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Tourneys & Events

North Shore Golf-Reedy Meadow Junior Golf Invitational: July 28, 2017

Attention junior golfers! North Shore Golf magazine and Reedy Meadow Golf Course are teaming up to
revive the Junior Golf Invitational, last held in 2014. It will take place July 28 at 11:30 a.m. at the 195 Summer St. nine-hole course.

Donnie Lyons, general manager and director of golf for the town of Lynnfield, said this is a non-competitive event for area youngsters.

“We’re looking for kids who want to have a fun day outside. Every boy or girl will get something and there will be a cookout after golf.”

Lyons said anyone age 8 to 14 can play and they don’t have to live in Lynnfield.

Kids age 8 to 11 will play nine holes; those 12 to 14 will play 18. The cost is $20 per junior.

For more information, email Lyons at del100PGA@aol.com.

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People & Places, Photo Gallery

Around the course

1ST ROW: Merchandise on display at the 2017 PGA Merchandise Show held in January at Orange County Convention Center in Orlando; A colorfully-dressed crew attending the show. (PHOTOS: Traci Edwards/PGA of America); 2ND ROW: Ed Toner of Swampscott gets ready to tee off on Middleton Golf Course’s 1st hole; Jen Dorney of Peabody and Susan O’Connor of Danvers at Middleton Golf Course. (PHOTOS: Spenser Hasak) Kevan Elliot on the green at Beverly Golf & Tennis Club. (PHOTO: Owen O’Rourke) 3RD ROW: The clubhouse at Olde Salem Greens; Dennis McFall plays the 18th at Gannon Colf Club in April. (PHOTOS: Spenser Hasak) 4TH ROW: Connor Hayes plays at Olde Salem in May (Photo: Spenser Hasak); Karen Miller, Sue Page, Lea Healey, Betty Lou Fecteau and Jane McDonald, all sporting fascinators, have Kentucky Derby Day fun at The Pub at Ould Newbury. (PHOTO: Mike Norris)

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Courses & Clubhouses, People & Places, Tourneys & Events

MGA Open qualifier at Tedesco

On Monday, May 22, Tedesco Country Club in Marblehead will be one of the qualifying sites for the Massachusetts Golf Association Open. The top 14 and ties will advance to the championship, to be held at Sacconnesset in East Falmouth June 12-14.

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Courses & Clubhouses, People & Places, Senior Open

Pairings for U.S. Senior Open qualifier at Kernwood

Eighty-four players will battle for two qualifying spots Wednesday, May 24 at the 18-hole sectional for the U.S. Senior Open at Kernwood Country Club in Salem. The two successful players will advance to the 38th U.S. Senior Open slated for June 29-July 2 at Salem Country Club in Peabody.

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People & Places, Senior Open

Toms, Stricker among 2,680 entries for Senior Open

David Toms has filed his entry to compete in the 2017 U.S. Senior Open Championship at Salem Country Club.

The United States Golf Association has announced that David Toms and Steve Stricker, who turned 50 this year and thus eligible to compete for the first time, were among the 2,680 individuals to file an entry into the 38th U.S. Senior Open Championship, scheduled for June 29-July 2 at Salem Country Club in Peabody, Mass.

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People & Places, Senior Open

Daly in good shape for Senior Open bid

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John Daly tees off from the 17th tee during the third round of the Insperity Invitational golf tournament on Sunday, May 7, in The Woodlands, Texas.

By BILL BROTHERTON

The chances of John Daly competing in the U.S. Senior Open at Salem Country Club in Peabody June 26-July 2 increased mightily yesterday, as the fan favorite won his first PGA Tour Champions title, a one-stroke victory in the Insperity Invitational in Texas.

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People & Places, Senior Open

Watson, Sauers, Irwin enter Senior Open

Officials from the 38th U.S. Senior Open Championship, conducted by the United States Golf Association, recently announced that Tom Watson, an eight-time major professional champion, and defending champion Gene Sauers have filed entries as exempt players. Hale Irwin, Bernhard Langer, Olin Browne, Roger Chapman, Peter Jacobsen, Jeff Maggert, Colin Montgomerie and Kenny Perry are also fully exempt as U.S. Senior Open champions and have entered this year’s championship.

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Courses & Clubhouses, People & Places, Photo Gallery

Fun at Gannon

Bill Leone about to use the putting green at Gannon.

Bill Leone about to use the putting green at Gannon.

Skip Mageary, Leo Eamma, and Walter Donovan finishing a day of golf at Gannon.

Dennis McFall, Joe Martin, Jeff Clare and Ron Grasso approach the green.

Patty Roberts adjusts the covers on her clubs during her first round of the season.

 

Tuesday’s sunny skies and warm (80 degrees) temperatures brought out a large group of golfers at Gannon Golf Club in Lynn. Here are a few shots of those having fun, courtesy of photographer Owen O’Rourke.

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MGA 2017 schedule

The Massachusetts Golf Association 2017 championship schedule begins May 9 and 10 on the North Shore, at Haverhill Country Club, above, and Renaissance. Entry deadline is Thursday, April 13.

The Massachusetts Golf Association 2017 championship schedule begins May 9 and 10 on the North Shore, at Haverhill Country Club, above, and Renaissance. Entry deadline is Thursday, April 13.

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Opinion, People & Places

LPGA ruling clouds golfers’ moods

By BILL BROTHERTON

Golfers should be in the best of moods. CBS is providing exhaustive coverage of the self-important Masters golf championship this weekend. FOX-25 meteorologist/fox Shiri Spear predicts a rain-free four days, with temperatures in the 70s on Monday and Tuesday, delighting linksmen/women who are polishing their shoes and rescuing their clubs from the garage. Grass on some local courses is starting to turn green.

But golfers are grumpier than usual. All anyone is talking about is how the buffoons at the Ladies Professional Golf Association robbed Lexi Thompson of a championship last weekend.

To recap: At the ANA Inspiration tournament in California last Sunday, Thompson was assessed a 2-stroke penalty for improperly marking her ball the day before, then another 2 strokes for signing an incorrect scorecard. Thompson marked a 1-foot putt with a coin on the 17th green during her third round, but she replaced the ball one-half inch out of position.

The absurd part: A TV viewer alerted the LPGA by email. Not an official. A TV viewer. By email.

Even worse: Thompson had already played 12 holes of her final round when an LPGA rules official approached her on the course and informed her of the penalties, which erased a three-shot lead. She somehow qualified for a playoff, but lost on the first extra hole to So Yeon Ryu.

You might recall that Dustin Johnson was given a one-stroke penalty in last year’s US Open because some clown watching on TV pointed out that the world’s No. 1 player’s ball had moved on the fifth green before he putted. Johnson still won by two strokes.

And officials wonder why golf viewership is plummeting. The absence of Tiger Woods might have something to do with it, but boneheaded decisions like this certainly play a role. It seems everybody’s a referee now.

Woods immediately came to Thompson’s defense on Twitter. Tiger’s tweet: Viewers at home should not be officials wearing stripes.

Jack Nicklaus, Phil Michelson, Ricky Fowler … nearly every pro, male and female, rallied to Lexi’s defense, even though the video clearly shows she mismarked her ball. Once a scorecard is signed, that should be it.

Even LPGA Commissioner Mike Whan said the controversial penalty had reduced him to tears. “It’s a great example of something that’s 100 percent right by the rules and feels 100 percent wrong on all functions,” said Whan.”The penalty in this case doesn’t fit the crime and it drives me crazy.”

NBC golf analyst Dan Hicks got in a hot lick: “Another embarrassing day for golf and rules which just don’t make any common sense.” And cohort Jimmy Roberts added “This whole rules debacle is so bad for golf. Just makes the establishment look like a bunch of over-officious fools.”

My take: the Russians are behind it. Remember, the email-sender has not been identified. An official CIA investigation will find that Vlad Putin was sitting in his Barcalounger, watching women’s golf and sipping his sixth Mikhail’s Hard Lemonade. For some reason, he was rooting against Lexi Thompson, who those of us who watched her at the 2010 Curtis Cup at Essex CC in Manchester-by-the-Sea know is a lovely young lady. Under the influence of the sickeningly sweet alcoholic beverage, he decided to cause trouble. He probably texted his Minister of Nastiness to hack into the LPGA site and cause trouble.

I bet Putin’s behind that April the Giraffe mess, too. Just wait, she’s not pregnant; she’s two months overdue for heaven’s sake. The webcam’s probably some twisted social experiment to see how long people will watch a “pregnant” giraffe. Eventually, viewers will turn away.

That will happen to professional golf, too, if dumb decisions like this continue.

Bill Brotherton is editor of North Shore Golf magazine. Reach him at bbrotherton@essexmediagroup.com.

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