Porter Cup 2019 Is Here!

Here is what you need to know as the world's best amateur golfers arrive at Niagara Falls country club.

1.  There will be a new champion. Thomas Walsh, the 2019 titleist, is now a professional, plying his trade on PGA Tour Canada.

2.  The tournament runs from Wednesday, July 24th to Saturday, July 27th. There is no 36-hole cut. The event is a 72-hole stroke play championship. Admission is free, parking fee is a donation to local scouting organizations.

3. The Empire state of New York is represented by Ryan Spady (Elmira), Ethan Ng (NYC), Alec Bard (Utica), Will Thomson (Rochester), Jon Pak (Westchester) and local stalwarts David Hanes (Elma) and Ben Reichert (East Amherst).

4. The 2014 (Scott Harvey) and 2018 (Kevin O’Connell) USGA Mid-Amateur champions are in the field. Perhaps the kids won’t run away with this one!

5. The international contingent is strong. Contestants in this year’s 60th playing hail from Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia, Argentina, Venezuela, Taiwan, Japan and, of course, Canada. 

6. Garret Rank, NHL referee and 3rd-place finisher in the 2018 Canadian Amateur, will again tee it up at NFCC.

7. Local favs Ben Reichert (Florida Amateur in June) and David Hanes (Buffalo District match play, also in June) are riding a hot streak. Keep the cup in western New York!

8. Some of the top college programs (Alabama, Wake Forest, Vanderbilt, Kent State, Duke, Georgia, Illinois, and Virginia) have players competing in this year’s Porter Cup. Learn about all of them here.

9. Every bit of information you need is available on the Porter Cup website.

10. You can’t buy this shirt anymore. That’s rough. Unless…maybe they’ll have some at the pro shop. Who knows?

BuffaloGolfer Bracket Challenge for WGC Match Play

A Call To Arms! >>If you're on tenterhooks for March Madness and need a trial run, join us! >>If you love professional golf, especially when world tours collide, join us!! >>If you live to outsmart the ones who make money at forecasting, join us!!!...

Rochester Golf Show Redux

A week has passed since I spent an enjoyable afternoon at the Rochester Golf Show. The Dome Arena in Henrietta once again served as venue for the exposition of all things golf in and around the Flower City. As I sit cleaning the house on this Dia de Los Presidentes,...

Pro Golf’s Cretinous DQ Rule Gives Whiteford Knock-Out Punch

Perhaps it's the first time you've seen the word "cretinous" in a golf headline. Perhaps I'm simply fed up with this senseless rule, yet somehow had the foresight to edit the adjective I truly wished to use. Stop me if you've heard this one before: golfer attempts to...

Interviews and Recaps: Weekend of 2-20-2012

Here are a few links to interviews and reviews from Sunday's action. PGA Tour *Inside The Ropes Transcripts from ASAP Sports *Bill Haas *Phil Mickelson *Keegan Bradley *Sergio Garcia LPGA Tour *Notes & Interviews World Golf Championships *Match Play Media Day...

he said, HE SAID – Match Play vs. Stroke Play

In honor of the playing of the WGC Match Play championship, this week's head-to-head, toe-to-toe, mano-a-mano pits The Mouth's support of stroke, or medal, play golf versus Mo' Golf's affinity for match play. While The Mouth demonstrates his usual, cool aplomb, Mo'...

Manly Stanley~How Kyle Stanley’s Bounceback Differs

Kyle Stanley gave away a golf tournament one week, then screamed back a week later to win another. So much was written about his implosion and later, on his vindication, that my head spun again and again. I knew the headline (see above) would write itself, but the...

Best 4th Hole In Buffalo-Niagara

The candidates range from Clarence to Springville, from Lancaster to Ellicottville, from Williamsville to Findley Lake, from Varysburg to Forestville. Eight nominees deserve your vote, but only one can win. From short par fours to par fives, uphill par threes to...

What do I see?

During 75-minute car rides to and from Rochester last weekend for the annual Golf Show, Mo Golf informed me that he'd posted an article I'd penned in fun and innocence about how the first few golf holes at a course should set up on a different network and it had...

he said, HE SAID on Golf Lessons

In the fifth slap-off of he said, HE SAID, The Mouth and Mo' Golf go at it over lessons and practice. Mo' prefers to spend his hard-earned cash on golfing bling while The Mouth says, dude, get some help!MO' GOLF I've this wad of cash burning a hole in my jeans. You...

Byrncliff Resort & Conference Center Review

Byrncliff is the absolute favorite course of Kevin Lynch, AKA The Scrambler. It is a unique track situated in the Allegheny foothills, just west of Varysburg, NY. Accessing Byrncliff is easy, just take 20-A eastward from the I-400 and you'll run into its entrance....

WNYer McKegney At Home In Cali, Running A First Tee Program

Daniel McKegney grew up in western New York and attended college in Ohio. He now finds himself near San Francisco, heading up The First Tee of the Tri-Valley, in Pleasanton, California. He took time out from planning TFT events and skiing to answer all of our...

Come on In!

Weekdays

08PM -12AM

Weekends

12 PM – 02 AM

Contact

Phone

+(000) 111 222 333

Mail

address@domain.com

Address

543 TN, doula street
NY, New York

Subscribe To BuffaloGolfer Weekly

If it's not your cup o' joe, you can unsubscribe later.

You have Successfully Subscribed!

Share This