2025 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 2025 RDGA District Championship John H. Ryan Jr. Memorial beginning Monday, February 3 at 9:00 AM through Friday, June 27 at 11:59 PM:
RDGA District Champions - Past Five Years
2024 - Aiden Spampinato
2023 - Jason Lohwater
2022 - Christian Chapman
2021 - Yaroslav Merkulov
2020 - Tom Linehan
2024 RDGA District Championship
John H. Ryan Jr. Memorial - Top 41 & Ties
(Includes all players who returned a 54-hole score)
Place Player
1) Aiden Spampinato, 66-73-73--212
T2) Jason Lohwater, 72-72-69--213
T2) Philip Minnehan, 73-73-67--213
4) Kyle Downey, 71-71-72--214
5) Kevin Lewis, 76-67-72--215
T6) Yaroslav Merkulov, 73-72-71--216
T6) Chris Blyth, 67-74-75--216
T8) Alex Zurat, 69-73-75--217
T8) Andrew Fedele, 71-71-75--217
10) Josh Pethel, 77-73-72--222
T11) Joseph Feeney, 72-77-76--225
T11) Reid Wilson, 70-79-76--225
T13) Brian Durkin, 77-75-74--226
T13) Owen Corby, 79-72-75--226
T13) Alec Drouin, 74-77-75--226
T13) Matthew van Niekerk, 75-75-76--226
T17) Chris Sorci, 75-76-76--227
T17) Matthew Carey, 76-74-77--227
T19) Brian Albertazzi, 79-75-74--228
T19) Jeff March, 81-73-74--228
T19) Tyler Stark, 74-79-75--228
T19) Blake Gianniny, 74-78-76--228
T19) Troy Allen, 78-74-76--228
T24) Benton Kircher, 75-76-78--229
T24) Andrew Kay, 77-73-79--229
T24) Steve Paladino, 74-75-80--229
T27) Jon Pecor, 77-77-76--230
T27) Josh Desain, 80-73-77--230
T27) Chris Roeder, 72-78-80--230
T27) Jim Scorse, 73-75-82--230
T31) Patrick Ward, 75-78-78--231
T31) Joshua Bradley, 77-76-78--231
T31) Shibo Wang, 77-74-80--231
T31) Alex Arrigo, 75-75-81--231
T31) Colin Barber, 75-75-81--231
T36) Ken Starkweather, 81-73-78--232
T36) Kyle Brockmann, 79-75-78--232
T36) London Hoyser, 75-76-81--232
T39) Alex Wilson, 81-73-79--233
T39) Alex Hill, 72-77-84--233
41) Stuart Harris, 76-78-81--235
2024 Men's Point Leaders - Top-40 & Ties
Rank Player Points
1) Downey, Kyle 1855
2) Spampinato, Aiden 1350
3) Minnehan, Philip 1255
4 ) Lewis, Kevin 735
5 ) Zurat , Alex 725
6) Merkulov, Yaroslav 605
7) Lohwater, Jason 600
8) Blyth, Chris 425
9) March, Jeff 385
10) Albertazzi, Brian 360
11) Feeney, Joseph 355
T12) Caruso, Ben 340
T12) van Niekerk, Matthew 340
14) Scorse, Jim 335
15) Fedele, Andrew 325
16) Wilson, Ben 305
17) Corby, Owen 280
18) Gianniny, Blake 265
19) Allen, Troy 250
20) Saur, Tim 240
21) Altobello, John 230
22) Green, George 220
23) Roeder, Chris 215
T24) Desain, Josh 205
T24) Ward, Patrick 205
T24) Youngman, Aaron 205
T27) Gianniny, Danny 200
T27) Summerson, Jeremy 200
29) Paladino, Steve 195
30) Pethel, Josh 190
31) Stark, Tyler 180
T32) Barber, Colin 175
T32) Clarke, Jayson 175
34) Drouin, Alec 170
35) Durkin, Brian 160
T36) Burgess, Brody 150
T36) Carey, Matthew 150
T36) Dobesh, Shane 150
T36) Rising, Taylor 150
40) Pecor, Jon 140
2024 Men's Senior Point Leaders - Top-10 & Ties
Rank Player Points
1) Scorse, Jim 1212.5
2) Ogden, Ken 1067.5
3) Sarkis, Wade 690
4) Harris, Stuart 647.5
5) Sorci, Chris 465
6) Luther, Richard 350
7) Webb, Kevin 300
8) Plummer, Ron 280
9) Wormley, Geoff 220
10) Battle, Mark 210
2024 RDGA Mid-Amateur Championship - Top 5 & Ties
Place Player
1) Aaron Youngman, 70-72--142
2) Joseph Feeney, 71-71--142
3) Brian Albertazzi, 72-71--143
4) Jayson Clarke, 71-74--145
T5) Patrick Ward, 75-71--146
T5) John Harmon, 74-72--146
T5) Chris Roeder, 72-74--146
T5) Matthew van Niekerk, 72-74--146
T5) Taylor Rising, 71-75--146
2024 RDGA Wilson Fitch Senior Championship - Overall Top 5 & Ties
Place Player
1) Stuart Harris, 72-72--144
2) Jim Scorse, 70-76--146
3) Ken Ogden, 75-72--147
T4) Patrick Cahill, 76-72--148
T4) Rich Luther, 75-73--148
2024 RDGA Senior Championship Flight Winners
Senior Flight - Jim Scorse
Super Senior - Stuart Harris
Masters Flight - Kevin Webb
Legends Flight - Matt Haefele
2024 RDGA Junior Boys Champion
Alex Hill
2024 RDGA Player of the Year
Kyle Downey
2024 RDGA Two Person Best Ball - Ontario
Men's Championship Division - Top 2 Teams
Brian Albertazzi
Bobby McCartney
Tom Skavienski
Alex Wilson
2024 RDGA Two Person Best Ball - Ontario
Men's Senior Division - First Place Team
Ken Seibold
John Kircher
2024 RDGA Two Person Scramble - Clifton Springs
Men's Championship Division - Top 2 Teams
Kevin Peters
Steve Paladino
CJ Gottler
Dustin Reding
2024 RDGA Two Person Scramble - Clifton Springs
Men's Senior Division - First Place Team
Mark Battle
Jim Burns
2024 RDGA Two Person Scramble - Brook-Lea
Men's Championship Division - Top 2 Teams
Sean Martin
Jason Lohwater
Tim Patchett
Donovan Austin-Reed
2024 RDGA Two Person Scramble - Brook-Lea
Men's Senior Division - First Place Team
Jim Burns
Jim Johnson
2025 RDGA Richard Wood Kickoff Scramble - Caledonia (May 5)
Men's Championship Division - Top 2 Teams
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2025 RDGA Richard Wood Kickoff Scramble - Caledonia (May 5)
Men's Senior Division - First Place Team
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2025 RDGA Two Person Scramble - Clifton Springs (May 12)
Men's Championship Division - Top 2 Teams
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2025 RDGA Two Person Scramble - Clifton Springs (May 12)
Men's Senior Division - First Place Team
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2025 RDGA Two Person Best Ball - Ridgemont (May 19)
Men's Championship Division - Top 2 Teams
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2025 RDGA Two Person Best Ball - Ridgemont (May 19)
Men's Senior Division - First Place Team
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2025 RDGA Two Person Stableford - Stafford (June 2)
Men's Championship Division - Top 2 Teams
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2025 RDGA Two Person Stableford - Stafford (June 2)
Men's Senior Division - First Place Team
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2025 RDGA Two Person Best Ball - Mendon (June 9)
Men's Championship Division - Top 2 Teams
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2025 RDGA Two Person Best Ball - Mendon (June 9)
Men's Senior Division - First Place Team
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2025 RDGA Two Person Alternate Shot - Wayne Hills (June 16)
Men's Championship Division - Top 2 Teams
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2025 RDGA Two Person Alternate Shot - Wayne Hills (June 16)
Men's Senior Division - First Place Team
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2025 RDGA Match Play Championship Semi-finalists (4 exemptions)
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2025 RDGA Senior Match Play Championship Semi-finalists (4 exemptions)
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2025 RDGA Super Senior Match Play Championship Semi-finalists (4 exemptions)
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Cobblestone Creek Country Club - District Championship Host Club Exemptions
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Lifetime Exemptions
Ken Andrychuk
Carter Lucas
Robert Chalanick
Ed Puzas
Mark Dugan
Chuck Ryan
Jim Infantino
Larry Sand
John Kircher
Joe Wilson