Weekly E-News of April 8th, 2019 – Northeastern New York

April 8th, 2019

Tournament Season Is HERE!
OMEGA NENY PGA Player of the Year
Registration for the OMEGA Champions Cup allows PGA Members to compete for NENY PGA Player of the Year. The Top 20 following the Match Play Championship will be eligible to compete in the Tour Championship with no entry fee. Players outside of the top 20 will be able to compete in the Tour Championship with a $200 entry fee.

NENY PGA Hole In One Club
*Eligible to All Class A Members, Life Members and PGA Associates
*$20/pp
*All professionals in the HIO club at the time at the time of the HIO will split the pot

Triple Play Pro Pro
Supported by Alex Smith Golf Sales
Hosted by: Town of Colonie GC on Monday, April 15th

Format: 27 Holes with various formats
First Nine (Green Nine) – 2 person Scramble
Second Nine (White Nine) – Chapman Alternate Shot
Third Nine (Blue Nine) – Fourball Stroke Play (Betterball)

Starting times beginning at 8am

Special thankks to Alex Smith Golf Sales who will be providing an Ouray Lifestyle apparel piece to all participants.

Deadline before Late Fee: Wed, April 10th (at midnight)

With the tournament season here, be sure to keep Evolve Golf in mind for all of your event needs!

Check out and learn more at EC2 Tee Gifts.com

Members on the Move & Section Updates
Vincent Manginelli, PGA srecently renewed his PGA membership and is writing articles for PGA Magazine. Welcome back Vinnie!

Transferring in from South Carolina and a fairly new registrant into the PGA PGM Program, welcome and congrats to Perrin (Perry) Babcock, III. Perry works as an Assistant at Whiteface Club & Resort in Lake Placid.

Congrats to Jesse Muller, PGA who earned his PGA Membership and is back in the NENY PGA Section from the South Central PGA Section and will be working as an Assistant Professional at Christmans Windham House GC.

Kirk & Matz Catalogue Communication
Greetings! I hope you are having a good start to the new golf season.

Kirk & Matz is getting ready to send out their new 2019 catalog of crystal, glassware, silver, pewter, and many new gift items. Please remember, if you cannot find an item you want, we have many other available products in addition to those in the catalog.

On behalf of the Matz family and myself, we wish you a prosperous 2019.

Sincerely,

Gar Fellman
glfellman@comcast.net
Mobile: 860/916-2327

NENY PGA Section New Rules of Golf Education Seminar
Monday, April 29th at Troy Country Club

Presentation by Bob Forward, PGA of America Rules Committee Members
8:30am-12:30pm (4 MSR Education Required Credits)
*Includes classroom and on course application

Please feel free to promote to your club leaders, members and customers!

Deadline before late fees: Wed, April 24th

Getting Geared Up for the PGA Professional Championship!

There's a few new names representing the section at the 52nd PGA Professional Championship this year that will be taking place at Belfair in Bluffton, South Carolina from April 28-May 1, 2019.

Wishing best of luck to Anders Mattson, Director of Instruction of AndersMattsonGolf; Jeremy Kerr, Head Professional at Mohawk Golf Club and Kyle Kressler, Owner & Head Professional of Cedar View Golf Club.

Be sure to bookmark the following link to keep track of their live scoring: 2019 PGA Professional Championship