Buffalo News Article on WNY Open

Attached is a good article on Danny Yustin's win on Monday Buffalo News Link

Yustin shoots 67 to win Club Car WNY Open

Dan Yustin shot a ridiculous -3, 67 in very difficult weather conditions today to win the amateur division of the WNY Open at Niagara Falls Country Club.  He won the amateur division by 3 shots over Patrick Sheedy Jr. who shot an even par round of 70.  Conditions were very difficult, with temperatures in the low to mid 40s, rain and sleet mix on and off throughout the day, and consistent 10 - 15 mph winds.  Dan's round was the only under par round of the day, amateur or professional.  See the link for Complete Results.

Final BDGA Points

Note that a revision was made to the final points total.  Chris Blocher of Bartlett was not properly given his points for the NYSGA Amateur (T-5 finish), and the SWNY-NWPA points were not included in the original.  The updated final points listing has been attached within the blog.

Final BDGA Points Standings

The final BDGA points standings for the year have been posted.  Please let me know if you see any issues with the scoring, or if for some reason you did the correct points for a tournament finish.

Luthra wins BDGA Individual to complete BDGA Grand Slam

Raman Luthra won the BDGA Invidual Championship on Saturday at Niagara Frontier, becoming the first person to claim all three BDGA men's championships in one season (Mid-Am, Match Play and Championship).  See Buffalo News article for full details.

Reminder - Niagara Frontier Scratch Invite 8/4

The Niagara Frontier Scratch Invite is scheduled for this Saturday 8/4.  If you are interested in playing, please call the proshop at (716) 745-3329 to sign up.

Luthra wins Lonnie Nielson Invite...Takes Commanding BDGA Points Lead

Raman Luthra of Crag Burn continued his great play this summer with a victory at the Lonnie Nielson Invitational on Monday.  Raman spectacular summer has included a win at the BDGA Match Play and BDGA Mid-Am, and was runner-up at the Erie County Amateur (losing in a playoff) and Elkdale Open (he and his partner Matt Stasiak also won the Burt Nash scratch invite at Crag Burn).  The tournament was a 36-hole, modified stableford format, with eagles worth +5, birdies +2, pars 0, bogeys -1, and double bogeys (or more) -3.  Raman finished with a two round total of +6  in blustery winds, to cap a 5 point victory.  Finishing runner-up was Chris Covelli (Crag Burn) and John Clark (Crag Burn) with +1.