Hejna wins Niagara Frontier Scratch Invitational

Tony Hejna of Crag Burn won the Niagara Frontier Scratch Invitational Sunday (8/21/11) with a score of 73 (+1).  Finishing 2nd behind Hejna was Chris Covelli of Crag Burn with a 74 (+2), and T3 was Billy Hanes of Crag Burn and Raman Luthra of Crag Burn with scores of 76 (+4).

Hanes and Pelet win Classic

Billy Hanes and John Pelet won the 2011 Crag Burn - Brookfield Classic on Saturday with rounds of 67 - 69 (136), to win in a playoff over the team of Greg Cecchini and Matt Stasiak who had rounds 68 - 68 (136).  Finishing 3rd was the team of Patrick Sheedy and James Blackwell witn a 137 total.

Katz wins Buffalo District Championship

Jake Katz won his second straight Buffalo District Championship (and 4th straight BDGA event, which included the 2010 Match Play, 2010 Individual Championship, 2011 Match Play and 2011 Individual Championship) on Saturday posting a (-2) 70, for a three round total of 206 (-10) at Brookfield CC.  Matt Stasiak and Chris Covelli finished tied for 2nd with three day totals of 214 (-2).  See Buffalo News article: Katz Says Good-Bye With Another BDGA Win

Katz Qualifies for US Amateur

Jake Katz of Westwood qualifed for the US Amateur by finishing in 2nd place at the Rochester qualifier yesterday (Monday, August 1).  The 36 hole qualifier was held at Webster CC, and was 53 guys for 3 spots.  Jake shot rounds of 71 and 73, to finish two strokes behind the medalist, Garrett Rank of Canada.  The 3rd qualifier was also from Canada.  Good luck to Jake as he represents Western NY in our (amateur) National Championship.

Niagara Frontier Scratch Invitational

The Niagara Frontier Scratch Invitational application is available and posted on the top left of the blog (under "Upcoming Tournaments").  The tournament is scheduled for Sunday, August 21.  Dan Antonucci, head professional, does a great job running the tournament, and it always has a strong field.  There will also be a Senior Division this year for those players 50 and older.  Hope to see many of you there.

Stasiak claims victory at Lonnie Nielson Invitational

Matt Stasiak of Fox Valley continued his awesome play this summer with a victory at the Lonnie Nielson Invitational on Monday.  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.  Matt finished with two rounds of +6 for a total of +12 for the day, to cap a 2 point victory.  Finishing runner-up was Chris Covelli (Crag Burn) with +10, and in third was Jake Katz (Westwood) at +9.

All three players will be competing in the Porter Cup this week, and appear to be playing well and peaking at the right time.  Good luck to all three players this week!

Katz finishes 2nd, Stasiak finishes 5th at NY State Am

Jake Katz finished runner-up winning the silver medal for the second year in a row at the NY State Am held at Oak Hill West on Thursday after a 36 hole finale in 100 degree temperatures.  Matt Stasiak also had a great tournament finishing 5th.  See details at the NYSGA website as well as final scores for all particpants.