Mass Golf’s Women’s Senior Amateur Championship was held at Hatherly CC Aug. 29–30. In division 1, Danielle Lee (Renaissance) and Jenny Ceppi (Bass Rocks) tied for seventh with a 36-hole score of 164, 13 shots behind winner Sue Curtin (Boston Golf Club). Kym Pappathanasi (Renaissance) shot 168 and tied for 16th, while Marcia Veale (Wenham) shot 171 and tied for 18th and Kim Grady (Haverhill) shot 172 and tied for 22nd. In the Legends division, Donna Dileso (Sagamore) shot 180 and was runner-up, 10 shots behind winner Mary Gale (Bedrock). Dani Dragonas (Rockport) finished fifth.
Vesper’s Chris Herrick and his partner Thomas Hackett shot 9-under 63 at Bayberry Hills on the Cape Aug. 29 to snag medalist honors in a qualifier for the U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Championship that will take place May 25-29, 2024 at Philadelphia Cricket Club. Christian Jensen (Wakefield) and Michael Roulic shot 65 and are alternates.
Alec Hurd (Bass Rocks) qualified for his first Mid-Amateur Championship Aug. 22 at Franklin CC. Hurd shot 3-over 74 to qualify for the championship, which is scheduled to be played Sept. 19–20 at Willowbend CC. Jeffrey Weishaar (Renaissance) and Alex Morsey (Tedesco) shot 76 and are alternates. Brett Krekorian (Indian Ridge) also punched his ticket for the first time did it in style with a 2-under 69 to claim co-medalist honors at Waubeeka Golf Links on Aug. 23. Rick Moreau (Vesper) qualified with a 72.
Fresh off the heels of winning the Mass Amateur at Essex, Ryan Downes (GreatHorse) doubled up with a win at the Junior Amateur, July 31-Aug. 4 on his home course. Carson Muse (Winchester) shot 2-under 142 to qualify for match play only to exit in the first round. Cole Cassidy, Aidan Monahan, Julian Ragusa and Brandon Buck (Winchester), Brandon Vitarsi (Meadow Brook), Ian Rourke, Jack Moriarty and AJ Bodnar (Ferncroft) and Matt Weed (Tedesco) missed the 36-hole cut. In the Pre-Junior division, Bodnar (152) was runner-up, while Moriarty (166) placed 12th.
The 90th Massachusetts Girls Junior Amateur was held July 31 – Aug. 2 at Braintree Municipal GC. Madison Smith (Student member/MIAA) posted a 36-hole total of 137 to carry a two-shot lead over Isabel Brozena (Indian Ridge) and a six-shot lead over Kaitlyn Doe (Student Member/MIAA) into the final round. Doe made up six shots on the last seven holes to finish at 213 and force a playoff with Smith. But Smith turned tables on the first playoff hole, draining her birdie putt after a Doe miss. Brozena finished one shot back at 214. Abby Zhu (Indian Ridge) shot 219 and finished fifth. Victoria Adams (Winchester) missed the cut. In the Silver Division, Callie Dias (Renaissance) shot 162 and won on the first playoff hole.
A qualifying round for the Mass Mid-Amateur Championship was held at Gannon GC in Lynn on Aug. 10. Hunter Stone (Tedesco) tied for medalist with an even-par 70. Sean Winchell (Gannon) was one shot back. Phil Miceli (Sagamore), Paul Haney (Olde Salem Greens), Michael Malley (Ferncroft) and Justin Sharaf (Bellevue) shot 73 and qualified. The championship will be held Sept. 18-20 at Willowbend.
At the 42nd Amateur Public Links Championship Aug. 7-8 at Olde Scotland Links, Bill Drohen (Bradford) shot 2-under par 142 and tied for third. Sean Winchell (Gannon) shot 153 and tied for 38th. Travis Ryan (The Meadow) shot 157 and tied for 48th.
The 56th Ouimet Memorial Tournament was held July 26-28 at Oakley CC and Woodland CC. It turned into a family affair for the Emmerich and Smith families. Christian Emmerich (Kernwood) finished runner-up in the Championship Division, five shots behind winner Ryan Downes at 5-under 206. Brother Aidan Emmerich (Kernwood) shot 210 and finished T-5. In the Women’s Division, Molly Smith (Vesper) shot 2-over 215, one shot behind winner Shannon Johnson. Sister Morgan Smith (Vesper) shot 217 and finished third, while Madison Smith (Student member/MIAA) shot 230 and finished sixth. Christine Mandile (Winchester) shot 240 and finished T-8. Wendy Colby (Ould Newbury) missed the cut. Other top performers in the Championship Division were Owen Egan (Winchester, 215, T-13), Evan Giggey (Andover, 221, T-28) and Carson Muse (Winchester, 224, 32nd). Cael Kohan (Ould Newbury), John Gilmartin (Indian Ridge) and Brian Theriault (Andover), and Aidan Monahan (Winchester) missed the cut. In the Lowery Senior Division, George Popp (Vesper) shot 230 and finished 13th.
The 94th Women’s Four-ball Championship was held at Ferncroft July 6. Shannon Johnson | Megan Buck (Thorny Lea) shot 3-under 70 and won on the second playoff hole. Other notable finishers included Irene Haley | Janice Lamb (Ferncroft, Thomson), 81, T15; Diane Carter | Jenny Ceppi (Salem, Bass Rocks), 81, T15; Lori Kelfer | Christine Butler (Ferncroft), 82, T17; Jenny Yoo | Kathy Pingree (Renaissance), 84, 23rd; Cheryl Murtagh | Michele Mathers (Ipswich), 86, T26; Kym Pappathanasi | Jacqueline Hennessey (Renaissance, Winchester), 86, T26; Lisa Scanzillo | Marcia Veale (The Meadow at Peabody, Wenham), 86, T26; Ann Dawson | Gina Manning (Gannon), 87, T31; Daria Insalaco | Val Casella (Turner Hill, The Tour), 89, T37; Janet Kim | Marge Peters (Sagamore) 91, T44; Jane O’Neill | Amy Leveroni (Haverhill, Tedesco) 91, T44; Jane Fiste | Kathy Jauron (Gannon) 92, T48; and Bailey Kaplan | Dani Dragonas (Rockport) 93, T50.
NEPGA Junior Tour results
At Ould Newbury Aug. 10, Joseph Sanchez (Salem) won the B11 & under group with a 37 with Jackson O’Hare (Danvers) tying for runner-up with a 48. Bentley Seng (Peabody) shot 63 and finished fifth. In the B14-15 division, Joseph Tavilla (Peabody) finished second with a 75. Other top-10 performers included Anthony Barror (Beverly), Jack Burnham (Melrose), Bobby MacAuley (Marblehead) and Henry Robinson (Beverly). Brady Salah (Gloucester) won the 16-18 division with a 76. Shane Rose (Peabody), JJ Young (Reading), Cooper Miller (South Hamilton) and Luke DiLisio (Lynn) also finished in the top-10. Dalila Meyers (Danvers) won the G14-18 division with an 85.
Dylan Brothers (Middleton) and Aidan Gray (Danvers) each shot 78 and tied for first in the B16-18 division at Bradford GC Aug. 3. Parker Wassung (Boxford) tied for fourth with an 82. In the B14-15 division, Maxwell Boyer (Bradford) and Braeddon Dyment (Wilmington) each shot 76 and tied for first. Patrick Maloney (Wakefield) finished fourth with a 78. Jack Oreal (Newburyport) shot 83 and finished sixth. William Kennedy finished ninth with a 90. James Maloney (Wakefield) won the B12-13 title with an 89. Noah DaSilva (Stoneham) finished third with a 91. Charlotte Rollins (Boxford) won the G13& under division with a 37. Reva Machanavajhula (Billerica) won the G14-15 division with an 85. Dalila Meyers (Danvers) and Alessandra Miller finished second and third respectively with a 92 and 104.
At Gannon GC Aug. 1, Matthew Ryder (Peabody) shot 75 and won the B16-18 division. Aidan Gray (Danvers), Cooper Miller (South Hamilton), Brady Salah (Gloucester), Dylan Brothers (Middleton) and Parker Wassung (Boxford) also placed in the top-5. In the B14-15 division, Micah Hashikawa (Swampscott) placed first with a 74, one shot ahead of Jak Sweeney (Stoneham). Other top-5 performers included Cole Velardo (Middleton), Jack Burnham (Melrose) and Bobby MacAuley (Marblehead). In the 12-13 division, Leo Su (Ipswich) shot 93 and placed fourth, while Jackson O’Hare (Danvers) shot 43 and was runner-up in the 11 & under division. In girls action, Dalila Meyers (Danvers) won the 14-18 division with a 90, while Amelia Dignan (Marblehead) placed second in the 13 & under division with a 46.
At Rockport July 26, JJ Young (Reading) took the B16-18 division with a 78. Isaiah Francis (Gloucester) and Shane Rose (Peabody) tied for second with 79. Andrew Johnson (Gloucester) and Brady Salah (Gloucester) shot 80 and tied for fourth. Joseph Orlando (Gloucester) finished seventh with an 85 and Luke DiLisio (Lynn) finished eight with an 88. In the B14-15 division, Patrick Maloney (Wakefield) shot 75 and was third. Samuel Lesterson (Gloucester) and Jacob Carlson (Chelmsford) shot 79 and tied for fourth. Bobby MacAuley (Marblehead) and Anthony Barror (Beverly) shot 81 and tied for eighth. Corson Quinn (Reading) finished tied for 10th with an 85. Lukas Albano (Gloucester) finished 12th with an 86. Jay Wang (Reading) and Michael Forgione (Lynnfield) tied for 13th with 87. LB Manning (Haverhill) won the B12-13 division with a 79. Rocco Fawcett (Wenham) finished second with an 87. Other top-10 finishers included James Malone (Wakefield), third with a 91, and Shane Belanger (Newburyport), fourth with a 96.
In the B11& under division, Callen Cronin (Haverhill) finished first with a 38 and Ned Yetten (Andover) was runner-up with a 40. Thomas LeBlanc (Saugus) shot 42 and was third and Francis Riordan (Hamilton) shot 46 and was fourth.
Dalila Meyers (Danvers) won the G14-18 division with a 91, while Charlotte Rollins (Boxford) shot 48 and finished second in the G13& under division.
At Gannon July 18, Louie Spychalski (Danvers) and Brady Warren (Lynn) shot matching 73s and tied for the top spot in the B16-18 division. Joseph Colliton (Wakefield) finished third with a 78, while JJ Young (Reading) finished fourth with an 80. Drew Barrett (Wakefield) finished fifth with an 81 and Matthew Ryder (Peabody) finished sixth with an 82. Joseph Orlando (Gloucester) shot 86 and finished eighth, while Luke DiLisio (Lynn) and Kyle Rush (Salem) shot 90 and tied for ninth. In the B14-15 division, Patrick Maloney (Wakefield) and Jack Oreale (Newburyport) tied for second with a 76. Jack Moriarty (North Reading) and AJ Bodnar (North Andover) shot matching 77s and tied for fourth. Chase Collins (Wakefield) shot 80 and was seventh. Colin Kennedy (North Billerica) and Jack Burnham (Melrose) tied for eighth with 83. Joseph Sacco (Wakefield) finished tied for 10th with an 84 and Sam Ewald (Reading) shot 86 and finished 12th. Rocco Fawcett (Wenham) won the B12-13 division with a 72. James Maloney (Wakefield) shot 88 and finished third and Bryson Preacher (Swampscott) shot 98 and finished fourth. Callen Cronin won the B11 & under division with a 39. Brady Seng (Peabody) was runner-up with a 46. Charlotte Rollins (Boxford) won the G13 & under division with a 43.
At Reedy Meadow July 3, Charlotte Rollins (Boxford) shot 40 to win the G13 & under division. Top finishers in the B16-18 division were Will Sorensen (Georgetown), 72; Drew Barrett (Wakefield), 73; Brady Salah (Gloucester), 74; Daegan Pothier (Wakefield), 76; and Cooper Miller (South Hamilton), 86. Micah Hashikawa (Swampscott) won the B14-15 division with a 67, two shots ahead of Anthony Barror (Beverly) and Bobby McAuley (Marblehead). Other top finishers were Stephen Forgione (Lynnfield) and Tennyson Kagan (South Hamilton), 71; Michael Forgione (Lynnfield), 75; Joseph Tavilla (Peabody), 75 and Peter Carelli (Woburn), 82. In the B12-13 division, James Maloney (Wakefield) shot 70 and tied for first, with Jack Martin (Danvers) one shot back in third. Also playing well were Rocco Fawcett (Wenham), 75; Leo Su (Ipswich) and Bryson Preacher (Swampscott), 83. In the B11 & under division, Henley Roberts (South Hamilton) placed third with a 50.
At the U.S. Girls Junior Championship July 17-22 at the Eisenhower GC at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Molly Smith (Vesper) made it into the match play bracket with a 36-hole score of 6-over 150, earning the No. 52 seed against No. 3 seeded Alice Ziyi Zhao (China), but lost, 2&1. Isabel Brozena (Indian Ridge) shot 154 and missed the cut.
Morgan Smith survived a 3-way playoff that included her sister, Molly, to clinch the final spot in a 2023 U.S. Women’s Amateur qualifier at Renaissance CC on June 27. Morgan and Molly both posted a 1-under 71. Morgan shot 146 at the championship proper at Bel-Air CC in Los Angeles, missing the cut by two shots.
Emily Dawson got a hole-in-one on the 125-yard 9th hole at Kernwood CC on July 28. She hit a 4-wood. It was witnessed by her parents James and Marie Dawson. … Steve Korean recorded a hole-in-one at Mount Hood … Jack Cahill got a hole-in-one May 16 at Rockport CC, which recently renovated and expanded its first tee. … Golfers went wild with holes-in-one at Wenham CC this summer. Among those scoring aces were Doug Vigliotta (7th hole April 28), Joey Purtell (#9 July 21), Joe Bourgeois (#2 July 14), Mike Katsoulakos (#2 July 3), Brianna George (#13 June 30), Tim Collins (#2 June 29), Jack DiPasquale (#2 June 16), Timothy Collins July 29 and Jake Martin (July 19) … Also getting holes-in-one were Len Flannery July 19 at Rowley CC, Don Sudbay July 8 at Bass Rocks, Jeffrey LeClair June 30 The Meadows at Peabody, Stephen Pearsall June 30 at Bradford, Bob Bourassa June 25 at Ferncroft, Lisa Scanzillo May 31 at The Meadow at Peabody, Mick Suttle May 23 at
Beverly G&T, Bobby Hanson May 22 at Essex, Paul Stedman May 18 at Turner Hill GC, Cameron Lynch May 13 at Thomson, Spencer Grant April 20 at Ferncroft.
