golf guide 2013

SUNDAY, April 14, 2013 • TiMES UNiON • AlBANY, N.Y.

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S ay what you will about belly putters, titanium clubs and grooved wedges. The biggest threat to the sport of

golf these days is pace of play.For all the resources golfers spend on

trying to play better, the one they can’t buy is time. As the five- or six-hour round becomes more frequent, players are going to more time-efficient ways to spend their recreational time.

“There’s no single bigger deterrent to growing this game than how long it takes to play golf these days,” says former PGA

touring pro Brandel Chamblee, now a Golf Channel analyst.

Unfortunately, today’s players don’t have great role models. We all turn to the PGA Tour to get our cues — what clubs to buy, what balls to use.

So if Ben Crane or Hunter Mahan or Jim Furyk takes the equivalent of three commercial breaks to line up a putt, some-one at the local municipal or country-club course is sure to imitate it.

If pace of play is ever going to improve, it must start at the top, with the players on TV.

“I was watching the guys pretty carefully about the slow play,” Johnny Miller, the lead golf analyst for NBC Sports, said recently, “and I counted several times, guys taking four or five, six, practice swings — and that’s prior to the start of preshot routine. That’s unbelievable.”

Perhaps the USGA is listening.Golf’s governing body doesn’t always

see things the same way as the PGA Tour — witness the bellyaching over the belly putter — but it has announced a program to study cause and effect of players at any level playing a round that approaches the eight-hour work shift.

“Industry research clearly shows that slow play and the amount of time it takes to play a round of golf detract from the overall experience and threaten to drive players away from the game,” USGA

president Glen Nager said. “This problem touches every golfer, from the profes-sional to the elite amateur to the millions of recreational golfers at both public and private facilities.”

The USGA initiative is merely a small step toward addressing the issue, but at the same time recognizes that there is a problem.

“At the U.S. Women’s Open last sum-mer, we had six-hour rounds, which is not acceptable,” Nager said. “We will be talking to the players about what the expectations are before the round, during the around, and we’ll be administering penalties if we need to.

“But it’s not only the players. We have to look at how we set up our champion-ship. Last year at the Women’s Open, the sixth hole was a par 3, and a lot of pace-of-play problems in that round were from the seventh on Saturday. We have to be held accountable for that.”

Here’s what the USGA program in-cludes:

Analysis of key factors known to influ-■■■ence pace of play.

Development of a pace-of-play model ■■■based on quanitifiable data.

Improvements to the USGA pace-rating ■■■system.

On-site assistance at golf courses to help ■■■managers assess and improve pace of play.

Creation of player-education programs.■■■The pace-of-play model, according to

Nager, “will show the specific influences that course design, setup and operation, as well as the golfers themselves, have on pace of play.”

In other words, if the structure is in place to promote speedier play, the golfers should follow suit.

Nager said the PGA of America is on board with the program, and he hopes that the PGA Tour players will be, too.

“They are a model for other players,” he said. “What we need to do is figure out, through our data analysis, how much of an effect it is. When we know what it is that’s causing slow play, we are going to go to everyone we can and ask them to help.”

It’s going to be hard to grow the game until we can stunt the growth of how long it takes to play a round.

[email protected] ▶ ■ 518-454-5416 ■ @Pete_Dougherty

Pete Dougherty

it’s time to remedy golf’s biggest ill

goLF guIDe 2013Courses and clubsCourse directory ................... 4-7Club directory ........................ 8-9Course changes .......................10Destination courses ................. 11Websites ..................................... 12Club champions ....................... 13Future sites ................................14Amateur winners .....................14

SchedulesLocal ...................................... 20-21USGA, NYSGA ........................... 21Pro tours ..............................22-23Charity ................................. 24-25Television ............................ 26-29

ExtrasState amateur ................ 18Symetra Tour .................. 19Tucker column ..............30

GOLF GUIDE CREDITS: Edited by Pete Dougherty ([email protected]). Produced by Joyce Bassett. Editorial assistance by Tom Quinlan, Mike Piekarski and Mike Huber.COVER: Schuyler Meadows Club in Loudonville, host of the 2013 New York State Golf Association’s Men’s Amateur on July 23-25. (Photo by Larry Lambrecht, courtesy of Schuyler Meadows)

On the webFor the skinny on golf, in and out of the Capital

Region, check out http://blog.timesunion.com/golf


Executive courses in italics Greens and cart fees are for 18 holes. If more than one fee is listed, the second is for 9 holes Municipal course fees are for non-residents

Course guide

c o lu m b i a - g r e e n e c o un T i e s Longest tees Middle tees Women’s tees Green Fees Cart fees*** Driving Putting Course Location Phone Ext. Built Holes Par Yards Rtg Slp Par Yards Rtg Slp Par Yards Rtg Slp Weekend Weekdays Weekend Weekdays Range Green Web site 1 Blackhead Mountain CC 75 Crows Nest Road, Round Top 622-3157 1990 18 72 6,076 69.9 133 72 5,868 69.3 129 1 72 4,993 70.2 119 $52 $36 included Yes Yes http://blackheadmountaingolf.com 2 Catskill GC 27 Brooks Lane, Catskill 943-0302 1928 18 72 6,482 71.8 135 72 6,013 69.8 131 2 72 4,842 67.9 114 $50-$35 $45-$25 included No Yes http://catskillgolfclub.com 3 Christman’s (Mountain) 5742 Route 23, Windham 734-6990 1960 27 72 7,114 75.3 132 72 6,007 69.5 127 3 72 4,769 68.8 110 $65-$43 $40-$30 included Yes Yes http://windhamhouse.com (Valley) 34 2,700 34.4 110 34 2,400 30.2 94 $20 $20 included 4 Colonial CC 1 Faybrook Dr., Tannersville 589-9807 9 35 2,681 32.9 107 4 36 2,199 32.4 103 NA NA NA NA Yes No 5 Columbia G&CC 295 Route 217, Claverack 851-9894 1920 18 70 6,231 70.6 137 70 5,815 68.9 134 5 70 5,279 71.3 123 Private Yes Yes http://columbiagolf.org 6 Copake CC 44 Golf Course Road, Craryville 325-4338 1921 18 72 6,169 70.3 132 72 5,500 67.2 122 6 72 5,329 71.2 121 $45-$32 $27-$21 $17-$9 $17-$9 No Yes http://copakecountryclub.com 7 Meadowgreens GC 1238 Country Road 9, Ghent 828-0663 1970 9 36 3,011 34.0 106 7 36 2,914 $20 $17 $14 $14 No Yes http://meadowgreensresort.com 8 Olde Kinderhook GC 202 Country Route 32, Valatie 766-6542 1999 18 72 7,257 72 6,659 8 72 5,372 Private Yes Yes http://oldekinderhook.com 9 Onteora Club Onteora Park, Tannersville 589-5190 1887 9 35 3,100 69.6 121 9 35 2,970 68.4 119 Private No Yes http://onteoraclub.com 10 Rainbow GC 3822 Route 26, Greenville 966-5343 1956 18 71 6,287 70.8 126 71 5,861 68.7 117 10 71 4,345 65.9 106 $29 $24-$16 $15 $15-$10 Yes Yes http://rainbowgolfclub.com 11 Rip Van Winkle CC 3200 Route 23A, Palenville 678-9779 1919 9 36 3,005 34.3 115 36 3,001 34.2 115 11 36 2,698 35.5 118 $22-$18 $18-$15 $16-$13 $16-$13 No Yes http://rvwcc.com 12 Sunny Hill Resort 352 Sunny Hill Rd., Greenville 634-7698 1968 18 66 4,316 61.7 96 12 66 4,115 62.9 98 $22 $18 $13-$9 $13-$9 Yes Yes http://sunnyhill.com 13 Thunderhart GC 2740 Route 67, Freehold 634-7816 1968 18 72 6,482 71.7 124 72 6,040 69.5 117 13 72 5,033 68.4 108 $29-$21 $23-$17 $17-$9 $17-$8 Yes Yes http://thunderhartgolf.com 14 Undermountain GC 274 Undermountain Road, Copake 329-4444 1973 9 33 1,640 29.1 85 14 33 1,586 29.4 90 $25-$16 $21-$14 $14-$7 $14-$7 No Yes http://undermountaingolf.com 15 Windham CC 36 South Street, Windham 734-9910 1928 18 71 6,126 72.2 127 71 5,534 67.3 126 15 71 4,733 67.6 118 $38-$28 $20-$13 $20-$10 $20-$10 Yes Yes http://windhamcountryclub.com 16 Winding Brook CC 2839 Route 203, Valatie 758-9117 1963 18 70 6,106 69.0 123 70 5,745 67.5 122 16 73 5,198 70.4 119 $30-$15 $25-$15 $20-$14 $20-$14 No Yes http://windingbrookcountryclub.com

a l b a n Y c o un T Y Longest tees Middle tees Women’s tees Green Fees Cart fees*** Driving Putting Course Location Phone Ext. Built Holes Par Yards Rtg Slp Par Yards Rtg Slp Par Yards Rtg Slp Weekend Weekdays Weekend Weekdays Range Green Web site 1 Albany CC 300 Wormer Road, Voorheesville 765-2854 1963 18 72 7,051 73.4 131 72 6,774 70.7 125 1 73 5,675 73.1 126 Private Yes Yes http://albanycc.cc 2 Capital Hills at Albany 65 O’Neil Road, Albany 438-2208 1991 18 71 6,332 69.4 117 71 5,784 68.7 116 2 71 4,968 72.0 113 $29-$18 $29-$18 $16-$10 $16-$10 Yes Yes http://caphills.com 3 Colonial Acres GC 15 Saybrook Drive, Glenmont 439-2089 1964 9 27 1,317 3 29 1,197 $15-$10 $15-$10 No carts No carts No No http://townofbethlehem.org 4 Colonie G&CC 141 Maple Road, Voorheesville 765-4103 1963 18 72 6,847 74.1 133 72 6,310 71.5 130 4 72 5,547 73.5 126 Private Yes Yes http://coloniegcc.com 5 French’s Hollow Fairways 4681 Hurst Rd., Guilderland Center 861-8837 1968 9 37 3,145 5 37 2,980 $20-$15 $17-$14 $12 $12 No Yes http://frenchshollowgolf.com 6 Hiawatha Trails 6051 State Farm Rd., Guilderland 456-9512 1968 18 57 2,331 6 57 2,255 $17 $15 $12 $12 No Yes 7 Hidden Meadows GC 138 Smultz Road, Glenmont 443-2224 2009 18 54 2,677 7 $17-$10 $17-$10 $18-$10 $18-$10 No No http://golfhiddenmeadows.com 8 Mill Road Acres GC 30 Mill Road, Latham 785-4653 1973 18 58 3,025 8 57 2,39 $26-$18 $20-$15 $11-$8 $11-$8 Yes Yes http://millroadacres.com 9 Normanside CC 150 Salisbury Road, Delmar 439-3160 1927 18 70 6,454 71.2 124 70 6,005 69.1 121 9 72 5,244 70.4 119 $60 $50 Yes Yes http://normanside.com 10 Orchard Creek GC 6700 Dunnsville Road, Altamont 861-5000 1 1998 18 71 6,623 72.2 133 71 6,178 70.2 128 10 71 4,810 68.4 117 $40-$19 $35-$18 $16 $16 Yes Yes http://orchardcreek.com 11 Pinehaven CC 1151 Siver Road, Guilderland 456-7111 120 1960 18 71 6,496 72.1 125 71 6,186 70.5 123 11 71 5,810 73.9 131 Private Yes Yes http://pinehavencc.com 12 Schuyler Meadows CC 17 Schuyler Meadows Rd., Ldnville 785-8191 12 1926 18 72 6,787 72.3 123 72 6,567 71.3 121 12 74 5,650 72.8 125 Private Yes Yes http://schuylermeadows.com 13 Shaker Ridge CC 802 Albany-Shaker Road, Albany 869-5101 1931 18 71 6,837 74.0 137 71 6,308 71.6 132 13 72 5,258 70.8 123 Private Yes Yes http://www.shakerridge.com 14 Sycamore CC 38 Tompkins Road, Ravena 756-9555 1971 18 71 6,528 71.5 123 71 6,211 70.2 117 14 72 5,607 71.7 121 $25-$16 $23-$16 $14-$9 $14-$9 Yes Yes http://evergreencountryclub.com 15 Town Of Colonie GC (bl/wh) 418 Consaul Road, Colonie 374-4181 1969 36 72 6,795 72.5 130 72 6,330 70.1 125 15 72 5,770 72.3 118 $29-$22 $29-$22 $19-$16 $19-$16 Yes Yes http://colonie.org/parks/golf (red/green) ’81,’97 72 6,524 70.8 122 72 6,277 69.7 119 72 5,493 70.8 115 16 Van Schaick Island CC 201 Continental Avenue, Cohoes 237-6127 1920 9 36 3,197 35.7 125 36 2,714 33.4 116 16 36 2,722 35.6 120 Private Yes Yes http://vsicc.net 17 Western Turnpike (blue/red) 2354 Western Ave., Guilderland 456-0786 1930 27 72 6,427 72.0 132 72 6,026 70.0 127 17 72 5,137 70.7 123 $32-$19 $30-$18 $15 $16 Yes Yes http://westernturnpike.com (white) 36 2,970 34.8 124 36 2,809 33.9 121 36 2,472 33.9 118 18 Wolferts Roost CC 120 Van Rensselaer Blvd., Albany 462-2115 1915 18 70 6,255 70.6 132 70 5,863 69.1 130 18 70 5,237 70.8 123 Private Yes Yes http://wolfertsroost.com

f u lT o n - m o n T g o m e rY c o un T i e s Longest tees Middle tees Women’s tees Green Fees Cart fees*** Driving Putting Course Location Phone Ext. Built Holes Par Yards Rtg Slp Par Yards Rtg Slp Par Yards Rtg Slp Weekend Weekdays Weekend Weekdays Range Green Web site 1 Amsterdam Municipal GC 158 Van Dyke Ave., Amsterdam 842-4265 1938 18 71 6,702 71 6,328 70.2 120 1 74 5,333 70.2 110 $29+ $26 $13 $13 No Yes http://amsterdammuni.com 2 Canajoharie CC 154 Golf Club Road, Canajoharie 673-8183 1937 18 71 6,146 69.0 118 71 5854 67.9 115 2 72 5,144 68.5 115 $22-$13 $19-$13 $13-$8 $13-$8 http://canajohariecountryclub.com 3 Fox Run GC 129 Fox Run Drive, Johnstown 762-3717 1981 18 71 6,400 70.9 120 71 6,084 68.7 118 3 71 5,148 68.1 110 $27-$19 $24-$18 $12-$9 $12-$9 Yes Yes http://foxrungolfclub.net 4 Hales Mills CC 146 Stele Rd., Johnstown 736-4622 1995 18 71 5,995 68.4 111 4 71 4,983 $30-$25* $30-$25* Included Yes Yes 5 Holland Meadows 1503 Route 29, Gloversville 883-3318 1962 18 59 3,333 5 $20-$11+ $19-$10 $15-$8 $15-$8 Yes Yes http://hollandmeadowsgolfcourse.com 6 Kingsboro GC 301 N. Kingsboro Ave., Gloversville 773-4600 1930 9 37 3,005 68.5 37 2,910 6 $18-$14* $18-$14* $8* $8* No Yes http://kingsborogolf.net 7 Nick Stoner GC 1830 State Hwy. 10, Caroga Lake 835-4220 1929 18 70 6,275 68.0 110 7 70 5,380 68.5 115 $22-$12 $22-$12 $12 $12 No Yes 8 Pine Brook GC 280 Main St., Gloversville 725-1621 1920 18 71 6,238 69.5 126 72 5,936 8 72 5,411 $28-$18 $22-$16 $18-$11 $18-$1 Yes Yes http://pinebrookgolfclub.org 9 Rolling Hills at Antlers 2258 Route 5, Fort Johnson 829-7423 1900 18 70 6,450 71.7 140 70 6,033 70.6 135 9 72 5,287 69.9 124 $50 $40 Included No Yes http://golfrollinghills.cc 10 Sacandaga GC 126 Pine Ave., Northville 863-4887 1898 9 36 3,012 68.2 118 10 36 2,561 34.2 116 $22-$16* $18-14* $15-$10* $14-$9* No Yes http://officialsacgolf.com


c o lu m b i a - g r e e n e c o un T i e s Longest tees Middle tees Women’s tees Green Fees Cart fees*** Driving Putting Course Location Phone Ext. Built Holes Par Yards Rtg Slp Par Yards Rtg Slp Par Yards Rtg Slp Weekend Weekdays Weekend Weekdays Range Green Web site 1 Blackhead Mountain CC 75 Crows Nest Road, Round Top 622-3157 1990 18 72 6,076 69.9 133 72 5,868 69.3 129 1 72 4,993 70.2 119 $52 $36 included Yes Yes http://blackheadmountaingolf.com 2 Catskill GC 27 Brooks Lane, Catskill 943-0302 1928 18 72 6,482 71.8 135 72 6,013 69.8 131 2 72 4,842 67.9 114 $50-$35 $45-$25 included No Yes http://catskillgolfclub.com 3 Christman’s (Mountain) 5742 Route 23, Windham 734-6990 1960 27 72 7,114 75.3 132 72 6,007 69.5 127 3 72 4,769 68.8 110 $65-$43 $40-$30 included Yes Yes http://windhamhouse.com (Valley) 34 2,700 34.4 110 34 2,400 30.2 94 $20 $20 included 4 Colonial CC 1 Faybrook Dr., Tannersville 589-9807 9 35 2,681 32.9 107 4 36 2,199 32.4 103 NA NA NA NA Yes No 5 Columbia G&CC 295 Route 217, Claverack 851-9894 1920 18 70 6,231 70.6 137 70 5,815 68.9 134 5 70 5,279 71.3 123 Private Yes Yes http://columbiagolf.org 6 Copake CC 44 Golf Course Road, Craryville 325-4338 1921 18 72 6,169 70.3 132 72 5,500 67.2 122 6 72 5,329 71.2 121 $45-$32 $27-$21 $17-$9 $17-$9 No Yes http://copakecountryclub.com 7 Meadowgreens GC 1238 Country Road 9, Ghent 828-0663 1970 9 36 3,011 34.0 106 7 36 2,914 $20 $17 $14 $14 No Yes http://meadowgreensresort.com 8 Olde Kinderhook GC 202 Country Route 32, Valatie 766-6542 1999 18 72 7,257 72 6,659 8 72 5,372 Private Yes Yes http://oldekinderhook.com 9 Onteora Club Onteora Park, Tannersville 589-5190 1887 9 35 3,100 69.6 121 9 35 2,970 68.4 119 Private No Yes http://onteoraclub.com 10 Rainbow GC 3822 Route 26, Greenville 966-5343 1956 18 71 6,287 70.8 126 71 5,861 68.7 117 10 71 4,345 65.9 106 $29 $24-$16 $15 $15-$10 Yes Yes http://rainbowgolfclub.com 11 Rip Van Winkle CC 3200 Route 23A, Palenville 678-9779 1919 9 36 3,005 34.3 115 36 3,001 34.2 115 11 36 2,698 35.5 118 $22-$18 $18-$15 $16-$13 $16-$13 No Yes http://rvwcc.com 12 Sunny Hill Resort 352 Sunny Hill Rd., Greenville 634-7698 1968 18 66 4,316 61.7 96 12 66 4,115 62.9 98 $22 $18 $13-$9 $13-$9 Yes Yes http://sunnyhill.com 13 Thunderhart GC 2740 Route 67, Freehold 634-7816 1968 18 72 6,482 71.7 124 72 6,040 69.5 117 13 72 5,033 68.4 108 $29-$21 $23-$17 $17-$9 $17-$8 Yes Yes http://thunderhartgolf.com 14 Undermountain GC 274 Undermountain Road, Copake 329-4444 1973 9 33 1,640 29.1 85 14 33 1,586 29.4 90 $25-$16 $21-$14 $14-$7 $14-$7 No Yes http://undermountaingolf.com 15 Windham CC 36 South Street, Windham 734-9910 1928 18 71 6,126 72.2 127 71 5,534 67.3 126 15 71 4,733 67.6 118 $38-$28 $20-$13 $20-$10 $20-$10 Yes Yes http://windhamcountryclub.com 16 Winding Brook CC 2839 Route 203, Valatie 758-9117 1963 18 70 6,106 69.0 123 70 5,745 67.5 122 16 73 5,198 70.4 119 $30-$15 $25-$15 $20-$14 $20-$14 No Yes http://windingbrookcountryclub.com

a l b a n Y c o un T Y Longest tees Middle tees Women’s tees Green Fees Cart fees*** Driving Putting Course Location Phone Ext. Built Holes Par Yards Rtg Slp Par Yards Rtg Slp Par Yards Rtg Slp Weekend Weekdays Weekend Weekdays Range Green Web site 1 Albany CC 300 Wormer Road, Voorheesville 765-2854 1963 18 72 7,051 73.4 131 72 6,774 70.7 125 1 73 5,675 73.1 126 Private Yes Yes http://albanycc.cc 2 Capital Hills at Albany 65 O’Neil Road, Albany 438-2208 1991 18 71 6,332 69.4 117 71 5,784 68.7 116 2 71 4,968 72.0 113 $29-$18 $29-$18 $16-$10 $16-$10 Yes Yes http://caphills.com 3 Colonial Acres GC 15 Saybrook Drive, Glenmont 439-2089 1964 9 27 1,317 3 29 1,197 $15-$10 $15-$10 No carts No carts No No http://townofbethlehem.org 4 Colonie G&CC 141 Maple Road, Voorheesville 765-4103 1963 18 72 6,847 74.1 133 72 6,310 71.5 130 4 72 5,547 73.5 126 Private Yes Yes http://coloniegcc.com 5 French’s Hollow Fairways 4681 Hurst Rd., Guilderland Center 861-8837 1968 9 37 3,145 5 37 2,980 $20-$15 $17-$14 $12 $12 No Yes http://frenchshollowgolf.com 6 Hiawatha Trails 6051 State Farm Rd., Guilderland 456-9512 1968 18 57 2,331 6 57 2,255 $17 $15 $12 $12 No Yes 7 Hidden Meadows GC 138 Smultz Road, Glenmont 443-2224 2009 18 54 2,677 7 $17-$10 $17-$10 $18-$10 $18-$10 No No http://golfhiddenmeadows.com 8 Mill Road Acres GC 30 Mill Road, Latham 785-4653 1973 18 58 3,025 8 57 2,39 $26-$18 $20-$15 $11-$8 $11-$8 Yes Yes http://millroadacres.com 9 Normanside CC 150 Salisbury Road, Delmar 439-3160 1927 18 70 6,454 71.2 124 70 6,005 69.1 121 9 72 5,244 70.4 119 $60 $50 Yes Yes http://normanside.com 10 Orchard Creek GC 6700 Dunnsville Road, Altamont 861-5000 1 1998 18 71 6,623 72.2 133 71 6,178 70.2 128 10 71 4,810 68.4 117 $40-$19 $35-$18 $16 $16 Yes Yes http://orchardcreek.com 11 Pinehaven CC 1151 Siver Road, Guilderland 456-7111 120 1960 18 71 6,496 72.1 125 71 6,186 70.5 123 11 71 5,810 73.9 131 Private Yes Yes http://pinehavencc.com 12 Schuyler Meadows CC 17 Schuyler Meadows Rd., Ldnville 785-8191 12 1926 18 72 6,787 72.3 123 72 6,567 71.3 121 12 74 5,650 72.8 125 Private Yes Yes http://schuylermeadows.com 13 Shaker Ridge CC 802 Albany-Shaker Road, Albany 869-5101 1931 18 71 6,837 74.0 137 71 6,308 71.6 132 13 72 5,258 70.8 123 Private Yes Yes http://www.shakerridge.com 14 Sycamore CC 38 Tompkins Road, Ravena 756-9555 1971 18 71 6,528 71.5 123 71 6,211 70.2 117 14 72 5,607 71.7 121 $25-$16 $23-$16 $14-$9 $14-$9 Yes Yes http://evergreencountryclub.com 15 Town Of Colonie GC (bl/wh) 418 Consaul Road, Colonie 374-4181 1969 36 72 6,795 72.5 130 72 6,330 70.1 125 15 72 5,770 72.3 118 $29-$22 $29-$22 $19-$16 $19-$16 Yes Yes http://colonie.org/parks/golf (red/green) ’81,’97 72 6,524 70.8 122 72 6,277 69.7 119 72 5,493 70.8 115 16 Van Schaick Island CC 201 Continental Avenue, Cohoes 237-6127 1920 9 36 3,197 35.7 125 36 2,714 33.4 116 16 36 2,722 35.6 120 Private Yes Yes http://vsicc.net 17 Western Turnpike (blue/red) 2354 Western Ave., Guilderland 456-0786 1930 27 72 6,427 72.0 132 72 6,026 70.0 127 17 72 5,137 70.7 123 $32-$19 $30-$18 $15 $16 Yes Yes http://westernturnpike.com (white) 36 2,970 34.8 124 36 2,809 33.9 121 36 2,472 33.9 118 18 Wolferts Roost CC 120 Van Rensselaer Blvd., Albany 462-2115 1915 18 70 6,255 70.6 132 70 5,863 69.1 130 18 70 5,237 70.8 123 Private Yes Yes http://wolfertsroost.com

f u lT o n - m o n T g o m e rY c o un T i e s Longest tees Middle tees Women’s tees Green Fees Cart fees*** Driving Putting Course Location Phone Ext. Built Holes Par Yards Rtg Slp Par Yards Rtg Slp Par Yards Rtg Slp Weekend Weekdays Weekend Weekdays Range Green Web site 1 Amsterdam Municipal GC 158 Van Dyke Ave., Amsterdam 842-4265 1938 18 71 6,702 71 6,328 70.2 120 1 74 5,333 70.2 110 $29+ $26 $13 $13 No Yes http://amsterdammuni.com 2 Canajoharie CC 154 Golf Club Road, Canajoharie 673-8183 1937 18 71 6,146 69.0 118 71 5854 67.9 115 2 72 5,144 68.5 115 $22-$13 $19-$13 $13-$8 $13-$8 http://canajohariecountryclub.com 3 Fox Run GC 129 Fox Run Drive, Johnstown 762-3717 1981 18 71 6,400 70.9 120 71 6,084 68.7 118 3 71 5,148 68.1 110 $27-$19 $24-$18 $12-$9 $12-$9 Yes Yes http://foxrungolfclub.net 4 Hales Mills CC 146 Stele Rd., Johnstown 736-4622 1995 18 71 5,995 68.4 111 4 71 4,983 $30-$25* $30-$25* Included Yes Yes 5 Holland Meadows 1503 Route 29, Gloversville 883-3318 1962 18 59 3,333 5 $20-$11+ $19-$10 $15-$8 $15-$8 Yes Yes http://hollandmeadowsgolfcourse.com 6 Kingsboro GC 301 N. Kingsboro Ave., Gloversville 773-4600 1930 9 37 3,005 68.5 37 2,910 6 $18-$14* $18-$14* $8* $8* No Yes http://kingsborogolf.net 7 Nick Stoner GC 1830 State Hwy. 10, Caroga Lake 835-4220 1929 18 70 6,275 68.0 110 7 70 5,380 68.5 115 $22-$12 $22-$12 $12 $12 No Yes 8 Pine Brook GC 280 Main St., Gloversville 725-1621 1920 18 71 6,238 69.5 126 72 5,936 8 72 5,411 $28-$18 $22-$16 $18-$11 $18-$1 Yes Yes http://pinebrookgolfclub.org 9 Rolling Hills at Antlers 2258 Route 5, Fort Johnson 829-7423 1900 18 70 6,450 71.7 140 70 6,033 70.6 135 9 72 5,287 69.9 124 $50 $40 Included No Yes http://golfrollinghills.cc 10 Sacandaga GC 126 Pine Ave., Northville 863-4887 1898 9 36 3,012 68.2 118 10 36 2,561 34.2 116 $22-$16* $18-14* $15-$10* $14-$9* No Yes http://officialsacgolf.com

All fees rounded up to the nearest dollar. * last year’s rates + weekend rate includes Friday ++ weekend rate includes Thursday, Friday

** rate increases during Saratoga racing season *** cart fees are per person, based on double occupancy


r e n s s e l a e r C O Un T Y Longest tees Middle tees Women’s tees Green Fees Cart fees*** Driving Putting Course Location Phone Ext. Built Holes Par Yards Rtg Slp Par Yards Rtg Slp Par Yards Rtg Slp Weekend Weekdays Weekend Weekdays Range Green Web site 1 Brunswick Greens GC 1004 Hoosick Rd., Troy 279-3848 1992 9 29 1,715 1 $25-$16 $22-$15 $21-$13 $21-$13 Yes Yes http://brunswickgreens.com 2 Burden Lake CC 162 Totem Lodge Road, Averill Park 674-8917 1925 18 71 6,205 70.8 124 71 5,750 68.3 118 2 71 4,880 68.8 114 $35-$23 $30-$17 $17 $17 Yes Yes http://blccgolf.com 3 Dutchaven GC 3167 Route 67, Buskirk 753-7533 1965 9 35 2,600 3 35 2,250 $25-$22 $25-$22 included No Yes 4 EverGreen CC (public) 92 Schuuram Road, Castleton 477-6224 1963 36 70 6,001 68.0 111 4 70 5,134 72.0 117 $18-$15 $18-$15 $28-$18 $28-$18 Yes Yes http://evergreencountryclub.com (private) 72 7,244 73.5 131 72 6,750 72.0 126 76 6,200 76.5 113 $26-$18 $26-$18 $28-$18 $28-$18 http://evergreencountryclub.com 5 Frear Park GC Frear Park, Oakwood Avenue, Troy 270-4553 1931 18 71 6,234 68.0 109 71 5,903 66.5 106 5 73 5,327 69.2 111 $28-$16 $26-$16 $28-$18 $28-$18 No Yes http://troyny.gov/golf.html 6 Hoosick Falls CC 1 Richmond Avenue, Hoosick Falls 686-1967 1910 9 34 2,750 33.0 113 6 34 2,097 31.3 109 $22-$15+* $20-$13* $18-$12+* $16-$10* No Yes http://hoosickgolf.com 7 Mechanicville GC 67 East Street, Mechanicville 664-3866 1909 9 36 3,571 34.3 118 7 36 2,870 35.9 119 $24-$15 $23-$14 $12-$7 $12-$7 No Yes 8 Pheasant Hollow GC 2670 Phillips Rd, Castleton-on-Hudson 479-4653 1963 9 37 3,315 36.0 120 8 37 3,025 37.2 127 $10 $10 $9 $9 No Yes http://evergreencountryclub.com 9 Troy, CC of 100 Troy CC Rd., Troy 274-4207 1925 18 71 6,663 72.5 133 71 6,084 69.8 128 9 74 5,160 69.9 119 Private Yes Yes http://countrycluboftroy.com

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1 Briar Creek GC 2347 Pangburn Road, Princetown 355-6145 1966 18 70 5,672 69.4 112 1 70 5,075 $28-$17 $25-$17 $15-$8 $15-$8 No Yes http://briarcreekgolf.com 2 Cobleskill G&CC 2322 Route 7, Cobleskill 234-4045 1929 18 70 6,133 69.2 116 71 5,859 67.7 113 2 73 5,212 70.1 122 $28-$19 $28-$19 $15-$10 $15-$10 Yes Yes http://cobleskillgc.com 3 Hillcrest GC 3428 Giffords Church Rd, Princetown 355-9817 1961 9 37 3,132 3 $35-$22 $30-$20 included No No 4 Iron Works GC 884 Schoharie Turnpike, Duanesburg 365-4552 2003 9 31 1,267 30 1,214 4 $13-$8 $13-$8 $10-$5 $10-$5 No No 5 Mohawk GC 1849 Union Street, Schenectady 374-9124 1898 18 71 6,671 72.1 126 71 6,301 70.6 123 5 73 5,751 73.8 125 Private Yes Yes http://mohawkgolfclub.com 6 Schenectady Municipal GC 400 Oregon Avenue, Schenectady 382-5155 1935 18 72 6,740 71.2 117 72 6,250 69.1 113 6 72 5,275 68.5 110 $27-$17 $25-$17 $16-$9 $14-$9 Yes Yes http://schenectadygolf.com 7 Stadium GC 333 Jackson Avenue, Schenectady 374-9104 1 1957 18 71 6,316 69.5 113 71 5,959 67.7 110 7 71 5,423 68.5 106 $33-$18+ $29-$18 $16-$8 $16-$8 Yes Yes http://stadiumgolfclub.com 8 Whispering Pines GC 2200 Helderberg Avenue, Rotterdam 355-2724 1965 18 55 2,315 8 55 2,010 $22-$17 $19-$14 $19-$10 $19-$10 Yes Yes http://whisperingpinesgolfclub.info

Wa r r e n / Wa s h i n g T O n C O Un T i e s

1 Battenkill CC Route 29 Greenwich 692-9179 1925 9 35 2,973 67.6 117 1 35 2,618 68.6 110 $20-$15 $20-$15 $10-$6 $10-$6 No Yes http://battenkillcc.com 2 Bay Meadows GC 31 Cronin Road, Queensbury 792-1650 1953 9 35 3,155 68.7 117 2 39 2,595 $18-$13 $18-$13 $13-$10 $13-$10 Yes Yes http://golfbaymeadows.com 3 Cronin’s Golf Resort 515 Golf Course Road, Warrensburg 623-4653 1930 18 71 6,121 69.4 123 3 70 5,757 68.6 $32-$20* $30-$15* $15-$8* $15-$8* Yes Yes http://croninsgolfresort.com 4 Glens Falls CC 211 Round Pond Road, Queensbury 793-0021 1912 18 71 6,450 70.9 127 71 6,125 69.2 124 4 73 5,852 71.4 122 Private Yes Yes http://glensfallscountryclub.com 5 Hiland Park CC 195 Haviland Rd., Queensbury 761-4653 1988 18 72 6,732 72.8 130 72 6,368 71.6 127 5 72 5,599 72.5 124 $40+ $35 $15 $10 Yes Yes http://hilandparkcc.com 6 Kingswood GL 111 Country Route 41, Hudson Falls 747-8888 1992 18 71 6,571 71.9 128 71 6,117 68.8 123 6 71 5,184 69.8 116 $40-$30+ $30-$20 $16-$11 $16-$11 Yes Yes http://kingswoodgolf.com 7 Pole Valley Players Club 3737 State Route 196, Hartford 632-9632 2002 18 72 6,585 72 5,915 7 72 4,609 $21-$16 $21-$16 $17-$9 $17-$9 Yes No http://polevalley.com 8 Queensbury CC 907 State Route 149, Lake George 793-3711 1966 18 70 6,067 67.4 112 70 5,536 64.7 105 8 70 4,755 66.5 106 $27+ $25 $15 $15 Yes Yes http://queensburygolf.com 9 Sagamore Resort & GC 110 Sagamore Road, Bolton Landing 644-9400 1928 18 70 6,821 73.8 137 70 6,392 72.0 133 9 71 5,176 73.0 122 $150 $150 included Yes Yes http://thesagamore.com 10 Skene Valley CC 129 Country Route 9A, Whitehall 499-1685 1966 18 72 6,823 71.8 121 72 6,455 69.5 116 10 73 5,688 71.8 117 $22* $19* $12* $12* No Yes 11 Sunnyside GC 168 Sunnyside Road, Glens Falls 792-0148 1964 9 27 870 11 $13-$10 $12-$9 No carts No No http://sunnysidepar3.com 12 Thousand Acres Ranch 465 Warrensburg Rd., Stony Creek 696-5246 1971 9 35 3,000 67.0 107 12 35 2,570 67.0 107 $25-$18 $25-$18 $10 $10 Yes Yes http://1000acres.com 13 Top of the World 441 Lockhart Mtn. Rd., Lake George 668-2062 1939 18 71 6,044 69.9 117 71 5,603 68.7 113 13 71 4,682 70.4 119 $35-$20 $30-$16 $20-$12 $15-$10 No Yes http://topoftheworldgolfresort.com 14 Wedgewood GC 69 East Road, Fort Edward 747-0003 1974 9 27 725 14 27 550 $12-$9 $11-$8 No carts No No http://wedgewoodfe.com 15 Windy Hills GC 219 Windy Hills Rd., Greenwich 695-4902 1995 18 71 6,022 69.5 117 15 71 5,470 70.7 114 $24-$13 $24-$13 $15-$10 $15-$10 Yes Yes http://windyhillsgolf.com

Executive courses in italics Greens and cart fees are for 18 holes. If more than one fee is listed, the second is for 9 holes Municipal course fees are for non-residents

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1 Airway Meadows GC 262 Brownville Rd., Gansevoort 792-4144 1998 18 72 6,427 71.2 125 72 6,000 69.2 121 1 71 4,737 67.4 114 $32-$19 $28-$16 $15-$8 $15-$8 Yes Yes http://airwaymeadowsgolf.com 2 Ballston Spa CC Route 67, Ballston Spa 885-7935 1925 18 71 6,280 70.6 121 71 5,890 68.8 119 2 74 5,505 66.8 114 Private+ $65 included Yes Yes http://ballstonspacc.com 3 Barney Road GC Barney Road, Clifton Park 373-1435 1964 9 28 1,331 3 19-$13 $17-$12 No carts No carts No Yes http://cliftonpark.org/golfcourse 4 Bend of The River GC 5 Park Avenue Ext., Hadley 696-3415 1925 9 35 2,885 33.5 110 35 2,720 33.0 108 4 35 2,540 33.3 $12 $12 $18-$9 $18-$9 No Yes http://bendoftheriver.com 5 Brookhaven GC 333 Alpine Meadow Rd., Grnfield Ctr 893-7458 1962 18 71 6,527 71.3 125 71 6,137 71.0 123 5 70 4,806 70 121 $28-$16 $23-$16 $15-$8 $15-$8 No Yes http://brookhavengolfclub.com 6 Eagle Crest GC 1004 Route 146A, Clifton Park 877-7082 230 1962 18 72 6,929 73.4 127 72 5,649 67.2 109 6 72 5,094 69.4 115 $35-$20+ $29-$18 $16-$9 $16-$9 Yes Yes http://eaglecrestgolf.com 7 Edison Club (1-18) 891 Riverview Road, Rexford 399-2992 1925 27 72 6,501 70.5 123 72 6191 69.2 122 7 72 5,560 72.0 123 Private Yes Yes http://edisonclub.com (19-27) 36 3.426 35.8 126 36 3,255 35.6 126 36 2,727 35.7 120 8 Fairways of Halfmoon 17 Johnson Rd., Mechanicville 664-1578 1 1998 18 72 6,430 72 5,849 8 72 4,975 $28-$15+ $22-$15 $16-$8 $16-$8 Yes Yes http://fairwaysofhalfmoon.com 9 Galway GC 5797 Jockey St., Galway 882-6395 1967 9 30 1,838 9 $23-$14 $20-$12 No carts Yes Yes http://www.galwaygolfclub.com 10 McGregor Links CC 359 Northern Pines Road, Wilton 584-6664 1921 18 72 6,629 72.2 134 72 6,349 71.0 129 10 75 5,521 72.2 128 Private $65 Private included Yes Yes http://www.mcgregorlinks.com 11 Mohawk River CC 847 Riverview Road, Rexford 399-1920 11 1964 18 73 7,095 73.7 128 73 6,490 70.7 120 11 75 5,815 73.4 124 $28-$17 $25-$17 $12-$8 $10-$8 Yes Yes http://mohawkrivercc.com 12 Pioneer Hills GC 3230 Galway Road, Ballston Spa 885-7000 1995 18 70 5,600 69.5 116 70 5,500 12 70 4,600 $42 $37 included No Yes http://pioneerhillsgolf.com 13 Saratoga Golf and Polo 301 Church Street, Saratoga Springs 584-8122 1896 9 35 3,046 34.4 112 13 37 2,743 35.7 119 Private Yes Yes http://saratogagolfpoloclub.org 14 Saratoga Lake GC 35 Gracemore Rd., Saratoga Springs 581-6616 2000 18 72 6,270 71.6 121 72 5,823 69.9 119 14 72 5,113 71.5 127 $48-$18+ $26-$18 $14-$8 $14-$8 Yes Yes http://www.saratogalakegolf.com 15 Saratoga National GC 458 Union Ave., Saratoga Springs 583-4653 1 2001 18 72 7,265 75.7 147 72 6,225 73.5 141 15 72 4,954 71.3 130 $150-$100++ $130-$100** included Yes Yes http://golfsaratoga.com 16 Saratoga Spa GC 60 Roosevelt Dr., Saratoga Springs 584-2006 10 1963 18 72 7,141 74.4 130 72 6,245 69.8 128 16 72 5,567 71.1 119 $44-$23 $37-$19 $16-$10 $16-$10 Yes Yes http://saratogaspagolf.com (executive course) 584-2773 9 29 1,635 29 1,605 $26-$16 $23-$14 $16-$12 $16-$12 No Yes http://saratogaspagolf.com 17 Tee Bird GC North 30 Reservoir Road, Fort Edward 792-7727 1962 18 70 6,164 68.7 106 17 70 5,235 68.5 102 $27-$15* $25-$13* $12-$8* $12-$8* No Yes http://teebirdgolf.com 18 Tee Bird GC South 65 Reynolds Road, Fort Edward 747-0280 1992 9 34 2,975 34 2,658 18 34 2,275 $27-$15* $25-$13* $12-$8* $12-$8* Yes Yes http://teebirdgolf.com 19 Van Patten GC (1-18) 924 Main Street, Clifton Park 877-5400 1968 27 73 6,640 71.1 121 73 6,239 69.0 117 19 72 5,515 70.1 113 $40-$20 $30-$20 $15-$10 $15-$10 Yes Yes http://vanpattengolf.com (19-27) 36 3,232 35.6 118 36 3,070 34.8 113 35 2,687 35 114

Sunday, april 14, 2013 | Times Union, AlbAny, new york And TimesUnion.com | GOlF GuidE 7 r e n s s e l a e r C O Un T Y Longest tees Middle tees Women’s tees Green Fees Cart fees*** Driving Putting Course Location Phone Ext. Built Holes Par Yards Rtg Slp Par Yards Rtg Slp Par Yards Rtg Slp Weekend Weekdays Weekend Weekdays Range Green Web site 1 Brunswick Greens GC 1004 Hoosick Rd., Troy 279-3848 1992 9 29 1,715 1 $25-$16 $22-$15 $21-$13 $21-$13 Yes Yes http://brunswickgreens.com 2 Burden Lake CC 162 Totem Lodge Road, Averill Park 674-8917 1925 18 71 6,205 70.8 124 71 5,750 68.3 118 2 71 4,880 68.8 114 $35-$23 $30-$17 $17 $17 Yes Yes http://blccgolf.com 3 Dutchaven GC 3167 Route 67, Buskirk 753-7533 1965 9 35 2,600 3 35 2,250 $25-$22 $25-$22 included No Yes 4 EverGreen CC (public) 92 Schuuram Road, Castleton 477-6224 1963 36 70 6,001 68.0 111 4 70 5,134 72.0 117 $18-$15 $18-$15 $28-$18 $28-$18 Yes Yes http://evergreencountryclub.com (private) 72 7,244 73.5 131 72 6,750 72.0 126 76 6,200 76.5 113 $26-$18 $26-$18 $28-$18 $28-$18 http://evergreencountryclub.com 5 Frear Park GC Frear Park, Oakwood Avenue, Troy 270-4553 1931 18 71 6,234 68.0 109 71 5,903 66.5 106 5 73 5,327 69.2 111 $28-$16 $26-$16 $28-$18 $28-$18 No Yes http://troyny.gov/golf.html 6 Hoosick Falls CC 1 Richmond Avenue, Hoosick Falls 686-1967 1910 9 34 2,750 33.0 113 6 34 2,097 31.3 109 $22-$15+* $20-$13* $18-$12+* $16-$10* No Yes http://hoosickgolf.com 7 Mechanicville GC 67 East Street, Mechanicville 664-3866 1909 9 36 3,571 34.3 118 7 36 2,870 35.9 119 $24-$15 $23-$14 $12-$7 $12-$7 No Yes 8 Pheasant Hollow GC 2670 Phillips Rd, Castleton-on-Hudson 479-4653 1963 9 37 3,315 36.0 120 8 37 3,025 37.2 127 $10 $10 $9 $9 No Yes http://evergreencountryclub.com 9 Troy, CC of 100 Troy CC Rd., Troy 274-4207 1925 18 71 6,663 72.5 133 71 6,084 69.8 128 9 74 5,160 69.9 119 Private Yes Yes http://countrycluboftroy.com

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1 Briar Creek GC 2347 Pangburn Road, Princetown 355-6145 1966 18 70 5,672 69.4 112 1 70 5,075 $28-$17 $25-$17 $15-$8 $15-$8 No Yes http://briarcreekgolf.com 2 Cobleskill G&CC 2322 Route 7, Cobleskill 234-4045 1929 18 70 6,133 69.2 116 71 5,859 67.7 113 2 73 5,212 70.1 122 $28-$19 $28-$19 $15-$10 $15-$10 Yes Yes http://cobleskillgc.com 3 Hillcrest GC 3428 Giffords Church Rd, Princetown 355-9817 1961 9 37 3,132 3 $35-$22 $30-$20 included No No 4 Iron Works GC 884 Schoharie Turnpike, Duanesburg 365-4552 2003 9 31 1,267 30 1,214 4 $13-$8 $13-$8 $10-$5 $10-$5 No No 5 Mohawk GC 1849 Union Street, Schenectady 374-9124 1898 18 71 6,671 72.1 126 71 6,301 70.6 123 5 73 5,751 73.8 125 Private Yes Yes http://mohawkgolfclub.com 6 Schenectady Municipal GC 400 Oregon Avenue, Schenectady 382-5155 1935 18 72 6,740 71.2 117 72 6,250 69.1 113 6 72 5,275 68.5 110 $27-$17 $25-$17 $16-$9 $14-$9 Yes Yes http://schenectadygolf.com 7 Stadium GC 333 Jackson Avenue, Schenectady 374-9104 1 1957 18 71 6,316 69.5 113 71 5,959 67.7 110 7 71 5,423 68.5 106 $33-$18+ $29-$18 $16-$8 $16-$8 Yes Yes http://stadiumgolfclub.com 8 Whispering Pines GC 2200 Helderberg Avenue, Rotterdam 355-2724 1965 18 55 2,315 8 55 2,010 $22-$17 $19-$14 $19-$10 $19-$10 Yes Yes http://whisperingpinesgolfclub.info

Wa r r e n / Wa s h i n g T O n C O Un T i e s

1 Battenkill CC Route 29 Greenwich 692-9179 1925 9 35 2,973 67.6 117 1 35 2,618 68.6 110 $20-$15 $20-$15 $10-$6 $10-$6 No Yes http://battenkillcc.com 2 Bay Meadows GC 31 Cronin Road, Queensbury 792-1650 1953 9 35 3,155 68.7 117 2 39 2,595 $18-$13 $18-$13 $13-$10 $13-$10 Yes Yes http://golfbaymeadows.com 3 Cronin’s Golf Resort 515 Golf Course Road, Warrensburg 623-4653 1930 18 71 6,121 69.4 123 3 70 5,757 68.6 $32-$20* $30-$15* $15-$8* $15-$8* Yes Yes http://croninsgolfresort.com 4 Glens Falls CC 211 Round Pond Road, Queensbury 793-0021 1912 18 71 6,450 70.9 127 71 6,125 69.2 124 4 73 5,852 71.4 122 Private Yes Yes http://glensfallscountryclub.com 5 Hiland Park CC 195 Haviland Rd., Queensbury 761-4653 1988 18 72 6,732 72.8 130 72 6,368 71.6 127 5 72 5,599 72.5 124 $40+ $35 $15 $10 Yes Yes http://hilandparkcc.com 6 Kingswood GL 111 Country Route 41, Hudson Falls 747-8888 1992 18 71 6,571 71.9 128 71 6,117 68.8 123 6 71 5,184 69.8 116 $40-$30+ $30-$20 $16-$11 $16-$11 Yes Yes http://kingswoodgolf.com 7 Pole Valley Players Club 3737 State Route 196, Hartford 632-9632 2002 18 72 6,585 72 5,915 7 72 4,609 $21-$16 $21-$16 $17-$9 $17-$9 Yes No http://polevalley.com 8 Queensbury CC 907 State Route 149, Lake George 793-3711 1966 18 70 6,067 67.4 112 70 5,536 64.7 105 8 70 4,755 66.5 106 $27+ $25 $15 $15 Yes Yes http://queensburygolf.com 9 Sagamore Resort & GC 110 Sagamore Road, Bolton Landing 644-9400 1928 18 70 6,821 73.8 137 70 6,392 72.0 133 9 71 5,176 73.0 122 $150 $150 included Yes Yes http://thesagamore.com 10 Skene Valley CC 129 Country Route 9A, Whitehall 499-1685 1966 18 72 6,823 71.8 121 72 6,455 69.5 116 10 73 5,688 71.8 117 $22* $19* $12* $12* No Yes 11 Sunnyside GC 168 Sunnyside Road, Glens Falls 792-0148 1964 9 27 870 11 $13-$10 $12-$9 No carts No No http://sunnysidepar3.com 12 Thousand Acres Ranch 465 Warrensburg Rd., Stony Creek 696-5246 1971 9 35 3,000 67.0 107 12 35 2,570 67.0 107 $25-$18 $25-$18 $10 $10 Yes Yes http://1000acres.com 13 Top of the World 441 Lockhart Mtn. Rd., Lake George 668-2062 1939 18 71 6,044 69.9 117 71 5,603 68.7 113 13 71 4,682 70.4 119 $35-$20 $30-$16 $20-$12 $15-$10 No Yes http://topoftheworldgolfresort.com 14 Wedgewood GC 69 East Road, Fort Edward 747-0003 1974 9 27 725 14 27 550 $12-$9 $11-$8 No carts No No http://wedgewoodfe.com 15 Windy Hills GC 219 Windy Hills Rd., Greenwich 695-4902 1995 18 71 6,022 69.5 117 15 71 5,470 70.7 114 $24-$13 $24-$13 $15-$10 $15-$10 Yes Yes http://windyhillsgolf.com

s a r aT O g a C O U n T Y

1 Airway Meadows GC 262 Brownville Rd., Gansevoort 792-4144 1998 18 72 6,427 71.2 125 72 6,000 69.2 121 1 71 4,737 67.4 114 $32-$19 $28-$16 $15-$8 $15-$8 Yes Yes http://airwaymeadowsgolf.com 2 Ballston Spa CC Route 67, Ballston Spa 885-7935 1925 18 71 6,280 70.6 121 71 5,890 68.8 119 2 74 5,505 66.8 114 Private+ $65 included Yes Yes http://ballstonspacc.com 3 Barney Road GC Barney Road, Clifton Park 373-1435 1964 9 28 1,331 3 19-$13 $17-$12 No carts No carts No Yes http://cliftonpark.org/golfcourse 4 Bend of The River GC 5 Park Avenue Ext., Hadley 696-3415 1925 9 35 2,885 33.5 110 35 2,720 33.0 108 4 35 2,540 33.3 $12 $12 $18-$9 $18-$9 No Yes http://bendoftheriver.com 5 Brookhaven GC 333 Alpine Meadow Rd., Grnfield Ctr 893-7458 1962 18 71 6,527 71.3 125 71 6,137 71.0 123 5 70 4,806 70 121 $28-$16 $23-$16 $15-$8 $15-$8 No Yes http://brookhavengolfclub.com 6 Eagle Crest GC 1004 Route 146A, Clifton Park 877-7082 230 1962 18 72 6,929 73.4 127 72 5,649 67.2 109 6 72 5,094 69.4 115 $35-$20+ $29-$18 $16-$9 $16-$9 Yes Yes http://eaglecrestgolf.com 7 Edison Club (1-18) 891 Riverview Road, Rexford 399-2992 1925 27 72 6,501 70.5 123 72 6191 69.2 122 7 72 5,560 72.0 123 Private Yes Yes http://edisonclub.com (19-27) 36 3.426 35.8 126 36 3,255 35.6 126 36 2,727 35.7 120 8 Fairways of Halfmoon 17 Johnson Rd., Mechanicville 664-1578 1 1998 18 72 6,430 72 5,849 8 72 4,975 $28-$15+ $22-$15 $16-$8 $16-$8 Yes Yes http://fairwaysofhalfmoon.com 9 Galway GC 5797 Jockey St., Galway 882-6395 1967 9 30 1,838 9 $23-$14 $20-$12 No carts Yes Yes http://www.galwaygolfclub.com 10 McGregor Links CC 359 Northern Pines Road, Wilton 584-6664 1921 18 72 6,629 72.2 134 72 6,349 71.0 129 10 75 5,521 72.2 128 Private $65 Private included Yes Yes http://www.mcgregorlinks.com 11 Mohawk River CC 847 Riverview Road, Rexford 399-1920 11 1964 18 73 7,095 73.7 128 73 6,490 70.7 120 11 75 5,815 73.4 124 $28-$17 $25-$17 $12-$8 $10-$8 Yes Yes http://mohawkrivercc.com 12 Pioneer Hills GC 3230 Galway Road, Ballston Spa 885-7000 1995 18 70 5,600 69.5 116 70 5,500 12 70 4,600 $42 $37 included No Yes http://pioneerhillsgolf.com 13 Saratoga Golf and Polo 301 Church Street, Saratoga Springs 584-8122 1896 9 35 3,046 34.4 112 13 37 2,743 35.7 119 Private Yes Yes http://saratogagolfpoloclub.org 14 Saratoga Lake GC 35 Gracemore Rd., Saratoga Springs 581-6616 2000 18 72 6,270 71.6 121 72 5,823 69.9 119 14 72 5,113 71.5 127 $48-$18+ $26-$18 $14-$8 $14-$8 Yes Yes http://www.saratogalakegolf.com 15 Saratoga National GC 458 Union Ave., Saratoga Springs 583-4653 1 2001 18 72 7,265 75.7 147 72 6,225 73.5 141 15 72 4,954 71.3 130 $150-$100++ $130-$100** included Yes Yes http://golfsaratoga.com 16 Saratoga Spa GC 60 Roosevelt Dr., Saratoga Springs 584-2006 10 1963 18 72 7,141 74.4 130 72 6,245 69.8 128 16 72 5,567 71.1 119 $44-$23 $37-$19 $16-$10 $16-$10 Yes Yes http://saratogaspagolf.com (executive course) 584-2773 9 29 1,635 29 1,605 $26-$16 $23-$14 $16-$12 $16-$12 No Yes http://saratogaspagolf.com 17 Tee Bird GC North 30 Reservoir Road, Fort Edward 792-7727 1962 18 70 6,164 68.7 106 17 70 5,235 68.5 102 $27-$15* $25-$13* $12-$8* $12-$8* No Yes http://teebirdgolf.com 18 Tee Bird GC South 65 Reynolds Road, Fort Edward 747-0280 1992 9 34 2,975 34 2,658 18 34 2,275 $27-$15* $25-$13* $12-$8* $12-$8* Yes Yes http://teebirdgolf.com 19 Van Patten GC (1-18) 924 Main Street, Clifton Park 877-5400 1968 27 73 6,640 71.1 121 73 6,239 69.0 117 19 72 5,515 70.1 113 $40-$20 $30-$20 $15-$10 $15-$10 Yes Yes http://vanpattengolf.com (19-27) 36 3,232 35.6 118 36 3,070 34.8 113 35 2,687 35 114

All fees rounded up to the nearest dollar. * last year’s rates + weekend rate includes Friday ++ weekend rate includes Thursday, Friday

** rate increases during Saratoga racing season *** cart fees are per person, based on double occupancy


AIRWAY MEADOWS GC ▶

Designer: James HeberTeaching pros: Curt Lohrey, Brian RhodesSuperintendent: Jacob Heber April 27: Meet the members four-player scramble May 18: Spring warmup two-player scramble July 4: Airway Cup July 13-14: Club championship July 27: Couples tournament Aug. 17: Annual benefit tournament Sept. 15: League championship Oct. 6: Oktoberfest Oct. 23: Employee/member scramble

ALBANY CC ▶

Designer: Robert Trent JonesHead pro: Glenn DavisAssistants: Sam Cummings, Jeff BettiSuperintendent: Dan Shaughnessy July 11-13: Member-guest July 18: Women’s invitational Aug. 3-11: Club championship Oct. 12-13: Senior-junior invitational

AMSTERDAM MUNICIPAL GC ▶

Designer: Robert Trent JonesHead pro: Joe MerendoSuperintendent: James Derrick

BALLSTON SPA CC ▶

Designer: Pete CraigDirector of golf: Todd MandersonSuperintendent: Steve Solsky

BARNEY ROAD GC ▶

Designer: Robert Lee MitchellSuperintendent: Fred Porter

BATTENKILL CC ▶

Head pro: Bill WigandSuperintendent: David Battis

BAY MEADOWS GC ▶

Designer: Warren GallagherHead pro: John BurkeSuperintendent: Steven Capone

BEND OF THE RIVER GC ▶

Designer: Steve CarhhartSuperintendent: David Santone

BLACKHEAD MOUNTAIN CC ▶

Designer: Nick PsiahasHead pro: Peter MaassmannSuperintendent: Edward Maassmann

BRIAR CREEK GC ▶

Designer: Robert W. ParksSuperintendent: William Sise

BROOKHAVEN GC ▶

Designer: George PulverHead pro: Kevin CanaleSuperintendent: Tom Baker

BRUNSWICK GREENS GC ▶

Designers: Al Riccardi, Don Lampert, Richard DanskinHead pro: Andrew WeylSuperintendent: Ryan Holmes

BURDEN LAKE CC ▶

Director of golf: Ron ChoquetteHead pro: Brian HampsonSuperintendent: Mike Pendergast

July 6-7: Stroke-play championship Aug. 3-4: Member-member Aug. 10-11: Club championship

CANAJOHARIE CC ▶

Designers: Scott North, John NorthSuperintendent: Ron Bowerman

CAPITAL HILLS AT ALBANY GC ▶

Designers: Bob Smith, Ed BosseHead pro: Steve VatterAssistant: Brian JeffersSuperintendent: Scott Gallup

CATSKILL GC ▶

Designer: James ThompsonHead pro: TBDSuperintendent: Steve Blendell June 28-30: Berton A. Coons Invitational

CHRISTMAN’S WINDHAM HOUSE ▶

Designers: Stanley Christman, Bill ChristmanAssistant: Ryan LeachSuperintendent: David Lang April 28: Member-guest May 24: Relay for Life May 26: Member-guest June 14: Golf for Parkinsons June 17: Bruce Story Memorial June 24-28: Tech Valley juniors June 30: Member-guest July 26: Knights of the Road July 28: Member-guest Aug. 25: Member-guest Sept. 21-22: Stanley Cup Oct. 14: Windham Cup

COBLESKILL G&CC ▶

Designer: Rick Colyer (back nine)Head pro: Paul JaycoxAssistant: Scott BerlinerSuperintendent: Jeff Wall May 4: Spring Swing June 15-16: Men’s senior club championship June 16: Women’s senior club championship June 19: ENYGA tournament July 4: Red, White and Blue tournament July 8-9: Coby Classic July 20-21: Two-man club championship July 21: Two-women club championship July 25: Women’s Intercounty tournament Aug. 9: Women’s invitational Aug. 18, 25: Women’s club championship Aug. 24-25: Bill Flynn club championship Aug. 31: Member-member, member-guest Sept. 7-8: Ringers tournament

COLONIAL ACRES GC ▶

Designer: James MichaelsHead pro: Dale EzykSuperintendent: Pat Blum

COLONIAL CC ▶

Head pro: Tim LeachSuperintendents: Eirik Leach, Ryan Leach, Tim Leach

COLONIE G&CC ▶

Designer: Geoffrey CornishHead pro: Frank MelletAssistants: Ian Breen, Ben Banks, Kevin CainSuperintendent: Rich Brumley June 26: Women’s member-guest June 28-29: Men’s member-guest

COLUMBIA G&CC ▶

Designer: Hal PurdyHead pro: Marc LevesqueAssistant: Eric KeelerSuperintendent: Tom Niebling

COPAKE CC ▶

Superintendent: Mark Anderson June 29: Member-guest July 14: Cahill Invitational Aug. 17-18: Club championship

CRONIN’S GOLF RESORT ▶

Designer: Patrick CroninSuperintendent: Steve Rathje

DUTCHAVEN GC ▶

Designer: Nicholas SchnurkHead pro: Rik SeilerSuperintendent: Brett Seiler

EAGLE CREST ▶

Designer: Gino TurchiHead pro: John PetersonAssistant: Don DeNyseSuperintendent: David Gordon

EDISON CLUB ▶

Head pro: Craig McLeanAssistants: Kevin Bennison, Brad GardnerSuperintendent: Jeff Madison

EVERGREEN CC ▶

Designers: Warren David (public), Ed VanKappen (private)Head pro: Joe BoveSuperintendent: Tony Iabone

FAIRWAYS OF HALFMOON ▶

Designer: Gary Van AlstyneSuperintendent: Joshua Yeardon

FOX RUN GC ▶

Designer: Attilio AlbaneseHead pro: Rich ScottSuperintendent: Darren Graf

FREAR PARK ▶

Designer: Robert Trent JonesManager: Larry ReillySuperintendent: Mark Yamin

FRENCH’S HOLLOW FAIRWAYS ▶

Designer: Z. John BetlejeskiSuperintendent: Janet Betlejeski

GALWAY GC ▶

Designer: George WedekindHead instructor: Charles VeederSuperintendent: George Wedekind

GLENS FALLS CC ▶

Designer: Donald RossHead pro: Tom HaggertyAssistants: Kevin Haller, Jack MadejSuperintendent: Chris Frelinghaus Aug. 1-3: Member-guest

HALES MILLS CC ▶

Designer: Jim DerrickSuperintendent: Larry Hollenbeck

HIAWATHA TRAILS GC ▶

Designer: Dominic FerraioliSuperintendent: John Cook

HIDDEN MEADOWS GC ▶

Designer: Anthony Rappazzo, Joseph RappazzoSuperintendent: Anthony Rappazzo

HILAND PARK GC ▶

Designer: Stephen KayDirector of golf: Jim Jeffers

HILLCREST GC ▶

Superintendent: Jeff Canastra

HOLLAND MEADOWS GC ▶

Designer: Walt CoonsHead pro: Mike IannottiSuperintendent: Dennis Sniezyk July 13: Broadalbin Men’s Open Aug. 15: Broadalbin Women’s Open

HOOSICK FALLS CC ▶

Superintendent: Scott McCart

KINGSBORO GC ▶

Designers: James Floyd, Hugo Kuhne

KINGSWOOD GL ▶

Designer: Michael WoodburySuperintendent: Travis Morris May 18-19: Ryder Cup June 30: Member-member July 21: Guest day Aug. 16-18: Club championship

M ▶ CGREGOR LINKS GC

Designer: Devereux EmmetHead pro: Tom OppedisanoAssistants: Nick Campbell, Annemarie KissaneSuperintendent: Greg Shaughnessy

MEADOWGREENS GC ▶

Director of golf: Bob Conti

MECHANICVILLE GC ▶

Designer: Devereux EmmetHead pro: Tom Sullivan

MILL ROAD ACRES GC ▶

Designer: Clayton RussellHead pro: Peter GerardSuperintendent: Michael O’Neill

MOHAWK GC ▶

Designer: Devereux EmmetHead pro: Jeremy KerrAssistant: TBDSuperintendent: Richard Smathers

MOHAWK RIVER CC ▶

Designer: William MitchellSuperintendent: Michael DeLorenzo

NICK STONER GC ▶

Head pro: Steve JenningsSuperintendent: Steve Jennings

CLUB DIRECTORY


May 27: Memorial Day tournament Sept. 2: Impossible pin tournament Oct. 6: Falling Leaves tournament

NORMANSIDE CC ▶Designer: William HarriesHead pro: Erik SmithAssistants: Scott Battiste, Justin HearleySuperintendent: Scott Wachtel July 19-20: William Glenn member-guest July 24: Women’s member-guest Aug. 3-4: Club championship Aug. 22: Women’s interclub Oct. 4: Dutch Girvin guest day

OLDE KINDERHOOK GC ▶

Designer: Rees JonesHead pro: Phil KaminskiSuperintendent: Eric Bresky

ONTEORA CLUB ▶

Head pro: TBDSuperintendent: Fred Kapell

ORCHARD CREEK GC ▶

Designer: Paul CowleyHead pro: Scott BrennanSuperintendent: Pete Cure

PHEASANT HOLLOW GC ▶

Designer: Pete MitchellHead pro: Joe BoveSuperintendent: Todd Bove

PINE BROOK CC ▶

Designer: James Floyd

PINEHAVEN CC ▶

Designer: Armand Farina, Jim ThompsonHead pro: Scott WarrenAssistants: Brian Pierotti, Davana KesslerSuperintendent: Rob Bigley Sr. April 22: NENYPGA Pro/Assistant Pro Championship May 22: NEWGA Tournament June 7-9: Men’s member-guest July 1: NYSGA State Amateur qualifier July 13-14: Men’s and Women’s Senior Championship Aug. 3-4, 10-11: Men’s and women’s club championship

PIONEER HILLS GC ▶

Designer: Allen HillsHead pro: Keith Sprenger

POLE VALLEY PLAYERS CLUB ▶

Designer: Steve ForbesHead pro: Steve ForbesSuperintendent: Steve Forbes, Pete Russell

QUEENSBURY GC ▶

Designer: Mark Cassidy Sr.Director of golf: Frank CostelloSuperintendent: Scot Smith Aug. 23-25: Club championship Sept. 26-28: Red male tournament

RAINBOW GC ▶

Designer: Walt BirmannSuperintendent: Walt Birmann

RIP VAN WINKLE CC ▶

Designer: Donald RossHead pro: John SmithSuperintendent: John Smith

ROLLING HILLS AT ANTLERS CC ▶

Designer: William TuckerDirector of golf: Rick WolcottSuperintendent: Dave Biltucci Aug. 16-18: Miracle Ear Open

SACANDAGA GC ▶

Designer: Donald BallHead pro: Dick OsborneSuperintendent: Dick Osborne

SAGAMORE RESORT & GC ▶

Designer: Donald RossHead pro: David CummingsSuperintendent: Joe Tennyson

SARATOGA GOLF & POLO CLUB ▶

Designer: J.S. MottHead pro: Kevin HughesAssistant: Anthony TherrienSuperintendent: Geoff Leather May 18: Women’s member-member June 26: Women’s member-guest July 12-13: Men’s member-guest July 27-28: Club championship Sept. 5: Men’s pro-member Sept. 21: Men’s member-member

SARATOGA LAKE GC ▶

Designer: Michael IngersollSuperintendent: Nathan Jordan May 29: Four-player scramble June 26: Two-player scramble July 20-21: Club championship Aug. 17: Couples tournament Sept. 14: 6-6-6 tournament Oct. 6: Fall Foliage four-player scramble

SARATOGA NATIONAL GC ▶

Designer: Roger RulewichDirector of golf: Peter TavaresHead pro: Anders MattsonAssistants: Steve Plata, Tom Sullivan, C.J. Callan

SARATOGA SPA GOLF ▶

Designer: William MitchellDirector of golf: Bill RichardsonHead pro: Bob TribleyAssistants: Ken Long, Jonathan Hines, Sean MaddenSuperintendent: Randy Hoffman

SCHENECTADY MUNICIPAL GC ▶

Designer: Jim ThompsonHead pro: Matthew DaleyAssistant: Chris BentrovatoSuperintendent: Mike Scesney

SCHUYLER MEADOWS CC ▶

Designer: Devereux EmmetHead pro: Steve JensenAssistant: Bob Van AukenSuperintendent: Jeff Joedicke June 12: Women’s guest day June 21-23: Member-guest Aug. 1: Men’s guest day Aug. 12-14: Women’s club championship Aug. 23-25: Men’s club championship

SHAKER RIDGE CC ▶

Designer: James ThompsonDirector of golf: Trent KaufmannHead pro: Charles ConradAssistants: Kevin Van OrtSuperintendent: Jim Seamen

SKENE VALLEY CC ▶

Designer: Mark Cassidy Sr.Superintendent: Clifford Sparks

STADIUM GC ▶

Designer: Douglas HennelHead pro: John SouzaSuperintendent: Gary Hennel

SUNNY HILL RESORT ▶

Designer: Hal PurdySuperintendent: Erik Nicholsen

SUNNYSIDE GC ▶

Designer: Bob SchererHead pro: Miles NolanSuperintendent: Miles Nolan

SYCAMORE CC ▶

Designer: Francis DuaneHead pro: Joe BoveSuperintendent: Bernie Carak

TEE BIRD GC NORTH ▶

Designer: Bruce IrwinSuperintendent: Jeremy Tripp

TEE BIRD GC SOUTH ▶

Designer: Dan IrwinSuperintendent: Dan Irwin

THOUSAND ACRES RANCH ▶

Designer: Joe HanlonHead pro: Tucker BackusSuperintendent: Arthur Hoffman

THUNDERHART GC ▶

Designers: Francis Duane, Bill GressickSuperintendent: Erik Nicholsen

TOP OF THE WORLD ▶

Designer: Hendrix Van RensselaerHead pro: Tom SmackSuperintendent: Walt Shaw

TOWN OF COLONIE GC ▶

Designers: William Mitchell (blue/white), Robert Trent Jones (red), Rick Jacobson (green)Head pro: Noel GebauerTeaching pros: Tim Podeswa, Matt Bogdanowicz

Superintendent: John Risler Aug. 10-11: Town championship Sept. 8: Saul Greenhouse best-ball

TROY, CC OF ▶

Designer: Walter TravisHead pro: Mike KuceraAssistant: Dan CardellaSuperintendent: Chris Strong June 21-23: Men’s invitational July 8-9: Women’s invitational

UNDERMOUNTAIN GC ▶

Designer: John ShakshoberHead instructor: Judy HillSuperintendents: John Shakshober, John MacArthur

VAN PATTEN GC ▶

Designer: Armand FarinaHead pro: Bob KennedyAssistant: Adam CatanzariteSuperintendent: Brian Goudey

VAN SCHAICK ISLAND CC ▶

Designer: Jack GormleyHead pro: Luke ScalaSuperintendent: Connor Fitzgerald

WEDGEWOOD GC ▶

Designer: Michael EvanicoSuperintendent: Michael Evanico

WESTERN TURNPIKE GC ▶

Designer: Jim ThompsonDirector of golf: Herb MorelandHead pro: Casey ChildsSuperintendent: C.J. Gallup

WHISPERING PINES GC ▶

Designer: Burnham Armstrong, Phil MitchellHead pro: Kirk ArmstrongSuperintendent: Brett Armstrong

WINDHAM CC ▶

Designer: Len RaynorHead pro: Brian LoweSuperintendent: Randy Tuttle

WINDING BROOK CC ▶

Designer: Paul RothHead pro: Larry MarkowskiSuperintendent: Dave Shook

WINDY HILLS GC ▶

Designer: Joe KehnSuperintendent: Bob White July 27: Member-guest Aug. 17-18: Club championship

WOLFERTS ROOST CC ▶

Designer: A.W. TillingastHead pro: Tim LonerganAssistants: Adam Panagopoulos, Trever Fiedler April 15: NENYPGA spring pro-pro June 13-15: Men’s member-guest June 25-26: Women’s invitational July 26: Jack Maxwell junior Aug. 9-10: Capital Stroke Play Sept. 6-8: Men’s invitational

CLUB DIRECTORY


Course Changes

aIrWaY MeaDoWs: ▶ A new red tee box has been added on 18. The white tee box on 2 has been reconstructed. Additional cart-path paving, drainage and new sod have been added to 16.

CoBLesKILL: ▶ Scott Berliner, formerly of Normanside and Shaker Ridge, is the new assis-tant pro.

CoLonIaL aCres: ▶ Dale Ezyk is the new head pro.

eagLe CresT: ▶ Don DeNyse, formerly of Capital Hills, is the new assistant pro.

eDIson CLuB: ▶ Brad Gardner is a new assistant pro.

gLens FaLLs: ▶ Kevin Haller is a new assistant pro.

hoLLanD MeaDoWs: ▶ A new men’s tee box on 9 has been added. There has been significant tree-trimming and cutting throughout the course.

MILL roaD aCres: ▶ There has been tree trimming through-out the course.

PInehaVen: ▶ Michael Van Buren is the new club president.

PIoneer hILLs: ▶ Keith Sprenger has been hired as new head pro.

roLLIng hILLs: ▶ An initia-tive is under way to attract new members. Season member-ship rates have been reduced to $1,195 for singles and $1,995 for families.

saCanDaga: ▶ Dick Osborne new head pro/owner.

saraToga LaKe: ▶ Nathan Jordan is the new course super-intendent.

sCheneCTaDY MunICIPaL: ▶ Matthew Daley named head pro, replacing Brian Damon.

sChuYLer MeaDoWs: ▶ The No. 4 green has been enlarged, and new cart paths have been added throughout the course.

ToWn oF CoLonIe: ▶ New back tees have been added to holes 2, 5 and 8 on the white course, and to 8 on the blue, adding 130 yards to the champi-onship-tee yardage.

WesTern TurnPIKe: ▶ Casey Childs has been named head pro. Herb Moreland remains as director of golf.

WInDY hILLs: ▶ A new driving range has been added.

WoLFerTs roosT: ▶ Bill Stevens has retired after 42 years as superintendent.

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The Town of Colonie has added back tees to four holes, expanding the championship yardage 130 yards. The course is host to the Section II Class A championship, which Vincent Fox (Bethlehem), David Jensen (Shaker) and Calvin Beckwith (Saratoga) played last fall.


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Destination courses

50 best public/resort courses outside Capital Region but within 150 MilesNEW YORK Club Location Holes Par Yards Type Phone Miles*

Links at Hiawatha Landing Apalachin 18 72 7,067 Public 607 687-6952 146 ▶Villa Roma Resort & CC Callicoon 18 71 6,534 Resort 845 887-5097 130 ▶Centennial GC Carmel 27 108 10,649 Public 845 225-5700 105 ▶Conklin Players Club Conklin 18 72 6,772 Public 607 775-3042 141 ▶Leatherstocking GC Cooperstown 18 72 6,324 Resort 607 547-5275 80 ▶Delhi College GC Delhi 18 72 6,346 Public 607 746-4653 83 ▶Nevele Resort & CC Ellenville 18 70 6,532 Resort 914 647-6000 89 ▶Seven Oaks GC Hamilton 18 72 6,915 Semi-Private 315 824-1432 124 ▶Branton Woods GC Hopewell Junction 18 72 7,100 Public 845 223-1600 90 ▶Concord Resort & GC Kiamesha Lake 18 72 7,650 Resort 845 794-4000 105 ▶Links at Union Vale Lagrangeville 18 72 6,839 Semi-Private 845 223-1000 87 ▶Craig Wood GC Lake Placid 18 72 6,554 Municipal 800 218-9811 134 ▶Lake Placid Resort (Links) Lake Placid 18 71 7,006 Resort 518 523-4460 134 ▶Lake Placid Resort (Mountain) Lake Placid 18 70 6,156 Resort 518 523-4460 134 ▶Grossinger CC Liberty 18 71 6,907 Resort 914 292-9000 107 ▶Turning Stone (Shenendoah) Oneida 18 72 7,129 Resort 315 829-4653 111 ▶Turning Stone (Atunyote) Oneida 18 72 7,314 Resort 315 829-4653 111 ▶Turning Stone (Kaluhyat) Oneida 18 72 7,105 Resort 315 829-4653 111 ▶Casperkill CC Poughkeepsie 18 72 6,691 Semi-Private 914 433-2222 85 ▶McCann GC Poughkeepsie 18 72 6,524 Public 845 471-3917 90 ▶Tennanah GC Roscoe 18 72 6,769 Public 607 498-5502 118 ▶Saranac Inn & GC Saranac Lake 18 72 6,631 Public 518 891-1402 142 ▶Stamford GC Stamford 18 70 6,285 Semi-Private 607 652-7398 65 ▶Valley View Golf Course Utica 18 71 6,632 Public 315 732-8755 89 ▶West Point Golf Course West Point 18 70 6,007 Public 914 938-2435 108 ▶Westport CC Westport 18 72 6,544 Public 800 600-4470 121 ▶

MASSACHUSETTS

Crumpin-Fox CC Bernardston 18 72 6.532 Semi-Private 413 648-9101 127 ▶Wahconah CC Dalton 18 71 6,567 Semi-Private 413 684-1333 59 ▶Cranwell Resort & GC Lenox 18 70 6,346 Resort 413 637-0441 57 ▶Berkshire Hills CC Pittsfield 18 72 6,606 Semi-Private 413 442-1451 54 ▶The Orchards South Hadley 18 71 6,424 Semi-Private 413 534-3806 97 ▶The Ranch GC Southwick 18 72 7,174 Public 413 569-9333 89 ▶Blackstone National GC Sutton 18 72 6,909 Semi-Private 508 865-2111 144 ▶Taconic GC Williamstown 18 71 6,640 Semi-Private 413 458-3997 45 ▶

VERMONT

Mount Anthony GC Bennington 18 71 6,146 Public 802 447-7079 40 ▶Brattleboro CC Brattleboro 18 71 6,265 Semi-Private 802 257-7380 80 ▶Green Mountain National Killington 18 71 6,589 Public 802 422-4653 115 ▶Killington Golf Course Killington 18 72 6,326 Resort 802 422-6700 115 ▶Okemo Valley GC Ludlow 18 70 6,400 Public 802 228-1396 89 ▶Gleneagles GC at the Equinox Manchester 18 71 6,423 Resort 800 362-4747 62 ▶Rutland CC Rutland 18 70 6,134 Semi-Private 802 773-3254 100 ▶Stratton Mountain CC Stratton Mountain 27 108 9,803 Resort 802 297-4115 80 ▶

CONNECTICUT

Wintonbury Hills Bloomfield 18 72 6,623 Public 860 242-1401 100 ▶Fox Hopyard GC East Haddam 18 71 6,912 Semi-Private 860 434-6644 141 ▶Tunxis Plantation CC (white) Farmington 18 72 6,638 Public 860 677-1367 107 ▶Tunxis Plantation (green) Farmington 18 70 6,446 Public 860 677-1367 107 ▶Great River GC Milford 18 72 7,191 Public 203 876-8051 134 ▶Candlewood Valley CC New Milford 18 72 6,295 Public 860 354-9359 110 ▶Western Hills Golf Course Waterbury 18 72 6,427 Public 203 755-6828 122 ▶Crestbrook Park GC Watertown 18 71 6,906 Public 860 945-5249 118 ▶

* — Approximate mileage from Albany Color Key ▶

Green — public Red — resort Blue — semi-private


Websites

Course informationhttp://golfcourses.comhttp://golfnow.comhttp://igolf.com

Generalhttp://badgolfer.comhttp://blog.timesunion.com/golfhttp://danielwexler.comhttp://freegolfinfo.comhttp://golfbytes.comhttp://golfmovies.comhttp://oobgolf.comhttp://ultimategolfdirectory.com

Informationhttp://cbssports.comhttp://espn.go.com/golfhttp://geoffshackleford.comhttp://golf.comhttp://golfchannel.comhttp://golfdigest.comhttp://golfnews.com

http://golfobserver.comhttp://golfweek.comhttp://golfworld.comhttp://golfwrx.com

Instructionhttp://golflessonsonline.comhttp://golfpartnersclub.comhttp://golftipsmag.comhttp://learnaboutgolf.comhttp://pgaprofessional.com

Local informationhttp://capitalareagolf.comhttp://greenecountygolf.comhttp://lakegeorgegolf.com

Local organizationshttp://albanyasga.comhttp://capitalareagolf.comhttp://ewgacapitalregion.comhttp://neny.pga.comhttp://nysga.org

▶ Websites for local courses listed in the Course Guide on Pages 4-7

Players (men)http://adamscott.com.auhttp://ernieels.comhttp://justinrose.comhttp://kjchoi.nethttp://padraigharrington.comhttp://philmickelson.comhttp://rorysabbatini.comhttp://tigerwoods.com

Players (women)http://annikasorenstam.comhttp://lorenaochoa.comhttp://nataliegulbis.comhttp://seoulsisters.com

(Grace Park, Se Ri Pak, Mi Hyun Kim)http://suzanngolf.com (Pettersen)http://yanigolf.com (Yani Tseng)

Player rankingshttp://officialworldgolfranking.comhttps://wwgr.net/public (women’s)

Playing serviceshttp://ghin.comhttp://golfrecord.comhttp://mygolfrounds.comhttp://scratchplayers.org

Shoppinghttp://3balls.comhttp://austads.comhttp://callowaygolfpreowned.comhttp://clevelandgolf.comhttp://ebay.comhttp://edwinwattsgolf.com

http://golfdiscount.comhttp://golfgalaxy.comhttp://golfjoy.comhttp://golfsmith.comhttp://golfwarehouse.comhttp://rockbottomgolf.comhttp://scorelow.comhttp://shoppingguide.comhttp://thesandtrap.comhttp://tgw.com

Tournamentshttp://masters.orghttp://opengolf.comhttp://pga.com/pgachampion-

ship/2013http://presidentscup.comhttp://rydercup.comhttp://solheimcup.comhttp://usopen.comhttp://ussenioropen.comhttp://uswomensopen.com

Tourshttp://asiantour.comhttp://celebrityplayerstour.comhttp://europeantour.comhttp://lpga.comhttp://pga.com (PGA of America)http://pgatour.comhttp://pgatour.com.au (Australasia)http://pgatour.co.za (So. Africa)http://symetratour.comhttp://usga.comhttp://worldgolfchampionships.com

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2012 Club Champions

Club Men Women Senior Men Senior Women Junior

Airway Meadows Pat Shawver Tammy Crawford Tad Deuel Marie Petrie Nathan Shawver

Albany Matt DeVito Grace Ziamandanis John Davis Lynn Pauquette Matt Parrottino

Ballston Spa Sue Kahler

Brookhaven Bruce Parent Yong Lake

Burden Lake Steve Quillinan, Jr. Heather Morrison Jack Rodzwell

Capital Hills Don DeNyse III

Catskill Tom Yannone Sandra Drahushuk

Christman’s Steve Lenseth Kristen Garraghan

Cobleskill Andy Rubilotta Linda Kolnick Paul Lesta Ilene Gaffney

Colonie Rob Leonard Celene McManus Dave Beckett Barb Cunningham Jeff Palmerino

Columbia Paul Matties Caroline Merritt

Eagle Crest Ryan McDonnell

Glens Falls Brent Herlihy Heidi Vittengl Kevin Herlihy

Kingswood Chuck Connolly Ella Kellogg

McGregor Links David Huestis Betty Bellinger Mark Patterson Barb Terpining Calvin Beckwith

Mechanicville Tim Sheehan

Normanside Peter Broderick Kathy Collins

Queensbury Mike O’Neil Mary Sicard Mike O’Neil Mary Sicard

Pinehaven Robby Bigley, Jr. Nan Lanahan Bill Toomey Anne Van Buren Aaron Simone

Rip Van Winkle Mike McKinley

Saratoga National Ryan Swingruber

Saratoga Polo Skip Carlson Anna Farone J.D. Towers

Schuyler Meadows Austin Teal Abigail Rehfuss Gary Wood Anne Bailey Bobby Canniff

Shaker Ridge Greg Bennett Madison Braman Corey Purcell

Thunderhart Steven Bartholomew Diane Bartholomew Phil Butler Sr. MaryEllen Neppl

Town of Colonie Jim Jewett Macy Raimo Al Stranahan Andrea Zaretzki

Troy David Mooradian Suzanne Bollinger Lonnie Palmer Cathy Siggia

Undermountain Robert Kitchen Trish MacArthur

Van Schaick Zach Scala Bill LeBeau Riley Naclerio

Western Turnpike John Reagan Pat Mayne

Windham Tom McGoldrick Sue Reynolds Martin Feherty Ann Casey

Windy Hills Brad Cone Deb Yarter Gary Loomis

Wolferts Roost Jeb Buchanan Mary Jo Kelly Tanner Donovan

Jeff Palmerino

SUe kahler

matt Parrottino

Pat mayne

Jeb bUchanan


Future sites

BRITISH OPEN ▶ 2013 Muirfield Gullane, Scotland2014 Royal Liverpool (Hoylake Course) Merceyside, England2015 St. Andrews (Old Course) St. Andrews, Scotland2016 Royal Troon (Old Course) South Ayrshire, Scotland

PGA CHAMPIONSHIP ▶ 2013 Oak Hill CC Rochester2014 Valhalla GC Louisville, Ky.2015 Whistling Straits Kohler, Wis.2016 Baltusrol GC Springfield, N.J.2017 Quail Hollow Club Charlotte, N.C.2018 Bellerive CC St. Louis

PRESIDENTS CUP ▶ 2013 Muirfield Village Dublin, Ohio2015 Course to be determined South Korea

RYDER CUP ▶ 2014 Gleneagles Perthshire, Scotland2016 Hazeltine National GC Chaska, Minn.2018 Le Golf National Versailles, France 2020 Whistling Straits Kohler, Wis.2022 European site to be determined

SOLHEIM CUP ▶ 2013 Colorado Golf Club Parker, Colo.2015 St. Leon-Rot Sankt Leon-Rot, Germany2017 U.S. site to be determined

U.S. AMATEUR ▶ 2013 The Country Club Brookline, Mass.2014 Atlanta Athletic Club Johns Creek, Ga.2015 Olympia Fields CC Olympia Fields, Ill.2016 Oakland Hills CC Bloomfield Hills, Mich.2017 Riviera CC Pacific Palisades, Calif.2018 Pebble Beach GL Pebble Beach, Calif.

U.S. OPEN ▶ 2013 Merion GC (East Course) Ardmore, Pa.2014 Pinehurst No. 2 Pinehurst, N.C.2015 Chambers Bay GC University Place, Wash.2016 Oakmont CC Oakmont, Pa.2017 Erin Hills Erin, Wis.2018 Shinnecock Hills GC Southampton2019 Pebble Beach GL Pebble Beach, Calif.2020 Winged Foot (West Course) Mamaroneck

U.S. SENIOR OPEN ▶ 2013 Omaha CC Omaha, Neb.2014 Oak Tree National Edmond, Okla.2015 Del Paso CC Sacramento, Calif.2016 Scioto CC Columbus, Ohio

U.S. WOMEN’S OPEN ▶2013 Sebonack GC Southampton2014 Pinehurst No. 2 Pinehurst, N.C.2015 Lancaster CC Lancaster, Pa.2016 Course to be determined 2017 Trump National GC Bedminster, N.J.

2012 winners

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Oak Hill Country Club is the site of the PGA Championship. The event will take place Aug. 11-17 in Rochester.

Steve Quillinan Jr.

Champions of last year’s major amateur tournaments:

Stadium Classic: Jim Gifford (Mohawk)-Mike Gifford (Saratoga National)

Tri-County Match Play: Chris Barach (Mohawk)

Haggerty Two-Man: Mike Wheeler (Mohawk)-Tom Salmon (Mohawk)

Albany County Amateur: Victor Fox (Normanside)

Saratoga County Amateur: D.J. Tozier (Western Turnpike)

Schenectady County Amateur: Ben Bates (Mohawk)

Troy Invitational: Steve Quillinan Jr. (Troy)

Eagle Crest Shootout: James Bologna (Shaker Ridge)-Bryan Gorman (Shaker Ridge)

Edison Invitational: Jim Gifford (Mohawk)

Capital Stroke Play: Jim Welch (Olde Kinderhook)

Shaker Ridge Invitational: Mike Wheeler (Mohawk)-Tom Salmon (Mohawk)

Wolferts Roost Invitational: Chad Stoffer (Wolferts Roost)-Jim Welch (Olde Kinderhook)

Rensselaer County Amateur: Bryan Gorman (Shaker Ridge)


Survey

Each year that we offer our annual golf survey, and this is the 11th, there is a question or two that stands above the rest. This year it’s No. 23. (We’ll make you look ahead to see it.)

It required more thought and time than the other 29 questions, but the responses were both wide-ranging and revealing. Amen to that.

We wound up with nearly as many responses this year as the past two years combined. We thank you for that.

After some of the responses you’ll see the “Off the green” comments. These unattributed observations were construed to be the most interesting.

Be sure to check out the Times Union golf blog at http://blog.timesunion.com/golf.

30 questions: We had nearly as many responses to this year’s golf survey as the past two years combined

What is your gender? 90.12% Male 9.88% Female

What is your age? 0.13% 16-under 6.88% 17-29 20.65% 30-44 40.00% 45-59 30.52% 60-74 1.82% 75-older

In what county do you live? 46.17% Albany 2.20% Columbia/Greene 1.17% Fulton/Montgomery 15.43% Rensselaer 17.64% Saratoga 10.64% Schenectady/Schoharie 1.04% Warren/Washington 2.33% Other (within N.Y. state) 3.37% Other (outside N.Y. state)

What is your annual income? 1.44% Less than $20,000 5.51% $20,001-$40,000 20.87% $40,001-$70,000 23.62% $70,001-$100,000 20.34% $100,001-$200,000 6.82% More than $200,000 21.39% Prefer not to answer

GENERAL INFORMATION

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SURVEY QUESTIONS1. Approximately how often do you play golf (in season)? 0.14% don’t play 1.14% once a year 3.13% once a month 10.38% twice a month 22.90% once a week 31.15% twice a week 31.15% more than twice a week

2. How often do you practice golf? 8.15% never practice 5.01% once a year 16.74% once a month 15.59% twice a month 23.32% once a week 16.45% twice a week 14.74% more than twice a week

Off the green“As often as I can sneak away from wife and kids, yardwork, housework etc.”“Unfortunately, practice makes permanent, not perfect.”

3. How far is your home course, or the course you play most frequently, from your house? 34.47% Less than 5 miles 35.60% 5-10 miles 19.29% 11-15 miles 8.23% 16-25 miles 2.41% More than 25 miles

4. Consider the course you play most. What percentage of your golf rounds are played there? 5.33% Less than 25 percent 12.10% 25-49 percent 16.71% 50 percent 13.40% 51-74 percent 22.52% 75-89 percent 22.77% 90-99 percent 2.16% 100 percent

Off the green“To truly test your ability, you should play as many courses as you can.”

5. What is your average nine-hole score?0.28% 34-lower

10.81% 35-38 29.45% 39-42 31.86% 43-46 18.07% 47-50 5.97% 51-55 1.56% 56-60 1.14% 61-70 0.85% over 70

6. If you were to attend a golf clinic, which subject would interest you most?

47.34% short game 35.83% full swing 7.34% club fitting 5.04% trouble shots 4.03% rules of golf 0.43% etiquette of golf

7. The last time made a golf club purchase, what did you buy?

30.64% Driver 19.36% Iron(s) 17.49% Fairway wood(s) 13.44% Entire set (woods/irons) 10.12% Wedge 8.96% Putter

8. Where did you make your last purchase of golf clubs?

32.85% Golf specialty store 21.33% Golf course/range .74% On the internet 18.44% Sporting goods store 3.03% From a friend 0.58% Warehouse club 4.03% Other


8. Where did you make your last purchaseof golf clubs?

32.85% Golf specialty store21.33% Golf course/range

.74% On the internet18.44% Sporting goods store3.03% From a friend0.58% Warehouse club4.03% Other


9. Where did you make your last purchase of golf balls? 34.29% Sporting goods store 23.63% Golf specialty store 19.45% Golf course/range 10.23% On the internet 2.31% Warehouse club 1.59% From a friend 8.50% Other

Off the greenA majority of the “other” was from the Siena sale.“Hilton Honors points. I HATE paying for something I’m either going to lose or destroy!”

10. For your last purchase of golf balls, how many did you buy? 0.15% One 3.50% Sleeve of three 0.87% Sleeve of four 75.66% Dozen 19.83% Other

11. Have you ever purchased used balls? 37.63% Yes 62.37% No

Off the green“There is something about a new clean ball that motivates me.”“I never buy them, but they’re mostly what I play with.”

12. What other types of golf products have you purchased in the past year? (Check all that apply.) 75.93% Clothes 73.64% Glove 62.03% Shoes 24.79% Bag 22.35% Publications 6.45% Pull cart 10.74% Other 2.87% Did not buy any golf products

Off the green“I personally am responsible for keeping the golf industry afloat.” “I dress for the part better than I play.”

13. How much would you estimate that you spent on golf products, including clubs and balls, last year? 4.85% $2,000 or more 17.27% $1,000–$1,999 29.85% $500–$999 22.88% $250–$499 20.45% $100–$249 4.70% $100 or less

Off the green“My wife says too much, so I bought her diamond earrings.”“I wouldn’t ask a lady her weight.”

14. Do you play in a golf league? 45.27% Yes 54.73% No

15. If so, how many leagues? 81.11% One 16.61% Two 1.63% Three 0.65% Four

16. If so, on which day(s) do you play in a golf league? (Check all that apply.) 21.10% Monday 39.76% Tuesday 23.55% Wednesday 26.61% Thursday 8.56% Friday 3.67% Saturday 2.45% Sunday

17. Should the practice of anchoring the put-ter against a golfer’s body be banned? 30.96% Yes, for all golfers 13.27% Yes, but for professionals only 42.51% No 13.27% Not sure

Off the green“If you can swing a driver with it anchored, I’ll let you putt with it anchored.”“If it’s such an advantage, why don’t more people do it?”“The USGA waited way too long to take action.”

18. Whose responsibility is it to enforce pace of play? 49.71% Individual player 39.40% Course rangers 7.31% Pro shop 0.72% USGA 2.87% Other

Off the green“All of the above.”

“I don’t think anyone truly knows the answer to this anymore.”

“The USGA can make rules and guidelines, courses can use rangers to help, but individual players are ultimately responsible for the pace of play.”

19. Is it OK to have separate rules for tour professionals and amateurs? 48.64% Yes 43.37% No 7.99% Not sure

Off the green“Most sports do. We need to make the game more fun, not less.”“One of the great things about the sport: One set of rules.”

20. Should the USGA explore the use of limited-flight balls to counteract improve-ment of other equipment? 17.69% Yes 66.48% No 15.83% Not sure

Off the green“It would make many of the classic courses become venues for majors and also limit land use needed in building new golf courses.”“This is FAR more important than anchoring.”“My ball flight is limited enough already.”“I believe this should be limited to the professional game.”

21. Have you ever played in a charity golf outing? 93.28% Yes 6.72% No

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Adam Scott of Australia is one of a number of pro golfers who employ an anchored method of putting who would be forced to change his technique if the ban proposed by the USGA and R&A goes through in 2016.


22. What is your favorite format for a charity outing? 63.17% Scramble (choosing the best shot

following every stroke) 17.90% Best-ball (low score on each hole

counts) 9.91% Shamble (use best tee shot, then

all play own ball) 4.59% Individual stroke play 1.78% Callaway (handicap based on score;

worst holes eliminated) 1.33% Alternate shot (also called “Four-

somes”) 0.89% Modified Stableford (points

awarded based on performance for each hole)

0.44% Other

Off the green“Whatever format takes less than five hours.”

23. Augusta National has “Amen Corner,” PGA National has the “Bear Trap.” What three-hole stretch on a Capital Region course deserves is own name? (Holes must be consecutive.)There was such a disparity in answers, we opted to give the top choices for 20 different courses in the region. (Courses not listed didn’t have a consensus of one three-hole stretch.) Albany 13-15 Ballston Spa 13-15 Burden Lake 3-5 Capital Hills 15-17 Colonie 12-14 Eagle Crest 14-16 EverGreen 13-15 Fairways of Halfmoon 13-15 Frear Park 5-7 McGregor 6-8 Mohawk 3-5 Olde Kinderhook 13-15 Orchard Creek 15-17 Pinehaven 16-18 Saratoga National 11-13 Schenectady Municipal 10-12 Schuyler Meadows 16-18 Shaker Ridge 15-17 Town of Colonie (red) 2-4 Wolferts Roost 10-12

Off the greenAlbany 13-15: “Wally’s Waterloo”Capital Hills 15-17: “The round-breaker”

Fairways 13-15: “Cliffs of Halfmoon”Orchard Creek 15-17: “Apple Sauce”Pinehaven 16-18: “Pine Alley”Saratoga National 11-13: “Rubber meets the road”Schuyler Meadows 16-18: “General’s burial ground”Town of Colonie 2-4 red: “Vito’s pass”

24. Where do you get a majority of your golf news? (Please check only one.) 42.07% Internet 31.12% Television 14.27% Magazine 10.66% Newspaper 0.43% Radio 1.44% Other

25. What is your favorite golf website? (See Page 12 for a complete list of websites) 20.78% PGATour.com 18.34% GolfChannel.com 7.58 Golf.com 6.85 PGA.com 6.36% GolfDigest.com 4.40% TGW.com 3.91% ESPN.com 31.78% Other

26. What is the last golf book you read? 7.14% “Harvey Penick’s Little Red Book” 6.77% “A Good Walk Spoiled”

(John Feinstein) 5.26% “The Big Miss” (Hank Haney) 4.14% “The Match” (Mark Frost) 3.76% “A Course Called Ireland”

(Tom Coyne) 3.38% “Ben Hogan’s Five Lessons” 3.38% “In And Out Of The Rough”

(John Daly) 3.01% “Golf Is Not A Game Of Perfect”

(Bob Rotella) 2.63% “Greatest Game Ever Played”

(Mark Frost) 2.63% “Who’s Your Caddy?” (Rick Reilly) 2.26% “Dave Pelz’s Short Game Bible” 1.88% “Zen Golf” (Joseph Parent) 1.50% “Putting Out Of Your Mind”

(Bob Rotella) 1.50% “Jenkins at the Majors

(Dan Jenkins) 1.50% “How I Play Golf” (Tiger Woods) 1.50% “Unconscious Putting” (Dave Stockton)

Off the green“Only real fanatics read golf books.”

27. Will you attend this year’s PGA Championship in Rochester? 14.20% Yes 57.96% No 27.83% Haven’t decided

Off the green“Got to make the trek when a major is in your part of the country.”

28. Have you ever attended a previous PGA Tour major championship? 46.56% Yes 53.44% No

Off the green“Masters is on my bucket list.”

29. The Symetra Tour, known as the Futures before 2012, will make its 29th Capital Region appearance July 12-14. When is the best month to hold the tournament? 13.94% June 35.91% July

21.82% August 28.33% September

Off the green“Any month is fine, but something should be done to encourage more people to attend.”

30. Should we have included a Tiger Woods question in the survey? 18.75% Yes 81.26% No

Off the green

“Only if accompanied by a Lindsey Vonn pic.”

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Pins for the 2013 PGA Championship in Rochester.

Courtesy Tiger Woods/Lindsey Vonn via AP

Tiger Woods made his relationship with skier Lindsey Vonn public by posting this photo on his website and on his Facebook page.


A showcAse At schuyler

By the time the New York State Golf Association realized that it may be with-out a course for its 2013 Men’s Amateur championship, almost any 100-acre parcel of land may have been considered.

The Red Course at Bethpage State Park had been designated as the site, but officials learned in December of a conflict that couldn’t be resolved.

As it turned out, the state association didn’t have to “settle” for a substandard track. The Schuyler Meadows Club in Loudonville stepped up.

“It’s going to be great for us,” NYSGA

executive director Bill Moore said. “I’m very excited.”

The tournament, a 72-hole stroke-play event, will be held July 23-25.

Schuyler Meadows, a private club built in 1926, underwent a massive course reno-vation two years ago. Gil Hanse, who was hired to design the course in Rio de Janei-ro that will be used for the 2016 Olympics, was the architect for the project.

“We saw it as a great opportunity to showcase the golf course, showcase the club, and also give something back to golf,” said David Hayes, Schuyler Mead-ows’ green chairman. “You should host tournaments like this. It’s an important tournament, a state championship, so why not do it?”

A majority of the work was to the bun-kers, which have increased from 33 to 63. Those that were retained were renovated

completely.Tree removal has made the course

much more scenic and strategic, a true test for the 144 amateurs who will play the 6,787-yard, par-72 layout.

“It was kind of an open field,” Hayes said. “You could hit it anywhere. There wasn’t a lot of strategy on the golf course. That’s what Gil brought into it.”

In anticipation of a lot of area players wanting to enter, the NYSGA has sched-uled two qualifiers for the Capital Region: Sunday, June 23, at Ballston Spa, and Monday, July 1, at Pinehaven.

“There’s no question that Albany is our strong area in participation,” Moore said. “It’s amazing.”

This will mark the third time in six years that the State Am has been held in the Capital Region. Pinehaven was host in 2008. Albany Country Club was the site in 2010.

Next year’s tournament will be played at Bellevue in Syracuse. Moore said that the 2015 event will be on Long Island, perhaps Bethpage.

“We want to go back to Long Island in ’15,” he said. “Whether it’s Bethpage or somewhere else, we are committed to do-ing that. We’re OK with Bethpage and the way it went down. We understand they’re a state park, and they had a chance to make some significant revenue (because of a Major League Baseball outing that was scheduled).

“They were great in the way they worked with us. We just weren’t able to change our date. We’re going to keep looking at other sites as well as Bethpage for ’15, but we definitely want to get back down to the Island.”

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Loudonville club takes the State Am at the 11th hour to display course renovationsBy Pete Dougherty

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David Hayes said offering Schuyler Meadows Club as the location for the New York State Amateur was “a great opportunity to showcase the golf course, showcase the club, and also give something back to golf.” The event is schedule for July 23-25.

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Record book

Record Score Course Player Year18 holes 63 (−8) Capital Hills Meredith Ward 200536 holes 134 (−10) Town of Colonie Michele Vinieratos 1998 133 (−9) Capital Hills Seon-Hwa Lee 200554 holes 199 (−14) Capital Hills Seon-Hwa Lee 2005

I t has been played at four courses under two tour names, but the Capital Re-

gion’s only professional tourna-ment will be played for the 29th time this summer.

The Credit Union Challenge will be a stop on the Symetra Tour, which until two years ago was known as the Futures, and played July 12-14 at Capital Hills.

Those are the earliest dates for the women’s event since moving to the Albany course in 2004, enabling its completion before the start of the Saratoga racing season.

Jaclyn Sweeney, a Boston na-tive who lives in Bradenton, Fla., may be back to defend her title. She finished 13th on last season’s tour money list and failed to earn unconditional LPGA status last season. The top 10 on the season-ending Symetra money list will gain full LPGA status for 2014.

Jaclyn Sweeney of Bradenton, Fla., won last year’s Credit Union Challenge at Capital Hills. Because she didn’t finish in the top 10 of last year’s Symetra Tour money list to earn LPGA status, Sweeney likely will be back to defend her crown.

History

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Date Winner resiDence score Prize Purse runner-uP margin course BeneficiaryJune 22-24, 1984 Marci Bozarth Fort Worth, Texas 219 (+3) $2,000 $12,000 Cindy Flom-Rarick 4 Town of Colonie Albany Chamber of CommerceJune 21-23, 1985 a-Dottie Pepper Wilton 218 (+2) $2,250** $15,000 Janice Gibson 1 Town of Colonie Albany Chamber of CommerceJune 17-19, 1986 Cheryl Stacy Findlay, Ohio 211 (–5) $2,000 $14,000 Patti Brendt 8 Town of Colonie Albany Chamber of Commerceaug. 7-9, 1987 x-Peggy Kirsch Duluth, Minn. 208 (–8) $4,650 $40,000 Caroline Pierce x Town of Colonie Albany Chamber of CommerceJune 13-15, 1988 Kandi Kessler Charlottesville, Va. 211 (–5) $3,200 $25,000 Barb Mucha 1 Town of Colonie Center for the DisabledJune 7-9, 1989 x-Shelley Green Miami Lakes, Fla. 70* (–2) $4,000 $30,000 Lisa DePaulo x Town of Colonie New York Easter Seal SocietyJune 7-9, 1990 Kelly Holland Lansing, Mich. 215 (–1) $4,000 $30,000 Noelle Daghe 1 Town of Colonie New York Easter Seal SocietyJune 22-24, 1991 Kimberly Williams Bethesda, Md. 216 (E) $2,600 $20,000 Nicole Danforth 1 Town of Colonie New York Easter Seal SocietyJune 19-21, 1992 Cathy Mockett-Villa Newport Beach, Calif. 213 (–3) $2,600 $20,000 Jodi Figley 1 Town of Colonie New York Easter Seal SocietyJune 18-19, 1993 Jodi Figley Aliquippa, Pa. 138* (–3) $2,600 $20,000 N. Bowen; N. Jeray 2 Town of Colonie New York Easter Seal SocietyJuly 29-31, 1994 x-Marilyn Lovander Willmar, Minn. 213 (–3) $3,330 $25,000 Carolyn McKenzie x Town of Colonie Ronald McDonald HouseJuly 28-30, 1995 Marilyn Lovander Willmar, Minn. 212 (–4) $6,000 $40,000 Nadia Ste-Marie 1 Town of Colonie Ronald McDonald HouseJuly 26-28, 1996 Stephanie Comstock Binghamton 212 (–4) $6,000 $40,000 Cristie Kerr 1 Town of Colonie Ronald McDonald HouseJuly 18-20, 1997 Heather Daly-Donofrio Southport, Conn. 208 (–8) $5,300 $40,000 Marilyn Lovander 4 Town of Colonie Ronald McDonald HouseJuly 17-19, 1998 Michele Vinieratos Largo, Fla. 203 (-13) $5,300 $40,000 J. Kleiman; A. Wheelhouse 6 Town of Colonie St. Peter’s Cancer Care1999 No tournament July 7-9, 2000 x-Dodie Mazzuca Santa Cruz, Calif. 218 (+2) $7,000 $50,000 Sue Ertl x Western Turnpike Cancer Resource FoundationJuly 6-8, 2001 Angela Buzminski Oshawa, Ontario 208 (–8) $8,400 $60,000 Beth Bauer 5 Western Turnpike Girls Inc. of the Capital RegionJuly 5-7, 2002 x-Miriam Nagl Berlin, Germany 210 (–3) $8,400 $60,000 Christina Kim x Orchard Creek Girls Inc. of the Capital RegionJuly 18-20, 2003 x-Lindsey Wright Albury, Australia 205 (–8) $8,400 $60,000 L. Hall; M. Fuller x Orchard Creek Girls Inc. of the Capital Regionaug. 13-15, 2004 Nicole Perrot Vina del Mar, Chile 203 (–10) $9,800 $70,000 Keyong Bae 3 Capital Hills Albany Police/Fire FoundationJuly 15-17, 2005 Seon-Hwa Lee Chonan, Korea 199 (–14) $9,800 $70,000 C. Mayorkas, N. Wong 7 Capital Hills Albany Police/Fire Foundationsept. 8-10, 2006 Ji Min Jeong Kyungki, Korea 206 (–7) $11,900 $85,000 Charlotte Mayorkas 1 Capital Hills Albany Police/Fire Foundationsept. 7-9, 2007 Onnarin Sattayabanphot Bangkok, Thailand 210 (–3) $14,000 $100,000 Allison Fouch 1 Capital Hills Albany Police/Fire Foundationsept. 5-7, 2008 Sarah Jane Kenyon Queensland, Australia 204 (–9) $14,000 $100,000 Mindy Kim 2 Capital Hills Albany Police/Fire Foundationsept. 4-6, 2009 Song Yi Choi Seoul, South Korea 205 (–8) $15,400 $110,000 Libby Smith 1 Capital Hills Albany Police/Fire Foundationsept. 3-5, 2010 x-Cindy LaCrosse Tampa, Fla. 208 (–5) $16,800 $120,000 Jennifer Song x Capital Hills Albany Police/Fire Foundationsept. 9-11, 2011 Sydnee Michaels Temecula, Calif. 202 (–11) $16,800 $120,000 Jessi Gebhardt 1 Capital Hills Albany Police/Fire Foundationaug, 3-5, 2012 Jaclyn Sweeney Bradenton, Fla. 203 (–10) $15,000 $100,000 Olivia Jordan-Higgins 1 Capital Hills Albany Boys & Girls ClubJuly 12-14, 2013 $15,000 $100,000 Capital Hills Albany Boys & Girls Club a — amateur; x — won sudden-death playoff; * — rain-shortened; ** — money awarded to second-place finisher Janice gibson


LocaL scheduLes

amateur tournaments

For information on Capital Region Amateur Golf Association events, contact the Northeastern New York PGA office (438-8645 or http://neny.pga.com). For invitationals, contact the individual clubs.

Day Date Event CourseWednesday April 25 CRAGA Tour Classic 1* † Saratoga NationalMonday April 29 CRAGA Tour Classic 2* WiltwyckSat.-Sun. May 4-5 Stadium Classic* StadiumWednesday May 8 U.S. Open local qualifier* AlbanyFri.-Sun. May 10-12 Tri-County Match Play* ColonieWednesday May 15 Pros vs. Amateurs Challenge Cup MohawkMonday May 20 Pro and One Am Scratch Saratoga NationalWednesday May 22 CRAGA Tour Classic 3* † AlbanyFriday May 24 Stockbridge Classic Stockbridge (Mass.)Tuesday June 4 CRAGA Tour Classic 4 McGregorSat.-Sun. June 8-9 Albany Co. Championship* NormansideWednesday June 12 CRAGA Tour Classic 5* † TBDFri.-Sun. June 14-16 Schenectady Co. Championship* Schenectady MunicipalWednesday June 19 CRAGA Tour Classic 6* † EdisonFriday June 21 New York Open qualifier* MassenaFri.-Sun. June 21-23 Troy Invitational* TroySunday June 23 N.Y. Amateur qualifier* Ballston SpaFri.-Sun. June 28-30 Catskill Invitational* CatskillSat.-Sun. June 29-30 Haggerty Two-Man* Schenectady MunicipalFriday June 29 Saratoga Co. Championship* Van PattenSaturday June 30 Saratoga Co. Championship* EdisonMonday July 1 N.Y. Amateur qualifier* PinehavenFriday July 12 Eagle Crest Shootout (fourball)* Eagle CrestSat.-Sun. July 13-14 Whiteface Open Whiteface (Vt.)Monday Aug. 5 Edison Invitational* EdisonFri.-Sat. Aug. 9-10 CRAGA Capital Stroke Play* Wolferts RoostThu.-Fri. Aug. 15-16 Schenectady Co. Senior Schenectady MunyFriday Aug. 16 CRAGA Tour Classic 7* † TBDMonday Aug. 19 YMCA Pro-Am WiltwyckFri.-Sun. Aug. 23-25 Shaker Ridge Invitational* Shaker RidgeTuesday Sept. 3 Woodstock Open WoodstockFri.-Sun. Sept. 6-8 Wolferts Roost Invitational* Wolferts RoostSat.-Sun. Sept. 7-8 Rensselaer Co. Amateur* Frear ParkWednesday Sept. 11 CRAGA Tour Classic 8* † TBDSat.-Sun. Oct. 12-13 Senior/Junior Invitational AlbanySat-.Sun. Oct. TBD Tri-County Partners Olde Kinderhook* — Capital Region Amateur Golf Association points event;† — gross and handicap divisions

eastern New York Golf association

Series of 18-hole tournaments open to golfers from member courses who have established handicap indexes. Ron Farrigan (512-1466) or Jack Porter (439-7747) or http://sites.google.com/site/enygaleague.

Day Date Course Day Date CourseMon. April 22 McGregor* Wed. July 24 Rolling Hills* Mon. April 29 Ballston Spa* Wed. July 31 Pioneer HillsWed. May 8 Van Patten* Wed. Aug. 7 Town of Colonie*Wed. May 15 Queensbury* Wed. Aug. 14 Kingswood*Wed. May 22 Burden Lake* Mon. Aug. 19 Mohawk River*‡Wed. May 29 Western Turnpike Wed. Aug. 28 Hiland*Wed. June 5 Fox Run* Wed. Sept. 4 Frear Park*Mon. June 10 Sycamore*† Wed. Sept. 11 Fairways at Wed. June 19 Cobleskill* Halfmoon*Tue. June 25 Brookhaven Tue. Sept. 17 Schenectady MunicipalWed. July 3 Town of Colonie* Wed. Sept. 25 Eagle Crest* Tue. July 9 Winding Brook* Mon. Sept. 30 Stadium*Wed. July 17 Orchard Creek*^ Wed. Oct. 9 Normanside** — mandatory cart; † — Lou Torre Two-Man; ‡ — Four-Man Scramble;^ — Harry and Bonnie Clark Memorial ABCD Championship (9 a.m. shotgun)

Intercounty Women’s Golf association

Series of 18-hole medal-play tournaments for women who have established handicaps and belong to leagues or have membership at 12 participating clubs in Columbia, Dutchess, Greene and Rensselaer Counties. Paula Leonard (872-2138).

Day Date Course Day Date CourseFriday May 31 Sycamore Friday July 26 Blackhead Friday June 7 Windham* Mountain*Friday June 14 Sunny Hill* Friday Aug. 2 Copake*Friday June 21 Rip Van Winkle* Friday Aug. 9 Thunderhart*Friday June 28 Rainbow* Friday Aug. 16 Catskill*Wed. July 3 Red Hook* Friday Aug. 23 ColonialFriday July 12 Winding Brook* Friday Aug. 30 Christman’s*Friday July 19 Frear Park* * — member club

Junior tournaments

Day Date Event CourseSat.-Sun. May 11-12 N.Y. State Junior PGA Championship LeatherstockingSaturday June 1 NENYPGA JGT Open Event DelhiWednesday June 26 U.S. Junior Boys Amateur qualifier Shaker RidgeWednesday June 26 U.S. Junior Girls Amateur qualifier Eaglevale (Fairport)Fri-Sat. June 28-29 NENYPGA Junior Championship Town of ColonieMonday July 1 NENYPGA Pro/Three Junior HilandSunday July 21 NENYPGA Parent-Child Championship Van PattenFriday July 26 Jack Maxwell Junior Invitational Wolferts RoostThursday Aug. 1 Junior DeBerry Invitational NormansideFriday Aug. 2 NIE Schenectady County Junior Schenectady MunyThursday Aug. 8 Capital District Golf Course Association ColonieSaturday Aug. 10 NENYPGA Junior Tour Championship Glens FallsSunday Sept. 29 Schuyler Meadows H.S. Invitational Schuyler Meadows

Northeastern New York PGa

Series of tournaments for area PGA section members and apprentices. Tracie Warner or Doug Evans (438-8645) or http://neny.pga.com.

Day Date Event CourseMonday April 15 Spring meeting; Pro-Pro Wolferts RoostThursday April 18 Assistants spring meeting MohawkMonday April 22 Pro/Assistant Pro PinehavenMonday April 29 Pro Classic 1* WiltwyckFriday May 3 Playing Ability Test DelhiMonday May 6 Pro Classic 2* ColonieWednesday May 8 U.S. Open local qualifier AlbanyFriday May 10 Double-H Hole-In-The-Woods Pro-Am SagamoreMonday May 13 Pro Classic 3* Saratoga PoloWednesday May 15 Pros vs. Amateurs Challenge Cup MohawkMonday May 20 Pro/One Am Scratch Saratoga NationalTuesday May 21 Playing Ability Test TroyTuesday May 28 Pro/Senior TroyTuesday June 4 Pro Classic 4* McGregorThursday June 6 Playing Ability Test MassenaSunday June 9 Donald Ross Classic* SagamoreMonday June 10 Donald Ross Classic* Glens FallsMonday June 17 PGA REACH Pro-Am Oak Hill (Rochester)Friday June 21 New York State Open qualifier MassenaMonday June 24 Ellis Medicine Pro-Am MohawkMonday July 1 Pro/Three Junior PinehavenMon.-Tue. July 8-9 Cobleskill Pro-Am Classic* CobleskillMonday July 15 Center for Disability Services Pro-Am AlbanyFriday July 19 Playing Ability Test Capital HillsMonday July 22 Windham Pro-Am WindhamTue.-Thu. July 23-25 New York State Open Bethpage BlackMonday July 29 NENY Professional Championship* StockbridgeTuesday. July 30 NENY Professional Championship* Berkshire HillsMonday Aug. 5 Senior Professional Championship* WestportTuesday Aug. 6 ALS Pro-Am Invitational Mohawk

Mon.-Tue. Aug. 12-13 Stroke Play Championship* AlbanyWednesday Aug. 14 Playing Ability Test Town of ColonieMonday Aug. 19 YMCA Pro-Am WiltwyckWednesday Aug. 21 Senior Stroke Play Championship* TroyMonday Aug. 26 Class A Championship* WyantenuckTuesday Sept. 10 Pro/Three Lady Wolferts RoostTue.-Wed. Sept. 17-18 Match Play Championship* MohawkThursday Sept. 19 Playing Ability Test GreenockWednesday Sept. 25 Assistants Championship ColonieFriday Sept. 27 Bob Smith Memorial Senior Pro-Am LeatherstockingMonday Sept. 30 Pro-Pro NormansideTue-.Wed. Oct. 1-2 Assistants Match Play Championship* ColonieFriday Oct. 4 Playing Ability Test DelhiMonday Oct. 7 Assistants Silver Dollar Pro-Am McGregorThursday Oct. 10 NENY vs. CNY Challenge Cup EdisonMonday Oct. 14 Saratoga National Pro-Member Saratoga NationalMonday Oct. 21 Fall meeting and Pro-Pro Saratoga National* — NENYPGA Player of the Year points events

NeNYPGa Junior Golf Tour

Series of tournaments for boys or girls ages 8-17 who live within the boundaries of the Northeastern New York PGA (play-ers should be able to break 60 for nine holes). Tracie Warner or Doug Evans (438-8645), or http://neny.pga.com.Day Date Event CourseWednesday June 26 JGT Event 1 PinehavenFri.-Sat. June 28-29 JGT Event 2 and Jr. Championship Town of ColonieTuesday July 2 JGT Event 3 WiltwyckThursday July 11 JGT Event 4 Orchard CreekTuesday July 16 JGT Event 5 WahconahWednesday July 17 JGT Event 6 Town of ColonieSunday July 21 JGA Parent-Child Championship Van PattenMonday July 22 JGT Mini-Division (12-under) Van SchaickWednesday July 24 JGT Event 7 Ballston SpaThursday July 25 JGT Event 8 Airway MeadowsWednesday July 31 JGT Event 9 (ages 13-18) AlbanyThursday Aug. 1 JGT Event 10 (DeBerry Invitational) NormansideSaturday Aug. 10 Junior Tour Championship Glens Falls

Northeastern Women’s Golf association

Series of tournaments open to female players who belong to participating clubs and hold handicaps of 22 or lower. http://newgagolf.com.Day Date Event CourseWednesday May 22 Four-person scramble PinehavenTuesday June 4 G&P Individual Saratoga PoloMonday June 10 Gail Sykes Better Ball LeatherstockingMonday July 1 Team Match Play Ballston SpaTue.-Wed. July 30-31 NEWGA Championship ColonieThursday Aug. 15 Best Two Balls of Four Burden LakeMonday Aug. 19 Mixed/Ladies Invitational Schuyler MeadowsMon.-Tue. Sept. 9-10 Senior Championship Oneonta

NYsGa state days

A series of handicapped tournaments throughout the state (Capital Region courses in boldface), administered by NYSGA staff and volunteers, open to all NYSGA members. For the schedule of NYSGA championships, turn to Page 21.Day Date Course Day Date CourseMon. April 29 Saratoga National Mon. July 29 Lake Shore (Syracuse)Mon. May 6 Tuscarora (Syracuse) Thu. Aug. 1 Elmira Mon. May 13 Irondequoit (Rochester) Sun. Aug. 18 Wayne HillsMon. May 20 Lancaster (Buffalo) (Rochester)Tue. May 21 Sagamore Mon. Aug. 19 EdisonMon. June 17 Seven Oaks (Utica) Mon. Aug. 26 Mendon (Rochester)Mon. June 24 En-Joie (Binghamton) Mon. Sept. 9 Springville (Buffalo)Mon. July 8 Stafford (Rochester) Tue. Sept. 10 TroyMon. July 15 Colonie Mon. Sept. 30 Bellevue (Syracuse)


Qualifiers

Qualifiers within the Capital Region in boldface. For further information, check each organization’s website (USGA: http://usga.com; NYSGA: http://nysga.org; New York Open: http:/met.pga.com/nyso).Day Date Event CourseWednesday May 8 U.S. Open local (Albany) AlbanyMonday May 13 U.S. Open local (New York) Willow RidgeMonday May 13 U.S. Women’s Open (New England) Mount PleasantWednesday May 15 U.S. Open local (Syracuse) BellevueThursday May 16 U.S. Open local (Rochester) MendonThursday May 16 U.S. Open local (Long Island) Baiting HollowThursday May 30 U.S. Women’s Open (N.Y./N.J.) Edgewood (N.J.)Friday May 31 New York Open (Syracuse) ElmiraMonday June 3 U.S. Open sectional (N.Y./N.J.) Old Oaks/CenturyTuesday June 4 New York Open (Hudson Valley) Trump NationalWednesday June 5 New York Open (Buffalo) Transit ValleyFriday June 7 N.Y. Amateur (Utica/Rome) YahnundasisMonday June 10 U.S. Am Public Links (Rochester) Blue Heron HillsTuesday June 12 New York Open (Long Island) Colonial SpringsFriday June 14 N.Y. Amateur (Syracuse) Beaver MeadowsWednesday June 19 U.S. Amateur Public Links (N.Y./N.J.) Hudson HillsThursday June 20 U.S. Senior Open (Massachusetts) KittansettThursday June 20 N.Y. Amateur (Long Island) Great RockThursday June 20 N.Y. Amateur (Rochester) BrookwoodsFriday June 21 New York Open (Albany) MassenaSunday June 23 N.Y. Amateur (Albany) Ballston SpaMonday June 24 U.S. Junior Amateur Old HickoryMonday June 24 N.Y. Amateur (Binghamton) Vestal HillsTuesday June 25 N.Y. Amateur (North Country) MaloneWednesday June 26 U.S. Junior Amateur (Albany) Shaker Ridge

Wednesday June 26 U.S. Girls Junior Amateur (Rochester) EaglevaleWednesday June 26 N.Y. Amateur (Buffalo) SpringfieldWednesday June 26 New York Open (Westchester) LeewoodThursday June 27 U.S. Senior Open (N.Y./N.J.) Garden CityThursday June 27 N.Y. Amateur (Mid-Hudson) MinisceongoMonday July 1 N.Y. Amateur (Albany) PinehavenMonday July 1 N.Y. Junior (Binghamton) BinghamtonMonday July 1 N.Y. Junior (North Country) Craig WoodMonday July 1 N.Y. Junior (Rochester) Brook-LeaTuesday July 2 N.Y. Amateur (Finger Lakes) Wayne HillsTuesday July 2 N.Y. Junior (Buffalo) Fox ValleyTuesday July 2 N.Y. Junior (Finger Lakes) Wayne HillsWednesday July 10 N.Y. Junior (Albany) NormansideWednesday July 10 N.Y. Junior (Syracuse) Erie VillageMonday July 15 N.Y. Junior (Utica/Rome) Seven OaksFriday Aug. 16 N.Y. Mid-Amateur (Utica/Rome) Seven OaksThursday July 18 U.S. Amateur (Poughkeepsie) Links at Union ValeThursday July 18 U.S. Amateur (Long Island) Harbor LinksMonday July 29 U.S. Amateur (Utica/Rome) Seven OaksTuesday July 30 U.S. Amateur (Rochester) BrookwoodsTuesday July 30 USGA Senior Women’s Amateur Niagara FallsTuesday Aug. 6 USGA Senior Amateur (Finger Lakes) Wayne HillsMonday Aug. 19 N.Y. Mid-Amateur (Binghamton) Links at HiawathaMonday Aug. 19 N.Y. Mid-Amateur (Buffalo) GowandaMonday Aug. 19 N.Y. Mid-Amateur (North Country) Lake PlacidWednesday Aug. 21 N.Y. Mid-Amateur (Mid-Hudson) West HillsFriday Aug. 23 N.Y. Mid-Amateur (Syracuse) TuscaroraMonday Aug. 26 U.S. Mid-Amateur (Albany) Schuyler MeadowsMonday Aug. 26 U.S. Mid-Amateur (Syracuse) CavalryTuesday Aug. 27 N.Y. Mid-Amateur (Albany) TroyWednesday Aug. 28 N.Y. Mid-Amateur (Long Island) Mond PondThursday Sept. 12 N.Y. Mid-Amateur (Rochester) Mendon

Two X Fore Golf Association

Series of tournaments among men who have “an interest in playing golf regularly at a variety of fine courses in the company of congenial comrades.” Jerry Dunn (477-9132) Day Date Course Day Date CourseMonday May 13 McGregor Monday Aug. 25 Waubeeka (Mass.)Monday June 3 Troy Monday Sept. 16 Taconic (Mass.)Monday June 24 Lazy Swan † Monday Oct. 7 Shaker RidgeMonday July 15 Green Mtn. (Vt.) Monday Oct. 21 EdisonMonday Aug. 5 Albany † — Saugerties

Women’s tournaments

Day Date Event CitySat.-Sun. May 18-19 Manchester Invitational Manchester (Vt.)Mon.-Tue. June 10-11 Wahconah Invitational Dalton, Mass.Tue.-Wed. June 18-19 Pittsfield Invitational Pittsfield, Mass.Tue.-Wed. June 25-26 Wolferts Roost Invitational AlbanyFriday June 28 Columbia Invitational ClaverackMon-.Tue. July 8-9 Troy Invitational TroyWednesday July 10 Wiltwyck Invitational KingstonFriday July 12 Windham Invitational WindhamTue.-Wed. July 16-17 Stockbridge Invitatational Stockbridge, Mass.Thursday July 18 Albany Invitational VoorheesvilleMon.-Tue. July 22-23 Capital District Women’s Open Queensbury (Hiland)Tue.-Wed. July 30-31 NEWGA Championship Voorheesville (Colonie)Mon.-Wed. Aug. 5-7 Taconic Invitational Williamstown, Mass.Friday Aug. 9 Cobleskill Invitational CobleskillTue.-Wed. Aug. 13-14 Twin Hills Invitational Coventry, Conn.Mon.-Tue. Aug. 19-20 The Orchards Invitational South Hadley, Mass.

LocAL scheduLes

united states Golf Association

Entries Qualifying Event Hdcp. Age 2012 Record Championship Close Rounds Dates Limit* Limit Entries Entries (Year) Course LocationU.S. Open April 24 May 3-16† June 13-16 1.4 None 8,300 9,086 (2009) Merion GC Ardmore, Pa.U.S. Women’s Public Links May 8 May 22-June 3 June 17-23 18.4 None 697 1,085 (1986) Jimmie Austin GC Norman, Okla.U.S. Women’s Open May 1 May 13-31 June 27-30 4.4 None 1,364 1,364 (2011) Sebonack GC SouthamptonU.S. Senior Open June 5 June 17-25 July 11-14 3.4 50-over 2,479 3,101 (2002) Omaha CC Omaha, NebU.S. Amateur Public Links May 22 June 12-24 July 15-20 4.4 None 3,034 6,300 (1998) Laurel Hill GC Lorton, Va.U.S. Junior Amateur May 29 June 24-July 2 July 22-27 6.4 17-under § 2,941 4,508 (1999) Maris Camp Truckee, Calif.U.S. Girls’ Junior May 29 June 24-July 2 July 22-27 18.4 17-under § 1,070 1,086 (2011) Sycamore Hills GC Fort Wayne, Ind.U.S. Women’s Amateur June 26 July 8-17 Aug. 5-11 5.4 None 1,123 1,123 (2012) CC of Charleston Charleston, S.C.U.S. Amateur June 26 July 13-30 Aug. 12-18 2.4 None 6,403 7,920 (1999) The Country Club Brookline, Mass.USGA Senior Women’s Am July 17 July 29-Aug. 6 Sept. 21-26 18.4 50-over 532 543 (2010) CordeValle San Martin, Calif.USGA Senior Amateur July 17 July 29-Aug. 6 Sept. 21-26 7.4 55-over 2,290 2,498 (2005) Wade Hampton GC Cashiers, N.C.U.S. Mid-Amateur Aug. 7 Aug. 26-Sept. 9 Oct. 5-10 3.4 25-over 3,810 5,271 (1997) CC of Birmingham Birmingham, Ala.U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur Aug. 7 Aug. 26-Sept. 9 Oct. 5-10 9.4 25-over 405 533 (2000) Biltmore Forest CC Asheville, N.C.* — USGA handicap index † — sectional qualifying June 3 § — cannot be 18 on or before July 27

New York state Golf Association

Entries Qualifying Event Age 2012 Record Championship Close Rounds Dates Limit Entries Entries Course LocationFour-Ball Championship May 7 None May 19-20 None 76 96 (limit) Leatherstocking GC CooperstownSenior Four-Ball Championship May 7 None May 19-20 55-over First year Leatherstocking GC CooperstownMixed Team Amateur June 18 None July 1 None First year Edison Club RexfordWomen’s Amateur June 25 None July 9-11 None 58 94 (2002) CC of Ithaca IthacaMen’s Amateur June 4 June 7-July 2 July 23-25 None 446 726 (1992) Schuyler Meadows Club LoudonvilleJunior Amateur June 25 July 1-18 Aug. 6-7 15-17 159 278 (1997) Skaneateles CC SkaneatelesJunior Boys Amateur June 25 July 1-18 Aug. 6-7 14-under 50 123 (1998) Skaneateles CC SkaneatelesJunior Girls Amateur June 25 Aug. 7 at site Aug. 6-7 17-under 41 46 (’03, ’07) Skaneateles CC SkaneatelesSenior Women’s Amateur Aug. 8 None Aug. 20-21 50-over 45 120 (limit) Wayne Hills CC LyonsSenior Men’s Amateur Sept. 3 None Sept. 17-19 55-over 132 132 (limit) Normanside CC DelmarMen’s Mid-Amateur Aug. 13 Aug. 16-Sept. 12 Sept. 27-29 25-over 326 526 (1996) Onondaga G&CC Fayetteville* — records on entries date back to 1990

chAmpioNships


Pro ToUr schedUles

DATE PGA (http://pgatour.com) LPGA (http://lpga.com) CHAMPIONS (http://pgatour.com/s)

April 11-14 Masters (Augusta, Ga.)

April 18-21 The Heritage (Hilton Head, S.C.) Lotte Championship (Kapolei, Hawaii) § Gwinnett Championship (Duluth, Ga.)

April 25-28 Zurich Classic (Avondale, La.) North Texas Shootout (Irving, Texas) Legends of Golf (Savannah, Ga.)*

May 2-5 Wells Fargo Championship (Charlotte, N.C.) Kingsmill Championship (Williamsburg, Va.) Insperity Championship (Woodlands, Texas)*

May 9-12 Players Champio nship (Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.)

May 16-19 Byron Nelson Championship (Irving, Texas) Mobile Bay Classic (Mobile, Ala.)

May 23-26 The Colonial (Fort Worth, Texas) Bahamas Classic (Paradise Island, Bahamas)

May 30-June 2 Memorial Tourmament (Dublin, Ohio) ShopRite Classic (Galloway, N.J.)* Senior PGA Championship (St. Louis)

June 6-9 St. Jude Classic (Memphis, Tenn.) LPGA Championship (Pittsford) Principal Classic (West Des Moines, Iowa)*

June 13-16 U.S. Open (Ardmore, Pa.) The Tradition (Shoal Creek, Ala.)

June 20-23 Travelers Championship (Cromwell, Conn.) NW Arkansas Championship (Rogers, Ark.)* Encompass Classic (Glenview, Ill.)

June 24-25 x-CVS Charity Classic (Barrington, R.I.)

June 27-30 AT&T National (Bethesda, Md.) U.S. Women’s Open (Kohler, Wis.) Senior Players Championship (Pittsburgh)

July 4-7 Greenbrier Classic (White Sulphur Spgs, W.Va.)

July 11-14 John Deere Classic (Silvis, Ill.) Manulife Classic (Waterloo, Ontario) U.S. Senior Open (Omaha, Neb.)

July 18-21 British Open (Gullane, Scotland) Marathon Classsic (Sylvania, Ohio)

True South Classic (Madison, Miss.)

July 25-28 Canadian Open (Oakville, Ontario) Senior British Open (Southport, England)

Aug. 1-4 WGC Bridgestone Invitational (Akron, Ohio) Women’s British Open (Fife, Scotland)

Reno-Tahoe Open (Reno, Nev.)

Aug. 8-11 PGA Championship (Rochester)

Aug. 15-18 Wyndham Championship (Greensboro, N.C.) Solheim Cup (Parker, Colo.)* Dick’s Sporting Goods Open (Endicott)*

Aug. 22-25 The Barclays (Jersey City, N.J.) Canadian Women’s Open (Edmonton, Alberta) Boeing Classic (Snoqualmie, Wash.)*

Aug. 29-Sept. 1 Deutsche Bank Championship (Norton, Mass.)† Portland Classic (Portland, Ore.) Calgary Classic (Calgary, Alberta)

Sept. 6-9 Montreal Championship (Montreal)

Sept. 12-15 BMW Championship (Lemont, Ill) Evian Championship (Evian-les-Bains, France)

Sept. 19-22 Tour Championship (Atlanta) Hawai’i Championship (Kapolei, Hawaii)

Sept. 26-29 First Tee Open (Pebble Beach, Calif.l)

Oct. 3-6 President’s Cup (Dublin, Ohio) Reignwood Pine Valley Classic (Beijing, China)

Oct. 10-13 Frys Open (San Martin, Calif.) Sime Darby Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) SAS Championship (Cary, N.C.)*

Oct. 15-16 x-PGA Grand Slam of Golf

(Southampton Parish, Bermuda)

Oct. 17-20 Shriners Hospitals Open (Las Vegas) HanaBank Championship (Incheon, South Korea)* Greater Hickory Classic (Conover, N.C.)*

Oct. 24-27 CIMB Classic (Selangor, Malaysia) Taiwan Championship (Yang Mei, Taiwan) AT&T Championship (San Antonio)*

Oct. 31-Nov. 3 WGC HSBC Champions (Shanghai, China) Charles Schwab Cup (San Francisco)

Nov. 7-10 McGladrey Classic (Sea Island, Ga.) Mizuno Classic (Shima-shi, Japan)*

Nov. 14-17 OHL Classic (Playa del Carmen, Mexico) Lorena Ochoa Invitational (Guadalajara, Mexico) Champions Q-School (Scottsdale, Ariz.)◊

Nov. 21-24 Titleholders Championship (Naples, Fla.)

Nov. 28-31 WGC Mission Hills World Cup §

Dec. 5-8 x–World Challenge (Thousand Oaks, Calif.)

Dec. 14-15 x–Shark Shootout (Naples, Fla.)

Dec. 21-22 x–Father-Son Challenge (Orlando, Fla.)

x unofficial event * three-day event (Friday-Sunday) † Friday through Monday Boldface indicates major championship^ Monday-Tuesday only ◊ Tuesday - Friday § Wednesday-Saturday


Pro ToUr schedUles

DATE EUROPEAN (http://europeantour.com) WEB.COM (http://pgatour.com/h) SYMETRA (http://symetratour.com)April 11-14 WNB Classic (Midland, Texas) April 18-21 Spanish Open (Seville, Spain) April 25-28 Ballentine’s Championship (Seoul, Korea) South Georgia Classic (Valdosta, Ga.) Sara Bay Classic (Sarasota, Fla.)*May 2-5 China Open (Tianjin, China) Stadion Classic (Athens, Ga.) May 9-12 Symetra Classic (Charlotte, N.C.)*May 16-19 Volvo World Match Play (Kavarna,Bulgaria) BMW Pro-Am (Greer, S.C.) Friends of Mission Classic (Asheville, N.C.)* Maderia Islands Open (Maderia, Portugal)May 23-26 BMW Championship (Wentworth, England) Mexico Open (Leon, Mexico) May 30-June 2 Scandinavian Masters (Stockholm) Mid-Atlantic Championship (Potomac, Md.) June 6-9 Austrian Open (Atzenbrugg, Austria) June 13-16 Saint-Omer Open (Lumbres, France) Wichita Open (Wichita, Kan.) Decatur-Forsyth Classic (Decatur, Ill.)*June 20-23 BMW International Open (Cologne, Germany) Rex Hospital Open (Raleigh, N.C.) Four Winds Invitational (South Bend, Ind.)*June 27-30 Irish Open (Kildare, Ireland) United Leasing Championship (Newburgh, Ind.) Island Resort Championship (Harris, Mich.)*July 4-7 French Open (Paris) July 11-14 Scottish Open (Inverness, Scotland) Utah Championship (Sandy, Utah) Credit Union Challenge (Albany)*July 18-21 British Open (Gullane, Scotland) Midwest Classic (Overland Park, Kan.) The International at Concord (N.H.)*July 25-28 Russian Masters (TBD, Russia) Boise Open (Boise, Idaho) Credit Union Classic (Syracuse)*Aug. 1-4 Mylan Classic (Canonsburg, Pa.) Aug. 8-11 Price Cutter Championship (Springfield, Mo.) IOA Classic (Palm Harbor, Fla.)*Aug. 15-18 Knoxville Open (Knoxville, Tenn.) Eagle Classic (Richmond, Va.)* Aug. 22-25 Johnnie Walker Championship Cox Classic (Omaha, Neb.) (Perthshire, Scotland)Aug. 29-Sept. 1 Wales Open (Newport, Wales) Hotel Fitness Championship (Fort Wayne, Ind.) Sept. 5-8 European Masters (Crans, Switzerland) Chiquita Classic (Weddington, N.C.) Sept. 12-15 KLM Open (Hilversum, Netherlands) Children’s Hospital Championship (Columbus, Ohio) Sept. 19-22 Italian Open (Turin, Italy) Volvik Championship (Kissimmee, Fla.)*Sept. 26-29 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship Tour Championship (McKinney, Texas) Tour Championship (Daytona Beach, Fla.) (St. Andrews, Scotland)Oct. 3-6 Seve Trophy (TBD) Oct. 10-13 Portugal Masters (Vilamoura, Portugal) Oct. 17-20 Perth International (Perth, Australia) Oct. 24-27 BMW Masters (Shanghai, China) Oct. 31-Nov. 3 WGC: HSBC Champions (Shanghai, China) Nov. 7-10 Turkish Open (Antalya, Turkey) Nov. 14-17 Tour World Championship (Dubai, UAE)

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Charity sChedule

FriDAY, MAY 10Sagamore Double-H Ranch Classic 696-5921 x228

SAturDAY, MAY 11Airway Meadows K of C Council 7670 859-4983 (St. Therese Chapel food pantry)

MonDAY, MAY 13Pinehaven Colonie Chamber of Commerce 785-6995

FriDAY,MAY 17Fairways of Halfmoon Cohoes-Watervliet Police Union Classic 858-7639

SAturDAY, MAY 18Airway Meadows Best Buddies (disabled youth) 235-2226Sunny Hill Arnie’s Army (prostate cancer and research) 567-5529

SunDAY, MAY 19Airway Meadows Stampede Tournament 222-3390 (Saratoga youth baseball)

MonDAY, MAY 20Burden Lake Gordy Noel Classic 465-3403 (Boys & Girls Club of So. Rensselaer County)Edison Friends of Union Athletics Classic 388-6286McGregor Christopher Dailey Foundation Memorial 581-1328Mohawk Harry Apkarian Memorial 372-5656 (Schenectady Chamber scholarship fund)Pinehaven College of Saint Rose Basketball Classic 458-5495Schuyler Meadows DARE tournament 782-2662 (Colonie Police Department DARE program) x8466

WeDneSDAY, MAY 29Saratoga National Golfapalooza (Alzheimer’s Association) 587-0108

SAturDAY, June 1Airway Meadows Swinging for the Arts 584-7887 (Saratoga Chamber Players, Children’s Theatre) Airway Meadows Glens Falls Lions Club tournament 798-5441Thunderhart UPS-United Way (United Way) 634-7816Windy Hills Franklin Open (Franklin Community Center) 587-9826

SunDAY, June 2Van Patten Rebuilding Together of Saratoga County 275-5270

MonDAY, June 3Albany Great Danes Classic (scholarship fund, 442-3054 operational expenditures)Colonie Albany-Schenectady Jewish Community Center 438-6651 Eagle Crest, Junior Achievement of Northeastern 783-4336 Van Patten New York x216Glens Falls Strong Kids Classic (Glens Falls YMCA) 793-3878 Normanside Gator Classic (Sage athletics) 244-2418Saratoga National Hoffman/Jiffy Lube Classic 477-2873 (Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation) Town of Colonie St. Ambrose Tournament 339-6624 (Immaculate Heart of Mary parish) Wolferts Roost Joseph Dolan Jr. Mostly Irish Classic 427-1916 (Irish-American Heritage Museum)

thurSDAY, June 6Western Turnpike Regional Food Bank 786-3691 x232 of Northeastern New York Classic

FriDAY, June 7Columbia Hole-in-One For Education 828-4181 x3727 (Columbia-Greene Foundation)Normanside Noah Sorensen and Mario Zeolla Memorial 694-7304 (scholarship fund; Grand Circle Foundation)Stadium Capital District Scottish Games 869-0628 (St. Anne’s Institute) Van Schaick Cohoes Mayor’s Cup 237-7523 (Cohoes Community Center)

SAturDAY, June 8Brookhaven Saratoga County 4-H Scholarship Classic 885-8995 (4-H youth)

MonDAY, June 10Airway Meadows Regal Foundation Classic (Regal Foundation) 489-8505

Albany CBA Tournament 452-9809 x110 (building fund; Varsity Club)Colonie Children’s Hospital (Albany Medical Center) 262-8890McGregor AIM Services Classic 450-2866Schuyler Meadows Fore, Love and Money (15-Love) 438-2039 Van Patten Saratoga County Golf Crusade 220-6932 (American Cancer Society)

WeDneSDAY, June 12Saratoga National Saratoga Regional YMCA Classic 583-9622 x104

FriDAY, June 14Airway Meadows Summer Slam (United Way) 792-9914 x4413Hiland Lyman A. Beeman Jr. Tournament 743-2243 (SUNY Adirondack scholarships)Orchard Creek Living Resources Tournament 218-0000 x5330

SAturDAY, June 15Airway Meadows Wilton Rotary Classic (Club, local charities) 587-4051Saratoga Lake G.A. Bove Fuels (Children’s Hospital) 664-5111Thunderhart Autism Connection 731-6500

MonDAY, June 17Colonie 65 Roses Classic (Cystic Fibrosis Foundation) 783-7361 Normanside Delmar Rotary Teeing for Charity 441-3800 (Gift of Life; local charities) Orchard Creek Community Caregivers 456-2898 Shaker Ridge Saints Alive Shootout (Siena athletics) 783-2530

thurSDAY, June 20Winding Brook Schodack Valley Volunteer Fire Co. 732-7563

SunDAY, June 23Western Turnpike Bishop Ball (Cathedral of All Saints programs) 465-1342

MonDAY, June 24Albany Albany CC Charity Classic 765-2851 (Wounded Warrior project) Mohawk Ellis Medicine Pro-Am (Foundation for Ellis) 243-3434Pinehaven St. Rose Golden Knights Classic 458-5496Shaker Ridge CSJ Classic (Sisters of St. Joseph) 783-3600Western Turnpike St. Colman’s Home Classic 273-4911 Wolferts Roost Cathedral Classic (preservation project) 436-7848

WeDneSDAY, June 26Van Patten Daly-Michaels ALS Memorial Open 377-2236 (St. Peter’s ALS Regional Center)

SAturDAY, June 29Fairways of Halfmoon Golf for Rita 527-2953 (American Foundation for Suicide Prevention)

MonDAY, JulY 1Capital Hills Timothy J. Murphy Foundation Classic 928-3999

FriDAY, JulY 12Hiland Wakpominee Classic 415-4512 (Twin Rivers Council Boy Scouts of America)Normanside Casey Family Memorial (World’s Window) 694-7201

MonDAY, JulY 15Albany SEFCU Classic (Center for Disability Services) 944-2107 Edison J. Michael Fitzgibbons Memorial 587-0723 x1266 (Saratoga Bridges; Fitzgibbons scholarship fund)Pinehaven NKBA Ronald McDonald House 496-0521 Shaker Ridge Our Lady of Hope Classic 213-4490 (Little Sisters of the Poor) Troy U.W. Marx Inc. Classic (HVCC foundation) 629-8012Van Patten Rosie’s Love (Children’s Hospital) 366-8663

FriDAY, JulY 19Airway Meadows Paul Schultz Memorial 792-6007 (Moreau Community Center)Fairways of Halfmoon Joseph M. Walsh Foundation 286-3398 (Double-H Ranch; Project Children; Irish-American Heritage Museum)Western Turnpike The Brothers Classic (American 861-1020 Foundation for Suicide Prevention)

SAturDAY,JulY 20Thunderhart Legs Diamond Open (Tech Valley youth program) 634-7816


Saturday, July 27Fairways of Halfmoon Chuck Leonowicz Memorial (Scotia-Glenville 399-8394 scholarship fund; American Heart Association)

Monday, July 29Albany President’s Cup (Albany Pharmacy 694-7304 scholarship)Normanside Yono’s Scholarship Foundation Classic 434-4383Schuyler Meadows Gene and Mary Sarazen Invitational 782-6514 (scholarship fund)Troy Chamber Classic (Rensselaer County programs) 274-7474

tueSday, July 30Airway Meadows Junior Achievement Adirondack Region Classic 792-3177

Friday, aug. 2Orchard Creek Guilderland Letterman Classic 424-7012 (Guilderland High student-athletes)

Saturday, aug. 3Sycamore David McCoy Memorial (Community Hospice) 487-5366

Sunday, aug. 4Thunderhart Oak Hill Fire Department 634-7816

Monday, aug. 5Colonie Sight Society of NENY 489-7606 (Lion’s Eye Bank at Albany)Normanside Delmar Kiwanis/CDCSS 366-9062 (AMC children’s hospital neo-natal ICU)

tueSday, aug. 6Mohawk ALS Pro-Am Invitational 852-9749 (Lewis Golub ALS Center at St. Peter’s) Schuyler Meadows Salvatore R. Beltrone Classic 459-2857 (Colonie Senior Service Centers) x308

thurSday, aug. 8Winding Brook St. John the Baptist Tournament 766-4142 (youth community services)

Friday, aug. 9Eagle Crest Sunmark Classic 382-2597

(Fisher House at Stratton VA Hosp.)

Monday, aug. 12Mohawk Jack Scaccia Sr. Memorial (youth bowling) 456-1113Mohawk Women’s Classic (American Cancer Society) 220-6934

Friday, aug. 16Airway Meadows Hudson River Community Credit Union for Youth 743-0561 Western Turnpike Jack Falvo III Memorial (Falvo foundation) 792-1128

Monday, aug. 19Albany Caddyshack Classic (Catholic Charities 462-7491 community maternity services)

WedneSday, aug. 21TBD Fulton-Montgomery Classic Chamber 725-0641

Friday, aug. 23Fairways of Halfmoon Building on Love 237-3778 (families of children with serious illnesses)

Sunday, aug. 25Thunderhart Greenville Athletic Association (youth programs) 634-7816

Monday, aug. 26Albany Cadet Open (La Salle Institute) 283-2500

Saturday, aug. 31Airway Meadows David LaFountain Memorial 494-7948 (Center for Donation/Transplant)

Sunday, Sept. 8Fairways of Halfmoon Bus Stop Club 429-3780 (siblings of those with chronic illness)

Monday, Sept. 9Troy Community Hospice of Rensselaer County 377-8846Wolferts Roost Visionary tournament 463-1211 x201 (NENY Association of the Blind at Albany)

WedneSday, Sept. 11Orchard Creek Thomas Patrick Morrison Foundation Classic 281-0930

Monday, Sept. 16Pinehaven St. Lucy-St. Bernadette (outreach programs) 339-7828 Saratoga National Liberty Mutual Classic 533-7880 (Northeast Kidney Foundation)Schuyler Meadows Fedullo-Catena Classic (St. Anne Institute) 437-6563

Sunday, Sept. 22Airway Meadows Light the Night 858-4384 (Leukemia and Lymphoma Society)

Monday, Sept. 23Edison Miranda Real Estate (Children’s Hospital) 348-2060 Schuyler Meadows Academy of the Holy Names 438-7895 x234Shaker Ridge Athletes Against Alzheimer’s 867-4999 x304Thunderhart Victoria Ecker Memorial w634-7816 (Greene County YMCA) Wolferts Roost Edwin T. Sells Memorial 783-2430

Saturday, Sept. 28Thunderhart Michael J. Quill Irish Cultural Center 634-7816

Monday, Sept. 30Airway Meadows Jake Straughter Memorial 456-7501 x114 (Epilepsy Foundation of NENY}

Friday, oct. 4Glens Falls Kerry Challenge 792-3178 (St. Mary’s/St. Alphonsus) x1003

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SUNDAY, APRIL 142:00 The Masters CBSWEDNESDAY, APRIL 176:30 LPGA: Lotte Championship GLFTHURSDAY, APRIL 189:00* EPGA: Spanish Open GLF3:00 PGA: The Heritage GLF6:30 LPGA: Lotte Championship GLFFRIDAY, APRIL 199:00* EPGA: Spanish Open GLF12:30 Champions: Gwinnett Championship GLF3:00 PGA: The Heritage GLF6:30 LPGA: Lotte Championship GLFSATURDAY, APRIL 209:00* EPGA: Spanish Open GLF1:00 PGA: The Heritage GLF3:00 PGA: The Heritage CBS3:00 Champions: Gwinnett Championship GLF6:30 LPGA: Lotte Championship GLFSUNDAY, APRIL 219:00* EPGA: Spanish Open GLF1:00 PGA: The Heritage GLF3:00 PGA: The Heritage CBS3:00 Champions: Gwinnett Championship GLFTHURSDAY, APRIL 259:00* EPGA: Ballantine’s Championship GLF3:00 PGA: Zurich Classic of New Orleans GLF12:30 LPGA: North Texas Shootout GLFFRIDAY, APRIL 269:00* EPGA: Ballantine’s Championship GLF12:30 Champions: Legends of Golf GLF3:00 PGA: Zurich Classic of New Orleans GLF6:30 LPGA: North Texas Shootout GLFSATURDAY, APRIL 279:00* EPGA: Ballantine’s Championship GLF1:00 Champions: Legends of Golf CBS1:00 PGA: Zurich Classic of New Orleans GLF3:00 PGA: Zurich Classic of New Orleans CBS3:00 LPGA: North Texas Shootout GLFSUNDAY, APRIL 289:00* EPGA: Ballantine’s Championship GLF1:00 Champions: Legends of Golf CBS1:00 PGA: Zurich Classic of New Orleans GLF3:00 PGA: Zurich Classic of New Orleans CBS3:00 LPGA: North Texas Shootout GLFTHURSDAY, MAY 19:00* EPGA: China Open GLF12:30 LPGA: Kingsmill Championship GLF3:00 PGA: Wells Fargo Championship GLFFRIDAY, MAY 29:00* EPGA: China Open GLF12:30 LPGA: Kingsmill Championship GLF3:00 PGA: Wells Fargo Championship GLF7:30 Champions: Insperity Championship GLFSATURDAY, MAY 39:00* EPGA: China Open GLF1:00 PGA: Wells Fargo Championship GLF3:00 PGA: Wells Fargo Championship CBS3:00 LPGA: Kingsmill Championship GLF6:30 Champions: Insperity Championship GLFSUNDAY, MAY 49:00* EPGA: China Open GLF1:00 PGA: Wells Fargo Championship GLF3:00 PGA: Wells Fargo Championship CBS3:00 LPGA: Kingsmill Championship GLF7:00 Champions: Insperity Championship GLF

THURSDAY, MAY 91:00 PGA: Players Championship GLF

FRIDAY, MAY 101:00 PGA: Players Championship GLFSATURDAY, MAY 112:00 PGA: Players Championship NBCSUNDAY, MAY 122:00 PGA: Players Championship NBCTHURSDAY, MAY 168:00* EPGA: Volvo World Match Play GLF12:30 Web.com: BMW Charity Pro-Am GLF3:00 PGA: Byron Nelson Championship GLF6:30 LPGA: Mobile Bay Classic GLFFRIDAY, MAY 178:00* EPGA: Volvo World Match Play GLF12:30 Web.com: BMW Charity Pro-Am GLF3:00 PGA: Byron Nelson Championship GLF6:30 LPGA: Mobile Bay Classic GLF

SATURDAY, MAY 186:30* EPGA: Volvo World Match Play GLF1:00 PGA: Byron Nelson Championship GLF3:00 PGA: Byron Nelson Championship CBS3:00 Web.com: BMW Charity Pro-Am GLF5:00 LPGA: Mobile Bay Classic GLFSUNDAY, MAY 196:00* EPGA: Volvo World Match Play GLF1:00 PGA: Byron Nelson Championship GLF3:00 PGA: Byron Nelson Championship CBS3:00 Web.com: BMW Charity Pro-Am GLF5:00 LPGA: Mobile Bay Classic GLFTHURSDAY, MAY 259:00* EPGA: BMW PGA Championship GLF12:00 Senior PGA Championship GLF3:00 PGA: The Colonial GLF6:30 LPGA: Bahamas Classic GLFFRIDAY, MAY 269:00* EPGA: BMW PGA Championship GLF

12:00 Senior PGA Championship GLF3:00 PGA: The Colonial GLF6:30 LPGA: Bahamas Classic GLFSATURDAY, MAY 279:00* EPGA: BMW PGA Championship GLF3:00 PGA: The Colonial CBS3:00 Senior PGA Championship NBC5:00 LPGA: Bahamas Classic GLFSUNDAY, MAY 289:00* EPGA: BMW PGA Championship GLF3:00 PGA: The Colonial CBS3:00 Senior PGA Championship NBC5:00 LPGA: Bahamas Classic GLFTHURSDAY, MAY 309:00* EPGA: Scandinavian Masters GLF2:30 PGA: Memorial Tournament GLFFRIDAY, MAY 319:00* EPGA: Scandinavian Masters GLF12:00 LPGA: ShopRite Classic GLF2:30 PGA: Memorial Tournament GLF7:00 Champions: Principal Classic GLF

SATURDAY, JUNE 19:00* EPGA: Scandinavian Masters GLF12:30 PGA: Memorial Tournament CBS2:30 LPGA: ShopRite Classic GLF3:00 PGA: Memorial Tournament CBS6:30 Champions: Principal Classic GLFSUNDAY, JUNE 29:00* EPGA: Scandinavian Masters GLF12:00 PGA: Memorial Tournament CBS2:00 LPGA: ShopRite Classic GLF2:30 PGA: Memorial Tournament CBS7:00 Champions: Principal Classic GLF

THURSDAY, JUNE 69:00* EPGA: Lyoness Open GLF12:30 LPGA Championship GLF3:00 PGA: St. Jude’s Classic GLF6:30 Champions: The Tradition GLF

FRIDAY, JUNE 79:00* EPGA: Lyoness Open GLF12:30 LPGA Championship GLF3:00 PGA: St. Jude’s Classic GLF6:30 Champions: The Tradition GLFSATURDAY, JUNE 89:00* EPGA: Lyoness Open GLF1:00 PGA: St. Jude’s Classic GLF3:00 PGA: St. Jude’s Classic CBS3:00 LPGA Championship GLF7:30 Champions: The Tradition GLF

SUNDAY, JUNE 99:00* EPGA: Lyoness Open GLF1:00 PGA: St. Jude’s Classic GLF3:00 PGA: St. Jude’s Classic CBS3:00 LPGA Championship GLF7:30 Champions: The Tradition GLFTHURSDAY, JUNE 1310:00* U.S. Open ESPN3:00 U.S. Open NBC5:00 U.S. Open ESPNFRIDAY, JUNE 1410:00* U.S. Open ESPN3:00 U.S. Open NBC5:00 U.S. Open ESPNSATURDAY, JUNE 151:30 U.S. Open NBCSUNDAY, JUNE 161:30 U.S. Open NBCTHURSDAY, JUNE 209:00* EPGA: BMW International Open GLF3:00 PGA: Travelers Championship GLFFRIDAY, JUNE 219:00* EPGA: BMW International Open GLF12:30 Champions: Encompass Championship GLF3:00 PGA: Travelers Championship GLF6:30 LPGA: NW Arkansas Championship GLFSATURDAY, JUNE 228:00* EPGA: BMW International Open GLF1:00 PGA: Travelers Championship GLF3:00 PGA: Travelers Championship CBS3:00 Champions: Encompass Championship GLF5:00 LPGA: NW Arkansas Championship GLF

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Nick Faldo, left, and Jim Nantz have been in the CBS golf tower together since 2007.


sunday, june 238:00* EPGA: BMW International Open GLF1:00 PGA: Travelers Championship GLF3:00 PGA: Travelers Championship CBS3:00 Champions: Encompass Championship GLF5:00 LPGA: NW Arkansas Championship GLF7:30 PGA Professional National Championship GLFMOnday, june 243:30 PGA Professional National Championship GLF

tuesday, june 254:00 PGA Professional National Championship GLFWednesday, june 264:00 PGA Professional National Championship GLF

tHuRsday, june 279:00* EPGA: Irish Open GLF1:00 Senior Players Championship GLF3:00 PGA: AT&T National GLFFRIday, june 289:00* EPGA: Irish Open GLF1:00 Senior Players Championship GLF3:00 PGA: AT&T National GLF

satuRday, june 298:30* EPGA: Irish Open GLF1:00 PGA: AT&T National GLF2:30 Senior Players Championship GLF3:00 PGA: AT&T National CBS5:00 LPGA: NW Arkansas Championship GLFsunday, june 308:00* EPGA: Irish Open GLF1:00 PGA: AT&T National GLF2:30 Senior Players Championship GLF3:00 PGA: AT&T National CBS5:00 LPGA: NW Arkansas Championship GLF

tHuRsday, juLy 49:00* EPGA: French Open GLF3:00 PGA: Greenbrier Classic GLFFRIday, juLy 59:00* EPGA: French Open GLF3:00 PGA: Greenbrier Classic GLF

satuRday, juLy 68:00* EPGA: French Open GLF1:00 PGA: Greenbrier Classic GLF3:00 PGA: Greenbrier Classic CBS

sunday, juLy 78:00* EPGA: French Open GLF1:00 PGA: Greenbrier Classic GLF3:00 PGA: Greenbrier Classic CBS

tHuRsday, juLy 119:30* EPGA: Scottish Open GLF

12:30 LPGA: Manulife Classic GLF3:00 U.S. Senior Open ESPN23:00 PGA: John Deere Classic GLF6:30 Web.com: Utah Championship GLFFRIday, juLy 129:30* EPGA: Scottish Open GLF12:30 LPGA: Manulife Classic GLF3:00 U.S. Senior Open ESPN23:00 PGA: John Deere Classic GLF6:30 Web.com: Utah Championship GLF

satuRday, juLy 138:30* EPGA: Scottish Open GLF1:00 PGA: John Deere Classic GLF3:00 PGA: John Deere Classic CBS3:00 U.S. Senior Open NBC3:00 LPGA: Manulife Classic GLF6:30 Web.com: Utah Championship GLFsunday, juLy 148:30* EPGA: Scottish Open GLF1:00 PGA: John Deere Classic GLF3:00 PGA: John Deere Classic CBS3:00 U.S. Senior Open NBC3:00 LPGA: Manulife Classic GLF7:00 Web.com: Utah Championship GLF

tHuRsday, juLy 185:00* British Open ESPN2:00 LPGA: Marathon Classic GLF4:00 PGA: True South Classic GLFFRIday, juLy 195:00* British Open ESPN2:00 LPGA: Marathon Classic GLF4:00 PGA: True South Classic GLF

satuRday, juLy 207:00* British Open ESPN2:00 LPGA: Marathon Classic GLF4:00 PGA: True South Classic GLFsunday, juLy 216:00* British Open ESPN2:00 LPGA: Marathon Classic GLF4:00 PGA: True South Classic GLFtHuRsday, juLy 259:30* EPGA: Russian Masters GLF3:00 PGA: Canadian Open GLF6:30 Web.com: Boise Open GLF

FRIday, juLy 269:30* EPGA: Russian Masters GLF1:00 U.S. Junior Amateur GLF3:00 PGA: Canadian Open GLF6:30 Web.com: Boise Open GLF

satuRday, juLy 279:30* EPGA: Russian Masters GLF1:00 PGA: Canadian Open GLF3:00 PGA: Canadian Open CBS6:30 Web.com: Boise Open GLF8:30 U.S. Junior Amateur GLFsunday, juLy 289:30* EPGA: Russian Masters GLF1:00 PGA: Canadian Open GLF3:00 PGA: Canadian Open CBS7:00 Web.com: Boise Open GLFtHuRsday, auG. 111:30* Web.com: Mylan Classic GLF2:00 WGC: Bridgestone Invitational GLF6:30 PGA: Reno-Tahoe Open GLFFRIday, auG. 210:00* Web.com: Mylan Classic GLF

12:00 Champions: 3M Championship GLF2:00 WGC: Bridgestone Invitational GLF6:30 PGA: Reno-Tahoe Open GLFsatuRday, auG. 312:00 WGC: Bridgestone Invitational GLF2:00 WGC: Bridgestone Invitational CBS2:00 Web.com: Mylan Classic GLF4:00 Champions: 3M Championship GLF6:30 PGA: Reno-Tahoe Open GLFsunday, auG. 412:00 WGC: Bridgestone Invitational GLF2:00 WGC: Bridgestone Invitational CBS2:00 Web.com: Mylan Classic GLF4:00 Champions: 3M Championship GLF7:00 PGA: Reno-Tahoe Open GLF

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David Feherty, left, joined CBS in 1997. Verne Lundquist has been with the network for 31 years.

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WEDNESDAY, Aug. 73:00 U.S. Women’s Amateur GLFthurSDAY, Aug. 81:00 PGA Championship TNT4:00 U.S. Women’s Amateur GLFFrIDAY, Aug. 91:00 PGA Championship TNT4:00 U.S. Women’s Amateur GLFSAturDAY, Aug. 1011:00* PGA Championship TNT2:00 PGA Championship CBS4:00 U.S. Women’s Amateur GLFSuNDAY, Aug. 1111:00* PGA Championship TNT2:00 PGA Championship CBS4:00 U.S. Women’s Amateur GLFWEDNESDAY, Aug. 144:00 U.S. Amateur GLFthurSDAY, Aug. 151:00 PGA: Wyndham Championship GLF6:30 U.S. Amateur GLFFrIDAY, Aug. 169:30* LPGA: Solheim Cup GLF3:00 PGA: Wyndham Championship GLF5:00 LPGA: Solheim Cup GLF9:00 U.S. Amateur GLF11:00 Champions: Dick’s Sporting Goods Open GLFSAturDAY, Aug. 179:30* LPGA: Solheim Cup GLF1:00 PGA: Wyndham Championship GLF3:00 PGA: Wyndham Championship CBS3:00 U.S. Amateur NBC9:00 Champions: Dick’s Sporting Goods Open GLFSuNDAY, Aug. 181:00 PGA: Wyndham Championship GLF2:30 LPGA: Solheim Cup GLF3:00 PGA: Wyndham Championship CBS3:00 U.S. Amateur NBC11:00 Champions: Dick’s Sporting Goods Open GLFthurSDAY, Aug. 229:30* EPGA: Johnnie Walker Championship GLF12:30 Web.com: Cox Classic GLF3:00 PGA: The Barclays GLF6:30 LPGA: Canadian Women’s Open GLFFrIDAY, Aug. 239:30* EPGA: Johnnie Walker Championship GLF12:30 Web.com: Cox Classic GLF3:00 PGA: The Barclays GLF6:30 Champions: Boeing Classic GLF12:30* LPGA: Canadian Women’s Open GLFSAturDAY, Aug. 248:00* EPGA: Johnnie Walker Championship GLF1:00 PGA: The Barclays GLF3:00 PGA: The Barclays CBS

3:00 Web.com: Cox Classic GLF5:00 LPGA: Canadian Women’s Open GLF7:30 Champions: Boeing Classic GLFSuNDAY, Aug. 258:00* EPGA: Johnnie Walker Championship GLF12:00 PGA: The Barclays GLF2:00 PGA: The Barclays CBS2:00 Web.com: Cox Classic GLF4:00 LPGA: Canadian Women’s Open GLF7:00 Champions: Boeing Classic GLF

thurSDAY, Aug. 299:30* EPGA: Wales Open GLF3:00 Web.com: Hotel Fitness Championship GLF6:30 LPGA: Portland Classic GLFFrIDAY, Aug. 309:30* EPGA: Wales Open GLF12:30 Web.com: Hotel Fitness Championship GLF3:00 PGA: Deutsche Bank Championship GLF6:30 LPGA: Portland Classic GLF8:30 Champions: Shaw Classic GLF

SAturDAY, Aug. 318:00* EPGA: Wales Open GLF1:00 Web.com: Hotel Fitness Championship GLF3:00 PGA: Deutsche Bank Championship GLF6:30 LPGA: Portland Classic GLF8:30 Champions: Shaw Classic GLFSuNDAY, SEpt. 18:00* EPGA: Wales Open GLF1:00 PGA: Deutsche Bank Championship GLF3:00 PGA: Deutsche Bank Championship CBS5:00 Web.com: Hotel Fitness Championship GLF7:30 LPGA: Portland Classic GLF9:30 Champions: Shaw Classic GLF

moNDAY, SEpt. 211:30* PGA: Deutsche Bank Championship GLF1:30 PGA: Deutsche Bank Championship CBS

thurSDAY, SEpt 58:30* EPGA: European Masters GLF12:00 Walker Cup GLF4:00 Web.com: Chiquita Classic GLFFrIDAY, SEpt. 68:30* EPGA: European Masters GLF12:00 Walker Cup GLF4:00 Web.com: Chiquita Classic GLF6:30 Champions: Montreal Championship GLFSAturDAY, SEpt. 78:00* EPGA: European Masters GLF12:00 Walker Cup GLF2:00 Web.com: Chiquita Classic GLF6:30 Champions: Montreal Championship GLFSuNDAY, SEpt. 88:00* EPGA: European Masters GLF2:00 Web.com: Chiquita Classic GLF4:00 Walker Cup GLF6:30 Champions: Montreal Championship GLFthurSDAY, SEpt. 127:30* LPGA: Evian Masters GLF12:30 EPGA: KLM Open GLF3:00 PGA: BMW Championship GLF6:30 Web.com: Children’s Hospital GLFFrIDAY, SEpt. 137:30* LPGA: Evian Masters GLF12:30 EPGA: KLM Open GLF3:00 PGA: BMW Championship GLF6:30 Web.com: Children’s Hospital GLFSAturDAY, SEpt. 148:00* LPGA: Evian Masters GLF1:00 PGA: BMW Championship GLF3:00 PGA: BMW Championship CBS6:30 Web.com: Children’s Hospital GLF2:00* EPGA: KLM Open GLFSuNDAY, SEpt. 158:00* LPGA: Evian Masters GLF

1:00 PGA: BMW Championship GLF3:00 PGA: BMW Championship CBS6:30 Web.com: Children’s Hospital GLF3:00* EPGA: KLM Open GLFthurSDAY, SEpt 199:00* EPGA: Italian Open GLF1:00 PGA Tour Championship GLF

FrIDAY, SEpt. 209:00* EPGA: Italian Open GLF1:00 PGA Tour Championship GLF6:30 Champions: Hawaii Championship GLFSAturDAY, SEpt. 218:00* EPGA: Madrid Masters GLF12:00 PGA Tour Championship NBC6:30 Champions: Hawaii Championship GLF

SuNDAY, SEpt. 228:00* EPGA: Italian Open GLF12:00 PGA Tour Championship GLF1:30 PGA Tour Championship NBC7:00 Champions: Hawaii Championship GLFthurSDAY, SEpt. 278:30* EPGA: Alfred Dunhill Links Championship GLF4:00 Web.com: Tour Championship GLF

FrIDAY, SEpt. 288:30* EPGA: Alfred Dunhill Links Championship GLF4:00 Web.com: Tour Championship GLF6:30 Champions: First Tee Open GLFSAturDAY, SEpt. 298:30* EPGA: Alfred Dunhill Links Championship GLF4:00 Web.com: Tour Championship GLF6:30 Champions: First Tee Open GLFSuNDAY, SEpt. 308:00* EPGA: Alfred Dunhill Links Championship GLF4:00 Web.com: Tour Championship GLF6:30 Champions: First Tee Open GLF

Television

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Most of what ESPN offers these days are major championships, which is where you’ll find Mike Tirico, left, and Paul Azinger to call the action.

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Andy North is on the ESPN broadcast team for the U.S. Open, an event he won twice.


THURSDAY, OCT. 31:00 Presidents Cup GLF3:00* LPGA: Pine Valley Classic GLF9:00* EPGA: Seve Trophy GLFFRIDAY, OCT. 412:00 Presidents Cup GLF3:00* LPGA: Pine Valley Classic GLF9:00* EPGA: Seve Trophy GLFSATURDAY, OCT. 58:00* Presidents Cup NBC8:00* EPGA: Seve Trophy GLF3:00 LPGA: Pine Valley Classic GLFSUNDAY, OCT. 69:00* EPGA: Seve Trophy GLF12:00 Presidents Cup NBC3:00 LPGA: Pine Valley Classic GLFTHURSDAY, OCT. 1012:30* LPGA: Sime Darby Malaysia GLF9:00* EPGA: Portugal Masters GLF5:00 PGA: Frys Open GLFFRIDAY, OCT. 1112:30* LPGA: Sime Darby Malaysia GLF9:00* EPGA: Portugal Masters GLF1:30 Champions: Greater Hictory Classic GLF5:00 PGA: Frys Open GLFSATURDAY, OCT. 1212:30* LPGA: Sime Darby Malaysia GLF9:00* EPGA: Portugal Masters GLF1:30 Champions: Greater Hictory Classic GLF5:00 PGA: Frys Open GLFSUNDAY, OCT. 1312:00* LPGA: Sime Darby Malaysia GLF9:00* EPGA: Portugal Masters GLF1:30 Champions: Greater Hictory Classic GLF5:00 PGA: Frys Open GLFTUESDAY, OCT. 15TBD PGA Grand Slam of Golf TNTwEDNESDAY, OCT. 16TBD PGA Grand Slam of Golf TNTTHURSDAY, OCT. 171:30* EPGA: Perth International Championship GLF5:00 PGA: Shriners Hospitals GLFFRIDAY, OCT. 1811:00* LPGA: HanaBank Championship GLF1:30* EPGA: Perth International Championship GLF2:00 Greater Hickory Classic GLF5:00 PGA: Shriners Hospitals GLFSATURDAY, OCT. 1911:00* LPGA: HanaBank Championship GLF1:30* EPGA: Perth International Championship GLF2:00 Greater Hickory Classic GLF5:00 PGA: Shriners Hospitals GLFSUNDAY, OCT. 2011:00* LPGA: HanaBank Championship GLF1:30* EPGA: Perth International Championship GLF2:00 Greater Hickory Classic GLF5:00 PGA: Shriners Hospitals GLF wEDNESDAY, OCT. 232:00* EPGA: BMW Masters GLF10:00 PGA: CIMB Classic GLFTHURSDAY, OCT. 242:00* EPGA: BMW Masters GLF10:00 PGA: CIMB Classic GLF12:00 LPGA: Taiwan Championship GLFFRIDAY, OCT. 252:00* EPGA: BMW Masters GLF12:00 LPGA: Taiwan Championship GLF3:30 Champions: AT&T Championship GLF10:00 PGA: CIMB Classic GLFSATURDAY, OCT. 262:00* EPGA: BMW Masters GLF12:00 LPGA: Taiwan Championship GLF3:30 Champions: AT&T Championship GLF10:00 PGA: CIMB Classic GLFSUNDAY, OCT. 2712:00: LPGA: Taiwan Championship GLF3:30 Champions: AT&T Championship GLFwEDNESDAY, OCT. 3011:00 WGC: HSBC Champions GLFTHURSDAY, OCT. 314:30 Champions: Charles Schwab Cup GLF11:00 WGC: HSBC Champions GLFFRIDAY, NOV. 14:30 Champions: Charles Schwab Cup GLF11:00 WGC: HSBC Champions GLF

SATURDAY, NOV. 24:30 Champions: Charles Schwab Cup GLF11:00 WGC: HSBC Champions GLFSUNDAY, NOV. 34:30 Champions: Charles Schwab Cup GLFTHURSDAY, NOV. 76:00* EPGA: Turkish Open GLF1:00 PGA: McGladrey Classic GLFFRIDAY, NOV. 86:00* EPGA: Turkish Open GLF1:00 PGA: McGladrey Classic GLFSATURDAY, NOV. 96:00* EPGA: Turkish Open GLF1:00 PGA: McGladrey Classic GLFSUNDAY, NOV. 106:00* EPGA: Turkish Open GLF1:00 PGA: McGladrey Classic GLFwEDNESDAY, NOV. 133:00* EPGA: Dubai World Championship GLFTHURSDAY, NOV 143:00* EPGA: Dubai World Championship GLF1:00 PGA: OHL Classic GLF4:00 LPGA: Lorena Ochoa Invitational GLFFRIDAY, NOV. 153:00* EPGA: Dubai World Championship GLF1:00 PGA: OHL Classic GLF4:00 LPGA: Lorena Ochoa Invitational GLFSATURDAY, NOV. 163:00* EPGA: Dubai World Championship GLF1:00 PGA: OHL Classic GLF

4:00 LPGA: Lorena Ochoa Invitational GLFSUNDAY, NOV. 171:00 PGA: OHL Classic GLF4:00 LPGA: Lorena Ochoa Invitational GLF

THURSDAY, NOV. 211:30 LPGA: Titleholders GLFFRIDAY, NOV. 221:30 LPGA: Titleholders GLFSATURDAY, NOV. 231:30 LPGA: Titleholders GLFSUNDAY, NOV. 241:30 LPGA: Titleholders GLFwEDNESDAY, NOV. 2710:30 WGC: Mission Hills World Cup GLFTHURSDAY, NOV. 2810:30 WGC: Mission Hills World Cup GLFFRIDAY, NOV. 2910:30 WGC: Mission Hills World Cup GLFSATURDAY, NOV. 3010:30 WGC: Mission Hills World Cup GLFTHURSDAY, DEC. 59:00* Australian Open GLF3:00 World Challenge GLFFRIDAY, DEC. 69:00* Australian Open GLF3:00 World Challenge GLFSATURDAY, DEC. 79:00* Australian Open GLF1:00 World Challenge GLF

3:00 World Challenge NBCSUNDAY, DEC. 89:00* Australian Open GLF1:00 World Challenge GLF3:00 World Challenge NBCwEDNESDAY, DEC. 1112:30* Thailand Championship GLFTHURSDAY, DEC. 1212:30* Thailand Championship GLFFRIDAY, DEC. 1312:30* Thailand Championship GLF1:00 Shark Shootout NBCSATURDAY, DEC. 1412:30* Thailand Championship GLF4:00 Shark Shootout GLFSUNDAY, DEC. 153:00 Shark Shootout NBCwEDNESDAY, DEC. 1810:00 Johor Open GLFTHURSDAY, DEC. 1910:00 Johor Open GLFFRIDAY, DEC. 2010:00 Johor Open GLFSATURDAY, DEC. 214:00 Father-Son Challenge NBC10:00 Johor Open GLFSUNDAY, DEC. 223:00 Father-Son Challenge GLF

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Notah Begay III, left, has known Tiger Woods for 28 years. They were teammates on the Stanford golf team, and Woods has played in Begay’s charity event at Turning Stone. Begay is now covering the sport for Golf Channel and NBC, replacing Dottie Pepper as a course reporter.


GolfinG has culture, bowlinG is for dullards

M y golfing friends know all about my disdain for bowling. They’ve heard me describe it as akin to

playing the same hole over and over again in a windowless warehouse that smells of stale Genny Lite and malodorous shoes.

On the other hand, I have played many courses in several countries in all kinds of weather, experiencing holes that range from a side-of-the-mountain Himalayan track to oiled sand greens in Manitoba to kangaroo-infested courses Down Under. Even when I play my home course, Ball-ston Spa Country Club, I often find myself playing any given hole from an adjacent fairway, lending a degree of freshness to the experience.

My point being: golf and bowling oc-cupy distantly opposite stars in the Milky Way of sports. The only similarity the

two diversions share is that both have never been played in a canoe by the Pope. Nowhere is this antipodal relationship manifested more than in the language and cultural heritage of each game.

Let’s start with the basics. Like many sports, the object of golf and bowling is essentially to move a ball from one posi-tion to another. To do this, bowlers roll or throw the ball. Golfers have many choices.

We are all familiar with driving, hooking, drawing, slicing, fading, lob-bing, pitching, putting, topping chunk-ing, blading, blasting, skulling, whiffing, chili-dipping, toeing, heeling, exploding, scooping, punching, lagging, threading, skying and of course, shanking. We also hit fat shots, grass cutters, worm burners, pop-ups, knock downs, bump-and-runs, fliers, and stingers, not to mention duck hooks and zoomies.

We execute these shots with modern

woods, metals, wedges, irons, putters, chippers, ginties and hybrids as well as the historic brassies, mashies, niblicks, jiggers, cleeks and baffies.

Bowlers roll the ball. With the arm. On the upside, it’s like experiencing death without the messy part.

The terminology I have mentioned for golf is pretty standard stuff, but there ex-ists in golf literature a degree of special-ization that takes it even further:

A sclaffed shot is a fat shot, but the club ■■■bounces into the ball.

A snipe is a line drive with a sharp nose-■■■dive at the end of its trajectory.

A foozle is a failed effort, with a skitter-■■■ing mud-runner result.

A smudge is a smothered fudge of a ■■■stroke that invariably causes one not to relinquish the honor.

Finally, John Updike describes a ■■■gronkled shot as one that is “topped in such a way that it comes to a halt behind some inconvenient undergrowth some 30 yards distant from the point of imperfect contact.”

Now let’s examine the literature of the games. There are hundreds of literary books about the culture of golf. There is no litera-ture about bowling. But writing derisively about bowling’s lack of class is too easy, much like the heyday of stand up comedians during George W’s terms in office.

Feeling as though I wasn’t giving bowl-ing a fair shake, I went all bleeding-heart-granola and searched for witty, insightful quotes about the pastime.

I have well over 200 books in my golf library, four of which are devoted to golf quotations, but finding any quotes at all about bowling was like trying to find an honest politician.

The golf quotes are often witty or pithy — “Golf is the loneliest game, not exclud-ing postal chess” — and even poetic, such

as, “The links were sweet with the scent of wild orchids and thyme, commingling with the brackish breath of the ocean and the sweat of a golfer trying to conquer himself.”

Then we have the best bowling quotes I could find on the internet.

“So you’d go to the bowling alley. We ■■■bowled and you could be in the back and you could make out. And you know how hot it was to make out.”

— Stephen Tyler“I haven’t had sex in eight months. To be ■■■

honest, I now prefer to go bowling.” — Li’l Wayne

“Shopping tip: You can get shoes for 85 ■■■cents at the bowling alley.”

— AnonymousI finally realized that there was hope

for bowling in the world of culture when I realized one of my favorite movies from my favorite directors, the Coen Brothers, was a bowling movie. “The Big Lebowski” has many memorable quotes, although sadly they only serve to underline the game’s (I’m being generous here) every-man status in the world of recreation.

Few actually refer to bowling, although they’re there. The Dude asks, “You brought a (freakin)’ Pomeranian bowl-ing?” to which Walter replies, “Brought it bowling? I didn’t rent it shoes. I’m not buying it a (freakin’) beer. It’s not taking your (freakin)’ turn, Dude.”

But mostly the good quotes represent the bowling ethos without referring to it specifically.

“Darkness warshed over the Dude — darker’n a black steer’s tookus on a moon-less prairie night.”

I rest my case.

William Tucker is a Times Union golf ▶blogger. Read his posts at http://blog.timesunion.com/golf.

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