Loads of new info and opportunity in this week’s newsletter. Give us your best 18 holes in Buffalo-Niagara by hole number, read up on match play and the BDGA match play champion, Michael Carrig. Press releases from major companies and much more. Click Here to access the newsletter.
May 13
Your Best 18 In Buffalo-Niagara
About a year ago, we were in the midst of the vote for Best 18 in Buffalo-Niagara. The vote was open to the public and, thanks to WordPress, you could only vote once from each IP address. We encouraged courses and clubs to pimp their rides and promote their courses. The first explosion was the upset win of the 6th at Seneca Hickory Stick over the same hole at Country Club of Buffalo. The par three at CCB is iconic and easily one of the best 18 in B-N, yet it didn’t win. The second eruption took place on the 15th hole, when Byrncliff Resort demonstrated the power of its mail list by tallying a record 769 votes to defeat…oh, irony! Seneca Hickory Stick. If you want to read the entire list, click here.
For 2013, however, we’re going to take a different tack. No votes, just lists. Whether your name is John Smith, Leon Smith, John Leon or Jane Doe, it doesn’t matter. Post your list on our Facebook page and we’ll transfer it over here, in a place/post of honor, all its own. For the record, Buffalo-Niagara stretches from Youngstown to the Pennsylvania border, east to Batavia and southeast to Olean. The only rule is, your #1 hole must be the #1 hole on some course, #2 must be a #2 and so forth. Start your rankings now!
May 21
Things I Know I Think
Things I know I think has been, at various times, things I think I know, think I think and know I know. The genesis of each column is the wordsmithing of other golf writers, the state of the game and the random causality of things golf. Here are my opinions and interpretations of things currently going on.
May 20
Williamsville North Leads Section VI Into States
The Spartans of Williamsville North placed three golfers on the nine-member team that will play 36 holes for the NYSPHSAA state championship in June. Seniors David Berkun and Mark Lesinski were joined by freshman Ben Reichert as North golfers form one-third of the select team. The medalist of the 27-hole tournament was Grand Island’s Aaron Schauger. The Viking senior paired a morning 74 with an afternoon 40 to edge Berkun by one. Also qualifying were Mark Joslin of Hamburg, Joe Conti of Fredonia, Wil Lockwood of Maple Grove, Dan Weimer of Silver Creek and Nolan Ditcher of Randolph.
May 19
Interview With Michael Carrig, BDGA Match Play Champion
Michael Carrig defeated 2013 WNY Open champion Dan Yustin in the final bout of the BDGA Match Play Invitational on Saturday, May 18th, at Niagara Falls Country Club. The winner defeated Mike McNulty, Brian Rajczak, John Edwards and Matt Stasiak on his way to the final match. Carrig walks you through his match with Yustin, a former high school foe when Carrig was at Timon and Yustin played for Canisius.
May 19
WNY PGA AA at Brookfield
Liam Freedman clipped Jeff Urzetta by two strokes to win the second Assistants Association (AA) event of the 2013 WNY PGA schedule. The one-over 73 from the assistant pro at Orchard Park country club took the prize over his counterpart from Oak Hill in Rochester. The AA tees balls up again on May 23rd at Park Club in Williamsville.
May 18
Your Best 18: Leon Smith
May 18
Match Play: The BDGA’s Old-Fashioned Championship
You’ll read in the Buffalo News that Michael Carrig of Springville CC and Caz Park defeated Dan Yustin of Transit Valley. You’ll learn that the two met in the finals of the Buffalo District Golf Association’s Match Play championship, the first important event of the 2013 season. You’ll discover that the field was the strongest seen in years, mainly due to the invitational stature of the event. Why might this old-fashioned championship be the most important result of the year?
May 13
Press Release: Woods Debuts New Nike TW’14 Footwear
BEAVERTON, Ore. (May 13, 2013) – Nike Athlete Tiger Woods claimed an impressive fourth win this season at The Players Championship.
Tiger Woods ’14 Shoe
As he held off the field to capture his 78th career PGA Tour victory, Woods took full advantage of his 14 Nike clubs and the new Nike TW’14 footwear, which he debuted in the practice round on Tuesday.
May 13
BuffaloGolfer Weekly Report #19: 5/13/2013
Our latest newsletter keeps up with the winners on the WNY PGA adult and junior circuits, looks at a trip to Saginaw, Michigan and a new website at Willowbrook in Lockport. A few press releases round out the week’s news. Click here to read it and then SIGN UP TO GET IT EVERY WEEK!!!
May 12
WNY PGA Junior Tour: Holiday Valley Resort
May 12, Holiday Valley Resort- The snow was not enough to keep Nolan Ditcher (77) and Johnathan Krieger from placing first in their respective age divisions during the fourth WNY PGA ANAdeeds junior tour event of 2013.
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