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.

Bogey has a buddy named “Tres,” a three-wood, and “Chipped Libber,” a broken golf tee. When Bogey decides he wants to cover up his true stripe with white make-up, a sprinkler has other ideas. Later, he gets life lessons from “John the Ball Washer” who helps Bogey be truthful to himself and others like him at Scooter Pines Golf and Country Club. Bogey still dreams of Top Flight School, though.

Bogey’s already traveled up and down the East Coast, has visited Royal Lytham & St. Anne’s, site of this year’s British Open, has infiltrated a network golf booth, has flown high above the famed 17th island green at TPC Sawgrass at last week’s Players Championship and is getting set for his official “hardcover” unveiling at The Olympic Club in San Francisco at the U.S. Open next month.

In an “Associated Range Press” report, “Lawrence Links” wrote that Bogey was released from Customs in order to make it to Saratoga Springs for an appearance with his chief backers – former LPGA star turned NBC Sports broadcaster Dottie Pepper, author Scott Fuller and the illustrator who helped him round out his game, Kenneth Templeton.

They will all be at “Impressions of Saratoga” on Saturday from 5-8 p.m. for a book signing of the first installment of “Bogey Tees Off, Vol. 1: A Lesson About Being Truthful.” Food and refreshments to be provided by Gaffney’s Restaurant.

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.

CLASS A

Low Gross: 66: Chuck Connolly (Kingswood), Bob Sgambati (Mechanicville); 70: Dave LaFleche (Van Patten).

Low Net: Mike Arminio (Amsterdam Muni), 67-4-63; Dick Gunning (Town of Colonie), 70-6-64; Jim Mannix (Hiland), 73-7-66.

CLASS B

Low Gross: 74: Floyd Miklic (Capital Hills); 75: Max Petar (Windy Hill); 76: Moe Mroczakowski (Mechanicville), Nick Alex (McGregor).

Low Net: Tom Mosher (Burden Lake), 74-11-63; Bill Thiel (Stadium), 76-13-63; Dave Coolman (Saratoga Lake), 80-16-64; Joe Chambers (Battenkill), 76-11-65.

CLASS C

Low Gross: 83: Mark MacFarlane (Capital Hills), Art Rafferty (Town of Colonie); 85: Bill Sumigray (Van Patten), G. Gould (Van Patten).

Low Net: Dave McPhail (Battenkill), 81-20-61; Gary Sisson (Eagle Crest), 84-22-62; Pat Odorizzi (Eagle Crest), 87-23-64; Al Dzek (Western Turnpike), 87-22-65.

CLASS D

Low Gross: 82: Bud DeFillippo (Eagle Crest); 83: Gary Loomis (Windy Hill); 85: Jeff Diviney (Mohawk River).

Low Net: Dick Hurst (Van Patten), 90-33-57; Ted Dralle (Sycamore), 85-25-60; Ralph LaPorta (Van Patten), 84-23-61.

Next ENYGA: Burden Lake GC (Averill Park) on Wednesday, May 23.

-Mike Collar

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.

Check out YNN’s story here.

Pepper was joined by Pinehaven Country Club Head Professional Scott Warren, NYS Golf Foundation committee members Dick Dorgan, former NYSGA President, and NYSGF Board Member Warren Winslow, NENY PGA Executive Director Tracie Warner and Frank Ciarlo, president of the Capital Area’s Junior Golf Alliance, plus representatives of NYSUT, who helped fund the First Tee’s National School Program, along with the NYSGF.

They were all there to help the kids learn the basics of golf in a fun environment. The program plans to hold a scramble at Hiawatha Trails Golf Course on Saturday, May 26 for all the kids.

At a cost of approximately $3,000 per school, 40 schools and nearly 1,500 students will received the program through NYSGF funding. This is the first year that the Golf In Schools Program will be utilized in the Capital Area. School districts receiving funding to help the PE teachers activate the program include Albany, Guilderland, Troy, Newburgh, Voorheesville with Saratoga Springs may come on board as well.

Ciarlo’s Capitalareagolf.com has joined allied association forces with the NENY PGA, NYSUT, area education association leaders and “Hook a Kid on Golf” leaders to bring The First Tee to area schools under the umbrella of the Junior Golf Alliance (JGA) of New York here in the Capital Area. The JGA is also responsible for assisting in funding to help cover the costs of SNAG equipment and training along with NYSUT (New York State United Teachers).

“Frank made the contacts with First Tee and NYSGA,” said Mark Walsh, VP of the Troy Hook a Kid on Golf program and VP for schools on the Junior Golf Alliance board. “We made a pitch to the NYSGA Executive Board in October for support and funding, and we haven’t stopped moving since then. As a local president (Troy Teachers’ Association), I was a conduit to get other locals involved and help to make this a union driven community coalition program.”

“A broad coalition will provide the long term financial support needed to grow the program,” said Ciarlo. As an association with strong ties to the community we think we have a great opportunity to financially grow the program from one to many more schools.”

The focus of the program is to establish lifelong interest in golf by engaging students in a structured golf curriculum that promotes personal character development within a physical education setting.

After learning the game of golf in the gym class, the NYSGF works with organizations such as the NENY PGA Section, First Tee and the Capital Area’s “Hook a Kid on Golf” programs offered at three local municipal courses – Albany, Schenectady, Troy – to provide students with opportunities to practice their new skills at a “real” green grass facility.

BOGEY TEES OFF

As part of her appearance, Pepper also discussed the children’s book she co-authored with Scott Fuller and illustrator Kenneth Templeton, “Bogey Tees Off.” It will be available for purchase for the junior golf students for $9.99 with proceeds benefiting the NYSGF Golf in Schools Program along with her upcoming book signing event at Impressions of Saratoga in downtown Saratoga Springs on Saturday, May 19 from 5-8 p.m.

CAN KUCHAR WIN TWO STRAIGHT WEEKS?

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.

One of those figures of course, was the late, great Byron Nelson. He retired at the age of 32 from the PGA Tour with 52 victories. His record of 11 victories in a row in 1945 may never be surpassed. Mr. Nelson credited his run of victories to his dream of buying his own ranch. He believed that without a goal larger than winning a golf tournament, a pro lacked the fire in the belly needed to compete at his highest level.

The Four Seasons Resort erected a statue of him that stands proudly outside the club house in the pre-round golfers’ staging area. Like much of Texas’ attractions it is larger than life size. So what would be a fitting story line for this week’s event winner?

TWO IN A ROW?

It has been a while since anyone has managed to win in back-to-back weeks on the PGA Tour. Matt Kuchar is the candidate this week and plays with such consistency he may be in the fray again. Can he put The Players victory in perspective and win two weeks in a row? He would be a very popular victor of this week’s tournament and with a win would stake a claim as America’s top golfer.

Phil Mickelson returns to the event after skipping it every year since 2006. Some experts believe Phil is close to performing at the top of his game. He has a victory and four top-10s including a T3 at the Masters this season. He won the Byron Nelson in 1996.

Keegan Bradley is the defending champion and tied for 35th at last week’s Players. He missed his only two cuts this season in the two consecutive events he played prior to last week. Also returning is Jason Day, the 2010 champion along with former champs Rory Sabbatini, Adam Scott, Scott Verplank, Brett Wetterich, Vijay Singh, Ernie Els and Neal Lancaster.

WYLD’S WISHES

My selections this week from the Yahoo Fantasy Golf groupings are:

A Group: Adam Scott sub Matt Kuchar
B Group: Jason Day and John Rollins subs D.A. Points and Ernie Els
C Group: Johnson Wagner sub Louis Oosthuizen

The last back-to-back winner on the PGA Tour in consecutive weeks was Tiger Woods in 2009 at the Buick and WGC Bridgestone. The winner this week may be toasted by some of those larger-than-life tenants in the Las Colinas area – Exxon, Abbot Labs, Verizon, Kimberly Clark, General Motors, Microsoft, or Nokia to name a few. The Four Seasons is posh, and so are the pocketbooks of some its neighbors.

SENIOR SUCCESS AT STATE JUNIORS

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.

Jessica Madsen competing in 2009 at The Edison Club in a NENY PGA event.

MADSEN MADNESS

“I felt pretty good going into this tournament because it was my fourth year playing in the event,” Madsen told Capitalareagolf.com. “I really did not have much pressure this year with trying to figure out where to go to school.”

Madsen has been working with Frank Mellet at Colonie Golf & Country Club and became much more confident in her game. But she got off to a very slow start and, after the first day, wasn’t very happy with the way she played.

“My swing was out of tempo and I was upset that I was not able to get anything going that day,” she said. “With the score of 90 the first day and being 11 strokes behind, I was really not thinking about winning the tournament. I was just thinking about having fun the second day and trying to have a better round.”

She responded in big fashion. Madsen knew Carter was a good golfer and to believe that she could come back 11 strokes was very hard. Madsen felt she had to put in a really good day and Carter needed to have an off-day for something to happen.

“I really had no clue that I had a shot to win the tournament until I made it back to the clubhouse and saw the scores,” said Madsen. “I was shocked that I was able to come back that much and be in first. I found that the second day I was more relaxed and able to hit more greens which led to me making more birdies.”

Madsen felt the course was in very good shape. The weather was perfect, she said. It marked the first time in the four years that she played this event that it was sunny both days.

“Leatherstocking is a great course, and this is one tournament I will really miss playing in and very proud to have won,” she said.

Victor Fox tees off at the U.S. Open qualifier, one day after winning the NYS Junior

FOX NOTEWORTHY

After playing in some tournaments in Florida and other southern states over the winter, Fox returned home and became confident in his game, ready to make a charge in the tournament.

“I was pretty excited,” Fox said. “I was one of the first groups in (after the tournament) and eating a hamburger. Someone came over to me and said I won the tournament. It felt good.”

Fox posted scores of 72 in each round for 144 and beat out Dilio of Hopewell Junction who delivered 70-75=145. Last year, Fox came within one stroke of bringing home the title.

Fox and Jeff Palmerino, both students at Bethlehem High School, took the opportunity to play a practice round at Leatherstocking and collected notes. Palmerino also competed in the tournament, shooting 84-76=160 to tie for 23rd.

“We both talked about the course,” Fox said. “I think one of the key factors was the weather. It was a treat to wear shorts this time. I like how my game is right now.”

Actually, Fox was trailing by five strokes through eight holes and felt he had to go for everything to have a chance. On the 18th hole, Fox played his tee shot off to the right, a more conservative play than the first day, so he didn’t have the water coming into play.

EAGLE ON #18

“I figured that I’m down by one and if I put the ball into the water, then my chances were very slim, so I made sure I had the option of going for the green for my second shot,” said Fox.

“I hit my drive right where I planned which left me about 200-yards to the center of the green. The wind was in my face and the pin was in the front right side of the green, with plenty of room to miss the shot to the right of the green for an easy up and down opportunity,” he added.

Fox hit a 5-iron to about 15-feet of the pin and that’s when he believed that he had a chance of making the putt and hopefully winning the tournament by one.

“I got up to the green and took a look at my putt and saw that it was about a ball out on the left,” he recalled. “I trusted my line and made my stroke, and the ball hit the back of the hole. I gave it a little fist pump and looked over to my mom because I wanted to win it for her for Mother’s Day.”

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.

“Sun Mountain is a very good partner of the Symetra Tour – Road to the LPGA and provides our players the very best equipment so they can play their best,” said Symetra Tour CEO Zayra Calderon in a release. “The Sun Mountain golf bag exchange program and Sun Mountain Skills Summit are two programs that our players look forward to every year and greatly appreciate.”

Sun Mountain will choose eight Symetra Tour professionals to receive a free golf bag at four events this season, including the “My Marsh Classic,” “Island Resort Championship,” “Four Winds Invitational” and “Symetra Classic.” The selected players will donate their traded-in bag to junior golf programs near the tournament sites.

“We are very excited to continue our sponsorship with the Symetra Tour,” stated Ed Kowachek, President of Sun Mountain. “Most Symetra Tour players carry their own bags so it is a natural fit for our lightweight carry bags and push carts and gives us the opportunity to receive valuable input from tour players.”

Sun Mountain will also continue sponsoring the player competition “Sun Mountain Skills Summit.” Throughout the season, players carrying a Sun Mountain bag or wearing Sun Mountain rain gear during tournament play are eligible to receive “Sun Points” with additional points awarded to those who finish in the top-10 at each tournament.

The top-20 in the “Sun Point” standings following The Challenge at Musket Ridge will be slated to participate in a skills competition at the Symetra Classic. The final four will advance to the Skills Summit at the “Vidalia Championship” to compete for a $1,000 cash prize.

ABOUT SUN MOUNTAIN

For 30 years Sun Mountain has been a pioneer in the golf industry, revolutionizing golf bags, outerwear and carts. Sun Mountain’s many innovations, including the first lightweight golf bag and modern stand bag, have made it the top golf bag company in North America. Within golf outerwear, Sun Mountain redefined golf-specific performance first with the windshirt, then fleece, and again with its four-way stretch, waterproof, and breathable rainwear. The Sun Mountain Speed Cart® golf push cart transformed walking carts and created an entirely new category of golf products. Sun Mountain’s “Ahead of Time Design” motto drives the company to continually design and refine golf equipment.

ABOUT THE SYMETRA TOUR

The Symetra Tour – Road to the LPGA, is the official developmental tour of the LPGA and enters its 32nd competitive season in 2012. With the support of its new umbrella sponsor, Symetra, the Tour’s mission is to prepare the world’s best young women professional golfers for a successful career on the LPGA Tour. 2012 marks the first season that the top-10 money winners will receive full, equal status for the following season on the LPGA Tour. The 2012 schedule includes 16 tournaments with stops in 11 U.S. states and Mexico and a total purse of nearly $1.8 million. With more than 500 alumnae moving on to the LPGA, former Symetra Tour players have won a total of 362 LPGA titles, including 39 major championships. Symetra Tour events have contributed more than $5 million to charitable organizations throughout the nation since 1989.

Follow the Symetra Tour on the web at www.SymetraTour.com, Facebook.com/RoadtotheLPGA, Twitter.com/Road2LPGA, and YouTube.com/Road2LPGA.

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.

As many as 113 LPGA players have Twitter accounts, according to Kraig Kann, chief communications officer of the LPGA Tour and former Golf Channel anchor.

The LPGA Championship has been sponsored by Wegmans Food Markets the past three years. The contract is up after this year, but both sides plan to sit down in late June or early July to work on a new deal.

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.

CLASS A

Low Gross: Paul Bricoccoli (Kingswood) 78, Mike Arminio (Amsterdam Muni) 79, Allen Barclay (McGregor) 80.
Low Net: Tim Getwright (CV Golf) 81-9-72, Dave Flaws (Orchard Creek) 81-8-73, Digger Noonan (McGregor) 84-9-75.

CLASS B

Low Gross: Bill Balfoorte (Van Patten) 79, Joe Chambers (Battenkill) 81, Jim Carrigan (McGregor) 83, Max Petar (Windy Hill) 83.
Low Net: Dave Coolman (Van Patten) 80-16-64, Jim Peters (Capital Hills) 83-13-70, Gordon Harpine (Eagle Crest) 83-12-71, Joe Drohan (Van Patten) 88-15-73.

CLASS C

Low Gross: John Weldon (Mohawk River) 87, Mark MacFarlane (Capital Hills) 90, Rich Draper (Van Patten) 93, Bernie Geren (Van Patten) 96.
Low Net: Jay Dunkelburger (Van Patten) 85-18-67, Stan Dzek (Western Turnpike) 96-22-74, Al Dzek (Western Turnpike) 99-22-77, Gary Sisson (Eagle Crest) 97-22-75.

CLASS D

Low Gross: Gary Loomis (Windy Hill) 88, Fran Blake (Meadowgreen) 92, Ralph Hurst (Van Patten) 93.
Low Net: Allan Bansbach (Capital Hills) 89-25-64, Mike Rajar (Meadowgreen) 95-30-65, Tom Bertino (Ballston Spa) 94-25-69.

Next ENYGA: Wednesday, May 16, at Queensbury Country Club.

-Mike Collar

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.

“I hit what I thought was an absolutely perfect shot” to a front right pin, Gifford said. “It bounced on the front, right fringe and into a fall-off area but only about 10-feet from the hole.

“I felt really confident over it with just a smooth lob wedge, sliced it under it and hit it to about inside a foot so that kind of took a lot of pressure off,” Gifford said.

Canadian Dave Levesque poured in a 20-footer for par and then Gifford grabbed his Spider Ghost Putter, which has been working well for him all season, and he made par too and turned to his caddy, his father Mike.

“I was able to tap in and gave a big high five to my dad,” said Gifford, , who goes by “@TheRealJimGiff” on Twitter (he could use more followers).

The other three who shot 72 but missed their pars: Albany CC Head Pro Glenn Davis, Brian Albertazzi of Killington, VT, and Vincent Dumouchel of Canada.

OTHERS TO MAKE IT

Medal reads: Saratoga Springs, NY

Garren Poirier, 31, an amateur from Killington, VT shot 70 (34-36) to earn medalist honors. Former Skidmore player and coach Stuart Drahota (36-35) and Shenendehowa H.S. senior D.J. Tozier (35-36) each shot one-under par 71.

For Tozier, 18, it was his first try at the U.S. Open qualifier. He lives in Mechanicville, played for Shen and was just accepted at Columbus State University in Georgia, a Division II school, earning a partial scholarship, he said. Tozier will compete in the 36-hole sectional at Suwanee, GA.

There had been 76 players signed up – three withdrew and one did not show – leaving 72 players for five spots and two alternates. The ultimate goal is the 112th U.S. Open at The Olympic Club in San Francisco June 14-17.

“It’s amazing,” Tozier said. “I’m here with my mother and grandmother and we can’t stop talking about it. It’s an amazing feeling.”

Tozier had four bogeys, three birdies in a round highlighted by an eagle on #8, knocking his second shot from 205-yards to 10-feet with a four-iron.

“I was kind of mentally preparing myself on the way home” from Cooperstown, Tozier said about his round after taking part over the weekend in a state junior event.

On the next playoff hole, Davis earned first alternate.

Bryan Bigley chips for eagle at the par-4 9th hole

SCORES

QUALIFIERS

D.J. Tozier talks to the media after shooting 71

70: Garren Poirier (Killington, VT) 34-36
71: D.J. Tozier (Mechanicville) 35-36, Stuart Drahota (Fort Collins, CO) 36-35
72: Jim Gifford (Clifton Park) 36-36, Dave Levesque (Canada) 34-38

OTHERS

72: Brian Albertazzi (Killington, VT) 36-36, Glenn Davis (Delmar) 36-36, Vincent Dumouchel (Canada) 35-37

73: Louis-Pierre Godin (Canada) 36-37, Chris Sanger (Red Hook) 37-36, Casey Komline (Dorset, VT) 38-35, Brian Hopkins (Lyndonville, VT) 37-36, Dan Russo (Hagaman) 35-38, Jim Welch (Valatie) 35-38, Dennis Gosier (McGregor) 36-37, Scott Berliner (Albany) 36-37, Ian Breen (Lake Placid) 36-37

74: Victor Fox (Delmar) 38-36, Ben Sequeira (Saratoga Springs) 35-39, Jean-Sebastien Légaré (Canada) 37-37, Marc Hurtubise (Canada) 40-34

75: Andrew Rathbun (Johnstown) 39-36, Scott Battiste (Rexford) 36-39, Noah Norton (Canada) 36-39, David Bakyta (Saratoga Springs) 40-35, Mike Stackus (Waterloo, VT) 38-37, Chad Stoffer (Niskayuna) 39-36, Vincent Blanchette (Canada) 37-38, Paul Jaycox (Cobleskill) 36-39

76: Herviou Clement (Canada) 40-36, Yanik Laforest (Canada) 39-37, Taylor Walsh (Napanoch) 38-38, Kim Perry (Richmond, VT) 39-37, Brendan Lamp (Westerly, RI) 39-37

77: Brennen McHugh (Lake Clear) 40-37, Jocelyn Palardeau (Canada) 42-35, David Huestis (McGregor) 42-35, Bryan Bigley (Rotterdam) 37-40

78: Ron Philo Jr. (Stowe, VT) 39-39, Matt Bogdanowicz (Latham) 37-41

79: Jess Esposito (Ithaca) 41-38, Steve Hoffman (Latham) 39-40, Daniel Winters (Milan, IL) 41-38, Brendan Jeffes (Schenectady) 41-38

80: Joshua Truman (Poland, NY) 39-41, Kevin Hughes (Saratoga Springs) 43-37, Ryan Galbraith (Canada) 39-41, Justin Deitz (Edison) 43-37

81: Philippe Garlepy (Canada) 42-39, Gary Shover (Shelburne, VT) 41-40, Heath Dunn (Mechanicville) 38-43, Anders Mattson (Saratoga Springs) 44-37

82: Jake Orr (Essex Junction, VT) 43-39

83: Norman Korniak (Glens Falls) 44-39, Elbert Lang (Navarre, FL) 38-45, Matt DeGiorgio (Mansfield, MA) 44-39

84: Zachary Meade (Tupper Lake) 42-42, Tom Oppedisano (Clifton Park) 38-46, Zachary Scala (Ballston Spa) 44-40, Ryder Brooks (East Dorset, VT) 42-42

86: Riley McGraw (Delmar) 43-43, Justin Streeter (Ballston Spa) 43-43, Steve Quillinan Jr. (West Sand Lake) 42-44

87: Stephen Jennings (Caroga Lake) 44-43, Perry Badgley (Cooperstown) 42-45, Chris Gambacurta (Gansevoort) 46-41

88: Kirk Emmons (Wilton) 41-47

89: Matthew Izykowski (Corinth) 46-43

90: Tim Lasarso Jr. (Queensbury) 48-42, Matthew Stefanik (Feura Bush) 46-44

91: Carter White (Thorton, NH) 49-42

97: Justin Filippone (Earlton) 52-45

WD: Jeb Buchanan (Loudonville), Adam Bunkoff (Watervliet), Chris DeJohn (Rocky Hill, CT)

DNS: Daniel Gaucher (Windham, CT)

Jim Gifford

D. J. Tozier chips up from the right side at 18 at McGregor Links. Louis-Pierre Godin from Canada looks on.

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.

Barach is a Skidmore College graduate who won his first Capital Area major championship.

SEMIFINALS: Barach def. Don DeNyse III (Capital Hills @ Albany) 3 & 2; Quillinan def. James Bologna (Capital Hills) 5 & 3.

SENIORS: Chuck Connolly, 67, of Hiland beat Kevin Broderick of Orchard Creek, 3 & 2. Connolly is a three-time New York State Senior Amateur champion.