Weekly E-News of August 21, 2020

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NENY PGA Upcoming Tourneys

Senior Stroke Play Championship
Thursday, August 27th at Hiland Golf Club

Deadline to Register before late fees: Saturday, Aug. 22nd @ midnight
Starting Times Beginning at 9:00 AM
Championship Division - 36 holes ($200) *Played in one day
Age Division - 18 holes ($150)
Legends Division
Ages 60-69
Ages 70+

NENY Professional Championship
Tues-Wed, Sept. 1-2 at Eagle Crest GC

Deadline to Register before late fees: Wednesday, August 26th
*Must Register through PGA of America and NO late registrations will be accepted

Starting Times Beginning at 7:00 AM both days
Format - 36 holes ($150) *Includes skins both days in entry

Ellis Medicine Pro Am
Tues, Sept. 8 at Saratoga National GC

Free entry for professionals
All professionals will receive $140 stipend for playing in 5 person scramble (Pro plus 4 amateurs from sponsor teams)

Pro Am will be using starting time assignments beginning at 12:30pm.

Approximately 20 teams so professionals spots will be taken on a first come, first serve basis.

Do You Have a PGA.com Email Address??

Please be advised that a change is coming for those members who utilize the PGA.com email address for your primary communication. In order to provide members with a more secure and modern email solution, the PGA of America is moving pga dot com email accounts to Gmail. Your address will stay the same and we’ll move everything for you. Stay tuned for more information.

PGA of America Annual Meeting Update

Due to the Hartford Convention Center closing until 2021, and the general well-being of all PGA constituents, the PGA Board of Directors voted to hold the 104th PGA Annual Meeting virtually.

Membership News

A big congratulations to PGA Assistant Professional, Justin Hearley and his wife Maria who welcomed their first child, Caiden last week. Caiden's early arrival caused Justin to have to withdraw from the NENY PGA Section's Assistant Match Play Championship final match competition. All are doing well and home !

NENY PGA JR. LEAGUE - FALL TEAM GOLF IS COMING!

Host Site Facilities Request
We're looking for facilities interested in hosting matches one day matches on either Saturday or Sunday late afternoons (3pm/4pm) for the following dates of this new 5 week league:
Sat/Sun, Sept. 19-20
Sat/Sun, Sept. 26-27
Sat/Sun, Oct. 3-4
Sat/Sun, Oct. 12-13
Sat/Sun, Oct. 19-20

PGA Instruction Request
Are you also interested in being promoted to our list of juniors and their teams for instruction programs?
If you have any interest in offering up a complete 5 week, week to week, by the session opt in, or whatever you would like, we're sure we have a list of juniors who are going to be looking for golf instruction! The NENY PGA Section staff will be administering the league and coordinating all matches/staff/supervision on site for matches so all you have to do is your thing - teach golf and we will promote you and your facility.

Contact Christian Torres - to get added to the list of a host site facility (even if it's just one or two matches!) as well as promotion of practices/training! ctorres@pgahq.com

Sept. 14

National Car Rental Assistant's Championship
DEADLINE coming up for the Assistant's Championship on Wed, Sept. 9 and event will be hosted on Schenectady Municipal GC. Register HERE

Sept 16

NENY PGA Match Play Qualifier

Deadline for the Match Play Qualifier is September 11th for the Match Play Qualifier hosted by Normanside CC.

Oct 31

PGA Section Dues Deadline

Dues invoices are now available with an extended due date of October 31, 2020. PGA Professionals have two payment options to choose from. Please click here for more information on PGA dues procedure