Upstate Open

Thursday, July 31, 2025
Turning Stone Resort Casino, Verona, NY

2025 Recap

The 38th annual Upstate Open, organized and hosted by the Upstate Foundation, was held recently at Turning Stone Resort Casino, setting more records for a second consecutive year. The tournament brought together a record 436 golfers and support from over 120 sponsors, including title sponsor Solvay Bank and presenting sponsors Sutton Real Estate Company, Allied Universal, Jzanus and Teletracking. The event raised nearly $415,000 for heart health and patient care, and cardiac research at Upstate Medical University. “We are truly grateful for the generous support from our community partners and valued vendors, and more than 40 volunteers who helped make the tournament such a success,” said Eric Stensland, the Foundation’s director of corporate development. “Each year, this event grows in both size and impact, and it's inspiring to see so many organizations come together to support patient care and research at Upstate.” The Upstate Open has raised more than $2.4 million in support of pediatric and adult care at Upstate University Hospital and Upstate Golisano Children’s Hospital.

Results

Team photos

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It was the golf tournament of mosts: most amount raised, most number of golfers and most sponsors.

The Upstate Foundation recently hosted the 37th annual Upstate Open to support pediatric and adult cancer care and research, raising a record-setting $320,000. Held at the Turning Stone Resort Casino, Aug. 8, the tournament featured two morning and afternoon flights on two courses for the first time with nearly 400 golfers (96 teams) competing for first- through fifth-place honors.

“We were thrilled with the level of support this year as 106 sponsors directed their philanthropic support to cancer care,” said Eric Stensland, director of corporate development at the Upstate Foundation. “We cannot thank our sponsors enough for supporting the extraordinary work of our amazing doctors and scientists at Upstate Medical University who specialize in cancer care and research.”

The Upstate Foundation is now in “full swing” once again planning the 2024 Gala at the Oncenter in downtown Syracuse on Friday, Nov. 22. The Gala will benefit the Department of Emergency Medicine which provides expert emergency and urgent care for more than 130,000 adult and pediatric patients annually across four emergency departments and one pediatric urgent care setting. 

Caption: Dr. James Mangano, second from right, and his team, from left, Brandon Crandall, NP, Rob Seabury, Pharmacy, Amit Nat, MD, Upstate hospitalist, showed their spirit as they played the challenging Kaluhyat course at Turning Stone Resort Casino. Mangano is an associate professor of emergency medicine at Upstate and medical director of adult emergency department.