Boys 13-15
1st - Barrett Paolini
2nd - Nickolas Johnson
T 3rd - Sam Eichas (not pictured)
T 3rd - Evan Steffen (not pictured)
Boys 9 hole
1st - Brayden Patel
2nd - Jordan Kelly
3rd - Kyler Van Dorn
Girls 16-18
1st - Kaylin Kline
2nd - Ava Malvaso
Girls 13-15
1st - Emily Zigrossi
2nd - Jocelyn Wintersteen
Girls 9 hole
1st - Catherine Smith
It was a beautiful day at Webster Golf Club, it could not have been any better! Congratulations to everyone who placed in today’s tournament!
Boys 16-18
1st - Richard Essen (not pictured)
2nd - Connor Doran (not pictured)
3rd - Andrew Murray(not pictured)
Boys 13-15
T 1st - Owen Tehan
T 1st - Adam Cichowski
3rd - Barrett Paolini
Boys 9 hole
1st - Michael Jordan
2nd - Campbell Klein
3rd - Luke Witmer
Girls 16-18
1st - Kaylin Kline
2nd - Emily Ferguson
3rd - Ava Malvaso
Girls 13-15
1st - Jocelyn Wintersteen
2nd - Juliana Enser
Girls 9 hole
1st - Catherine Smith
That's awesome! Congratulations All!!🏌️
On behalf of the host Professional Sean Moffat, PGA and Executive Director of Africa 6000 International Teresa Murtland, we hope you enjoyed the Africa 6000 International Invitational Pro Am. Congratulations to PGA Professional, David Patronik from Woods to Wedges for being the 2022 Africa 6000 International Invitational Pro Am champion!
Congratulations Dave!
Thank you to all the membership and staff of the Kahkwa Club for a wonderful event! Also a special thank you to Africa 6000 International, their staff, and all the supporters of clean drinking water in Africa. It was a great event for a great cause! 👍
Whoops go Dave!! congratulations
👏 congratulations
Shout out to my girl Susan 🙂🙂🙂
It could not have been more perfect today at Willowbrook Golf Course! Weather was amazing and everyone had a great day! Congrats to all of the participants who placed today!!
Boys 16-18
1st- Ethan Provino (pictured)
2nd - Matthew Stewart (pictured)
3rd - Trent Robinson (pictured)
Boys 13-15
1st - Jason Starkweather (not pictured)
2nd - Adam Cichowskj (pictured)
3rd - Peter Monahan (not pictured)
Boys 9 hole
1st - Jordan Kelly (pictured)
2nd - Jack Koziol (pictured)
3rd - Brady Bilkey (pictured)
Girls 16-18
1st - Kaylin Kline (pictured)
Girls 13-15
1st - Tatiana Tutko (pictured)
2nd - Sydnee Hoffman (pictured)
3rd - Brie Scozzafava (pictured)
Last Saturday was our PGA REACH WNY Marathon. It was truly a wonderful time. The weather was absolutely great! We first would like to thank all the runners and volunteers that came out to support. We would also like to thank the Girls On The Run Buffalo for partnering with us . Lastly thank you to Praxis Financial Group for sponsoring this event.
Yesterday was our second Drive, Chip&Putt of the season! We hope everyone had great time. Congratulations to all our Top 3 Finalist. We also want to thank Glen Oaks Golf Club for hosting .
For more information about yesterday please click the link below :
www.drivechipandputt.com/event/0000017e-4ae6-d846-a7fe-6affa8670000#scores
Wish this didn’t conflict with BDGA stroke play event. Would have liked to do both
Great turn out congrats to Al who tried out best of luck
Congrats (again!) to Nick Palladino who came out victorious yesterday at the Holiday Valley pro am with a score of 66 (-4) 🏆
Thanks to @benishgolf and Double Black Diamond for hosting
Women United's Gateway to Golf is selling out quickly! Join me for a fun day on the golf course at Transit Valley Country Club. No experience? No problem! Participate in either a 9-Hole Scramble or the Get Golf Ready Clinic. There are only a handful of spots left for both!
https://gatewaytogolf2022.eventbrite.com
Congratulations to Nick Palladino, back to back champion of the Western New York Classic!
Congrats also to Jon Hoecker, our seniors division champ 🏆
Thank you to @niagarafallscc and the @nfccgolfshop staff for hosting such a successful event today.
Congratulations to Rob Krajewski on winning with a low score of 69 at The Bartlett Country Club Pro-am today! Huge thanks to Head professional, Dwayne Randall and the staff at Bartlett Country Club and Also a special shout out to the sponsor of the gift he received! @cutcocutlery
On behalf of John Rook and The Pennhills Club, we would like to thank Zippo for sponsoring the Blaisdell Pro Am and Blaisdell Open. We would also like to Congratulate Terry Hatch, PGA for being the 2022 Blaisdell Champion! 🎉
It was a beautiful day at Webster Golf Club, it could not have been any better! Congratulations to everyone who placed in today’s tournament!
Boys 16-18
1st - Richard Essen (not pictured)
2nd - Connor Doran (not pictured)
3rd - Andrew Murray(not pictured)
Boys 13-15
T 1st - Owen Tehan
T 1st - Adam Cichowski
3rd - Barrett Paolini
Boys 9 hole
1st - Michael Jordan
2nd - Campbell Klein
3rd - Luke Witmer
Girls 16-18
1st - Kaylin Kline
2nd - Emily Ferguson
3rd - Ava Malvaso
Girls 13-15
1st - Jocelyn Wintersteen
2nd - Juliana Enser
Girls 9 hole
1st - Catherine Smith
Western New York Section Staff ! We have the best team in the nation!
#teamworkmakesthedreamwork
#pgaworks
#pgafamily
#leadership
On behalf of the host, Professional Anthony Schiro, we hope you enjoyed the WNY Open. Congratulations to Tim Fries, PGA Owner of Glen Oak Golf Club for being the WNY Open Champion !
On behalf of the host Professional Sean Moffat, PGA and Executive Director of Africa 6000 International Teresa Murtland, we hope you enjoyed the Africa 6000 International Invitational Pro Am. Congratulations to PGA Professional, David Patronik from Woods to Wedges for being the 2022 Africa 6000 International Invitational Pro Am champion! 🎉
It could not have been more perfect today at Willowbrook Golf Course! Weather was amazing and everyone had a great day! Congrats to all of the participants who placed today!!
Boys 16-18
1st- Ethan Provino (pictured)
2nd - Matthew Stewart (pictured)
3rd - Trent Robinson (pictured)
Boys 13-15
1st - Jason Starkweather (not pictured)
2nd - Adam Cichowskj (pictured)
3rd - Peter Monahan (not pictured)
Boys 9 hole
1st - Jordan Kelly (pictured)
2nd - Jack Koziol (pictured)
3rd - Brady Bilkey (pictured)
Girls 16-18
1st - Kaylin Kline (pictured)
Girls 13-15
1st - Tatiana Tutko (pictured)
2nd - Sydnee Hoffman (pictured)
3rd - Brie Scozzafava (pictured)
Last Saturday was our PGA REACH WNY Marathon. It was truly a wonderful time. The weather was absolutely great! We first would like to thank all the runners and volunteers that came out to support. We would also like to thank the Girls On The Run Buffalo for partnering with us . Lastly thank you to Praxis Financial Group for sponsoring this event.
Yesterday was our second Drive, Chip & Putt of the season! We hope everyone had a great time. Congratulations to all our Top 3 Finalists. We also want to thank Glen Oak Golf Club for hosting .
For more information about yesterday please click the link below :
https://www.drivechipandputt.com/event/0000017e-4ae6-d846-a7fe-6affa8670000#scores
It was a little rainy but luckily the storms held off over at the Eagle Vale tournament in Fairport! Congratulations to everyone who placed today!
Boys 16-18
1st - Connor Kiel (not pictured)
2nd - Zachary Jacobson (not pictured)
3rd - Jackson Ormond (not pictured)
Boys 13-15
1st - Tyler Stark (Pictured)
2nd - Barrett Paolini (Pictured)
3rd - Sam Eichas (Pictured)
Boys 9 hole
1st - Brayden Patel (not pictured)
Tied 2nd - Jack Koziol (not pictured)
Tied 2nd - Brady Bilkey (not pictured)
Tied 2nd - Luke Witmer (not pictured)
Tied 2nd - Michael Jordan (not pictured)
3rd - Kyler Van Dorn (not pictured)
Girls 9 hole
1st - Catherine Smith (pictured)
Girls 16-18
1st - Emily Ferguson (pictured)
2nd - KJ Buczkowski (pictured)
3rd - Ava Malvaso (pictured)
Girls 13-15
1st - Jocelyn Wintersteen (pictured)
2nd - Emily Zigrossi (pictured)
Last night at our PGA Hope event our Executive Director was presented with money that was raise from the 716 tournament at Glen Oak this past Friday . It was the 17th year of the event . Thank you Tim Krawcyzki for all you do for the PGA Hope WNY program.
#PGAREACHWNY #pgahopewny #pgahope
The Duster Challenge returns for its 6th year at Glen Oak Golf Course in East Amherst, NY.
This putting tournament features 18 challenging holes, a match play finish, plenty of food and fun! The tournament will determine the best putter in WNY, with proceeds to benefit PGA REACH WNY.
Competition: 18 holes of stroke play (on the practice putting green) | Open to the public!
Top 16 scores advanced to 9 hole match play playoffs
Date: Friday, August 12th, Registration starts @ 5pm
Competition: Qualifier Shotgun will have two waves.
Wave 1 will start at 6PM & Wave 2 will start at 7PM.
Each individual will be placed in a wave prior to the event and will be informed via email approximately 72 hours in advance.
Cost: $35 Includes food, beverages, golf and donation to PGA REACH WNY
https://westernnypga.bluegolf.com/manage/westernnypga22/event/westernnypga2233/index.htm
If you would like to volunteer please click the link !
https://form.jotform.com/221595129791060
Help Us Reach Our Goal !
#pgareachwny
https://www.gofundme.com/f/2022-pga-reach-wny-marathon?qid=c266a4c13a7e7f1974280aeff8de19ad
Congratulations to Kirk Stauffer, our Chautauqua Pro Am champ with a score of 69! Thank you Kirk and Troy for hosting us at your beautiful course ⛳️
We would like to Congratulate Our Summer Shootout Champions and Runner-ups!
Our boys champion was Owen Corby and our Runner up was Joe Bueme! #l
Our Girls Champion was Emily Ferguson and our Runner up was Natalie DuShole!
Congratulations 🎉
Thank you Glen Oak for hosting !
Good Morning ☀️ Western New York PGA Section ! Yesterday was the final day of the Western New York Section Boys and Girl Junior PGA Championships.
Our champion for the Boys was Owen Corby ! Our runner- up was Joe Bueme. Both boys qualified for the Boys Junior PGA Championship!
Our Girls Champion was Lily Zhang ! Our runner- up was Lydia Swan ! They both qualified for the Girls Junior PGA Championship!
#JuniorPGA
#westernnewyorkpga
Congratulations you guys and good luck in the Championships ! 🎉
We would also like thank Glen Oaks Golf Club for letting Host !
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