WNYPLGA Senior Championship Decided By Playoff

On the second extra hole, the 2013 Senior championship reached a thrilling conclusion as Steve Ebsary of the host course defeated Mike Spanbauer of Hyde Park. Glen Oak golf course in Amherst played host to 77 players.   For all results, click here Share this:...

Tiger’s Quest For Another Major

With the PGA Championship on the horizon, all eyes in the golfing world will be on Oak Hill CC in Rochester, NY. And, a large number of those eyes will be on Tiger Woods as he continues his now almost sisphean quest to tie and break Jack Nicklaus’ record number...

Porter Cup – Saturday Preview

Here are your updated LeaderBoard and Round Four Tee Sheets. As noted in the Friday Recap, Round 2 leaders Paul Haley and Patrick Rodgers had the opportunity to make Saturday an exclusive duel, but both failed to capitalize on soft scoring conditions Friday. ...

Porter Cup Recap: Moving Day

Here’s your Day 3 Recap.  The Scrambler wrote it, so you know it will be much more than a few factoids. Friday was moving day out at Niagara Falls Country Club.  The Scrambler & Mrs. Scrambler made the trek to Lewiston and were rewarded with a very...

BuffaloGolfer Stories: 7-29-2013

All the Porter Cup coverage (words and pictures) you could ever want, stories on the NYS amateur championship, the WNY PGA junior tour and much more. Reach out for BuffaloGolfer Stories from July 29th, 2013. Click Here for Newsletter Share this: Click to share on X...

Porter Cup 2013: The Locals and Photo Gallery 3

Took a cold shower this morning…of Porter Cup reality. I figured out that Buff Ringer shot 72-65-70-70=277, to finish solo 16th at the 2013 Porter Cup. If you visit the official scoreboard for the tournament, you won’t find Buff Ringer listed. That’s...

Final Round Photo Gallery Take 2

I know that Jay Skurski doesn’t write headlines for his Buffalo News stories. I know that because he would never take credit for today’s header. “Pendrith sings in the rain to win Porter Cup.” Not since Jimmy Demaret and Don Cherry have any...

WNY PGA Junior Tour @ Blue Heron Hills

On Thursday, July 25th, the WNY PGA junior tour rolled into Macedon (near Rochester) and five division winners were decided. Cassandra Uebelacker (Girls 9-hole, 49); Jeremy Summerson (Boys 9-hole, 39); Lauren Kase and Sarah Beckith (Girls 18-hole, 87); Nick Waite...

Porter Cup Summary and Saturday Photo Gallery 1

Weather Review: To paraphrase the great Seve, “it sunny, it sunny, it sunny, it rainy (but only just a little bit.)” 3.5 days of clear, dry skies and one afternoon of manageable precipitation equals a win for the tournament brass. Par-Breaker Review:...

Clubhead Speed

For the sake of simplicity, all advice on swings and drills is provided from a right handed perspective; lefties …. well, you know what to do! A concept of the golf swing that we all need to understand when it comes to clubhead speed, is that it needs to happen...

Porter Cup Day Three: Things You Think I Don’t Know

Friday was moving day for a number of golfers all across the Niagara Falls country club. The week’s low of 64 (Justin Shin, round one) was eclipsed by two golfers and 28 golfers (one-third of the field) broke par. That, friends, is just the beginning of what...

WNY PGA Junior Tour @ Peek’n Peak

Danny Weimer went fireworks-crazy at Peek’n Peak’s lower course, firing a 67 for low round of the Tour thus far, in any division. Weimer’s five-under par effort earned a him a five-stroke victory in the 16-18 division. Other bracket winners in...

Porter Cup 2013: One More Thursday Gallery

The good thing about a big lead is desperation. Every golfer in the field senses the need to go low and some pretty amazing scores result. The good thing about a tightly-packed leader board is inclusion. The tournament field believes that “it” has a...

Matthew Stasiak Adds NYS Amateur To Erie County Title

When all hope was lost, the golf gods reversed themselves. Matt Stasiak of Fox Valley Club was four under par for the day on the 17th tee. He walked off the penultimate green two under, having double-bogied the 395 yard hole. Victor Fox had led the tournament since...

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