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We continue our investment in sponsorship outreach to assist in building funds to help bolster and expand the TCGA’s current and future programming. Other businesses interested in sponsoring, please reach out to [email protected] as we would welcome discussion on how our organizations could best partner.
In addition to our Website, our growing Instagram and Twitter pages, along with our Facebook group page (be sure to follow them!) will continue to be used to further distribute content and promote events throughout the season for contestants. 2025 Season schedules are planned to be released within the next 1-2 weeks, with a registration opening date/time of Wednesday, April 2nd at 12:00PM for all events through the August. The TCGA is always looking for volunteers – if you are interested in helping shape the future of amateur golf in the Triple Cities through involvement on the Board of Directors or more specific volunteer opportunities, please reach out to one of our board members! We look forward to the continued opportunity to continue to serve our area courses and contestants this upcoming season. See you on the course! Regards, |
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2024 Remlik’s Player of the Year
The 2024 TCGA Remlik’s Player of the Year is Matt Maione of The Links at Hiawatha Landing! Matt repeats his POY performance from 2023!
Matt won this year’s race by more than 240 points ahead of 2nd place. Matt’s season was highlighted by a T-2 finish at the Harding Brooks Insurance TCGA Amateur Championship, where he has finished inside the Top 3 in each of the last 3 seasons. Matt received points in each TCGA event he competed in this season, including a T2 finish at the TCGA Fall Found-Up #2 and 1st place finish at the season-ending TCGA Fall Round-Up #3. Matt also qualified for the 2024 NYS Amateur Championship at Wanakah Country Club and won the Hiawatha Invitational.
Congratulations, Matt Maione!
Congratulations to each Top-10 finisher in the Remlik’s Player of the Year Race who have all earned a Remlik’s gift card as allocated on the Points System page. Thank you everyone for a great season and thank you Remlik’s for their continued generous support of the TCGA!
Related: Full Standings | Points System/Eligibility | 2023 POY
2024 Scoville-Meno TCGA Scholarship Awards
Congratulations to the 2024 Scoville-Meno TCGA Scholarship recipients, Drew Karedes, Joseph Dell, and Lucas Hunter!
Thank you to the Scoville-Meno Family of Dealerships for their generosity and support of Junior Golf in the Triple Cities!
Below is a photo of two of our recipients receiving their scholarship certificates, and a bit more about all three recipients.
Drew Karedes
Drew is a 2024 graduate of Union Endicott High School, graduating with honors and an advanced regents diploma. A five year member of the UE Golf team, he attributes Coach Matt Morley and his teammates for pushing him to be his best, on the course and in life. He contributed to the Tigers 2022 and 2023 STAC Championships and the 2023 Section IV Championship. Drew also qualified for the NYS tournament the last two seasons. He was awarded the Hurst Mitten Award for outstanding leadership and character.
Drew will be attending James Madison University in the fall and will study business and marketing. He would like to thank the Scoville-Meno family of Dealerships and the TCGA for the opportunity to receive this scholarship, which will be very useful as he prepares for his freshman year at JMU.
Joseph Dell
Joseph began playing golf at a young age, and has continued playing the game ever since. He has been a member of the Maine-Endwell golf team for the past 6 years. During his senior year, he helped lead the Maine-Endwell team to a sectional title while also placing second overall. Joseph maintained an honor roll status throughout highschool while also participating in swimming during the winter, and lacrosse during the spring.
Joseph has played in many TCGA events over the past few years and plans to compete in more this summer. He plans to attend The University Of Scranton in the fall where he will be continuing his golf career and studying business, and is very thankful for the opportunity to receive this scholarship.
Lucas Hunter
Lucas Hunter, a recent graduate of Trumansburg High School, is set to embark on an exciting journey at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Arizona, where he will pursue his dream of becoming a professional pilot. Throughout his high school years, Lucas was an active and engaged student, participating in the soccer and golf teams. His passion for aviation started in seventh grade when he found the First Tech Challenge robotics team, Mechanical Meltdown, in Watkins Glen. This is where he began to build and control robots. In the following years, he worked on building and flying drones and eventually found his ticket to the skies. In September last year, he began taking private pilot lessons through the East Hill Flying Club.
In addition to his academic and extracurricular pursuits, Lucas has a deep love for golf, a sport he has enjoyed since childhood, thanks to his grandparents, who introduced him to the game at a young age. This early exposure to golf honed his skills and instilled in him a sense of discipline and patience that he carries into all aspects of his life. Lucas is thankful for the opportunity to receive this scholarship. As Lucas prepares to take to the skies, he looks forward to combining his technical knowledge, athletic discipline, and lifelong passions to achieve his goals and inspire others.
2024 TCGA Annual Letter From the President
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2023 Remlik’s Player of the Year
The 2023 TCGA Remlik’s Player of the Year is Matt Maione of The Links at Hiawatha Landing!
Matt’s season was highlighted by a T-2 finish at the Harding Brooks Insurance TCGA Amateur Championship and a 1st place finish at the TCGA Stroke Play #2 at Traditions at the Glen. Matt also qualified for the 2023 NYS Mid-Amateur Championship at Crag Burn and had a number of other top finishes at TCGA events.
Congratulations, Matt Maione!
The TCGA will be mailing a gift card to each Top-10 finishers in the Remlik’s Player of the Year Race to distribute their prize as allocated on the Points System page. Thank you everyone for a great season and thank you Remlik’s for their generous support of the TCGA!
Related: Full Standings | Points System/Eligibility
2023 Scoville-Meno TCGA Scholarship Awards
Congratulations to the 2023 Scoville-Meno TCGA Scholarship recipients, Jake Karedes and Joseph Underwood!
Thank you to the Scoville-Meno Family of Dealerships for their generosity and support of Junior Golf in the Triple Cities!
Below is a bit more about this year’s recipients, Jake and Joseph.
Jake Karedes
Jake began playing golf at a young age and joined the UE Golf team in 8th grade. From the start, Coach Matt Morley and his teammates assisted him in improving his game. In his junior year at UE, Jake received the Hurst Mitten Award and helped contribute to the Tigers 2022 STAC Championship Victory. In 2023, Jake’s senior year, he helped the Tigers win both the Section IV Championship and the STAC Championship. At the conclusion of the season, Jake also had the honor to receive the Nick Dinunzio Award.
In the fall, Jake will join the Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University. Upon arrival, he will work towards a degree in accounting or finance with the plan to pursue a business career and potentially create a business of his own. Jake would like to thank the Scoville-Meno family of Dealerships and the TCGA for the opportunity to receive this generous scholarship, which will be useful as he prepares for his freshman year at Syracuse.
Joseph Underwood
Joseph is a 18 year old graduate of Maine Endwell High School in Endwell, New York. He was an honor roll student and was awarded the student athlete award the past two years. Joseph graduated with an advanced regents diploma this June and qualified for the bronze academic award.
He has been a member of the Maine Endwell Varsity High School golf team since the ninth grade and has played as a starter the past two years at Endwell Greens Golf Course. Joseph was a frequent medalist at matches and was selected for the STAC all division team and the STAC Elite team and qualified for the NY state matches in 2022 and 2023.
During the winter months, Joseph swam freestyle and butterfly on the ME State Championship Varsity Swim team, and this spring he competed in singles and doubles on the ME varsity tennis team. Joseph is currently looking at colleges and shadowing local professionals to gain insight into career opportunities.
Joseph is NYS certified in water safety, life saving first aid, and CPR and is currently working at the Highland Park pool this summer. He plans to do some traveling this summer with his family prior to going to college, and trying to play golf as much as he can.
2023 TCGA Sponsors
The TCGA would like to extend their gratitude to our sponsors during the upcoming 2023 season, many of which have agreed to supported us for multiple years!
Harding Brooks Insurance Agency will continue their support as our title sponsor for the third straight year for the 2023 Harding Brooks Insurance TCGA Amateur! This is our flagship tournament of the year, this year hosted July 14th-16th by Endwell Greens Golf Club, Links at Hiawatha Landing, and Binghamton Country Club.
The Scoville-Meno Family of Dealerships will continue their multi-year support of the TCGA junior golfers! This year we will be awarding two $500 scholarships to high school seniors and will run a 5-7 event Junior Tour thanks to the generosity of Scoville-Meno.
Remlik’s Grille and Oyster Bar will continue their support of the Remlik’s Player of the Year Race for the third year. TCGA Open Division participants can earn Remlik’s Player of the Year Points by being top finishers in our events throughout the 2023 season. The Top-10 in the Remlik’s Player of the Year Standings will earn various gift card amounting to $1000 total to Remlik’s!
Ad Elements will continue their support of all of our initiatives for the third year through assisting with graphics, other services, and additional financial sponsorship. Thank you to Ad Elements for your generosity!
JKS Home Improvement will be supporting the TCGA for the first time through sponsorship of a new elevated TCGA Event, the 2023 JKS Home Improvement Match Play Championship, hosted by Endwell Greens Golf Club September 23rd and 24th. Thank you JKS for supporting local golf!
Thank you to all of our sponsors for their commitment to growing golf in the Triple Cities!
Any organizations that are interested in partnering with the Triple Cities Golf Association should email [email protected] to discuss potential opportunities.
2023 TCGA Annual Letter From the President
| Kyle Nedlik TCGA President March 21, 2023 TCGA Golfers, We hope everyone has had a happy and healthy winter season as we make our way into Spring and the 2023 golf season. We wanted to take a moment to share with you the updates we were able to implement last year at the TCGA, along with a glimpse of our path forward this season and beyond. Regarding our 2023 Board of Directors – I, Kyle Nedlik, will continue my term as TCGA President. Nick Barney will continue his role as Vice President and Web Administrator. Evan Sitts will continue in his role as Secretary, and Jeff L’Amoreaux will continue in his role as Treasurer. Matt Morley will continue in his role as Junior Tour Coordinator, working alongside Rob Mabee, who is continuing as our Junior Tour Administrator. Hugh Leonard and Jim Blodgett will also continue in their roles as TCGA Senior Tour Co-Coordinators. Michael Deuel of En-Joie Golf Club will continue as the TCGA’s PGA Advisor. One new addition to the TCGA Board in 2023 is the position of “TCGA Women’s Event Coordinator.” Brittany Perkins will be stepping into this role, with the main objectives of her role being to promote the TCGA’s team and stroke play events to women competitors in our region through outreach initiatives, and assist in leading the first ever Women’s Division in this year’s Harding Brooks Insurance TCGA Amateur Championship. We are excited for the opportunity to provide an additional local women’s competitive golf opportunity through the addition of this division. 2022 recap and 2023 plans for the TCGA include: • Creation of TCGA Women’s Division, logo, and creation of “TCGA Women’s Event Coordinator” board position. • Continued growth of open division schedule into 2023 (Increase quantity of tournament, various formats, increased prize pools (including cash payouts adhering to USGA amateur rules), additional stroke play events from 2022, new late season match play event, updates to events based on member feedback in 2022) • Re-securing of 4 main sponsorships in 2023 • Increased scholarship allocations, giving out a total of $1,500 total for three junior TCGA competitors through the Scoville-Meno TCGA scholarship program • Growth in attendance in TCGA junior events, and addition of a free junior clinic • 4 event TCGA Senior schedule, and continued inclusion of the Senior division in the Harding Brooks Insurance TCGA Amateur Championship • Continuation of “Player of the Year” competition prize pool (Remlik’s sponsorship, 2023 will be third year of Top 10 receiving $1000 in gift cards, points system revamped on website) • Harding Brooks Insurance TCGA Amateur Championship updates (continuing use of Golfgenius for live/online scoring, addition of first round cut in 2022, customized scorecards, Harding Brooks Insurance sponsorship renewal for third year, media coverage from multiple outlets, addition of a women’s division in 2023) • Developing relationship with New York State Golf Association (NYSGA), potentially including increased use of Golfgenius for event registrations and scoring (details TBA) We continue our investment in sponsorship outreach to assist in building funds to help bolster and expand the TCGA’s current and future programming. Thank you to our renewing sponsors to date: Harding Brooks Insurance Agency, Scoville-Meno Family of Dealerships, Remliks, and Ad Elements, for your continued support into the 2022 season. Other businesses interested in sponsoring, please reach out to [email protected] – we would welcome discussion on how our organizations could best partner. In addition to our Website, our Instagram and Twitter pages, along with our growing Facebook group page (be sure to follow them!) will continue to be used to further distribute content and information, and promote events throughout the season for contestants. 2023 Season schedules for all tours are planned to be released within 1-2 weeks, with registration opening dates for our first few Open Division events on Friday, April 7th. We welcome feedback and suggestions any contestants or member courses may have as we continue to strive to improve our events and programs for the season ahead. We look forward to the opportunity to continue to serve our area courses and contestants this upcoming season. See you on the course! Regards, Kyle Nedlik – 2023 TCGA President |
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2022 Remlik’s TCGA Player of the Year
The 2022 TCGA Remlik’s Player of the Year is Luciano Giammarino of Conklin Players Club! With a T-6th finish in the last event of the year (Fall Round-Up #3 at En-Joie), Luciano was able to narrowly edge out 2021 and 2022 Harding Brooks Insurance TCGA Amateur Champion Danny Harding (2nd) and former TCGA Amateur and TCGA Player of the Year winner Brian Burns (3rd).
Luciano was able to participate in 3 out of the 6 TCGA hosted events as well as the Conklin PC Club Championship, which he won. Additional highlights to his season included a T-5th finish at the Harding Brooks Insurance TCGA Amateur and 1st place finish at the TCGA Summer Stroke Play at Conklin Players Club.
Congratulations, Luciano Giammarino!
The TCGA will be mailing a gift card to each Top-10 finisher in the Remlik’s Player of the Year Race shown below to distribute their prize as allocated on the Points System page. Thank you everyone for a great season and thank you Remlik’s for their generous support of the TCGA!
Related: Full Standings | Points System/Eligibility
2022 Scoville-Meno TCGA Scholarship Awards
Congratulations to the 2022 Scoville-Meno TCGA Scholarship recipients, Michael Bucko, Dominic L’Amoreaux, and Cal Machalek!
It is worth noting that we had several outstanding candidates apply for the 2022 Scoville-Meno TCGA Scholarship awards.
Thank you to the Scoville-Meno Family of Dealerships for their generosity and support of Junior Golf in the Triple Cities!
Below is a bit more about this year’s recipients, Michael, Dominic, and Cal.
Michael Bucko
Michael began playing golf at 3 years old and has continued playing ever since his late father first introduced him to golf, as well as basketball and baseball. While he has always enjoyed playing all 3 sports, Michael feels he has always had the strongest connection to golf. Growing up playing golf with his sister and dad has contributed to his love for the sport while also giving him a connection to his father. Without his stepfather Dave taking him out to play and practice every day, Michael feels he wouldn’t be the player he is today. Michael was on the Seton varsity golf team from 7th grade on. During his time on the team, he was the low medalist for the Section IV Championship 3 times, and the STAC Championship once. He also received the Section 4 Sportsmanship Award his Senior year. Michael will be continuing his education and golf career at St. Bonaventure University. He says that without his family’s support and his personal dedication to golf, he wouldn’t be where he is today. Michael is thankful for this scholarship and feels that golf has helped to shape him into the person he is today by teaching him focus, discipline, patience, structure, and perseverance. Congratulations Michael Bucko!
Dominic L’Amoreaux
Dominic will be attending Bloomsburg University beginning in the Fall of 2022 and plans to major in Finance. He was a 5-year starter on his High School team and won three Scoville-Meno TCGA Junior tournaments throughout his junior TCGA tenure. Dominic was also the Section 4 Player of Year in basketball and was selected to the basketball All-State Class A 3rd team in 2022. Dominic will continue playing basketball and golf during his time at Bloomsburg University and is thankful for the opportunity to receive this scholarship. Congratulations Dominic L’Amoreaux!
Cal Machalek
Cal played on the Varsity Union-Endicott Golf Team for 6 years. During his Senior year at U-E, he received the Nick Dinunzio award, and made the All-Conference team. Cal will be attending St. John Fisher University in the Fall of 2022 and is continuing his golf career playing on the university’s men’s golf team. Cal would like to thank the Scoville-Meno family of Dealerships and others who have supported him for this opportunity. Cal is honored to receive the scholarship, and notes that it will help a great deal in the upcoming year as he begins college. Congratulations Cal Machalek!