July 2007

Jul. 26, 2007

Ben Finn Wins!!!! - John @ 3:14 pm EST
Ben Finn (Blue Heron Hills CC) beat Joe Colosi (Wildwood GC) 1 up after 20 holes. This is Ben's first RDGA Junior Championship trophy.

Great Job Ben!!!


Dan Drummond advances to semi-finals - John @ 3:11 pm EST
Dan Drummond (Wildwood GC)won his second match to advance into the semi-finals at this years RDGA Sub-Junior Boys Championship. He will be facing Ian Cumming from Lake Shore CC.

Good Luck Dan !!!!


Drummond brothers advance after first matches - John @ 3:08 pm EST
Joe and Dan Drummond (Wildwood GC) both won their first round matches at the RDGA's Sub-Junior Boys Championship. Luckily Joe and Dan are in opposite sides of the bracket and wouldn't face each other until the finals.

Good Luck!!!


Joe Colosi and Ben Finn advance to final match - John @ 3:04 pm EST
GGS students Joe Colosi (Wildwood GC) and Ben Finn (Blue Heron Hills CC) will compete in the final match to determine this year's winner of the RDGA Junior Boys Championship.

Good Luck!


3 GGS students advance to RDGA Junior Boys Championship semi-finals - John @ 3:02 pm EST
3 of the 4 players remaining in the RDGA Junior Boys Championship are students of the John Graham Golf School. The 3 remaining are Joe Colosi (Wildwood GC), Ben Finn (Blue Heron Hills CC) and Brian McKenna (Penfield CC)

Good Luck Guys but only one of you will be able to win!


4 GGS students advance after winning first match - John @ 2:58 pm EST
Joe Colosi (Wildwood GC), Ben Finn (Blue Heron Hills CC), Brian McKenna (Penfield CC) and Tyler Phillips (The Brookwoods CC) all advanced in the RDGA's Junior Boys Championship. The tournament is being played at the Country Club of Rochester and will conclude Thursday, July 26th.


Jul. 19, 2007

Sarah Tranelli places 3rd at Penn Hills - John @ 10:31 pm EST
Sarah Tranelli shot an 87 to place 1 shot out of the lead at the Western New York PGA's Junior Girls Tournament at Penn Hills CC.

Great Job Sarah!!!


JJ Shearer qualifies for match play at Men's NY State Am - John @ 10:19 pm EST
JJ Shearer(SUNY Binghampton) shot two rounds of 73(+4) to qualify in the 13th spot and will be competing against Matt Campbell. JJ ended up losing that match to Matt 3 and 1.

Great Job JJ!!!


Chris Malec finishes strong at PGA Junior Series - John @ 10:12 pm EST
Chris Malec(Webster GC) shot rounds of 81, 78, and 73 to finish in a tie for 39th. This was Chris' first attempt at a national event and showed resiliency by improving each day.

Great Job Chris!!!


8 GGS players advance to RDGA Junior Championship - John @ 10:04 pm EST
Ben Finn(72-Blue Heron Hills CC), Joe Colosi(75-Wild Wood GC), Brian McKenna(77-Penfield CC), Tyler Phillips(79-The Brookwoods), Patrick Galvin(80-Monroe GC), Dan Colosi(81-Wild Wood GC), Patric Uhazie(81-Midvale CC)and Alec Drouin(81-Webster GC) all qualified for the top 32 match play final at the Country Club of Rochester. Nate Barnhard(83-Wild Wood GC) also qualified as the 3rd alternate.

Good Luck Guys!!


Drummonds qualify for RDGA Sub-Junior - John @ 9:58 pm EST
Joe and Danny Drummond qualified for the 2007 RDGA Sub-Junior Championship on July 19th at Old Hickory GC. Joe shot a 75 and Danny shot a 79 to be part of the top 16 players advancing to match play and the Country Club of Rochester.

Good Luck Guys!!!


Jul. 16, 2007

Final Results for 16 GGS students at the "Ryan" - John @ 11:01 pm EST
Here are the final results for all 16 GGS students at this year's District Championship.

Scott Harris, Jr.(Caledonia CC) T-6th
Tom Muto, Jr.(Wayne Hills CC) T-18th
Tyler Phillips(Brookwoods CC) T-18th
Joe Colosi (Wildwood CC) T-21st
Mike Colosi (Wildwood CC) T-23rd
Bobby McCartney (Webster GC) T-23rd
Jordan Wilson (Clifton Springs CC) T-23rd
Brian McKenna (Penfield CC) 33rd
Mike Dulen (Lima CC) 34th

The following players did not make the cut:

Kyle Hiscock
Dewey Weller
Anthony Colosi
Brett Semple
JP O'Brien
Lyle Weissinger
Jake Reimer


Scott Harris, Jr finishes T-6th at "Ryan" - John @ 10:44 pm EST
Scott Harris, Jr. shot rounds of 73, 71, 77, and 77 to finish tied for 6th at Ridgemont CC. Andrew DiBitteto won this year's tournament with a four round score of 285 (-3) on his home course.

Good Job Scott!!!


9 players make cut at the "Ryan" - John @ 10:40 pm EST
9 GGS students qualified into the top 30 at this year's John Ryan Memorial District Championship.


Great Job Guys!!


Brian McKenna and Chris Malec qualify for NY State Junior Am - John @ 10:35 pm EST
Brian McKenna (Penfield CC) and Chris Malec (Webster GC) qualified to play in the NY State Junior Amateur. The Championship will be played at Mark Twain GC located in Elmira, NY.

Good Luck Guys!!!


Chrissy Pachuta qualifies 6th at New York State Women's Amateur - John @ 10:21 pm EST
Chrissy Pachuta, a freshman at Louisville, shot 78 to qualify 6th in the championship flight. Chrissy lost in her first match and will begin preparing for the US Women's Amateur qualifying.


JJ Shearer competes at US Public Links Championship in Chicago - John @ 10:14 pm EST
JJ Shearer failed to qualify for match play at the 2007 Championship after a 2 round total of 159. There was a playoff for match play at 151. JJ is returning home to prepare for the New York State Men's Amateur.


Jul. 06, 2007

GGS Students compete at Callaway Junior Series in Ohio - John @ 11:17 pm EST
Amy McCollum and Sarah Tranelli placed 34th and 36th respectively at the Westbrook CC in Mansfield, Ohio.

Keep up the hard work!


Joe Colosi wins RDGA Classic Medal East #2 - John @ 11:03 pm EST
Joe Colosi, a sophomore at Rush-Henrietta HS, shot a 72 to win the latest RDGA junior event at Victor Hills GC. Joe plays out of Wildwood CC and has been a GGS student for 4 years.

Great Job!!


8 students place in the top 20 at classic medal #2 - John @ 11:00 pm EST
GGS students Joe Colosi 72, Tyler Phillips 75, Chris Malec 77, Ben Finn 78, Brian McKenna 80, Patrick Galvin 80, Patrick Uhazie 80, and Mike Cali 81 all placed in the top 20 at the RDGA's latest junior event.

Great job guys!!!


Drummond brothers place in top 5 again - John @ 10:52 pm EST
Joe and Danny Drummond placed in the top 5 again at the RDGA's Classic Medal East event at Victor Hills. Joe shot a 77 and placed 2nd. Danny shot an 81 and placed in a tie for 5th.

Keep it going guys !!!


Drummond brothers place in top 5 at Eagle Vale - John @ 10:49 pm EST
Joe Drummond and Danny Drummond both placed in the top 5 in the sub-junior division at the RDGA's Classic Medal East at Eagle Vale. Joe shot an 80 and won the division. Danny shot an 86 and placed 5th.

Great Job Guys!!!


Jul. 01, 2007

James Ozzello joins GGS - John @ 10:53 pm EST
St. John Fisher sophomore, James Ozzello, began his work for on course management and course strategy.

Time to work hard.


Amy McCollum joins GGS - John @ 10:52 pm EST
Pittsford Mendon standout, Amy McCollum, began new swing mechanics work to prepare her for college golf.

Let's get to work.