NORTON, Massachusetts – Qualifying for the 2021 Mass Junior Amateur kicked off this week with a total of four different qualifying events spread across two days. A total of 29 players earned their opportunity to compete in the Junior Amateur, taking place August 2-5 at Indian Pond Country Club in Kingston.
The final two qualifying events will take place on June 28. Entries are open to amateur golfers who have an active Mass Golf/GHIN Handicap and who have reached their 14th birthday and will not reach their 19th birthday by midnight on August 5, 2021.
Three players advanced at Agawam Municipal Golf Course on Monday. Gunnar Moore (Country Club of Greenfield) led the 11-player field by shooting a 4-over-par 75. Moore birdied his first hole of the day and picked up another birdie on hole 16 to finish at the top of the leaderboard. Peter Wurszt (CC of Wilbraham) and Benjamin Haddad (Country Club of Pittsfield) each shot shoot 7-over-par to earn the other two qualifying spots.
Over at Harmon Golf Club in Rockland, Reese Jensen (Duxbury Yacht Club) earned medalist honors and led a group of eight total qualifiers from the event. Jensen finished his round shooting a 1-over-par 71 and he had key birdies late on holes 13 and 14 to hold on for medalist honors. Finishing just behind Jensen was Matthew Weber (Cohasset Golf Club), who shot 2-over with two birdies total.
Three players all made the cut shooting 10-over 80: Jack Waldner (Boston Golf Club), Ryan Whitehead (Charter Oak Country Club) and Joseph Berggren (Youth on Course/Mass Golf).
In the final qualifier Monday, Wyatt Barlage (Nehoiden Golf Club) shot 1-under-par 69 to earn medalist honors at Milton-Hoosic Golf Club. Barlage had a strong front nine with 3 birdies to get out to a solid start. Two more birdies on holes 11 and 18 were enough to finish under par.
Kevin McGough (The Captains Course) carded three birdies on his way to shooting 1-over and earning solo second-place. Among other qualifiers, one player shot 3-over, two players shot 4-over and three players shot 5-over on their way into securing a spot in the Championship Proper.
In the lone qualifier on Tuesday, Colin Spencer (Cummaquid Golf Club) shot a 3-under-par 69 to run away with medalist honors. Spencer had four birdies for the round, including consecutive birdies on holes 6, 7 and 8. The second closest finisher behind him was Aidan Odonovan (Cummaquid Golf Club) who shot 1-under 71.
HERE IS THE COMPLETE LIST OF QUALIFIERS AND ALTERNATES FROM THIS WEEK’S JUNIOR AMATEUR QUALIFYING EVENTS:
MONDAY, 6/21
QUALIFIERS (Harmon GC – Par 70)
Reese Jensen (Duxbury Yacht Club); 71
Matthew Weber (Cohasset Golf Club); 72
John Webster III (Barnstable Golf); 75
Carson Erick (Boston Golf Club); 78
Nick McCabe (South Shore Country Club); 79
Jack Waldner (Boston Golf Club); 80
Ryan Whitehead (Charter Oak Country Club); 80
Joseph Berggren (Youth on Course/Mass Golf); 80
ALTERNATES
Michael Matheson (Walpole Country Club); 82
MONDAY, 6/21
QUALIFIERS (Milton-Hoosic Club – Par 70)
Wyatt Barlage (Nehoiden Golf Club); 69
Kevin McGough (The Captains Course); 71
Adrian Curtis (Shaker Hills Country Club); 73
Jared Shea (Norfolk Golf Club); 74
Brendan Roy (Sterling National Country Club); 74
Tyler Bruneau (Nashawtucc Country Club); 75
Simon Murray (Kohr Golf Center); 75
Teddy Doggett (Essex Country Club); 75
ALTERNATES
Michael Leonetti (Blue Hill Country Club); 76
MONDAY, 6/21
QUALIFIERS (Agawam Municipal GC – Par 71)
Gunnar Moore (Country Club of Greenfield); 75
Peter Wurszt (CC of Wilbraham); 78
Benjamin Haddad (Country Club of Pittsfield); 78
ALTERNATES
Riley Breen (Cold Spring Country Club); 80
William Pieczynski (Cohasse Country Club); 80
TUESDAY, 6/22
QUALIFIERS (Bayberry Hills GC – Par 72)
Colin Spencer (Cummaquid Golf Club); 69
Aidan Odonovan (Cummaquid Golf Club); 71
Mike Ford (Kohr Golf Center); 73
Matt Costello (Segregansett Country Club); 74
Will Campbell (Bayberry Hills/Bass River); 75
Cooper Guiliano (MIAA); 76
Jack Carstensen (The Ridge Club); 77
Chad Tordone (Barnstable Golf); 77
Sascha Robinson (Plymouth Country Club); 77
Robbie Lifson (Nashawtuc Country Club); 77
ALTERNATES
Troy Guiffre (Wellesley Country Club); 78
Nicholas Mercer (NEPGA); 78
Qualifying for the Junior Amateur will continue next week. Here are the final two qualifying sites and starting times:
June 28 – Bear Hill GC (Stoneham)
Starting Times | Player Information
June 28 – Westborough GC (Westborough)
Starting Times | Player Information
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