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.

Katz leads by 2 at NY State Am

Jake Katz shot back to back rounds of 69 to lead by 2 strokes at the NY State Am being held at Oak Hill Country Club's West Course this week.  They will play 36 holes today to decide the championship.  Read more details at the following link: "Katz Enters Finale With 2 Stroke Edge".

See scores of all particpants and also follow live scoring available at the following link: "Scores".  The State does a great job of keeping scores up to date on the website, posting scores every 3 holes, as well as maintaining a live blog of the action on their website as well: "Live Blog".

Katz Wins Buffalo District Match Play Championship

Jake Katz won his 3rd Buffalo District Match Play Championship at Niagara Frontier CC on July 7-8 with a 1-up victory of Matt Stasiak.  See articles at the Buffalo News and the Niagara Gazette for more details on the event.

Application Available - Lonnie Nielsen Scratch Invitational

The application is now available for the Lonnie Nielsen Scratch Invitational at Crag Burn Golf Club scheduled for Monday, July 25th.  The format is a 36 hole stableford format, which makes for a fun, exciting way to play the difficult Crag Burn Course.  See tournament application under "Upcoming Tournaments" for more details.