PREVIEW: 2019 NYS Men's Four-Ball Championships
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. – The upcoming 9th annual New York State Men’s Amateur & Senior Amateur Four-Ball Championships return to the picturesque Leatherstocking Golf Course at the Otesaga Hotel, October 15 – 16, 2019.
Related: Championship Home / Pairings / Past Results
The championship which was rescheduled from May, begins on Tuesday with the 38 sides (18 in Open Division, 20 in Senior Division) playing 18 holes of four-ball stroke play. The entire field will tee off with a shotgun start set for 12:00pm. The second and final round will be a second 18 holes of four-ball stroke play on Wednesday with a shotgun start at 10:00am.
CHAMPIONSHIP QUICK FACTS
Dates: October 15 – 16, 2019
Host Site: Otesaga Resort’s Leatherstocking Golf Course
2018 CHAMPIONS
Billy and David Hanes of Crag Burn Golf Club (Open Division) and;
Tom Blank and Mark Dugan of Oak Hill Country Club (Senior Division)
Format: 36 holes of four-ball stroke play played over two days.
PAR AND YARDAGE
OPEN DIVISION – GREEN TEES
| HOLE | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| YARDS | 340 | 392 | 200 | 513 | 396 | 362 | 404 | 375 | 186 |
| PAR | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| HOLE | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| YARDS | 384 | 560 | 137 | 342 | 285 | 462 | 366 | 182 | 515 |
| PAR | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
IN: 3,168 yards / OUT: 3,233 yards
TOTAL: 6,401 yards, par 35-37-72 (71.0/133)
SENIOR DIVISION – WHITE TEES
| HOLE | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| YARDS | 322 | 372 | 193 | 483 | 386 | 350 | 391 | 340 | 158 |
| PAR | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| HOLE | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| YARDS | 362 | 532 | 122 | 324 | 254 | 452 | 348 | 146 | 505 |
| PAR | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
IN: 2,995 yards / OUT: 3,045 yards
TOTAL: 6,040 yards, par 35-37-72 (69.4/130)
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Monday, October 14 // Practice Rounds
Tuesday, October 15 // Round 1, 18 holes, 12:00pm Shotgun Start
Wednesday, October 16 // Round 2, 18 holes, 10:00pm Shotgun Start
IN THE FIELD
Past NYS Men’s Four-Ball Champions
Billy Hanes (2015, 2018), David Hanes (2018) and John Kircher (2014)
Past NYS Men’s Senior Four-Ball Champions
Robert Branham (2017), Kevin Broderick (2014), Matt Clarke (2016), Bob Rosen (2016), Kevin Webb (2017)
Past Four-Ball Champion Teams
B. Hanes/D. Hanes (2018), Branham/Webb (2017 – Senior), and Clarke/Rosen (2016 – Senior)
Other New York State Champions
Billy Hanes (Boys’ Sub-Junior – Wellsville CC, 2000)
Matt Clarke (Men’s Mid-Amateur – CC of Rochester, 2005)
Don Van Gorder (Men’s Senior – Lafayette CC, 2006)
Jimmy Welch (Men’s Mid-Amateur – Midvale CC, 2012)
Jim Hamburger (Men’s Super Senior – Mohawk GC, 2018)
LEATHERSTOCKING GOLF COURSE
One of the East's most scenic and challenging resort golf courses, Leatherstocking offers a premier golfing experience in one of the country's most picturesque natural settings. Designed in 1909 by Devereux Emmet, the course features a natural contour terrain that sweeps along the western shoreline of Lake Otsego and offers gorgeous views from varying elevations.
