Players of the Year

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VOL.9 NO.6 WINTER 2019/2020 29 YEARS OF THE BEST COVERAGE OF GOLF IN RI, MASS & CONN Players of the Year

Bobby Leopold Pam Kuong Jen Holland Rhode Island Massachusetts Connecticut

Kibbe Reilly Matt Parziale Richard Dowling Rhode Island Massachusetts Connecticut

3 COVER STORY 20 C. MASS NOTEBOOK 4 FROM THE EDITOR 21 W. MASS NOTEBOOK Connecticut’s 6 GOLF INSTRUCTION 22 PRODUCT REVIEWS Ben James 9 R.I. NOTEBOOK 24 NEW SEABURY holding the 12 JUNIOR GOLF 25 SCOTTSDALE 15 CT. NOTEBOOK 26 MYRTLE BEACH Presidents Jr. 18 E. MASS NOTEBOOK 27 COURSE LOCATOR MAP Cup

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SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND GOLFER / Winter 2019/2020 / 401-464-8445 / www.snegolfer.com 3 FROM THE EDITOR elcome to the December ered Kibbe Reilly and Bobby Leo- drama because the Internationals 2019 issue of Southern pold for well over a decade, dating were expected to be overmatched New England Golfer. This back to when this publication was and played so well right from the isW now the fourth issue that has been known as Ocean State Golf. I can first match of the event. totally online, and I think we are still recall meeting Leopold when he What an accomplishment for Ben Editor/Publisher getting better at it. I know that the first came to Rhode Island and was James and Michael Thornbjornsen BRUCE VITTNER subscribers continue to grow, so we wondering how he might get to play to earn spots on the Junior Presi- [email protected] must be doing something right. It is in the Northeast Amateur. Denny dents Cup team and travel all the Design/Production certainly easier getting pictures and Glass was the tournament director way to Australia to compete. The JASON MORONEY other info at low resolution and have at the time, and when Bob said that Americans won 14-10, but all the behance.net/moroneydesign1 it look great on a computer screen. he had just finished near the top at players should be applauded for rep- We also don’t miss delivering papers the Hornblower at Plymouth G.C., resenting their countries and playing Contributing Writers throughout the southern New En- I called Denny and he found a spot in over 100 degree temperature with DAVE ADAMONIS, JR. gland region. for him. 40 mph winds. Both players have BRUCE BERLET This issue has a few travel stories in The Presidents Cup was great dra- been fixtures on the U.S. Challenge TODD CAMPBELL it. All to places much warmer than ma and riveting television. I’m sure Cup program for many years. There SCOTT CORDISCHI New England. It’s fun to take my most of the golf fans stayed up until is no question that this competition KATHARINE DYSON golf clubs out when I hear that it is midnight watching the matches. It has made them better players and JAY GEARAN snowing back home. Sorry. wasn’t decided until the next to last more importantly great examples TIM GEARY Congratulations to our players of player (Matt Kuchar) won the 17th of the golfing level in New England. TOM GORMAN the year. It is a wonderful accom- hole in his match. It was Kuchar’s Our Season Passport continues RUSS HELD plishment and we are happy to give first singles win ever in this com- to sell very well. I think that people BRUCE HUTCHINSON them a little recognition. We’ve cov- petition. I think it made for better are buying the book for holiday PAUL KENYON presents in some cases, but most MIKE KIRBY are just hoping that they can use the STEVE ZARRIELLO books soon after the new year on Staff Photographers an unusually warm day. Let’s hope. JIM CALORIO Continued on page 30 BOB LAVALLEE

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4 SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND GOLFER / Winter 2019/2020 / 401-464-8445 / www.snegolfer.com GOLF INDUSTRY By BRUCE VITTNER The Handicap System will be Changing in U.S. on Jan. 1, 2020 our handicap will probably first day will lower their handicap. be undergoing some changes starting the first day of the new Point five seems to be the most year,Y as the USGA and R&A officially difficult to figure out. I asked announced in November that Bob Ward, executive director of the World Handicap System was the Rhode Island Golf Assn. for ready to be rolled out in 2020. his thoughts on this new weather changes. His thoughts, “I like the In a release, the governing bodies changes. Think it will be more fair announced that the WHS system when competing against players will go live in other parts of the world from other countries. Both the “throughout the year to accommodate USGA and other countries had different implementation plans and a “give and take” and it seems variations in the golf calendar.” equitable. Asked about bad weather conditions, he said “We had With the WHS, golfers around meetings about this and the USGA’s the world will have “a unified computer system should be able to and more inclusive handicapping make this work.” Ward emphasized system for the first time.” The that every golfer who wishes to have implementation will take place in a handicap should download the the United States the first week free GHIN app to their phone and of January while other countries differential of those eight best rounds. extreme upward movement of an post the score right after playing. such as Great Britain and Ireland index as well as extreme reduction of will wait until later in the year. Second, a “playing handicap” an index based on a single score. Also, Kevin Wice, handicap chairman will adjust based on course rating, a Playing Conditions Calculation with MassGolf was pretty much “When the golf community slope and par. According to the will be enacted to take into account in agreement with the thoughts of works together, everyone benefits,” USGA, your playing handicap is the conditions that were played in, Ward. “This will be a good thing said Mike Davis, CEO of the your course handicap adjusted for meaning if the weather or setup for everyone. A World Handicap USGA. “We have seen the benefit handicap allowances depending was more difficult that day, you System is really the right thing to that handicapping has provided on the format of play or terms of could see an adjustment made to do. His emphasis was also posting for decades, providing greater the competition. More often than your score differential based upon the score right after playing. enjoyment for all who play. To have not, however, your course and others who posted a score at the a single set of Rules of Handicapping playing handicaps will be the same. same course on the same day. for the game will connect golfers Looking for the from country to country, and we Third, equitable scoring control will To learn more about the are excited to bring the best of be eliminated. Instead of differing all worlds together through this skill levels of players being able to World Handicap System, latest news in initiative. It is one of the many ways take and post certain scores on a please visit WHS.com. Southern New we are investing in golf’s future, hole, everyone will play under the to strengthen and foster growth of same ESC: net double bogey or What do those five educational England Golf? the entire game for years to come.” par + 2 + handicap strokes. For points mean in layman’s terms? example, a scratch player (getting First, eight scores instead of 10 Get course There are five educational 0 strokes) can only take double of the last 20 will be used. That points that the governing bodies bogey, but a 10-handicap player would automatically make your reviews, travel are stressing as their first wave playing on the 8th hardest hole handicap lower, but the percentage of educational information on the course can take a triple is going down from 96%. How stories, high has been released to golfers. bogey on their posting score. much? We don’t know yet. school, college, First of all, how a player’s Fourth, your handicap will update Point two should not have any handicap is calculated will be daily instead of bi-weekly. Gone impact. Point three will help golfers amateur, changing. Instead of taking 96% are the days of revisions on the first with handicaps of 10 or more as of the 10 best score differentials and 15th of every month. Players’ they might be able to take three Champions, out of your last 20 rounds, that handicap indexes will update strokes over par instead of two when number is being changed to eight the day after a score is posted posting a score on difficult holes. LPGA, PGA and the percentage calculation is meaning how many strokes you being dropped. The formula by get can change from day to day. The fourth point will probably have news, and which a handicap is calculated is the biggest impact for sandbaggers changing to more accurately reflect a Finally, extreme score fluctuations who might be playing a three- or four more... player’s “demonstrated ability” (past and weather conditions will be taken day event with a higher than normal performance) versus their potential into account. The WHS will limit ability by simply averaging the handicap. That low score on the

SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND GOLFER / Winter 2019/2020 / 401-464-8445 / www.snegolfer.com 5 By TODD CAMPBELL GOLF INSTRUCTION Find Your Lost Distance! ost students come in and part of the golf ball Place two tees in the ground about complain about consisten- and hit a shot. Now 1” outside the golf ball on each side cy with their ball striking, look where the turf to create a gate. Now, swing the Mmost notably, solid contact. To strike contact was in rela- club through the gate and hit the a ball solidly when it is sitting on tion to the golf tee. golf ball without hitting either golf the ground, we must first strike the If the contact was tee. Using some foot powder spray golf ball before the ground, which before the tee, you on the clubface will confirm your will lead to a divot in front of the will need to work impact location. golf ball. Struggling players don’t on shifting some In summary, creating a more effec- understand how to use the loft of weight to your left tive low point, lowering the dynamic the club effectively and are trying side that will help loft and finding the middle of the to get under the ball to lift it in the bring the bottom clubface will create outstanding re- air. While this may work on a fluffed of the arc closer to sults that will increase your distance up lie in the rough or while the ball the ball. and confidence in your game! Our is sitting on a tee, it is a different Next, work on the TrackMan 4 Launch Monitor will story when the ball is sitting on the feeling of a punch measure the Low Point, Dynamic ground. the ball up in the air, the ball will be shot with your full swing. With a Loft & Centerface Contact, so if A golfer trying to get underneath flying higher and shorter with less punch shot, the shaft will be lean- you are curious, stop in for a lesson the ball leads to divots before the energy with a loss of total distance. ing forward at impact leading to a to learn your TrackMan numbers! ball, clubhead energy transferred Fear not, there are a few things you lower ball flight along with weight Todd Campbell is the director of the into the ground rather into the back can work on to regain your distance more on the left side. This will help Golf Academy at Mulligan’s Island in of the ball, and the dynamic loft of with your irons! control the dynamic loft (the actual Cranston. He writes an Instruction the club increasing, which turns a First, let’s look at where you are loft of the club at impact) to get column in each issue of SNE Golfer. 7 iron into a much higher lofted making contact with the ground in more distance. club. So even when you do manage the downswing. Take a golf tee and Lastly, let’s work on hitting the He can be reached at 508-951-4371 to get out of your own way and get place it about 1” on the outside ball in the middle of the clubface. or at [email protected].

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6 SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND GOLFER / Winter 2019/2020 / 401-464-8445 / www.snegolfer.com GOLF SHOW By BRUCE VITTNER Tee it up at the 2020 National Golf Expo-Boston or three days only, February against each other in the interactive 28-March 1, the National challenges.” Golf Expo transforms Boston’s Thousands of dollars of prizes FSeaport World Trade Center into are available to win through our the Northeast’s largest indoor pro interactive challenges, including shop and driving range. rounds of golf, new clubs, balls, gift “Itching to get back on the cards and getaways! Challenges for links? Need new equipment? 2020 will be the Audi Long Putt, Want to improve your game? Like the Chippo Chipping Challenge, a challenge? At this year’s Golf the TruGolf Closest to the Pin Expo you can do it all!” suggests Challenge and the New England Show Manager David Gerth. “The Turf Short Game Challenge. A National Golf Expo is can’t-miss portion of the proceeds benefits experience for the avid and average Cleveland, Cobra, Mizuno, Wilson, will be on-site offering $10, Best Buddies Massachusetts. golfer that you can’t find anywhere Ping, Titleist and TaylorMade. 10-minute tune-ups that are The Amstel Light Beer Garden else.” “There will be plenty of tailored to each individual’s skill allows golfers to kick back and relax Stock up for the season with Expo- opportunities at the Expo for level. Junior golfers (age 17 and in a lounge equipped with Xbox only bargain prices on balls, tees, players to become better golfers,” under) of all skill levels can receive golfing game consoles, a Putt for clothing, accessories and getaways. offers Gerth. “The demonstration a free tune-ups from a PGA Prizes green and contest giveaways. ‘Try before you buy’ at the Joe & stage is the perfect place to pick up professional. Snell Golf balls is the official golf Leigh’s Fitting & Demo Center, new tips from pros who know, as “Many attendees enjoy coming ball of the 2020 National Golf where golfers can get custom-fitted well as weekend golf clinics with to the Expo with their golfing Expo-Boston. for the latest club technologies by Rob ‘Hardy’ Poole from 98.5 The companions,” Gerth adds, “To find Visit GolfExpoBoston.com to manufacturer reps from the biggest Sports Hub.” huge savings on their next great purchase tickets online and for industry leaders, such as Callaway, New England PGA professionals golf vacation destination, or to play more event information.

SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND GOLFER / Winter 2019/2020 / 401-464-8445 / www.snegolfer.com 7 By BRUCE BERLET AMATEUR GOLF Milford, CT’s Ben James on Winning U.S. Team eing a member of the United a lot of time before the competition, titles. The event included players States team in the Junior also swept their opening-day from 10 states, Australia, China, Presidents Cup was already the matches as the Americans built a Chinese Taipei, India, Korea and Bgreatest golfing accomplishment of 9-3 advantage. South Africa, several of whom Ben James’ young life. In the Saturday morning four-ball, competed in the Boys PGA Junior Sinking lengthy putts to clinch James made a 35-foot birdie putt Championship at Keney Park Golf two team wins Saturday elevated on the 17th hole to cap a comeback Course in Hartford in July. his experience and feelings for his that gave he and Sadagopan, of James tied for ninth as the best international debut, and though Pearland, Texas, a 3-and-1 victory Connecticut finisher in the PGA of he lost his singles match Sunday, over Kartik Sharma of India and America national championship and the U.S. team held on for a 13-11 Andi Yu of China. Then in the was the only member of the 2022 victory over the International side afternoon foursomes, James sank high school graduating class on the at Royal Melbourne Golf Club in a 60-foot birdie putt on the same U.S. team. Victoria, Australia. green as he and Alexander Yang of James, who plays out of Great River James, 16, a sophomore at Hamden Carlsbad, Calif., rallied to notch a GC in Milford, clinched his spot Hall Country Day School from 2-and-1 victory over the Australian on the Junior Presidents Cup team Milford, was the youngest player duo of Joshua Greer and Karl Vilips, when he tied for 19th in the AJGA’s on the American team after putting ranked No. 1 in the Golfweek/ Junior Players Championship at together arguably the best year for Sagarin Boys Junior Rankings and TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra, Fla., a junior player in Connecticut golf a Stanford commit. Ben James with Jr. home of The Players Championship. history. Maxwell Moldovan, the James, a second-team Rolex All- President’s Cup The Junior Players Championship 2019 Rolex Junior Player of the Year, American who has committed to the was by invitation only, and Smith, U.S. Junior Amateur champion University of Virginia, lost 3 and 2 play collegiately at Oklahoma State who entered the season finale 11th in Preston Summerhays and Vishnu in singles to Bo Jin, the U.S. Junior University. The 24 players had to the points standings, was the only Sadagopan, a Rolex Junior All- Amateur Championship runner- play the final day in what the locals player from Connecticut in the 78- American with whom James spent up from Beijing, China, who will call “a hot northerly” that blew in man field. temperatures of more than 100 CSGA executive director Mike degrees accompanied by 40 mph Moraghan said James deserves all winds. the rewards he gets before he starts “Ben said it has been like a his college career at the University of dream,” Don James, Ben’s father, Virginia. “I think Ben James could be said Monday. “The golf course is the best junior golfer in Connecticut amazing and really hard, especially history, and I don’t know if any around the greens, which are so firm junior has had a better summer there aren’t any ball marks, even on than Ben did,” said Moraghan, the wedge shots. And the bunkers are University of Virginia men’s golf cut right into the greens, so a mishit team coach from 1989 to 2004 who shot doesn’t stop until it reaches the helped James get a scholarship with sand.” the Cavaliers. “It’s been fun to watch The teams got to mingle Monday Ben grow and develop. I remember with the U.S. and International teams th looking over at our table of boys at that will play in the 13 Presidents the New England dinner (in 2016), Cup on Thursday through Sunday. and Ben was half the size of some of “Ben said the camaraderie has our guys. He looked like a little kid been tremendous,” Don James said. next to boys like A.J. Ouimet and “There was a blind draw for the four Jason Liu, but he really fit right in team matches, but most of the kids and had everyone’s respect. have known each other for many “It was obvious even then that years, so it was easy for them to play Ben was mature beyond his years with each other. And (U.S. captain) and had all the qualities you want Justin Leonard said, ‘It’s going to to see in a champion golfer. He is be a little bit of a letdown when patient, focused, thoughtful in his the kids go from this to their next decision-making and never seems high school or junior tournament. to be overwhelmed by the moment. But this is the real Presidents Cup. And he loves to play and compete. The only difference between this Combine his mental strengths with and the actual Presidents Cup is the physical talent and you have a very grandstands aren’t full. Christmas special player.” for these 24 kids started on Dec. 6 And that special player is enjoying in Melbourne, and it’s been going a mighty special experience Down for four days now.’ ” Under after barely being old enough James was the last player to qualify to drive. for the U.S. team after winning state, New England and national

8 SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND GOLFER / Winter 2019/2020 / 401-464-8445 / www.snegolfer.com PRESIDENTS CUP By BRUCE VITTNER Tiger Leads USA to Presidents Cup Win t wasn’t pretty, but it sure was who grew up tie the event and The International team’s highest exciting. The United States in Mexico and two and one-half ranked player was Adam Scott who Presidents Cup team, who went chose to play as to retain the Cup was ranked 21st. They put up a great Iinto the contest as prohibitive a member of that they had lost fight and it made for great television favorites, managed to sneak out of the International only once since drama. The announcers spent the Australia with a victory, 16-14 at team. the event began. entire final day talking about the Royal Melbourne in Australia. The final result Ironically, the loss different scenarios needed for the With a team that had seven was in doubt until came at this Alister Americans to come back. Most rookies on their squad and led by Matt Kuchar, who MacKenzie gem every match was close. Tiger Woods Captain Ernie Els, the Internationals has never won a of a course in going out first and setting the tone certainly put up a great fight and singles match in 2003. for the day was great strategy. He looked like they would be the victors this competition, There were won his match in 16 holes and was as they jumped out on top in the came back from a many heroes for able to go back out and encourage first matches, winning 4-1 in the deficit and tied his the Americans. the rest of the troops. “It was so opening session. They managed to match with a great Justin Thomas exciting, and I always had faith in keep their lead until there were only birdie on the 17th played very well in each of the players,” said Tiger to a few singles matches left during the hole. Kuchar had the early matches Steve Sands from the Golf Channel finals singles event on the last day. been sent out next to keep the after the event was concluded. U.S. Captain, Tiger Woods, was to last, and he and Americans within Charlotte, N.C. will be the site really the catalyst as he became the final starter Rickie striking distance. of the next Presidents Cup in first playing captain in 25 years of Fowler were both Tiger’s eagle putt on the 15th Xander Shauffele September of 2021. If will be very this event. He finished the week at down in their hole. Tiger led Team U.S.A to played well all difficult to top this year’s event 3-0-0. “I had faith in all my guys,” matches during victory by securing the 1st point week, as did that was full of drama, suspense, said an emotional Woods after the most of the day. Patrick Cantlay. fights (Patrick Reed’s caddie with match was completed. He helped When Fowler lost in singles matches The Americans an inebriated fan), and great theater. earn two points during the team the 18th hole, the had never won a We can’t wait. events, but surprisingly did not play final score showed a two point singles match in the history of this Bruce Vittner is a member of the Golf in either of the Saturday matches. victory. event. They have always had the Writers of America and the Golf Travel He went out first on the final day The final day was riveting drama. lead heading into the final singles Writers of American and can be reached and won his match against Abraham The U.S. team needed to win the matches, but this script was totally at [email protected]. Ancer, the youngster from Texas last matches by at least two to different.

Keep your head down By STEVE ZARRIELLO

ou picked your head up. It’s anyone has ever given. has an ability to re-route movement certified trainer or physical ther- the first thing your friends say Your friends aren’t wrong when patterns to compensate for things apist. If you want to take a more when you hit a bad shot like they assume your head should stay that it can’t do. So if it’s not about general approach to it, you can it’sY the magic key to a perfect swing. still, but they’re also missing the big what you’re actually doing with your never go wrong with strengthening It probably accounts for 90% of all picture. When your head lifts up, head, then what do you do about it? your abs and glutes (butt muscles) tips given on the golf course (we’re it’s not because you lost focus or The key to keeping your head still and working on your hip flexibility. still waiting on confirmation of that control of your head, it actually has is in improving your flexibility and Improve in those areas and you’ll be statistic, but it’s got to be close!) Pros more to do with everything below strengthing the rest of your body. sure to have an easier time swinging, keep their head still when they swing your head and the chain reaction Where exactly in your body is the and hopefully won’t hear so many so it must be legitimate right? Well, that occurs when something doesn’t difficult part to figure out, but if people tell you that you picked your it may be part of a great swing, but move the way that it should. Your you really want to put an emphasis head up. it may also be the most useless tips body is an amazing machine, and it on improving, find yourself a TPI

“Your body is an amazing machine, and it has an ability to re-route movement patterns to compensate for things that it can’t do.”

SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND GOLFER / Winter 2019/2020 / 401-464-8445 / www.snegolfer.com 9 By SCOTT CORDISCHI GOLF COMMENTARY Plenty of Professional Golf in our Area in 2020 ew England golf fans, buckle Few remember while taking in some breathtaking up! We’re in for one heck of Ogilvy as the 2006 views on Ocean Drive. a ride in 2020! champion. Instead, While the U.S. Senior Open N Amateur and professional golf we remember the and Travelers Championship are will have a huge presence in and meltdowns of Colin taking place in Rhode Island and around our area next year making Montgomery and, Connecticut respectively, so too is the game’s elite stars easily accessible even more so, the prestigious Northeast Amateur for those of us here in Southern New Phil Mickelson on at Wannamoisett Country Club. England. the 72nd and final Want to see tomorrow’s PGA Tour Looking at things in chronological hole on Sunday at stars today free of charge? Then this order, we get our first taste of pro Winged Foot. Will is the event for you. Alumni of this golf from June 18th through the the 2020 U.S. Open event include Dustin Johnson, Luke 21st when then PGA Tour’s U.S. Championship Donald, David Duval, Hal Sutton, Open makes a stop at the famed contain such drama? Ben Crenshaw and more! Winged Foot Country Club in We shall see. Wannamoisett is a Donald Ross Mamaroneck, NY – just across the The next week gem and unequivocally the finest southern Connecticut border. features a New conditioned course from tee to Gary Woodland is the defending England twin-bill if green in Rhode Island, if not all of champion after capturing his first you will. The PGA New England. It is an easy-walking major championship at Pebble Tour will move its course making it a fan-friendly Beach last summer. He will, no the world’s best players. operation to the environment for all who attend. doubt, be challenged by many of Only one of the previous five TPC Highlands in Cromwell, Lastly, just before summer comes the sport’s best like Tiger Woods, U.S. Opens at Winged Foot have Connecticut for the Travelers to a close and we turn our attention major championship assassin Brooks Championship June 25th through to the Patriots and NFL Football, seen the winner finish under par. th Koepka and others on a course that And that does not include 2006 the 28 while the Champions the FedEx Cup Playoffs return has proved to be treacherous for even U.S. Open champion Geoff Ogilvy. Tour brings its game to the historic to the TPC Boston in Norton, Newport Country Club in Rhode Massachusetts August 13th through Island for the U.S. Senior Open the 16th for the Northern Trust those same days. Open. The site of the first ever U.S. Open Once and annual event known as and U.S. Amateur in 1895, Newport the Deutsche Bank Championship, Country Club is, by far, the Ocean this now takes place every other year State’s best golfing experience on here in Southern New England with a course with a clubhouse that are this past season’s event having been both steeped in tradition. held at Liberty National Golf Club Folks in these parts remember in Jersey City, New Jersey. Tiger Woods capturing his second of This event features only the top three U.S. Amateur championships 125 players on the FedEx points at Newport in 1995 and Annika list which assures you of a star- Sorenstam’s Monday playoff victory studded field. It is the first of three over Pat Hurst on a rain-soaked playoff events followed by the course in the 2006 U.S. Women’s BMW Championship and Tour Open Championship. Championship where all golfers That 2006 event saw the first are vying for the $70 million-dollar round delayed by one day due to fog bonus fund of which the 2019 and rounds 3 & 4 of the tournament winner took home $15 million. played on what was a 36-hole So, if you are looking to get your marathon Sunday. 2020 golf fix, look no farther than Now, the likes of Fred Couples, 180-mile span of interstate 95 Kenny Perry, Colin Montgomerie, between Norton, Massachusetts and Bernhard Langer, Miguel Angel Mamaroneck, NY next summer. Tiger hit his second shot at the par 5 18th hole into the environmentally protected Jimenez, Vijay Singh and more will In the words of local car dealer Al hazard in front of the green. His caddie saw the ball in the hazard, and Tiger join locals Billy Andrade and Brad Cerrone, “you’ll be glad you did!” went in to hit it. Is that allowed? What is the ruling? Faxon for a summer-showdown in Editor’s Note: We have not yet Calvino Ruling: Under Local Rules for abnormal conditions assisting Newport. confirmed the dates for the CVS preservation of the course by defining environmentally-sensitive areas where This event is an absolute must for Health Charity Classic, but that is play is prohibited is allowed. The area is treated as a hazard, and thus the ball Southern New England golf fans for always held in June. More info in the cannot be played from there. Normally the committee sets up a drop area with all of the aforementioned reasons. March 8 issue. white chalk to define the drop point. It no point is specified, the ball must be Plus, it may be the only time you Scott Cordischi host a weekly sports dropped in accordance with rules for ball in a hazard. Tiger could not hit the get to walk the beautiful and historic talk show and writes a column in each ball from there. fairways of Newport Country Club issue of snegolfer.com.

10 SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND GOLFER / Winter 2019/2020 / 401-464-8445 / www.snegolfer.com RI NOTEBOOK By T.F. GEARY Leopold, Reilly Named R.I. Players of the Year oth readily admit that their States. He attended and played at the weather and bogied the last two respective years could have Rollins College,in Florida, where he holes and lost by one. That was kind been better. But while not met his future wife, Rhode Islander of a killer.” Bspectacular, both Kibbe Reilly and and member of a golfing family, Both Reilly and Leopold have Bobby Leopold, of Wannamoisett Taylor Cooke. He moved to Rhode evolved as golfers, but in opposite Country Club, were rock solid in Island after college and has had a manners, as life has progressed for their play in 2019 and because of stellar career as an amateur. each. “When I first started I rarely their overall excellence throughout He seriously considered turning played because I was working full the season, they are both the RIGA pro, with the hopes of getting to time,” explained Kibbe. “Then my and SNG choices for Players of The Kibbe Reilly the PGA Tour, but decided that mom, in Texas, was diagnosed with Year. family was more important, and Alzheimer’s and I decided I could no “It’s a thrill, for sure,” said Reilly, longer work in the kind of job that who first took up the game after team events. I had and needed more flexibility his husband, Tom, gave her a set of “The things I really try to gear up for and basically went to work for clubs and she began taking lessons are the New England championship myself. I’ve been doing that for the with Norm Alberigo at Rhode Island and the Endicott Cup. Those are last 25 years and that was a good Country Club, where the couple always good metrics for me because decision because it made a life in were members. there are so many wonderful golf possible. “I did not begin playing golf until players from Massachusetts and “I continue to take lessons and I after I was married and I was 31,” Connecticut, so for me to be in the belong to what I believe is the best said Reilly. “My husband wanted conversation with them is always golf course in the state. It’s a beast me to know what he was doing on nice.” Bobby Leopold and it kicks me around, but it makes weekends, so in his loving way, he Reilly was one of several outstanding me better at other courses.” bought me a set of clubs, which were women to play out of RICC, before instead turned to the Cooke family For Leopold his golf has taken called Lady Tigers. They came with she moved to Wannamoisett. One insurance business, got married a bit of a back seat to supporting a pink golf bag. of the people she competed with and devoted himself to family and and raising a family, which includes “And I started taking lessons from and against was Julie Greene. “Julie amateur golf. three young sons. “My game was Norm, who is now the head pro at was one of my favorite people on Twice a R.I. State Amateur definitely better seven years ago, pre Agawam Hunt. He was the first earth, never mind one of my favorite champion, Leopold nearly put a children,” he said. “I still work on person who believed in me. He told people to play golf with. Julie was third trophy in the case this summer, my game as much as I’m able, but me that ‘if you really work at this not only a great golfer but a great finishing second to Andrew O’Leary there are more limitations now, with you may be pretty good.” mentor. She had a wonderful sense of Pawtucket CC, at the weather time frames, with both work and life Both players have been staples on of humor. She was terrific. And plagued tournament contested at having three young sons. the Rhode Island golf scene for years another of my favorite people to play Shelter Harbor in June. “It’s what you choose to do when now, earning multiple RIGA and with is Nancy Chaffee.” “Andrew is a very good player, you don’t turn pro. You accept that (for Reilly) RIWGA honors. The one event that Reilly missed a very good competitor and a nice you’re not going to have your game This is the second time that Reilly this summer was the Ladies State kid as well,” said Leopold. “We had every week, but when it’s there, it’s (2008 also) has been named SNG’s Amateur. “I did not play in the a very good match. “I would have still pretty good. Ball striking is still Player of the Year, Leopold’s second, (State) Amateur this year because liked to come out on the better side key and when I’m playing well that the last coming nine years ago, I had grandchildren visiting. What of things. It was tricky this year tends to be the best part of my game, proving he, like Reilly, has stood the kind of grandparent would I be if because it was spread out because of but my putting is probably now test of time. “It’s kind of what your my out of town grandchildren were the weather. We played 18 one day better than it’s ever been. I think shoot for, in the back of your mind, here and I was out of the golf course? and then 18 the next day. that’s due more from experience. when you play,” he said. “You hope That wouldn’t be right. That was a “I had the momentum going pretty You get smarter as you get older.” you play well enough to achieve it.” good trade.” good on the first 18. It’s hard to go Like Reilly, Leopold became a Reilly, who is originally from The move to Wannamoisett was to sleep and then go back the next member at Wannamoisett to test his Texas, was victorious in five of nine more due to its proximity to her day and try and do the same thing. game and thinks it speaks well of the tournaments this year. She also home and while she treasures her That’s golf.” club’s membership to have multiple finished second in the stroke play time at RICC, she is very happy Bobby won the state Mid- Players of the Year. (won by Montaup’s Nancy Diemoz), where she is. “There are some great Amateur title for the fourth time “It’s a good representation of and the Junior/Senior (teaming with women golfers at Wannamoisett. (the others coming in 2011, ‘14 and Wannamoisett and the members Montaup’s Kay Bullock) and was They keep me on my toes. We have ‘16). And he was second in the New that we have,” he said. “We have a third in the senior amateur. She is a a lot of fun together. I certainly England Amateur as well as teaming good string of players. It’s a good multiple past champion (2013-’14) enjoyed Rhode Island Country club, with his brother in law, Tyler Cooke, place to play. I think it’s the hardest in the senior am. as long as Julie was around and I to reach the quarterfinals in the U.S. golf course in Rhode Island. It tests “In many ways it didn’t feel like enjoyed playing with Nancy. It’s Amateur Four-Ball event. every part of your game.” anything awesome because I came in just easier to play at Wannamoisett “It would have been nice to second, sometimes I came in third,” because its just a 10 minute drive win the New Englands. I finished Tim Geary is a retired sports writer she related. “I did have some first from my house, added Reilly.” second. I had that all but won but for the Fall River Herald and writes Leopold, who was born and grew frequent columns for snegolfer.com. place finishes, but they were all in up in England, before coming to the then we got a bit of a bad break with

SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND GOLFER / Winter 2019/2020 / 401-464-8445 / www.snegolfer.com 11 By DAVE ADAMONIS JR. JUNIOR GOLF North Edges South at Inaugural player couldn’t join us. I know Steve list of Challenge Cup players who DeSantis Cup was enjoying the competition and have committed to play college golf in comradery from above.” the fall of 2020. Thorbjornsen, who Match play guru Jacob Finard won the is Stanford bound, is part of the top clinching point to give the North squad Altomare, Khang Cap off Fine Seasons on LPGA Circuit recruiting class in men’s college golf. a 20 ½ to 15 1/2 victory at the inaugural The duo of Anne Walsh and Allison DeSantis Cup at Agawam Hunt. Finard, Former Challenge Cuppers Brittany Paik will be joining Alexis Florio at who won the Spinal Technology Junior Altomare and Megan Khang recently Columbia University next fall. The Match Play Championship earlier this completed successful seasons Challenge Cup trio will give Columbia fall, blew a 4-up lead in his match on the LPGA Tour. Each player a legit chance of winning an Ivy League with Adam Housley before winning th retained their cards in grand fashion. Championship and a NCCA berth the 18 hole to secure the victory. Altomare finished the season ranked during their tenure. th Challenge Cup Player of the 16 in the CME Globe Season Player – College Rankings, Khang checked in 34th. Year Angela Garvin The highlight of the season for Michael Amari both players was earning coveted New England’s most dominant players Johnson & Wales University spots on Team USA at the Solheim in 2019. His resume included victories (Miami) Cup team. While the result was at the Challenge Cup Junior Match Jillian Barend crushing (Team USA lost on the Play Championship, the Challenge St. Francis University (PA) final hole of the competition), the Junior Invitational and a record third Jonathan Elkins honor to represent their country Mass Golf Junior Amateur title. Imai Villanova University was the highest achievement for also made it to match play at the Matt Epstein USGA Junior Amateur before being William & Mary College eliminated in the first round of match Trevor Green Michigan bound play. By virtue of his finish Imai Johnson & Wales University (Miami) Jacob Finard will be invited to the prestigious Michael Hanratty Northeast Amateur in June of 2020. Colgate University Adam Housley While the victory was sweet for Johnson & Wales University (Miami) the Steve Feinstein led North squad, Mac Lee the event was about more than the Boston College outcome. It was an amazing tribute Sean Magarian to Steve DeSantis, who passed away Assumption College unexpectedly last summer. 48 of the Caleb Manuel Northeast’s top junior golfers traded University of Connecticut shots in the inaugural competition. The Colin McCaigue format for the event was a modified Middlebury College Ryder Cup format. Team matches Jack O’Donnell were contested on Saturday followed University of Michigan by a pairings dinner, in which Sunday’s Max Orwicz singles matches were announced. Michael Thorbjornsen and Bucknell University The North team was led by Captain James Imai Drew Cohen Margot Osterman Steve Feinstein and 2017 US Siena College Junior Amateur champion Michael both in their professional careers. Allison Paik Thorbjornsen. The South squad was led In 2019 Garvin had a Megan Khang Over the 2019 campaign Altomare like season, as she swept the board in Columbia University by Captain Joe Guise, Team USA Junior played in 26 events worldwide, Gabrielle Shieh Presidents Cup team member Ben Challenge Cup play. The University making the cut in all 26 competitions. of Maryland freshman hoisted the Brown University James and Duke commit Luke Sample. The former University of Virginia It was a star studded completion. hardware at the Challenge Cup Junior standout had two runner-up finishes Match Play Championship, the Rebecca Skoler “All the players and families were and four top ten performances to University of Virginia very fond of Steve,” stated junior Challenge Cup Championship, the earn a career best $878,369. Spinal Technology Junior Classic, the Michael Thorbjornsen phenom Michael Thorbjornsen. “This Khang, a former 8-time Challenge Stanford University is a fitting way to remember him World Series of Junior Golf and the Cup Player of the Year, enjoyed another Challenge Cup Girls Championship. Anne Walsh annually. Most of the juniors do solid campaign chalking up seven Columbia University not get to play in competitions like She capped off her brilliant season top 10’s in 24 appearances. For the by winning the 116th Massachusetts Michael Walsh this. It was a fun-filled weekend.” season Khang earned $646, 367. Lafayette College “Dave (Adamonis) and I kicked the Women’s Amateur Championship. tires on this last year,” added South Imai, Garvin Earn Challenge Cup Thorbjornsen Heads College Team New England Looks Captain Joe Guise. “Steve was a big Player of the Year Honors Signings to Maintain Dominance part of the Challenge Cup family. We at Dave Adamonis Sr. Massachusetts residents James Imai 2018 USGA Junior Amateur wanted to do something to remember Challenge Cup Matches him annually. It was a great tribute and Angela Garvin were recently named champion and 2-time Challenge 2019 Challenge Cup Players of the Year. Cup Player of the Year, Michael Team New England will look to make to him. All of the top players from it five in a row at the 31st annual Dave the Northeast participated. Only one Imai, who is enjoying a solid freshman Thorbrjornsen headlines an impressive season at Northwestern, was one of Adamonis Sr. Challenge Cup Matches

12 SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND GOLFER / Winter 2019/2020 / 401-464-8445 / www.snegolfer.com PROFESSIONAL GOLF By DAVE ADAMONIS JR. at the famed Blue Monster course at Team New England Roster Locust Valley, NY 2022 Trump National Doral on December Liam Gill th 20 . The team event which pits 12 of Ricky Angeli Wayland, MA 2021 New England’s finest junior golfers against 12 of Florida’s top players tees South Kingstown, RI 2021 Joey Lenane off the week for a large contingent of Ben Boyd Dedham, MA 2022 Challenge Cup players. The members West Hartford, CT 2021 Colin McCaigue of Team New England and another John Broderick Brookline, NH 2020 15 junior players will match shots at Wellesley, MA 2022 Jack Pepin the Doral Publix Junior Golf Classic. Harry Dessel The junior event annually attracts over Plaistow, NH 2021 600 junior players worldwide. Players Barrington, RI 2022 Jason Temel Brad Adamonis and Jonathan Elkins West Newton, MA GAP compete in 12 age divisions over four Alexa Pano courses at the highly acclaimed Doral South Deerfield, MA 2020 Mark Wilson Resort. Thomas Finn Needham, MA 2021 Van DerLaan Leads New England Contingent at Korn Ferry Q-School our New Englander 71 career PGA Tour starts 2019 professionals (all Challenge Cup alum) have advanced Best finish was a play-off loss to Kenny 68-69-65-69-68-64-67-66 Fto the Final Stage of the Korn Perry at the 2008 John Deere Classic Those were John VanDerLaan’s Ferry Tour Q School. Southbury, 201 career Korn Ferry Tour starts scores from 1st and 2nd stage Connecticut’s John VanderLaan Best finish was a 4-man 8-hole play- combined 40-under par led the New England contingent at nd off win in 2007 at the WNB Classic the 2 Stage by firing a blistering Was medalist by 8 at 2nd Stage 23-under par total at the Brooksville Birdied 3 of his last 5 holes at the (Fla.) Qualifier. His effort earned 2nd stage of this year’s Q-School Average of 67 per round the 2018 NCAA Division II champ to make the cut on the number medalist honors by a whopping eight Has made birdie every 2.8 holes strokes. Former Golden Domer Has more frequent flier miles than any Made eight 2’s during this stretch Mark Baldwin also punched a ticket player competing at the Final Stage comfortably at the same qualifying Zach Zaback site. Down the road in Plantation, Mark Baldwin Age: 25 Florida two more New Englanders Age: 36 punched their tickets to Orange Born: Nashville, TN Born: Laconia, NH Hometown: Farmington, CT County National. Zach Zaback and Hometown: Mesa, AZ Brad Adamonis will join VanderLaan John Van Derlaan College: UConn and Baldwin December 12-15 in College: Notre Dame Turned Pro: 2016 the four-round, no cut Final Stage. Turned Pro: 2006 John VanDerlaan World Golf Ranking: 1801 Age: 23 World Golf Ranking: 1506 The Final Stage results will determine each players starting position for 24 career Korn Ferry Tour starts, most Born: Southbury, CT the 2020 season. Three Challenge Hometown: Ponte Vedra, FL 3 PGA Tour starts, all through while a member of the Tour in 2018 Monday Qualifiers Cup players from the Metropolitan th College: Florida Southern New York area (Ryan McCormick, Best finish was a tie for 7 at the 2018 Turned Pro: 2018 Has yet to make the cut in a PGA Sean Kelly and Brandon Wu) also Price Cutter Charity Championship World Golf Ranking: 2063 Tour event advanced to the Final Stage. Another 11 Challenge Cup alum fell short in 2 PGA Tour starts, most recent 1 Korn Ferry Tour start, missed the their quest at 2nd Stage. Best of luck at the 3M Open in which he just Won 9 individual titles while a cut to our “Super 7”. Here is a bio for missed the cut member of the Florida Southern each New England player. College golf team 21 career starts on the Mackenzie Had an ESPN SportsCenter moment Tour in 2018 and 2019, 16 made Brad Adamonis at the 3M as he holed out for eagle 2018 NCAA Division II Individual cuts, 3 top 10s from the fairway and chest bumped Champion Age: 46 with caddie. It was the ESPN “Shot Ranks 16th on the Minor League Born: Cumberland, RI of the Day”. Jack Nicklaus Award Winner in Golf Tour career Money List with Hometown: Coral Springs, FL 2018 (given to Top D II player) 9 wins since 2016 College: Miami U. (Ohio) Has played more tours worldwide Tied for 31st at the 2018 PGA Tour’s Turned Pro: 1996 than any New England player, spent Barbasol Championship, his lone World Golf Ranking: 2063 several seasons in Asia PGA Tour appearance Member of the Mackenzie Tour in

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14 SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND GOLFER / Winter 2019/2020 / 401-464-8445 / www.snegolfer.com CT NOTEBOOK By BRUCE BERLET Dowling and Holland win Connecticut Golf Assn.’s Players of the Year Bilodeau, Marrello, Szewczul, Shearyi, James and Sarrazin also Shined

ichard Dowling, Eclub Mid-Amateur Championship the same year. of Connecticut: Won qualifier, finishing third in the State Natalie Sheary of West Hartford Connecticut State Golf Women’s Amateur and SNEWGA was the Professional Female of the RAssociation Amateur Championship Individual Championship, fourth Year as she made 13 of 20 cuts and and CSGA Two-Man Championship in the Women’s Tournament of had four Top-20 finishes on the way with Nick Taylor, tied for second in Champions and tied for 11th in to 80th on the Symetra Tour money CSGA Public Links, finished third the New England Women’s Golf list with $15,430. in CSGA Mid-Amateur and tied Association Championship Ben James of Great River Golf for seventh in the CSGA Amateur In the Professional Male category Club, Milford was the Junior Male stroke play qualifying to earn the Kyle Bilodeau, PGA Active Member, player of the year. A junior at Connecticut Golf Assn.’s points clinched his first Connecticut Hamden Hall Country Day School, total and was named Amateur player Section PGA Player of the Year James was the youngest player (16 of the year. Award when he beat 2018 Section Dave Szewczul years old) named to the 12-player POY Chris Tallman in the semifinals United States team for the Junior of the Match Play Championship, Presidents Cup at Royal Melbourne which he won with a 4-and-3 Lowell PGA Tournament and Golf Club in Australia after he victory over Mike Martin. Bilodeau reaching the semifinals in the Match won the American Junior Golf also won the Connecticut Section Play Championship. The 2009 Association Killington (Vt.) Junior Championship in a playoff with inductee into the Connecticut Golf Golf Championship, New England Tallman and Donny Kirkpatrick Hall of Fame also qualified for the Junior, CSGA Junior and Northern and the Mohegan Sun PGA Pro-Am PGA of America Senior Professional Junior, finished second in the AJGA #2, tied for first in the Mohegan Sun Championship, where he was the Wyndham Invitational, was low PGA Pro-Am #3 and among Section only Section player to make the amateur and third overall in the pros in the Western Massachusetts cut, and the 2020 PGA Professional Connecticut Open and low state Open, finished second in the National Championship. finisher (tied for ninth) in the Boys Spring Stroke Play Championship, In the Men’s Senior Amateur PGA Junior Championship at the Connecticut Assistant PGA Dave Szewczul of Tunxis Plantation Keney Park Golf Club in Hartford Richard Dowling Championship and PGA Pro- Country Club in Farmington edged and tied for 18th (12th among U.S. Veteran and among Section pros close friend and frequent playing players) in the AJGA Junior Players In the Women’s division Jen in the Manchester Open, tied for partner Bill Hermanson of the Championship at TPC Sawgrass in Holland, a member at Lyman second in the Mohegan Sun PGA Black Hall Club in Old Lyme Ponte Vedra, Fla., to clinch a spot on Orchards GC in Middlefield Pro-Am #4, tied for fourth in the (1,050.33 points to 1,007.66) to the U.S. team. He also was named received the CSGA Liz Janangelo PGA Pro-Assistant Championship earn a record ninth CSGA Senior to the Rolex Junior All-American Caron Women’s Player of the Year and Travelers Championship Pre- Player of the Year Award after he second team by the AJGA and Award for the second consecutive Qualifier, tied for eighth in the won the New England Super Senior honored at the Rolex Junior All- year after winning the Southern Walter Lowell PGA Tournament, Championship, tied for first in American Awards Banquet Nov. 23 New England Women’s Golf tied for 11th in the Connecticut the Manchester Four-Ball Senior at PGA National Resort & Spa in Association Senior Championship PGA Championship and qualified Division, CSGA Senior Match Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. and Connecticut State Women’s for the Connecticut Open, where Play stroke play qualifying and low Sophia Sarrazin of Great River Golf Amateur Senior Division and earning he missed the cut. Connecticut finisher (fourth overall) Club was the Junior Female player of the only spot in the U.S. Women’s The Senior Professional Male was in the New England Senior Amateur, the year. The 15-year-old sophomore Fran Marrello of Canaan Country finished second to Hermanson in at the Hamden Hall Country Day Club. He earned a record ninth the CSGA Senior Amateur, tied for School won the Borck Junior Golf Connecticut Section PGA Senior third in the CSGA Super Senior Tournament and AJGA Mahong Player of the Year title thanks Division and the CSGA Senior Valley Hospital Foundation Junior Four-Ball with Hermanson, tied largely to winning the PGA Senior th All-Star Tournament in Ohio, Championship to increase his for 17 in the CSGA Tournament finished fifth in the Connecticut Section individual victories to a of Champions Senior Division and Junior PGA Championship, tied record 24, being low senior (fourth reached Round of 16 in the CSGA for 10th in the Hartford Women’s Senior Match Play. He also finished th overall) in the Connecticut PGA st Open and finished 75 in the Championship, tying for low senior 21 in the race for the Player of PGA of America’s Junior Girls in the Spring Stroke Play, finishing the Year Award, which he has won Championship at Keney Park GC. Jen Holland second in the Connecticut Senior twice. He’s the only person to earn Open, tying for fourth in the Walter the POY and Senior POY Awards in

SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND GOLFER / Winter 2019/2020 / 401-464-8445 / www.snegolfer.com 15 By BRUCE BERLET CT NOTEBOOK Gallo Named to Connecticut Golf Hall of Fame yle Gallo has achieved on many levels in Connecticut golf, especially winning a re- Kcord-tying Connecticut Open titles. Advertise in So it’s no surprise that Gallo was inducted into the Connecticut Golf Southern New Hall of Fame at the Connecticut State Golf Association at the organi- England Golfer zation’s annual meeting and Hall of Fame inductions ceremony Dec. 5 at and reach your 5 p.m. at Torrington Country Club. “To me, golf is something I’ll do, target audience! health permitting, until I die,” said Gallo, who shares the Connecti- cut Open wins record with John Visit snegolfer. Golden. “You can compete in golf forever.” com/rate-card/ Gallo, 43, is no longer competing full-time after winning the Con- CT Golf Hall of Fame inductee Kyle Gallo for more necticut Open in 1998, 2000, 2004 and 2010, being runner-up five of Kensington, Gallo was named Timberlin Golf Course in Berlin, information times and sharing the tournament to the Berlin High Hall of Fame where Chuck Lasher and Lindsey scoring record – 200 at the Country and graduated in 1993 after being Hansen worked together for 17 Club of Fairfield in 2000. He also named All-Conference four times years. Ironically, Lasher and Hansen won the 1999 Maine Open, 2004 and leading the Redcoats to the will be inducted into the Connecti- and Bradford College. She worked Providence Open, 2005 and 2010 Northwest Conference title in 1991 cut Section PGA Hall of Fame on at Mid-Pines Golf Resort near Pine- Manchester Open, 2009 and 2014 and 1993. A two-time team cap- Nov. 24 at Lake of Isles in North hurst, N.C., and Southern New En- Cape Cod Open, 2011 Massachu- tain, he was a three-time All-State Stonington. gland Telephone Company in West setts Open and 2013 New England selection and two-time All-New The Connecticut Golf Hall of Haven and North Haven. Open. England pick and made the CSGA Fame was established in 1955 by Lucey had been a member of Race During his professional career, New England Junior Championship the Greater Hartford Jaycees, who Brook Country Club in her home- Gallo spent time on the Nationwide team twice before graduating from founded the Greater Hartford Open, town of Orange since 1942 and was (now Korn Ferry Tour) in 2005 and CCSU in 1998. now the Travelers Championship, to a pioneer in women’s golf. Her illus- 2006, played on several mini-tours In 2015, Gallo decided it was acknowledge outstanding players trious career included winning the and narrowly failed to qualify for the time to give back for the admittedly and significant contributors to the 1951 Titleholders Championship, PGA Tour three times. He played “selfish” life that he had to lead to game. In 1991, the CSGA assumed then a major on the LPGA Tour, the at Central Connecticut State Uni- compete. He became head coach at stewardship of the Hall of Fame Connecticut Women’s Golf Associ- vesity from 1993-95 and 1997-98, his alma mater on Aug. 10 and led with the dedicated intention of ation Championship 10 times, the was a three-time All-New England the Blue Devils to their first North- carrying on the successful selection Endicott Cup five times, the Con- selection and named CCSU Male east Conference title in 13 years. process exercised by the Jaycees. Led necticut State Women’s Amateur, Athlete of the Year in 1998. He also Unfortunately, CCSU suddenly by World Golf Hall of Fame mem- New England Women’s Golf Asso- spent one season at the University of ended its golf program, which had bers Gene Sarazen and Julius Boros, ciation Championship and Women’s Texas El Paso (1195-96), where he been so successful in New England the Connecticut shrine boasts 21 North & South Amateur three times was a First Team Western Athletic for several decades, for political and major championship titles: six U.S. each. She also played on the 1952 Conference selection. He became financial reasons. “It was heartbreak- Opens, five PGA Championships, U.S. Curtis Cup team, turned pro the only player to win the Con- ing,” Gallo said. three national PGA Senior PGAs, in 1954-55 and was inducted into necticut Open and CSGA Public Gallo coached at Western New En- two Masters, two British Amateurs, the Connecticut Golf Hall of Fame Links Championship in the same gland University for one year and is two U.S. Women’s Amateurs and in 1967. year (1998), was runner-up in the now weighing another opportunity. one British Open. In 2008, Race Brook Country CSGA Amateur Championship, “It gives me even more satisfaction HALL OF FAME O’SULLIVAN Club formally dedicated its inside was named the 1997 Connecticut than playing honestly,” Gallo said. LUCEY DIES nine “The O’Sullivan” in recogni- Golf Association Player of the Year Might the PGA Tour Champions Connecticut Golf Hall of Fame tion for her longtime membership and qualified for the U.S. Amateur be in his future? “I won’t put a time member Pat O’Sullivan Lucey, one and being an ambassador of the in 1995, 1997 and 1998. line on golf,” Gallo said. “I feel good. of the most personable people in the club. Her survivors offered special At Berlin High School, Gallo I always compete to win, and I’ll tee history of Connecticut golf, died on thanks to longtime friend Fran had an astonishing 102-13-6 re- it up with anybody. A PGA Tour pro Nov. 6 at the age of 93. Bendler, Dr. Benedict Fernando cord in match play and was the even. Just give me a couple of weeks Lucey attended Orange Center and the staff at Maplewood Orange state champion, co-champion and to practice.” School and graduated from The Assisted Living. runner-up in the CSGA Junior Gallo learned to play the game at Day School and Katherine Gibbs Amateur Championship. A native

16 SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND GOLFER / Winter 2019/2020 / 401-464-8445 / www.snegolfer.com CT GOLF By CSGA STAFF Stan McFarland: Connecticut Golf Hall of Fame Inductee for Distinguished Service to the Game hen Stan McFarland mittee and served two terms on he worked events and played some was 19, attending night the board of governors. If there is 1,000 courses nine countries. “Lin- school at the University a tiny gap in his resume, it is that da says, I like where this golf takes ofW Hartford and developing into he has not served as president of me,” he laughs. “She has been great.” one of the state’s best golfers during the club where he grew up cad- the day, he proposed the idea of be- dying (after a baseball injury) There is more giving back to coming a club professional to his and falling in love with the game. come. A member of the New father. After all, he’d been part of England Golf Association Ex- a Manchester High team that won “I dodged that one,” he says of the ecutive Committee, he will as- two state championships and 39 Manchester presidency. “We had sume that presidency in 2021. straight matches and was now excel- union problems at work [Pratt and ling in amateur industrial leagues. Whitney Aircraft] and I had 500 And through it all, McFarland is workers under me and about a thou- proud that he’s still learning, and His dad looked at him quizzical- sand grievances on my desk. I didn’t helping others to learn as well, ly. ‘Why would you want to turn think it would be too good if I was you’ll find him often in rules dis- something you love so much into a not concentrating on that.” It won’t cussions with other CSGA officials job?’” Stan remembers him saying, Stan McFarland surprise you then that McFarland at CSGA and he’s quick to tell you adding: “I thank him to this day.” is un-flappable as a rules official. he’s met plenty of rules officials na- tionally who were smarter than him. So do the rest of us, including the As a CSGA president in 2015- Beside him and encouraging to Which leads him to his mantra. thousands of players, officials and 16, McFarland added a director of give back to that “thing he loves so “It’s what you learn after you know volunteers Stan has led, taught and women’s golf and increased One much” is his wife of 35 years, Lin- it all that counts,” he says. saved from disaster over his half Day Tournaments to the present 14. da, who has traveled with him as a century as a CSGA and USGA He merged the men’s and women’s official. A newcomer discovers course ratings teams for efficiency. quickly that at most of the cham- He served as President of the Wid- pionships Stan works, there’s one dy Neale Scholarship Foundation. phrase more common than “Fore!” But he’s made just as sizable a It’s: “Ask Stan, he’ll know.” Stan Mc- mark outside of Connecticut. He Farland is the wise and sometimes was chosen to serve on the US- curmudgeonly uncle who makes GA’s Public Links Championship the family look smart. Although Committee and officiated at five he has been a rules official with national championships. When the highest certification for almost the Public Links was discontinued, two decades and worked at every Stan joined the Senior Amateur level of the game, he’s most proud Committee and has officiated at of the few penalties he’s assessed. five of those events. He also offi- “My goal in every case is to prevent ciated at the 2017 U.S. Four-Ball something from happening. And Championship at Pinehurst and i can say that I’ve prevented a lot has served as lead rules official at more things than I’ve ever called.” eight Division II NCAA Wom- en’s Championships, including That does not mean he is a softy. this year’s in West Palm Beach. On subject of slow play, for example, he minces no words. “We’ve Meanwhile, he’s continued his been way too nice,” he says, and strong play. He has five club tells the story of a qualifier years championships to his credit, and ago when he and New Haven two senior club championships. Country Club’s Bruce Guthrie, He has tied for the New England who was the Official in Charge, Senior Amateur Champion- gave every player this message on ship. He has two CSGA Senior the subject of pace of play: “We’re Net Championship titles. And going to penalize someone today, he has made nine holes in one. we just don’t know who it is yet.” One of his club championships “They finished in under four was won at Manchester Country hours,” he says proudly. Club, where he is the oldest member, has sat on the greens com-

SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND GOLFER / Winter 2019/2020 / 401-464-8445 / www.snegolfer.com 17 By MIKE KIRBY E. MASS NOTEBOOK Parziale and Kuong Tops in Massachusetts ot much could top 2018 only played in the U.S. Open at Club in Brockton, he competed in be hard to top the past two years. for Matt Parziale. How famed Shinnecock Hills but made the U.S. Amateur Four-Ball, U.S. many golfers can say they the cut – unlike Phil Mickelson and Amateur and U.S. Mid-Amateur Women’s Player of the Year N Pam Kuong has always been played in the Masters at famed other Hall-of-Fame caliber players. championships and won the Augusta National, thanks to a U.S. Once again, his father was there at Norfolk County Classic. athletic. A soccer and softball Mid-Amateur win the year before? his side. For those reasons, the 32-year-old captain at Wellesley High School, And do it with the guy who But 2019 was also a very good Brockton resident has been named she became a three-sport standout taught him the game he loves – his year for Matt Parziale. He again Mass Golf ’s Player of the Year for at Ohio Wesleyan University. But dad Vic, a retired 32-year Brockton gained a spot in the U.S. Open field, the fourth straight time and sixth she had barely touched a golf club firefighter – carrying his bag. And punching his ticket at a qualifying overall since 2009. He trails only until about two dozen years ago to top it off, play a practice round tournament in Purchase, N.Y. nine-time winner Frank Vana Jr. for when she was approaching her with his idol, the man who inspired He got to tee it up at an equally the most Player of the Year titles mid-30s. him to take up the game, Tiger legendary track, Pebble Beach, since the award’s introduction in A bank executive, some of her Woods? though Parziale failed to make the 1976. Vana was named the Senior colleagues encouraged her to play, The year got even better two cut this time around. Player of the Year for MassGolf. and she got off to an encouraging months later when Parziale not A member of Thorny Lea Golf It has certainly been two start, shooting a respectable 98 momentous years for Parziale. He at the Woodland Golf Club in gained national attention in 2018 Newton. “I only started playing with his Masters and U.S. Open golf because people told me it appearances while still a full- would be valuable in my work time firefighter on the Brockton relationships with new and existing Fire Department. The spotlight clients,’’ Kuong said. was especially bright when he Now at age 58, she’s enjoying earned co-low amateur honors at every minute. Seven years after she Shinnecock, a course where many first claimed the title, Kuong, still pros floundered. a resident of Wellesley, has earned Since then, Parziale has taken a MassGolf ’s Women’s Player of the leave from his firefighting duties Year for the second time. and now works for an international The Charles River Country Club insurance company, a job that gives member did so by advancing to the him more time flexibility, which he round of 16 in the U.S. Women’s can then devote to his golf game. Senior Amateur and to the round “I’m used to the juggling,” he told of 32 in the U.S. Women’s Mid- reporters after playing at Pebble Amateur. Beach. “When you’re a golfer — She also won the Massachusetts it doesn’t matter, pro or amateur Women’s Senior Amateur and — you try to get the best score advanced to the semifinals in the you can. The (pros) do stuff that I Massachusetts Women’s Amateur. don’t do. Yeah, still busy, but things Kuong also won the Endicott Cup, have started to slow down.” a 36-hole stroke-play competition And, oh yes, he got married. for women golfers in Southern Parziale and his wife, Ali, changed New England and led the Bay State their original wedding date to team to triumph over Rhode Island accommodate his appearance at last and Connecticut in the Tri-State year’s U.S. Amateur, which came Matches. after the 2018 Masters and Open. While she enjoys the competition, They eventually tied the knot Aug. Kuong simply loves the joy golf 3, 2018, headed straight to the brings. “Everyone is just really nice Amateur and got an early start on and that’s really why most of us their honeymoon in Napa Valley play these events,” she said after when Matt’s failed to advance. A winning the state senior amateur swing through Bora Bora and a title. “Being able to play these winter spent skiing together (Ali events with my friends is great. is a former professional ski racer) ... It’s always a good time playing made up for the previous winter, Mass Golf events.” when Matt didn’t want anything to Mike Kirby, the former editor of The put his Masters appearance at risk. Sun Chronicle of Attleboro, can be What will 2020 bring? Parziale reached at [email protected]. makes no predictions but it would

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18 WOMENS GOLF By KATHERINE DYSON Ditch that Cart and Eat Right for a Healthy 2020! e have these golfing the holidays, strain the buttons; the • Soy: Not my personal favorite with arthritis — and salmon helps friends, Ben and Maddy. dress that looked so sexy around but things like tofu, tempeh, miso, control coronary heart disease. (Flax Ben’s a big guy. An athlete, Thanksgiving looks like it would soy milk etc. may help reduce LDL is also a good source of omega-3s. orW at least he was pretty good in better fit the turkey. We all have (bad cholesterol) And listen up: for Just one tablespoon of ground college. Now he has two kids in our own way of dealing with “the those of a “certain age”, soy can help flaxseed a day works). college, a house on a pretty street problem.” reduce the dreaded hot flashes and Other important foods for better with sidewalks and trees and a red Some pay serious cash for a spa night sweats. health include grapes which are rich Honda with no dents. We met fix or buy into a weekly name-brand • Sweet Potatoes: Loaded with the in flavonoids antioxidants to fight them while playing in our Couples weight-loss program. Others with antioxidants and beta-carotene, inflammations, heart disease and League. Happy times. Will Power and less desire to part sweet potatoes help stimulate your cancer; sesame seeds which contain This fall while having a drink with monetary resources, follow a immune system and contribute to copper, magnesium, zinc, fiber and and munching nachos after golf, favorite diet, maybe the Keto Diet, healthier eyes. protein and help control cholesterol; Maddy, said to him, “I am prepared South Beach Diet, the “You Tarzen, • Cauliflower: OK, so it isn’t your and bananas loaded with potassium. to sacrifice. Eat less, give up alcohol, Me Jane” Paleo diet, the perennial most beloved vegetable. Still it’s So ditch that cart, walk and eat toe the line. But old boy, I think you Weight Watchers diet, the pizza diet. an important source of potassium, healthy for a Happy 2020! should sacrifice too.” My all time favorite is an ice cream vitamin C, folic acid, B vitamins and Katharine Dyson publishes CNY “Sacrifice? What do you mean? I go and coffee diet — four scoops of fiber. All good. Golfer, is a member of the Golf Writers to work every day, pay your parking vanilla ice cream and all the coffee • Garlic: Its Jekyll side gives you of America and the Golf Travel Writers tickets, wine and dine you on your you can drink each day. stinky breath, its Hyde side is of America and writes a Women’s birthday. Not that I’m complaining. Exercise counts too. So what about heart-friendly, helping to reduce column in each issue of snegolfer.com. It brings me great joy to do this. ” these golfers who grumble they want LDL, lower blood pressure and “Well,” she replied, “I want you to to lose weight, but then insist on fight cancer. It’s all about the sulfur keep me company.” using a golf cart when they play. So compounds. “Like how?” here’s an idea? Take a cart for nine • Spinach & Kale: Popeye was right. Like help me get ready for our and walk for nine. Or bite the bullet Great veggies containing fiber, vacation in the Caymans this winter. and walk all 18 using fewer clubs potassium, vitamin A, lutein (which Visit SNEGolfer. I was trying on my golf skorts the and a light carry bag. may reduce macular degeneration) other day, and, would you believe, And, instead of worrying about and folic acid. com to subscribe I couldn’t fasten them. And my what we can’t eat, why not focus • Red Wine: Swap out your pina bathing suit? Scary. So, Babe, I need on things that are really good for coladas for red wine. Pinot Noir is your support. Don’t you think we us? Here are some suggestions for particularly high in antioxidents. and have each could both take off a few pounds?” a healthy 2020. • Tomatoes: Tomatoes and toma- I’ve got to hand it to him. Ben was to-based foods like ketchup and chili issue delivered all in. He started walking the course • Dark Chocolate (70% or higher): sauce are a health nut’s bonanza. instead of riding, worked out at the Delicious news. Swap out milk They contain the antioxidant, ly- to your inbox gym with a trainer, cut back on his chocolate for dark chocolate. It’s copene, that helps protect against portions, scaled back his beer intake. packed with antioxidants, and heart disease, osteoporosis, certain the day it’s Did everything he was told to do. magnesium. It’s also good for your kinds of cancers and even Alzhei- Recently I asked how it was going. heart, brain, stress, and lowers risk mer’s disease. published. “I’ve gone down one pants size, of diabetes and cancer. Bring on • Salmon: Sure it’s one of the but I’ve gained five pounds. It’s the mousse and chocoate-covered fattier fishes, but its benefits are discouraging,” he said. strawberries. impressive. Salmon contains the “It is a frightful time of year to • Oatmeal: This magic breakfast fatty acids omega-3s, which reduce try to lose weight,” I commiserated. cereal is a great source of fiber and inflammation — good for those “Did you know the average person helps to control blood sugar and gains five to ten pounds over the insulin levels. Also good grains: holidays? Hey, if you look at it this brown rice, quinoa, millet, barley way, you’re not doing half bad, and bulgar. especially since your pants are fitting better. Must mean you’re • Walnuts & Almonds: We’re talking trading flab for flat.” a few, not handfuls. 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SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND GOLFER / Winter 2019/2020 / 401-464-8445 / www.snegolfer.com 1919 By JAY GEARAN CENTRAL MASS NOTEBOOK Brittany Altomare has a Great Year rittany Altomare, the pride of put on a pretty good show. It’s golf. can actually make their scores go lower. later with the same putter that’s now Central Mass. was a golfing star You win some and you lose some.” knocking on 58 years old, has no at Shrewsbury High School and You can be sure the 2020 PGA intention of changing to a new flat Balso at the University of Virginia. Now On the final day of Solheim Merchandise Show in Orlando, stick come the 2020 season. “My she’s a bona fide star on the LPGA Tour. competition, Altomare’s 5 and 4 win Fla., in January will feature the Bulls Eye has never left my bag. It Ranked 21st on the LPGA money list, over Europe’s Jodi Ewart helped the U.S. newest, most cutting edge, most still works,” said Goguen, who also the 28-year-old Altomare has earned team forge a 13 ½ -11 ½ lead but the innovative and best-of- the-best newly uses a half-century old Wilson Sam $878,369 in 26 events during the Americans could not gain the needed designed drivers, irons and golf balls. Snead Blue Ridge 6-iron for long- 2019 season, the fifth-best among all half point in the final three matches. running chip shots. “About two years American players. She also boosted Putters too, of course. I was amazed after I bought my putter, I bought her career earnings to $2,211.103. A month before the Solheim when I read that a Scotty Cameron special that 6-iron at John’s Sport Shop.” Cup, Altomare, who is engaged to gallery putter, a Craftsman Carbon In her latest tournament finish, a a Shrewsbury High grad—Steven Prototype Chromatic Blue and Bronze tie for ninth at the CME Group Tour Stanislawzyk-- returned to Central Mass. model, recently sold for $7,000 after a WACHUSETT INDOOR GOLF Championship, Altomare fired rounds to play in the 44th annual Lori Lajoie private fitting in California. I hope the of 69-72-69-66 for a 12-under total Charity Golf Tournament at Worcester buyer never three-putts another green. and a check for $82,790. It was her fifth Country Club. With several area club Wachusett Country Club in West top-10 finish of the year. Her highest professionals—mostly men-- in the And I would also like to introduce that Boylston has opened its Swing 365 payday this season ($123,864) came in field, Altomare carded the lowest score Scotty Cameron buyer to Gardner’s Indoor Golf Lounge in the Frost Room mid-June at the Meijer LPGA Classic of the tournament, a 2-under-par 68. Allen Goguen, who is 72 and has been with three TrackMan golf simulators. when she carded rounds of 66-65-69-68 Interestingly, Worcester Country putting since his freshman year in high On simulator screens measuring 10 (20-under-par) tying for second place. Club, the home of the inaugural school with the same Bulls Eye putter, feet, 9 inches high and 14 feet wide, Ryder Cup in 1927, plans to bid an Acushnet brass-head model, stamped golfers can play 50 courses, including One of six rookies on the U.S. to host the 2025 Solheim Cup. with the name of designer John Reuter. PGA National, the Old Course at Solheim Cup team, Altomare turned “I was 15 years old when I bought my St. Andrews, Royal Portrush GC, in an excellent 2-1-1 record in the IF IT STILL WORKS Bulls Eye putter from Dan Donovan in and, of course, Wachusett CC itself. matches, won by Europe 14 ½ to the Gardner Pro Shop,” the still very- Wachusett charges $50 an hour per 13 ½ at the Gleneagles Resort in competitive Goguen recently told me. When it comes to golf equipment, bay, not per person, Monday-Thursday Scotland. “It was an amazing week “I think I paid about 35 bucks for it.” and $60 per bay Friday-Sunday. for women’s golf,” Altomare told there’s always something new, something supposedly better that Worcester Telegram & Gazette golf Goguen, who won the Gardner Jay Gearan writes a Central Mass. writer Bill Doyle. “We showed people comes along. And, of course, most Municipal club championship and golfers are willing to spend a lot of Notebook column in each issue of that these girls are really good, and the Delay Memorial in 1968 and a snegolfer.com. we’re competitive, and I thought we money if their prospective purchases Commissioners’ Cup title a few years

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20 SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND GOLFER / Winter 2019/2020 / 401-464-8445 / www.snegolfer.com WESTERN MASS NOTEBOOK By RUSS HELD Werenski Earns Over $850,000 in 2019 Retains His Tour Card for 2020 A rollercoaster of a season for Richy Anne Walsh of The Country Club Werenski of South Hadley has left at Weston Golf Club in the 18-hole the fourth-year PGA Tour veteran final. She qualified for match play on the sidelines as the calendar as the No. 1 seed, earning medalist year comes to an end. But when honors with a 1-under-par 145 Werenski was on the golf course, during onsite qualifying. She had in full health, he again proved to finished as tournament runner-up be among the best in his profession in 2017. in the world. And that more than Garvin’s success came a week after earns him Male Golfer of the Year she won the Massachusetts Girls’ in Western Massachusetts for 2019. Junior Amateur Championship at Werenski, who turns 28 in late The Ridge Club in Sandwich. December, earned $851,329 in official money during the 2019 The University of Maryland season and he used clutch play to freshman had won junior titles in retain his Tour card for 2020. His 2015 and 2016 and with her third third season on tour saw him make crown she became the first to win 17 of 27 cuts, with a third-place three junior titles in nearly 50 years finish highlighting four top 25s. (Ruthann Donahue won in 1968, He made his last five cuts, posting 1969 and 1970). Garvin also won 18 of his 20 rounds in the 60s. the Mite Division title in 2010. Still, he missed out on qualifying for the FedEx Cup Playoffs by one spot, when he finished 126th on the Earlier in the summer, Garvin final list. qualified for her sixth Girls Junior With that gone, he still needed PGA Championship. She missed a little help to punch his ticket for the cut by two strokes there, at 2020 and Werenski answered the Keney Park GC in Hartford. Her year continued at Maryland, call in dramatic fashion. He took th th where she tied for 58 and care of that by finishing in 24 Richy Warenski th place in the Korn Ferry Tour Top 77 in two starts for a Big 10 25 Finals, which offered Tour cards The accident, which ended with million, and his resume includes a program that had three top-5 to 25 golfers who had not secured a head-on collision into a cement pair of second-place finishes and two finishes in six fall tournaments. playing status for the upcoming barrier at nearly 70 miles per hour thirds among seven top 10s. season. on I-95, cut short a hot start to the Russ Held writes a Western Mass. 2020 season. Werenski had tied for Garvin Named Top Female Golfer column in each issue of snegolfer.com. Werenski rallied in the Korn Ferry third place in his opening event – A Angela Garvin of Feeding Hills Tour Championship – the last of Military Tribute at the Greenbrier in needed only two months of success three Korn Ferry events – to finish September – and then he followed to earn herself honors of Female seventh there. He played his last four up with a share of 18th at the Golfer of the Year in Western holes at 2 under par to secure a top Sanderson Farms Championship a Massachusetts. She won the Love to Travel? 10. The finish improved his series week later. Massachusetts Women’s Amateur standing from 53rd after two events and Girls’ Junior Amateur in Visit SNEGolfer. to 24, just inside the coveted Top 25. As Thanksgiving Weekend passed, successive weeks. Werenski was no longer in a cast, com/category- The 2020 season started the and X-rays looked good according to next week. Just two weeks in he his father Mike Werenski. Putting Winning both during the same golf-travel and sat in eighth place in the FedEx and chipping were to follow during year matched an accomplishment Cup points standings, and he was the first two weeks of December. made only three other times. read travel stories, nd She joined select company of 22 after missing the cut at the Werenski was hopeful of a return at Joanne Goodwin (1954), Loren golf club and Houston Open. But the new-found the Sony Open in January. Milhench (1985) and Chelsea momentum he built to start the Curtis resort reviews from season was curtailed for a time by When he returns for his 90th career (2005). a broken arm sustained in an auto start, Werenski will seek to make around the globe. accident in October. the cut for the 54th time. His career Garvin’s first state amateur title earnings are closing in on $3.3 was won in wire-to-wire fashion. It culminated with a 4-and-3 win over

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22 SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND GOLFER / Winter 2019/2020 / 401-464-8445 / www.snegolfer.com GOLF TRAVEL By BRUCE VITTNER Arizona’s Wigwam Resort Named Best Historic Hotel n our May 2018 issue we did a meals that we had at Litchfield’s, story about the Wigwam Resort. the first-class restaurant just off the It was our first venture west of main lobby. Seating is available both IPhoenix, as we had always headed inside and outside under fragrant to the Scottsdale area. What a great flowers and plants. Red’s Bar & time we had, and when we recently Grill is also a favorite, as it sits next received word that the Wigwam to the first tees at the Gold and Blue Resort had been named the Best courses. Historic Hotel by Historic Hotels There are many attractions near of America, we decided to return. the Wigwam. Look at the top right We had played the two Robert of the attached picture. That is the Trent Jones, Sr.-designed courses home of the Phoenix Cardinals (the Gold and the Blue) that opened who play just down the road from in 1965, but we had not played the the resort. Baseball spring training Red course that was designed in is less than ten minutes away and 1972 by Red Lawrence and is across the Suns and Diamondbacks play the street from the main property. in downtown Phoenix. Great What an excellent decision to golf, great resort, and most all the return to the property. The Red sporting events you can imagine course was a nice layout with many The Wigwam Resort make the Wigwam Resort and the memorable holes. The final three West Valley a wonderful destination. holes might be the best as you wind of funds rejuvenated the property destination after a round of golf. You can get more information your way back towards the resort. into a truly first-class resort while You might think that you have by visiting www.wigwamarizona. The property is just the most keeping many features of the historic arrived at a tennis academy when com or by calling 800-909-4224. relaxing place to visit. Since it was property. you see the nine tennis courts near the holidays, they had a small There are 331 guest rooms, mostly including a stadium court. They are Bruce Vittner is a member of the Golf train running around the grounds huge casitas that are spread out all lighted for the warm evening and Writers of America and the Golf Travel each evening for guests (especially around the property. The rooms clear skies that you find in Arizona. Writers of America and can be reached the young ones) to enjoy. feature a southwestern motif and There is also a golf academy on at [email protected]. In 2009 JDM Partners, whose are well appointed, many with property. Another true delight is founder is Jerry Colangelo, the fireplaces, wet bars and spacious the large spa and workout facility former owner of the Phoenix Suns, bathrooms. The Red Door Spa has located next to the tennis courts purchased the Wigwam. The influx all the amenities and makes a great We were so impressed with the Golf Truisms – These are 100% Accurate! Never wash your ball on the tee of irons, you will top your woods; if The odds of hitting a duffed shot It takes considerable pressure to a water hole. you are keeping your right elbow increase by the square of the make a penalty stroke adhere to a There is no such thing as a friendly tucked in, your head will come up. number of people watching. scorecard. wager. Progress in golf consists of two Never teach golf to your wife. It’s not a gimme if you’re still away. The stages of golf are Sudden steps forward and ten miles Never play your son for money. The more your opponent quotes backward. Collapse, Radical Change, Never try to keep more than 300 the rules, the greater the certainty Complete Frustration, Slow One good shank deserves another. separate thoughts in your mind that he cheats. Improvement, Brief Mastery, and It takes 17 holes to really get during your swing. Always limp with the same leg for Sudden Collapse. the whole round. warmed up. The less skilled the player, the The only sure way to get a par is No golfer ever swung too slowly. more likely he is to share his ideas The rake is always in the other to leave a four-foot birdie putt two about the golf swing. trap. inches short of the hole. No golfer ever played too fast. It’s surprisingly easy to hole a 50- Don’t play with anyone who One birdie is a hot streak. foot putt when you lie 10. The wind is in your face on 16 of would question a 7. the 18 holes. No matter how badly you are The statute of limitations on It’s as easy to lower your handicap playing, it’s always possible to play forgotten strokes is two holes. Nothing straightens out a nasty as it is to reduce your hat size. worse. slice quicker than a sharp dogleg ***If you really want to be better Bets lengthen putts and shorten to the right. at golf, go back and take it up at a Whatever you think you’re doing drives. wrong is the one thing you’re The rough will be mowed much earlier age. Confidence evaporates in the tomorrow. If your driver is hot, your putter doing right. presence of fairway water. will be ice cold; if you can hit your Any change works for three holes.

SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND GOLFER / Winter 2019/2020 / 401-464-8445 / www.snegolfer.com 23 By BRUCE VITTNER GOLF TRAVEL The Club at New Seabury is a Hidden Gem ‘Your Cape Escape’ Offers Something members are a great blend of people for Everyone and a Variety of from New England and beyond. Memberships We’re talking about young families, couples and retirees with varying ucked away in a pristine backgrounds and interests and that’s location on Nantucket what makes it a special place.” Sound, The Club at New Members and guests who visit TSeabury is a 1,500-acre hidden New Seabury can relax and play as gem and the ideal Cape Escape. much or as little as they would like This private community, named with two beach clubs, a beach bar among “The Best Places to Live and two pools. If they prefer fitness classes or specific sports instruction,

CHEMAWA GOLF COURSE 350 Cushman Road, North Attleboro, MA on the Coast in 2019,” by Coastal the facilities are unmatched. When Spring into golf at one of the finest Living Magazine, is a relaxed resort it comes to dining, Executive Chef experience, where you can unwind Mark Porcaro’s culinary delights public golf courses in the area! or play to your heart’s content. can be enjoyed at one of four With recent multi-million indoor-outdoor restaurants, cafes dollar renovations of the new and covered terraces, all of which LET US HOST YOUR stylish Clubhouse and its two offer great fare and views of the golf Championship golf courses, The courses or ocean. NEXT EVENT! Ocean and Dunes, as well as a There are Stay and Play packages state-of-the-art fitness and aquatics that provide accommodations complex, a variety of new homes, and golf, while The Club at New and multiple dining options to Seabury also offers regular specials 508-399-7330 choose from, there are more reasons on accommodations and serves as than ever to join. the perfect setting for weddings, https://www.chemawagolf.com At the center of the Club’s 42,000 parties, meetings and events. square foot newly remodeled Every day at The Club at New Clubhouse sits 95 Shore, a new Seabury can be different and just upscale, yet casual restaurant and as you like. With a welcoming bar that offers sweeping views of community, family-friendly lifestyle, Nantucket Sound and the Club’s world-class amenities, and an array two golf courses. The Clubhouse of Club events to enjoy year-round, E also houses a Golf Shop, locker this is truly a Club for all ages and FREE CART rooms and The Grand Ballroom. all seasons. “Whether you’re looking for The Club at New Seabury is Mondays in April, May, June seasonal living, a weekend or conveniently located two hours Tee time must be booked summer getaway or a full-time from Boston, 70 miles from To qualify for free carts tee times must be booked and tee times Providence and 170 miles from New must be before 11 a.m. Show coupon at the course or mention community, there are various Southern New England Golfer when booking tee times. membership options and real estate Haven, CT. For reservations or more possibilities,” said Chris Card, information about Membership No groups of 8 or more. Call for availability. President & Managing Director of call 508-539-8322 or visit www. The Club at New Seabury. “Our NewSeabury.com.

24 SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND GOLFER / Winter 2019/2020 / 401-464-8445 / www.snegolfer.com GOLF TRAVEL By BRUCE VITTNER Camelback Inn Continues to Impress any times when I venture added, and the layout is excellent. out to Scottsdale for our The first hole will give you a great annual media tournament taste of what is to follow. It is dogleg MI find myself looking forward to left with a huge bunker in front spending a couple of days at the of a large very sloping green. Our Camelback Inn, a J.W. Marriott favorite hole was the 13th that has a Resort and Spa. From the first time great view of the mountain. I visited this famous resort cut There is a wonderful practice into the side of a mountain and facility on the property. There is a facing Camelback Mountain, I was golf school on premises, and there so impressed with the charm and are chipping and bunker practice design of this southwestern marvel. areas, a very large practice green Built in 1936 as the first luxury and a vast driving range. Camelback resort in the Sonoran Desert, it Inn has unlimited golf packages quickly attracted top movie stars available, and the use of the practice and celebrities to this oasis in the area will be a highlight of that desert. George and Barbara Bush package. were guests, as was hotelier J.W. The distaff side will really enjoy Marriott, Sr. In 1967 Marriott made The 15th hole at Camelback’s Ambiente Course the Spa. It is a 31,000 square foot Camelback Inn the first Marriott area with every amenity possible. Resort and by 1969 it had already an Arthur Hills (Newport National- Fry Design in 2013 as part of a $10 The beautifully appointed rooms earned a five-star rating. designer) design, is a challenging million renovation that completely with a view of Camelback Mountain Imagine spending $50 million on layout with great bunkering. Known changed this course that runs along just outside your window makes a renovation? That is what happened for its water holes, the 18th, a 547- a desert wash (a wet weather river) this a wonderful place to relax and years ago to this resort that is listed yard par 5 has been rated the best that could not be functionally enjoy the desert. At nighttime you in the top 100 in the world. It has water hole in the Scottsdale area. altered. think you can reach up and touch been a Triple A Five Diamond resort The course measures 6,900 from the They did a masterful job. The the millions of stars, as the nights for the past 26 years. back tees, but there are three other grading was changed to offer full are most always clear. They have two courses connected sets and the forward tees are a very protection of the wash and has You can find out more with the property. They sit about fair 5,132 yards. 100 acres of newly planted native about Camelback Inn, a J.W. two miles from the resort and there This time we played the Ambiente grasses, wildflowers and trees. Huge Marriott Resort and Spa at www. are free shuttles. Course. It was built in 1970, but was bunkers, both around the sloping scottsdalecamelback.com or by Both of the courses were redone completely redesigned by Hurdzan/ calling 1-480-947-3300. and upgraded. The Padre Course, greens and in the fairways were Mountain Shadows Hosts Golf Writers By BRUCE VITTNER s you fly into Phoenix Airport, including a Monkees episode. Since measures 75 yards, but most of the downtown off the 101 and was in you can’t help but notice the it was one of the few properties that yardage from the tee to the green is wonderful condition. It is a flat iconic Camelback Mountain were open year-round, it became a a pond. course, but the weaving holes and justA to the north. It was on the other great dining and entertainment place We saw many couples playing the natural trees and bushes made each side of that mountain where we for the locals who began moving to course, and also many juniors. It is hole unique. They have two courses spent four days of sheer enjoyment this arid and warm climate from not easy. The tees are well designed on property and a large casino is at Mountain Shadows Resort in other parts of the country. and the greens and green surrounds right next door. Paradise Valley, a tiny community The original golf course was are well manicured, but many of Our last course was We-Ko-Pa’s next to Scottsdale. designed by Jack Snyder and built the holes have desert waste area in Saguaro course that has been rated It is the shadow from Camelback in1961. It was a short course, par between the tees and greens. For best course in the area by Golfweek Mountain and Mummy Mountain 56, and worked its way up towards more information you can visit in eleven of the past twelve years. that garnered the name of this iconic the mountain and then back down. www.mountainshadows.com or call I’ve played their other course in the resort that was first opened in 1959. It quickly became a favorite for those 855-485-1417. past, and that is a great design as Each afternoon you watch the sun Hollywood celebrities and socialites The other three courses we played well. That evening we went to Fort dip below the mountain and watch who were drawn to its seclusion, were Long Bow Golf Club, Talking McDowell Adventures that is just the temperature drop. It’s not bad, challenging greens and unique Stick and We-Ko-Pa in Fountain down the road from the courses. however, when the temperature is a desert setting. Hills. Long Bow in Mesa is a robust They also have a casino right near warm 70 degrees in December while The golf course was redesigned by test of golf, so pick the correct tees to the courses. the sun is shining as it does over 330 Forrest Richardson to make it a par play. It was in perfect condition and days per year. 54 Short Course that is challenging is highly regarded and is only twenty Bruce Vittner is a member of the Golf Mountain Shadows has a rich and fun with holes ranging from minutes from downtown Scottsdale. Writers Assn. of America and the Golf history of Hollywood celebrity 75 yards to the fifteenth hole that Talking Stick was the course for the Travel Writers of America and can be visits and the property served as measures 180 yards from the back second day. This Coore-Crenshaw reached at [email protected]. the location for television shows tee. The seventh is the one that design is located minutes from

SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND GOLFER / Winter 2019/2020 / 401-464-8445 / www.snegolfer.com 25 By CHRIS KING GOLF TRAVEL PGA Professionals Rank Myrtle Beach’s Top 20 Courses hat is the best course Here are Myrtle Beach’s top in Myrtle Beach? It’s a 20 courses, according to PGA question everyone asks, professionals: andW MyrtleBeachGolfTrips.com wanted to answer. 1. Dunes Golf & Beach Club The area’s leading package 2. Caledonia Golf & Fish Club provider, MyrtleBeachGolfTrips. 3. Tidewater Golf Club com, conducted an anonymous 4. Grande Dunes Resort Club survey of Myrtle Beach area PGA 5. Prestwick Country Club professionals, asking them to 6. TPC Myrtle Beach rank the Grand Strand’s top 20 7. True Blue Golf Club courses. More than 50 professionals 8. Fazio Course at Barefoot Resort participated in the poll, and the 9. Dye Course at Barefoot Resort results often tracked with popular 10. King’s North at Myrtle Beach opinion but there were certainly National surprises. 11. Pawleys Plantation Golf & The famed Dunes Golf & Beach Country Club Club, a Robert Trent Jones Sr. design King’s North at Myrtle Beach National 12. Arrowhead Country Club that has hosted USGA, PGA and 13. Love Course at Barefoot Resort LPGA events, was the clear No. appreciate the challenge and quality group is better qualified to rank 14. Heritage Club 1, garnering nearly half of the first of the architecture. Myrtle Beach’s premier courses than 15. Thistle Golf Club place votes. Caledonia Golf & Fish TPC Myrtle Beach, True Blue, PGA professionals? We are excited 16. Pine Lakes Country Club Club, a consensus top 100 layout, the Fazio Course at Barefoot, the to unveil the results of the survey, 17. Rivers Edge Golf Club was second, followed by Tidewater Dye Course at Barefoot, and King’s and we certainly hope golfers enjoy 18. Arcadian Shores Golf Club Golf Club, the area’s most scenic North at Myrtle Beach National the rankings as much as we did 19. Willbrook Plantation course. rounded out the top 10. compiling them.” 20. Long Bay Club Grande Dunes, which features “Traveling golfers ask us what Participating PGA pros ranked five holes that play along the the best course in the area is all the courses from 1 to 20 with the top- For more information, go to www. Intracoastal Waterway, was fourth, time, and we wanted to be able to ranked course earning 20 points and MyrtleBeachGolfTrips.com. and Prestwick, the biggest top 10 answer the question with more than each subsequent spot receiving one surprise, was No. 5. A Pete and personal opinion,” said Justin Binke, fewer point. The course with the P.B. Dye design, Prestwick has director of sales and marketing for most points sat atop the rankings. always been a favorite of locals who MyrtleBeachGolfTrips.com. “What Love to Travel? Visit SNEGolfer.com/category- golf-travel and read travel stories, golf club and resort reviews from around the globe.

26 SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND GOLFER / Winter 2019/2020 / 401-464-8445 / www.snegolfer.com SNE GOLFER LOCATOR MAP RHODE ISLAND COURSES 18. RICHMOND C.C. (18) SP 7330, http://chemawagolf.com CR,CH,O,CL CONNECTICUT COURSES 1. BEAVER RIVER G.C. (18) P Sandy Pond Rd. Richmond, RI 401-364-9200 30. EASTON C.C. (18) SP 44. AIRWAYS G.C. (18) P 343 Kingstown Rd. Richmond, RI, 401- www.richmondcountryclub.net 265 Purchase St. Easton, MA 1070 S. Grand St., W. Suffield, CT 539-2100 www.beaverrivergolf.com, CR,CL,PS,CH,O 508-238-2500, www.eastoncountryclub.com 860-668-4973, www.airwaysgolf.com PS,CR,CH,SB,O 19. ROSE HILL GOLF CLUB (9) P, X CR,CL,PS,CH,DR,O CR,CL,CH,SB,O 2. BUTTON HOLE SHORT COURSE (9) P, 222 Rose Hill Rd. So. Kingstown, RI, 401- 31. HAZELTON GC (18) P 45. ELMRIDGE GOLF CLUB (27) P X 1 Button Hole Dr. Providence, RI, 401-421- 788-1088, www.rosehillri.com CR,CL,CH,SB, 329 Summer St. Rehoboth, MA 508-557-1856 229 Elmridge Rd. Pawcatuck, CT, 860-599-2248 1664 www.buttonhole.org, CL,CH,DR,PS, Leagues www.hazeltongolfclub.com CR,PS,CH,O www.elmridgegolf.com, CR,CL,DR,PS,CH,O Lessons 20. TRIGGS MEMORIAL G.C. (18) P 32. HILLSIDE CC (9) P 46. FOX HOPYARD (18) SP 3. COUNTRY VIEW G.C. (18) P Chalkstone Ave. Providence, RI 82 Hillside Ave. Rehoboth, MA 508-252-9761 1 Hopyard Rd. East Haddam, CT 49 Club Lane Burrillville, RI, 401-568-7157 401-521-8460, www.triggs.us, CR,CL,PS,CH,O www.hillsidecountryclub.com Sauna, Pool, 860-434-6644, www.golfthefox.com www.countryviewgolf.net, CR,CL,PS,CH,O 21. WINDMILL HILL G.C. (9) X Courts,CR,CL,CH,Tiki Bar,O, Lessons CR,CL,CH,PS,DR,O 4. COVENTRY PINES G.C. (9) P 35 Schoolhouse Rd. (off Rt 136) Warren, RI 33. JOHN E. PARKER MUNI. G.C. (9) P 47. LAKE OF ISLES C.C. (18) P 1065 Harkney Hill Rd. Coventry, RI 401-245-1463, www.windmillgolfri.com 17 Fisher St. Taunton, MA, 508-822-1797 Foxwoods Casino, Mashantucket, CT, 401-397-9482 www.coventrypines.com CR,CL,CH,O, Restaurant CR,DR,CH,SB, Skins Thurs. at 3:45 860-312-3636, www.lakeofisles.com CR,CH,CL,SB,DR 22. WINNAPAUG C.C. (18) P 34. JUNIPER HILL G.C. (36) P CR,CL,PS,SB,Rest.,O, Golf School 5.CRANSTON C.C. (18) P 184 Shore Rd. (Rt. 1A) Westerly, RI 401- 202 Brigham St. Northboro, MA, 508-393-2444 48. MOHEGAN SUN GOLF CLUB (18) P 69 Burlingame Rd. Cranston, RI, 401-826-1683 596-1237 www.winnapaugcountryclub.com www.juniperhillgc.com, CR,CL,PS,CH,SB,O 7 Dows Ln. Baltic, CT 860-862-9230 www.cranstoncc.com, CR,CL,PS,CH,O CR,CL,CH,DR,SB,O 35. MAPLEGATE COUNTRY CLUB (18) SP www,mohegansungolfclub.com CR,CL,PS,CH 6 .CRYSTAL LAKE G.C. (18) SP 23. WOOD RIVER GOLF (18) P 160 Maple St. Bellingham, MA, 508-966-4040 golf packages, Lessons 100 Bronco’s Hwy. Mapleville RI 401-567-4500 78 Woodville-Alton Rd. Hope Valley, RI, www.maplegate.com, CR,CL,PS,CH 49. PORTLAND GOLF CLUB (18) P www.crystallakegolfclub.com CR,CL,PS,CH,O 401-364-0700, www.woodrivergolf.com, 36. THE LINKS AT MASS GOLF (18) P, X 169 Bartlett St. Portland, CT 860-342-6107 7.EXETER C.C. (18) SP CR,CH,SB,O 300 W. Maine Rd. (Rt 123) Norton, MA www.portlandgolfclub.com CR,CL,PS,O, Rest. 508-222-0555, www.linksatmassgolf.org 50. QUARRY RIDGE GOLF CLUB (18) SP 320 Victory Hwy. (Rt.102) Exeter, RI 401-295-8212 www.exetercc.com RHODE ISLAND DRIVING RANGES CL,PS,CH,SB,O 9A Rose Hill Rd. Portland, CT 860-342-6113 CR,CL,PS,CH,O A. BUTTON HOLE LEARNING CENTER 37. NORTON COUNTRY CLUB (18) SP www.quarryridge.com CR,CL,CH,PS,O riding 8. FAIRLAWN GOLF COURSE (9) P,X 1 Button Hole Dr. Providence, RI 401-421-1664 188 Oak St. Norton, MA, 508-285-2400 only 3 Sherman Ave. Lincoln, RI 401-334-3937 www.buttonhole.org, target greens, 2 putting www.nortoncountryclub.com, CR,CL,CH,SB,O 51. RIVER RIDGE GOLF CLUB (18) P www.fairlawngolfcourse.com CR,CL,CH,SB,O greens, lessons 38. OLDE SCOTLAND LINKS (18) P 259 Preston Rd. Griswold, CT 9. FOSTER COUNTRY CLUB (18) P B. IRON WOODS GOLF PRACTICE 695 Pine St. Bridgewater, MA, 508-279-3344 860-376-3268, www.riverridgegolf.com 67 Johnson Rd. Foster, RI, 401-397-7750 CENTER 1081 Iron Hill Mine Rd. (off Rt.146) www.oldescotlandlinks.com, CR,CL,SB,DR,O CR,CL,PS,CH,O www.fostercountryclub.com, CR,CL,PS,CH,O N. Smithfield, RI, 401-766-1151, www.iwgolf. 39. PINE OAKS G.C. (9) P 52. SHENNECOSSETT G.C. (18) P 10. HARBOR LIGHTS MARINA & C.C. (9) com, putting greens, grass tees, covered area, bunker, 68 Prospect St., S. Easton, MA, 508-238-2320 93 Plant St. Groton, CT, 860-448-1867 P 150 Gray St. Warwick, RI, 401-737-6353 lessons, repairs www.pineoaks.com, CR,CL,CH,O www.shennygolf.com CR,CL,CH,PS,Rest.,O www.HarborLightsRI.com, C. MULLIGAN’S ISLAND GOLF & Retail Store 53. SKUNGAMAUG RIVER G.C. (18) SP CR,CL,PS,DR,CH,O ENTERTAINMENT (9) X 40. REHOBOTH C.C. (18) P 104 Folly Ln., Coventry, CT, 860-742-9348 Restaurant, Leagues 1000 New London Ave. (Rt 2) Cranston, RI 155 Perryville Rd Rehoboth, MA, 508-252-6259 www.skungamauggolf.com, CR,CL,CH,PS,O 11. JAMESTOWN G.C. (9) P 401-464-8855, www.mulligansisland.com www.rehobothcountryclub.com, CR,CH,PS,O 245 Conanicus Ave. Jamestown, RI, 401-423- 60 stall driving range, covered area, batting cages, 41. SHAKER HILLS G.C. (18) P 9930 www.jamestowngolf.com CR,CL,CH,SB mini-golf, par 3 course, 18-hole pitch and putt, 146 Shaker Rd. Harvard, MA, 978-772-3330 12. KINGS CROSSING G.C. (9) P PGA Golf Academy, Spargo Golf on premises, www.shakerhills.com MAP KEY 655 Old Baptist Rd. N. Kingstown, RI, 401- club fitting and repairs CR,CL,CH,PS,O 294-2872, www.kingscrossinggolfclub.com 42. SHINING ROCK G.C. (18) SP CR,PS,CH,O MASSACHUSETTS COURSES 91 Clubhouse Way, Northbridge, MA, 508-234- ( ) = Holes PS = Pro Shop 13. LAUREL LANE C.C. (18) P 24. BAY POINT CLUB (18) SP 0400, www.shiningrock.com, CR,CL,CH,PS,O Laurel Lane, off Rt.138, W. Kingston, RI 401- Bay Pointe Dr. Onset, MA 508-759-8802 43. WENTWORTH HILLS G.C. (18) SP P = Public CH = Clubhouse 783-3844, www.laurellanecountryclub.com www.baypointeclub.com PS,CR,CL,DR,O,SB 27 Bow St. Plainville, MA, 508-316-0240 SP = Semi Private O = Outings CR,CL,PS,CH,O 25. BLACKSTONE NATIONAL G.C. (18) SP www.wentworthhillsgc.com, CR,CL,CH,PS,O X = Executive SB = Snack Bar 14. MIDVILLE COUNTRY CLUB (9) P 227 Putnam Hill Rd. Sutton, MA, 508-865- 100 Lombardi Ln. W. Warwick, RI, 401-828- 2111 www.bngc.net, CR,CL,CH,PS,O,DR MASSACHUSETTS RANGES CR = Cart Rental CL = Club Rental 26. BLISSFUL MEADOWS G.C. (18) SP 9215 www.midvillegolfclub.com, CR,CL,PS,CH D. ATLANTIC DRIVING RANGE/ DR = Driving Range 801 Chocalog Rd. Uxbridge, MA, 508- 15. NEWPORT NATIONAL G.C. (18) SP SHADOWBROOK (9) X 278-6110 www.blissfulmeadows.com, 324 Mitchells Ln. Middletown, RI, 401- 754 Newport Ave. So. Attleboro, MA, 508-761- CR,CL,CH,DR,PS,O 848-9690 www.newportnational.com, 5484, www.atlanticgolfcenter.com, heated tees, 27. BUNGAY BROOK G.C. (9) P CR,CL,PS,SB,O retail shop, mini golf, chip and putt 30 Locust St. Bellingham, MA, 508-883-1600 16. NORTH KINGSTOWN G.C. (18) P E. STIX GOLF & BASEBALL FUN CENTER www.bungaybrook.com, CR,CL,DR,PS,CH,O Our website 615 Callahan Rd. No. Kingstown, RI, 401-294- 582 Kelley Blvd., No. Attleboro, MA 28. CAPTAINS COURSE (36) P 0684, www.nkgc.com, DR,PS,CR,CL,CH,O 508-695-0091, www.stixfuncenter.com, www.snegolfer.com 1000 Freemans Way, Brewster, MA, 508- Dan’s Tavern on the Green TrueStrike golf mats, grass tees, minigolf, batting 896-1716 www.captainsgolfcourse.com has directions 17. PINECREST GOLF CLUB (9) P cages, putting green, bunker, lessons 25 Pinehurst Dr. Richmond, RI, 401-364-8600 CR,CL,CH,PS,O and information www.pinecrestri.com CR,CL,CH,SB,O, Leagues 29. CHEMAWA GOLF COURSE (18) P 350 Cushman Rd. N. 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28 SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND GOLFER / Winter 2019/2020 / 401-464-8445 / www.snegolfer.com GOLF COMMENTARY By SNEG STAFF Gorman Golf Media Expands Its Audience For all you know-it-alls out there, here’s in 1996 Tiger Woods came on the scene a question-and-answer that might send and the game exploded as did the golf you gasping for air. media. If you have a golf product or service Today Gorman has a small media and want to advertise in GOLF empire consisting of four brands. Pro Golf Life Real Estate Re-Launches Magazine, what’s the cost of a full- Golf Weekly, with partner and web site page, four-color ad that will appear in wizard Paul Daly, covers all elements as Boutique Golf Real Estate the print and digital edition? Answer: of professional golf and the four major About $100,000.That’s not a typo, the Tours – PGA, LPGA, Champions and BOSTON, Mass – Gorman Golf price is about one-hundred thousand European. Media. “The primary goal of Golf Life dollars. Media, a Boston-based golf media Real Estate is to assist future home New England dot Golf, ranked No. company, has announced the re- buyers who golf make one of the most It cost big bucks to promote your 1 on Google Search, highlights the best launch of Golf Life Real Estate ™ www. important financial decisions of their golf company and to get your product of golf in New England and beyond, golfliferealestate.com, a boutique real life. Our FREE service to qualified in front of thousands of potential offering engaging content with a mix estate referral network dedicated to buyers is to introduce them to a Golf customers. Let the buyer beware of original features and reviews. The providing future home buyers with Lifestyle Concierge™ who has been because there’s no accurate statistics team of nine golf journalists, with a the most effective way to find, evaluate vetted and is among the top-10% to show that advertising in GOLF combined 350 years of experience, will and select a golf lifestyle community of real estate agents in their specific Magazine will boost sales revenue. post 10-15 original stories each week, that meets their individual budget. region, and who are members of the and then delivered by newsletter on “After a few unexpected events over National Association of Realtors In fact, as you probably know, golf Fridays to 50,000 email addresses. the past few months we are open for (NAR). Our boutique service is publications in print are shrinking while business,” said Thomas Gorman, available nationwide and the best part online digital golf publications, such as Golf Life Real Estate ™ is a boutique CEO of Gorman Golf Media, which is the referral is FREE to our clients. Southern New England Golfer that real estate referral network dedicated assets include Pro Golf Weekly (www. We get paid at closing by the selling you are reading right now, are growing to providing home buyers with the progolfweekly.com), New England broker if, only, and when the client market share and earning reader’s most effective path to find, evaluate dot Golf (www.newengland.golf), purchases property.” attention. Two highly respected weekly and select a golf lifestyle community. eSouthernGOLF (www. print golf publications – Golfweek There is no cost or obligation to talk to eSouthernGOLF.com) and Under Par and Golf World - stopped weekly a Golf Lifestyle Concierge ™ to answer publications three years ago and five all your questions and learn everything years ago, respectively. there is to know about buying property in a gated, golf community. Which brings us to today’s topic of Gorman Golf Media, which has become GLRE recently announced its one of the fastest growing online golf latest program called Free Webinar media companies in the past two years. Wednesday. From the luxury of Gorman Golf Media owns four online your own home you can log-in to a golf brands: Pro Golf Weekly (www. Wednesday webinar scheduled at 3 pm progolfweekly.com) , New England dot starting January 8, 2020. 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He started in the newsletter. network of nationwide real estate com and a Golf Lifestyle Concierge™ business as a summer hobby in 1992 agents (NAR) who are in the top-10% will respond within 24 hours. writing about local golf for the Daily in sales volume in their specific area. Transcript, just south of Boston.Then The company refers only trustworthy,

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