2026 RDGA Championship Exemptions
PLAYERS EXEMPT FROM QUALIFYING: If your name appears in any of the lists below, you are eligible to register directly for the 2026 RDGA District Championship John H. Ryan Jr. Memorial beginning Monday, February 2 at 9:00 AM through Monday, June 1 at 11:59 PM:
RDGA District Champions - Past Five Years
2025 - Aiden Spampinato
2024 - Aiden Spampinato
2023 - Jason Lohwater
2022 - Christian Chapman
2021 - Yaroslav Merkulov
2025 RDGA District Championship
John H. Ryan Jr. Memorial - Top 41 & Ties
(Includes all players who returned a 54-hole score)
Place Player
1) Aiden Spampinato, 70-71-65--206
T2) Christian Chapman, 70-69-68--207
T2) Kyle Downey, 72-67-68--207
4) Jeff March, 69-72-71--212
5) Jeremy Summerson, 76-71-69--216
6) Colin Barber, 75-74-69--218
T7) Chris Blyth, 75-73-71--219
T7) JP Kircher, 74-73-72--219
T7) Brody Burgess, 72-70-77--219
T10) Carson French, 73-79-68--220
T10) Jack Doran, 76-74-70--220
T10) Brandon Nunn, 73-75-72--220
T10) Philip Minnehan, 73-73-74--220
14) Benton Kircher, 77-71-73--221
15) Matt Carpentier, 75-76-71--222
T16) Bobby McCartney, 75-76-72--223
T16) Tim Saur, 76-75-72--223
T16) George Green, 75-74-74--223
T19) Owen Corby, 72-76-76--224
T19) Ryan Valle, 74-74-76--224
T21) Andrew Fedele, 72-80-73--225
T21) Kyle Brockmann, 74-77-74--225
T23) Jon Pecor, 77-76-73--226
T23) Tim Coykendall, 73-78-75--226
T25) Craig Eichas, 78-75-74--227
T25) Benjamin Cratsley, 77-76-74--227
T25) Ken Ogden, 75-78-74--227
T25) Bryce Barber, 74-78-75--227
T25) Joseph Feeney, 71-79-77--227
T25) Alex Hill, 78-72-77--227
31) Jason Lohwater, 75-74-79--228
32) Ken Starkweather, 77-75-77--229
T33) Owen Tehan, 79-74-77--230
T33) Richard Essen, 77-76-77--230
T33) Drew Mancini, 79-74-77--230
T33) Matthew Carey, 77-75-78--230
T37) Nick Sortino, 76-77-78--231
T37) Mike Minnehan, 78-75-78--231
T37) Michael Harrower, 75-77-79--231
T37) Patrick Ward, 76-75-80--231
T41) Josiah Nowak, 72-81-79--232
T41) Jonathan Spurr, 76-77-79--232
T41) Barrett Paolini, 73-80-79--232
2025 Men's Point Leaders - Top-40 & Ties
Rank Player Points
1 Downey, Kyle 1,165
2 Chapman, Christian 1,000
3 Spampinato, Aiden 765
4 Blyth, Chris 740
5 Minnehan, Philip 715
6 March, Jeff 615
7 Corby, Owen 520
8 Burgess, Brody 500
9 Lohwater, Jason 425
10 Desain, Josh 420
11 Carey, Matthew 385
12 Merkulov, Yaroslav 325
13 Paladino, Steve 320
T14 Kircher, Benton 300
T14 Summerson, Jeremy 300
T16 Clarke, Jayson 295
T16 Fedele, Andrew 295
18 van Niekerk, Matthew 290
19 Saur, Tim 280
20 Barber, Colin 275
21 Peters, Kevin 270
22 Kircher, JP 250
23 French, Carson 240
24 Roeder, Chris 230
25 Green, George 225
26 Nunn, Brandon 215
27 Feeney, Joseph 210
28 Albertazzi, Brian 205
29 Gianniny, Blake 200
T30 Doran, Jack 190
T30 Rising, Taylor 190
32 Clement, Cody 185
33 Minnehan, Mike 175
34 Allen, Troy 170
35 Essen, Richard 150
T36 Carpentier, Matt 140
T36 Wehle, Danny 140
T38 Pecor, Jon 135
T38 Sortino, Nick 135
40 McCartney, Bobby 130
2025 Men's Senior Point Leaders - Top-10 & Ties
Rank Player Points
1 Scorse, Jim 840.0
2 Sarkis, Wade 610.0
3 Plummer, Ron 590.0
4 Luther, Richard 480.0
5 Ogden, Ken 462.5
6 Sorci, Chris 410.0
T7 Cahill, Patrick 400.0
T7 Snedden, Rob 400.0
9 Voci, Gregory 380.0
T10 Battle, Mark 300.0
T10 Harris, Stuart 300.0
2025 Men's Super Senior Point Leaders - Top-5 & Ties
Rank Player Points
1 Burns, Jim 680.0
2 Luther, Richard 500.0
3 Theophilus, Steve 427.5
4 Webb, Kevin 330.0
5 Battle, Mark 312.5
2025 RDGA Mid-Amateur Championship - Top 5 & Ties
Place Player
1) Matthew van Niekerk, 72-72--144
2) Matthew Carey, 72-74--146
T3) Cody Clement, 74-76--150
T3) Jayson Clarke, 73-77--150
5) Brian Albertazzi, 78-74--152
2025 RDGA Wilson Fitch Senior Championship - Overall Top 5 & Ties
Place Player
1) Greg Voci, 66-72--138
T2) Rob Snedden, 70-70--140
T2) Stuart Harris, 67-73--140
T4) Jim Scorse, 70-71--141
T4) Rich Luther, 69-72--141
2025 RDGA Senior Championship Flight Winners
Senior Flight - Rob Snedden
Super Senior - Greg Voci
Masters Flight - Rich Luther
Legends Flight - Mark Battle
2025 RDGA Junior Boys Champion - Plus top-3 Finishers (and ties)
Angelo Latore
Sam Eichas
Tyler Burchett
2025 RDGA Player of the Year
Kyle Downey
2025 RDGA Foundation Two Person Best Ball - Monroe
Men's Championship Division - Top 2 Teams
Tyler Bane
Chad Lovelady
Raymond Demonte
2025 RDGA Foundation Two Person Best Ball - Monroe
Men's Senior Division - First Place Team
Tom Mullard
Greg Lane
2025 RDGA Two Person Best Ball - Stafford
Men's Championship Division - Top 2 Teams
Kevin Peters
Steve Paladino
Zach Fuller
Tim Saur
2025 RDGA Two Person Best Ball - Stafford
Men's Senior Division - First Place Team
Rich Luther
Jeff Pealo
2025 RDGA Two Person Best Ball - Mendon
Men's Championship Division - Top 2 Teams
Brendan Villnave
Raymond Ottman
Nick Romano
John Onufryk
2025 RDGA Two Person Best Ball - Mendon
Men's Senior Division - First Place Team
Jack Timmons
Lance Lydon
2025 RDGA Two Person Scramble - Reservoir Creek
Men's Championship Division - Top 2 Teams
Kevin Peters
Steve Paladino
Todd Alexander
Robert Hurlbut
2025 RDGA Two Person Scramble - Reservoir Creek
Men's Senior Division - First Place Team
Ed Cichon
Stuart Harris
2025 RDGA Two Person Scramble - Brook-Lea
Men's Championship Division - Top 2 Teams
Mario Gatti
Tony Mangiola
Dustin Reding
CJ Gottler
2025 RDGA Two Person Scramble - Brook-Lea
Men's Senior Division - First Place Team
Tyler Eichas
Dan Graf
2025 RDGA Two Person Halloween Best Ball - Monroe
Men's Championship Division - Top 2 Teams
Christopher Bonhag
Christian Chapman
Tim Patchett
Ethan Hanson
2025 RDGA Two Person Halloween Best Ball - Monroe
Men's Senior Division - First Place Team
Ron Plummer
Joseph Bianchi
2026 RDGA Richard Wood Kickoff Scramble - Greystone (May 4)
Men's Championship Division - Top 2 Teams
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2026 RDGA Richard Wood Kickoff Scramble - Greystone (May 4)
Men's Senior Division - First Place Team
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2026 RDGA Two Person Stableford - Ridgemont (May 18)
Men's Championship Division - Top 2 Teams
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2026 RDGA Two Person Stableford - Ridgemont (May 18)
Men's Senior Division - First Place Team
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2026 RDGA Two Person Best Ball - Stafford (June 1)
Men's Championship Division - Top 2 Teams
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2026 RDGA Two Person Best Ball - Stafford (June 1)
Men's Senior Division - First Place Team
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2026 RDGA Two Person Best Ball - Sodus Bay Heights (June 8)
Men's Championship Division - Top 2 Teams
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2026 RDGA Two Person Best Ball - Sodus Bay Heights (June 8)
Men's Senior Division - First Place Team
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2026 RDGA Match Play Championship Semi-finalists (4 exemptions)
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2026 RDGA Senior Match Play Championship Semi-finalists (4 exemptions)
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2026 RDGA Super Senior Match Play Championship Semi-finalists (4 exemptions)
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Stafford Country Club - District Championship Host Club Exemptions
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Lifetime Exemptions
Ken Andrychuk
Carter Lucas
Robert Chalanick
Ed Puzas
Mark Dugan
Chuck Ryan
Jim Infantino
Larry Sand
John Kircher
Joe Wilson