Unpredictable weather has always kept North Shore golf course superintendents awake at night. Too much rain saturates the soil and turfgrass roots drown from insufficient oxygen. Droughts and water shortages adversely affect the health and look of grass. Late winter/early spring ice storms can kill sod. And now local superintendents have a new worry: wildfires. […]
People & Places
Morgan is magnificent at Women’s Am
WILLIAMSTOWN — Driven. That’s the only way to sum up the mindset of Vesper’s Morgan Smith. The University of Georgia transfer capped the summer with her second state amateur title in three years, defeating Julia Imai 5&4 at Taconic Golf Club Aug. 16 to clinch the 121st Massachusetts Women’s Amateur Championship. With her younger sister […]
Two-time winner Brozena matches LPGA star Khang’s accomplishment
It’s been quite a summer for North Reading’s Isabel Brozena. The Indian Ridge member and freshman at Ohio’s Xavier University ran away with the Ouimet Memorial Women’s Division championship, shooting 7-under 208 to win by eight shots over runner-up Morgan Smith of Vesper CC. The tournament was held at Indian Pond CC and Woodland GC […]
2024 Club Champions
Bass Rocks Men’s Club Champion – Mark Turner Women’s Club Champion – Jenny Ceppi Men’s Senior Club Champ – Steve Salah Junior Club Champ – Sam Kesterson Women’s Championship Flight winner – Stella Nahatis Women’s Championship Flight winner runner-up – Barbara Moody Women’s 9-Hole Club Champ – Kathy Dyer Dagle Flight – Anne Saurman […]
Ferncroft and Tedesco challenge New England pros
While Ed Kirby (The Aquidneck Club) may have emerged as the champion at the 104th NEPGA Section Championship at Tedesco CC Sept. 5, the real winners were the two North Shore golf courses that hosted the event – Tedesco and Ferncroft CC. Not a single player managed to finish under par in the tournament. At […]