Golf
Inducted Class of 2019
An outstanding golfer, Dave won the Section V individual championship in his senior year at Geneva High and earned All-American honors in college. He played and captained one of the best high school golf teams in the state, winning multiple league titles. Dave also lettered in basketball and started on a team that won back to back league titles and were runner up in the Section V finals. After graduating he attended Corning Community College where he was a member of their golf team, NCAA’s Division III ICAC medalist and earned All-American honors.
Dave has been a member of the PGA since 1976 and has served on the Central New York PGA Executive Board. He played on the PGA Tour, the Hogan Tour (now the Korn Ferry Tour) and earned a spot on 12 Mitchell Cup teams. Among his 45 professional tournament victories Dave has won the Central New York Section Championship and the New York State Assistants Championship. Joe Tesori, PGA (a member of the Syracuse Hall of Fame) once said that Dave was “the best golfer in Central New York, the one everyone tries to beat”. He joins family members Carlton Ferris, Richard Ferris, Will Dobbin Sr., and Amanda Martin Airth in the Geneva Sports Hall of Fame.