“Your lives are about to change forever, again.”
— FLX Tour Leadership

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (FLX) — Leading up to the third major of the season, FLX Tour fans were left wondering if the pre-tournament favorites of Shane Driffill and Sean Sawyer could live up to the hype, or crumble under the weight of their unbearable rivalry.

It was the former over the latter Sunday at the 2024 Genesee Invitational where Driffill and Sawyer laid claim to the crown, eaching winning their second major and their second GI title, with a net score of -9 (62), beating three other teams who tied for second place at -8 (63, full scores and results below).

“We are satisfied with the results, and everyone will be hearing about this for a long time” said FLX Tour Co-Commissioner Shane Driffill.

Sources close to FLX HQ could not confirm the champion commissioner’s wherabouts as recently as Monday afternoon, but after an all nighter with Lou and the Gang, rumors swirled that Shane was heard yelling “I’m going to Disney World!” as he pulled into the Romig’s parking lot Monday.

The other champion, Sawyer, was back on the grind Monday, playing more golf. With the new Young Man of the Year rankings allowing Tour pros to drop their worst result from the calculations, Sunday’s win all but assured Sawyer will become the FLX Tour’s second YMOTY.

“He’s had a stellar year and although it’s not officially official, we couldn’t be happier,” said FLX Tour Co-Commissioner Matt Driffill. “Sawyer has been a proud flag-bearer of the FLX Tour, often finishing in second and third place at majors, so for him to break through here, and for YMOTY this year, I’m really happy for him and proud of him. Regrettably, Shane gets to share in his success this time around.”

“That was a long day bub,” FLX Tour Rules Czar and Head of Content Joey Mortillaro said.

Long day indeed. The first groups arrived at the course around 8 a.m. and the group photo after the trophy presentation didn’t occur until nearly eight hours later.

“It’s a grind out there,” said one anonymous source. “It’s my fiance’s wedding shower. I really gotta go.”

A grind indeed. It was a tight front nine with 10 groups within three strokes of each other, but the favorites pulled away, despite a little bit of a sweat and some drama with a bogey on 18. A double there would have prompted a four-way tie among the top of the podium.

“Frankly, I’m glad that didn’t happen,” Matt Driffill said. “Pat Moynihan and Chad Christ already left, we were all tired. I had a show to get to. We just can’t right now.”

Elsewhere on the course was a mess of chaos, smiles, euphoria and despair. The Tour Discord channel was lit up mid round with updates of lost wedges, club covers, and even a phone.

“We were heading up the fairway on 13 and saw Matt and Chuck driving right towards us,” said Dom “The Stick” Trento. “Chuck started yelling and waving his arms around. Matt looked exhausted, like really, really tired.”

“We ultimately found the phone,” Chuck said.

Chuck and Matt were among the bottom feeders on the leaderboard, chalking their frustration to lack of rhytym, brutal rough for grass, and overall lack of talent or skill.

It was a grind indeed, as has this whole season, but it’s not over yet. The FLX Cup is scheduled for October 5 at Greystone. The registration form for this prestigious event is available now through the button below.

There are also whispers of a Halloween-themed pop-up golf event for FLX Tour Pros on the morning of Saturday, October 26. Stay tuned.

2024 Genesee Invitational results

Rank	Tour Pro	Net Score	YMOTY Points
1	Sean Sawyer	-9	36
1	Shane Driffill	-9	36
T-2	Joey Mortillaro	-8	34
T-2	Patrick Moynihan	-8	34
T-2	Brandon Moynihan	-8	34
T-2	Chad Christ	-8	34
T-2	Tim Dorsheimer	-8	34
T-2	Ryan Netchke	-8	34
5	Boston Siwiec	-7	28
5	Mykola Prkopneko	-7	28
6	Brier Koroly	-6	26
6	Nick Hawes	-6	26
T-7	Brendan Milward	-5	24
T-7	Gene Ferrera	-5	24
T-7	Tom Dieure	-5	24
T-7	Jon Thorpe	-5	24
9	Ben Annal	-2	20
9	Josh Kowalski	-2	20
10	Danny Driffill	-1	18
10	Mike Mortillaro	-1	18
11	Ryan Pancione	E	16
11	Steve Nally	E	16
T-12	Matt Driffill	1	14
T-12	Chuck Pace	1	14
T-12	Dan Riesenburger	1	14
T-12	Dom Trento	1	14
13	Ryan Wirth	2	10
13	Eric Spanbauer	2	10
14	Scott Stedman	3	8
14	Alex M. Dooley	3	8
15	Evan Santiago	5	6
15	Josh Vallletta	5	6
T-16	Todd Horne	8	4
T-16	Lou Englert	8	4
T-16	Kyle Pierce	8	4
T-16	Nathan Wirth	8	4

Updated YMOTY Rankings (08/27/24)

Rank	Tour Pro	YMOTY Points
1	Sean Sawyer	100
2	Shane Driffill	97
3	Ryan Netchke	95
4	Tom Dieure	80
5	Joey Mortillaro	69
T-6	Brendan Milward	66
T-6	Chad Christ	66
8	Dan Riesenburger	65
9	Tim Dorsheimer	63
10	Mike Mortillaro	61
11	Patrick Moynihan	60
T-12	Dom Trento	56
T-12	Brandon Moynihan	56
T-12	Boston Siwiec	56
T-15	Dan Graves	53
T-15	Alex M. Dooley	53
T-17	Gene Ferrera	50
T-17	Nick Hawes	50
T-19	Kyle Pierce	48
T-19	Chuck Pace	48
T-21	Brier Koroly	47
T-21	Danny Driffill	47
23	Ryan Pancione	46
24	Chris Miers	44
25	Matt Driffill	41
26	Nathan Wirth	37
27	Josh Kowalski	35
28	Ben Annal	34
29	Kevin Moyhnihan Jr.	33
30	Jon Thorpe	30
31	Mykola Prkopneko	28
32	Josh Valletta	27
T-33	Ryan Wirth	26
T-33	Jesse Cramer	24
T-33	Dan Driffill Sr.	24
T-36	Todd Horne	24
T-36	Steve Nally	20
38	Evan Santiago	20
39	Lou Englert	18
40	Eric Spanbauer	10
41	Scott Stedman	8
42	Mike Converse	5