Find Out Where Massachusetts Golfers Are Headed for College in 2027
With the NCAA signing period opening Wednesday, November 11, golfers across the country have begun making their college commitments official. The signing period for NCAA Division I and II programs runs through August 1, 2027.
Several golfers from Massachusetts have already announced their commitments to colleges and universities across the country, with some officially signing this week or in the near future. This page will be updated as more Massachusetts golfers announce and confirm their college decisions.
If you know of a committed student-athlete who is not listed here, please share their information via email to Steve Derderian, Mass Golf’s Senior Manager of Communications, at sderderian@massgolf.org.
Division I
AJ Bodnar (North Andover, MA) – Bryant University
Bodnar, a North Andover native and senior standout at St. John’s Prep, previously qualified for the U.S. Junior Amateur Championship in 2025. In 2026, he finished T10 with Terrance Manning in the Massachusetts Four-Ball Championship and made the cut in the New England Amateur at GreatHorse. Over the past two seasons, the Ferncroft CC member also earned three top-5 and three top-10 finishes in U.S. Challenge Cup events.
Mass Teammates: Chad Correia ’28, Nicolas Gebhardt ’29, Brendan Buck ’29, Tripp Hollister ’29, Thomas Constantine ’30, Colin Gleason ’30, Noah Patel ’31.
Griffin Clary (Norton, MA) – Stonehill College
Clary, a Norton native and senior captain at Norton High School, led the school to its first MIAA Division 2 state championship title this fall at Franklin CC. He also finished T2 in the MIAA Division 2 South Sectional championship at Segregansett CC to lift his squad to victory. Clary, who will join the newly established Stonehill men’s team in the fall, has also qualified for the 2026 Massachusetts Open and won the 2025 NEPGA ELITE TOUR event at Stow Acres CC.
Mass Teammates: Brendan Doane ’31, Tennyson ‘Ozzie’ Kagan ’31.
CALLIE CREaN (hingham, MA) – holy cross
Crean, a Hingham native and senior captain at Hingham High School, won the 2026 New England High School Championship at Mohegan Sun GC (CT). She also finished runner-up individually while helping Team Massachusetts capture the girls team title at the New England Junior Amateur at Crumpin-Fox. Earlier in the year, Crean placed second at the MIAA South Sectional at Foxborough CC and tied for fourth at the state championship at Indian Pond CC before reaching the quarterfinals of the Mass Girls’ Junior Amateur at Ledges GC and the Round of 16 in the Mass Women’s Amateur at Oak Hill CC.
Mass Teammates: Lily Staiti ’29.
Brendan Doane (Reading, MA) – Stonehill College
Doane, a Reading native and senior captain for the Reading High School golf team, will join the newly established Stonehill College men’s golf team in the fall. Doane is a Middlesex League standout who played in the No. 1 spot for Reading. In June, he finished as co-medalist in an Optimist Junior Golf Championship Qualifier at Stow Acres.
Mass Teammates: Griffin Clary ’31, Tennyson ‘Ozzie’ Kagan ’31.
Doran Gibbs (Wellesley, MA) – Georgetown University
Gibbs, a Wellesley native and senior at Belmont Hill School, earned the school’s Golf Coach’s Trophy for his team contributions. He earned medalist honors in 2026 Massachusetts Open qualifying at Black Rock CC, then made the cut and finished T40 at Oyster Harbors. Gibbs also was medalist in the Massachusetts Amateur qualifier with a 4-under 68 at Veterans GC, earned the top spot in the U.S. Challenge Cup’s Wampanoag Classic, and finished third at the Golfweek New England Junior Open.
Mass Teammates: Alan Rose ’28, CJ Winchenbaugh ’28, Carson Erick ’29, Gavin Lane ’30.
Olivia Jatczak (Centerville, MA) – Stonehill College
Jatczak, a Barnstable native and senior at Cape Cod Academy, became the first First Tee – Massachusetts participant since 2017 to compete in the PGA TOUR Champions’ PURE Insurance Championship at Pebble Beach. She has also represented the chapter twice at the First Tee Champions Challenge during the Chubb Classic in Naples, Florida. Jatczak placed T7 in the 2026 MIAA Girls Golf State Championship at Indian Pond CC, T6 in the 2026 NEPGA Girls’ Junior Championship at The Haven CC, and reached match play in the 2025 Massachusetts Girls’ Junior Amateur at Ledges GC.
Mass Teammates: Georgia Beland ’30, Hanley Correia ’30, Maddy Eagan ’30, Champa Visetsin ’30.
Tennyson ‘Ozzie’ Kagan (Easton, MA) – Stonehill College
Kagan, an Easton native who plays for IMG Academy in Florida, will join the newly established Stonehill College men’s golf team. In the summer, Kagan won the Hurricane Junior Golf Tour’s Massachusetts Junior Open at Renaissance in Haverhill by five strokes. He also won the men’s club championship at Turner Hill Golf Club in Ipswich.
Mass Teammates: Griffin Clary ’31, Brendan Doane ’31.
Drew Macleod (North Attleboro, MA) – University of Connecticut
MacLeod, a North Attleboro native who attends La Salle Academy (RI), has won two consecutive individual Rhode Island state titles. MacLeod also won the 2026 Rhode Island Junior Amateur at Pawtucket CC and made the Round of 16 in the 2026 Mass Junior Amateur at Wyantenuck CC. He also qualified for the 2025 PGA Junior Championship and represented Team Rhode Island in the New England Junior Amateur Championship. MacLeod also took 5th in the 2024 AJGA Golf Performance Center Junior at Salem GC (NY).
Mass Teammates: Matt Costello ’28, Matthew Oliveira ’29.
MICHAEL MCCORMACK (EASTON, MA) – UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND
McCormack, a South Easton native and senior at Xaverian Brothers High School, is a member of Team Massachusetts (U.S. National Development Program). He helped Xaverian capture the 2025 MIAA Division 1 state championship, posting a team-best 34.77 scoring average that fall. McCormack also reached the semifinals of the 2025 Massachusetts Junior Amateur at Franklin CC and this fall, won the Cape Cod National Invitational with a 67 (-5), earning individual medalist, setting the lowest score in the tournament’s 10-year history.
Mass Teammates: N/A.
Noah Patel (Boston, MA) – Bryant University
Patel, a Boston resident and senior captain at Dexter Southfield Academy in Brookline, has extensive experience playing in both Mass and Rhode Island. Originally from Newport, he finished third in stroke play in the 2025 Rhode Island Junior Amateur at Pawtucket CC. He also won the 2025 McCampbell Cup hosted by the U.S. Challenge Cup at Rhode Island CC.
Mass Teammates: Chad Correia ’28, Nicolas Gebhardt ’29, Brendan Buck ’29, Tripp Hollister ’29, Thomas Constantine ’30, Colin Gleason ’30, AJ Bodnar ’31.
Sophie Redmond (Concord, MA) – Loyola University Chicago
Redmond, a Concord native and senior captain at Concord-Carlisle High School, is a member of Team Massachusetts (U.S. National Development Program). She won the individual title at the 2026 MIAA North/Central/West Girls Golf Sectional championship at Ellinwood CC and made headlines this fall when she aced the par-3 9th hole twice within 10 days at Concord Country Club. Redmond, whose older sister Erika plays at Merrimack College, also finished T4 in the New England Junior Amateur at Crumpin-Fox, the same place she made the semifinals in the 2025 Mass Girls’ Junior Amateur. This summer, she made match play in both the Mass Women’s Amateur and Mass Girls’ Junior Amateur.
Mass Teammates: N/A.
Division II
Aaron Van Epps (Northampton, MA) – Bentley University
Van Epps, a senior captain at Northfield Mount Hermon, shot a second-round 68 at his home course of Crumpin-Fox Club to finish top 15 in the 2025 New England Junior Amateur. He returned in 2026 and helped lead Team Massachusetts to victory. Van Epps also finished second at the New England PGA Junior Cup at Shaker Hills CC and recorded a top-five finish in U.S. Challenge Cup play.
Mass Teammates: CJ Steel ’28, Timmy Adams ’29, Joey Nee ’29, John Noonan ’29, Braden Yeomans ’29, Tommy Murphy ’30, Alec Williams ’31.
Alec Williams (Natick, MA) – Bentley University
Division III
Anthony Barror (Beverly, MA) – SUNY Farmingdale
Barror, a senior captain at Beverly High School, earned Northeastern Conference All-Conference honors in 2024 and 2025 and tied for fifth at the 2025 MIAA Division 1 North Sectional at Hillview GC. He won four New England PGA Junior Tour events across the 2023 and 2024 seasons and also plays high school hockey.
Mass Teammates: N/A.
Reid Faldi (south HAMILTON, MA) – ST. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY
Faldi, a senior captain at Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School, won his second consecutive MIAA Division 3 North Sectional title this fall at Stow Acres and was named the Cape Ann League Golfer of the Year. Faldi only began playing competitive golf in 2025, winning a pair of NEPGA Junior events and adding another this summer at Hillview GC.
Mass Teammates: Morgan Barbuto ’30, Thomas Lamb ’30, Charles Novak ’30, Justin Yu ’30.
Tyler Fawaz (North Andover, MA) – Trinity College
Fawaz, a senior at North Andover High School, won the North Andover CC men’s club championship by eight strokes at age 16. He closed with a 70 to finish second at the 2026 New England PGA Elite Tour event at Stow Acres and posted two top-20 finishes in U.S. Challenge Cup play. This fall, he tied for second in the MIAA Division 1 North Sectional at Black Swan CC.
Mass Teammates: Aidan Monahan ’28, Mason Bowie ’29, Brian Campbell ’29, Julian Ragosa ’29, Parker Winn ’30.
Connor Henrey (Longmeadow, MA) – Methodist University
Henrey, a senior at Longmeadow High School, shot a 3-over 74 to reach a three-player playoff and tied for second at the 2025 MIAA Division 1 State Championship at The Ridge Club. This fall, he tied for fourth at the Division 1 West Sectional at Northern Spy GC, helping Longmeadow repeat as team champions. He also recorded two top-five finishes in U.S. Challenge Cup play in 2026.
Mass Teammates: Jaelyn DeBoise ’26, Champa Visetsin ’30.
Tanner Kmetz (Easthampton, MA) – Eastern Connecticut State University
Kmetz, a senior at Easthampton High School, tied for third at the 2026 MIAA Division 2 West Sectional at Berkshire Hills CC and followed with a 74 to tie for fifth at the state championship at Franklin CC. He shot an even-par 70 at Amherst GC to qualify for the Massachusetts Junior Amateur and recorded three top-five finishes on the New England PGA Junior Tour.
Mass Teammates: Drew Johnson ’28, Cameron Commesso ’30, Sean Daley ’30, Mackinley Garcia ’30, Evan Regan ’30.
Aarav Lavu (Wellesley, MA) – Tufts University
Lavu, a Wellesley native and senior captain at Wellesley High School, is a member of Team Massachusetts (U.S. National Development Program). He won the 2022 Mass Young Golfers’ Amateur with a bogey-free, 11-under 59 at Marion Golf Club. He finished second in the Boys 12–13 division at the 2023 Drive, Chip & Putt National Finals at Augusta National and reached the semifinals of the 2025 Mass Junior Amateur at Franklin CC. This fall, Lavu shared medalist honors at the MIAA Division 1 South Sectional at Thorny Lea GC.
Mass Teammates: Graham Ellis ’28, Michael Letendre ’31.
Michael Letendre (RAYNHAM, MA) – Tufts University
Letendre, a Raynham native and senior at Tabor Academy, won the U.S. Challenge Cup’s Cape Cod Jr Classic at Willowbend and was second in the Granite State Jr. Championship at Bretwood GC (NH). A member of Wannamoisett Country Club, he also made the semifinals in this year’s Rhode Island Junior Amateur Championship.
Mass Teammates: Graham Ellis ’28, Aarav Lavu ’31.
Owen Shea (Arlington, MA) – Gettysburg College
Shea, a senior at Arlington High School, earned medalist honors at the 2026 MIAA Division 1 North Sectional at Black Swan CC after tying for second in a three-player playoff at the previous year’s state championship. He opened with a 69 and finished third at 4-under in the 2026 AJGA Preview at Quail Creek (IL). Shea also closed with a 67 to tie for second in the Boys 15-18 Division of the U.S. Challenge Cup’s Gately Cup at Connecticut National.
Mass Teammates: Tim Hill ’28, Redmond Podkowa ’28.
