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Regents' Glen golfer Mescan takes York County Amateur Golf Association senior title
STAFF REPORT Published 5:44 p.m. ET June 13, 2017 | Updated 5:44 p.m. ET June 13, 2017
Regents' Glen Country Club's Chris Mescan is the 2017 York County Amateur Golf Association senior champion.
Mescan captured the championship for local amateurs 50 and over on Sunday at Briarwood East Golf Club.
Mescan, Briarwood's Bill Brenner and Honey Run's Bob Ruby each finished with 1-under-par 71s, but Mescan took the title on the third playoff hole.
Briarwood's Chance Miller finished fourth with a 72, while Cool Creek's Randy Grim was fifth with a 73.
Royal Manchester's Matt Smith took the YCAGA Super Senior crown for golfers 60 and over with a 68. He won by three shots over Honey Run's Dale Bievenour and four shots over Briarwood's Clair Stough Sr.
The Senior Division players competed from the championship tees, while the Super Senior Division played from forward tees.
ANNOUNCEMENT - THE 2017 OPEN MATCH PLAY HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO LACK OF INTEREST. (LESS THAN 1 DOZEN ENTRIES). REFUNDS WILL BE ISSUED BACK VIA PAYPAL AND BY CHECK FOR THOSE WHO REGISTERED BY MAIL.
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NOTE: WE ARE DEVELOPMING A THREE DAY MATCH PLAY EVENT TO BE HELD AUGUST 25, 26 & 27. FRIDAY'S ROUND WILL BE A QUALIYING ROUND WITH THE TOP 16 MOVING TO MATCHES ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY WITH THE FINALS BEING HELD THAT SUNDAY AFTERNOON. ENTRY WILL COVER GREEN FEES AND CARTS FOR THE THREE DAYS. PRIZE FUND IS BEING WORKED ON AT THIS TIME.
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SPRING BETTER BALL: Beginning this year 2016, this event has been opened to all amateur players with a verifiable USGA Handicap. You no longer must live in York County or be a member of a YCAGA Club.
MID AMATEUR/SUMMER CLASSIC: IS BEING HOSTED AT OVERLOOK GOLF COURSE IN LANCASTER FOR 2017. GO TO WWW.LANCOGOLF.COM TO REGISTER u THIS EVENT IS OPEN TO ANY AMATEUR PLAYER WHO HAS A USGA VERIFIABLE HANDICAP REGARDLESS NOT GEOGRAHICAL OR CLUB MEMBSHERSHIP LIMITATIONS. There will be two separate divisions/playing from the same tees. The SUMMER CLASSIC DIVISION is open to any age golfer. The MID AMATEUR DIVISION is open to golfers 25 and older. The tournament will rotate between each county and will become a two county Championship. War of the Roses points will be awarded by each county respectively for those players who are eligible for such points.
YORK OPEN & YORK OPEN SENIOR CHAMPINSHIP : NOTE CHANGE FOR SENIOR DIVISION - tTHE YORK OPEN IS TWO DAY EVENT (36 HOLES) PLAYING FROM THE CHAMPIONSHIP TEES ON A FRIDAY WITH CUT TO TOP 40 PLUS TIES TO PLAY SATURDAY. THE PRIOR SENIOR DIVISION HAS BEEN SEPARATED AND WILL BE PLAYED ON THE SUNDAY (18 HOLE EVENT) OF THE SAME WEEKEND FROM THE MIDDLE TEES. BOTH EVENTS ARE OPEN TO PROS AND AMATEURSfor the OPEN DIVISION.
WE WANT TO EXTEND OUR SINCERE THANKS TO OUR CURRENT SPONSORS : ETZWEILER FAMILY FUNERAL SERVICE (BOB ETZWEILER) QUALITY DIGITAL OFFICE TECHNOLOGY (JEFF POET) RASPBERRY GOLF MANAGEMENT & ROYAL MANCHESTER GC (KIERON MOONEY)., CAMEO SERVICES OF YORK PA (R SCOTT KNAUB & BRANDON KNAUB) THE SUPPORT OF THESE LOCAL MERCHANTS AND INDIVIDUALS IS A MAJOR FACTOR IN THE SUCCESS OF THE YCAGA TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE AND SUCCESS.
Tournament Sponsors: McClarin Plastics, Quality Digital Office Technologies, Etzweiler Family Funeral Services, Apple Automotive Group
Association Sponsors: Don's Kawasaki Yamaha Seadoo, Old Towne Construction, B&W Claims LLC, Traditions Bank and H&H Castings Inc.
PATRON SPONSORS: Don't forget to either renew your Patron Sponsorship or become a new member before the start of the season. See our Patron Sponsor page to pay on line or to print an application and mail.
Thanks to all of our volunteers that work very hard in making our tournaments a success. Whether it's behind the scenes making up score cards, acquiring new sponsors, or being a spotter at one of our tournaments. Thank you. We are always looking for additional volunteers to help our with registration, spotters at the tournaments and many other functions throughout the golfing season. If you are interested please contact the tournament director or the executive director.
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