2022 RDGA Championship Exemptions
PLAYERS EXEMPT FROM QUALIFYING: If your name appears in any of the lists below, you are eligible to register directly for the 2022 RDGA District Championship John H. Ryan Jr. Memorial from Tuesday, February 1 at 9:00 AM through Tuesday, June 14 at 11:59 PM:
RDGA District Champions - Past Five Years
2021 - Yarik Merkulov
2020 - Tom Linehan
2019 - Yarik Merkulov
2018 - Chris Blyth
2017 - Jim Scorse
2021 RDGA District Championship
John H. Ryan Jr. Memorial - Top 40 & Ties
(Must complete 54 holes of competition)
Place Player
1) Yaroslav Merkulov, 69-67-73--209
T2) Jeremy Summerson, 76-70-68--214
T2) Kyle Downey, 71-71-72--214
4) Christian Chapman, 73-68-75--216
T5) Aiden Spampinato, 74-71-72--217
T5) Benton Kircher, 70-75-72--217
7) Jim Scorse, 73-70-75--218
8) Chris Blyth, 70-75-75--220
T9) Jeff March, 72-72-78--222
T9) Tom Linehan, 75-72-75--222
T9) Blake Gianniny, 77-68-77--222
T9) Nick Sortino, 77-73-72--222
13) Benjamin Cratsley, 72-75-76--223
14) Tyler McDonnell, 71-77-76--224
T15) Andrew Kay, 80-69-76--225
T15) Kevin Lewis, 75-75-75--225
T15) Andrew Fedele, 71-76-78--225
T15) Brian Riley, 73-72-80--225
T15) Zach Fuller, 74-75-76--225
T20) Patrick Keegan, 72-76-78--226
T20) Carter Lucas, 74-70-82--226
T22) Kyle Brockmann, 74-76-77--227
T22) Shawn Baker, 72-73-82--227
T22) Joseph Feeney, 73-76-78--227
25) Jonathan Spurr, 70-77-81--228
26) Mason Grower, 73-76-80--229
T27) Brian Muench, 75-74-81--230
T27) Doug Kulikowski, 74-76-80--230
T29) David Cellura, 75-76-80--231
T29) Jude Cummings, 77-73-81--231
T29) Chris Roeder, 74-76-81--231
T29) Jiarong Liu, 75-74-82--231
T33) Eric Davies, 75-76-81--232
T33) Ben Caruso, 77-73-82--232
35) Shane Dobesh, 77-74-82--233
T36) James Johnson, 75-75-84--234
T36) Kevin Peters, 75-75-84--234
T38) Josh Desain, 74-75-86--235
T38) Charles Rumsey, 75-74-86--235
40) Geoff Fountain, 75-75-89--239
2021 Men's Point Leaders - Top-40 & Ties
Rank Player Points
1 Yarik Merkulov 700
2 Kyle Downey 695
3 Chris Blyth 595
4 Jeremy Summerson 550
5 Tim Saur 490
6 Nick Sortino 485
7 Christian Chapman 475
8 Jim Scorse 430
T9 Benton Kircher 400
T9 Aiden Spampinato 400
11 Kevin Peters 380
12 Eric Davies 355
13 Jeff March 345
14 Brian Carroll 320
15 Kevin Lewis 315
16 Ken Starkweather 300
17 Zach Fuller 290
18 Jon Pecor 285
19 R.J. Demonte 275
20 David Cellura 265
21 Bobby McCartney 250
T22 Danny Gianniny 230
T22 Tom Linehan 230
24 Jonathan Spurr 215
25 James Tee 210
26 John Kircher 200
27 Shane Dobesh 190
28 Jason Lohwater 175
29 Blake Gianniny 160
30 Chad Lovelady 150
31 Tyler French 145
T32 Shawn Baker 140
T32 Ben Caruso 140
T32 Chris Roeder 140
T32 Jamie Demino 140
36 Taylor Rising 135
37 Mike Agnello 125
38 Ben Cratsley 120
T39 Ben Coffey 110
T39 Matt Genaway 110
T39 Matt Coffey 110
T39 Tyler McDonnell 110
2021 Men's Senior Point Leaders - Top-10 & Ties
Rank Player Points
1 Ron Plummer 550
2 Rich Luther 540
3 Ken Ogden 490
4 Wade Sarkis 420
5 Jim Scorse 380
6 Jim Johnson 360
7 Charles Rumsey 355
8 Tom Frisina 350
9 Stuart Harris 340
10 Ken Seibold 330
2021 RDGA Mid-Amateur - Top 5 & Ties
Place Player
1) Bobby McCartney, 72-74--146
2) Chris Blyth, 74-74--148
3) Ken Starkweather, 74-77--151
T4) Tim Saur, 73-79--152
T4) Jonathan Spurr, 74-78--152
2021 RDGA Wilson Fitch Senior Championship - Overall Top 5 & Ties
Place Player
1) Ken Ogden, 69-72--141
2) Ron Plummer, 72-72--144
T3) Wade Sarkis, 73-74--147
T3) Jim Johnson, 78-69--147
T3) Charles Rumsey, 73-74--147
2021 RDGA Senior Championship Flight WInners
Senior Flight - Ken Ogden
Super Senior - Jim Johnson
Masters Flight - John August
Legends Flight - Bob Zeman
2021 RDGA Junior Boys Champion
Ryan Connors
2021 RDGA Richard Wood Senior Best Ball
Men's Championship Division - Top 3 Teams & Ties
Kevin Webb
Robert Zeman
Thomas Frisina
Stuart Harris
Thomas Etsler
Robert Marshall
Ken Ogden
Kress Riley
Paul Colombo
Rich Luther
Chris White
Geoff Wormley
2021 RDGA Two Person Alternate Shot
Men's Championship Division - Top 3 Teams & Ties
Zach Fuller
Tim Saur
Mike Rogers
Andrew Steinbrenner
Kevin Peters
Nick Sortino
Tyler French
Shane Gleason
2021 RDGA Two Person Alternate Shot
Men's Senior Division - First Place Team & Ties
Tom Mulvehill
Jim Mulvehill
2021 RDGA Two Person Multi-Format
Men's Championship Division - First Place Team & Ties
Eric Davies
Brian Carroll
2021 RDGA Two Person Multi-Format
Men's Senior Division - First Place Team & Ties
Chuck Deichmiller
Robert Zeman
Jim Mulvehill
Steve Hakes
Chris White
Rich Luther
2021 RDGA Player of the Year
Yarik Merkulov
2022 RDGA Two Person Scramble - Locust Hill (May 2)
Men's Championship Division - Top 2 Teams & Ties
2022 RDGA Two Person Scramble - Locust Hill (May 2)
Men's Senior Division - First Place Team & Ties
2022 RDGA Two Person Scramble - Midvale (May 9)
Men's Championship Division - Top 2 Teams & Ties
Chris Gore
Brandon Daniels
J.P. O'Brien
Jeremiah Brown
2022 RDGA Two Person Scramble - Midvale (May 9)
Men's Senior Division - First Place Team & Ties
Jim Johnson
John Elliott
Ken Ogden
Wade Sarkis
2022 RDGA Two Person Best Ball - Irondequoit (May 23)
Men's Championship Division - Top 2 Teams (Ties decided by USGA tiebreaker)
Kyle Brockmann
Chris Salone
B. Michael Rogers
Ryan Glazier
2022 RDGA Two Person Best Ball - Irondequoit (May 23)
Men's Senior Division - First Place Team (Ties decided by USGA tiebreaker)
Jim Carlucci
Bill Shearer
2022 RDGA Two Person Best Ball - Wayne Hills (June 6)
Men's Championship Division - Top 2 Teams (Ties decided by USGA tiebreaker)
Tom Frisina
Shane Shafer
Jayson Clarke
Scott Harris
2022 RDGA Two Person Best Ball - Wayne Hills (June 6)
Men's Senior Division - First Place Team (Ties decided by USGA tiebreaker)
Mark Battle
Chris Sorci
2022 RDGA Two Person Best Ball - Mendon (June 13)
Men's Championship Division - Top 2 Teams (Ties decided by USGA tiebreaker)
TBD
2022 RDGA Two Person Best Ball - Mendon (June 13)
Men's Senior Division - First Place Team (Ties decided by USGA tiebreaker)
TBD
2022 RDGA Match Play Championship Semi-finalists (4 exemptions)
Kyle Downey
Ben Kircher
Nick Sortino
Christian Chapman
2022 RDGA Senior Match Play Championship Semi-finalists (4 exemptions)
Ron Plummer
Mark Battle
Ken Ogden
Wade Sarkis
Country Club of Rochester, Host Club
TBD
Lifetime Exemptions
Don Allen
Chip Lillich
Ken Andrychuk
Carter Lucas
Robert Chalanick
Ed Puzas
Mark Dugan
Chuck Ryan
Jim Infantino
Larry Sand
John Kircher
Joe Wilson