A groundbreaking ceremony was held at the former Middleton Golf Course on June 17, a little more than five years after Special Town Meeting voted to buy the course for 3.8 million. Two buildings will be constructed on the site: The Middleton Public Safety headquarters will house the town’s Police and Fire departments and a new Town Hall/Community Center will share the second structure. The size of a Town Common will be determined once the placement of the buildings is finalized.
Trees and brush were removed in May and the demolition of existing structures was to take place in late June, just as North Shore Golf magazine went to press. Foundation work is to begin this summer and structural steel is targeted to go up in late fall.
Project manager is PCA 360 of Needham. Architect is Context Architecture of Boston. Construction Manager is WT Rich Co. of Natick and Beverly.
Callen Cronin, 11, of Bradford CC, finished 4th in the Boys 10-11 Division at the Drive, Chip & Putt National Finals competition at Augusta National GC during Masters week. His dad, Devin, worked on the Bradford grounds crew for several years and Callen took many swings starting at age 2 using plastic clubs. He took lessons with longtime head pro Kevin Murphy, who, among many things, taught Cronin to “get off my back foot” in his swing. It took several years, but at age 9, he finally beat his father head-to-head and broke 80 at the same time. Once in a while, he’ll tee it up with former Mass Golf Player of the Year Nick Maccario, who in 2020 set Bradford’s course record with a 56. Callen has an 8.5 handicap. He joined Mass Golf’s Youth on Course program to be able to play more affordable golf at different courses throughout the state. Looking ahead, Callen already knows what he’d serve at his Masters Champion Dinner when he wins the prestigious tournament: Steak tips, French fries and strawberry ice cream.
Longtime Beverly G&TC standout
Barbara Yozell got a hole-in-one on the sixth hole of her home course on June 7. This was Swampscott resident Yozell’s second hole-in-one. She aced the same hole on May 1, 2009. “(Back then) I was 66 years old and used a 6 iron. Now I’m 81 and used a 3 wood. Still a thrill? I called my son (Peter) immediately, unbeknownst he called the club and bought the bar, … a bigger thrill” that resulted in free drinks for all in attendance.
More holes-in-one news: Aces have been wild at Rowley CC in 2024. Michael Bain got a hole-in-one on #2 (184 yards) with a 5 iron on June 2. Jack Vasapoli also got a 1 on #2 during a Wednesday scramble, playing with Phil McGowan. He used a driver. Kenny Rollins aced hole #7 (GPS reading of 154 yards) on May 15, witnessed by Ted St. Pierre and Richard Rowell. Kenny’s club selection? A newly-purchased 7 wood. …
Even more aces! Gus Mitchell got a hole-in-one on #12 at Wenham CC June 14. … At the Meadow at Peabody GC on May 22, Leon Remis (with a 6-iron) got a 1 on #8 in Men’s Senior League action … On April 9, Tom Mulligan got a hole-in-one on # 5 (123 yards) at Butter Brook. He used a 9 iron during Seneca Tuesday League action. … Mike Boyages on May 12 got an ace at Sagamore Spring GC … Mark Girard on May 4 got an ace at North Andover … Lois Sass on April 17 got an ace at Ferncroft.
Todd Angilly, the Boston Bruins national anthem singer and Lynnfield resident, got the June 17 golf event at Mount Hood in Melrose off to a rousing start. Yes, he sang “The Star Spangled Banner.” … The Meadow at Peabody GC featured the works of local artist Erin J. Survilas in its clubhouse lobby. It received great reviews from golfers and helped to create a more welcoming, family-friendly atmosphere as golfers checked in. … Olde Salem Greens hosts a free golf clinic every Saturday, 3:30-5:30 p.m., with Kevin Pestana. For details or to reserve your spot, reach out to teetimegrill@gmail.com
Eight USGA P.J. Boatwright interns have joined the Mass Golf team this summer to assist with day-to-day operations in the Championships, Member Services, and Marketing & Communications departments. Gloucester’s Dylan Orlando is one of the eight, joining the Championships, Tournaments & Events team. Orlando attends Florida Gulf Coast University majoring in PGA Golf Management. He has worked at Bass Rocks GC and Myopia Hunt Club. When he’s not at work or on a golf course, he can be found surfing at Good Harbor Beach.
At the New England Women’s Amateur June 25-27 at Samoset Resort in Maine, Maddie Smith (Vesper) posted the top finish by a
Massachusetts player. She shot 16-over 229 to finish seventh. Isabel Brozena (Indian Ridge) was one shot back in eighth place. Danielle Lee (Renaissance) shot 250 and finished 11th in the Senior Division and second in the Legends Division. Kym Pappathanasi (Tedesco) shot 252 and finished T12 in the Senior, while
Barb Hecimovich (Beverly) and Irene Haley (Ferncroft) finished 14th and 16th respectively.
Sagamore Spring GC was one of two courses hosting qualifying rounds for the Mass. Public Links Championship on June 25. Michael Papamechail (Beverly) shot 1-over 71 to earn co-medalist honors. Sagamore’s own Thomas Sciaudone tied for 5th with a 74 and fellow clubmate George Deroche tied for 7th with a 75. Far Corner’s Chris O’Grady, Gannon’s Sean Winchell and Michael Estey made the cut on the number with 75s. The championship will be held at Ledges GC in South Hadley July 30-31.
Bass Rocks on June 19 was one of 11 qualifying sites for the Mass. Amateur, which will be held July 8-12 at Framingham CC. Evan Buddenhagan (Essex) shot 1-under 68 to share medalist honors. Jack Delaney (Bass Rocks) finished T4 with a 70. Damon Lusk (Meadow Brook), Danny DiLisio (Kernwood), Alec Hurd (Bass Rocks), Phil Miceli (Sagamore), George Zolotas (Tedesco) and Sam Gregg (Myopia) missed the cut with 72s. Also missing the cut: Sean Dully (Kernwood), 73; Matt Weed (Tedesco), 73; Alec Shanahan (Unicorn), 74; Michael Papamechail (Beverly), 73; Mike Hersey (The Meadow), 73; Robbie Forti (The Meadow), 73; Christopher Brewer (Beverly), 73; Jack Carew (Ipswich), 75; David Selbovitz (Thomson), 75; Colby Mitchell (Bass Rocks), 76; Kevin Dyer (Bass Rocks), 76; Jeff Gouzie (Bass Rocks), 76; Patrick Maloney (Wenham), 76; Michael Malley (Ferncroft), 77; Blake Fonvielle (Bass Rocks), 77; Colin Delaney (Beverly), 77; Kevin Daly (Salem (78); Ian Rourke (Ferncroft), 79; Jeff Savis (Ould Newbury), 79; Ken Whalley (Ferncroft), 79; Spencer Grant (Ferncroft), 79; Ethan Doyle (Olde Salem), 80; James Staffieri (Salem), 80; Matthew Bielik (Turner Hill), 80; Jeff Piraino (Bass Rocks), 81; Miles Buddenhagen (Essex), 82; Ryan Connelly (Salem), 82; Roger Tufts (Tedesco), 83; Charles Johnson (Meadow Brook), 83; Brian Nicoli (Beverly), 84; Christopher Locke (Tedesco), 84; Brendan Farrin (Beverly), 85; Travis Ryan (Gannon), 85; and Christopher O’Grady (Far Corner), 85.
North Shore golfers who qualified for the Mass Amateur at qualifying sites other than Bass Rocks were: At Wianno Club June 3 – Kevin Hendrickson (Turner Hill) 69; At Blue Hill CC June 4 – Molly Smith (Vesper) 72; At Dennis Pines June 4 – Max Emmerich (Kernwood) medalist 70, and Mike Rattigan (Salem) 74 T4; At Hyannis June 5 – Alex Jackson (Ipswich) 71 T4; At Foxborough June 12 – Michael Souliotis (Haverhill) 74; At Green Hill June 20 – Sam Grindle (Haverhill) 70 and Colin Richmond (Ould Newbury) 73, alternate.
Cyprian Keyes hosted the Curtis Bowl on June 13. Kym Pappathanasi and Kerry Dolan (The Tour) shot 12-over 85 and finished fifth. Cheryl Murtagh (Renaissance) and Michelle Mathers (Ipswich) shot 89 and placed 10th. Janet Kim and Marge Peters (Sagamore) shot 93 and finished T13. In the Net Division, Barbara
Horwood (Sagamore) and Sandy Tomasello (Salem) posted 82 and finished 17th.
At the Massachusetts Open June 10-12 at Willowbend, Brandon Berry (Great Falls, VA) took the top prize with a 6-under 204. Steven DiLisio (Salem) shot 210 and finished T9. The following locals missed the cut (148): Owen Egan (Winchester), 149; Christian Emmerich (Kernwood), 149; Greg Kelly (Myopia), 151; Eric Barlowe (Winchester), 152; Alex Landry (Indian Ridge), 154; Aidan Monahan (Winchester), 152); Aidan Emmerich (Kernwood), 155); Athan Goulos (Peabody), 157; Kirk Hanefeld (Salem), 157; Kevin Daly (Salem), 157; Damon Lusk (Meadow Brook), 159); Max Emmerich (Kernwood), 162; Mark Donnellan (Winchester), 164; Mike Hersey (The Meadow), 165; Frank Dully II (Kernwood), 166; Ian Rourke (Ferncroft), 168.
Morgan Smith (Vesper) finished second at the Baker Trophy tournament June 5-6 at Cummaquid. She shot a 1-over 143 to tie Tara Connelly (Kittansett Club) after 36 holes but Connelly birdied the first hole of a sudden-death playoff to win. Sisters Amanda Adams (154) and Victoria Adams (165) both of Winchester CC, finished T6 and T15, respectively. Danielle Lee (Renaissance CC) shot 167 and finished T18. In the tournament division (net), Irene Haley (Ferncroft) shot 159 and was runner-up to Chris Gagner (The Tour) on the first playoff hole. Jenny Ceppi (Salem) finished fourth with a 164. Kym Pappathanasi shot 167 and tied for 8th. Diane Carter (Salem) shot 171 and finished 12th, while Mary O’Neill (Beverly G&T) was one shot back in 13th place. Donna Dileso (Sagamore Spring) and Maureen Sullivan (Renaissance) finished in the top 25 with Dileso shooting 178 and Sullivan 185.
Isabel Brozena (North Reading) ran away with the Massachusetts Girls High School Golf Championship June 2 at The Ledges in South Hadley. She was the only player to post an under-par round, a 6-under 66. Kathryn Ventura (Andover) T19 with an 83, while Callie Dias (North Andover) shot 87 and tied for 24th.
The 27th Senior Four-Ball was held May 13-14 at the Country Club of New Bedford and Fall River CC. Gregory Badger and Kevin Daly (Salem) tied for 3rd at 1-under 139. Jim Whittier (Beverly) and Jim Nickerson (Myopia) shot 142. Chris McCarthy (Bass Rocks) and Mike
McKenna (Far Corner) shot 144. Paul Sweeney and Tony Andrew (Bass Rocks) and Joseph Maher (Mount Hood) and Paul Castergine (Bellevue) shot 145. Domenic Veneziano and Tom McHugh (Salem) shot 146 and David Keaney (Thomson) and Joe Keaney (Northern Spy) shot 147. In the Super-Senior Division, Jon Perry and Mike Boyages (Sagamore) and Cy Kilgore and Jim Katsos (Tedesco) finished T25 at 153, while Jim and Pat Scanlon (Wenham) shot 157.
Tracy Martin (Vesper) and James Pleat (Granite Links) shot 6-under 65 and topped the field by three shots at the 101st Mixed Four-Ball Championship for the Stone Cup April 23 at Granite Links. Brendan and Emily McCafferty (Winchester) shot 70 and finished sixth. Wendy Colby (Ould Newbury) and Brett LaPerrier (Haverhill) and Connie Hayton and Phil Miceli (Sagamore) tied for 26th with a 74. Also competing were Danielle Lee and Jeffrey Weishaar (Renaissance), Tracy Welch (Winchester) and Bud Schultz (Black Rock), Mike McLaughlin (Salem) and Sarah McMurdy (Weathervane), Jane and Jay Fiste (Gannon), Dustin Rollins (Wenham) and Charlotte Rollins (Bradford), Bailey Kaplan (Rockport) and Robert Hawkes (Cape Ann), Lenny and Sharon Licari (Ipswich), and Lauren O’Brien and Phil Dunn (Beverly).
At the Mass. Four-Ball Championship May 8-9 at The Club at New Seabury, first-time partners Nick Maccario of Bradford and
Andrew DiRamio emerged victorious, outlasting two-time champions Matt Parziale and
Herbie Aikens in a sudden-death playoff.
Christian and Aidan Emmerich (Kernwood) shot 7-under 135 and tied for 14th. Also competing were Michael Malley and Nick Leary (Ferncroft) and Ernie Lupi (Haverhill) and David Barker (Far Corner), Brendan Zinck and Patrick Cotter (Mount Hood), Miles and Evan
Buddenhagen(Essex), Danny DiLisio (Kernwood) and Colin Richmond (Ould Newbury), Tommy Cothern (Ferncroft) and Wes Milbury (Granite Links), Ethan Doyle (Olde Salem Greens) and Kevin Daly (Salem), and Mike
McLaughlin (Salem) and Troy Jancas (Far Corner).
The USGA held a multi-championship qualifying day at Captains GC in Brewster (Starboard Course) on June 17.
Tracy Welch (Winchester) grabbed medalist honors at the US Senior Women’s Open qualifier with a 2-over 74 to be one of three qualifiers for the event, which will be held Aug. 1-4 at Fox Chapel CC in Pittsburgh.
In the US Girls Junior qualifier, Isabel
Brozena (North Reading) shot 74 and was one of two girls to qualify for the championship proper, which will be held July 15-20 at El Caballero CC in Tarzana, Calif. Westford’s Maddie Smith (75), Andover’s Abby Zhu (77) and Winchester’s Amanda Adams (80) also played well.
In a US Junior Amateur qualifier, Winchester’s John Scully (3-over 75) and Carson Muse (76), Marblehead’s Marty Ryan (78). North Andover’s Tyler Fawaz (81) and Cooper Mohr (82), Winchester’s Aidan Monahan (84) and Newbury’s Jack Carew (85) missed the cut (72). The Junior Amateur will be held July 22-27 at Oakland Hills CC in Bloomfield, Mich.
Winchester CC hosted qualifying for the 79th US Women’s Open May 1. Amateur Katie Li (Basking Ridge, NJ) and Lucy Li (Redwood Shores, Calif.) shared medalist honors with 7-under 137. Winchester’s own Seul Ki Hawley (149), Westford’s Maddie Smith (155), Andover’s Abby Zhu (158), Winchester’s Amy Lyon (160) and North Reading’s Isabel Brozena (162) missed the cut (139). The Open was held May 30-June 2 at Lancaster CC. Luko Saso of Japan won her second title.
The NEPGA Jr. Tour came to Rowley CC June 25. James Maloney (Wakefield) won the Boys 12-13 division with an 11-over 81, Leo Su (Ipswich) was second at 85. Joseph Sanchez (Salem) finished fourth with a 93. Francis Riordan (Hamilton) and Jackson O’Hare (Danvers) finished fifth and sixth respectively with 95 and 96. In the Boys 14-15 division Tyler Forbes (Marblehead), Jake Martin (Danvers) and Stephen Forgione (Lynnfield) shared top honors with 82s. Jack Vaill (Hamilton) finished sixth with an 83 and William Kennedy (Melrose) was one shot back in seventh place. Tyler Chin Heong (Hamilton) shot 85 and finished eighth. Colin Sachar (Swampscott) shot 93 and finished ninth and Thomas Gagnon (Newburyport) shot 95 and finished 11th. Samuel Kesterson (Gloucester) won the Boys 16-18 division with an 8-over 78, while Louie Spychalski (Danvers) was runner-up with a 79. Jack Oreal (Newburyport) finished third with an 81 and Parker Wassung (Boxford) finished fourth with an 83. Also finishing in the top-10 were Cameron McIntosh (Wenham), 84; Jack Caputo (Gloucester), 85; Luke DiLisio (Lynn), 89; and Ethan Refalo (Gloucester), 97.
At Patriot GC June 20, Patrick Maloney (Wakefield) shot 5-over 75 to win the Boys 14-15 division. Jake Martin (Danvers) was fourth with an 82 and Ben Mucci (Winchester) was ninth with a 92. Bryson Preacher (Swampscott) finished 11th win a 99. Thomas LeBlanc (Saugus) won the Boys 11&U division with a 43. Henley and Christian Roberts (Hamilton) shot 54 and 58, respectively, and finished fourth and eighth. In the Boys 16-18 division, Matthew Fuccione (Melrose) shot 78 and finished fourth. Ryan McCarthy (Wakefield) shot 94 and finished 10th. Jennifer Li (Saugus) finished fourth in the Girls 13&U division with a 44.
Anthony Barror (Beverly) was the big winner June 11 at the NEPGA Jr. Tour stop at Beverly, He shot 1-under 69 to win the Boys 14-15 division by one stroke over Jay Wang (Reading). Jack Vaill (South Hamilton) finished third with a 73 and Stephen Forgione (Lynnfield) and Ben Mucci (Winchester) tied for third with 80. Joseph Tavilla (Peabody), 85, Brayden Myette (Wakefield), 93, and Tyler Chin-Aleong (Hamilton), 96, also finished in the top 10.
Jack Sweeney (Stoneham) finished runner-up in the Boys 16-18 division with a 5-over 75. Carter Gibbs (Rowley) finished eighth with an 85. Grady O’Connor (Swampscott) shot 87 and finished ninth. Luke DiLisio (Lynn) shot 90 and finished 10th.
In the Boys 12-13 division, Matteo Faggiano (Reading) was runner-up with a 79, while Joseph Sanchez (Salem) and Lucas Flynn (Melrose) tied for third with 83. Sandy Joslyn (Hamilton), 85, and James Maloney (Wakefield) also finished in the top 10. Henley and Christian Roberts (South Hamilton) shot 48 and 49, repsectively and finished fourth and fifth. In the Girls 13&U division, Margaret O’Sullivan (Salem) shot a 46 and finished fourth. Margaret Sinnott (Melrose) finished fourth in the Girls 14-18 division with a 105.
The YMCA of Metro North hosted its 39th annual Fore the Kids Golf Tournament at Kernwood CC on June 24. North Shore Bank was the lead sponsor of the tournament, which brought together 34 teams to support the YMCA youth programs, including summer camps, Y Academy educational programs, and free memberships for 7th and 8th grade students in the City of Lynn. The event is one of the YMCA of Metro North’s biggest fundraisers of the year and brought in more than $95,000 to support the nonprofit’s youth programs around the region. The YMCA of Metro North provides more than $2 million in financial assistance to ensure that its memberships, programs, and services are accessible to everyone in their region. …
The 46th annual Bill Flynn Memorial Golf Tournament will be held on Monday, Sept. 16 at Windham (NH) Country Club. … The Greater Lynn Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual Golf Tournament Monday, Aug. 19 at Gannon GC. Register here: https://greaterlynnchamber.com/…/2024-glcc-golf…/
