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Past PGA Championship Winners attended the Champions Dinner for the 95th PGA, at , on August 6, 2013. (L-r) Back row: , , September 2013 , , , Davis Love III. Middle row: , Dave Captures the 95th PGA Championship! Stockton, , , , Padraig Harrington, . An Unforgettable Week… Front row: , , Rory The 95th PGA Championship is now in the McIlroy, and history books, and we have a terrific Cham- (not pictured Mark pion in Jason Dufner. We also have a new Brooks and Y.E. Yang) East Course course record of 63, and a new (Photo by Montana 72 hole record of 270. With awesome shot Pritchard/The PGA making and superb putting, Jason Dufner of America) unquestionably demonstrated that he deserves to have his name on the Wana- maker Trophy. Except for the rain Thursday after- noon and Friday morning, the weather for August 2013 Championship week was PERFECT! By Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday any measure, I would consider this year’s 1 2 3 PGA Championship a great success. Sales for Corporate Hospitality, Tickets, and Mer- Clouds Sun Sun Sun/clouds Sun/rain Rain/sun Sun chandise all exceeded our expectations. 4 High 72, low 55 5 High 74, low 51 6 High 80, low 54 7 High 82, low 66 8 High 84, low 68 9 High 80, low 63 10 High 72 Wind 10 mph Wind 5 mph Wind 5 mph Wind 10 mph Wind 5-10 mph Wind 5 mph Low 57 Over 200,000 spectators passed through our 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Wind 7-10 mph gates – all vying for a spot to watch the best Youth REACH for Habitat for Lexmark Clinic the Green Humanity PGA PGA PGA golfers in the world. Over 3,700 volunteers, Tree Scholarship PGA Championship Championship Championship from 38 states and 6 different countries, Planting Hill of Fame 11 12 13 Round14 1 15 Round16 2 17 Round 3 executed their tasks like a fine Swiss watch. Ceremony PGA H.O.P.E. Distinguished Service Award Our Community Relations program had a Practice Practice Practice positive impact to over 100 local charities. Rounds Rounds18 21 19Rounds 20 22 23 24 Operations, including player housing, the golf shop, traffic flow, scoring, transporta- tion, crowd control, concessions, and many 11 Sun 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 other areas performed well. Our Oak Hill High 76 Low 53 staff proved once again why the Clubhouse Wind 4 mph ticket is always so desirable – delivering Final Round world class service and wonderful food. Award And… I believe our member-only area was Presentation Congratulations to Rochester and congratulates a HUGE HIT, not to mention it served as Toast to the Oak Hill for an incredible week! Jason Dufner an attractive backdrop to Golf Channel’s Champion Shaun Micheel on his PGA broadcast. Championship The was in incredible condi- win! tion. Everyone, including the players (and yes – Tiger too), CBS/TNT/ Golf Channel broadcasters, Continued on page 2 Published monthly by the A special “Thank You” Membership Communications Committee Chairman Fred Beltz - [email protected] to all the thousands of volunteers, All photos by David King unless otherwise noted. Editor Amy Karch - [email protected] Photography David King - [email protected] from all over the world, who helped Graphic Designer Sharon Richardson to make the 2013 PGA Championship Reprinted by permission only. Copyright 2013 by Oak Hill Country Club 2013 PGA Commemorative Edition 585-586-1660 • www.oakhillcc.com such a big success! Continued from the cover Levy Restaurants the Press, Rules Officials, and PGA of America officers considered PGA Help to Reduce Oak Hill Country Club Course - our Oak Hill East Course one of Area Hunger the finest golf courses they have Pre Events Rounds Summary ever seen. Congratulations and Levy Restaurants, the leader in thank you to Jeff Corcoran and his sports and entertainment dining grounds crew – we are fortunate to concessions, supports it neighbors through causes and organizations have such talent and commitment. PGA Championship Below 70 Below Par and Below Even Par Over Par 80 and Over dedicated to reducing hunger for e haveW a great partnership  Tickets for Charity children and families. For our with the PGA of America and Round 1 35 35 49 14 107 5 tournament, Levy Restaurants appreciate the relationship we have A total of 93 youth- and family- Round 2 33 33 51 18 102 5 made a commitment to support the enjoyed over the years. This year’s focused charities that were shown Round 3 11 11 20 9 55 1 local community through its Con- PGA Championship proved once to provide health, education and Round 4 25 25 38 13 37 1 again this partnership is a WIN- wellness services in the region cession for Charity Program. Holy Childhood, Ronald McDonald NER. Since 2011 we have been in were selected to receive two pairs Total 104 104 158 54 301 12 the capable hands of Ryan Cannon of tickets to the PGA Champion- House, Rochester Rotary, Camp and his on-site team of John, ship to use to support their annual Good Days, and Notre Dame Rachel, Nate, Erin, Kevin and fundraising efforts. Charities Learning Academy provided Donae. Their direction, experience approximately 275 volunteers per held raffles, silent auctions, etc. Legend Jason Dufner Hole by Hole Through Round 4 and work ethic lead the way with to award these tickets and to ben- day to run the concessions. In thoughtful planning and a suc- return, the charity received 10 per- efit from the results. A total of FH Fairways Hit cessful implementation. They have $230,000 was raised for these local cent of the gross sales from the five concession stands at the course. FH% Percentage of Fairways Hit Oak Hill Country Club become our friends, and are clearly charities through this program. Total Putts The estimated value to benefit PT part of the Oak Hill family. PGR Putts per Green in Regulation Finally, I want to thank Kevin these charities was $110,000. GIR Greens in Regulation Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total Horey, John Post and Ron Pluta GIR% Percentage of Greens in Regulation Par 4 4 3 5 4 3 4 4 4 35 4 3 4 5 4 3 4 4 4 35 70 as well as the entire 95th PGA Championship Executive Commit- DUFNER, Jason (-10) tee, Advisory Group and Board of Governors for their leadership RoundH F FH% PT PGR GIR GIR% 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total and guidance throughout the plan-  ning of this great event. A special Rolling Stone 1 7/14 50.00% 28 1.62 13/18 72.22% 4 4 3 5 3 2 3 4 4 2 3 5 3 4 4 4 3 3 5 5 68 3 6 artist Philip thank you also goes out to the over 60 Oak Hill Chairs/Co-Chairs Burke painting 2 8/14 57.14% 26 1.53 15/18 83.33% 4 2 3 4 3 3 4 4 4 31 4 2 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 23 3 6 for the flawless execution of their respective committees, and thanks 3 10/14 71.43% 33 1.93 15/18 83.33% 4 4 3 5 6 3 3 5 4 37 3 3 4 5 4 3 4 4 4 4 3 71 to all the Volunteers who carried out their tasks. And lastly, thanks 4 9/14 64.29% 27 1.73 11/18 61.11% 4 4 3 4 3 3 4 3 4 2 3 4 3 4 5 4 3 3 5 5 68 3 6 to all Oak Hill members for your continued support despite the inconvenience and disruption an event of this magnitude can cause. As you reflect on this memorable 95th PGA Championship week you S.Richardson should all feel very good you helped advance the rich and storied tradi- Golf Balls on Parade tion of our great Oak Hill Country A partnership between The Big Parade and the S.Richardson Club. 2013 PGA Championship, resulted in nearly 40 Marty Glavin larger-than-life golf balls being designed by local General Chairman artists, sold to regional companies and individuals, and put on display throughout the region for all to Oak Hill’s Golf Pro Craig Harmon enjoy. This unique community art project added to the excitement of the PGA Championship. A portion of the sale of each golf ball will be split equally among four charities: Hillside Work Scholarship Connection, Golisano Children’s Hospi- Keegan Bradley The view from the Hill of Fame tal, Gay Maney REACH for the Green Scholarship, and PGA Profes- and a charity of each sponsor’s choice. It is expect- sional Rob Labritz ed that approximately $65,000 will ultimately be talk during practice Well, I like it. I think it’s a fantastic golf course. raised by this program. rounds for the 95th It’s tough. It’s right in front of you. Really, no Rory McIlroy PGA Championship. surprises out there. You just have to play well. (Photo by Montana Pritchard/The PGA Tiger Woods of America) The Executive Suite 2 11 95th PGA Championship Media Day Rochester Museum and Science Center June 3, 2013 started the real PGA Championship History Exhibit Oak Hill Country Club Overall Course Statistics excitement of the tournament when The Rochester Museum and Science Center held the grand opening of defending champion, Rory McIlroy its new PGA Championship History Exhibit, celebrating the Champions came to town with his father, of the “Season’s Final Major” and honoring a tradition that traces more Gerry McIlroy and long-time cad- than 95 years, the PGA Cham- die JP Fitzgerald. Rory met with Hole Par Rank Avg. Over/Under Eagles Birdies Pars Bogeys Double Other Low High pionship during Media Day in the media, played the East Course June. Collections on display track Bogeys Score Score (finishing at 3 under par) with the PGA Championship from the Craig Harmon, PGA of America 1 4 7 4.207 0.207 04 5 278 108 91 1 3 7 beginning, with champions like President Ted Bishop and CBS , , Sam 2 4 11 4.022 0.022 18 8 281 82 6 2 2 7 Executive Director Rob Correa, Snead and Rochester’s very own 3 3 9 3.161 0.161 07 5 284 108 01 1 2 6 visited the Museum and Science 4 5 18 4.783 -0.217 4 145 259 46 5 1 2 7 …to today’s game Center Exhibit and saw a little bit featuring heroes like Jack Nick- 5 4 5 4.229 0.229 05 6 280 71 03 13 3 7 of the area. 6 3 14 3.004 0.004 07 8 297 61 41 0 2 5 laus, Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson 7 4 3 4.322 0.322 05 3 268 130 52 1 3 7 and Defending PGA Champion 8 4 13 4.015 0.015 09 7 300 74 6 0 3 6 Rory McIlroy. The exhibit was open all summer to the delight Rory McIlroy viewing the shadow box 9 4 8 4.194 0.194 03 5 277 117 11 1 3 7 honoring his 2012 win at Kiawah Island Out5 3 35.94 5 663 2524 797 126 20 of golf fans. 10 40 1 4.070 0.070 70 7 286 85 12 0 3 6 11 3 6 3.215 0.215 31 4 281 126 9 0 1 5 2 1 45 1 3.952 -0.048 40 8 317 57 1 1 3 7 Lexmark Beyond the Green: 13 57 1 4.891 -0.109 4 115 278 54 8 1 3 8 An Elevating Experience for Executive and 14 46 1 3.893 -0.107 1 130 259 60 7 3 2 7 Tree Planting Young Professional Women 15 3 4 3.252 0.252 80 4 278 110 91 5 2 7 The Nature Conservancy teamed 16 42 1 4.017 0.017 60 7 305 74 5 0 3 6 up with Lexmark International, On Monday, August 5, the PGA of America invited top female executives 17 4 1 4.415 0.415 50 2 240 176 71 2 3 7 Inc. on August 4th to support The from Rochester, Syracuse and Buffalo to Beyond the Green: An Elevating 18 4 2 4.346 0.346 40 3 255 150 02 1 3 7 PGA of America with a tree-plant- Experience for Executive and Young Professional Women. This all day n I 35 36.05 6 632 2499 892 89 13 ing event at Rothfuss Park in seminar was held in hopes of increasing women’s interest in golf – both Penfield. The new trees will offset recreationally and as a prospective industry to work in and with. The Total 70 71.99 11 1295 5023 1689 224 33 the impact of printing and paper women who attended went behind the scenes to view the inner workings products needed for the 95th PGA of the tournament and participated in networking sessions, golf clinics Championship. Oak and panel discussions with other women leaders from various industries. Hole Fairway Fairway Putts Greens Greens Sand Sand Hill members and Rochester is only the second city to have a Beyond the Green experi- Hits Hits % per GIR n i Reg. ni Reg. % Saves Saves % staff dug in to ence – the first was St. Louis in May of this year at the Senior PGA help with this Championship. 1 227/460 49.35% 1.85 247/460 53.70% 10/20 50.00% “green” initiative. 2 287/460 62.39% 1.80 322/460 70.00% 20/39 51.28% 3 N/A N/A 1.85 249/460 54.13% 8/21 38.10% 4 223/460 48.48% 1.68 375/460 81.52% 30/50 60.00% 5 308/459 67.10% 1.82 306/459 66.67% 0/0 - 6 N/A N/A 1.83 348/459 75.82% 6/16 37.50% 7 291/459 63.40% 1.87 163/459 35.51% 38/53 71.70% 8 259/459 56.43% 1.79 314/459 68.41% 18/35 51.43% 9 234/459 50.98% 1.87 229/459 49.89% 25/35 71.43% Out 1829/3216 56.87% 1.81 2553/4135 61.74% 155/269 57.62%

10 270/460 58.70% 1.82 314/460 68.26% 9/23 39.13% 11 N/A N/A 1.88 218/460 47.39% 35/64 54.69% 2 1 318/460 69.13% 1.78 353/460 76.74% 9/21 42.86% 3 1 289/460 62.83% 1.69 337/460 73.26% 14/23 60.87% The Pro Shop 14 189/460 41.09% 1.74 344/460 74.78% 20/45 44.44% 5 1 N/A N/A 1.88 257/460 55.87% 20/60 33.33% 16 259/460 56.30% 1.82 325/460 70.65% 4/9 44.44% 17 243/460 52.83% 1.91 145/460 31.52% 34/72 47.22% 8 1 194/460 42.17% 1.86 168/460 36.52% 10/26 38.46% n I 1762/3220 54.72% 1.80 2461/4140 59.44% 155/343 45.19%

Total 3591/6436 55.80% 1.81 5014/8275 60.59% 310/612 50.65% S.Richardson Corporate Chalets 10 3 Monday Some of the People Behind the Scene Youth Golf Clinic On Monday, children from many area charities converged on Gen- esee Valley Park to learn about the game of golf from local golf pros who donated their time to teach the basics of golf to 250-300 youth. After the clinic the partici- pants were able to attend the PGA UCD volunteers who organized and distributed uniforms and Championship. Youth from the credentials. organizations selected to partici- pate in the Community Relations Ticket for Charity Program attend- ed the Youth Clinic.

Tom Watson, the 2013 Hill of Fame Honoree Photo by Kathy Hoff

Hill of Fame Ceremony

On Monday, August 5, was hon- Photo Luke by Photography ored with a tree on Oak Hill’s historic Hill of Fame. This was the 26th tree dedicated on the Hill. The Hlll of Fame was founded in 1956 by (L-r): Jeff Corcoran, Craig Dr. John R. Williams to recognize the immor- Harmon, Jason Dufner, Dan Farrell tals of golf and distinguished citizens who have The Oak Hill Executive and Advisory Committee for the 95th PGA Tournament enriched the American way of life. John Feinstein, TV commentator and renowned author, introduced Tom Watson at the Hill of Fame cer- emony. Feinstien has authored many books including for Life, the story of Tom Watson’s long-time caddie Bruce Edwards, who died of ALS in 2004. Tom Watson and John Feinstein added their support to the Bruce Edwards Foundation for ALS research, which has raised millions of dollars for charitable causes. Tom Watson, with 39 PGA Tour victories, including 8 major cham- pionships, 14 Champions Tour wins, a winning record in play and 5 PGA Tour Money titles, is one of the legends of the game. Photo Luke by Photography He captained the successful American Ryder Cup team in 1993 and will serve again as cap- tain in 2014 in Gleneagles, Scotland. Known as a true sportsman and gentleman, Tom Watson Ron Mack is an ideal candidate for the Hill of Fame. S.Richardson Bill Reeves, Hill of Fame Chairman The Committee Chairs

Tom Watson and Bill Reeves Jason Dufner with Jeff Corcoran and his Grounds Crew 4 9 This is a beautiful golf course. People are Tuesday PGA H.O.P.E. enthusiastic. They are Helping Our Patriots Everywhere (H.O.P.E) was designed to introduce excited to see golf. It’s golf to veterans with disabilities in the effort to enhance a veteran’s fun to play in front of mental, social, physical and emotional well-being. The PGA Founda- fans like that. tion, the Section PGA, and PGA Professionals part- Jim Furyk nered with the VA Western New York Healthcare System to initiate this program. A special reception was held at the Oppenheimer chalet on Tues- day, with PGA Representatives, as well as Colonel Gary Yaple from the Veterans Outreach Center and Digby Clements, SVP Oppenheimer Rory McIlroy Phil Mickelson funds.

Graeme McDowell

Adam Scott Tiger Woods gives an interview in the Media Center during the 95th PGA Championship, at OHCC, on August 6, 2013 (Photo by Kat Griggs/The PGA of America)

Ian Poulter

REACH for the Green Scholarships REACH for the Green is a college scholarship program for Rochester City School District students that is partnered with the PGA and is different in that it endures beyond tournament week to provide annu- Phil Mickelson gives an interview in al awards. A total of 9 RCSD stu- the Media Center during the 95th PGA dents have been awarded scholar- Championship, at OHCC, on August 6, ships for college. It is a tangible Vijay Singh 2013. (Photo by Megan Blank/The PGA reminder of how our community of America) charities benefit from having the PGA Championship held in Roch- ester. Contributions to REACH for the Green were provided by The PGA of America, Oak Hill Country Club members, Rochester Business Gay Maney Classic and the 2013 PGA Cham- pionship Golf Balls on Parade fundraiser. n honorI of the late Gay Maney and her efforts as Executive Director, the PGA of America Foundation, Oak Hill CC and the Community Foundation agreed to rename the Scholarship, the Gay David Toms Maney REACH for the of gives an Green scholarship. interview in the Media Center during

the 95th PGA Championship, at OHCC, S.Richardson on August 6, 2013. (Photo by Kat Collecting autographs Tiger Woods Griggs/The PGA of America) 8 5 Wednesday The Players

Habitat for Humanity As a way of giving back and leav- ing a legacy in a community where a major tournament is held, the PGA of America’s spouses have partnered with the PGA Tour Wives Association (PTWA) in a philanthropic alliance. This year, in celebration of the 25th Anniversary of the PTWA, with the PGA tournament here at Keegan Bradley Oak Hill, the PTWA chose Flower City Habitat for Humanity as the recipient of their generosity. Oak Hill members, wives of players, and PGA members donated hours to building this home. The project, Lee Trevino received the 2013 PGA Distinguished Service Award a testimony to a real “blitz build”, was completed on Wednesday, with the keys to their new home being PGA Distinguished Service Award presented to the Galleti/Rosario On Wednesday evening, six-time major champion Lee Trevino, argu- Jim Furyk family. The family agreed to pro- ably golf’s most engaging personality as a competitor while quietly vide 450 hours of labor on habitat conducting a tireless philanthropic life, was awarded the 2013 PGA homes, half on their new house Distinguished Service Award at a ceremony held at the Riverside Con- and half on other habitat houses. vention Center, featuring music by Michael Bolton. “Lee Trevino is the They also received a classic rags to riches story in golf. Throughout his life, Lee has never 30-year, interest free lost sight of his roots and his humble beginnings,” said PGA of Amer- mortgage on their ica President Ted Bishop. “He was a self-made player who persevered new home. and won championships because he owned his golf swing. He has spent Jason Dufner countless hours during his life helping others. In the history of The PGA of America, no one has appreciated or valued membership in our Association more than Lee. He is the quintessential PGA Professional - player, teacher, and humanitarian”. Miguel Angel Jimenez The PGA Distinguished Service Award, inaugurated in 1988, honors outstanding individuals who display leadership and humanitarian qualities, including integrity, Padraig Harrington sportsmanship and enthusiasm for the game of golf.

Bill Haas

Sergio Garcia

Davis Love III

Fans this week in Rochester were fantastic!

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