SCHENECTADY – What was once known as the annual Skins game has given way to the Ellis Medicine Pro-Am played Monday, June 21 at Mohawk Golf Club.

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Notah Begay III at Turning Stone Resort

A dozen of the world’s best golfers – men and women – will triple the size of the annual Notah Begay III Foundation Challenge. The third annual event at Turning Stone Resort will feature a 12-player field at the Atunyote Golf Club on August 31.

Men: Anthony Kim, Camilo Villegas, Hunter Mahan, Vijay Singh, Rickie Fowler and Begay. Women: recent LPGA retirees Annika Sorenstam and Lorena Ochoa, plus Suzann Pettersen, Cristie Kerr, Morgan Pressel and Anna Rawson. Begay and Villegas return from last year’s Skins Game that also included Tiger Woods and Mike Weir and raised $1.2 million.

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VERONA – Charities around the region will again be given the opportunity to raise funds through the Turning Stone Resort Championship’s “Tickets for Charity” program. This is the fourth year of the initiative, administered by the Upstate New York Empowerment Fund which is the regional charitable component of the official PGA TOUR event scheduled for Aug. 2 -8 at Atunyote Golf Club. The program raised nearly $750,000 during its first three years.

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The following are the results of the NENY PGA Spring Meeting Pro Pro held Monday, April 19 at Columbia Golf & Country Club. Co-presenting sponsors are Homewood Suites Hilton and TaylorMade/Adidas. 

1st Glenn Davis Albany Country Club 34-33=67 -3 $250.00
         Steven Vatter Capital Hills at Albany             $250.00

 2nd Tom Smack Top of the World Golf Resort 34-34=68 -2 $175.00
         Frank Mellet Colonie Golf and Country Club             $175.00

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ALBANY – The Capital City’s Municipal Golf Course, Capital Hills at Albany, is getting set to reopen for the 2010 season. Golf passes and resident ID’s are now available.

Golfers started to get the new season passes on Monday, March 22 at the Capital Hills Pro Shop located at 65 O’Neil Road.

The 2010 rates: $150.00 for a Junior Season Permit (to 17 years of age); $150.00 for a Senior Season Permit (60 Years of age +); $300.00 for an Adult Season Permit.

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Nearly everyone associated with the golf business had one spot on their mind in late January: Orlando, Florida, site of the 57th Annual PGA Merchandise Show.

There were more than 1,000 vendors, over 40,000 golf business professionals, exhibits from golf manufacturers, leaders in the industry, seminars and new golf employment ideas launched as 2010 gets going. The show ran January 28-30 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando.

“From the beginning, the PGA Merchandise Show’s growth evolved through the teamwork of PGA Professionals and industry leaders,” said PGA of America President Jim Remy. He has been a PGA member since 1984 and is the vice president and general manager of the Okemo Golf Division at the Okemo Valley Golf Club in Ludlow, Vt.

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He was rushing off to the post office Friday to fill yet another order – all spurred from his appearance at the 57thAnnual PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando, Florida. Howard Katz had five new orders for some of his new products.

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The First Annual Swiss Capital Harbor Foundation-USA Golf Tournament and Bavarian Beer Fest will take place at Wolferts Roost Country Club on August 31st. All proceeds go to our Chiari I Malformation Project and our Club Zoe Youth Development Program. Read the rest of this entry »

The annual NKF Golf Classic, the nation’s premiere amateur golf event for charity will be held on September 14th at Saratoga National. The two top local teams from this tournament are invited to play in the National Championship, a four-day tournament conducted over the famed Pebble each Golf Links, The Links at Spanish Bay, Poppy Hills and Del Monte. Attached is more information about the tournament and a registration form.

Some interesting facts.

• More than 26 million Americans have chronic kidney disease (CKD) and millions more are at risk.
• Most Americans don’t know there’s a link between high blood pressure and kidney disease.
• If you have high blood pressure or diabetes, you should get your kidneys checked out.
  Early detection can make a big difference. Uncontrolled or poorly controlled high blood pressure is the primary diagnosis for about 28 percent of the new cases of kidney failure each year, and 25 percent of all cases of kidney failure. It is second only to diabetes as the leading cause of end stage kidney disease – which requires treatment with an artificial kidney (dialyzer) or kidney transplantation to stay alive.
• Many people who need transplants of organs and tissues cannot get them because of a shortage of donations. Every month, more than 2,000 new names are added to the national waiting list for organ transplants, and about 18 people die every day while waiting for an organ transplant in the U.S.

For more information contact:
Alicia Jacobs
Director of Special Events
National Kidney Foundation of Northeast New York
99 Troy Rd. Suite 200. East Greenbush, NY 12061
DIRECT (518) 533-7881 * alicia@nkfneny.org

 The ALS Pro Am Invitational (formally the ALS Siro’s Scramble) is the preeminent regional golf event benefiting the ALS Regional Center at St. Peter’s Hospital. This spectacular day of golf, festivities and fun is slated for Tuesday, August 4th, 2009 at the beautiful Saratoga Spa Golf course. Read the rest of this entry »