With the start of the 115th Massachusetts Amateur Championship now less than a month away, 17 more individuals guaranteed a spot on the player’s list for the Championship Proper at Essex County Club.
On Tuesday, eight players advanced through qualifying at Oak Hill Country Club in Fitchburg, while nine more advanced Thursday at Olde Barnstable Fairgrounds on Cape Cod.
This year’s Mass Amateur is open to amateur golfers who have an active Mass Golf Membership with a Handicap Index® not exceeding 4.4 (at the time of registration). Entrants must also have played and posted five rounds at any Mass Golf member club/course within 12 months of the entry close date.
At Oak Hill, the 2021 NEPGA Jr. Tour Player of the Year Michael Matheson (Walpole Country Club) finished with a score of 3-under-par 67. Despite a triple-bogey on the 15th, Matheson had an eagle on the 10th and finished with birdies on holes 17 and 18. Oak Hill member Zach Bingham shot 69, matching 2002 Mass Amateur finalist Brian Higgins (Franklin Country Club) and Paul Burke (Indian Ridge Country Club). Belmont Hill School golf coach Charlie Doar (The Country Club) also snuck into the field with a 1-over 72.
At Olde Barnstable, Belmont Hill School golf captain C.J. Winchenbaugh (Oyster Harbors Club) shot a bogey-free 3-under 68 to share medalist honors with former pro Phil Dinan (Sacconnesset Golf Club). Kevin Gately (Harmon Golf), who played in U.S. Open Final Qualifying, started with a bogey but made four consecutive birdies after the turn to finish 2-under 69. Brian Bassett (Oyster Harbors Club) made birdie on the 18th to make it in above the cutline at 1-over 72.
HERE IS THE COMPLETE LIST OF QUALIFIERS AND ALTERNATES FROM THIS WEEK’S MASS AMATEUR QUALIFIERS:
QUALIFIERS (Oak Hill CC – Par 70)
Michael Matheson, Walpole Country Club; 67
Paul Burke, Indian Ridge Country Club; 69
Zach Bingham, Oak Hill Country Club; 69
Brian Higgins, Franklin Country Club; 69
Michael Souliotis, Haverhill Golf & Country Club; 70
Chris Herrick, Nabnasset Lake Country Club; 71
Joseph Osbourne, Marlborough Country Club; 71
Charles Doar, The Country Club; 71
ALTERNATES
Benjamin Grimmett, Charter Oak Country Club; 72
Dillon Glynn, Wedgewood Pines Country Club; 72
Matt Vaughn, Charles River Country Club; 72
Ryan Boller, Stow Acres Country Club; 72
Sam Parella, Whitinsville Golf Club; 72
QUALIFIERS (Olde Barnstable – Par 71)
C.J. Winchenbaugh, Oyster Harbors Club; 68
Phil Dinan, Sacconnesset Golf Club; 68
Kevin Gately, Harmon Golf; 69
Adam Trivilino, The Ridge Club; 71
Thomas Kelly, Wollaston Golf Club; 71
Brandon Goold, Granite Links Golf Club; 71
Brian Bassett, Oyster Harbors Club; 72
Mark Turner, Bass Rocks Golf Club; 72
Tyler Ferrari, Wollaston Golf Club, 72
ALTERNATES
John Pagano, Worcester Country Club; 73
Nick McCabe, Cohasset Golf Club; 73
Kyle Puchol, Barnstable Golf; 73
Bradford Costa, Quashnet Valley Country Club; 73
Zachary Richards, Wollaston Golf Club; 73
Tim Golding, Granite Links Golf Club; 73
Qualifying for the Mass Amateur will continue throughout the month of June. Here are the remaining sites and starting times:
June 22 – Bass River GC (Yarmouth)
Starting Times | Player Information
June 22 – Blissful Meadows GC (Uxbridge)
Starting Times | Player Information
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