New York State Mid-Am Qualifier Results

Matthew Ion-Young of Crag Burn Golf Club was medalist today at the New York State Men's Mid-Am qualifier at Transit Valley Country Club.  Ion-Young carded a bogey free round of (-3) 68 to lead the way.  John Edwards of Diamond Hawk GC was one back with at (-2) 69 and Mike Rogers of Stafford Country Club shot (-1) 70.  Forty of the ninety golfers successfully qualified for the tournament today.  See today's results for more details.

The Tournament will be held at Crag Burn G.C. September 24 -September 26.  Golfers from all over the state will compete for the NY State Mid-Am Title.  Rounding out the field will be some notable local players who were already exempt into the tournament including two past champions (2009 Champion - Ken Riter (Park CC), 2006 Champion - Aaron Tallman) and the 2009 Buffalo District Champion, Raman Luthra (Crag Burn GC).

Ken Riter Named to NY State Team

Ken Riter of Park Country Club, who works as an architect in Buffalo, was one of three men named to the NY State Team to compete in the USGA State Team Championship.  The 54-hole team event will be played September 14th -16th at the 6,726-yard Mayacama golf course, in Santa Rosa, California (65 miles north of San Francisco).

Riter earned a spot on the team with his win at the NY State Men's Mid-Amateur last fall at Glens Falls Country Club.  Riter came to the 18th hole (a par 3) of the 54 hole championship last year tied for the lead with three other players (including past champions Jim Roy of Syracuse (who now plays on the Senior PGA Tour) and John Vacarro of Albany).  He calmly hit a shot to 8 feet, and knocked in the birdie put to win the 2009 NY State Men's Mid Amateur Championship.

This is a great accomplishment for Ken, and a great honor to represent New York State in this Championship.  Best Wishes to Ken as he competes in this prestigious Championship!!

Read more about Ken Riter and the NY State Team.

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I started this blog in an effort to increase awareness of local tournaments, maintain tournament results, and hopefully add some buzz and increased participation to many of the local events.  Please check out the features on the site including the tournament schedule, tournament results (still trying to track down some results), upcoming tee times, etc.  I will also be adding the points listing, points rules, and a listing of tournaments that qualify for points when I am able to track down this information.

If anyone has any comments or suggestions, please feel free to post them or email me at nimo126@yahoo.com.  Also, if anyone knows of any tournaments that I missed on the schedule, or any additional links that I should have on here, or anything else, please let me know.