It was the first event of the fall and a great day for some home cooking at Cochecho Country Club in Dover on Monday. Lucas Langelier, Assistant Professional at the host club, and his team went out in the first group, raced around the course in a little over 3 hours, and posted scores that stood up all day. Langelier fired a 2 under par 68, the only player to break par, and his team shot 9 under 61 in the Best Ball Gross Division to win that as well. Eric Soderman’s Hoodkroft team dinged and donged their way to a 14 under par 56 to snatch a 1 shot victory in the Best Ball Net category. Joining Langelier on the home team were Shawn Piper, Mike McVane and Kurt Eddins, while Soderman’s Hoody team saw Jim Tokanel, Ryan Curtin and Brian Nadeau contribute to the win.
Lucas Langelier (2nd from left) and his Victorious Cochecho Team
Current Davis and Towle Player of the Year points leader Jay Pollini of the Oaks and Laconia’s Dan Wilkins tied for 2nd in the Pro Pool at even par 70. Brett Smestad from Rochester continued his consistent play and finished 4th at 71, followed by last week’s winner Matt DeLois of About Golf and Nonesuch River’s Paul Champagne at 72.
Sam Read of Den Brae Sends One Down the 7th Fairway
Smestad’s and DeLois teams tied for 2nd in the Team Gross division at 7 under par 63. Amateurs included Mike Mahan, Troy Joncas and Stacy Levesque for Rochester and Jim Cilley, Dan Doyle and Dave Perry for About Golf.
Tom Borden of Crotched Mountain Saves par on the 9th
Tom Borden and his Crotched Mountain team came in at 13 under 57 to take 2nd place on the Net side. Gavin Gorton, Trevor Lasalle and Ryan Hutton chipped in for the team. Geoff Williams’ Scottish Highlands group tied for 3rd with Paul Champagne’s Nonesuch River squad at 10 under par 60. Kevin Anderson, David Ross and Brian Boshar represented Scottish Highlands while Donnie Robinson, Drew Clancy and Michael Dowd rounded out Nonesuch River, joining us from the Maine Chapter.
Host Professional Doug Van Wickler (2nd from Right) and the Home Team From Cochecho
Big “Thank Yous” to host Professionals Doug Van Wickler, PGA, Lucas Langelier, PGA, Superintendent Tony Perra and all the staff and members of Cochecho for their hospitality. The course was in spectacular shape, and the players really enjoyed their day. Next week we will head north to the Owl’s Nest Resort in Thornton.