BOGEY IS A GOOD SCORE TONIGHT

He hangs around a driving range but has never swung a club. He knows a good shot when he “feels” it. He has dreams that go further than that “250 yard” sign at the end of the range. Bogey Ballton III, a red-striped range ball, has ambition and wants to make it on the PGA tour.

Bogey is tired of being smacked out into a field, scooped up and funneled back into a metal basket – often disciplined by “Bucket Boss Bob,” another ball with the “Elitist” logo on his dimples.

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CONNOLLY AND SGAMBATI EACH GO LOW

Chuck Connolly (Kingswood) and Bob Sgambati (Mechanicville) both shot 66 to take the Class A Low Gross honors in the weekly Eastern New York Golf Association tournament at Queensbury Country Club on Wednesday, May 16.

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Grace Ziamandanis, Matt Parrottino and coach Tom Gladd talk with Dottie Pepper

DOTTIE PEPPER VISITS VOORHEESVILLE

VOORHEESVILLE – In an effort to promote junior golf, Voorheesville Elementary School Physical Education Teacher Dennis McCormick initiated an eight-week intramural golf program with 49 kids (grades 4-5) learning the game of golf. And guess who showed up? The guest instructor was Saratoga Springs native and current NBC Sports golf commentator and former #1 world-ranked professional female golfer, Dottie Pepper.

UPDATE: YNN story by Marisa Jacques

Dottie Pepper

On Wednesday, May 16, Pepper talked with kids and helped teach the very basics of golf to the eager kids. Known as one of the toughest competitors in the game, Pepper had a big smile for the students and was aided by Voorheesville golfers Grace Ziamandanis and Matt Parrottino, along with their coach, Tom Gladd.

Pepper also donated her 2002 Solheim Cup golf bag and putter and a dozen “Bogey Tees Off” books that were given away at the kickoff event, The Masters Viewing Party, back in April.

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CAN KUCHAR WIN TWO STRAIGHT WEEKS?
By Timothy S. Wyld

The PGA Tour travels this week to perhaps one of the most posh locations in the entire state of Texas, The Four Seasons Resort at Las Colinas in the Dallas suburb of Irving. The site is purported to be the only AAA Five Diamond resort in the state. For an area originally called El Ranchito de Las Colinas (the Little Ranch of the Hills), this planned community and area boasts an impressive list of larger than life tenants.

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SENIOR SUCCESS AT STATE JUNIORS
By Mike Collar

To say that Victor Fox and Jessica Madsen had a great weekend in Cooperstown would be an understatement. No, they were not visiting the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, although that’s a nice stop too. They were too busy winning their respective divisions in the New York State Junior PGA Championship at Leatherstocking Golf Course.

Delmar’s Fox eagled the 18th hole (450-yards) to win the Boys’ title on Sunday, May 13. Not to be outdone, Voorheesville’s Madsen, who trailed by 11 strokes going into the second round, put together a miraculous comeback to prevail in the Girls’ division. Madsen had rounds of 90-74=164 to Larissa Carter’s 79-86=165.

In the team scoring, NENY PGA had a 597 score to beat Met PGA, 606.

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SUN MOUNTAIN RENEWS SYMETRA TOUR PARTNERSHIP

When the Symetra Tour rolls into the Capital Area in August at Capital Hills @ Albany, it will be rolling with Sun Mountain.

The Symetra Tour will continue its partnership with Sun Mountain for its sixth year as an official partner. As the Official Golf Bag, Outerwear and Push Cart of the Tour, Sun Mountain will continue its distribution of products among the players and will also present a cash prize to a skills challenge champ at the end of the season.

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TWITTER HANDLES ON CADDIE BIBS

PITTSFORD, NY (AP) – The LPGA will make following players on social media even easier. Caddies will be sporting bibs with Twitter handles on their backs starting with the LPGA Championship at Locust Hill Country Club in June.

An example: a youngster who attended a morning clinic Monday at Locust Hill donned a bib with “@YaniTseng” on the back as the world’s #1 player looked on with a big smile. Tseng was at Locust Hill for a news conference as the defending champion.

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VAN PATTEN HOSTS EVENT MAY 11

Paul Bricoccoli of Kingswood shot a low gross score of 78 to win the weekly Eastern New York Golf Association tournament at Van Patten Golf Club (Clifton Park) on Friday, May 11. Tim Getwright (CV Golf) earned low net honors with 81-9-72. The tournament was delayed after heavy rain on Wednesday, May 9, made the course unplayable.

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WILD U.S. OPEN QUALIFIER FINISH
By John Craig

“I just hit the shot 10 minutes earlier,” said Gifford, a ’09 Siena graduate. “I felt confident.”

For the playoff, he drew the fourth of five slots. The first three players missed the green in the heavy rain. Then Gifford stepped to the tee on the 185-yard, par-3 finishing 18th hole. Par-3s are a favorite of designer Devereaux Emmet.

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Chris Barach competes in the Gazette Cup. He won this past weekend's Tri-County Title

MOHAWK CLUB’S MEMBER WINS THREE-DAY EVENT

Chris Barach of Mohawk Golf Club must love match play. Coming off the Amateurs win over the Pros at the Gazette Cup Match Play at his home course last Wednesday, May 9, he topped the field in the Tri-County Match Play event.

Barach, 25, had three birdies to beat the 2009 champion Steve Quillinan Jr. of CC of Troy 4 & 3 to win the 2012 Tri-County Match Play Championship Sunday, May 13, at Colonie Golf & Country Club in Voorheesville, according to reports in the Schenectady Gazette and Albany Times-Union.

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