The RDGA Lifetime Achivement Award
The RDGA Lifetime Achievement Award – although not an annual recognition – has been presented periodically since 1995 in order to recognize individuals who have provided outstanding service to the Rochester golfing community over a substancial period of time.
The following individuals have been honored with the RDGA Lifetime Achievement Award
- 1995: Jack Gates
- 1995: George Calhoun
- 1996: Peter Patoski
- 1998: Jerry Stahl
- 2000: Richard Van Hook
- 2001: William Thaney Sr.
- 2002: Donald Smith
- 2004: C.F. "Robin" Farran
- 2006: Wilson Fitch
- 2007: Richard Wood
- 2014: Jim Cook
- 2015: Charlie Lookup
- 2017: Michael Sorce
- 2019: Richard Frank
- 2021: Rod Potter
- 2021: Diane Parke-Potter
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