Melrose, Mass. – Rob Neaton, PGA (North Andover CC) shot an impressive 4-under, 66 to take a 5-stroke victory at the 2025 NEPGA Pro-Senior Invitational on Monday. A total of 64 players and 16 teams came out to compete in the event held on an early August day at Bellevue GC.
Neaton made two birdies through the opening nine holes, making the turn at 2-under, 33. He played a steady back nine, making birdies on the par-3 14th hole and par-5 15th hole to round out his incredible day at 4-under overall, taking home the Pro-Senior Champion title.
Rob Bradley, PGA (Brockton CC), Pete Weatherby, PGA (Green Valley CC), and Matt Lombard, PGA (North Andover CC) all tied for second place in the Individual Professional division, shooting 1-over, 71s.
After a trio of bogeys early on, Bradley carded his first birdie of the day on the par-4 12th hole to move to 3-over with six holes to play. He closed out the round with birdies on the par-3 and par-4 17th and 18th holes respectively, to clinch a share of the second place spot.
Weatherby posted three bogeys and two birdies through the opening nine holes, making the turn at 1-over, 36. He moved to even-par with a birdie on the par-4 11th hole, but a bogey on 17 put him back at 1-over in the share of second place.
After two early bogeys, Lombard put up birdies on holes 4, 6, and 7 to make the turn at 1-under. A trio of bogeys on the back and one more birdie on the par-4 12th hole left him at 1-over.
In the Gross Team format, Haverhill CC led by Head Professional, Todd Cook, PGA and North Andover CC led by Neaton posted best ball-scores of 6-under, 64s to finish at the top of the leaderboard. As a team Haverhill carded 6 birdies, including 4 on the front nine. North Andover also posted 6 birdies as a team, putting up four on the front and adding two more on the back.
The New England PGA would like to thank Director of Golf, Jeff Monteleone, PGA, Head Professional, Kevin Fay, PGA, and the entire Bellevue GC staff for hosting a fantastic Pro-Senior Invitational.