More than one-third of the field earned a spot in this year’s Massachusetts Amateur Championship, among them the first known female in the event’s 115-year history.
Molly Smith (Vesper Country Club) fired a 1-over 73 at Andover Country Club on Tuesday, making her one of 55 players to advance to the 144-player championship, taking place July 10-14 at Essex County Club in Manchester-by-the-Sea. The incoming first-year at University of Central Florida (UCF), has been playing stellar golf this season. She narrowly missed a qualifying spot in U.S. Open Local Qualifying and was involved in an alternate playoff. On Wednesday, Smith made a charge in U.S. Women’s Open Qualifying where she shot a two-round total of 3-under.
Other notables to qualify include 2021 U.S. Senior Open competitor Jim Patterson (Orchards GC), 2021 U.S. Junior Amateur competitor Alex Landry (Indian Ridge Country Club), 2019 U.S. Mid-Amateur competitor Eric Tidman (Worcester Country Club) and 2021 U.S. Mid-Amateur competitor Glen Sutton (Belmont Country Club).
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Siena College’s Daniel Brooks (Dudley Hill Golf Club) and UConn’s Trevor Lopez (Winchester Country Club) both fired 3-under 68s to share co-medalist honors at Wahconah Country Club.. Jacob Reilly (George Wright Golf Course) also shot under par thanks to a birdie at the par-5 18th. A total of seven golfers advanced with a score of 1-over 72 or better.
Colin Meggison carded four birdies en route to a 2-over 74 at his home course on Monday. That was good enough to earn him medalist honors by two shots as he and eight other golfers qualified. Six of the nine qualifiers made the cut on the number with a score of 5-over 75.
Tripp Hollister (Nashawtuc Country Club) was the only player in the field to post an under-par round at Andover Country Club. He carded an impressive four birdies and one eagle en route to a 4-under 68.
Molly Smith (Vesper Country Club) became the first known female golfer to successfully qualify for the Mass Amateur, and what better day to do so than on Women’s Golf Day. She carded three birdies to post a score of 1-over 73, which was good enough for a T2 finish with Justin Feldman (Sandy Burr Country Club) and Glen Sutton (Belmont Country Club). A total of seven golfers qualified with a score of 2-over 74 or better.
Casey Mills (John F Parker Golf Course) fired the lone under-par score at Fall River CC. The former Johnson & Wales University golfer’s performance included a 32 on the back nine to post medalist honors at 3-under 67. Cooper Griffin (Woodland Golf Club) and Jesse Zorfas (Framingham Country Club) both shot even-par 70s to round out the top three. Six players from the Fall River CC qualifier made it through to the Championship Proper with scores of 1-over 71 or better.
Local knowledge proved to be key Tuesday at Springfield Country Club. Out of the 12 qualifiers, three of them were members at the host course. Sam Doucette, Drew George, and Nick Demaio all shot 2-over 74 or better to punch their tickets to Essex. Doucette and Jim Patterson (Orchards Golf Club) were the lone qualifiers to post under-par rounds. Patterson was the medalist with a round of four-under 68.
Eight players from Wednesday’s qualifier at Indian Ridge advanced with scores of 2-over 74 or better. Leading the way was Alex Landry (Indian Ridge Country Club). who carded six birdies against two bogeys en route to a 4-under 68.
Brendan Zinck (Youth on Course/Mass Golf) and Brian Healy (Nashawtuc Country Club) were the other two players who shot under par for the day with 1-under 71s. Zinck, an incoming first-year at Merrimack College, finished runner-up in this year’s New England Junior PGA Championship.
Thorny Lea Golf Club proved to be a challenging test for competitors in the Mass Am qualifier on Wednesday. Out of the 80-plus players, nobody shot even par or better. Jason Clary (Thorny Lea Golf Club) earned medalist honors with a round of 1-over 71. Clary used his local experience and knowledge to sink six birdies.
Joey Lenane (KOHR Golf Center) and Oliver Paddon (South Shore Country Club) both shot 2-over 74 to qualify for the Championship Proper. Lenane, a former top-ranked junior in Massachusetts, also qualified for the Mass Open earlier this year. A total of six golfers successfully made it through qualifying with a round of 4-over 74 or better.
HERE IS THE COMPLETE LIST OF QUALIFIERS AND ALTERNATES FROM THIS WEEK’S MASS AMATEUR QUALIFIERS:
QUALIFIERS (Wahconah CC – Par 71)
Daniel Brooks, Dudley Hill Golf Club; 68 (-3)
Trevor Lopez, Winchester Country Club; 68 (-3)
Jacob Reilly, George Wright Golf Course; 70 (-1)
Adam Brickle, Country Club of Pittsfield; 72 (+1)
Joshua Shepard, Country Club of Pittsfield; 72 (+1)
Aidan Azevedo, Student Member/MIAA; 72 (+1)
Stephen Peltier, Wahconah Country Club; 72 (+1)
ALTERNATES
Will Freudenheim, Nashawtuc Country Club; 73 (+2)
Reed Bodley, Weston Golf Club; 73 (+2)
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QUALIFIERS (CC of New Bedford – Par 70)
Colin Meggison, CC of New Bedford; 72 (+2)
Collin Fitzpatrick, The Kittansett Club; 74 (+4)
Christopher Poli, Sacconnesset Golf Club; 74 (+4)
Brad Tufts, Tedesco Country Club; 75 (+5)
Matthew Oliveira, CC of New Bedford; 75 (+5)
Michael Willock, Cohasset Golf Club; 75 (+5)
Eddie Newland, Boston Golf Club; 75 (+5)
Matthew Miller, Plymouth Country Club; 75 (+5)
Brian Steverman, Harmon Golf; 75 (+5)
ALTERNATES
Andrew Wester, Concord Country Club; 76 (+6)
Joe Cunningham, Essex County Club; 76 (+6)
Jake Peer, Winchester Country Club; 76 (+6)
Harrison Thayer, Newton Commonwealth Golf Course; 76 (+6)
Curtis Merritt, The Kittanssett Club; 76 (+6)
Russell Woeltz, The Country Club; 76 (+6)
Mark Tenninhan, Brockton Country Club; 76 (+6)
Brian Baker, CC of New Bedford; 76 (+6)
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QUALIFIERS (Andover CC – Par 72)
Tripp Hollister, Nashawtuc Country Club, 68 (-4)
Molly Smith, Vesper Country Club; 73 (+1)
Justin Feldman, Sandy Burr Country Club; 73 (+1)
Glen Sutton, Belmont Country Club; 73 (+1)
Cade Cedorchuk, Andover Country Club; 74 (+2)
Alex Xarras, Oak Hill Country Club; 74 (+2)
Brian Campbell, Woodland Golf Club; 74 (+2)
ALTERNATES
Will Roberts, Beverly Golf and Tennis Club; 75 (+3)
Michael Pierce, Andover Country Club; 75 (+3)
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QUALIFIERS (Fall River CC – Par 71)
Casey Mills, John F Parker Golf Course; 67 (-3)
Cooper Griffin, Woodland Golf Club; 70 (E)
Jesse Zorfas, Framingham Country Club; 70 (E)
Dan Howard, Norfolk Golf Club; 71 (+1)
Josh Farmer, Granite Links Golf Club; 71 (+1)
Jesse Bingaman, Green Harbor Golf Club; 71 (+1)
ALTERNATES
Rory O’Donnell, Harmon Golf; 72 (+2)
Tim Stundis, TPC Boston; 72 (+2)
Morgan Smith, Vesper Country Club; 72 (+2)
Samuel Toomey, Bay Club at Mattapoisett; 72 (+2)
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QUALIFIERS (Springfield CC – Par 72)
Jim Patterson, Orchards GC; 68 (-4)
Sam Doucette, Springfield Country Club; 70 (-2)
A.J. Oleksak, GreatHorse; 73 (+1)
Drew George, Springfield Country Club; 73 (+1)
Jake O’Rourke, Bayberry Hills / Bass River; 74 (+2)
Gunnar Moore, Country Club of Greenfield; 74 (+2)
Eric Tidman, Worcester Country Club; 74 (+2)
Ryan Stacy, Pleasant Valley Country Club; 74 (+2)
Austin Rupp, Longmeadow Country Club; 74 (+2)
Nick Demaio, Springfield Country Club; 74 (+2)
Jed Moller, Plymouth Country Club; 74 (+2)
Cole Banning, Youth on Course/MassGolf; 74 (+2)
ALTERNATES
Matthew Johnson, Charter Oak Country Club; 75 (+3)
Keith Orlen, Framingham Country Club; 75 (+3)
Michael Knight, Twin Hills Country Club; 75 (+3)
Michael Keefe, Cold Springs Country Clube; 75 (+3)
Michael Mertes, Wyckoff Country Club; 75 (+3)
Luis Teixeira, Ludlow Country Club; 75 (+3)
Joseph Volk, Longmeadow Country Club; 75 (+3)
Matthew Borghi, Whitinsville Golf Club; 75 (+3)
Pieter Hartman, Orchards Golf Club; 75 (+3)
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QUALIFIERS (Indian Ridge CC- Par 72)
Alex Landry, Indian Ridge Country Club; 68 (-4)
Brendan Zinck, Youth on Course/Mass Golf; 71 (-1)
Brian Healy, Nashawtuc Country Club; 71 (-1)
Thomas Hackett, George Wright Golf Course; 72 (E)
Colin Brennan, Indian Ridge Country Club; 72 (E)
Brian Faulk, Indian Ridge Country Club; 73 (+1)
Matt Lucy, Haverhill Golf & Country Club; 73 (+1)
Jordan Burke; 73 (+1)
ALTERNATES
Jay Messina, Nashawtuc Country Club; 74 (+2)
Andrew Sokol, Haverhill Golf & Country Club; 74 (+2)
Andrew Conway, Vesper Country Club; 74 (+2)
Michael Mottola, Andover Country Club; 74 (+2)
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QUALIFIERS (Thorny Lea GC – Par 70)
Jason Clary, Thorny Lea Golf Club; 71 (+1)
Joseph Lenane, KOHR Golf Center; 72 (+2)
Oliver Paddon, South Shore Country Club; 72 (+2)
Christopher Tarallo, Thorny Lea Golf Club, 73 (+3)
Brad Cadigan, South South Country Club, 74 (+4)
Steven Tasho, Thorny Lea Golf Club, 74 (+4)
ALTERNATES
Ryan Fay, Dedham Country and Polo Golf, 75 (+5)
Jared Winiarz, Norton Country Club; 75 (+5)
Zachary Melzar, Sterling National Country Club, 75 (+5)
Sam Russell, Cranberry Valley Golf Course; 75 (+5)
Mark Monday, Granite Links Golf Club, 75 (+5)
Qualifying for the Mass Amateur will continue throughout the month of June. Here are the remaining sites and starting times:
June 13 – Oak Hill CC (Fitchburg)
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June 15 – Olde Barnstable Fairgrounds GC (Marston Mills)
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June 22 – Bass River GC (Yarmouth)
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June 22 – Blissful Meadows GC (Uxbridge)
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