AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2021 | VOL 11 NO 3 SNEGOLFER.COM SNE GOLFER PERSUADERS ISSUE GOLF INFLUENCERS [ People Who Have Made the Game of Golf Better ] CONTENTS Southern New England Golfer | SNEGOLFER.COM PAG E 15 PAG E 27 PAG E 37 COLLIN MORIKOWA PETE & ALICE DYE INCLINE VILLAGE COVER STORY GOLF R.I. CONNECTICUT 05 INFLUENCERS 10 INFLUENCERS 20 NOTEBOOK CT EAST. MASS. CENTRAL MASS. 25 INFLUENCERS 29 NOTEBOOK 32 NOTEBOOK GOLF GOLF MAP & 39 TRAVEL 40 EQUIPMENT 43 LISTINGS TRIVIA BRITISH OPEN Charles 10. Bob Andrews St. at Course 1. What year was the first Open held? 9. Old II War 2. Within 20, how many competed in the first one? 8. World 7. White Dover of Cliffs 3. Who won the first Open? 4. The Open is always competed at what type of course” 6. Six Vardon 5. Who has won the most Open Championships? 5. Harry 4. Coastal links 6. How many? Scotland in Club Golf Prestwick 7. What famous land feature can you see from Royal St. George? 3. 2. 8 8. When was Open last cancelled before 2020’s Covid epidemic? 9. What course has held the most Opens? 1. 1860 10. What lefty won the Open? (Hint—1963) Editor/Publisher EDITORIAL BRUCE VITTNER [email protected] Sales Manager Welcomeo t our third issue of 2021. The cover gives you a clue of JIM GRAY what we have assembled in this issue. I would love to have you send me an email with a few people on your list who have influenced you in Account Executives this great game. The email address is [email protected]. DAVE HONEYWELL Wasn’t that an unbelievable performance by Collin Morikawa at JACOB RESENDES the Open Championship in England recently? We had featured him in our Rising Star column in 2019, but no one could have predicted Graphic Design that he would already have won two majors, both in his first tries. He STEPHANIE MARTINEAU is the first, and I’m quite sure the last who will ever accomplish that [email protected] feat. Isn’t links golf so much fun to watch with its crazy pot bunkers, Web Design undulating fairways and greens, and rough that hasn’t been cut for a blackdoorcreative.com couple of years? I think you will enjoy reading our writers thoughts about golf’s Contributing Writers influencers. I did. This is a perspective that I don’t think you will find BRUCE BERLET in other publications. It has been fun this year talking about golf TODD CAMPBELL associations and municipal golf courses in our area, and I hope that JOE CALABRO it has given you some good insight about how are game has grown SCOTT CORDISCHI over the years. BILL DOYLE As the summer gets into full swing, we wanted to give you some KATHARINE DYSON information about the winners of some of the events throughout JAY GEARAN southern New England. I know that you have seen the winners in your TIM GEARY MIKE KIRBY local area, but it’s good to see how others are doing as well. LYNN LUCZKOWSKI Joe Calabro has a good story about the Northeast Amateur. Collin CHRIS MIRACLE Morikawa won that event, also. Scott Cordischi has a story about URI JOHN TORSIELLO star Chris Francoeur. It interesting to see what plans golfers have after they complete their college years. Francoeur made the cut at the For Advertising Information Northeast, but finished quite a bit out of the money. Peter Weatherby has moved on from Rhode Island to Vermont, Call: but Lynn Luczkowski had a good interview with Weatherby about his 401-464-8445 time in Rhode Island. We plan to visit Manchester Country Club some E-Mail: time before the next issue and will have a story for you. [email protected] I think my favorite story in this issue is about Alice and Pete Dye who were a couple of the best designers of golf courses in America. Southern New England Golfer is published 4 times per year: Spring, June/July, August/ Alice might have been the key to Pete’s work as you will see in the September, and Fall. Occasional emails will go story. out to subscribers throughout the year. Congratulations to all the winners of tournaments since last we published. It was great to see English-native Bobby Leopold back in Mail all articles, releases and other items to: the winners’ circle in the Rhode Island Am. I had met him just after he Editor, Southern New England Golfer moved to RI and helped him (not much) get into his first Northeast P.O. Box 10038, Cranston, RI 02910 Amateur. Materials will not be returned unless Imagine Paul Parajeckas playing in the Mass. Open and carrying accompanied by a stamped, self-addressed his own bag at the age of 71? He has had a wonderful career. Enjoy envelope. All rights reserved. the issue and we will see you again on October 2. The Ryder Cup will have been completed and we should have some fine analysis from Southern New England Golfer is not our great band of writers. responsible for advertising copy. Corrected advertising will be placed in future issues. Stay well and keep your head down and swing easy. BRUCE VITTNER © 2021 Reproduction without permission is strictly prohibited. Member of the Golf Writers of America and the Golf Travel Writers of America and can be reached at [email protected]. We think you deserve a spot on our wall. Begin your customer-owner journey today. Learn more about Navigant Credit Union’s digital services and products at navigantcu.org. COVER STORY By BRUCE VITTNER raised over $1 million for a great In FLUENCERS IN cause in eastern Massachusetts. We cover a few entrepreneurs THE GOLF InDUSTRY who have made golf better in Matt Adams, Dave Pelz and Jim his is our third issue for King and shared a drink while talking Hartenburg, and you will certainly 2021. In our first issue about golf. He was one of the three enjoy Katharine Dyson’s visit with Twe focused on the three individuals that Geary focused on. Alice and Pete Dye who are probably golf associations in southern New Bruce Berlet said that he had to the most famous couples ever in the England. Our second issue focused write about Andy Bessette who has golf architecture business. Wait until on municipal courses in the area as been the backbone of the Travelers you read about all that Alice did to they have always been the backbone Championship in Connecticut. Paul make Pete’s designs better. of public golf. Kenyon wanted me to talk about Hopefully you will get a different In this issue we wanted to late Nathalie Price, who was a fellow perspective on some of the people continue our focus on making the teacher and a woman who really that we covered in this issue. I know game of golf better, and I asked impacted women’s public golf in that you can think of many more. some of my writers to find some Rhode Island as well as Joe Sprague, Who influenced you? How did they people who have been influencers Sr. who became the first full-time do it? What made you stay with this in the game of golf in southern New head of the Rhode Island Golf Assn. wonderful game? ■ England in particular and also people How could we leave out Brad throughout the golf industry. Faxon and Billy Andrade, Rhode Bruce Vittner is the publisher/ I’ve written before about how I Island natives who have done so editor of www.snegolfer.com spoke with Arnold Palmer as a 12-year- much for golf in our area, raising and can be reached at bruce@ old at the former Wethersfield Open. millions of dollars for charity? Mike snegolfer.com. Tim Geary actually sat down with the Kirby talks about a couple who have FREE CUSTOM FITTINGS IN-STORE! 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