Salem CC is gearing up to host its third Massachusetts Senior Amateur Championship. The event, the 64th, which was last held at Salem 15 years ago, will take place Sept. 22-23.
At the Bradford CC qualifier on Aug. 29, Rob Carpenter (Andover CC) and Ray Garrahan (Winchester) qualified with 5-over 76. James Staffieri (Salem CC) and Michael Zmetrovich (Tedesco CC) qualified with 77s and Ciaran Hynes (Kernwood CC) made the cut on the number (78). Domenic Veneziano (Salem CC) shot 79 and was an alternate.
At Gannon Municipal GC Aug. 8, 11 qualifiers punched their ticket to the championship proper. Gannon’s Jay Fiste leveraged his local knowledge to post a 5-over 75 to tie for fourth with Peter Ellison (The Meadow at Peabody). Jeff McCowan (Beverly G&T) and Jonathan Nekoroski (Salem CC) shot 76 to finish in a four-way tie for eighth. Paul Sweeney (Bass Rocks GC) and Christopher Mellen (Salem CC) secured alternate spots with 77s. Tedesco CC’s Cy Kilgore (79) and Wenham CC’s Jim Scanlon (80) and Pat Scanlon (80) just missed the cut.
At the Aug. 21 qualifier at Swansea CC, Haverhill CC’s Mark Souliotis shot a 2-over 74 to finish T-4 and become one of 14 players who qualified.
At the Twin Hills CC qualifier Aug. 6, Robert Schmeck (Beverly G&T) tied for third with a 1-over 72. Bear Hill CC’s Jeff Fisher (73) and Bear Hill CC’s Kevin MacIntyre (74) also qualified.
Two-time Massachusetts Amateur (2004, 2005) and Senior Amateur (2018, 2022) champion Frank Vana Jr. of Boxford will also be in the field via an exemption. He was runner-up in 2023 and was last year’s Mass Golf Player of the Year.
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The 11th Massachusetts Super Senior Amateur will be held at Oak Hill CC in Fitchburg Sept. 30-Oct. 1. Cy Kilgore (Tedesco CC) was one of 10 to qualify at Brockton CC Aug. 13 for the championship. He shot a 5-over 77 to tie for fifth. At the Wedgewood Pines CC qualifier Aug. 21, Bob Magnuson (Ferncroft CC) posted the second best score with a 6-over 76. Len Ladd (Bradford CC, 78), Douglas Parigian (Long Meadow CC, 79), Steve Cameron (Thomson CC, 81), Wayne Burgess (Long Meadow, 85) and James Grant (Bradford CC, 85) also qualified. Charles Costello (Ferncroft CC, 86) and Robert Wight (Salem CC, 86) earned alternate status.
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Pam Kuong (Charles River CC) won her fourth Massachusetts Women’s Senior Amateur Championship Aug. 20-21 with a 5-over 149 at Crestwood CC. Danielle Lee (Renaissance CC) tied for sixth with 159. Stacey Freda (Andover CC) shot 162 and placed eighth. Jenny Ceppi (Salem CC) shot 167 and tied for 13th. Barb Hecimovich (Beverly G&T) finished 19th with a 170, while Kym Pappathanasi (Renaissance) was right behind in 20th place with a 172.
Other locals who finished in the top-40 included Irene Haley (Ferncroft CC) T23, 176), Marcia Veale (Wenham CC, 27th, 177), Connie Hayden (Sagamore Spring GC, T31, 181) and Diane Carter (Salem CC, T35, 186).
Rockport CC’s Dani Dragonas finished second in the Legends category with a two-day score of 204.
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The Massachusetts Girls’ Junior Amateur Championship was held at Bayberry Hills CC and Bass River GC Aug. 5-8. Abby Zhu (Indian Ridge CC) finished third in the qualifying rounds with a 1-under 71 at Bayberry Hills and 2-under 70 at Bass River. She fell in the first round of match play, losing to Emma Abramson on the 18th hole, 1 down. Charlotte Rollins (Bradford CC) finished second in the Junior-Mite Division with a 1-over par 75.
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Josiah Hakala (Northern Spy CC) took home the 106th Massachusetts Junior Amateur Championship Aug. 5-8 at Bayberry Hills CC and Bass River GC. Alex Jackson (Ipswich CC), John Scully (Winchester CC), Julian Ragosa (Winchester CC), Jack Carew (Ipswich CC), Brandon Vitarisi (Meadow Brook GC), Ben Chisholm (Ipswich CC), AJ Bodnar (Ferncroft CC), Carson Muse (Winchester CC), Joey Monahan (Winchester), Cole Cassidy (Winchester CC), Zachary Bova (Meadow Brook GC), Rocco Fawcett (Myopia Hunt Club), Seamus O’Halleran (Myopia HC), Jay Wang (Sagamore Spring GC) and Trey Hanson (Salem CC) competed but missed the match play cut.
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At the Mass Golf Father Daughter Modified Scotch event Aug. 1 at the Crumpin-Fox Club, the team of Todd and Niamh O’Brien (Winchester CC) was the North Shore’s top finisher with a 14-over 86 to finish 22nd. William and Wendy Colby (Ould Newbury GC) and Alan and Rebekah Scharfe (Essex CC) tied for 29th with 99s.
Dustin (Wenham CC) and Charlotte Rollins (Bradford CC) won the Forward Division with a 6-over 78. Patrick and Katherine Mahoney (Wenham CC) finished fourth with an 89 and Meli and Courtney Dignan finished sixth with a 91. David (Meadow Brook GC) and Abigail Mitchell (Youth on Course, Mass Golf) shot 95 and finished 10th, while David (Bass Rocks GC) and Sara Sudbay (Granite Links GC) were one shot back in 11th.
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The Massachusetts Amateur Public Links Championship was held July 30-31 at The Ledges GC. Joseph Lenane (George Wright GC) ran away with the title, winning by 11 shots with a 13-under 131. Sean Winchell (Gannon Municipal GC) was the top North Shore player with a 9-over 153 to finish tied for 33rd. John Breslin (Unicorn GC) and Michael Papamechail (Beverly G&T) shot 155 and tied for 45th, while George DeRoche (Sagamore Spring GC) and Bud Copeland (The Meadow at Peabody) were one shot back in a tie for 48th.
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Mass Golf’s Father-Son Modified Scotch championship was held at Blackstone National on July 29-30. Tom (USGA/Mass Golf GC) and Ethan Doyle (Olde Salem Greens) shot 2-over 74 and tied for ninth in the Senior Division. Len (Bradford GC) and Derek Ladd (LeBaron Hills CC) shot 76 and tied for 21st. James and Bill Drohen (Bradford CC) tied for 30th with a 78 and Sean (Trull Brook GC) and Sean Connolly (Mount Hood GC) tied for 40th with a 79. Dan and Nathan Sweeney (Bass Rocks) tied for 44th with an 81 and Dan and Jason Rubin (Kernwood CC) shot 87 and tied for 57th.
Bill (Bradford CC) and Matthew Drohen (Youth on Course/Mass Golf) finished
second in the Junior Division with a 2-under 70, one shot short of the title. Andy and AJ Bodnar (Ferncroft CC) shot 73 and tied for fifth. Paul (Thomson CC) and Jack Moriarty (Ferncroft CC) shot 75 and tied for ninth and Chris and James Dunham (Indian Ridge CC) tied for 15th with a 76.
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At the 57th annual Ouimet Memorial Tournament at Indian Pond GC and Woodland CC, Kevin Daly (Salem CC) finished 11th in the Lowery Senior Division with a 9-over 224. Ken Whalley (Ferncroft CC) shot 160 and missed the cut.
In the Championship Division, Owen Egan (Winchester CC) finished tied for sixth with a 3-under 212. Aiden Emmerich (Kernwood CC) tied for 17th with a 216. Brother Christian Emmerich (Kernwood CC) was one shot back tied for 19th.
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The following North Shore area clubs participated in the Dolly Sullivan Team Best Ball event at Sterling National CC July 22-23: Renaissance CC, 4-under 67 (Maureen Sullivan, Teri Burtoft, Betsy Masse, Joanne Gagnon); Bass Rocks GC, 75 (Anne Saurman, Brenda Pearse, Gillian Kellogg, Barbara Moody); Salem CC, 78 (Mary Sundin, Sandy Tomasello, Rebecca Shore, Kathy Campbell); Rockport GC, 79 (Betty Munroe, Marian Parco, Stacey Wayryen); Bear Hill GC, 80 (Debbie Paicopolos, Shannon Goodwin, Lynn Nagle, Patricia Travaline); Sagamore Spring GC, 81 (Kathleen Rovnak, Linda Keyes, Linda Engleson, Renate Stach); Meadow Brook GC, 82 (Loretta Comeau, Nancy Peterson, Mary Ellen Hurton, Marcia Brown); Tedesco CC, 82 (Jennifer Brennan, Barbara Bane, Andrea Calamita, Terrie Leake).
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The New England Amateur Championship was held July 16-18 at Laconia CC in New Hampshire. CJ Winchenbaugh (Oyster Harbors Club) won the title with an 11-under 205 after birdieing the first playoff hole. Evan Buddenhagen (Essex County Club) tied for eighth with a 212. George Zolotas (Tedesco CC) tied for 27th with a 215. Christian Emmerich (Kernwood CC) shot 217 and tied for 38th. Nick McLaughlin (Far Corner GC) shot 221 and tied for 54th. The following North Shore area players missed the cut: George Merry, 148 (Kernwood CC); Trevor Lopez, 149 (Winchester CC); Aidan Monahan, 149 (Winchester CC); Chris Piscatelli, 149 (Indian Ridge CC); Aidan Emmerich, 150 (Kernwood CC); Matthew Sears, 150 (Myopia Hunt Club); Mark Turner, 150 (Bass Rocks GC); Cael Kohan, 151 (Ould Newbury GC); Mike McLaughlin, 152 (Salem CC); Carson Muse, 153 (Winchester CC); Colin Brennan, 160 (Indian Ridge CC); Brett Krekorian, 162 (Indian Ridge CC).
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Wes Paine (Longmeadow CC) scored 44 points and won the Massachusetts Young Golfers Championship July 15 at North Hill CC. Ned Yetten (Bear Hill GC) scored 34 points and finished 15th. Noah DaSilva (Bear Hill GC) tied for 22nd with 28 points and Charlotte Rollins (Bradford GC) tied for 28th with 24 points.
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Philip and Loren Le Gassick (Kittansett Club) shot a 5-under 67 to win the Mother-Son Championship at The Ranch Club July 15. Mary and Ian Brock (Far Corner GC) shot 79 and tied for 10th. Vicki and Anthony Malatesta (Sagamore Spring GC) shot 84 and tied for 14th and Amy and Charles A. Leveroni (Tedesco CC) tied for 17th with an 88. Margaret and Michael Hale (Rockport GC) and Susan and Daniel McKay (Hillview GC/Green Hill Municipal) shot 92 and tied for 18th. Heather and Cameron Waters (Ipswich CC) shot 97 and tied for 20th.
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Megan Buck and Shannon Johnson (Thorny Lea GC) won the 95th Massachusetts Four-Ball Championship for the Townsend Cup July 1 at Marlborough CC with a 3-under 69. Diane Carter and Jenny Ceppi (Salem CC) tied for sixth with a 76. Cheryl Murtagh and Michelle Mathers (Ipswich CC) shot 80 and tied for 14th. Sally DeGan and Connie Hayton (LPGA Amateurs Boston/Sagamore Spring GC) shot 81 and tied for 17th. Lori Kelfer and Christine Butler (Ferncroft CC) and Diane O’Neill and Amy Leveroni (Haverhill G&CC/Tedesco) shot 83 and tied for 24th. Other top finishers included Marcie Veale and Carmen Madore (Wenham CC/Beverly G&TC), T24; Irene Haley and Janice Lamb (Ferncroft CC/Thomson CC), T37; Jane Fiste and Kathy Jauron (Gannon GC), 46th, and Janet Kim and Marge Peters (Sagamore Spring GC), 50th.
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At the New England Women’s Amateur Championship June 25-27 at the Samoset Resort in Maine, youth ruled. Junior Carys Fennessey (Cocheco CC) shot 3-over 216 and won in a sudden-death playoff. Sisters Amanda Adams and Victoria Adams (Winchester CC) shot 239 and 248 to finish tied for 14th and tied for 24th, respectively. Kym Pappathanasi (Tedesco CC) tied for 12th in the Senior Division with a 252. Barb Hecimovich (Beverly G&TC) shot 254 and placed 14th. Irene Haley (Ferncroft CC) finished 16th with a 257. Diane Carter (Salem) and Donna Dileso (The Meadow at Peabody) missed the 36-hole cut.
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The popular NEPGA Jr. Tour made a couple of pit stops at Gannon Municipal GC this summer. On July 30, Lynn’s Shea Newhall scorched the Wayne Stiles designed course with a 1-under 69 to win the Boys 16-18 title. Jack Oreal (Newburyport) finished third with a 74 and Lucas Carbone (Beverly) finished fifth with a 77. Luke DiLisio (Lynn) and Sam Ewald (Reading) shot 82 and tied for sixth and Jake Morris (Wakefield) finished 10th with an 87.
William Kennedy (Melrose) shared the top honors in the Boys 14-15 division with a 76. Joseph Tavilla (Peabody) shot 78 and placed third. Jake Martin (Danvers) and Tyler Forbes (Marblehead) rounded out the top-5 with 79s. Ben Mucci (Winchester) shot 82 and finished eighth.
In the Boys 12-13 division, Leo Su (Ipswich) and Joseph Sanchez (Salem) tied for the runner-up spot with 83s with James Maloney (Wakefield) placing fifth with an 86 and Jackson O’Hare (Danvers) placing seventh with an 88. Thomas LeBlanc (Saugus) placed second in the Boys 11 & under division with a 36. Jackson Danahy (Swampscott) shot 48 and was fourth.
On July 15, Gannon’s layout proved to be the winner with not a single player posting red numbers. Louie Spychalski (Danvers) and Jack Sweeney (Stoneham) shot matching 4-over 74s to tie for second in the Boys 16-18 division. Shea Newhall (Lynn) and Micah Hasikawa (Swampscott) were one shot back tied for fourth. Jack Burnham (Melrose) was sixth with a 77 and Jack Oreal (Newburyport) was seventh with a 79. Grady O’Gannon (Swampscott) and Alex Tracy (Wakefield) shot 82 and tied for eighth. Ryan McCarthy (Wakefield) shot 83 and placed 10th, Cameron McIntosh (Wenham) shot 88 and placed 12th and Luke DiLisio (Lynn) was one shot back in 13th.
Jake Martin (Danvers) won the Boys 14-15 division with a 74, one shot ahead of runner-up Scott Ramsey (Manchester-by-the-Sea). Tyler Forbes (Marblehead) and William Kennedy (Melrose) shot 77 and 78, respectively and placed third and fourth. Tyler Ostroff (Swampscott) shot 84 and placed fifth. Colton Sachar
(Swampscott) placed eighth with an 86, while Peter Carelli (Woburn) was ninth with an 88.
In the Boys 12-13 division, Joseph Sanchez (Salem) finished first with a 79, Noah DaSilva (Stoneham) was runner-up with an 85 and Leo Su (Ipswich) and Lucas Flynn (Melrose) tied for third with 88s.
Thomas LeBlanc (Saugus) tied for first in the Boys 11 & under division with a 45. Jackson Danahy (Swampscott) finished third with a 54. Margaret O’Sullivan (Salem) shot 50 and finished third in the Girls 11 & under division with Maddie Sullivan (Lynnfield) four shots back in sixth.
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Hillview Country Club hosted the Jr. Tour on July 15. Jack Sweeney (Stoneham) won the Boys 16-18 division with a 2-under 67. Brendan Sheehan (Boxford) was third with a 70, Louis Spychalski
(Danvers) placed sixth with a 73. Sam Ewald (Reading, 77, 7th), Micah Hashikawa (Swampscott, 78, 8th) and Kalen Barinelli (Woburn, 80, 10th) rounded out the top-10. Other top finishers included Jack Burnham (Melrose, 81, 11th), Jack Oreal (Newburyport, 82, 12th), Alex Tracy (Wakefield, 89, T-15th) and Luke DiLisio (Lynn, 89, T-15th).
Jake Martin (Danvers) tied for first in the Boys 14-15 division with a 74 with Ben Mucci (Winchester) and Brendan Doane (Reading) two shots back tied for third. Michael Forgione (Lynnfield) placed seventh with a 79, while Nathan Anderson (Wilmington) and Joseph Tavilla (Peabody) tied for 10th with 83s. Stephen Forgione (Lynnfield) finished tied for 14th with an 87.
Jackson Danahy (Swampscott) won the Boys 11 & under division with a 54.
Maddie Sullivan (Lynnfield) finished fourth in the Girls 11 & under division with a 56.
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The NEPGA’s Jr. Elite Tour made a stop at Maynard GC and Chelmsford CC Aug. 12-13. Jake Moriarty (North Reading) won the Boys 14-18 division with a 36-hole total of 6-over 142. James Maloney
(Wakefield) won the Boys 12-13 division with a 148 with Lucas Flynn (Melrose) three shots back in second. Charlotte Robbins was runner-up in the Girls 14-18 division with a 155.
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At Patriot GC Aug. 2, Jack Martin (Danvers) and Stephen Forgione
(Lynnfield) finished one-two in the Boys 14-15 division with scores of even-par 70 and 73, respectively. Jackson Guy finished runner-up in the Boys 16-18 division with a 70. Lucas Flynn (Melrose) and William Ferrari (Winchester) placed third and fourth respectively with 75 and 76. Thomas LeBlanc won the Boys 11 & under division with a 37 with Henley Roberts (3rd, 43) and Christian Roberts (4th, 45) of South Hamilton also placing top-5. Christian Roberts (+13 50) and Henley Roberts (53) place one-two at the Boda Invitational at Andover CC Aug. 1.
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Local golfers getting a hole-in-one this summer included: Chris Leavitt July 23 at Bass Rocks GC, Nelson Miller July 18 at Mount Hood GC, Mike Rouine July 16 at Ferncroft CC, Jack Carew July 2 Ipswich CC, Edward Moccia June 27 at Thomson GC, Marcia Tatum June 18 at Tedesco CC, Ryan Shaun June 16 at Bradford CC, Ed Keenan June 5 at Ferncroft CC, Mark Ulian June 5 at Tedesco CC, Jen Rocha June 4 at Ipswich CC.
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Kernwood CC hosted its club championship (the Peter S. Oppenheim Club Championship) on Aug. 2-4. Salem State senior Danny Dilisio defeated Josh Price on the third playoff hole, after the two had tied at 13-over after three rounds of stroke play. Twenty four players competed, with 12 being cut after two rounds with a cut line at 20-over. Former champions in the field included Stuart Robbin, Scott Sagan and Rick Cohen. Dilisio played the final round with his uncle, David Bossman, who finished in a tie for 3rd. … On Aug. 15, Kernwood held its annual scholarship dinner during which summer associates were presented with college scholarship awards. Kernwood started this tradition during its 75th anniversary year, in 1989. Presenting the awards this year were Scott Sagan and Steve Solomon, who is club president. The 23 recipients were employed at Kernwood during their summer breaks in many capacities at the club, including Golf Operations, Food and Beverage, Greens and Lifeguarding. … Joe Rocha, teaching pro at Golf Country in Middleton, finished first in the NEPGA event held at York Golf & Tennis Club in York, Maine, Aug. 5. Rocha shot a 1-under 69.
