MA Chapter

2019 Tournament Schedule
Monday, April 8; TPC Boston – 6,6,6
Tuesday, April 23; Granite Links GC – MA Chapter Spring Mtg & Pro-Pro (register as a team)
Wednesday, June 5; Foxborough CC – Pro+3Am
Tuesday, September 24; Walpole CC – Chapter Championship
Tuesday, October 22; The Haven CC – MA Chapter Fall meeting & Pro Pro
Monday, November 4; Thomson CC – Individual Stableford
Monday, November 11; Blue Hill CC – Pro-Pro

FULL LEADERBOARD

The third event of the NEPGA Massachusetts Chapter season, the MA Chapter Pro+3Am (1G+1N) was played under warm sunshine with a light breeze as the 76-person field descended upon one of southeastern Massachusetts’ finest courses, Foxborough Country Club. Taking advantage best of the scoring conditions were the teams of Cyprian Keyes GC, consisting of PGA Professional Shawn Durocher and amateurs Mark Eldridge, John McGuirk, and Ed Dumphy, and Blackstone National GC, consisting of PGA Professional Patrick Beahn and amateurs Jim Cozza, Joe Agnelli, and Jeff Walker. With eight of the nineteen teams breaking par, these two teams blitzed the challenging layout and played exceptionally en route to winning scores of 8 under par 136.

The Individual Professional competition featured fine play as well. In addition to her team’s victory in the other portion of the event, Shawn Durocher also captured the individual title with a one over par 73. Carding four birdies, three bogeys, and one double bogey, Durocher’s steady play led her to a one shot victory over Hillview GC’s Chris Carter, PGA.

Congratulations to the team of Adam Kollof, PGA (Pure Drive Golf) and Jeff Niejadlik, PGA (Charter Oak CC) on winning the 2019 NEPGA Massachusetts Chapter Spring Pro-Pro on Tuesday, April 23, at Granite Links GC in Quincy, Ma.  The conditions were difficult as Granite Links GC saw to nearly one inch of rain prior to the event.  Not only was the course soft, the brisk and windy conditions also made for a true test of golf. However, Kollof & Niejadlik showed no mercy on the field and course as they carded 8 birdies and ten pars to shoot an eight under par 63 to win the event by three strokes over the team of Frank LaVacca, PGA(Ipswich CC) and Aaron Harper(Ipswich CC) who posted a five under par 66  to finish in second place.

Thank you to all of the MA Chapter participants as we had over 40 attendees for the meeting & 32 players (16 teams) for the Pro-Pro.

A special Thank you host professionals Steve Clancy, PGA, Bobby Iannarone, PGA, Nick Tedeschi, PGA and Andrew Abbott for a wonderful day at Granite Links Golf.  To view the entire leaderboard, please click here.

TPC BOSTON — The official Tournament season for the New England PGA is off to a great start!!  The New England PGA’s Massachusetts Chapter completed its first event of the season today (April 8, 2019) at TPC Boston. The field was comprised of 54 players/27 teams of two playing three different formats- Best Ball, Alternate Shot & Scramble.  Considering the rain and cold temperatures on the day, the course was in phenomenal shape and we witnessed some great golf.

The winners were Eric Barlow, PGA (Winchester CC) and Seul-Ki Park, PGA (Winchester CC) shooting eight under par (64) in the overall contest. Barlow & Park started their round with three pars followed by six straight birdies. They went on to record seven more pars and two birdies to cap a stellar start to their season.

In the Best-Ball contest, there was a four way tie at three under par between the teams of Chris Carter, PGA (Hillview GC) & David Sibley, PGA (Larry Gannon GC), Todd Cook, PGA (Milton Hoosic Club) & Chris Young, PGA  (Thomson CC), Jeff Martin, PGA (Wollaston GC) & Steve Mann (PGA Professional), and Lou Rivers, PGA (Foxborough CC) & Matt Walsh, PGA (Warwick CC) . In the scramble and alternate shot contests Eric Barlow (Winchester CC) & Seul-Ki Park, PGA (Winchester CC) won both at six under par (scramble) & one under par (alternate shot), respectively.

The NEPGA Massachusetts Chapter tournament season came to end with some great play and camaraderie.

Congratulations to the team of Scott Hickey, PGA (Cyprian Keyes GC) and Shawn Durocher, PGA Cyprian Keyes GC) on winning the 2018 NEPGA Massachusetts Chapter Fall Pro-Pro at Blue Hill CC on Monday, November 12th. Hickey, the Director of Golf at Cyprian Keyes GC and Durocher, Head Golf Professional at Cyprian Keyes GC, made only one bogey followed by six birdies to shoot a stellar five-under par 67 to win the event by three strokes. Finishing second at two- under par were the teams of Bob Bruso, PGA (Blackstone National GC) & Patrick Beahn, PGA (Blackstone National GC) and Tim Watroba (Thorny Lea GC) & Jeff Flis, PGA (Black Rock CC). A special thanks to host PGA Professionals, Ian Kelley, PGA and Steve Field, PGA at Blue Hill CC. To view the entire leader board, please CLICK HERE.

On another note, Eric Barlow, PGA (Winchester CC) is the 2018 MA Chapter Player of the Year – Congratulations Eric!

Thank you to all host professionals, sponsors and to all MA Chapter Professionals for a wonderful tournament season. Have a great holiday season!