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Nahant links new look to old golf club

PHOTO BY OWEN O’ROURKE

The new management team at Nahant Golf Club, formerly Kelley Greens, from left, Anthony De Dominicis, Toby Ahern and John Moore.

By BILL BROTHERTON

NAHANT — A golf pro, a restaurateur and a greenskeeper walk into a bar. Sawzalls are buzzing, nail guns are pounding. Dust fills the air. What was once a dark, tired-looking space is being transformed into a clubhouse/dining/function facility that will serve as the base of operations for Nahant Golf Club.

The threesome — PGA professional Toby Ahern, restaurateur John Moore and longtime Golf Course Superintendents Association of America member Anthony De Dominicis — are pleased with how quickly Wilson Brothers Construction is rehabbing the former home of Kelley Greens.

Moore and De Dominicis are partners in Play it as it Lies Golf Management Inc., chosen by the town to manage its nine-hole public golf course, which sits on 39 oceanfront acres of conservation land on Willow Road. Ahern, the St. John’s Prep and University of Richmond grad who cut his teeth at  the former Colonial Country Club course in Lynnfield, has spent the past 25 years as golf director at Ferncroft Country Club.

For the past decade, the property has been managed by Michael O’Callaghan. His lease expired on Dec. 31. Jeff Chelgren, town administrator, and the Golf Course Management Committee selected Play it as it Lies’ lease proposal. The new managers were on site on New Year’s Day, ready to start ambitious improvements. Their deal with the town is for five years, with the opportunity to go to 15 years. The managers declined to say how much they are investing in the project. “It is ongoing; we don’t have a final figure yet, but it is more than anyone has ever invested here,” said De Dominicis, who lives in town.

An April opening is planned.

“Jeff Chelgren and the town have been fantastic, very supportive and encouraging, very forward-thinking by extending the potential length of the lease,” said De Dominicis. “It feels very much like a partnership with the town,” added Moore.

Each of “The Big Three” brings a distinct skill set to the table.

Moore, whose Navy Yard Bistro in Charlestown is a frequent Best of Boston winner, grew up in Nahant and played the course often as a boy. “We are a hospitality company, first and foremost,” said Moore. “This will not only be a golf club; we are also committed to providing a fine dining experience, a nice bar and lounge, upgraded function space and entertainment. Good food at a reasonable price. I’d like to see yoga classes here and see dance companies like Forty Steps Dance here. I would also like to bring in some of Boston’s top chefs for cooking demonstrations in the new patio/grilling area.”

A second entrance will lead directly to the 42-seat Season’s restaurant; families will not have to walk through the lounge to access the dining room. The bar area will be upgraded and will feature 20 high-top tables and 22 seats at the bar. The Keno and lottery machines will not be returning, Moore said. The pro shop will also be updated.

“Everything will be new,” said Moore. The husband-wife team of Bill and Jeanne Finnerty served as architect and interior designer.

Grounds superintendent De Dominicis said many capital improvements are planned for the course. “We’ve invested heavily in golf course maintenance equipment,” he said. “The grounds will be beautified. … Having Nahant Country Club become a certified Audubon sanctuary is something I’d like to make happen.” He plans to install two wells and modernize the irrigation system, so the course could be self-sufficient for water.

“Above all, I’d like to bring the course up to its potential,” he said.

Both said they will rely heavily on Ahern, who plans to beef up the golf programs for juniors and women in addition to assisting the many leagues that play the par-30 course regularly. “Given people’s lifestyles today, where time is so valuable, the nine holes we offer is a more realistic option. People won’t have to spend six hours on the course, about one hour and 45 minutes for nine holes on Saturday will be the norm,” said Ahern.

The three also heaped praise on Alisa De Dominicis, Anthony’s wife, who “helped a million different ways and kept us on track.”

For more details and membership information, go to nahantgolfclub.com.

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People & Places

FIRST AMONG EQUALS

Haverhill women led the charge for change at clubs

Karen Richardson (left) and attorney Marsha Kazarosian reuniting in the conference room at Kazarosian’s office in Haverhill. Of the nine plaintiffs, Richardson received the largest award, a total of $342,000, which included $250,000 in punitive damages. | Photo: Spenser Hasak

BY ANNE MARIE TOBIN 

The year was 1996. The Spice Girls’ hit single “Wannabe” was at the top of the chart, a website named eBay was launched and the O.J. Simpson double-murder trial began.

In Massachusetts, an equally noteworthy event was taking shape that would change the way country clubs nationwide would conduct business: Ten female golf members of Haverhill Country Club filed a gender discrimination lawsuit against the club, the first suit of its kind against a golf or country club in the United States to be tried in front of a judge and jury.

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People & Places, The Magazine

STRAIGHT DOWN THE MIDDLE

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Contributing writer
Gary Larrabee

Three years ago, after 43 issues, economic factors forced North Shore Golf magazine to shut down. It’s been missed.

Now, Lynn-based Essex Media Group and publisher Ted Grant have come to the rescue. North Shore Golf magazine is alive once more to deliver all the best local golf coverage to everyone from Winthrop to Salisbury, from Haverhill to Winchester.

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People & Places

TEDESCO’S GREEN ENLISTS IN ARNIE’S ARMY

Arnold Palmer, left, and Bob Green, the head professional at Tedesco Country Club, pose for a photo during the first round of a PGA Senior Tournament at Nashawtuc Country Club in 2000. | PHOTO: Courtesy of Bob Green

BY STEVE KRAUSE

Imagine you’re teamed up with Arnold Palmer at a PGA Senior tournament.

You’re a club pro. He’s the five-star general of Arnie’s Army. And you’re walking 18 holes with him, trading stories and drinking in the aura that made Palmer, who died Sept. 24, such a charismatic, transcendent figure in golf.

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SENIOR AMATEUR AT TURNER HILL

The Massachusetts Golf Association’s 2016 Senior Amateur Championship was held at The Golf Club at Turner Hill Country Club in Ipswich on Sept. 12. Kevin Smith of Franklin Country Club won the title with a two-round score of even-par 144. Runner-up at 145 was Kevin Carey of Dennis Pines Country Club. Smith also won the championship in 2013.

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Photos: Spenser Hasak

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WGAM LABONTE TOURNEY AT TEDESCO

The Women’s Golf Association of Massachusetts held its annual Eleanor LaBonte tournament at Tedesco Country Club in Marblehead on Sept. 12. Christin Gagner of Bedrock Golf Club and Rita Bedard of Glen Ellen Country Club won the gross title with a 1-under 71. That was one shot better than the Turner Hill Golf Club’s Mary Jane O’Neill and Mary Marengi. Kate Brown and Mary Fitzpatrick of William Devine Golf Course took the net with a 61.

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Clockwise, from top:
Mary E. Hunt of Danvers and Gannon Golf Club blast from a bunker on Tedesco’s eleventh hole.
Sue Vaters of Lynn reaches the top of a short backswing.
Pam Granese of Marblehead ponders her putt on Tedesco’s first green.
Kathleen Spelta of Swampscott keeps an eye on her approach to the first green at Tedesco.
Denise O’Connor of Gannon Golf Club rolls her putt toward the hole on Tedesco’s first green.

Photos: Bob Roche

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MIKE FRANGOS COMMODORE TOURNEY AT MYOPIA

The 47th annual Mike Frangos Commodore Invitational Golf Tournament, benefiting children and adults with disabilities served by Northeast Arc, was held Sept. 19 at Myopia Hunt Club in Hamilton.

Mary Jane Boudreau, Ducky Connolly, Pam Legere, Karen Callanan

Mary Jane Boudreau, Ducky Connolly, Pam Legere, Karen Callanan

Paul Ricker, Jay Henderson, Mark Thompson, Bob Thompson

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Jonathan Derr and his mom, JoAnn Simons, CEO of Northeast Arc, with Mark Thompson, chairman of Arc.

Jonathan Derr and his mom, JoAnn Simons, CEO of Northeast Arc, with Mark Thompson, chairman of Arc.

Photos: Bob Roche

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