Oak Hill Country Club: A Legacy of Golfing Excellence (NY) (Sports History)
Sal Maiorana was born in Buffalo, New York, and grew up in the suburbs of Syracuse. He graduated from Buffalo State College in 1984 with a BA in journalism. After working part-time for the Associated Press, he landed his first job in the daily newspaper business at theLeaderin Corning, New York. In 1986, he moved on to the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, where he remains today. His primary responsibilities are covering the Buffalo Bills, golf and professional and college lacrosse and hockey.Maiorana is the author of nineteen books, including the two-volume history of the Bills entitledRelentless: The Hard-Hitting History of Buffalo Bills Football, as well as two golf books:Through The Green: The Art and Mind of a Professional Golfer, with the cooperation of Davis Love III, andOak Hill Centennial: 1901-2001. He was inducted into Rochester's Frontier Field Walk of Fame in 2009 and is a two-time winner of the Rochester Press-Radio Club Sportswriter of the Year award. He has also been recognized by the American Legion as Rochester's Sportswriter of the Year and has won numerous New York State Publishers' Association citations for his work with theDemocrat and Chronicle.Maiorana lives in Walworth with his wife, Christine; their two daughters, Taylor and Caroline; their son, Holden; and their dog, Buddy.