Mattapoissett, Mass. – The New England PGA Junior Tour hosted the 2025 Junior Cup at The Bay Club in Mattapoissett, MA on July 15th and 16th with tee times starting at 8AM on day 1 and 11AM on day 2. 65 boys and girls from the ages of 12 to 18 made the trip to Southeast Mass to compete in the stroke play tournament. All players were invited through success in qualifiers and exemptions from last year’s event!
Patrick Dalton of Westwood, Massachusetts took home the title for his first major win, shooting a +3, 72-74-146. Dalton stayed consistent through his first and second rounds, giving him the top spot and will be automatically placed in the pool for the Bay State Cup on July 22nd and 23rd.
Dalton powered through his first round, shooting a +1, 72, tying for third heading into day 2. The second round prevailed over the junior golfers, with the hot sun and tough greens altering the leaderboard almost every hole, yet Dalton made clutch putts and found the fairways to move him ahead of the pack and raise the cup. His strong finishes on hole 9 with a birdie and a hole 18 par in the second round were the deciding factors.
Jack Sweeney of Stoneham, Massachusetts, and Jay Wang of Reading, Massachusetts placed second in the Junior Cup, shooting an +5, 147. Wang’s 3 birdies and Sweeney’s even par front nine in the second round kept their confidence high and their play elite, finishing at the two spot.
Cassidy Gallant of Windham, New Hampshire placed first in the Girls’ Overall Division, shooting a combined 20-over, 77-85-162. Gallant proved victorious after a 2-hole playoff against Alicia Wen of Weston, Massachusetts, with a par on hole 2 to seal the Junior Cup.
Gallant’s first round propelled her, with 2 clutch birdies on holes 6 and 8 to bring to a +5, 77, and kept her lead in the second round. She fought adversity in her first playoff hole against Wen, missing the green on her second shot and needing 2 perfect shots. Gallant made a beautiful chip and 1-putted to match Wen, and won it all on the second hole with a par.
Jack McDougall of South Burlington, Vermont, Taylor Holmes of Medfield, Massachusetts, and Zachary Georgantas of Foxboro, Massachusetts, round out the top 5 for the Boys’ Division. Georgie Beland of Webster, Massachusetts, Josie Lefebvre of Manchester, New Hampshire, and Naw Whar of Hampton, New Hampshire finish off the top 5 in the Girls’ Division.
Congratulations to the champions and thank you to all players in the 2 days for participating! Thank you to Head Professional, Ben Egan, PGA, and the entire Bay Club at Mattapoisett staff for hosting the event!