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The awards salute those Authorized PING Fitters who have demonstrated the highest commitment to custom fitting and the promotion of its benefits to golfers of all abilities.

“Because of their expertise, these fitters are helping golfers across the country realize the benefits of playing custom-fit and custom-built PING equipment,” said John A. Solheim, PING Chairman & CEO. “On top of that, they offer exceptional customer service that builds trust and loyalty in their golf operation and the PING brand. We’ll continue to support them with ongoing training and education, plus innovative new fitting tools, software and research. These fitters can serve an important role, bringing more people to the sport by demonstrating how properly fit equipment helps them play better and enjoy the game more.”

Solheim said PING offers its certified fitting accounts a growing array of tools and software to dial in a more precise fit while making the process easy, cost-effective and convenient. They include the Advanced Fitting System Interchangeable Fitting Cart; the iPING® putter app; a new putter-fitting package, and both nFlight and nFlight Mobile fitting software. The newest tool, available April 1, is nFlight Motion, a device that clips onto a driver shaft and recommends a driver model, loft, and shaft after only three swings.

Winners were chosen based on points earned across several criteria and disciplines, including custom orders, commitment to ongoing training, sustained sales growth, use of PING tools and technologies, and support of the entire PING product line.

Below is the full list of winners.

Hello Friend’s:

I’m excited to announce that I’ve again partnered with Justin Cheshire of Cheshire to bring you one of the best golf tournaments in Monroe County…the Cheshire~Milgate Golf Classic! This event will be held on Monday, July 28th at Deerfield Golf Course and Country Club in Brockport, NY.

As in prior tournaments, proceeds will benefit the music therapy program within the Kirch Center at Golisano Children’s Hospital in addition we are dedicating our special, an invaluable community resource specializing in movement disorders in children, along with a donation to the Wilmot Cancer Center.

Keep in mind that you don’t have to golf to help make a difference! You can become a Superhero in other ways. We need, door prizes,business sponsorships as well as golfers. There is a way we can all make a difference.

If you’re thinking of becoming a tournament sponsor, you’ll have the opportunity to reach as many as 250 attendees, many of whom are business people that would be receptive to your company’s message and interested in learning more about your business. It’s a great way to mix business, fun and philanthropy!

I Thank YOU for your past and continued support! We look forward to seeing you at this year’s tournament!
Debbie
Debbie Milgate – Moyer
Co. Tournament Director
585-353-6543

To sustain the astounding success realized by adizero Tour in 2013, adidas Golf designers were challenged with taking the next step in the evolution of the franchise; to develop a lighter shoe that pushed innovation to the next level while delivering maximum performance and tour-level traction. The result is adizero one, a visually appealing design that tips the scales at less than 10 ounces, 10% lighter than the adizero Tour. With adizero one, adidas Golf has taken adizero footwear to a new level of light, delivering more stability than ever before in the lightest cleated performance golf shoe the company has ever created.

“When I first saw the adizero one, I couldn’t wait to get them on my feet,” said Jason Day, adidas Golf tour staff professional since 2006. “With the low profile design, I can really feel the ground beneath my feet and the power generated from my swing is definitely noticeable. I’m excited to wear these on tour.”

While traditional golf shoe construction requires the stitching of multiple layers, adidas golf designers pushed the limits of engineering to create a new, ultra-light one-piece fused upper that bonds together five layers to deliver a consistent glove-like fit on the foot.

To further reduce weight while increasing stability, a lighter and thinner seven-cleat performance outsole (formerly 10 in the adizero Tour) was developed which measures 20% wider than adizero Tour. For superior on-course performance, designers combined valuable tour player feedback with biomechanical analysis to strategically locate the seven cleats, highlighted by a revolutionary and proprietary center cleat utilizing CenTraXion™ technology to provide ultimate grip while maintaining superlative stability throughout the swing.

“We’re constantly looking to test the boundaries of engineering to design and develop equipment that helps golfers perform at their peak,” said Masun Denison, Director, Global Product Marketing, Footwear at adidas Golf. “adizero one is a perfect example of our relentless pursuit of innovation to consistently create the best-performing footwear in golf.”

Available January 23, adizero one will be available in four colorways at launch and three additional colorways on May 1 at an MSRP of $180 USD.

For women, adidas Golf has designed the adizero Tour II, utilizing many of the same design and fabrication elements as the adizero one in a streamlined, six-spike configuration with thintech low-profile technology to improve traction and stability. Available January 23, the women’s adizero Tour II is available in three colorways at an MSRP of $120 USD.

Also available for both men and women on January 23 is adizero sport II, made with ultra-lightweight performance mesh upper now featuring proprietary climaproof protection and a two-year waterproof warranty. The shoe also features a new SPRINTFRAME™ outsole with spikeless puremotion technology for enhanced flexibility and comfort with swing plane traction for increased grip and stability. adizero sport II is available in five colorways for men at an MSRP of $130 USD and six colorways for women at an MSRP of $110 USD.

“The Rapture driving iron has been well-received by tour pros because it provides longer shots and a controlled trajectory,” said John A. Solheim, PING Chairman & CEO. “You have the best of both worlds. It’s more forgiving and generates much faster ball speed than the 2-iron equivalent, yet it launches lower and spins far less than a comparable hybrid. The low, penetrating trajectory offers control and command, which is essential for keeping the ball under the wind, for example, or when you’re playing a hard, fast course and you want to maximize roll out.”

A key attribute of the Rapture driving iron is its flat, 455 stainless steel face, which contributes to greater ball velocity and promotes workability because it has no bulge and roll. The generous sole in the 17-4 stainless steel head locates the CG low for optimizing launch conditions and turf interaction. “This club is a great option off the tee but it’s also effective in making solid contact from the ground,” Solheim said. “It’s a versatile design that reflects PING’s commitment to custom-engineering solutions for golfers, in this case a club that plays a more specialized role in their shot making.”

The shaft in the Rapture is a half-inch longer than a standard 2-iron shaft. Solheim said PING’s proprietary TFC 949 graphite shaft promotes greater momentum and inertia for improved energy transfer, resulting in faster ball speeds and more distance.

Technical specifications:

– 17-4 stainless steel body, 455 stainless steel face
– Tungsten heel and toe weights
– 39.75-inch length, 18º head
– Foggy-chrome finish
– Stock graphite shaft: TFC 949 with chrome PVD finish (R, S, X flexes)
– U.S. MSRP: $220.00

	Course Type	Public
	Pro Shop	Yes
	Restaurant/Bar	Yes
	Driving Range	Yes
	Lessons	Yes
	Dress Code	Yes
	Length of Course	6,190 yards
	Ravenwood Golf Club 929 Lynaugh Rd Victor, NY 14564 (585) 924-5100 www.ravenwoodgolf.com

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Course Info

Ravenwood opened in 2002 and is one of the most beautiful courses with its amazing bunkers and gorgeous bent grass fairways. Finishing your round on the eighteenth hole could not be better. It is a par 5 that bends slightly to the right. It has 10 bunkers, 7 of which surround the green making the hole one of the most challenging. It shares a beautiful view of the clubhouse that sits within large beautiful trees right behind a natural amphitheater created by a hill.

Ravenwood offers some of the best golf conditions as well as some challenging holes. They have hosted many tournaments and have been home to the New York State Men’s Amateur Golf Championship. Ravenwood’s strength is putting on golf events. From the great conditions and challenging course to the GPS in every cart, they do them well.

The GPS is one thing that really makes this public course stand out. It shows you yardage to the pin, your scorecard and can even incorporate a leader board should you be playing in a tournament.

The practice and banquet facilities at Ravenwood are some of the finest in the Rochester area. The practice facility is one of the largest with a 12,000 square foot practice green and a golf range that is lit until 10pm. They offer seven target greens and a special short game practice area which includes bunkers. The newly renovated banquet facility, with the ability to hold up to 200 guests, is beautiful with large sliding glass doors that open to a garden with a lighted waterfall. In addition to the beauty of the greens and facilities, the staff and management are very courteous and helpful as well.

Best Features

Some of Ravenwood Golf Clubs best features include:

• Course is always in excellent condition
• Top notch practice facility
• GPS on all golf carts
• Friendly and knowledge staff
• Voted in the top 35 for a newly developed golf course

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As a golfer and a Rochesterian, you’ve probably found yourself—at least once—on Chapin Way.
Close your eyes and you can probably picture it. You pass between the brick pillars at the Kilbourn Road entrance to the club, and suddenly you’re no longer in suburban Pittsford. You’re in a different world. Hundred-year-old trees arch their branches overhead. You turn your head to the left and there it is: the pristine fairways and greens of the fabled East Course. And then, a moment later, the road starts to climb and the clubhouse comes into view: a 70,000 square foot English Tudor-style structure that counts as one of the most gracious and recognizable buildings in the Rochester area.

It’s a place where history’s been made—and what a history it’s been. Oak Hill is the only club in the world to have hosted all six of the men’s golf championships: The Ryder Cup, The PGA Championship, The Senior PGA Championship, The US Open Championship, The US Amateur Championship, and The US Senior Open Championship. All the greats have played here, from Hogan to Trevino to Nicklaus to Woods.
And in 2013, history will write a new chapter when Oak Hill again hosts the PGA Championship (see sidebar).

Tradition—And Change
Oak Hill’s history is inseparable from the history of Rochester itself. The club was originally located on the site of the present day University of Rochester River Campus, one of Rochester’s other storied institutions. Then, in 1924, the club’s original members agreed to move Oak Hill to give the University space to grow—growth funded, in part, by the patronage of George Eastman. In 1942, one the club’s earliest pro tournaments featured a $5,000 purse posted by the Rochester Times-Union. Oak Hill’s rise in prestige paralleled Rochester’s 20th Century flowering as a global center of industry and innovation, as first Kodak and then Xerox became household words.

The writing of history, of course, also suggests change, and Oak Hill—like golf itself—serves to remind us that there is a constant tension between tradition and progress. This was true for Oak Hill from the beginning. It wasn’t an easy decision to move Oak Hill from its original home: at the time, the Pittsford site was tired, treeless farmland; it took vision to imagine those barren fields as the picturesque haven Oak Hill is today.

The venerable golf course architect Donald Ross contributed, needless to say, building two 18-hole layouts that not only afforded an unforgettable golf experience but also conformed to the existing terrain. (Ross’ quote, “God created golf holes. It’s the duty of the architect to discover them,” suggests a connection with the earth that today’s environmentalist can appreciate.)
Less well-known is the work of Dr. John R. Williams. Dr. Williams’ professional accomplishments included pioneering the use of insulin to treat diabetes. As a member of Oak Hill, he also became a self-taught arborist who personally planted tens of thousands of trees. The courses would not be what they are today without him.

But although Oak Hill remains very much a Donald Ross design, its members decided some time ago that the club should not be treated as a museum piece. “Some people may not realize it today,” notes Fred W. Beltz, Oak Hill’s historian, “but the East Course has been through a series of fairly significant renovations.”

These changes were themselves a response to change. Trees grow or die and must be removed. When Dutch Elm disease swept through the Great Lakes region in the 1950s, the club lost hundreds of mature trees in the space of a few years—which left the East Course a bit easier to play. Over time, of course, erosion altered slopes and the contours of water hazards. The club also saw countless changes in equipment and training. One result for Oak Hill: bunkers that were formidable hazards for scratch players in the 30s and 40s were, twenty years later, no longer in play.

So rather than let golf pass Oak Hill by, its members have—albeit with great care—taken steps to ensure the East Course remains one of the sport’s most challenging pro venues. Before the 1956 U.S. Open, the club hired Robert Trent Jones to add some length and change the course bunkering. Then, after Lee Trevino broke par in all four rounds of the 1968 U.S. Open, Oak Hill brought in George Fazio and his son Tom, who completely eliminated one hole, built another brand new one, and made significant changes to three others. At one time, Oak Hill played 6,538 yards. Today it’s at 7,145.

A Collaboration That Works
There’s no question that these modifications are one reason Oak Hill has been so successful in attracting pro tournaments. As former club president Bill Reeves said in 2000, without the renovations made in the 1970s, “we would not have had the 1980 PGA and the other major events that followed,” including the 1995 Ryder Cup.

Nor should it surprise anyone that the club has made a few more modest changes in recent years. In perhaps the most noticeable modification, to prepare for the 2013 PGA Oak Hill completely rebuilt the East Course’s 15th green. The rebuilt green gives the PGA a few more pin placement options while ensuring green speeds consistent with other holes on the course.
Mind you, none of the recent changes was required by the PGA. “These are club-led initiatives,” notes Ryan T. Cannon, the PGA of America Championship Director who is part of the on-site advance guard prepping for next year’s tournament. “After all, the PGA Championship will be here for a week, but the club members play here, weather permitting, every day.”

In fact, it’s a kind of collaboration—between Oak Hill and the PGA, between Oak Hill and the USGA, and yes, between Oak Hill and Nature and Time. But it’s a collaboration that works. Today, Cannon not only calls Oak Hill “one of the most challenging golf courses in the world;” he also cites the Oak Hill club as “arguably one of the best clubs in the world at readying a course for a major.”

And it’s right here in Rochester.

Our championship golf treasure.

Because when he built Oak Hill, Donald Ross set out to “make each hole present a different problem,” to ensure that “every stroke must be made with full concentration and attention necessary to good golf.”

And nearly 100 years later, Oak Hill continues to do just that.
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Many thanks to Oak Hill and PGA of America for their support and assistance in the development of this article.

[Sources for this article include: Oak Hill Centennial 1901-2000 by Sal Maiorana, and Evolution of a Legacy by Donald M. Kladstrup. Both published by Oak Hill Country Club.]

SIDEBAR: Gearing Up For Champions
Some 18 months before the 2013 PGA Championship, Championship Director Ryan T. Cannon had already moved his family to Pittsford—and his office into a building near the Oak Hill clubhouse.

Because, it turns out, it takes a lot of advance work to get a course ready for a major golf tournament.

“Other big sporting events are held at venues designed to hold them,” Cannon notes. “Stadium designers spend years figuring out where people are going to sit, where they’ll park, how to accommodate the media.

“We have all those same logistics, but we’re holding an event at a venue that wasn’t necessarily designed to have 40,000 people come through every day to watch the best golfers in the world.”
So Cannon’s job is to build, from scratch, an on-site organization to tackle everything from permitting to corporate hospitality to ticket sales. Over time, he’ll be joined by additional PGA of America staff members (up to eight or nine by January 2013) as well as several thousand volunteers. Many of the latter will be Oak Hill members; the club has formed some 50 committees to coordinate with Cannon’s team.

And while some decisions the PGA and Oak make will build on the successes of past tournaments—including, most recently, the 2008 Senior PGA—Cannon and Marty Glavin, Oak Hill’s PGA Championship Director, have already worked with the club to plan some enticing new amenities. The club will move its course maintenance staff to another location to free up additional space for corporate sponsors, for instance—space that will give the tournament’s corporate supporters fantastic views of some of the East Course’s best holes, like the par 3 No. 6. “All corporate hospitality will be onsite,” Cannon notes.

Cannon is also coordinating with local and state-level tourism and business development organizations. This is another high priority activity, considering the tournament’s potential economic impact. “The 2013 PGA Championship will be the single largest sporting event in New York State between now and the 2018 USGA Open,” notes Glavin. (The 2018 USGA will be held at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in Southampton, N.Y.) In fact, considering that the 2003 PGA Championship generated around $40 million in economic activity, it’s not unreasonable to assume that the economic impact of next year’s tournament on Greater Rochester could reach $60 million or more.

The 2013 PGA Championship will also boost the area’s charitable fundraising by several hundred thousand dollars.

And then there’s the international exposure the Championship will bring to Greater Rochester. “There will be 27 hours of high definition television coverage,” Cannon says. “The PGA Championship is one of the most widely televised sporting events out there. What better way to introduce Rochester and New York State to the world?”

There is no doubt in Cannon’s mind that when that coverage starts, Oak Hill—and Rochester—will shine. “This community loves the game of golf,” he says. “Our past experiences at Oak Hill have been tremendously positive. There is such a sense of pride in the communities of Pittsford and Rochester, and among the Oak Hill membership.”

“When you look back on past tournaments, ’08 and ’03 and 1995, you remember exactly what those weeks were like,” adds Glavin. “They were second to none—some of the best experiences Rochester has ever offered.

“There is no doubt we will see another incredible week in August of 2013.”

Bristol Harbour also offers a full-service pro shop and staff that can accommodate the needs of every visitor, from the individual golfer, to corporate outings and charity events. Planning your next golf event is made easy by using their assigned personal event coordinator to assist in all aspects of your event from the pre-planning stages through the post tournament wrap-up.

The practice facility, complete with grass and artificial tees, putting green, chipping area and bunkers, opens one hour prior to the first tee time so getting loose prior to your round is never an issue. In addition to their top-notch practice facility, Bristol Harbour Resort offers golf schools taught by PGA Professional Greg Mulhern. Clinics and golf schools are designed to teach both adults and juniors and are designed to improve your long and short game. All schools and clinics are available throughout the summer.

Home of the “Rain Guarantee” Bristol Harbour will give you a rain check equal to the value of 2 tiers (a $15 value) if during your roundthere is 1/8th inch of rain or more. You will get the rain check even when you complete your round and it is valid for 9 months.

As a member of the Finger Lakes Golf Trail you can play Bristol Harbour, Greystone, Mill Creek and Ravenwood for one low price. The card never expires and is valid anytime Monday – Thursday, Friday before 11AM, and Saturday – Sunday after noon. You can purchase your Fabulous 4 Pak at www.fingerlakesgolftrail.com.

With several improvements to enhance the course’s natural challenges and increase its playability, Bristol Harbour Resort not only offers a sensational layout but is one of Rochester’s most beautiful courses as well.

Golf Course Features

	Course Type	Private
	Pro Shop	Yes
	Restaurant/Bar	Yes
	Driving Range	Yes
	Lessons	Yes
	Dress Code	Yes
	Length of Course	6,519 yards
	Oak Hil Country Club 346 Kilbourn Rd Rochester, NY 14616 (585) 330-5030 www.oakhillcc.com

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Course History

Oak Hill Country Club started out in 1901 as only 9 holes on 85 acres on the banks of the Genesee River.  The clubhouse was no more than a converted farm house.  By 1921 Oak Hill had doubled in size and had a new clubhouse, so when the University of Rochester proposed a land swap in 1921 it was a tough decision for members.  However, the country club decided to take the university up on their offer, and moved the club to a 355 acre plot in nearby Pittsford. This decision ended up benefiting Oak Hill, University of Rochester and the City of Rochester.

Now with triple the land of the old country club, Oak Hill had room for two 18-hole courses. Designed by Donald Ross, they became the East Course and the West Course. The East Course – which hosts the major tournaments – has had several changes made over the years, first by Robert Trent Jones Sr. in the early 1960’s and later (and more recently for the 1989 Open and 2003 PGA) by Tom Fazio and his design group. In 1941 the Times-Union, a local paper at the time posted a $5000 purse which attracted the greatest golfers in the world, including names such as Sam Snead, Walter Hagen, and Ben Hogan. This tournament, won by Snead, put Oak Hill on the national golf map. Several prestigious tournaments would be held at Oak Hill over the next 62 years, including six men’s major championships.

In 2009, the East Course was ranked 11th in Golf Digest’s list of America’s 100 Greatest Golf Courses.

Tournaments Held at Oak Hill Country Club

Oak Hill Country Club is the only club in the United States to have hosted all six of the Men’s major championships that move around the country.

1949 U.S. Amateur 
1956 U.S. Open 
1968 U.S. Open 
1980 PGA Championship 
1984 U.S. Senior Open 
1989 U.S. Open
1995 Ryder Cup 
1998 U.S. Amateur
2003 PGA Championship
2008 Senior PGA Championship 
2013 PGA Championship

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