2023 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 2023 RDGA District Championship John H. Ryan Jr. Memorial from Wednesday, February 1 at 9:00 AM through Saturday, June 24 at 11:59 PM:
RDGA District Champions - Past Five Years
2022 - Christian Chapman
2021 - Yarik Merkulov
2020 - Tom Linehan
2019 - Yarik Merkulov
2018 - Chris Blyth
2022 RDGA District Championship
John H. Ryan Jr. Memorial - Top 40 & Ties
(Includes all players who made 36-hole cut)
Place Player
1) Christian Chapman, 72-65-74--211
2) Bobby McCartney, 71-71-70--212
3) Jack Gianniny, 74-71-69--214
T4) Jim Scorse, 74-70-71--215
T4) Nick Sortino, 72-69-74--215
T6) Chris Blyth, 72-72-72--216
T6) Tyler McDonnell, 73-70-73--216
T8) Jeff March, 72-75-70--217
T8) Jon Pecor, 77-68-72--217
T8) Danny Gianniny, 73-70-74--217
T11) Jason Lohwater, 76-73-69--218
T11) Aiden Spampinato, 75-72-71--218
T11) Benton Kircher, 72-72-74--218
T14) Philip Minnehan, 76-73-70--219
T14) Kyle Downey, 72-73-74--219
16) Troy Allen, 72-75-73--220
T17) Shane Gleason, 73-75-73--221
T17) John Mittiga, 76-69-76--221
19) Andrew Hammond, 76-75-71--222
20) Andrew Fedele, 78-74-71--223
T21) Timothy Coykendall, 75-78-71--224
T21) Kevin Peters, 70-80-74--224
T21) David Cellura, 77-71-76--224
T21) Alex Zurat, 71-69-84--224
T25) Blake Gianniny, 79-74-72--225
T25) Ryan Glazier, 76-74-75--225
T25) Josh Desain, 73-77-75--225
T25) Joe Wilson, 73-76-76--225
29) Jude Cummings, 74-78-75--227
T30) Brian Riley, 79-74-75--228
T30) Brody Burgess, 78-75-75--228
T32) Luke Buckley, 76-77-76--229
T32) Kyle Brockmann, 73-78-78--229
T34) Chris Roeder, 81-72-77--230
T34) Ben Caruso, 76-74-80--230
T36) Corey Marshall, 78-74-79--231
T36) B. Michael Rogers, 76-74-81--231
T36) Andrew Kay, 79-70-82--231
39) Chris White, 79-74-79--232
40) Raymond Demonte, 72-80-81--233
41) Taylor Rising, 71-80-85--236
42) Matthew Carey, 77-75-85--237
43) Mark Battle, 73-80-85--238
2022 Men's Point Leaders - Top-40 & Ties
Rank Player Points
1) Chapman, Christian 960
2) Downey, Kyle 685
3) Lohwater, Jason 660
4) Scorse, Jim 650
5) Pecor, Jon 445
6) Sortino, Nick 430
7) McCartney, Bobby 400
8) Minnehan, Philip 390
9) McDonnell, Tyler 370
10) Fuller, Zach 350
11) Kircher, Benton 340
12) Fedele, Andrew 305
13) Peters, Kevin 295
T14) March, Jeff 270
T14) Rising, Taylor 270
T16) Spampinato, Aiden 250
T16) Gianniny, Jack 250
T16) Saur, Tim 250
19) Lewis, Kevin 240
20) Salone, Chris 225
21) Gianniny, Danny 215
22) Merkulov, Yarik 200
23) Davies, Eric 195
24) Blyth, Chris 190
T25) Austin-reed, Donovan 180
T25) Patchett, Tim 180
T25) Simmons, Caleb 180
28) Arrigo, Alex 175
T29) Paladino, Steve 160
T29) Schoenfeld, Ryan 160
T31) Clarke, Jayson 150
T31) Harris, Michael 150
T33) Frisina, Tom 145
T33) Gleason, Shane 145
T35) Baker, Shawn 140
T35) Fountain, Geoff 140
T35) Linehan, Tom 140
T38) French, Tyler 135
T38) Gore, Chris 135
T38) Spurr, Jonathan 135
2022 Men's Senior Point Leaders - Top-10 & Ties
Rank Player Points
1) Battle, Mark 775
2) Scorse, Jim 700
3) Sarkis, Wade 600
4) Ogden, Ken 590
5) Harris, Michael 465
6) Webb, Kevin 440
7) Burns, Jim 435
8) Plummer, Ron 370
9) Parrone, Paul 340
10) Luther, Richard 290
2022 RDGA Mid-Amateur Championship - Top 5 & Ties
Place Player
1) Tim Saur, 73-69--142
2) Jim Scorse, 70-74--144
3) Zach Fuller, 77-70--147
4) Alex Arrigo, 77-72--149
T5) Michael Harris, 74-76--150
T5) Taylor Rising, 74-76--150
2022 RDGA Wilson Fitch Senior Championship - Overall Top 5 & Ties
Place Player
1) Jim Scorse, 76-67--143
T2) Ken Ogden, 73-71--144
T2) Michael Harris, 71-73--144
T4) Mark Battle, 77-72--149
T4) Wade Sarkis, 75 -74--149
T4) Jim Burns, 71-78--149
2022 RDGA Senior Championship Flight WInners
Senior Flight - Jim Scorse
Super Senior - Wade Sarkis
Masters Flight - Mark Battle
Legends Flight - Bob Zeman
2022 RDGA Junior Boys Champion
Connor Kiel
2022 RDGA Player of the Year
Christian Chapman
2022 RDGA Two Person Alternate Shot
Men's Championship Division - Top 2 Teams
Dustin Reding
CJ Gottler
Shane Gleason
Tyler French
2022 RDGA Two Person Alternate Shot
Men's Senior Division - First Place Team
Chris White
Richard Luther
2022 RDGA Two Person Multi-Format
Men's Championship Division - Top 2 Teams
Dave DeLary
Zach Fuller
Tyler Bane
Alex Wilson
2022 RDGA Two Person Multi-Format
Men's Senior Division - First Place Team
Sean Hanlon
Kevin Webb
2022 RDGA Two Person Best Ball - Locust Hill
Men's Championship Division - Top 2 Teams
Jesse Cicione
Andrew Fedele
Jake Dennstedt
Jayson Clarke
2022 RDGA Two Person Best Ball - Locust Hill
Men's Senior Division - First Place Team
Dave Benedict
Doug Slattery
2022 RDGA Two Person Scramble - Irondequoit
Men's Championship Division - Top 2 Teams*
*Special exemption given to 2 teams tied for 2nd place
2022 RDGA Two Person Scramble - Irondequoit
Men's Senior Division - First Place Team
2022 RDGA Two Person Scramble - Brook-Lea
Men's Championship Division - Top 2 Teams
2022 RDGA Two Person Scramble - Brook-Lea
Men's Senior Division - First Place Team
2023 RDGA Richard Wood Kickoff Scramble - Greystone (May 1)
Men's Championship Division - Top 2 Teams
Taylor Rising
Kevin Lewis
Brian Carroll
Eric Davies
2023 RDGA Richard Wood Kickoff Scramble - Greystone (May 1)
Men's Senior Division - First Place Team
Ken Ogden
Jim Scorse
2023 RDGA Two Person Scramble - Sodus Bay Heights (May 15)
Men's Championship Division - Top 2 Teams
Junfan Wang
Jiarong Liu
John Altobello
Derek Mazeau
2023 RDGA Two Person Scramble - Sodus Bay Heights (May 15)
Men's Senior Division - First Place Team
Tom Frisina
Edward Cichon
2023 RDGA Two Person Scramble - Wayne Hills (May 22)
Men's Championship Division - Top 2 Teams
Benjamin Cratsley
Tyler McDonnell
Alan Liwush
Anthony Allocco-Angell
2023 RDGA Two Person Scramble - Wayne Hills (May 22)
Men's Senior Division - First Place Team
Tyler Eichas
Dan Graf
2023 RDGA Two Person Best Ball - Stafford (June 5)
Men's Championship Division - Top 2 Teams
Ryan Frank
Steve Paladino
B. Michael Rogers
Geoff Wormley
2023 RDGA Two Person Best Ball - Stafford (June 5)
Men's Senior Division - First Place Team
Wade Sarkis
Jim Scorse
2023 RDGA Two Person Best Ball - Mendon (June 12)
Men's Championship Division - Top 2 Teams
Kyle Brockmann
Chris Salone
Kyle Downey
Andrew Palmatier
2023 RDGA Two Person Best Ball - Mendon (June 12)
Men's Senior Division - First Place Team
Tom Frisina
Stuart Harris
2023 RDGA Two Person Best Ball - Caledonia (June 19)
Men's Championship Division - Top 2 Teams
Mike Rogers
Andrew Steinbrenner
Jason Lohwater
Philip Minnehan
2023 RDGA Two Person Best Ball - Caledonia (June 19)
Men's Senior Division - First Place Team
Mark Battle
Chris Sorci
2023 RDGA Match Play Championship Semi-finalists (4 exemptions)
Jiarong Liu
Benton Kircher
Yaroslav Merkulov
Kevin Peters
2023 RDGA Senior Match Play Championship Semi-finalists (4 exemptions)
Carter Lucas
Ken Seibold
Stephen Theophilus
Ron Plummer
Ravenwood Golf Club, Host Club
TBD
Lifetime Exemptions
Chip Lillich
Ken Andrychuk
Carter Lucas
Robert Chalanick
Ed Puzas
Mark Dugan
Chuck Ryan
Jim Infantino
Larry Sand
John Kircher
Joe Wilson