Finally a day without any rain. The NHC/NEPGA Pro am series visited Stonebridge CC in Goffstown today. There was little wind, a few bugs, and smooth rolling greens that greeted the 32 teams (128 players) today. It made for a good scoring day for the participants. Todays team format was 1 BB Gross or 1 BB Net.
The pro contest saw Stonebridge Assistant Sam Cody shoot a 6 under 66 to take the top spot. Cody made 4 birdies and an eagle with no bogies to post that impressive score. Brett Smestad of Rochester came in at 2 under 70 to end up in 2nd place. Jay Pollini of Ridgewood continued his good play shooting an even par 72. He was joined by two other players that have also playing well this season, Todd Rollins of Laconia and Mitch Jefferson of Rochester also shot 72 to tie for 3rd place. Cory Mansfield of Derryfield and Jim Gunnare of Crystal Lake came in with 73’s to tie for 6th. Tom Smith of Atkinson shot 74 to end up 8th. Three players came in at 75 to tie for 9th. Vince Molesky of Stonebridge, Austin Baker of Souhegan Woods, and Matt Delois of About Golf made up that tie for 9th.
The Team Gross division saw the team from Rochester led by Brett Smestad come in with a 10 under 62 to take the top spot. His teammates sere Troy Joncas, Stacy Levesque, and Jeff Barnes. Stonebridge led by Cody, shot a 9 under 63 to come in 2nd. His team consisted of Chase Martell, Tim Myhaver, and one of the owners of Stonebridge, Jim Reid.
The team net contest saw the team from Laconia led by Todd Rollins come in at 14 under 58 to best the field. His team was Evan Rollins, Jim Moodie, and Tim Callahan. There was a 3 way tie for 2nd place each scoring 13 under 59. The teams were from Hoodkroft led by Eric Soderman, Lake Winnipesaukee led by Jason Sedan, and Stonebridge led by Vince Molesky.
We would like to thank today partner, New England Golf Cars/Yamaha for helping us out today. Thank you to all the players who played and to all the professionals who took time out of their busy schedules to bring a team today. Lastly, thank you to Stonebridge CC for hosting todays event. Next week the series travels to Keene for the pro am.
Tom Bordon of Crotched Mountain putts on the 18th green.
Matt Thibeault of Intervale tees off the 1st hole.
Scott DeVito of Pease makes a nice chip on the 9th hole.
Bailey Nangle of The Vineyard tees off the 1st in his first pro am.