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4 SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND GOLFER / Fall 2019 / 401-464-8445 / www.snegolfer.com GOLF STATISTICS NGF Releases Report on $20.5 Billion Golf Travel Industry The old industry saying is that all ago, that percentage was 14%. golf is local. While this is mostly The more passionate a golfer is, true – more than 80% of rounds are the more likely they are to try to played within an hour of home — squeeze in a round during a work golf travel is a significant and vital trip or vacation. The statistics bear part of the golf industry. this out, with the more avid golfers The NGF’s 2018 Travel Report playing more rounds while traveling. finds that a total of 8.2 million Like travel in general, the incidence Have you heard? golfers played 57.6 million rounds of golf travel increases with income of golf while traveling for business — 52% of golfers with a household or leisure in 2017. The golf travel income of $100,000 or more took a industry overall in the United States trip in 2017, compared to 35% of Metacomet Golf Club is under is a $20.5 billion business, a robust golfers with a household income of new ownership and management market that ranges from playing fees less than $100,000. and accommodations to travel costs, From buddies’ trips in Myrtle Beach food & beverage, and entertainment and bachelor parties in Las Vegas to expenses. golf getaways at ballyhooed resorts Convenient to Providence, I-95 & I-195 Whether it was buddies’ trips, like Pebble Beach and Bandon couples getaways, family vacations, Dunes, 72% of golf travelers said business travel or a solo journey to their journey was leisure-related. 1926 Donald Ross Golf Course a bucket-list destination, 39% of One-third of those surveyed said adult golfers in 2017 took a trip for they took both a business trip and business or leisure with an overnight a leisure trip involving golf. While stay during which they played at this balance holds true for all age least one round of golf. There are segments, the share of leisure trips plenty more golfers who aspire to increases with age – as retirees and take that special golf journey every those with grown families typically couple of years. This reflects the have more free time for golf. almost 4 million golfers who didn’t The NGF’s latest look at travel play while traveling in 2017, but say takes a holistic look at the market, they are interested in doing so in the examining who plays and why they coming year. play. The report then delves into 2020 Golf Outing and Membership While the incidence of golf travel how much golf travelers spend and Opportunities are Now Available! is down slightly compared to the how they research golf travel, along NGF’s last measurement in 2007 with when they play and, ultimately, (prior to the Great Recession), both where they go and where they travel golf rounds represented would most like to go. approximately 13% of total golf Because not all golf is local. rounds played in 2017. Eleven years

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SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND GOLFER / Fall 2019 / 401-464-8445 / www.snegolfer.com 5 By TODD CAMPBELL GOLF INSTRUCTION The Wedge Matrix aving a formula to control distances if I jump on them, but your wedge distances inside of you need to understand that there 100 yards will go a long way is a tradeoff between distance and Club Full ¾ ½ ¼ Hin helping lower your scores. I have accuracy. I look at my higher lofted four wedges in my bag: PW (46*), irons as scoring clubs so there needs 50*, 54* & 58*. You will notice that to be an element of precision involved PW 46* 120 yd 90 yd 60 yd 30 yd there are 4* loft gaps between each to get the result you are consistently wedge. My testing is done at our short looking for. 50* 100 yd 75 yd 50 yd 25 yd course at Mulligan’s Island using the The next step is to break down your ball I currently play (Pro V1) & using backswing into 4 different lengths: 54* 80 yd 60 yd 40 yd 20 yd a Rangefinder to measure out exact ¼, ½, ¾ & Full. Like putting, if distances. you have a shorter distance, you will 58* 60 yd 45 yd 30 yd 15 yd The first step in wedge mapping is make a shorter length stroke with a to determine how far you can hit each complimenting pace. You wouldn’t wedge with a full swing. A full swing make short backstroke for a long putt for me is represented by a full-length and hit it harder, nor would you make backswing with the golf shaft stopping a long backstroke for a shorter putt swing pace for the backswing length your own personalized Wedge Matrix, just short of parallel to the ground and and hit is softer (decelerating). I apply you are creating. come see me at the Golf Academy at an overall swing effort level of around the same concept to the Wedge Matrix. It’s amazing to see how many distances Mulligan’s Island in Cranston. 70-75%. I will hit 10 full swing shots Use your left arm (right-handed are covered inside of 100 yds once Todd Campbell, PGA, is affiliated with with each wedge making note of the player) as a guide on a clockface to you have the proper wedge setup! As the Golf Channel and is a Golf Channel carry distance and total distance. In help control the length of your stroke. noted earlier, I use the same golf balls Academy Instructor. toddcampbell@pga. my case, I have about a 20-yard gap So, a ¼ backswing length would be left (Pro V1’s) for all of my testing and com, cell: 508-951-4371 between all my wedges: PW: 120 yds, arm stopping around 7:30, ½ swing is short game practice to get the most 50*: 100 yds: 54*: 80 yds, & 58*: 9:00, ¾ swing is 10:30 and full swing consistent results. For help establishing 60 yds. I can hit my wedges longer is 12:00. Your goal is to find the proper Rising Star Joaquin Niemann Age: 20 Birthplace: Santiago, Chile 2020 Family: Single College: None Turned Pro: 2018 Joaquin Niemann---remember the name. You will he hearing a great deal from the golfing phenom from Chile who won his first event recently at the Greenbrier in West Virginia Joaquin had planned to attend the University of So. Florida, but he did not have the grades to attend. Instead he turned professional at 18 years of age. A gifted golfer at an early age, he was given an invite to the Greenbrier event at age 17 and finished tied for 29 against a full field of professionals. After turning professional he won $1.4 million in 2018 to keep his card and finished 67th in the FedEx points race. His best events were a tie for fifth at the Greenbrier and two sixth place finishes at the Memorial and the Valero Open. This fall’s win at the Greenbrier earned him a two-year exemption and a trip to the 2020 Masters. He has already earned $4,009,000 on Tour in his career and he is currently in second place in this year’s

6 SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND GOLFER / Fall 2019 / 401-464-8445 / www.snegolfer.com TOURNAMENT GOLF By BRUCE VITTNER McIlroy Wins FedEx Cup and Player of the Year ust before Labor Day Rory player for the whole year in 2019. McIlroy walked off with McIlroy was tied for 21 at the the biggest paycheck in golf Masters, tied for 8th at the PGA and historyJ when he won the Tour tied for ninth at the U.S. Open. Championship event at East Lake He failed to make that cut at the CC in Atlanta, Georgia. He took British Open that was played less home a check for $15 million dollars than 20 miles from his hometown as the Tour Championship winner in Northern Island. was also going to be the FedEx Cup Those comparisons are rather winner as they used a unique scoring lopsided. The PGA Tour’s choice of system. McIlroy as Player of the Year was the For the first time in FedEx Cup first time that they differed from the history, the players started the last vote of the PGA of America (they event with handicaps. Since Justin voted for Koepka) since 1991. The Thomas was the leader heading tabulations remain secret on the into the finals he had a handicap of PGA Tour. Maybe someday they 10. That meant that he was already should make them public! ahead of most of the field by 10 Bruce Vittner is a long-time member of strokes before he put his peg in the the Golf Writers Assn. of America and ground on the first hole. Not a bad Rory McIlroy a member of the Golf Travel Writers of way to start! America and can be reached at bruce@ What the Tour had decided was snegolfer.com. that the determination of the winner point-getters who got to play at at the Masters, was second at the of the FedEx Cup had always been East Lake for the big money. Players U.S. Open and tied for fourth at as difficult as post-graduate physics. ranked 126 to 150 all received the British Open. Pretty strong You’d watch the Golf Channel’s checks for $70,000-and they were credentials to be considered the best Steve Sands after almost every shot not even in the top 125 in FedEx played on Sunday afternoon talking Cup points for the whole year. about who was leading the field and Number 126 was Massachusetts’ was in line to cash the big paycheck. own Richy Werenski who had Rory McIlroy was given a handicap finished 125 to keep his card for of 5 strokes before he hit his first the 2019-2020 season. He is off to shot. He proceeded to play very well a great start this year and is in the as his putting was so much better Top 10 in FedEx points currently. than it had been throughout 2019 But, alas, the big boys have mostly (maybe Brad Faxon’s tutelage really put their clubs in storage while they helped). McIlroy pulled ahead quite take a break and enjoy spending all easily near the end, and you didn’t that FedEx cash. have to do any major calculations to see who was winning. McIlroy Player of the Year? Thomas, who was looking down at the field at the start finished third Usually you have to win a major and ONLY took home a check or two to earn the title of Player of for $3.5 million. His good friend, the Year on the PGA Tour. Not this Xander Shauffele, who had started year. It must have been the money with a handicap of only four, passed that swayed Tour players to vote for him down the stretch to finish in Rory McIlroy as their 2019 Player second and take home a check for of the Year. We realize that McIlroy $5 million. did win the PLAYERS and we’ve Brooks Koepka, who started with just wrote about the FedEx Cup, a handicap of 7 tied Thomas for but shouldn’t there have been more? third and also earned $3.5 million. The Tour does not give the results Paul Casey rounded out the top of voting. We don’t know how many 5 and earned $2.5 million. Chez players even voted. McIlroy tweeted Reavie, who had won the Travelers (first time this reporter has ever used Championship in Connecticut in that term in a story) that he had June, finished eighth and was last voted for Brooks Koepka. person to win over a million as his Koepka would have been my check totaled $1.1 million. vote. Koepka won the PGA The top 150 people cashed FedEx Championship and also a WGC checks, but it was only the top 30 event. He finished tied for second

SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND GOLFER / Fall 2019 / 401-464-8445 / www.snegolfer.com 7 By MASS GOLF STAFF TOURNAMENT GOLF Maccario Laps Field at Mass. Mid-Amateur NEWTON, Massachusetts – Nick (Pine Oaks GC) in May. he fell apart with a 9 on the par-4 Maccario (Bradford CC) slowly “This would probably seventh hole. Aikens tried to chip pumped his right fist down as he be my best year of his third shot from the base of the tapped in on the 18th hole during golf,” Maccario said. steep hill in front of the green. He the final round to win the 36th Maccario took a scuffed the first shot, and it rolled annual Massachusetts Mid-Amateur four-stroke lead into farther away downhill. After his Championship, which took place on the final round with two subsequent shots also rolled a picturesque morning and afternoon Aikens, who shot a back, he finally flopped onto the Thursday at Brae Burn Country Club. 68 on Wednesday. He green and putted out from there. Maccario, who set the competitive stretched the lead with “The smart play would have been course record with an 8-under 64 on a birdie on the first to beat a putter up on the green Tuesday, was unstoppable during the hole, and he pumped and make five and leave, but I was three-day event as he claimed the Ted his fist when he hit the trying to get up and down,” Aikens Bishop Cup for the first time. He green with a 3-iron on said. “Unfortunately, I just made a posted a final score of 8-under 208, his second shot of the mess of it, and it got in my head.” 15 strokes ahead of his Thursday par-5 fifth hole. He Aikens’ lone birdie came on the playing partner, Herbie Aikens (Old Nick Maccario missed the downhill par-3 12th when he and Maccario Sandwich GC), and David Spitz eagle putt but made hit right near the pin off the tee. (South Shore CC). Aikens and Spitz round of 1-under 71, sinking five birdie to add another stroke to his Still, Maccario followed up on the tied for second place, as Maccario’s birdies and an eagle. “Anytime lead. “The birdie on one got my feet 13th by hitting a recovery shot with winning margin ties Matt Parziale’s you can tie Matt Parziale in under me, and I said, ‘Alright, it’s his 3-iron onto the green and sinking record from the 2015 Mid-Amateur anything, I think it’s a good thing.” actually so I can play under a little an eagle putt.“I love playing with at Marlborough Country Club. This is Maccario’s second Mass bit more pressure,” Maccario said. Nick,” said Aikens, who won the Golf victory of the year, as he won Aikens followed up his 68 on Massachusetts Mid-Amateur in 2014. “Ultimately to get this is awesome,” the 2019 Massachusetts Four-Ball Wednesday with an 82 on Thursday. “You just enjoy watching someone said Maccario, who shot a final Championship with Mike Calef He parred the first six holes, but play well and then close it out.”

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SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND GOLFER / Fall 2019 / 401-464-8445 / www.snegolfer.com 9 By SCOTT CORDISCHI GOLF COMMENTARY As the leaves start to change here in southern New England, it’s time to clean out the golf bag. Here goes: irst, a few thoughts on Rory truly, assumed that Brooks Koepka drew favorable reviews when it A PGA Tour Pro he will never be. McIlroy. Fresh off of his would find a way to grind out a was introduced in 2016. Their FedExCup title, the mega- victory over McIlroy in Atlanta but Kirkland Signature golf balls were **Was I the only one rooting for Ftalented 30-year-old from Northern it was not to be. Then again, the sold for $29.99 for a two-dozen Georgia Tech’s Andy Ogletree Island overcame some of his demons Tour Championship is not a Major, pack and were received well by to win the 2019 U.S. Amateur to become the only golfer not so you’ll have to excuse Koepka for many. However, that same ball at Pinehurst? Vanderbilt’s John named Tiger Woods to win the being something less than his best. is now the subject of a refund by Augenstein seemed a little too FedExCup twice. Despite losing to Rory in the chase Costco due to numerous complaints confident bordering in cocky, What’s interesting to note is that for the FedExCup, Koepka remains about the ball’s lack of durability. whereas Ogletree’s mannerisms he did so by not only pounding the world’s top-ranked golfer. File this one under “If it looks to seemed to project more humility. drives in the fairway in the final good to be true…..” Just one man’s opinion. round at East Lake, but he made **The PGA Tour’s decision to wrap clutch putts as well which has up the race for the FedExCup before **Most serious golfers usually look **Congratulations to not necessarily been a strength of the NFL season kicks off was a very to Titleist’s Pro-V1 as their ball of Wannamoisett’s Bobby Leopold his. Maybe that work he did with good one. Even though the Tour choice, which is the ball of choice for capturing the 2019 Rhode Island Brad Faxon is finally paying off? continues to hold weekly events on the PGA Tour. I prefer the Pro- Mid-Amateur Championship – the Whatever the case, if McIlroy can throughout the fall, is anyone really V1X which is a bit firmer and offers 4th of his career. Can you name figure things out on the greens, he paying attention? a lower spin rate off the driver. I the only person who has won more will be as good as it gets on the PGA have also found that an excellent RI Mid-Am’s than Leopold? I’ll Tour and beyond. **Costco’s attempt at offering a alternative to the Pro-V1 is the have the answer at the end of this much cheaper alternative to the Callaway Chrome Soft which is a column. **Many people, including yours high-end golf balls on the market great-performing ball as well. **Speaking of the Mid-Am, it brings **While we’re on the subject of up some interesting memories for Callaway, one of the company’s yours truly. One year, I attempted biggest stars – Phil Mickelson to qualify at Rhode Island Country – also happens to be one of the Club where I proceeded to hit my sport’s biggest social media stars, first two tee shots right into the despite being one of the elder parking lot. I ended up taking a 9 statemen on the PGA Tour. If you on the opening hole prompting then haven’t checked out Mickelson Providence Journal golf writer Paul on Twitter, do yourself a favor Kenyon to nickname me “Teddy and do so. @PhilMickelson does Ballgame” after former Red Sox a social media interview series legend Ted Williams who wore the called #PhiresidewithPhil. He number 9. I am proud to say that I recently interviewed “Seinfeld” co- went on to birdie the next hole but, creator and the star of “Curb Your as you might expect, did not qualify. Enthusiasm” Larry David. Needless **A more pleasant memory of the to say it was a lot of laughs and Mid-Am for me was the year that I pretty, pretty, pretty good! did qualify at Point Judith Country **If you’re looking for a relatively Club. Unfortunately, I had to inexpensive golf getaway in the withdraw as I was scheduled to travel summer or early fall and don’t mind to Miami for business (&pleasure) the heat, south Florida may just with the radio station that I worked be the place for you. The natives for along with hundreds of Patriots Brooks and Rory were playing a match. They were both on the green generally play less golf during the fans. and Rory dropped his putter. It hit his ball causing it to move. Rory said -Quiz answer: there was no penalty because he had planned to mark his ball and was not warmer months and the snowbirds Charlie Blanchard planning to strike it. Patrick disagreed. What is the ruling? have yet to arrive. That combination won 7 Rhode Island Mid-Amateur leads to extremely inexpensive tee Championships (1999, 2001-2003, Ruling: The new ruling is no penalty. Before this year Rory would have times at most courses. 2006, 2009, 2010). incurred a one-stroke penalty under rule 18-2a. The movement of the ball Scott Cordischi has a weekly sports talk was not directly attributable to the specific act of marking the position **Can someone please tell Tony show and writes a column in each issue of, or lifting the ball. Romo that he should stick to of snegolfer.com. broadcasting NFL games on Sunday?

10 SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND GOLFER / Fall 2019 / 401-464-8445 / www.snegolfer.com RI NOTEBOOK By DALTON BALTHASER Leopold Wins R.I. Mid-Amateur Championship obby Leopold, an RIGA stalwart good enough for a two-shot victory who last triumphed in the 2016 over Metacomet Golf Club’s Darren Rhode Island Golf Association Corrente, who fired a final-round 67. BMid-Amateur at Metacomet Golf Club Pirie carded four birdies and a bogey won again this year. The Wannamoisett on the back nine after making nine pars Country Club aided by a steadfast game to start his round. and attitude claimed the 26th Rhode Pirie, the 2000 Rhode Island Mid- Island Mid-Amateur at Pawtucket Amateur champion, closed in style on Country Club (par 69, 6,420 yards) No. 18 (par 4, 365 yards). A beautifully after a final-round 67. judged pitching wedge from 118 yards His two-day total of 134 (4 under) to three feet was the medicine the was good enough for a three-shot doctor ordered. victory over Wanumetonomy Golf “Doc,” as his peers call him, is back & Country Club’s Seamus Fennelly. in the winner’s circle, a remarkable He and Fennelly dueled for 21 holes and unexpected journey for the Rhode at the Rhode Island Amateur in June Island Golf Association Hall of Famer. at Shelter Harbor Golf Club with “It’s a small enough group of guys that Leopold prevailing. we can all influence each other and “This year has been good and bad impact each other,” said Pirie. “We all at the same time,” said Leopold, 34, of Bobby Leopold know what each other is doing. These Coventry, R.I. “I’ve played well enough Round of 16 at the U.S. Amateur at out of his funk. events are about the only time we get a few times to have chances to win and Erin Hills Golf Club,” said Leopold. Pirie, aided by a classy short game, together and compete. I had to put have a couple of second-place finishes. “I didn’t have a kid at the time and I carded a final-round 66 to win the together a good round and I was happy I also get reminded of it when my kids was playing and practicing five to six Senior Division of the Rhode Island to do it when I needed to. I love being ask where my trophy is and I don’t have times a week. Now I have three kids Mid-Amateur at Pawtucket (par around everyone and competing. It one. It is nice to get this one and take and maybe get to Wannamoisett once 69, 6,175 yards). His 138 total was means a lot to win again.” the monkey off my back.” a week.” Results on page 30. Leopold was the only person to The only person who stands in his shoot both rounds below par. He way for the most Mid-Amateurs is also has dominated the Mid-Amateur clubmate Charlie Blanchard, who has at Pawtucket. He won the previous seven (1999, 2001-03, 2006, 2009, edition at the Willie Park, Jr. design in 2010). “This event proved that I don’t 2012. need to hit a lot of balls and play a lot On a day where the wind was blowing to compete. Golf can be a stupid game. and the greens were quick, Leopold’s It puts a lot of things in perspective for prodigious ball-striking remained me. Golf is not the end all be all. You steady. He raced out of the gates with a forget how hard it is to win.” birdie on No. 1 (par 4, 389 yards) after stuffing a lob wedge to three feet from Senior Division 100 yards. Last June, Valley Country Club’s He made a miraculous par on No. Dr. George Pirie had a life-altering 6 (par 4, 414 yards) after hooking experience with vertigo. He’s dealt with his drive into the trees off the tee a mild version of vertigo for several and leaving himself 253 yards in for years. But one day in June changed his second. A poor chip and clutch everything. 20-footer still resulted in a par. Fennelly He got extremely dizzy at Valley made a bogey. Leopold regained a one- C.C. before playing. After vomiting 18 Holes Driving Range Rudy’s Bar & Grille shot advantage. He then separated uncontrollably, my friends called 9-1-1 himself with an eagle on No. 8 (par 5, and they thought I had a severe stroke. Short Game Practice Area 542 yards). A blistered 3-iron from 240 But it turned out to be severe vertigo.” yards in the ninth fairway to 20 feet Pirie couldn’t drive for three weeks put him three ahead. Leopold never and couldn’t hit golf shots longer than Booking Leagues and Outings for 2020 looked back. 50 yards. “The doctor said I would A lot has changed since Leopold have permanent damage because of my 2020 Season Passes Now Available won his first Mid-Amateur at Carnegie severe vertigo,” said Pirie. “They were Sign-Up Now....Play the rest of 2019 Abbey (now The Aquidneck Club) in right. I needed to learn how to play golf 2011. Leopold and his wife Taylor have again.” added three kids to their family and his 309 LAUREL LANE WEST KINGSTON, RI ability to compete and put in the time After taking frequent lessons from VISIT OUR WEBSITE, FACEBOOK OR PRO SHOP to practice like he used has changed as Mike Harbour, who teaches out of well. 401-783-3844 Alpine Country Club, Pirie found ways WWW.LAURELLANECOUNTRYCLUB.COM “When I won the 2011 Mid-Amateur to deal with his vertigo and still play I was coming off of making it to the solid golf. It took Pirie a while to get

SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND GOLFER / Fall 2019 / 401-464-8445 / www.snegolfer.com 11 By DAVE ADAMONIS JR. JUNIOR GOLF Boston Golf Club Hosts Dream wonderful friends. 2017 USGA Junior Amateur rounds of competition at Rehoboth Week for Junior Golfers champion and two-time Challenge CC, Agawam Hunt, Willowbend The John D. Mineck Junior Cup Charitable Chip In Cup Player of the Year Michael CC and Ledgemont CC. has become the annual highlight In a tribute to Boston Golf Club Thorbjornsen and Connecticut of the season for junior golfers co-founder, John Mineck, Chal- phenom Ben James will headline Agawam Hunt to Host In- throughout New England. The com- lenge Cup players and their families a talented USA team at the 2nd augural DeSantis Cup petition, which was the brainchild contributed $4,000 to the John D. edition of the Junior Presidents Agawam Hunt will play host to the of former Deutsche Bank Americas Mineck Foundation. John passed Cup. This year’s competition will be inaugural DeSantis Cup November CEO Seth Waugh, who is now the away in 2007 in a tragic accident contested at the Royal Melbourne 2-3. The completion will pit two Executive Director of the PGA, saw at the club. His memory lives on Club in Melbourne, Australia (De- Challenge Cup squads (North vs. a change in format in 2015 with 16 through a foundation in his name. cember 8-9). South). Each team will consist of 20 New England junior golfers rep- The foundation supports many The duo will be joined by ten players 16 boys and 4 girls. On the resenting Team Mineck and Team charities throughout the area. more boys from the United States. opening day players will compete in Waugh in a best ball competition. Like the Presidents Cup, the Junior team matches (Four-ball and four- The “Dream Week” teed off on Fri- Paik Receives Mineck Award Presidents Cup is a biennial contest somes format). At the completion day of Labor Day weekend, as each In yet another tribute to John, between the United States and an of play on Day 1, a pairings party 2-player team joined forces with a Allison Paik was presented the 12th International Team of players from will unveil the matches for the final member from the highly acclaimed annual John D. Mineck Award. The throughout the world excluding round of singles competition. The Boston Golf Club in Hingham, award is annually presented to an Europe. The event is held over two tournament was established in rec- Massachusetts. The team of BGC outstanding young man or woman, days, with six Four-balls and six ognition of the late Steve DeSantis, member John Coffey and junior who best exemplifies John’s many Foursomes matches on the first day, who was a long-time tournament ad- Jonathan Elkins carded an 8-under outstanding qualities. Paik has com- and twelve singles matches on the ministrator for the Challenge Cup. par 63 to earn top honors. mitted to Columbia University in second day. Former PGA Tour greats On Saturday the players competed the Fall of 2020. Former recipients Justin Leonard (USA) and Stuart Fall Finish in a team best ball format. Team include Evan Harmeling (Prince- Appleby (International) will be the With eight tournaments left on Waugh held a 7-stroke margin en- ton), Tony Grillo (Harvard), Ryan official team captains for each squad. the Challenge Cup calendar, the tering the final round and increased Gay (St. John’s), Cameron Wilson Northeast Junior Classic at Beth- it to a 9-stroke victory. The team of (Stanford), Andy Mai (Boston Col- Finard, Dumas, Paik Victori- page State Park takes center stage. Liam Gill and Eric Boulger defeated lege), Nick McLaughlin (Virginia) ous at Spinal Tech Match Play The prestigious competition is the the duo of Jack O’Donnell and Max Danny Guise (Wake Forest) Jake Weston, Mass. junior Jacob Finard final event on the Challenge Cup Hutter in a sudden death aggregate Shuman (Duke), Megan Khang earned his first Challenge Cup title calendar before final selections for play-off to earn low 2-ball honors. (LPGA Tour), Chris Butler (Boston by defeating Plaistow, N.H. resident Team New England are announced. While Seth Waugh and Deutsche College), Davis Chatfield (Notre Jack Pepin 5 & 4 in the finals of the Players ranked in the top 30 of the Bank no longer serve as sponsors of Dame), Andrew O’Leary (Notre Boys 16-18 Division at the Spinal Spinal Technology Challenge Cup this event, the former CEO remains Dame), Addy Douglas (Lehigh Technology Junior Match Play Player of the Year Standings will connected to his vision. “It is a spe- University). Championship at Ledgemont CC. have the opportunity to earn the cial weekend,” stated Waugh. “The Finard, who qualified as the #5 final spot on Team New England players are picked based on character Nation Representation, Alums seed in medal play, was almost elim- at the qualifier. In late December, first. The competition is secondary. Fall Short at Solheim Cup inated in the first round at Agawam Team New England will match shots It is more about the camaraderie In arguably the most impressive Hunt, as he overcame a 4-down with Florida’s finest junior golfers in than anything. The players and achievement by Challenge Cup deficit with 4 to play against Freddie the Dave Adamonis Sr. Challenge their families meet new people and Nation, three former Cuppers Curtis to win in 19 holes. Cup Matches at the Doral Golf Re- develop relationships that will last headlined Team USA in the recently The competition in the Girls Di- sort & Spa. One day later the same a lifetime.” contested Solheim Cup. Eight-time vision was played to form, as the #1 group of players will join 600 other On a personal note, as the direc- Challenge Cup Player of the Year seed Allison Paik defeated #2 seed, junior golfers in competition at the tor of the Challenge Cup, yours Megan Khang, Brittany Altomare 12-year old Gianna Papa 5 & 4. Doral Publix Junior Classic. truly would like to acknowledge and Annie Park represented the US Paik’s record in this event has been the many folks who make the week of A in their Solheim Cup rookie impressive as she has been a finalist Date Tournament Site possible. The folks at Boston Golf debuts. While the outcome was in this event the past four years, Club are unrivaled. Boomer Erick crushing (Team USA lost on the winning the last two titles. 9/28 Presidents Cup and his staff treated our players final shot of the competition), the In the Boys 15 & Under Di- and their families like they were on Nation is most proud of this trios vision newcomer Spencer Du- Agawam Hunt Tour. The same can be said about accomplishments. It is likely this trio mas won nip and tuck battle 9/29 Doral Publix Junior Qualifier the membership at BGC and John will be back on the team in 2021 to with Jack Spencer 3 & 2 to se- Mineck’s Foundation. The impact represent Team USA and Challenge cure his first Challenge Cup title. Rehoboth CC this tournament has on our players Cup Nation. The Spinal Technology Junior 10/5 – 10/6 Northeast Junior and families is life-lasting. The Chal- Match Play Championship is one of lenge Cup, its players and all of New Thorbjornsen, James Headline the top attractions on the Challenge Classic England are fortunate to have such Junior Presidents Cup Squad Cup’s docket. Players are treated to Bethpage Red & Blue

12 SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND GOLFER / Fall 2018 / 401-464-8445 / www.snegolfer.com JUNIOR GOLF By DAVE ADAMONIS JR. 10/12 – 10/13 FCWT New England Open Great Horse CC 10/19 – 10/20 Cape Cod Junior Classic Willowbend CC 10/26 – 10/27 Ocean State Junior Championship Cranston CC 11/2-11/3 DeSantis Cup Agawam Hunt 11/10 Junior Roundup Connecticut National GC TBA Fall Finish New England CC TBA Holiday Shootout Agawam Hunt John D. Minick Champs, Team Waugh 12/20 Dave Adamonis Sr. Challenge Cup Matches Doral Golf Resort & Spa 12/21 – 12/23 Doral Publix Junior Classic Doral Golf Resort & Spa 1/2 – 1/6 Orange Bowl International Junior Biltmore GC

John D. Minick Award Winner Allison Paik with Matt Parziale and Megan Khang

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SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND GOLFER / Fall 2018 / 401-464-8445 / www.snegolfer.com 15 By BRUCE BERLET CT NOTEBOOK The Travelers Championship Just Keeps Getting Better he biggest sporting event tell their story, and we are proud after the 2016 tournament. Connecticut finisher in the PGA in Connecticut set a new to support them in their pursuit of “The new clubhouse provides of America national championship tournament record for helping others.” players with modern, world-class and is the only member of the 2022 Tmoney raised for charity of more Chez Reavie rallied to earn his locker rooms, a dining area for high school graduating class on than $2.1 million despite heavy second PGA Tour win in June, them and their families, spacious the U.S. team. He finished second rain that caused some logistical holding off Vermont nativeprotection if the weather turns by a shot in the AJGA Wyndham problems at TPC River Highlands Keegan Bradley for his first title bad and other necessary services,” Invitational in Charlotte, N.C., won in Cromwell and several marquee since the 2008 RBC Canadian Bessette said. “From the practice the AJGA Killington Junior Golf players failing to make the cut. Open in his rookie season. “I area to the golf course to the Championship in Vermont, rolled The funds were distributed to want to congratulate Travelers and clubhouse, we want to provide to four easy wins in five matches representatives from participating the Travelers Championship on PGA Tour players the best facilities in capturing the Connecticut nonprofits at the annual Travelers generating over $2 million for 150 we possibly can. State Golf Association Amateur Championship Charity Celebration charities,” Reavie said. “I feel very “We always look at everything, Championship, finished third and at TPC River Highlands. This privileged to be a part of that and and we’ve already turned the page low amateur in the Connecticut year’s total surpassed the $2 look forward to doing it again next and begun preparations for the Open and shot 6-under 134 for 36 million generated last year, when year.” 2020 Travelers Championship. holes to win his second consecutive Bubba Watson donated $200,000 Preparations are already There are no details too small when Northern Junior Championship at of his $1,260,000 winnings to underway for the 2020 Travelers we analyze and discuss ways to New Haven CC by five strokes. tournament officials after his third Championship on June 25-28, make next year’s tournament an James then shot 7-under 203 victory, one shy of the record of and it’s off to a great start with the even better experience for everyone: for 54 holes to win his second Hall of Famer Billy Casper. extremely early commitment of players, volunteers, sponsors and consecutive title in the 50th New “I look forward to this event Rory McIlroy, the No. 2-ranked the fans.” England Junior Championship at every year because, ultimately, player in the world who was named For more information on Mill River CC in Stratford, leading this is what the tournament is the PGA Tour Player of the Year the tournament, visit www. Connecticut to its second straight all about,” tournament director after winning the 2018-19 season- travelerschampionship.com. team title with a 15-under 1,035 Nathan Grube said. “The Charity ending Tour Championship and total that outdistanced runner-up Celebration is a culmination of the the FedExCup title for the second JAMES NAMED TO U.S. Massachusetts by 17 strokes for the work that goes into the Travelers time. TEAM second year in a row. James won the Championship and the support Another record amount was Ben James was the story of New England individual title by a we receive from volunteers, fans, raised for charity this year because the Connecticut golf scene this shot over teammate Chris Fosdick players, sponsors and the PGA advance ticket and corporate sales summer. The 16-year-old from of Middlefield and Massachusetts Tour. Everything we do is to were ahead of their 2018 pace. Milford won state, New England phenom James Imai, the 2017 benefit worthy organizations that And the tournament was ahead and national titles and was honored winner whose closing 66 nearly are making a difference in peoples’ of three areas that are measured for his stellar play by being named caught the champ. lives.” – merchandise, concessions and to the 12-person United States J ames, who plays out of Great The tournament donates 100 the gate. The new record take was team that will compete against the River GC in Milford, clinched percent of its net proceeds to realized despite the weather having International side in the second his spot on the Junior Presidents charity, and this year’s record effort an impact from Tuesday through Junior Presidents Cup hosted Cup team when he tied for brings the amount generated since early Friday afternoon. by the American Junior Golf 19th in the AJGA’s Junior Players Travelers became title sponsor in In keeping with Bessette’s Association and PGA Tour on Dec. Championship at TPC Sawgrass 2007 to nearly $20 million. At rallying cry “the status quo is 8-9 at famed Royal Melbourne in Ponte Vedra, Fla., home of The least 750 charities have benefited unacceptable,” the tournament’s Golf Club, kicking off Presidents Players Championship. The Junior over the time, and the current chief latest major improvement was a Cup week in Australia. Players Championship was by beneficiary is The Hole in the Wall new 40,000-square-foot clubhouse, The junior event will include invitation only, and Smith, who Gang in Ashford, founded by the four times the size of the original players from 10 states, Australia, entered the season finale 11th in late actor Paul Newman. building. It drew rave reviews from China, Chinese Taipei, India, the points standings, was the only “The Travelers is committed to players and fans and came after a Korea and South Africa, which player from Connecticut in the 78- taking care of our communities, $5 million state-of-the-art practice has the most representation on man field. and the money we generate from facility, which included The First the International team with five “Making the team would be the Travelers Championship is just Tee of Connecticut Learning players. North Carolina and amazing, a once-in-a-lifetime one way we are making a positive Center and adjacent four-hole Texas will be represented by two experience,” James said after his impact on nonprofits in the region,” mini-course geared toward more players each on the U.S. team, Top-10 finish in the Boys PGA said Andy Bessette, executive than 70,000 youngsters involved which includes several players who Junior Championship. “I’m really president and chief administrator with the program, opened in competed in the Boys PGA Junior looking forward (to the Junior officer of the Travelers. “Today’s 2014 and $3 million in course Championship at Keney Park Golf Players Championship). It’s a event gives the tournament’s renovations focusing on the Course in Hartford in July. reward in itself just to be there.” charitable beneficiaries a chance to fairways and bunkers were done James tied for ninth as the best CSGA executive director Mike

16 SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND GOLFER / Fall 2019 / 401-464-8445 / www.snegolfer.com CT NOTEBOOK By BRUCE BERLET Moraghan said James deserves all The U.S. team qualification for “I didn’t play my game and got but I also left some out there. the rewards he can get. the Junior Presidents Cup team some bad breaks, which kind of “But I’m definitely happy with the “I think Ben James could be the was determined by the Rolex AJGA got to me,” Kong said after his way I played, and I had a good best junior golfer in Connecticut Rankings, while International team first victory since turning pro on time being in contention,” added history, and I don’t know if any selection was based on the World Dec. 18. “But I stuck with it and Pastore, who pocketed $6,250. “I junior has had a better summer Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR). wanted to make sure I shot under just played golf for the first 12 holes than Ben did,” said Moraghan, the The 24 players will compete in six par because then someone would but then looked at a leaderboard University of Virginia men’s golf four-ball matches followed by six have to shoot 66 or better to beat on 13. I wasn’t surprised. I kind of team coach from 1989 to 2004. foursomes matches on Dec. 8. The me. I wasn’t nervous at all, but I figured he played two great rounds, “It’s been fun to watch Ben grow competition will conclude with 12 just didn’t have it and got the bad but it’s hard to back it up. Props to and develop. I remember looking singles matches on Dec. 9. breaks and lipped out a few putts. him.” over at our table of boys at the New Justin Leonard, an AJGA alum “But I just tried to stay with it, Pastore, who lost a playoff in the England dinner (in 2016), and Ben who won 12 PGA Tour titles and my dad helped calm me down. New Hampshire Open, also had a was half the size of some of our and made his pro debut at TPC Being able to overcome so many bad good time with his mother, Laura, guys. He looked like a little kid River Highlands on a sponsors’ breaks is what makes this so special. caddying for him the last 15 holes. next to boys like A.J. Ouimet and exemption, will captain the U.S. It feels great because I almost let it “I carried my bag the first three Jason Liu. But he really fit right in team. Nine-time PGA Tour slip away on the front nine, but it holes and got a little tired from the and had everyone’s respect. winner and five-time Presidents felt good to finish strong. Paul gave heat, so I asked mom to take over Cup participant Stuart Appleby of me a good run at it and made me and she did her usual great job,” “It was obvious even then that Australia will lead the International work those last few holes, but I was Pastore said. Ben was mature beyond his years side. able to pull it together.” And what did mom want in and had all the qualities you want After signing his scorecard, Kong payment? “Love and affection,” she to see in a champion golfer. He is KONG HOLDS ON IN CONN. playfully chatted with cheering said with a smile. patient, focused, thoughtful in his OPEN junior buddies he grew up with and James made eagle 3 at No. 16 in decision-making and never seems The overriding question during the still competes against and proved shooting 67 for 205 that earned low to be overwhelmed by the moment. first two rounds of the Connecticut to be prophetic. amateur honors and third overall And he loves to play and compete. Open was: What’s hotter, the heat “I told these guys I was going to worth $500 in merchandise credit. Combine his mental strengths with wave or Rasmey Kong? While win this, and I did,” Kong said with The CSGA played the tournament physical talent and you have a very temperatures hit the mid-90s, the a smile. “I caught so many bad on a weekend for the first time and special player.” red-hot Kong was basically turning breaks, but it’s golf, and as long as made two classy moves. It had an James, whose father Don has the cozy Torrington CC course you know who you are inside and American flag on the flagstick on been his coach since Day One, into his personal pitch-and-putt. you keep grinding, it’s OK.” the 18th hole attended by Staff is a sophomore at Hamden Hall The 22-year-old from West Haven Pastore, an assistant/teaching pro at Sgt. Rob Derwitsch, a Torrington Country Day School. But he has who said he likes the heat and is in Fairview CC in Greenwich where native who served in Afghanistan, already committed to Virginia search of a regular tour on which to he grew up caddying, made birdie and there were 28 posters of former thanks in part to help from play carded 14 birdies and only one putts of 30, 10, 5, 5 and 3 feet on champions lining either side of the Moraghan after he originally bogey over 36 holes while amassing the fourth, fifth, eighth, 10th and driveway leading to the clubhouse. committed to the University a four-stroke lead. 12th holes to take the lead. Kong The posters included former PGA of Connecticut when he was The dominating performance got even with his long birdie putt Tour and PGA Tour Champions 11, which is two years younger elicited the cry of “Kong Is King,” at No. 12 and regained the lead player Ken Green, Henry Ciuci, than when Woods committed to which might have been a bit corny with a sand-wedge shot to 3 feet the inaugural winner in 1931, Stanford. but also was emphatically true. But at the 14th hole, where Pastore just Jimmy Demaret, Dick Siderowf, At 13, James qualified for the Kong had to gather all of his inner missed a 5-footer. But Pastore got Frank Staszowsk and Kyle Gallo, Connecticut Open and was the strength and heed beneficial advice even when he chipped to 10 feet whose four wins are tied for the state’s best player in the New from his father/caddie Soweth in and made the putt for birdie at No. most with John Golden. England Junior Invitational when the final round after several bad 16 before the decisive 17th hole, a The 2024 CSGA Amateur he tied for ninth. Last year, James breaks helped lead to him falling 188-yard par-3 into the wind. Championship will be played at was medalist in the CSGA Junior a stroke behind Paul Pastore with “I completely ballooned a 7-iron Torrington CC in honor of the Championship at Watertown seven holes to go. (about 30 yards short of the green) 50th anniversary of club member GC with 67, won the Computer Kong’s 35-foot putt at No. 12 when I probably should have hit Dick Weigold’s victory in the state’s Merchant Cup at Wintonbury Hills matched Pastore’s birdie 4 and got a 5-iron,” said Pastore, 23, who biggest amateur tournament. CC in Bloomfield with 68-65, won him even, then the two battled to turned pro in 2018 after one year the Northern Junior at Great River the finish with Pastore’s bogey at at the University of Hartford and with 68, won the New England No. 17 off a miss-club enabling two more years as an amateur. “But AMAZING DEBUT; TALLMAN Junior ar Longmeadow (Mass.) CC Kong to claim the $12,500 first I wasn’t nervous all day because this WINS with 68-70, was runner-up in the prize. Kong’s closing, 1-under 71 is what you want. I didn’t have any Kyle Puzzo provided another AJGA Killington Invitational with gave him a 54-hole total of 202, real game plan starting five back. Ripley’s Believe It Or Not moment 66-72-68 and reached the Round one better than Pastore, whose I didn’t have my best the first two in the first round of the Connecticut of 32 in the U.S. Junior Amateur 67 tied the low round of the final days and just hoped to make some PGA Championship at Keney Park at Baltusrol GC in Springfield, N.J. round. more putts. I did make a few more, GC. Puzzo, the assistant pro at The

SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND GOLFER / Fall 2019 / 401-464-8445 / www.snegolfer.com 17 By BRUCE BERLET CT NOTEBOOK Orchards GC in South Hadley, shot 2-over 142 for 36 holes to the Wanamaker Course at PGA Tour Champions before his RV Mass., became a registered PGA win the Connecticut Senior PGA Golf Club in Port St. Lucie, Fla. He accident. of America associate member and Professional Championship at will be joined by Rosengrant, who DAY WINS CSGA MID- entered his first Section tournament Yale GC in New Haven. Marrello earned the second spot for eligible AMATEUR five days before the event. And on closed with 12 consecutive pars professionals in the 132-man field Ben Day survived a late scare and his first swing as a professional in in a closing 72 that extended his representing the PGA of America’s then parred the first playoff hole the final group the first day, Puzzo Section record for Senior titles to 41 nationwide Sections that will to defeat Rick Hayes and win the made a hole-in-one on the 330- seven and individual major wins play for $150,000. CSGA Mid-Am Championship at yard, downhill par-4 first hole. to 24, nine more than runner-up Shuttle Meadow CC in Kensington. “I thought the guys on the green Adam Rainaud. Marrello also has LACAVA WINS TITLE, Day, 38, of the Country Club of were upset with me,” Puzzo said won a record nine Match Play ENTERS HALL OF FAME Waterbury, thought he had lost after his round. “They were waving Championship titles and has been Longtime PGA Tour caddie Joe after holding a five-stroke lead their hands, and I didn’t realize Player of the Year seven times and LaCava of Newtown and his son, entering the final round, but Hayes until I walked about 40 yards from Senior Player of the Year eight Joe Jr., won the CSGA Father- missed a 5-foot birdie putt on the the green that they weren’t pulling times. Son Net Tournament at Redding 18th hole to create overtime. Hayes, my leg and the ball actually went Marrello finished one stroke ahead CC. Joe Sr., a 7 handicap, and his of Silver Spring CC in Ridgefield, in.” of Joe Cordani (Hop Meadow CC- son combined to shoot a best-ball hit his drive on the playoff hole Unfortunately for Puzzo, it was Simsbury) and Mark Farrell (H. net 6-under 65 for a three-stroke into the trees and was on his way all downhill from there as he made Smith-Richardson GC-Trumbull), victory over Michael and Joe to a bogey but never putted out two birdies, four bogeys and two who shared the first-round lead Gianatti of Southington CC. as Day captured the title with his double-bogey 6s the rest of the way at 69 but closed with a bogey LaCava, 55, currently caddies for birdie. in shooting a 4-over 74. Things for a 5-over 41 on the back nine Woods after previously carrying “I thought it was over,” said Day, got worse in the second round as in a closing 74. Kevin Giancola for players such as Leonard, Fred who closed with a 2-over-par 73 he shot 83 for a 17-over 157 total (Golf Quest-Southington) and Couples, Davis Love III and for a 54-hole total of 4-under 209. that was 24 strokes behind his boss, Jeff DelRosso (Prospect Driving Dustin Johnson, whom he worked “I thought he would make (the Chris Tallman, the general manager Range) tied for fourth at 146, but for before joining Woods in 2011. birdie putt). But as I say that, it’s at Orchards GC. they weren’t entered in the qualifier LaCava helped Woods win the kind of a cool feeling to go from for the Senior PGA Professional Masters in April, 27 years after me thinking that I’d lost, I mean Tallman’s opening 66 shared the Championship Oct. 3-6 at Omni he did likewise with Couples. On Rick played a great (final) round, lead with Bill Street, the head pro Barton Creek Resort and Spa in Aug. 14, on the eve of the BMW and to come back and be sitting at Whitney Farms GC in Monroe. Austin, Texas. The fourth qualifier Championship, LaCava was here the winner is a cool feeling.” Tallman, the 2018 Connecticut was Dan Benedetti (Springfield inducted into Caddie Hall of Fame Hayes, the reigning Russell C. Section PGA Player of the Year CC), who finished sixth at 147. that already included the likes of Jim Palmer Cup champion, closed who played in the Travelers The alternates, in order, were “Bones” Mackay and Connecticut with 67, one of only two rounds in Championship, heard about Mike Martin (Tashua Knolls GC- natives Joe “Gypsy” Grillo and the the 60s in the final round, but the Puzzo’s heroics while on the course. Trumbull, 148), Ted Perez (East late Bruce Edwards. Woods was on 5-footer to win stuck with him. “I “Before he started, Kyle said he was Mountain CC-Westfield, Mass., hand for the ceremony. thought it would curl a little right, coming after me,” Tallman, winner 149) and John Vitale (GolfTEC- “I don’t know if I deserve it, but but it was just dead straight,” he of the 2018 Connecticut Section West Hartford, 150). I’ll take it,” a smiling LaCava said said. “If I went back there right Professional Championship, said during his acceptance speech. “It’s now, I’d hit it the same way. It’s just after his four-birdie, no-bogey first GIAMPAOLO, ROSENGRANT a wonderful honor. I was hesitant one of those things. It’s golf.” round. “I guess he really meant it.” EARN NATIONAL BERTHS about doing it, but Bones said, Peter Tomlinson of Orange Hills But Tallman was the main story James Giampaolo shot a course ‘You’ve got to do it.’ And I respect CC shot a bogey-free, 5-under 67 the final day, carding five birdies, record-tying 5-under 67 in the Bones obviously, so once he said to scoreAdvertise a five-stroke in SNE victory in including three in a row at Nos. morning and tacked on a 69 you should do it, I was all in. the Tettlebach Division (Under 12-14, in a 3-under 67 for a seven- in the afternoon to capture the … I’m just not comfortable with 55) Golferof the CSGA and Tournament reach a of stroke victory over five players that Connecticut Section PGA Assistant the attention. I’ve always been a guy Champions at Bull’s Bridge GC earned him $4,200. The man with Championship at Timberlin GC who, I want Tiger to be the show. intargeted South Kent. demographic. Tomlinson easily a sizable lead in the Player of the in Berlin. Giampaolo, of Shuttle I want him doing the interviews outdistanced runner-up Nicholas Year race this year was the only Meadow CC in Kensington, and everything else. So that’s just Waddington of Manchester CC. one of 54 players to finish under finished five strokes ahead of not a comfortable role for me, but InZone the Siderowf Advertising Division Also(55 and par. The $19,150 championship 2012 champion and PGA Active I think it’s terrific that they did it Over), EricAvailable. Litke of Keney GC was played at the site of the Girls Member Kyle Bilodeau. Matt and that they thought that much of had five birdies in a 2-under 70 and Boys PGA of America Junior Rosengrant of Rock Ridge CC in me to do it.” forContact a three-stroke Bruce victory Vittner over Championships in July. Newtown was third at 148. LaCava began his caddie career Bob Murphy of Brownson CC With the victory, Giampaolo working for cousin Ken Green, in Stratfordat bruce@snegolfer. and Jim Romaniello MARRELLO WINS SENIOR advanced to the National who won five PGA Tour titles, was of Shorehaven GC in Norwalk. PGA TITLE Car Rental Assistant PGA a member of the 1989 U.S. Ryder Moraghan,com or of401-464-8445 the Country Club Fran Marrello of Canaan CC Championship on Nov. 14-17 on Cup Team and played on the PGA of Waterbury, shot 74 to finish in a

18 SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND GOLFER / Fall 2018 / 401-464-8445 / www.snegolfer.com CT NOTEBOOK By BRUCE BERLET five-way tie for fourth. Middlefield; David DiRico, Dave Tour cards. Players who complete with and participate in the game. DiRico’s Golf & Racquet-West 108 holes will receive Symetra Tour Connecticut high schools sponsor HANLON NAMED Springfield, Mass., Merchandiser cards. 639 boys’ teams and only 64 for PROFESSIONAL OF THE of the Year (public); Justin Suzy, the first female president girls, while the enrollment ratio YEAR Foster, Ridgewood CC-Danbury, of the PGA of America, caddied for the two sexes is 1:1. And there Jim Hanlon of The Farms CC in Merchandiser of the Year (private); for her youngest golfing daughter. is not a single girls’ team in the Wallingford was named recipient Richard Bray, Hartford GC, She played on the LPGA Tour in Shoreline Conference in which of the Section’s highest honor, Assistant Professional of the Year; 1990 and 1993 and became the Morgan School competes in all Professional of the Year. The award Philip Krick Jr., Mohegan Sun first woman in 57 years to qualify sports. is given for overall performance as a GC-Uncasville, Patriot Award; Jeff for a PGA Tour event, the 2003 The only chance that hundreds golf professional, leadership, service Dibona, Golf Representative of the Greater Hartford Open, when she of girls in Connecticut have to to his/her Section, the ability to Year. won the 2002 Connecticut Section compete at the high school level inspire fellow professionals and the PGA Championship. in golf is on boys’ teams. The only promotion of the game. WHALEY ADVANCES IN LPGA Kelly, winner of the 2017 way these girls can participate in Hanlon will join 2019 Hall of QUALIFYING Hartford Women’s Open, started in high school competitions is to Fame inductees Chuck Lasher, Former Farmington resident Kelly every tournament at UNC for four outperform male teammates and Lindsey Hansen and Mike Bailey Whaley took her first step toward years, had the two lowest scores in qualify for one of the top five as headliners for the Hall of Fame reaching the former working home school history and was the only positions on their team, which and PGA Special Awards Dinner of her mother/caddie Suzy. Kelly Tar Heel to shoot all three rounds is rare. So thousands of girls are on Nov. 24 at Lake of Isles in North shot a 2-over 290 for 72 holes at in the 60s in winning the Briar’s invited to be included on the Stonington. two courses in California to tie for Creek Invitational (68-67-69). She rosters of boys’ teams but never get “Jim has been a consummate golf 45th and be among 96 players to also was a three-time winner of the to participate in matches. professional,” Section president advance in Qualifying School Stage Connecticut Women’s Amateur, a Opportunity and money are the Howie Friday said. “He’s as I for the LPGA and Symetra Tour. CIAC champion and All-State and cause of the major disparity. Sports, deserving as any PGA professional Whaley was tied for 82nd among Player of the Year in her freshman other than golf, encourage girls and and one who has been admired for 151 players who made the 54-hole year at Farmington High School. boys to become involved at an early years by his members and peers cut after shooting three 73s at the She transferred to the International age. “Girls Golf Too” that Cherry alike.” Dinah Shore Tournament Course Junior Golf Academy in Hilton and his three daughters founded Hanlon, who was elected to PGA and Arnold Palmer Tournament Head Island, S.C., where she was before the trip would like to provide of America membership in 1997, Course in Rancho Mirage and a member of the National Honor these opportunities since most has served as head pro at The Farms Shadow Ridge GC in nearby Palm Society. schools are cutting budgets and for the past 20 years. Before taking Desert. But she had two birdies Kelly turned pro in July and earned programs to save money, making on the lead role at the Wallingford and one bogey in carding her low $2,800 in her Symetra Tour debut, it difficult to justify new programs. club, he was an assistant pro at the round of the week to advance which was more than her mother GGT also would like to provide the Country Club of Waterbury and to Stage II on Oct. 14-17 at the made in 21 events during her two justification and financial means to Race Brook CC in Orange. It was Panther Course and Bobcat Course stints on the LPGA Tour. create new golf programs for girls at Race Brook under the tutelage at Plantation Golf and Country and give every girl who wants to of Frank Selva that helped shape Club in Venice, Fla. 53 COURSES IN 50 DAYS compete with her peers the same Hanlon’s professional philosophy A to-be-determined number of You would be hard-pressed to opportunity that boys have. that he carries with him today. players from Stage II will qualify find someone who likes to play Cherry, 53, who teaches at “Frank taught me that if I greet for the finals at Pinehurst No. 6 on golf more than Ryan Cherry, Jared Eliot Middle School in people properly, get them to the tee Oct. 23-26 and Pinehurst No. 9 especially for a new cause. Cherry, Clinton, started planning for his on time and with ease, make sure from Oct. 30-Nov. 2 in Pinehurst, the assistant boys golf coach at The monumental journey two years they play in a reasonable amount N.C., not far from where Whaley Morgan School in Clinton, played ago during a conversation with of time and show interest in their recently graduated from the 53 courses in all 50 states and the Dr. Steve Mings, a friend in Boise, experience, they will reward me by University of North Carolina, her District of Columbia in 50 days, Idaho, who was trying to play all continuing their membership at mother’s alma mater. The 96 players concluding with a round with 50 states in his lifetime. Cherry the club,” Hanlon said. who advanced will play 72 holes in Morgan High golfers at Clinton suggested 50 states in one year and Other Special Awards winners Stage II, and a to-be-determined CC, his home course. Then as if that then progressed to 50 in 50 days. were Michel Painchaud, Mohegan number of players will qualify wasn’t enough in what he jokingly “My daughters said if I was going Sun Golf Club-Uncasville, Teacher for the Q-Series finals. All other called his “summer lunacy,” Cherry to attempt something that crazy, of the Year; Tony Rowe, Rolling players who complete 72 holes will had an encore round with friends I should do something good with Meadows GC-Ellington, Bill receive Symetra Tour cards for the at Portland Golf Club the next day. it,” said Cherry, who also began Strausbaugh Award; Ron Beck, 2020 season. Cherry’s goal for the trip was saving for his adventure two years Lake of Isles, Horton Smith Award; Players who advance to the to create awareness about the ago. “That’s when my daughters Josh Detmer, Go Golf Academy- Q-Series will be cut to a to-be- disparity between golf programs (Andi, 24, Kylie, 22, and Caroline, Madison, Player Development determined number after six for high school boys and girls and 19) and I came up with Girls Golf Award; John Dipollina, Golf rounds, and at least the top 45 and create opportunities for girls and Too.” Center at Lyman Orchards GC- ties for 144 holes receive LPGA young women to become involved GGT is a non-profit foundation

SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND GOLFER / Fall 2018 / 401-464-8445 / www.snegolfer.com 19 CT NOTEBOOK that did not fund Cherry’s trip, while playing in seven different that build character, instill life- Hartford, East Hartford, Waterbury, which cost about $300 a day. time zones and averaging 84.5 per enhancing values and promote Danbury, Stamford/Norwalk, Cherry got help from friends along round. He did all the driving and healthy choices through golf. Pawcatuck/New London, Madison the way in the form of a tank of had friends or family along for the Turns out Moriarty has done and Woodstock. Moriarty’s gas, a hotel, a round of golf or ride for 29 rounds in 28 states, just fine so far, with lots of help current interaction focuses on a meal. He paid for most of the including two in Connecticut. He from a hard-working staff of eight being involved with TFTCT’s trip, and GGT has a GoFundMe played with 39 strangers, who are full-time, one part-time and three Scholarship Committee, which account that had raised $3,535 now friends, and one dog, Cujo, at seasonal (summer interns and awarded 30 scholarships totaling by mid-September. The goal is Black Thorn Golf Club in Indiana. camp director) personnel. He has $37,000 this year. $15,000, and donations can be “This summer has been a world increased sponsorships to almost made at girlsgolftoo.org. Cherry’s wind for our entire family, but I $800,000 from more than 1,000 WATKINS CAPTURES CWGA journey is on his Facebook page or can say that I have never been more unique donors, including local TITLE Instagram at girls_golf_too. proud of my husband of 26 years foundations, corporations and Gia Watkins of Brooklawn CC “My trip is over, but Girls Golf for saying what he is going to do individuals, as well as support in Fairfield shot 13-over 159 for Too is just getting started and the and doing it,” said Cherry’s wife, from the Travelers Championship, 36 holes to win the Connecticut trip was a way to kick it off and Mariellen. “Go Girls Golf Too!” CSGA and Connecticut Section Women’s Golf Association Senior promote it,” Cherry said. “We’d PGA. TFTCT has increased from Championship at Hop Meadow like to sponsor some golf clinics for FIRST TEE HEAD approximately 100 youngsters to CC in Simsbury. Watkins girls and hope to keep GGT active RECOGNIZED 49,800 under Wilson to nearly finished five ahead of Carol and productive for years to come.” When Mark Moriarty was named 70,000 under Polk and Moriarty, Galbraith (Hartford GC) and Cherry played in his 50th state at executive director of The First Tee who now is involved with 20 Myra MacMillan (Oronoque CC- Clinton CC with former and current of Connecticut 20 months ago, sites and 160 schools statewide. Stratford). In the juniors division, members of the Morgan High golf he had mighty big shoes to fill. The national First Tee began in Leah Ayers of Wethersfield CC team, Jack Bugg and Jason Cohen, Bruce Wilson had been president 1997 and is headquartered in St. shot 169 for a three-stroke win over host Steve Bugg and Mike Powers and chief executive officer since Augustine, Fla., with programs Riley Carey (Glastonbury Hills and his daughter Olivia and son TFTCT’s modest origins in 1999 in all 50 United States and select CC). In the seniors division, Pam Ryan. A day later, Cherry played as the The First Tee of Hartford at international locations. Zanetto of Torrington shot 11-over his encore round with colleagues at Goodwin Park GC until March TFTCT has four main learning 84 for a four-stroke victory over Jared Eliot Middle School – Chris 2010, when David Polk took over as facilities at TPC River Highlands, Tori Langen (Black Hall Club-Old Horan, Jared Steven and Steve the head of the youth development Alling Memorial GC in New Lyme). Mendelsshon. organization whose mission is to Haven, Prospect Driving Range Cherry, who has a 9 handicap, drove impact the lives of young people and Fairchild Wheeler GC in 11,785 miles and flew 6,903 miles by providing educational programs Bridgeport. Others are located in

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SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND GOLFER / Fall 2019 / 401-464-8445 / www.snegolfer.com 21 By KATHARINE DYSON BOOK REVIEW Piddle Piddle up the Middle: Wisdom from an Irish Golf Master his week I received a very that if you are capable of flying the special package in the mail: ball a given distance, all of the hazards Pat Ruddy’s new book, “Holes from the tee out to that distance do Tin my Head” about the dreams not exist unless the shot is dismal. rolling around in his brain for the Tee choice past 50 years as he designed golf Choosing the correct tee is crucial. holes. It is a large hefty, book filled “If you choose unwisely…please call with pictures along with Ruddy’s it suicide rather than murder!” comments about not only golf courses Incorrect alignment but golf in general. What a wonderful “You should have learned from men achievement from one of Ireland’s like Jack Nicklaus who left nothing to best-known course architects. chance but stepped behind their ball, Pat Ruddy has designed more even on the tee, every time to pick an than 36 courses including his own object over which to send the shot. European Club, as well as Druids Piddle Piddle up the Middle (course Glen, Ballyliffin, Glashedy and management) Rosapena and Sandy Hills. He is “A majority of players throw caution a writer, publisher, raconteur and to the wind….and have a go at the industry pacesetter and enjoys the Pat Ruddy outside his home heroic shot. The penalty can be death company of elite golfers like Tiger by golfing suicide.” Ruddy suggests Woods, Henry Cotton, David Duval, you make a personal route around and Padraig Harrington along with Ruddy lives and breathes golf. He a golf course. “If there is real danger local folks. has a home in Glenageary where he Blind Holes about or of if there is nothing to be While in Ireland a few years ago, I lives with his wife, Bernadine, but “It is best not to build blind shots gained from an attempted big blow, rented a car in Dublin drive to The his apartment over the clubhouse is into the modern golf course now that it is best to fall back on the wise old European Club on the east coast on a golfer’s promised land with details so many people, strangers in many verse: Piddle Piddle, Up the Middle” Brittas Bay, Wicklow. The realized like elaborate moldings of crossed golf cases, wander the fairways and some There are times Ruddy says, “You dream of Ruddy, who designed and clubs, wrap-around windows looking are thoughtless enough to blast shots have to suck-it-up and lay-up. built this unique 20-hole beauty, out to the fairways and sea, and a over hills without checking what is on An astonishing number of people opened in 1992. I got there with spacious library with floor-to ceiling the other side. ….The game is difficult attempt to layup in the narrow part the sea and coastline in sight to be shelves holding his vast and growing enough without playing blind.” of the fairway, which is strictly a No welcomed warmly by Sidon, Ruddy’s collection of close to 7,000 golf- Ruddy goes on to say some famous Go Zone, and call all the curses or daughter. related books and curious exhibits blind holes such as the 154-yard shot hell onto the designer’s head when I found The European Club such as a pair of size 13 Johnny Miller up to The Dell at LaHinch is, “poor the ball topples into the reeds. Golf challenging yet fair. It’s a course shoes. design, of course. But it is also a work requires thought and prudence and where metal spikes are recommended Ruddy’s book is filled with of genius enshrined by history…..a the wiles of a fox.” He also points “for your safety” and the approach enlightened wisdom gleaned from sacred monument.” out that hitting over a hazard may is “fundamentalist” with “no fussy his lifetime in golf. Here are some Slow Play require taking a path that is shorter furniture on the links.” You are you might find useful or at the very “The wise player takes time to relax even though it is to the right or left challenged to “go out and do battle least, amusing. and enjoy being in a lovely place with of the green, not directly to it. with a golfscape that requires no Why 20 holes? (7A and 12A) friends. What a great way to ENJOY There is so much in Pat Ruddy’s artificial adornment.” “If there are 20 to 25 fine golf holes YOUR TIME! As a 54-holes-a-day book, you will find having it on your And do battle I did. All the balls out there, why stop at 18? We are here youth, I was never in a hurry and I coffee table will be a great source of found new homes in the grasses, to play golf.” wish those days never went away.” constant enjoyment. Open any page dunes, and sand at this wild and Bunkers Ruddy raises the question concerning and read on. You’ll see photos Ruddy, wonderful links track punctuated by “They were playable then (19th the attitude of those who are in a huge now 75, is always smiling or laughing. more than 100 really testy bunkers, century) so don’t complain they are rush to get around the golf course, but You gotta know, a man who says, “You many shored up with rail ties. unfair. They are not meant to be then these same people can be seen don’t add yardage, you add fear,” is My golf that day took me through pleasure beaches. They are places of waving their colors at a football game bound to have plenty of surprises up high dunes, marshlands and along a penance. Why have them if they do and drinking their pints for hours. his sleeve. wild and exposed beach, up onto the not punish.” (Rail ties wall many of Searching for balls You can order the book at cliffs of Mizen Head and deep into the his bunkers.) “The true golfer loves to find a golf theeuropeanclub.com. valley at the 17th. I also got to putt Solace for a tough round? ball.” (Pity we are only allowed three Katharine Dyson is a member of the on the 127-yard 12th green, arguably At the 10th hole look along the left minutes to do so by the new rules.) Golf Writers of America and the Golf the longest green in the world. I side of the fairway for the Cursing Terror on the tee Travel Writers of America and writes needed a driver! This green’s length Stone or “Dolmen.” Legend has it “The carry to the fairway is no more a Women’s Column in each issue of allows it to be set up to play from 348 you can put a curse on your enemies than a medium to long par 3 ….so snegolfer.com. This column is for men to 520 yards. When he saw it, Nick if you revolve the seven small stones why grip the driver like a rattle snake as well as women. Faldo remarked, “What a neat idea.” on the top of the rock in a counter- to do just a little bit better? Realize clockwise direction.

22 SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND GOLFER / Fall 2019 / 401-464-8445 / www.snegolfer.com EASTERN MASS NOTEBOOK By MIKE KIRBY he leaders of the Attleboro The Best in the Attleboro area. Area Golf Association are Player And he finally managed to quite proud of their annual Anyone who achieve this feat at the age of 57. Ttournament, now in its 59th year. He is a grandfather; most of his needs motivation They believe theirs is the most to achieve a long- opponents were not yet married challenging – and fun – regional sought goal can use or were at Norton with their wives tournament in New England. They Derek Johnson as and toddler children. Let’s face it, have a case. an inspiration. no one well into their AARP years The AAGA Championship is In his 30th try, can be expected to compete in the contested over four days at four Johnson finally PGA or even the AAGA. different courses, the last two years captured the AAGA Finishing second was Jared at public Wentworth Hills Golf Championship, Winiarz, a college sophomore Club and Heather Hill Country shooting 12-over- nearly four decades younger than Club in Plainville as well semi- par to win by six the winner. But what Johnson may private Foxborough and Norton strokes. For years, lack in sheer athleticism he more country clubs. he has been the than made up for it with grittiness, “That means there are 72 different epitome of close experience and, most of all, hard holes, 72 different fairways, 72 but no cigar. The work. different greens,” said Kolby Attleboro resident Simmons, the 2018 champion. has finished second “Green speeds vary from day to Derek Johnson five times and third Advertise on SNE Golfer day. It’s really challenging.” nine times. He’s and reach a targeted Besides champions that have thinking about the wedding and been in the top 10 in 26 of his 30 audience. included Jim Renner, who spent what I’m going to have to do.” attempts to be called the best golfer three years on the PGA Tour, the Weighing most heavily on his tournament produces stories. Here mind was his best man toast, which are two from this year’s event. he had yet to compose. “I actually would have a thought about what I The Best Man was going to say while I was out on Simmons, a 32-year-old Attleboro the course so I would write them resident who grew up in North down on a scorecard,” he said. Attleboro, was thrilled when he Simmons was scheduled to be in captured the AAGA crown last the third-to-last group for the final year. And he was just as overjoyed round. Traditionally, the AAGA when his younger brother Todd sends the last groups out around 10 asked him to be best man at his a.m. This year, however, the start wedding. was pushed back to allow Norton Then he found out when the CC members to play before the ceremony would take place: The tournament began. night of Aug. 18, 2019. Simmons persuaded the AAGA The same day as the final round of to let him tee off with the second the AAGA. His decision was quick: group of the day, giving him plenty I won’t play. of time to finish his round, shower But family and friends urged and still make it to the hotel to him to change his mind. It was meet the wedding party. Relieved Todd who finally convinced him of the stress of being late, he had his to tee it up. “Todd told me, ‘You’ve best round of the event, shooting GOT to play, you’re the defending one under par on the back nine to champ,’” Simmons said. finish tied for seventh. So, shortly before the deadline “It was a really nice wedding,” he to enter, Simmons decided to said. “Everyone had a great time. compete. He immediately had At first, I thought I made a mistake second thoughts about his decision. but now I’m really glad I played “It was definitely stressful,” he in it AND got to be my brother’s said. “For four days in a row, I’m best man.” trying to focus on playing but I’m

SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND GOLFER / Fall 2019 / 401-464-8445 / www.snegolfer.com 23 By JAY GEARAN CENTRAL MASS NOTEBOOK Parajeckas Wins N.E. PGA Senior Am “Age is a question of mind over matter. $1,450 and qualified for the 31st compete in golf for so long.” If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.”— annual Senior PGA Professional And the lesson of his most recent win: Satchel Paige Championship Oct.3-6 at the Fazio “Never, ever give up,” said Parajeckas. aul Parajeckas, the popular head Foothills & Coore and Crenshaw “That’s what I truly believe in. And God professional at Pleasant Valley courses at Omni Barton Creek Resort is on my side.” Country Club in Sutton will turn & Spa in Austin, Texas. (snegolfer.com Parajeckas, a member of the NEPGA P70 years old on April 26, 2020. Still, at will post results on our website). Hall of Fame, is a Worcester native and 69, after being away from professional Interviewed about his winning round former Burncoat High School star in tournament golf for nearly two full at Woodstock, Parajeckas, who looks golf, baseball, football and basketball. seasons, he’s back in the winner’s circle. years younger than his age, said, “I He began his golf career in 1969 at In late August, Parajeckas captured shot 32 with three birdies on the front, Green Hill Municipal in Worcester the 2019 New England PGA Senior and then I eagled the 10th,” he said. under the direction of head pro Bruce Championship at Woodstock Country NEPGA’s Mike Higgins (l) with “I made one bogey on the par-3, 13th Dobie. Club, climbing to the top of the Paul Parajeckas after hitting an 8-iron off the back of His first head pro job was at Indian leaderboard with an opening 4-under- the green. I chipped it up to about three Meadows CC in Westboro, and he par 66 and staying there as the solo Section championship victory when feet and just missed the putt.” later played on the PGA Tour before champ by a two-shot margin when the he won with a remarkable three-round Other than the 13th hole, Parajeckas becoming head pro and superintendent final round of the 36-hole tournament performance at age 59 at Worcester played pretty much flawless golf, at Woburn CC, working there for over was rained out. Country Club. touring the four par 5 holes in 4-under two decades. Parajeckas also qualified This special win for Parajeckas came With the win, Parajeckas collected par and sinking additional birdies on and played in numerous Champions exactly 10 years after his 2009 NEPGA holes 6 and 8. Tour tournaments and has won every “It was just one of those days when major tournament in the New England I really felt like I was in the zone, and PGA section. it’s been a while,” said Parajeckas, who Joining Parajeckas in Austin will won three straight NEPGA Senior be five other NEPGA professionals CART EXTRA Championships from 2004 to 2006 at who qualified: Kirk Hanefeld, John Woodstock. Paesani, Jeff Seavey, Rick Karbowski “I know the golf course well, and I and Thomas Tobey. Bill Andrews will just felt great out there,” said Parajeckas be the first alternate. who admitted that, because he was so Altomare Excels at Solheim Cup busy at Pleasant Valley all summer, he Although it ended with a disappointing, had played only about three rounds. one-point loss to the European team, in “I shot that good first round and I was her rookie appearance at the Solheim prepared to play the next day, but the Cup, USA team member Brittany conditions were just unplayable and Altomare, a Central Mass. native from they made the call.” Shrewsbury, MA, played superbly in Parajeckas then made a call of his the much-publicized matches held in own—to his son, Jason, a top-notch Scotland in mid-September. professional golfer in his own right. “I After Altomare, a 2009 graduate of pretty much broke down,” Parajeckas Shrewsbury High and 2013 University said. “We met for dinner later and had of Virginia graduate, and her partner a little celebration. And the members at Lexi Thompson lost a close match, 2 Pleasant Valley were great when I came and 1, to Europe’s Georgia Hall and back to the course.” Celine Boutier to begin the matches, After his win at Woodstock which Altomare did not lose again. qualified him for the National PGA In the Friday afternoon Four-Ball Championship Tournament in Austin, match, Altomare, with a clutch 25-foot Parajeckas, even though he hasn’t lost birdie putt on the final hole, playing 100% of proceeds go to Dana Farber Breast Cancer Research too much of his driving distance, said with Nelly Korda, halved the European he wasn’t sure if he wanted to go, but twosome of Charley Hull and Azahara the members urged him to register and Munoz. make the trip South. In the Saturday Four-Ball competition, “There will be 265 seniors in the field Altomare and Annie Park defeated at Austin and I’m probably going to be Suzann Pettersen and Anne van Dam, 1 the oldest there, but I’m going to go. up, and in the singles finals on Sunday, Many people have convinced me to Altomare defeated Jodi Ewart Shadoff, go,” he said. “This will probably be my 5 and 4. last one. I’ve been blessed to be able to

24 SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND GOLFER / Fall 2019 / 401-464-8445 / www.snegolfer.com PEOPLE IN GOLF By JAY GEARAN Birdies for the Blind Tournament at Gardner Municipal olf began for Shane Stewart putting toward the cup. “When I play softball and hockey when he was only six look down at the ball, I can barely with my friends again,” said years old, when his vision see it. It’s like a little blur. “But I Stewart, who is still very Gwas sharp and clear. He played still have the same swing I always hopeful for a cure. “I’m not hockey and baseball too, but in had,” he said. giving up because so much golf he showed the most promise, Steadily, since coming back to has happened with research developing into an outstanding high the golf course, Stewart’s game has just in the last 10 years.” school player. A four-year starter for improved.. Last summer he shot an And what else would Gardner High, Stewart qualified for 84 at GMGC, breaking 100 for the Stewart do if his eyesight the MIAA state championship in first time since he lost his vision. He returned? “Definitely start 2006 and the GMGC October Cup. walked off the green that day with working at a golf course Twice, he finished in the top-10 of a smile and the same good feelings again,” he said. the club championship. about golf that he had when his At age 21, though, after his father, Mike, cut down some of his handicap had dropped to single own clubs and brought Shane to the Advertise in digits, and he was loving his job as a driving range back in 1994. pro shop assistant at Cyprian Keyes These days, Stewart is a profile SNE Golfer GC in Boylston, Stewart’s life took in courage. Besides returning to and reach a dramatic turn. His vision suddenly the game, he, in 2012, began a began to deteriorate, and specialists charitable golf tournament at a targeted at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear GMGC, “Birdies for the Blind,” audience. Visit Infirmary determined he had Leber’s and its eighth annual edition was Hereditary Optic Neuropathy held in September at GMGC with SNEGolfer.com (LHON). He eventually lost his donations dedicated for research for for more info. central vision and became legally LHON. Shane Stewart blind. This tournament really took off, “I was very depressed and went and it’s crazy how much it’s grown. into a dark spot for a long time,” We’ve had so much support from recalled Stewart, who is now 30. “I the Gardner community, 22 hole stopped playing golf. I didn’t know sponsors and over 50 raffle prizes, how to deal with it.” His friends, “ said Stewart who played in a though, especially Mark Landry, foursome with his friends Travis Joe Coller and Brendon Riley knew Jaillet, Alek Dernalowicz and Ryan what to do—get Stewart back on the Pasakinskas. golf course, and somehow get him “I’m very proud of what we have to love the game again. done. We’ve donated the money to “They dragged me back on the research for a cure,” said Stewart. course, and I’m glad they did,” said “There’s a company in Newton, Stewart, who soon realized that he Stealth Biotherapeutics that is could still—with the help from his working on trials using medication friends--play again and even regain that tries to regenerate the cells in some of the sport’s joy he had the optic nerve.” cherished before being stricken by Stewart said that this year’s LHON, a very rare disease. tournament will be the final one, How rare? “I believe there are only though. “It’s really a lot of work about 10,0000 people with it in the for everyone, especially my Mom United States and maybe 50,000 in (Chris) and my stepdad (Gerry ALL-INCLUSIVE GROUP OUTING PACKAGE the world,” Stewart said. Michaud). We’ve had a great “I can still hit the ball about 280 run, and I’m very proud and very Green Fees, Golf Cars, Prize Money, Food, Taxes & Gratuity $76 pp yards off the tee, but I have no idea grateful.” The tourney drew 108 where it goes, and the short game players on a beautiful day for golf, Offer valid Tuesdays and Wednesdays only, for groups of 20 or more. Holidays excluded. is the toughest part for me,” said and the donations made the eight- Stewart, who sees only shadows and year total eclipse $50,000. blurs with no definition and, when “In my early 20s, I always said on the greens, needs directional that I would love my eyesight back help from his golfing partners when by the time I turned 30, so I could

SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND GOLFER / Fall 2019 / 401-464-8445 / www.snegolfer.com 25 By STEVE ZARRIELLO GOLF FITNESS Athletes Improve in the Offseason olf is a sport, but many In every sport, athletes look As Gary Player said, “the harder people don’t think of it as at their off season as the time to you work, the luckier you get”. This being “athletic”. Whether improve. Many sport’s seasons is your time to put in that work. Git’s because there’s no running and practice schedules are far too Go address that back pain, take a Vist involved, or because many people grueling to put an emphasis on few lessons on straightening that indulge in adult beverages while building strength, speed, and skill, driver out, or to get in the gym and SNEGolfer. playing, for some reason it’s not so most athletes focus on these add some distance to your clubs. viewed in the same light as many qualities during the offseason. Golf Whatever you do, don’t waste your com other sports. should be no different. In golf we valuable offseason. For those who really want to need practice, and not just from Steve Zarriello B.S., CSCS, TPI and sign- improve though, they should view April to October. Certified, is the Owner of Olympia it as any other athlete would look We need to be able to create speed Fitness and Performance in Cranston, up to get at their sport. For many people the and strength to create distance, R.I and writes a conditioning column cool weather comes around and and we need balance and core in each issue of snegolfer.com. He has SNEGolfer they immediately put their clubs strength to be consistent and been a strength and conditioning in the basement, not to be seen prevent injury. So this winter don’t coach for 10 years and has trained delivered to again until their annual spring trip just sit there staring at the snow athletes of all sports and levels, but to a course down south, or the first longing for April so you can work his passion is training golfers to keep your inbox sunny New England day in April. on your game. Take advantage of them injury free and help them However, if golf is truly YOUR the fact that you can’t play, and improve their game. SPORT and you want to get better, work on something that needs the winter should be welcomed improvement. with open arms.

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26 SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND GOLFER / Fall 2019 / 401-464-8445 / www.snegolfer.com WESTERN MASS GOLF By RUSS HELD Garvin Sweeps Mass. Women’s and Junior Am. Championships ngela Garvin of Feeding finished 53rd at the Canada Life Hills had one great summer. Championship, and with it placed Garvin, 18, claimed the 116th 60th on the tour’s final Order of Merit MassachusettsA Women’s Amateur … South Deerfield’s Jacob Zaranek Golf Championship, winning in wire- did not qualify for match play at to-wire fashion at Weston Golf Club. the U.S. Amateur Championship at Garvin’s crowning moment came Pinehurst (N.C.) Resort. Zaranek when she posted a 4-and-3 victory made five irdiesb during an opening over Anne Walsh of The Country round 75 at Pinehurst No. 4, before he Club in the 18-hole final. The victory carded a 78 at No. 2. The University also helped soften the sting of a defeat of Fairfield junior was making his for Garvin in the championship’s U.S. Amateur debut … Wyantenuck 2017 final. CC’s Kathy Sullivan won the Ladies She hadqualified for match play as Allied Singles Championship after the No. 1 seed. She earned medalist topping a 60-player field at her home honors after posting a 36-hole, onsite course. Sullivan posted a 3-over 75, qualifying score of 1-under-par 145. edging out by two strokes defending Garvin’s success came a week after she champion Kathy Duguay of Taconic won the Massachusetts Girls’ Junior GC. Amateur Championship at The Ridge Club in Sandwich. Junior notes The two titles marked the fourth Ryan Downes of Longmeadow time the state junior champion capped a terrific season on the has won the Women’s Amateur Connecticut Junior PGA Tour by Championship during the same winning by a wide margin its Player year. Joanne Goodwin (1954), Loren of the Year honors in the Boys’ Players Milhench (1985) and Chelsea Curtis Tour division … Galen and Reilly (2005) are the others. Angela Garvin Fowles of Northampton helped their The University of Maryland PGA Junior League team win their freshman had won junior titles in winner at the Connecticut Section 19th hole-in-one of his career in late regional championship. The team 2015 and 2016 and with her third PGA Championship at Keney Park August, and needed less than three prevailed at Cranberry Valley Golf crown she became the first champion GC in Hartford. weeks to make No. 20. Club in Harwich. Annie Dai from to win three junior titles in nearly Tallman, the Section’s Player of the His most recent aces came at the Longmeadow is also a team member. 50 years (Ruthann Donahue won in Year in 2018, followed an opening semiprivate club’s 13th hole, site of The team advanced to the national 1968, 1969 and 1970). Garvin also round 66 with a 67. He shared the his first hole-in-one 40 years ago. On championship at Grayhawk Golf won the Mite Division title in 2010. opening round lead, but his five a bigger scale, Niejadlik matched Jack Club in Scottsdale, Arizona, Oct. Earlier in the summer, Garvin birdies in the final round included Nicklaus (20), and moved past Arnold 12-14. qualified for her sixth Girls Junior the 12th, 13th and 14th holes to help Palmer and Gary Player (19 apiece). PGA Championship. She missed the him pull away. Niejadlik, 74, has made 11 of his aces Family affairs cut by two strokes there, at Keney at Oak Ridge, where he routinely Joe Brosseau and Joe Brosseau Jr. Park GC in Hartford. Werenski update shoots his age as a 3-handicapper of GreatHorse came “this close” to It took a little extra, but South and his best score at Oak Ridge was a winning the 43rd Massachusetts Senior moment Hadley’s Richy Werenski earned his 5-under 65. He has made an ace with Father & Son Championship at CC Jack Kearney, who plays out of way back to a fourth year on the all clubs in his bag except a sand iron of Halifax. The pair birdied five of Westover Golf Course in Ludlow, won PGA Tour. (and putter). their first 10 holes, and six overall, the Massachusetts Senior Amateur to finish at 2-under 70. They were Championship at Cohasset GC. He had finished 126th on the final, NENY Match Play matched atop the leaderboard by Kearney, 64, won by four strokes to official money list, one spot from Waubeeka Golf Links pro Erik home course players David Pierce and add to a title he won in 2010. retaining his card at that point. But Tiele reached the final of the NENY David Pierce Jr., who birdied No. 18 He trailed three players by one thanks to a strong finish on the Korn PGA Senior Match Play at The to force extra holes. The Pierces won stroke entering the final round, before Ferry Tour, Werenski was back in Edison Club in Rexford, N.Y. Tiele in a playoff … Christine Casagrande he posted a 2-under-par 68 - the lone business. In the Korn Ferry Tour series dropped a 6-and-4 decision to Peter and daughter Anna Casagrande won subpar round - to finish. He was tied finale, Werenski rallied by playing Gerard, a teaching professional the Massachusetts Mother-Daughter for the lead with four holes to play, his last four holes at 2 under to tie at Mill Road Acres GC. A week Tournament (Age 19-plus division) before runner-up Don Reycroft of for seventh place and finish tied for earlier, Tiele won the NENY Senior with a team score of 79. They won by Bayberry Hills GC bogeyed four of 24th in the series. He needed a top 25 Professional Championship in a four strokes at Milton Hoosic Club his last five and Kearney birdied the finish to earn playing status for 2020. playoff and qualified for the national in Canton. 18th to extend a two-shot advantage. championship in October. Russ Held is the former sportswriter Connecticut PGA 20 aces for the Springfield Republican and Chris Tallman of Orchards GC Walt Niejadlik of Oak Ridge Golf Local notes writes a Western Mass. Notebook in in South Hadley was a seven-stroke Club in Feeding Hills made the Billy Walthouse of Longmeadow each issue of snegolfer.com.

SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND GOLFER / Fall 2019 / 401-464-8445 / www.snegolfer.com 27 By CHRIS KING MYRTLE BEACH WORLD AM By TOM GORMAN William Welch of West Islip, N.Y. shoots net 69 to win Flight Winners’ Playoff at the PlayGolfMyrtleBeach.com World Amateur Handicap Championship 3,200 Players Enjoyed Beautiful Weath- flights based on age, gender and their er, Banner Week at World Am handicap index. After 72 holes of MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. -- William competition, all flight winners and ties Welch (West Islip, N.Y.) shot a advanced to Friday’s Flight Winners’ net 69 (gross 85) to win the Flight Playoff at Barefoot Resort’s Dye Course, Winners’ Playoff at the 36th an 18-hole shootout that crowned the Annual PlayGolfMyrtleBeach. 2019 World Champion. com World Amateur Handicap There were 67 flights in this year’s Championship Friday at Barefoot tournament and 33 Myrtle Beach golf Resort’s Dye Course. courses hosted tournament play each Welch bested James Juden (Lancaster, day. In total, 55 area courses hosted at Calif.) by a shot to emerge from a field least one round of the World Am. of 3,215 golfers and claim the title of As appealing as the competition World Champion. Patrick Yoe (Athens, was, it’s only half the fun at the World Ga.), Michael Thompson (Columbia, Am. Each night players gathered at S.C.) and Paul Carrier (Cumming, Ga.) the World’s Largest 19th Hole, which finished in a three-way tie for third at consumed all 120,000 square feet of 1-under par on a day when only five the Myrtle Beach Convention Center. players broke par. Tournament players and a guest en- [Final Leaderboard] joyed free food and drinks, a 70-exhibi- Christopher Reina (Frisco, Tex.) shot tor golf expo, live entertainment, demo a final-round 75 to secure a one-stroke areas, celebrity appearances and more. victory over Kyle Rector (San Diego, Among the celebrity guests who ap- Calif.) in the Gross Division. Steve William Welch peared at the 36th annual event were Humphrey (Ocala, Fla.) shot a 76 en Charlie Rymer, Golf Channel stars route to an eight-stroke win in the won a six-night, five-round trip to Ire- Amateur Handicap Championship Damon Hack and Chantel McCabe, Senior Gross Division. land, courtesy of Club Choice Ireland. enjoyed a spectacular week on and off billiards legend Ewa Laurance, and Nigel Palmer (Birmingham, England) “Congratulations to William Welch, the course, and we are already looking media personality Paige Spiranac. and David Palmer (Uncasville, Conn.) who played great golf all week and forward to next year’s event.” The PlayGolfMyrtleBeach.com World combined to win the Club Choice certainly earned the title of World The 2020 World Am will be played Amateur Handicap Championship, the Ireland Pairs Competition, shooting a Champion,” Tournament Director Aug. 31 - Sept. 4. world’s largest single-site tournament, is combined, net team score of 146. By Scott Tomasello said. “The 36th An- A 72-hole, net stroke play event, a Golf Tourism Solutions event. virtue of winning, Long and Johnston nual PlayGolfMyrtleBeach.com World golfers were placed into tightly grouped World Am a Wonderful Experience

MYRTLE BEACH, South Carolina – For recreational golfer and Ded- against 48 players. The tournament From scratch golfer to 38 handicaps, ham-resident Janet Gorman, the trip had 3,215 players from 49 states and the 36th annual Myrtle Beach World to Myrtle Beach proved to be the 20 countries. Amateur Handicap Championship thrill-of-a-lifetime. In a typical year the “When I signed up to play the last is a unique and fun golf tournament White Cliffs Country Club member thing on my mind was the possibility experience you can’t get anywhere else. plays about 30-40 rounds and only of winning,” said Gorman, who main- The World Am is open to any player handful of tournaments, but this year tains a USGA handicap of 24. “I had with a valid USGA handicap index and she made a decision to test her golf low expectations and even thought each player is flighted into one of 67 skills against some of the best amateur about playing in the “Just For Fun” divisions based on age and handicap, players in the world in her age group division where they don’t keep formal playing 72-holes on four different and handicap level. Flip-flopping scores. Matter-of-fact if I played bad courses over four days. The flight win- about whether to play in the 36th the first three days and it was really hot ner then advances to a final 18-hole annual Myrtle Beach World Amateur and humid I was going to the beach playoff to determine the prestigious Handicap Championship, held August or shopping the last day. Four days of title of World Amateur champion. 26 – 30, she registered on August 2, competitive golf seemed like a good This year 3,215 players from 49 states the deadline date. challenge, so I said why not.” and 20 countries competed with 245 It was a big commitment that meant In round one Gorman brought her “A” players registered from the six-state playing 72-holes of competitive golf, game and fired an impressive net 75, New England region. Among the fi- four rounds on four different and dif- finishing high on the leaderboard in a nalists was a first-time contestant from ficult Myrtle Beach area golf courses, tie for second place. Massachusetts. Janet Gorman playing in the women’s division vying “I was shocked to be one-stroke off

28 SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND GOLFER / Fall 2019 / 401-464-8445 / www.snegolfer.com MYRTLE BEACH WORLD AM By BRUCE VITTNER the leader after 18 holes thinking at the The 2019 edition of the Myrtle Gorman to win her flight and to play in the playoff.” time that even a blind squirrel finds Beach World Amateur Champion- another 18 holes competing as a finalist The Flight Winners Playoff is quite a a nut once in a while,” she said in an ship features 3,215 players, 67 flights in the 2019 World Amateur Flight unique experience for all contestants. interview a few days after the event. hosted by 55 area golf courses. After Winner’s Playoff on August 30. The tournament gives players and their “Myrtle Beach has some tough courses 72 holes of competition, all flight “It was an exhausting week get- guest the royal treatment with the so I knew the real test was ahead of me, winners advanced to Friday August ting up early every day and playing environment similar to a PGA Tour still not grasping that I had a chance 30 in the Flight Winners’ Playoff at five-hour rounds, then going to the event, from the minute they enter the to win my flight.” Barefoot Resort’s Pete Dye Course, in World’s Largest 19th hole every night parking lot to hospitality suite. Each In round two Gorman posted a net an 18-hole shootout that crowned the to eat and drink and mix it up with foursome has a rules official and live 2-under par, 70, becoming the outright new World Champion. new friends that you meet from all scoring is available on the Internet to leader and winning merchandise credit In a clutch final round performance over the world,” said Gorman who follow each player’s hole-by-hole score. as the day’s low round. Round three Gorman stepped up her game, stayed pocketed a $600 gift certificate from It was memorable week of golf for proved a bit rocky shooting net 71, focused and shot a sizzling 2-under the PGA Tour Superstore as flight Janet Gorman, who was accompanied but losing ground to Toyoko Odom, par 70, to top her nearest competitor winner. “Don’t get me wrong, it was a by her husband Tom who finished a skilled Korean woman who shot – Toyoko Odom – by two strokes. The fabulous week, but I ran out of gas in T-19 in his flight. Until next year’s 5-under par net 67, and who would 72-hole scoreboard showed Gorman the playoff. There was more pressure tournament, scheduled August 31 – maintain a one-shot lead starting the first with a 286-net total to Odom’s and The Dye Course at Barefoot Resort September 4, Janet Gorman holds the final 18 to determine the women’s 288. was set up brutally hard. Let’s just say prestigious title of World Amateur flight champion. So, it was the shock-of-shocks for I wasn’t last but toward to the bottom Flight Winner Finalist. World-Am - A Fun Event he World Am in Myrtle Beach Man-O-War are the others owned flight were high and this reporter putts. Not good! is one of my favorite golf by Claude Pardue), and Willbrook and Keith were near the bottom of My playing partners were Ed events every year. Chris King, Plantation, one of my favorites on the 50 golfers in our flight that had from Iowa who was making his 17th Twho works with Myrtle Beach Golf the whole Grand Strand. handicaps ranging from 16.0 to 17.1 appearance, Dan from Roanoake, Holiday, the promoter of the World We have written about the Wizard The next day we played the Virginia who I had played with three Am, had been asking me to come often as Mr. Pardue used to run a Pinehills course at Myrtlewood years ago, and Larry, a former door- and play since the 1990’s. “You have press trip each October to play all right in Myrtle Beach. Ironically gunner in helicopters in Vietnam to come and see it,” was his request. three and write about them. The this is where I played my first course who now lived in Arizona. It was My reply was “Why would I want to course is relatively flat and is very in MB in 1987 with three friends the most congenial group that I’ve head south the end of August when fair. The last two holes, a par 3 over who drove down during schools’ ever played with. Dan suggested we it is summer in New England?” a pond to an island green, and a par spring vacation. One of the group stop for a beer on the way back to Seventeen years ago I succumbed, 4 with a huge pond in front of the of three (our fourth had gotten sick MB and we did. and I’ve only missed two years green will stay in your memory. and withdrew) was Joe from upstate The last day we traveled back to since. The event is a wonderful Willbrook Plantation is south of New York originally, but had settled N.C. to play Carolina National experience and should be on most Myrtle Beach near Litchfield Beach. in Ft. Worth, Tex. where he worked that in Bolivia (NC)! almost near golfers “bucket list” of golf events to It has always been rated as one of for Southwest Airlines for 40 years. Wilmington. It was just over an compete in. It has become my only the top courses for women in the He was working at a golf club in his hour from MB The 27 hole course competitive event in any sport. country. It is very scenic, with many retirement years as a starter and there was fun and a few holes were very It is not only the competition, markers from the 17 and 1800’s were five buddies who were with challenging. My playing partners but also the people you meet from depicting the use of the land as slave him that also worked at the same were Jim and Luther from the around the country and even the sites and different plantation uses. course and all have played in the Houston area who had come up globe with whom you play with Kevin Maguire from New Jersey is World Am about 15 years. Joe was a with Joe, my partner on the second and against. the general manager and he almost Navy Vietnam veteran and we spent day. Luther and Jim were both The truly marvelous feature of the sounds like a New Englander. most of the day with military talk. playing in their 15th event. Luther World Am is that all the people you It’s always the case that you play The last member of our threesome was an Air Force pilot who said he play with in your flight have almost better in the practice rounds, and some was Enzo from Italy who was only made one jump-- when his exactly the same handicap, and I’ve this reporter can attest to it. No playing for the first time. I knew I plane was shot down in Vietnam. met only two people I didn’t really pressure making those three-foot was in trouble when I asked Enzo his The fourth player was Brian from enjoy playing with in 15 years. putts. score after the first hole and he said, New Jersey who had moved to You compete in four rounds Day 1 of our tournament was at “Cinque.” My score was better on Myrtle Beach a few years ago with (five if you win your flight), so Blackmoor, a Gary Player design in day 2, and I wasn’t near the bottom his wife to get away from the taxes you meet 12 players every year. Murrell’s Inlet. It is tree lined with a of the leaderboard anymore. and the cold weather. This reporter What a joy. We are all competing, few ponds and wet areas, but it was One of the nice features of the finished the week in the bottom but more importantly, we are all fair. My foursome included Keith event is that you play new courses. half of the pack. Not good, but the playing a game we love even though from Kentucky who was playing in The third day we drove into North playing partners and camaraderie are sometimes we’re not sure of that the World Am for about the 25th Carolina and played Crow Creek. the things that you remember most. relationship. time. Al who lived near Greensboro I had never heard of it, but it was Can’t wait for next year! The tournament allows you to and had made the last seven, and Joe a real joy. They had a wonderful Where you stay in Myrtle Beach play practice rounds before the from Pennsylvania who was playing practice area, and I thought I could has much to do with your enjoyment event begins at a reduced rate. This in his fifth. figure out my wayward shot making. of the week. This reporter and year I played the Wizard, part of Each night at the 19th hole they I did, but I should have practice about 100 other players stayed at the trifecta of courses (Witch and have results sheets. The scores in our more putting as I made 9 three the Doubletree Resort by Hilton.

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Most everyone knows about Corales is an exclusive and dramatic the Dominican Republic’s cigars, 18-hole course with six Caribbean brilliant white beaches and the oceanside holes, designed along the country’s passion for baseball, natural cliffs, bays, ocean coves and but with 26 golf courses dotting the thrill escalates by playing the the countryside, the Dominican Devil’s Elbow, Corales’s last three Republic (DR) is now the premier holes. golf destination of the Caribbean. Located at Punta Cana Resort Tourism is the country’s No. 1 & Club, Corales Golf Club boasts industry, and with over 80,000 one of golf’s most unique finishes. hotel rooms, the country lays- The last three holes – called Devil’s out the red carpet to visitors from Elbow – end in a remarkable way all over the world, to the tune of with the U-shaped 18th hole over 2.6 million last year. First- playing around a narrow, rocky cliff time visitors on a golf vacation are adjacent to the bay. treated like royalty with the hope The PGA Tour held its first-ever they’ll become frequent guests and official DR tournament here – the spread the word. Corales Puntacana Resort and On a recent visit here, my third Club Championship – in March in the last six years, the experience La Espana Golf Course 2019 with Graeme McDowell was magnificent, particularly the winning. Next year’s tournament accommodations at the all-inclusive New York. Surrounded by the Espada is on every top 10 list, Los is scheduled March 26 – 29, 2020. Secrets Cap Cana Resort & Spa, Atlantic Ocean on the north and Corales – where the PGA Tour PuntaCana.com/Golf/Corales- located about 25 minutes from the Caribbean Sea on the south, holds an annual tournament, and Golf-Course Punta Cana Airport. 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SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND GOLFER / Fall 2019 / 401-464-8445 / www.snegolfer.com 33 By TOM GORMAN GOLF TRAVEL sided driving range and expansive expansive with over 1,100 rooms, practice facility. Its state-of-art offering one of the best beaches teaching area is equipped with on the Island, and it is a favorite video and computer analysis business destination for many US technology for those seeking game and International corporations. improvement. BarceloBavaroGolf.net PuntaCana.com/Golf/La-Cana- IBEROSTAR BAVARO GOLF Golf-Course CLUB HARD ROCK GOLF CLUB at Another beauty by Pete Dye CANA BAY opened in 2009 measuring 6,879 This Jack Nicklaus-designedyards, rating of 73 and slope of course opened in 2010 as the first 126. This course offers stay-and- golf course to carry the iconic Hard play packages for about $175 that Rock brand. The course lives up includes hotel pickup and drop-off, to its rock ‘n’ roll name since each golf, range balls and drinks on the hole is named after a famous rock course. song, while putts roll a bit slow on Iberostar Bavaroa Golf Club, in small, sloping greens. Punta Cana is located 20 minutes Hard Rock Golf Club is located from the airport, and the par-72, only a golf cart ride from the 18-hole course offers panoramic La Cana Golf Course popular Hard Rock Hotel and views and is graced with an ideal Casino Punta Cana, where an 18- climate and refreshing ocean breeze Dye’s landscape artistry. This hole Caddies are mandatory at La hole Jack Nicklaus Design Course allowing golf to be played 365 days is a digital snapshot that evokes one Cana, which is also noteworthy will “rock your game.” a year. of those “thank goodness I brought because of the multi-million- When you walk into the pro shop There are 105 white silica sand my camera” kind of moments. dollar investment in its double- there is a sign that reads “Hit Me bunkers dotted throughout the with Your Best Shot” by Pat Benatar. course that create an eye-catching The course has wide landing areas contrast with the intensely green – a Nicklaus trademark – several Supreme Paspalum grass. On the R blind shots and the par 72 can course you’ll find lakes, streams, button stretch out to 7,253 yards with a and even some desert-like features. 135 slope and rating of 76.1 Golf.Iberostar.com h le HardRockHotelPuntaCana.com World Travel Tour operator THE LAKES BARCELO members of the Global Golf 9 Hole Golf Course COURSE Tourism Organization, IAGTO & Teaching Center One of the more difficult tasks (International Association of for a golf resort is to provide a Golf Tour Operators), have voted OPEN single course that challenges both Dominican Republic the “2019 the modest and the accomplished Golf Destination of the Year for TO THE PUBLIC! player and The Lakes at Barcelo Latin America and the Caribbean”. does a fine job. Opened in 1991 This is the fourth time the country this was the first course in the area, has been recognized as the go- * Adult Beginner Classes weekday evenings after work; but Pete B. Dye redesigned it in to destination for golf travel by * 9 Hole Par 3 Golf Course & 26 bay driving range; 2010. IAGTO. There’s only one way to find out * Spring, Summer, & Fall Classes for kids ages 7 - 17, If you’re looking for the best hotel with a golf course then The Lakes how good a DR golf vacation can with instructional levels: Beginner, Transition, at Bavaro Barcelo is your answer, be and that’s by visiting the “Golf Intermediate & Advanced located in a prime location on the Capital of the Caribbean.” eastern coast of the Dominican BUTTON HOLE GOLF COURSE Republic. Tom Gorman is a longtime member Lessons in Golf... Lessons in Life! The property crosses through a lush of the Golf Writers Association of mangrove forest with 25 inland America, Golf Travel Writers of Enriching the lives of young people by providing facilities and programs that develop lakes, while 122 bunkers punctuate America and International Network strong character, teach life values, and champion success through the game of golf. the sculpted fairways, many of Golf and can be reached at incorporating Dye’s trademark [email protected] One Button Hole Drive, Providence, RI railroad ties. www.buttonhole.org 401-421-1664 The Barcelo Beach Resort, only 11 miles from the airport, is

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Richmond, RI 401-364-9200 508-238-2500, www.eastoncountryclub.com 860-668-4973, www.airwaysgolf.com 3. COUNTRY VIEW G.C. (18) P www.richmondcountryclub.net CR,CL,PS,CH,O CR,CL,PS,CH,DR,O CR,CL,CH,SB,O 49 Club Lane Burrillville, RI, 401-568-7157 22. ROSE HILL GOLF CLUB (9) P, X 35. FOXBOROUGH C.C. (18) SP 50. ELMRIDGE GOLF CLUB (27) P www.countryviewgolf.net, CR,CL,PS,CH,O 222 Rose Hill Rd. So. Kingstown, RI, 401-788- 33 Walnut St. Foxborough, MA 508-543-4661X3, 4. COVENTRY PINES G.C. (9) P 1088, www.rosehillri.com CR,CL,CH,SB, Leagues www.foxboroughcc.com, CR,CL,PS,CH,DR,O 229 Elmridge Rd. Pawcatuck, CT, 860-599-2248 www.elmridgegolf.com, CR,CL,DR,PS,CH,O 1065 Harkney Hill Rd. Coventry, RI 23. TRIGGS MEMORIAL G.C. (18) P 36. HAZELTON GC (18) P 51. FOX HOPYARD (18) SP 401-397-9482 Chalkstone Ave. Providence, RI 329 Summer St. Rehoboth, MA 508-557-1856 1 Hopyard Rd. East Haddam, CT www.coventrypines.com CR,CH,CL,SB,DR 401-521-8460, www.triggs.us, CR,CL,PS,CH,O www.hazeltongolfclub.com CR,PS,CH,O 5 .CRYSTAL LAKE G.C. (18) SP 24 WINDMILL HILL G.C. (9) X 37. HILLSIDE CC (9) SP 860-434-6644, www.golfthefox.com CR,CL,CH,PS,DR,O 100 Bronco’s Hwy. Mapleville RI 401-567-4500 35 Schoolhouse Rd. (off Rt 136) Warren, RI 82 Hillside Ave. Rehoboth, MA 508-252-9761 52. LAKE OF ISLES C.C. (18) P www.crystallakegolfclub.com CR,CL,PS,CH,O 401-245-1463, www.windmillgolfri.com www.hillsidecountryclub.com Sauna, Pool, Foxwoods Casino, Mashantucket, CT, 860-312- 6.CRANSTON C.C. (18) P CR,CL,CH,O, Restaurant Courts,CR,CL,CH,Tiki Bar,O, Lessons 3636, www.lakeofisles.com CR,CL,PS,SB,Rest.,O, 69 Burlingame Rd. Cranston, RI, 401-826-1683 25. WINNAPAUG C.C. (18) P 38. JOHN E. PARKER MUNI. G.C. (9) P Golf School www.cranstoncc.com, CR,CL,PS,CH,O 184 Shore Rd. (Rt. 1A) Westerly, RI 401- 17 Fisher St. Taunton, MA, 508-822-1797 53. MOHEGAN SUN GOLF CLUB (18) P 7.EXETER C.C. (18) SP 596-1237 www.winnapaugcountryclub.com CR,DR,CH,SB, Skins Thurs. at 3:45 7 Dows Ln. Baltic, CT 860-862-9230 320 Victory Hwy. (Rt.102) Exeter, RI CR,CL,CH,DR,SB,O 39. JUNIPER HILL G.C. (36) P www,mohegansungolfclub.com CR,CL,PS,CH 401-295-8212 www.exetercc.com 26. WOOD RIVER GOLF (18) P 202 Brigham St. Northboro, MA, 508-393-2444 golf packages, Lessons CR,CL,PS,CH,O 78 Woodville-Alton Rd. Hope Valley, RI, 401-364- www.juniperhillgc.com, CR,CL,PS,CH,SB,O 54. QUARRY RIDGE GOLF CLUB (18) SP 8. FAIRLAWN GOLF COURSE (9) P,X 0700, www.woodrivergolf.com, CR,CH,SB,O 40. MAPLEGATE COUNTRY CLUB (18) SP 9A Rose Hill Rd. Portland, CT 860-342-6113 3 Sherman Ave. Lincoln, RI 401-334-3937 160 Maple St. Bellingham, MA, 508-966-4040 www.quarryridge.com CR,CL,CH,PS,O riding www.fairlawngolfcourse.com CR,CL,CH,SB,O RHODE ISLAND DRIVING RANGES www.maplegate.com, CR,CL,PS,CH 9. FENNER HILL G.C. (18) P A. BUTTON HOLE LEARNING CENTER 41. THR LINKS AT MASS GOLF (18) P, X only 55. RACEWAY GOLF COURSE (18) SP 33 Wheeler Ln. Hope Valley, RI 401-539-8000 1 Button Hole Dr. Providence, RI 401-421-1664 300 W. Maine Rd. (Rt 123) Norton, MA 205 E. Thompson Rd. Thompson, CT www.fennerhill.com, CR,DL,PS,CH,O www.buttonhole.org, target greens, 2 putting 508-222-0555, www.linksatmassgolf.org 10. FOSTER COUNTRY CLUB (18) P greens, lessons CL,PS,CH,SB,O 860-923-9591, www.racewaygolf.com CR,CL,CH,PS,DR,O 67 Johnson Rd. Foster, RI, 401-397-7750 B. IRON WOODS GOLF PRACTICE CENTER 42. NORTON COUNTRY CLUB (18) SP 56. RIVER RIDGE GOLF CLUB (18) P www.fostercountryclub.com, CR,CL,PS,CH,O 1081 Iron Hill Mine Rd. (off Rt.146) N. Smithfield, 188 Oak St. Norton, MA, 508-285-2400 259 Preston Rd. Griswold, CT 11. HARBOR LIGHTS MARINA & C.C. (9) P RI, 401-766-1151, www.iwgolf.com, putting greens, www.nortoncountryclub.com, CR,CL,CH,SB,O 860-376-3268, www.riverridgegolf.com 150 Gray St. Warwick, RI, 401-737-6353 grass tees, covered area, bunker, lessons, repairs 43. OLDE SCOTLAND LINKS (18) P CR,CL,PS,CH,O www.HarborLightsRI.com, CR,CL,PS,DR,CH,O C. MULLIGAN’S ISLAND GOLF & 695 Pine St. Bridgewater, MA, 508-279-3344 57. SHENNECOSSETT G.C. (18) P Restaurant, Leagues ENTERTAINMENT (9) X www.oldescotlandlinks.com, CR,CL,SB,DR,O 12. JAMESTOWN G.C. (9) P 1000 New London Ave. (Rt 2) Cranston, RI 44. PINE OAKS G.C. (9) P 93 Plant St. Groton, CT, 860-448-1867 www.shennygolf.com CR,CL,CH,PS,Rest.,O 245 Conanicus Ave. Jamestown, RI, 401-423-9930 401-464-8855, www.mulligansisland.com 68 Prospect St., S. Easton, MA, 508-238-2320 58. SKUNGAMAUG RIVER G.C. (18) SP www.jamestowngolf.com CR,CL,CH,SB 60 stall driving range, covered area, batting cages, www.pineoaks.com, CR,CL,CH,O 13. KINGS CROSSING G.C. (9) P mini-golf, par 3 course, 18-hole pitch and putt, Retail Store 104 Folly Ln., Coventry, CT, 860-742-9348 www.skungamauggolf.com, CR,CL,CH,PS,O 655 Old Baptist Rd. N. Kingstown, RI, PGA Golf Academy, Spargo Golf on premises, club 45. REHOBOTH C.C. (18) P 59. WINDHAM CLUB. (18) SP 401-294-2872, www.kingscrossinggolfclub.com fitting and repairs 155 Perryville Rd Rehoboth, MA, 508-252-6259 184 Club Rd. N.Windham, CT 860-456-1971 CR,PS,CH,O www.rehobothcountryclub.com, CR,CH,PS,O www.windhamclub.com, CR,CL,CH,PS,O 14. LAUREL LANE C.C. (18) P MASSACHUSETTS COURSES 46. SHAKER HILLS G.C. (18) P Laurel Lane, off Rt.138, W. Kingston, RI 27. BACK NINE CLUB (18) X 146 Shaker Rd. Harvard, MA, 978-772-3330 401-783-3844, www.laurellanecountryclub.com 17 Heritage Hill Dr. Lakeville, MA 508-947-9991 www.shakerhills.com CR,CL,PS,CH,O www.thebacknineclub.com CR,CL,CH,PS,O 15. MEADOWBROOK G.C. (18) P CL,CR,CH,Rest.,Lessons 47. SHINING ROCK G.C. (18) SP MAP KEY 163 Kingstown Rd. (Rt.138) Richmond, RI 28. BLACKSTONE NATIONAL G.C. (18) SP 91 Clubhouse Way, Northbridge, MA, 508-234- ( ) = Holes PS = Pro Shop 401-539-8491 www.meadowbrookgolfri.com 227 Putnam Hill Rd. Sutton, MA, 508-865-2111 0400, www.shiningrock.com, CR,CL,CH,PS,O P = Public CH = Clubhouse CR,CL,CH,PS,O www.bngc.net, CR,CL,CH,PS,O,DR 48. WENTWORTH HILLS G.C. (18) SP 27 SP = Semi Private O = Outings 16. MELODY HILL C.C. (18) P 29. BLISSFUL MEADOWS G.C. (18) SP Bow St. Plainville, MA, 508-316-0240 X = Executive SB = Snack Bar CR = Cart Rental CL = Club Rental 55 Melody Hill Ln. Harmony, RI, 401-949-9851 801 Chocalog Rd. Uxbridge, MA, 508-278-6110 www.wentworthhillsgc.com, CR,CL,CH,PS,O DR = Driving Range CR,PS,CH, O www.blissfulmeadows.com, CR,CL,CH,DR,PS,O 17. MIDVILLE COUNTRY CLUB (9) P 30. BUNGAY BROOK G.C. (9) P MASSACHUSETTS DRIVING RANGES 100 Lombardi Ln. W. Warwick, RI, 401-828-9215 30 Locust St. Bellingham, MA, 508-883-1600 D. ATLANTIC DRIVING RANGE/ www.midvillegolfclub.com, CR,CL,PS,CH www.bungaybrook.com, CR,CL,DR,PS,CH,O SHADOWBROOK (9) X Our website 18. NEWPORT NATIONAL G.C. (18) SP 31. CAPTAINS COURSE (36) P 754 Newport Ave. So. Attleboro, MA, 508-761- 324 Mitchells Ln. Middletown, RI, 401-848-9690 1000 Freemans Way, Brewster, MA, 508-896-1716 5484, www.atlanticgolfcenter.com, heated tees, www.snegolfer.com www.newportnational.com, CR,CL,PS,SB,O www.captainsgolfcourse.com CR,CL,CH,PS,O retail shop, mini golf, chip and putt has directions and 32. CHEMAWA GOLF COURSE (18) P E. STIX GOLF & BASEBALL FUN CENTER 19. NORTH KINGSTOWN G.C. (18) P information for each course. 615 Callahan Rd. No. Kingstown, RI, 350 Cushman Rd. N. Attleboro, MA, 508-399- 582 Kelley Blvd., No. Attleboro, MA 7330, http://chemawagolf.com CR,CH,O,CL

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EVERY DAY RATES 2019 Monday thru Sunday 18 Holes $22 13 Holes $1 Weekday Special 11 Holes $1 18 Holes w/cart $37, Valid 7am to 12pm (M-F) Not valid with other discounts, coupons, tournaments and outings Not valid holidays Restaurant open to public Weekday Greens Fees - 18 holes $30 / Seniors $25, 9 Holes $20 Mon-Fri Lunch and Dinner Sat-Sun Breakfast Only Wood River Golf Weekends & Holidays Golf 78A Woodville Alton Road 18 holes - $37, After 12pm $27 Restaurant open for Private Parties Hope Valley, RI 02832 Tournament prices 18 holes w/cart $42 Min. and Functions Sat-Sun 11am-8:30pm 32 People Banquet and Golf League Dates Exit 2 off Route 95 Available. Call Pro Shop Daily Dinner Specials * Pub Menu www.woodrivergolf.com 401-364-0700

SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND GOLFER / Aug/Sept 2019 / 401-464-8445 / www.snegolfer.com 37 SNE GOLFER Continued from Page 8 Correction Name the Hole! We don’t receive many letters Spitz was steady throughout, to the editor, but I need to make starting with a 73 on Tuesday and a correction on a story that I had shooting back-to-back 75s to close written for the Aug/Sep 2017 out the tournament. Jordan Burke issue when talking about Coventry (Needham GC) shot an even-par Pines Golf Course. I wrote about 72 on the first day, finishing fourth how Roy and Gus Anderson in after closing out with a 75 and 78. 1960 converted much of their Frank Vana, Jr. (Ferncroft CC), farmland in Coventry, R.I. to build who has won the Mid-Amateur a a nine-hole golf course that is still record 10 times, shot a 76 on the operating today. The letter was final round to tie for fifth with Brian from Ray Musciano with some Foley (Cyprian Keyes GC), Ryan clippings from the Pawtuxet Valley Riley (Pine Oaks GC) and Sean Times in 1960 that told of how Last issues Name the Hole was Deale, the top Brae Burn finisher. his father, Nat Musciano, was the 17th at Cabot Cliffs in very involved with the design and The 2020 Massachusetts Nova Scotia. Mid-Amateur Championship building of the course along with the Andersons. The elder Musciano There was No Winner for will take place from Sept. 22- was an accomplished golfer and a 24 at Andover Country Club. heavy equipment operator for the last issue. The final Mass Golf men’s Town of West Warwick. It was his Email [email protected] to championship for this year takes designing and work on the heavy name the course above. place next week with the Super equipment that had a great deal to Senior Amateur (Age 65+; 12.0 do with the completion and success Handicap Index) from Oct. 2-3 at of the golf course. My apologies to Woods Hole Golf Club in Falmouth. the Musciano family, and I’m glad that we could set the record straight. R.I. Children’s Golf Course to Hold Fundraising Tournament

The sixth annual R.I. Children’s activities where disadvantaged and Golf Course Fundraising Tourna- at-risk youth have the opportunity ment will be held on October 21 to learn vital life lessons through the at Valley Country Club. It will be game of golf. a noontime start and play will be a There are tee signs available for Scramble Format and the cost per sponsors at $50 per sign. Donations person is $130 or $520 per team. of items to be used for raffle items There will be four-person teams, a are also requested. You can call Da- Ladies Division and it will be fol- vid at 401-215-0776 or email him lowed by dinner, prizes, a raffle and at [email protected] to sign up or a silent auction. to contribute raffle prizes. This is the The Children’s Golf Course, run by main fund-raiser of the year for this David McBride at Coventry Pines program that continues to grow and G.C. is a non-profit dedicated to offer opportunities for youngsters providing educational programs and through the game of golf.

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