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2026 Remlik’s Player of the Year

The TCGA proudly congratulates the 2026 TCGA Remlik’s Player of the Year, Nick Barney of The Links at Hiawatha Landing! — a prestigious honor recognizing outstanding performance and consistency throughout the TCGA season. This is Nick’s first TCGA POY award.

 

Nick finished with 1183 points to win this year’s race by 375 points ahead of 2nd place, RJ Juodaitis. His season was highlighted by winning the Harding Brooks Insurance Agency 97th TCGA Amateur Championship for the 3rd time (2017, 2018, 2026). Nick also placed 1st at TCGA Stroke Play #3 and T-1st at TCGA Stroke Play #2. Additionally, Nick was exempt for the 2026 NYS Men’s Amateur Championship at Glens Falls Country Club, where he made the cut finishing T-32nd. Nick was a semifinalist at the TCGA Match Play Championship presented by Fairways Indoor Golf Co. and finished T3rd at TCGA Stroke Play #1 and TCGA Fall Round-Up #1. He also earned points in 3 other events finishing in the Top 10.

Congratulations, Nick Barney!

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 | 2025 POY

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2026 Scoville-Meno TCGA Junior Tour Championship & Player of the Year

Junior Golfers: Thank you for another amazing year for Junior Golf in our area!

Big thank you shoutouts to all of our 2026 host courses, the Scoville-Meno Family of Dealerships, and our TCGA Junior Tour Intern, Justin Alvord for making this year a great success!

Congratulations to our age group champions!

  • Scoville-Meno TCGA Junior Tour Championship
    • Age 10-12 (18 hole total):
      • 1st: Henry Zelesnikar- 46/41- 87
      • 2nd: Timothy Ellis- 41/49- 90
      • 3rd: Owen Hutchings- 44/54- 98
    • Age 15-18 (36 Hole total):
      • 1st: Theodore Brosius- 78/73- 151
      • 2nd: Brady McManus- 78/79- 157
      • 3rd: Colton Rose- 76/87- 163

Congratulations to the 15-18 Age Group Scoville-Meno TCGA Junior Tour Player of the Year: Colton Rose!

Colton finished the season participating in all 6 regular season events and the championship. Colton will add the POY trophy to the hardware he has already collected this season with 2x wins (CV Sate Park, Afton), 2x 2nd place finishes (Traditions, Soaring Eagles), and 2x 3rd place finished (Endwell Greens, Championship). His season featured a low score of -1 (71) at Afton in Junior Event #5! Congratulations to Colton Rose on a well deserved Player of the Year recognition!

 
Age 10-12 Champion: Henry Zelesnikar
 
Age 13-14 Champion: Brayden DeBlock
 
Age 15-18 Champion: Teddy Brosius
 
Scoville-Meno TCGA Junior Tour Player of the Year: Colton Rose
 
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2026 TCGA Sponsors

The TCGA would like to extend their gratitude to our sponsors during the upcoming 2026 season, all of which are renewing and have supported us for multiple years! 

Harding Brooks Insurance Agency will continue their support as our title sponsor for the 6th straight year for the Harding Brooks Insurance Agency 97th TCGA Amateur Championship! This is our flagship tournament of the year, scheduled for June 12th-14th at Chenango Valley state Park Golf Course, the Links at Hiawatha Landing, and Binghamton Country Club.

The Scoville-Meno Family of Dealerships will continue with their 9th straight of support of the TCGA junior golfers! This year we will be awarding two $500 scholarships to high school seniors and will run a 5 event Junior Tour with an additional kick-off clinic and Championship event thanks to the generosity of Scoville-Meno. Additionally, the Night Shift in their first year of sponsorship has donated an additional two $500 scholarships to be awarded to high school seniors.

Remlik’s Grille and Oyster Bar will continue their support of the Remlik’s Player of the Year Race for the 6th year. Eligible TCGA Open Division participants can earn Remlik’s Player of the Year Points by being top finishers in our events throughout the season. The Top-10 in the Remlik’s Player of the Year Standings will earn Remlik’s gift cards amounting to a $1000 total prize purse!

Fairways Indoor Golf will be supporting the TCGA for the 3rd straight year through sponsorship of an elevated TCGA Event, the TCGA Match Play Championship, hosted by the Links at Hiawatha Landing August 7th-9th. This year’s event has been reformatted to be eligible for World Amateur Golf Rankings points. Thank you Fairways for supporting local golf!

Ad Elements will continue their support of all of our initiatives for the 6th straight year through assisting with graphics, other services, and additional financial sponsorship. Thank you to Ad Elements for your generosity!

OGGI Concrete Forms and Accessories and Andrew R. Mancini Associates will renew their support of the annual TCGA Women’s Tournament for the 3rd straight season, hosted by Binghamton Country Club. In last year’s inaugural edition, nearly 40 competitors participated! Thank you for supporting local Women’s golf!

Mirabito-Gresham Insurance & Bonds Agency will continue their support for the 2nd straight year, supporting the Fall Round-Up held at Binghamton Country Club. Thank you for your continued support of this event!

Thank you to all of our sponsors for their commitment to growing golf in our region! 

Any organizations that are interested in partnering with the Triple Cities Golf Association should email tcgagolf@gmail.com to discuss potential opportunities.

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2025 Remlik’s Player of the Year

The TCGA proudly congratulates the 2025 TCGA Remlik’s Player of the Year, Matt Maione of The Links at Hiawatha Landing! — a prestigious honor recognizing outstanding performance and consistency throughout the TCGA season.

Matt becomes the first three-peat TCGA POY since the award’s inception in 2000 and only the 3rd player to achieve 3 or more total POY awards (Keith Chesk [6], Mike Dalton [3])!

Matt won this year’s race by 250 points ahead of 2nd place, Justin Fiato. Matt’s season was highlighted by a 2nd place finish at the Harding Brooks Insurance TCGA Amateur Championship, where he has finished inside the Top 3 in each of the last 4 seasons. Matt also placed 1st at TCGA Stroke Play #1 and T-1st at TCGA Stroke Play #2. Additionally, Matt qualified for the 2025 NYS Mid-Amateur Championship at the Country Club of Troy and repeated as the winner of 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 | 2024 POY

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2025 Scoville-Meno Junior Tour Player of the Year

Norwich’s Matthew Brunick Named 2025 Scoville-Meno TCGA Junior Tour Player of the Year

Norwich, NY — The TCGA proudly congratulates Matthew Brunick, a rising 10th grader, on being named the 2025 Scoville-Meno TCGA Junior Tour Player of the Year — a prestigious honor recognizing outstanding performance, consistency, and sportsmanship throughout the TCGA Junior Tour season.
 
Matthew competed in five of the six TCGA Junior Tour events, delivering an impressive and consistent showing each week. His season highlights include:
 
    • 1 Tournament Win
    • 4 Top-4 Finishes
Matthew’s steady play and ability to compete at a high level across various courses made him a clear standout in a talented field of junior golfers. His commitment to the game, along with his character and work ethic, earned him this well-deserved recognition.  
 
Congratulations, Matthew!
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Matthew!


Related: Full Standings | Points System/Eligibility | 2023 POY

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2025 Event Registration Additional Information

Registration is now open for the first wave of 2025 TCGA Events. Below is some clarifying details on a common registration error, TCGA Membership, and our different types of TCGA events.

“This golfer has no GHIN number set” (pictured below):
  • If you are receiving this error during registration and you believe you have a golf genius account setup and a USGA/GHIN handicap number through a TCGA member course OR the TCGA eClub, please reach out to tcgagolf@gmail.com to resolve this issue.
TCGA Membership & TCGA eClub:
  • Golfers who are already active GHIN members through a TCGA Member Course do NOT need to also join the TCGA eClub.
    • The TCGA eClub is an option for those who wish to participate in TCGA events who either do not have a home course or their home course does not offer GHIN Handicap services.
    • If you have paid for the TCGA eClub and already have a GHIN through a TCGA Member course that you plan to keep, please reach out to tcgagolf@gmail.com.
  • TCGA Membership is required by only one team member for any of our team events
  • Southern Tier eClub members and Susquehanna (PA) and Bradford (PA) county residents, see note on our website
Open Division:
Senior TCGA:
  • Regular season events (3x two-person team competitions) open to all golfers age 50+
    • Championship (individual competition) limited to 55+
  • Super Senior Tees available in regular season events
    • Age 65 + GHIN = at least 75
  • Event enhancements this year include use of golf genius for registration, payment, communication to players, and scoring.
  • Please reach out to tcgagolf@gmail.com with any questions on the new golf genius registration process or GHIN handicap requirements.

Scoville-Meno TCGA Junior Tour:

  • Age groups realigned: 10-12 (9-holes), 13-14, and 15-18
  • Scoville-Meno TCGA Junior Tour regular season registrations begin on 6/2 at 12 PM
    • GHIN handicap is required (free for junior golfers)
    • No TCGA Membership requirement
  • Scoville-Meno TCGA Junior Tour Championship elevated to 36-holes
    • TCGA Membership required
    • Exemptions into NYSGA events and points for other junior golf associations/rankings available to top finishers
  • Event enhancements this year include use of golf genius for registration, payment, communication to players, and scoring.
  • Please reach out to tcgagolf@gmail.com with any questions on the new golf genius registration process or GHIN handicap requirements.

Women’s TCGA:

  • Women are welcome to play in the TCGA’s Open Division and Senior TCGA events from the forward tees.
  • Junior Girl’s are welcome to play in Scoville-Meno TCGA Junior Golf events
  • 2nd Annual TCGA Women’s Event scheduled
  • 2025 Women’s Clinic details TBA
  • TCGA Membership NOT required for Clinic or TCGA Women’s Event

Reminders:

  • All registrations will be completed through Golf Genius.
    • Visit our registration page to find links for creating a Golf Genius account and our registration portal.
    • All participants must be members of the TCGA as defined on our membership page.
      • Exception: For team events, only one member of the team must meet be a member of the TCGA
  • Each Golf Genius event page has a “Terms of the Competition” page outlining the event and eligibility requirements in detail. Please read carefully before registering
  • All registration questions may be sent to tcgagolf@gmail.com.
  • Registration for each event will close 3 days before the event as outlined on each event’s page.

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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

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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

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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 tcgagolf@gmail.com to discuss potential opportunities.

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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