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Thirteen-year-old Michael and dad Dennis Nigro 

read a tricky putt on the ninth hole during the 

Father-Son Invitational at Winchester Country Club. 

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Larrabee on Kernwood CC's rebirth ............... 4 

Winchester tourney celebrates centennial ...... 6 

Club champs crowned ...................................... 8 

Program aids disabled golfers ........................ 10 

Excitement at Women's Amateur ................... 12 

North Shore Golf Notebook ............................. 14 

Fun on the course .............................................16 

Green on growing the game ............................ 18 

Knight moves at Women's Amateur ................ 19 

Tedesco's Fabulous Foursome ....................... 20 

Q&A with Pat Bradley ...................................... 22 

Programs benefit New Hampshire's juniors .. 28 

Course directory ............................................. 30 

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EDITOR’S LETTER 

Bill Brotherton 

bbrotherton@essexmediagroup.com 

Fathers, sons and growing the game 

For 100 years, Winchester Country Club has hosted its Father- 

Son Invitational tournament. That’s 100 consecutive years. 

Uninterrupted. Even world wars and hurricanes haven’t been 

able to halt this New England tradition. Absolutely amazing. 

Anne Marie Tobin, North Shore Golf’s associate editor, reports 

on this year’s centennial event, which boasted a larger than usual 

field, and looks back at the championship that continues to bring 

fathers and sons and families together. 

Nationwide, however, fewer fathers, sons, mothers and 

daughters are playing the game of golf. Tedesco CC head pro Bob 

Green reports that the number of golfers continues to go down. 

Ten million players, who already have skills and own clubs, have 

abandoned the game. In his Shades of Green column, Bob 

theorizes why this might be happening and looks at various 

programs designed to increase participation, many of which are 

having success, especially at the junior level. 

In addition, Erin Hart explores a few golf programs in southern 

New Hampshire that have had success growing the game, 

particularly with youngsters. 

In this Fall issue of North Shore Golf, Gary Larrabee in his 

Straight Down the Middle column, reveals that membership at 

Kernwood Country Club had dwindled from an ideal maximum 

census of 275 golfers to 199. Gary talks with Kernwood board 

members who describe how a well-thought-out five-year strategic 

plan helped save the Salem club from financial ruin. 

The aforementioned Ms. Tobin chats with legendary LPGA 

champion/Westford native Pat Bradley, who talks about her 

career and describes her elation at playing in the inaugural U.S 

Senior Women’s Open, an event that was long overdue. 

North Shore Golf readers may not realize that Lynnfield 

resident Tobin was a pretty fair golfer herself. I use the past 

tense – was – because Anne Marie hasn’t played a round of golf 

in more than a decade. That caused her a few tense moments 

when MassGolf, the new statewide organization created following 

the merger of the Massachusetts Golf Association and Women’s 

Golf Association of Massachusetts, asked her to hit the ceremonial 

first drive before the start of this year’s Women's Amateur 

Championship. “I panicked. I hadn’t swung a club in years. I 

didn’t even know where my clubs were,’ said the Massachusetts 

Golf Hall of Famer and seven-time Women’s Amateur champion. 

Tobin wittily writes about the experience in these pages. 

We also update readers on a Spaulding Rehabilitation Center 

program that will get golfers Back in the Swing, and look at North 

Shore golfers who have made news on and off the course. 

As always, we’d love to hear your thoughts and suggestions for 

the magazine. Please let us know what you like, don't like and how 

we can make North Shore Golf better. 

And, who knows, maybe this issue will encourage fathers, sons, 

mothers and daughters to head to a driving range or golf course 

to enjoy this game we all love. 

See you on the links. l 

Bill Brotherton is editor of North Shore Golf magazine. He grew up in Beverly, caddied and worked in the pro shop at Essex CC, is a Ouimet Scholar who 

graduated from Suffolk University, has written about golf for the Beverly Times and Daily Item of Lynn. He’s retired from the Boston Herald, where he wrote 

about music and edited the Features section. Tell him what you think at bbrotherton@essexmediagroup.com. 

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Kernwood CC’s rebirth a lesson 

in perseverance, adaptability 

Gary Larrabee 

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ernwood Country Club, the most beautiful country 

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club in the region, was in serious trouble in 2014, 

its centennial year. Through a series of 

circumstances beyond the club leadership’s 

control, membership had dwindled from an ideal maximum 

census of 275 golfers to 199. That’s a lot of revenue lost. 

There was talk among the membership that the club might 

have to experience drastic change in order to survive. 

But thanks to a five-year strategic plan, now in its fourth year 

of implementation, a plan created under the guidance of thenpresident 

Jack King and current president Bruce Bial, the North 

Salem club is back at peak financial health. The club, one of the 

North Shore’s handful of five-star clubs boasting exceptional 

historic credentials and an outstanding championship course, 

happily enjoys its first waiting list since 1997. 

Kernwood could have joined one of several other private 

country clubs in the United States that in recent years has either 

been sold to a golf club management company like ClubCorp 

or, worse, been sold to a private entity that wished to turn 

Kernwood’s sensational scenic acreage into house lots. 

“We had too much going for us to get anything but a 

satisfactory resolution to our situation,” Bial, in his third 

year as president, reflected. “Our golf, social, community and 

philanthropic history ran too deep. But I admit we had too 

narrow a focus for quite a while there as to where our members 

should come from, primarily Swampscott and Marblehead. We 

broadened that focus to include virtually all points of the 

North Shore.” 

The club, proud of its roots as the first Jewish club in Greater 

Boston (founded 1914), to some observers had taken its 

membership market for granted and become complacent with 

its deservedly lofty standing in the country club hierarchy. 

Occupying the most eye-catching piece of property, originally 

the Colonel Francis Peabody estate, among the North Shore golf 

course/country club family, Kernwood should never have had 

trouble keeping its golf membership at max level, even as it, and 

other clubs, began diversifying its membership at the turn of 

the century. 

Other prominent North Shore clubs were watching their 

census during this same period, but none had the eventual issues 

that Kernwood encountered. 

“I joined in 2006,” said Jack King, a retired Mobil/Exxon 

executive who became the club's first non-Jewish president in 

2014. “The club had very few non-Jewish members. Today the 

membership is 50 percent non-Jewish, if not more. The club in 

2006 already had been diversifying the membership, but by 

2008 it didn’t matter. Between the financial crisis, with banks 

STRAIGHT DOWN THE MIDDLE 

collapsing, and the Bernie Madoff scandal, we experienced more 

than the normal attrition rates for several years.” 

The membership census continued to drop to the point the club 

leadership, in a radical attempt to attract new members, made a 

stunning reduction of more than 60 percent in the initiation fee. 

“We knew that changes had to be made,” Bial said, “so we hired 

an outside consultant to help facilitate the discussion. Change at 

first was difficult but it was necessary. Renovation of the grille 

room and adding a 14-seat bar was a huge step in changing the 

culture of Kernwood. There had been no area of the club that 

could be a coed social area. We had no place to watch the Masters 

or a Red Sox game together as a club. “The club also changed 

philosophically and is now open year round. The demographic 

changed. Much of the membership no longer heads to Florida 

soon after Labor Day, as had been the custom. The club is now 

filled with many young professionals who have families that are 

entrenched in the community." 

King added that the board developed a five-year plan “that 

covered every aspect of the club’s operation. We prioritized the 

plan, and Bruce and I formed a partnership committing ourselves 

to follow through on the plan once he succeeded me as president, 

and four years later we have recovered beautifully.” 

Bial added, ”we have two of the top professionals anywhere 

in Frank Dully, our head golf professional, and John Eggleston, 

our course superintendent. They run their departments in 

outstanding fashion.” 

“The prime issue for our future success thus lay with letting 

people know Kernwood existed; that Kernwood was available for 

the entire region’s golfers to be a part of. The restrictions that 

were the basis for the establishment of clubs like Kernwood, 

Belmont and Pine Brook were now backfiring, Kernwood needed 

to be a diverse and thriving club.” 

Kernwood’s plight, with a happy ending, is a reminder to all 

golf clubs of the care that must be applied in continually 

assessing their financial standing and immediate future. 

“We were hanging on for some time,” admitted former club 

president and 27-year member Scott Sagan. “We got some calls 

from potential suitors, but I knew we’d survive and eventually 

thrive. We’ve had a great turnaround. The membership clearly 

understood our plight and played an active role in rejuvenating 

the club with new members. Many of our new members came 

from other area clubs.” 

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PHOTOS: Spenser Hasak 

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: Matthew Collins, 13, and dad Drew get a line on a 

putt at Winchester Country Club; Dennis and Michael Nigro celebrate after Michael 

drained the tricky putt for par they were sizing up on the cover; Ralph Bonnell, who 

has played the Father-Son Invitational for 60 years, watches his tee shot on the 10th; 

Richard Ferriter signs the commemorative board as Tim Ferriter looks on; Brian 

and Luke Haney, 7, of Winchester make their way up to the ninth green. 



Fathers & Sons 

Winchester tourney celebrates 100th year 

either snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of 

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night stays these couriers (or golfers) from 

the swift completion of their appointed rounds. 

If there is one saying that captures the spirit 

of the annual Winchester Country Club Father-Son Invitational, 

which celebrated its 100th anniversary this year, it has to be 

that one. 

The tournament was founded in 1919, the same year the 

Black Sox threw the World Series, Babe Ruth was traded to the 

dreaded Yankees, and a little thing called Prohibition began. 

The oldest tournament of its kind in the nation, it has been 

played for 100 consecutive years. 

Not even the Masters, U.S. Open, PGA Championship or 

British Open can make that claim, those tournaments 

having been canceled during the world wars. “It’s pretty 

special this year, as it is the 100th anniversary of the 

tournament,” said head golf professional Jim Salinetti. 

“As far as we know, it’s the only 

tournament of its kind to have 

been played that long without 

interruption. Somehow, the tournament 

just always carried on no 

matter what was happening. It’s 

just crazy to think that this event 

has been played 100 times in 

100 years with 100 winners now 

in the books, and it’s amazing 

that there were never any 

interruptions, not due to war or 

hurricanes or anything.” 

Equally impressive was the 

final round on July 26, which was 

interrupted twice by heavy rain. Play was suspended at 3:15 and 

the course was evacuated after some greens had taken on too 

much water. Nonetheless, in typical Winchester Father-Son 

tradition, play carried on after two delays totaling a little 

more than 90 minutes. Some teams finished their rounds in 

total darkness. A handful of teams completed their rounds the 

next morning. 

By the time the final score was posted, Bill and Boomer Jenks 

(Brae Burn) were crowned overall champions. They posted a 

1-over-par 72 on Tuesday, July 24, but had to wait until the 

morning of Friday, July 27, to see that their score held up. It did, 

but there was plenty of drama right down to the final group. 

Eddie and Ollie Cordeiro (Belmont) and Dave and Sean 

Savage (Winchester) were among five teams to finish that 

last day. Each stood 1-over with two holes to go. 

The Cordeiros bogeyed the 17th and narrowly missed birdie 

on 18 to fall one shot shy. Team Savage made a spectacular 

up-and-down for par on 17 to stay 1-over, but bogied the 18th, 

leaving them one shot behind. The Savages didn't go home 

empty handed, however, as they won the 16-and-over gross 

division title. 

By ANNE MARIE TOBIN 

“As far as we know, it’s the 

only 

“By the time the final score was 

posted, Bill and Boomer Jenks were 

crowned overall champions.” 

The tournament is a grueling event of 18-hole, 

selected-drive, alternate-shot stroke play. Tee times run from 7 

a.m. to almost 5 p.m., with play winding down sometimes in 

pitch-dark conditions. A true family affair, it is common for dads 

to play multiple days with different sons and grandsons. 

There were two double-winners this year. Mike and Mikey 

Santonelli won the 13-15 gross title with a 76, while Mike Sr. and 

Mikey and won the grandfather-grandson division gross title 

with an 84. Teams Fiorentino swept the 12-and-under division 

with father Dave and son Adam winning the gross title (84) and 

Dave and son William winning the net title (57). 

Other winners were Doug and Michael Nordberg, 62 (16- 

and-over net); Mike and Jack Bosco, 66 (13-15 net); Bill Hood 

and Julian Ragosa, 65 (grandfather-grandson net); and Hugh, 

Brian and Peter Mullin, 157 (father/two sons). 

This year, 320 teams participated. 

“It can’t get much bigger than this year with three full days 

of tee times running from dawn till 

practically dusk,” said Salinetti. 

“Being the centennial year, the field 

was a little fuller than past years so 

we had to limit the new invitees to a 

handful … but we really didn’t have 

to turn too many people away.” 

Past champion Richard D. Chapman, 

a longtime member at Winged 

Foot Golf Club, is among the most 

accomplished players to have 

played in the Father-Son. He is one 

of only two players to win the U.S., 

Canadian and British Amateur 

championships and also may be 

best known for his efforts working with the USGA to create the 

Chapman System format in the 1950s. 

Among the notables in this year's field were four players 

playing for the 60th time or more. Dr. Garrett Gillespie leads 

that pack with 71 appearances, followed by Ken Volk (68), Bill 

Hood (61) and Ralph Bonnell (60). 

Bill Locke Sr., a longtime member at Thomson C.C., at 96, 

is the oldest person to play in the tournament. Locke drained 

a tricky sidehill, downhill 3-footer on the final hole for 

96, to match his age, with youngest son Timothy Locke 

of Winchester. 

The roll of past champions contains some of the most 

recognized names in golf. One name stands out: Monahan. Four 

generations of that clan have found the winners’ circle, starting 

in 1938 when Judge Joe Monahan won with son Joe Monahan 

Jr. That team went on to win seven titles. Joe Monahan III won 

10 titles with son Brendan, the most recent win coming last year 

when they prevailed in an unprecedented four-way 18-hole 

playoff. All told, Monahan III has won 17 titles, three with son 

Justin and four with son Jay, the current commissioner of 

the PGA. l 

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2018 

SHORE 

CLUB CHAMPS CROWNED 

At Bass Rocks in Gloucester, Curtis Quinn captured the men's 

title over Steve Salah. Jenni Ceppi won her 12th women's 

championship; Sandy Potter was runner-up. Winners in other 

flights included Tom Gouzie, Norm Seppala, Keith Burbage, 

Quinn Ahern and Anne Saurman. 

Brad Tufts successfully defended his Tedesco club championship, 

winning his sixth title and third in a row, having opened up a 

13-shot lead with one round to play. In the final round, Tufts 

cruised to a 74 to finish with a 54-hole total of 71-69-74—214. 

Chuck DiGrande finished second at 232. Bill Cunningham won 

the senior title by one stroke over Dick Fosler. 

At Four Oaks Country Club in Dracut, 69-year-old Richard Thurber 

won his second senior championship in a real dogfight. Thurber 

shot 158 to edge Randy Alexander and Al Burnham by one 

shot. The women's championship also went down to the wire. 

Mary MacDonald shot 91 to win by one over Kathy Myers. 

At Amesbury Golf Club, Peter Fournier prevailed in a three-hole 

aggregate playoff to win the men's title. Fournier (72-75) and 

Joe Pelletier (75-72) were tied at the end of regulation. Both 

players parred the first two extra holes, then Fournier parred the 

final hole after Pelletier made bogey. Christina Crovetti 

successfully defended her 2107 women's title. 

At Lynn's Gannon GC, John Boland, 59, won the men's 

championship, while Rob Thomas was runner-up with Terry Ward 

and Tim Calvani tied for third. Joe Crowley was men's net 

champion, Josh Drivas was runner-up. Joe Young and 

Matt Debenedictis tied for third. Frank Dunn won the men's senior 

championship and Mark Spencer was runner-up. 

Mary Hunt won her second straight women's club championship, 

with Gina Manning the runner-up. Juanita Grass won the net title 

for the second straight year, while Julie Lombara was the net 

runner-up. 

At Winchester CC, it was a family affair with Brendan Monahan 

picking up his seventh title, defeating brother Justin Monahan 5&4 

in the 36-hole final. In the semifinals, Brendan Monahan 

defeated 2017 finalist and Holy Cross junior Jake Peer, while Justin 

Monahan needed 20 holes to defeat 2017 club champion 

Chris Towle. In the Winchester women's championship, Tracy 

Welch won her 14th title and needs just two more wins to tie her 

mother, Jane Faxon Welch, who has 16 championships to her credit. 

Carol Lowenstein, who won five men's club championships, won 

his second senior championship in the gross division, while 

first-time winner Bob Amoroso claimed the net division title. 

Gene Foley was also a first-time winner, grabbing the 

super-senior title. 

Peter Harrison won his third men's championship at Vesper, 

edging runner-up Dan White. Fourteen-year-old Morgan Smith 

won her first Vesper women's championship, improving on her 

2017 runner-up finish when younger sister Molly Smith won her 

first Vesper title. 

At Salem Country Club, Vashti Cheyne won the women's senior 

championship. 

At Bear Hill, Mike Armstrong won the men's gross title and 

Rich Antonelli took home the senior net title. Super-senior 

Bob Pisacreta defended his title; runner-up was Paul Guilfoy. 

Bob Curran defended his net title. 

At the Golf Club at Turner Hill, Kyle Vincze won the men's title 

with Kyle Larson finishing second. Steve Sanders won the A-Flight 

division, with Roger Theriault as runner-up. The B-Flight was won 

by Ian Graham, while David Quirk took second. 

At Kernwood CC, senior club champ is Jon Yorks. Super-senior 

champ is Jeff Fermon. 



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LARRABEE >>> CONTINUED FROM P. 4 

Kernwood (the name of Mr. Peabody’s 

mansion, KCC’s first clubhouse) had a 

different kind of scare, like all area clubs, 

private and otherwise, during World War II. 

Men such as Kernwood’s Abe Burg and Salem 

Country Club’s Mike Flynn were leaders in 

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BACK 

IN THE 

SWING 

By STEVE KRAUSE 

Rick Johnson, a PGA pro who has worked at Willowbend and Hyannisport clubs on the Cape, runs a Spaulding 

Rehabilitation Center program for people with physical and cognitive issues. He’s shown here with his golf carts 

and solo rider chair. 

You’ve had a stroke that has left vital 

parts of your body compromised. 

Or perhaps you’ve suffered a head injury 

that has left you with cognitive issues. 

Let’s say a lifetime of violent torque 

from driving golf balls has left you with a 

back that no longer allows you to play the 

game you love. 

You could even have these issues while 

never having picked up a club in your life. 

Rick Johnson, a PGA pro who has 

worked at Willowbend and Hyannisport 

clubs on the Cape, has a program that 

might either get you back on the course or 

get you interested in playing. It’s called 

“Back in the Swing,” and he’ll bring it to 

Tedesco Country Club in Marblehead the 

first three Thursdays in September (6th, 

13th and 20th). 

“This is for folks with disabilities, 

and it covers a whole realm of issues 

that we deal with, both physically and 

cognitively,” he said. 

Johnson, who is not in the health care 

industry, said he got hooked up with 

Spaulding Rehabilitation Center in 2011 

while he was the club pro at Hyannisport. 

The club wanted to start a program for 

people with physical and cognitive issues 

and appointed him to look into it. The 

program began on the Cape, and “began 

to morph itself into a position that went 

outside the Cape. They wanted to expand 

it, and the director put me in charge and 

here we are. The people at Tedesco have 

been great.” 

The clinics run in 2-hour sessions, 

and the goal “is to use golf as therapy, 

kind of as a last piece of therapy,” 

Johnson said. 

“People have already gone through 

hospitalization and in-patient care. 

Now it’s time to get back out and play.” 

The program comes under the umbrella 

of adaptive sports, Johnson said. Adaptive 

sports help teach people with disabilities 

to compensate for them while at the same 

time enjoying much-needed exercise 

and stimulation. 

“This is a good way to serve golf and 

to wrap up my career,” said Johnson, who 

is in his mid-60s. 

“I’ve had a good run. I spent 31 years 

at Hyannisport. 

The Back in the Swing program has 

grown exponentially in the six years it’s 

been in existence.” Initially, it ran from 

June through September, with Johnson 

traveling to golf courses throughout 

Massachusetts (he also does clinics at 

Beverly Golf & Tennis Club, Middleton 

GC and Lynnfield’s Reedy Meadows). 

Now, however, Johnson runs indoor 

clinics during the winter. 

“It’s unusual for a golf guy to be part of 

a major health network,” he said. “I think 

I may be the only guy doing this.” 

Most of his clients are recovering from 

strokes, he said. 

“That seems to be the biggest area of 

concern,” he said. 

His goals aren’t lofty by golf standards. 

Nobody’s under the illusion that they’re 

going to set records once they start 

playing golf again. There will be a 

lowering of expectations based on how 

a golfer might have done prior to their 

injuries, he said. 

“But,” he said, “we’ll teach you proper 

technique. By the time we’re done, you’ll 

hit the ball better than you ever did 

before. It might not go as far – maybe 70 

percent of your previous distance – but 

you’ll hit a good ball.” 

The instruction isn’t limited to disabled 

golfers. It is also for caregivers who would 

have to accompany their spouses/friends 

to the golf course. 

Rick Johnson runs a golf clinic for 

persons with mobility issues. 

“We teach folks how to manage 

their disabled partners,” Johnson said. 

“At Tedesco, I’ll have two physical 

therapists working with me.” 

There is also a need for occupational 

therapists to be on hand for some 

recovering victims, he said. 

And, Johnson said, he travels with 

special equipment to help people who 

might have severe mobility issues. 

“You can hit the ball from a chair,” he 

said. “I have to tell you, they didn’t 

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Anne Marie Tobin gets her drive airborne during opening ceremonies 

at the Women's Amateur Championship at George Wright GC. 

t was July 23, about 1:20 p.m. I was minding my own 

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following the merger of the Massachusetts Golf Association 

and Women's Golf Association of Massachusetts. 

Becky made me offer I could not refuse. She asked me to hit 

a ceremonial first drive prior to the start of the Women’s 

Amateur qualifying round to honor the occasion. As a 

seven-time women’s amateur champion and longtime 

proponent of bringing the two organizations together, I 

understood why I had been asked. 

I explained to Becky that I hadn’t played a round of golf in six 

years and that I played only once in the past decade. She said, “No 

problem, Anne Marie. You don’t have to hit a driver, you can hit a 

hybrid or a 9-iron for that matter, whatever you want.” 

I had no idea where my golf clubs were. I told her I 

wasn’t sure I could even get a ball airborne, it’d been so long. 

Again, Becky said “No problem, Anne Marie, Jim Driscoll hit it in 

the water when we had a ceremonial first drive at Charles River, and 

the Boston cop who hit the ceremonial drive at the men’s amateur 

topped it.” 

Having exhausted all of my lame excuses, it dawned on me that I 

had to accept her offer. It was my obligation. It was the right thing 

to do. 

After all, MassGolf is in the middle of a historic summer of firsts 

and was about to conduct its first Massachusetts Women’s Amateur 

(and 115th in all) the following week at George Wright Golf Course. 

For the first time in the history of Massachusetts golf, both state 

amateurs were being hosted by the same public course. 

For me, the merger of the two organizations had added 

meaning. About 25 years ago, I chaired a WGAM committee 

seeking to establish ties with the MGA and engage in joint 

activities with one mission: to grow the women’s game. 

Unfortunately, things didn’t work out. But I was on 

board with MassGolf’s decision to mark its first year of existence 

with the decision to play both amateurs at George Wright, 

the jewel in the city of Boston's crown and a hidden Donald 

Ross gem. 

It had been years since I last competed in the women’s event, 

and by the time I hung up with Becky, the only emotion I felt was 

sheer terror. 

So I came up with a plan. Practice! Ugh. The practice range 

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GOLF 

NOTEBOOK 

By BILL BROTHERTON 

STEVEN 

DILISIO 

MARK 

TURNER 

JUANITA 

GRASS 

14 >>> FALL 2018 

Mark Turner and Steven DiLisio were the top 

finishers in the United States Amateur sectional qualifier 

at Essex County Club in Manchester-by-the-Sea on 

July 24. Eighty-three players vied for three qualifying 

spots on the par-70 course. Turner, 18, of Gloucester 

and Bass Rocks, was medalist with a 1-under 139 total 

(69-70). DiLisio, 20, of Swampscott and Salem Country 

Club, was second at 141 (71-70). Turner, a freshman at 

Dartmouth, started his day with birdies on four of the 

first six holes at Essex CC. His brother, James, who has 

been sidelined by a shoulder condition that needed surgery, 

served as his caddie. DiLisio, a junior at Duke, was 

3-under on his final nine at Essex. The former St. 

John’s Prep teammates moved on to the 36-hole onsite 

qualifier at Pebble Beach Golf Links and Spyglass Hill 

Golf Course in California, where 180 players competed 

for the 64 match-play slots starting on August 13. In 

California, DiLisio shot 79-77 (156, 13-over) and Turner 

finished 84-78 (162). The cut was at 5-over, with 24 

players competing for one spot. James Imai of George 

Wright made the match play round, at 4-over. 

••••••••• 

For the second time in three years, Haverhill CC 

members Mark Souliotis and Michael Souliotis 

are MassGolf champions. The father and son duo 

battled a field of nearly 70 teams and Mother Nature’s 

wrath to post a 3-under 68 to capture the senior 

division title at the 2018 Massachusetts Father & Son 

Championship held August 13 at Ledgemont Country 

Club in Seekonk. Belmont’s Eduardo and Oliver 

Cordeiro and Winchester’s Brendan and Joe III 

Monahan each shot 72, tying for ninth. 

In the Junior Division, Scott Hampoian (Hillview) 

and Nicholas Hampoian (Thomson) finished one 

strokebehind Brian O’Leary (Walpole) and Andrew 

O’Leary (Pawtucket CC) who won with a 3-under 68. 

Kevin and Ryan Daly (Salem CC) shot an even-par 

71 to finish fourth. Glenn and Jackson Scott 

(Beverly Golf and Tennis Club) tied for seventh with a 

73. Brendan and Brendan Locke II (Tedesco) 

shot 75. 

••••••••• 

The inaugural Wreaths Across America Charity Golf 

Tournament will take place September 20 at Ferncroft 

CC. Danvers event management company High5EM 

is working in conjunction with the North Shore chapter 

of Wreaths Across America on the fundraiser. 

Each December, volunteers place wreaths on individual 

veterans’ graves in more than 1,400 U.S. locations, 

with ceremonies at sea, and at each of the national 

cemeteries on foreign soil. Here on the North Shore 

the goal is to place more than 5,000 wreaths in 

local communities. For details or to sign up, go to 

high5em.com. 

••••••••• 

The Ouimet Memorial Tournament was held at 

Concord Country Club and Woodland Golf Club, 

July 25-27. Frank Vana Jr. (Marlborough CC and 

Topsfield resident) won the Lowery senior division at 

6-under 206. Jackson Lang (Nashawtuc CC) won the 

championship division, also at 206. Brett Krekorian 

(Indian Ridge CC) was the top North Shore player in 

the championship division, shooting an even-par 212. 

Other locals: Chris Francoeur (Amesbury G & CC) 

213, Steven DiLisio (Salem CC) 216, Nick 

Maccario (Bradford CC) 217, Christian Emmerich 

(Kernwood CC) 218, Mark Turner (Bass Rocks 

GC) 219, Colin Brennan (Indian Ridge CC) 222. 

••••••••• 

Maddie Smith (Mount Pleasant Golf Club) captured 

the Mite Division 10-and-under Girls Junior Amateur 

Championship title at Framingham CC August 8-9 with 

a 3-under 69. She opened with a 2-under-34, a round 

that featured two eagles and two birdies. Smith 

finished the two-day event with two eagles and five 

birdies. Her older sisters Molly and Morgan Smith 

played well in the championship bracket. 

Other local girls competing included Jordan 

Hamelsky (Belmont CC), Jacqueline Stiles 

(Nashawtuc CC), Bimba Carpenter (Myopia Hunt 

Club), Kelsey Paris (Bradford Nashawtuc juniors 

Phoebe Chamian and Ahria Desrai placed 

top-10 in the Silver Division (handicaps of 10.2 

and higher). 

••••••••• 

Three area women qualified for match play in the 

President’s Cup: Kym Pappathanasi (Renaisance), 

Abigail Taney (The Meadow at Peabody) and 

Ann Dawson (Gannon). 

••••••••• 

At the B,C, D, E Class Championships at Duxbury Yacht 

Club July 18, Juanita Grass (Gannon) was the North 

Shore’s top finisher, winning the Class E Championship 

with a 91. Julie Lombara (Gannon) shot 102 and 

placed fourth. Ceile Pawlina (Bellevue) and Lynda 

Brandi (Bellevue) played well. 

In the Class B Championship, Janet Kim (Sagamore 

Spring) finished eighth and Sue Maslowski (Long 

Meadow) finished 11th. Pat Granger (Bellevue) 

finished fifth in Class C. 

••••••••• 

At the 2018 New England Women’s Golf Association 

Amateur Championship July 9-11 at The Woodlands 

Club in Maine, Karen Richardson (Haverhill) 

placed third in the Legends Division. 

••••••••• 

The Amateur Public Links Championship was held at 

the Ranch Golf Club in Southwick, July 30-31. (Local 

qualifying was held at Beverly Golf & Tennis Club in 

June.) Owen Quinn (Wachusett CC) captured the 

title with a 3-under 141. Chris Francoeur (Amesbury 

G&CC) tied for eighth at 144. 

Other local scores: Jared Mscisz (Beverly G&TC) 

147, Ryan Anderson (Beverly G&TC) 148, Cam 

Morrison (Beverly G&TC) 152, Drew Semons 

(Beverly G&TC) 153, Christian Mckenna (Beverly


Fall 2018 

G&C) 155, Ben Friedman (Gannon GC) 161. Just 

missing the cut were Robert Merlina (Mount 

Hood GC), Jay Fiste (Gannon GC), Joseph Accardi 

(Bradford CC), Jimmy Grant (Bradford CC), 

Matthew Moore (Bradford CC). 

••••••••• 

Patrick Frodigh (Dedham C&PC) defeated 

Herbie Aikens (Old Sandwich GC) 4&3 to capture 

the 110th Massachusetts Amateur Championship at 

William Devine GC and George Wright GC July 9-13. 

Several North Shore golfers qualified for match play. 

In the round of 32, Matt Parziale (Thorny Lea GC) 

def. Steven DiLisio (Salem CC), 5 & 3; Chris 

Francoeur (Amesbury G&CC) def. Colin 

Brennan (Indian Ridge CC), 4 & 2; Alex Jamieson 

(Marshfield CC) def. Brendan Monahan 

(Winchester CC), 19 Holes; Herbie Aikens (Old 

Sandwich GC) def. Mark Turner (Bass Rocks GC), 6 

& 5. In the round of 16, Francoeur def. Ben Balter 

(Weston GC) 1-up; Francoeur’s run ended in the 

semifinals, when Alex Jamieson (Marshfield CC) 

ousted him 3&2. Local players who competed but 

failed to advance to match play included Zane 

Brownrigg (Myopia Hunt Club) +4, Connor 

Phillips (Longmeadow CC) +5, Brett Krekorian 

(Indian Ridge CC) +6, Brian Faulk (Indian Ridge 

CC) +9, Ken Whalley (Ferncroft CC) +9, Nick 

Maccario (Bradford CC) +10, Collin MacDonald 

(Ferncroft CC) +11, Brett Fodiman (Vesper CC) 

+12, Douglas Parigian (Long Meadow GC) +12, 

Kevin Daly (Salem CC) +12, Phil Miceli 

(Sagamore Spring GC) +12, Christian McKenna 

(Beverly G & TC) +13, Will Grady (Haverhill CC) 

+13, Athan Goulos (Ferncroft CC) +14, Owen 

Elliott (Andover CC) +14, Michael Souliotis 

(Haverhill CC) +15, Christopher Brewer (Beverly 

G & TC) +16, Kevin Scott (Vesper CC) +18, Kyle 

Vincze (GC at Turner Hill) +18, Liam Dwyer 

(Meadow Brook GC) +18. 

••••••••• 

Northampton’s Reilly Fowles won the Massachusetts 

Young Golfers’ Amateur Championship Aug. 16 at 

Canton’s Milton-Hoosic Club. The 11-year-old shot 

2-over-par 72 and had 52 stableford points. Molly 

Smith (77/47 stableford points) of Mount Pleasant GC 

in Lowell tied for fifth. Other North Shore area 

competitors included Terrence Manning (84/40) of 

Ipswich CC, and Owen Mitchell (103/24) Meadow 

Brook GC. 

••••••••• 

At the New England Amateur Championship at Portland 

CC in Maine July 17-19, Reese McFarlane 

(Purpoodock Club in Maine) won at 4-under par for the 

three-round event. Steven DiLisio (Salem CC) was the 

top North Shore scorer, tying for sixth at even par and 

shooting the second round’s best score, 4-under 66. 

Chris Francoeur (Amesbury) finished at 5-over and 

Nick Maccario (Bradford CC) was 8-over. 

Among those missing the cut after two rounds 

were Brett Krekorian (Indian Ridge CC), Colin 

Brennan (Indian Ridge CC), Ryan Anderson 

(Beverly G&TC) and Owen Elliott (Andover CC). 

••••••••• 

Many hole-in-ones were shot at area courses. Players 

getting aces included Tony Addonizio at The Golf 

Club at Turner Hill, Dan McPherson at Rockport 

Golf Club, Robert Withee at Ferncroft Country 

Club, Kevin Jean at Four Oaks Country Club, 

Joan Bornstein at Thomson Country Club, 

Brian Theriault at Andover Country Club, and 

Paul McNulty at Bear Hill GC. 

••••••••• 

Bass Rocks’ Abigail Hood, attending Sacred Heart 

University, earned the Northeast Conference Scholar 

Athlete of the Year honors for women’s golf. … At 

Bear Hill, Ladies 4 Ball champions are Rose 

Persian and Roe Sherman, who defeated Liz Carr 

and Maria Giannelli in the final. 

••••••••• 

Nick Maccario (Bradford Country Club) won 

his third consecutive Joseph F. Healey Memorial 

championship at Merrimack Golf Course. His threeday 

total of 212 (1-under) at Bradford CC, Atkinson 

CC and Merrimack GC was 10 shots better than 

Eric Byrne, Shane Donahue and Troy 

Donahue of Haverhill. … The Mass Super Senior 

will be held at Haverhill CC Oct. 2 and 3. … T.J. 

Whelan and Michael O’Neil are main 

flight champs at the Tedesco Invitational Fourball 

Tournament. 

••••••••• 

Christian Emmerich of Swampscott, a student at 

St. Mary’s High School in Lynn, won the three-day 

NEPGA Junior Bay State Cup Invitational by two 

shots over James Imai of Brookline. Emmerich 

finished 2-under. The tournament was held at Blue 

Hill GC, LeBaron Hills CC and Fall River CC July 31- 

Aug. 2. Other North Shore golfers competing 

were Nicholas Li of North Andover, James 

Robbins of North Andover, Aidan LeBlanc of 

Beverly, Joshua Lavallee of Bradford and Alex 

Landry of Andover. Emmerich also made it to the 

semifinals of the 100th Massachusetts Junior 

Amateur Championship at Belmont CC, winning 

two rounds before falling to David Rogers 

(Needham GC) 2&1. Jared Mscisz (Beverly G&T) 

qualified for match play, losing to eventual winner 

Imai in the first round. Among the locals who missed 

the Junior Amateur cut (147) were Nicholas Li of 

Renaissance (148), Trent Han of Ferncroft (150), 

Nicholas Hampoian of Thomson (150), Jackson 

Scott of Beverly (152), Trevor Lopez of Winchester 

(153), Matthew Remley of North Andover (155), 

Matthew Lucy of Bradford (160), Drew Semons 

and Sam Gerry of Beverly (161), Robbie Forti of 

The Meadow at Peabody (161), >>> P.26 

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SMITH 

CHRIS 

FRANCOEUR 

CHRISTIAN 

EMMERICH 

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North Shore Chamber of Commerce 

held its annual golf tournament 

July 25 at Ipswich Country Club. 

A full field enjoyed a day of golf, 

lunch, dinner and networking. 

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: 

Karen Hubbard of Beverly chips onto 18th green. 

Nancy Goldstein of Danvers cracks a smile as 

she knocks her chip onto the 18th green. 

Jay Karamourtopoulos of Methuen cracks 

a smile as he lines up his putt. 

Rick Gagnon of Danvers putts on 

the 18th hole. 

Dennis Monaco of West Newbury hits from a 

green-side bunker on the 18th hole. 

PHOTO: Spenser Hasak 

Ninety-six women golfers teed it up at Tedesco’s Swing for Pink fundraising tournament 

to benefit finding a cure for women’s cancers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. The tournament 

raised nearly $30,000, bringing the total raised in the past six years to more than $100,000. 




THE NORTH SHORE AMATEUR TOURNAMENT AT FAR CORNER GC 

On August 8 and 9, some 60 golfers teed it up at Far Corner Golf Course in West Boxford in the annual North Shore Amateur 

tournament, which dates back to 1975 when Bill Flynn started it at Thomson Club. 

The 36-hole individual stroke play championship was won by Bradford’s Nick Maccario. Brent Krekorian of Andover CC finished second. 


CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: 

Jeff Weishaar of Georgetown lines up his 

putt on the first green as Adam Capodilupo 

of Beverly looks on. 

Jared Tucker of Haverhill, left, and Cam 

Moniz of Seekonk walk to their tee shots 

on the second hole. 

Cameron Morrison of Danvers watches 

his tee shot on the first tee. 

Owen Elliott of Cambridge gets a read 

on his putt on the first green. 

The New England Professional Golf 

Association’s Junior Tour visited 

Gannon Municipal Golf Club in 

Lynn on August 7. The course 

proved to be challenging for the 

young golfers. 

LEFT TO RIGHT: 

Anthony Picano, 15, of 

Reading watches his tee shot 

on the ninth hole. 

Chase Collins 10, of Wakefield 

watches his tee shot 

on the ninth hole. 

Cade Buckley, 15, of Peabody 

opts to putt from the cart path 

behind the ninth green 

Brandon Farrin, 15, of 

Danvers, right, helps Michael 

Donabedian, 16, of Middleton 

pick out a line for his tee shot. 

NORTH SHORE GOLF


>>> SHADES OF GREEN 

By 

BOB GREEN 

How can we 

grow the game? 

About 10 years ago, veteran golf writer 

Bill Giering wrote an article titled "Just One 

… name them." His message was if every 

golfer would introduce just one person to 

golf, it would have a much greater impact 

on the growth of the game than any of the 

national programs created by the USGA or 

PGA of America. 

His "name them" follow-up line was 

arrived at by asking other golfers if they had 

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introduced "just one" person to the game. 

There are approximately 29 million 

golfers in the United States. To expect 

everyone to introduce one person to golf is 

unrealistic. But if even 5 percent did so, 

that's almost 1.5 million more players; just 

2 percent would bring 580,000 new players 

to the game. 

National initiatives like The First Tee, 

LPGA/USGA Girls Golf, PGA Junior League, 

and Drive, Chip & Putt have been effective 

increasing participation at the junior levels. 

From 2015 to 2016, participation in The 

First Tee grew by 5.3 million kids. It was 

added as a Physical Education curriculum 

in 9,000 elementary schools. 

It helps young people develop character 

by focusing on The First Tee's Nine Core 

Values: honesty, integrity, sportsmanship, 

respect, confidence, responsibility, 

perseverance, courtesy and judgment. 

The program is comprised of 39 percent 

girls, and 49 percent of participants are 

ethnically diverse. 

The PGA Junior League program grew 

by 300 percent from 2013-16. In 2013, there 

were 740 teams with 9000 kids. In 2016, it 

grew to 2,900 teams and 36,000 kids. 

LPGA/USGA Girls Golf grew from 4,500 

girls in 2010 to 60,000 in 2016. 

The Drive, Chip & Putt program has 

qualifiers throughout the season, and the 

finals are nationally televised from Augusta 

National Golf Club the Sunday before the 

Masters Tournament. 

The Get Golf Ready initiative has been 

effective growing the game in the adult age 

groups. Although the numbers are 

somewhat flat, there are still more 

people participating in GGR than any 

other program. 

Yes, the game is growing at the junior 

level, as the above numbers show. But the 

number of golfers continues to go down. 

Ten million golfers, who already have skills 

and own clubs and golf shoes, have 

abandoned the game. 

If we could get back a fraction of those 

former golfers, golf would be booming. 

How can we get them back? First we have 

to find out why they stopped playing. 

The game is expensive, when you add up 

the costs of equipment, memberships, and 

green fees. But there are less-expensive 

alternatives. Playing in off-peak hours can 

save money. Booking tee times the morning 

you want to play on golfnow.com or similar 

websites can provide appreciable savings. 

Websites sell used golf clubs and eBay 

is another source of affordable equipment. 

The pace of play has also had an impact. 

Who wants to be on a golf course for more 

than five hours for an 18 hole round! 

There's another thing that has impeded the 

growth of golf and it's seldom talked about: 

the disappearance of caddie programs. 

There are still strong, vibrant caddie 

programs at many North Shore clubs, 

including Tedesco, Kernwood, Salem, 

Essex and Myopia. 

At Tedesco, some 30 to 50 14- to 22-yearolds 

show up every weekend morning 

between 6 and 6:30 a.m. to try to get a 

"loop." Every April, we train about 35 young 

men and women to become caddies. 

Tedesco allows caddies to play the course 

Monday mornings until noon throughout 

the summer. The annual Member-Caddie 

Tournament and Awards Night in August 

is one of our summer highlights. 

Tedesco and other area clubs appreciate 

and value their caddies. There are many 

benefits for both the caddies and the club. 

The benefits for the caddies include the 

income they earn and being exposed to the 

great game of golf: Most start playing the 

game, if they didn't play already. 

In the past 40 years, 140 Tedesco caddies 

have been awarded Francis Ouimet 

Scholarships to help defray the cost of 

college tuition. 

A large percentage of former Tedesco 

caddies continue to play golf, joining clubs 

or playing public facilities wherever they 

chose to settle down. Several have become 

members at Tedesco. 

North Shore clubs have done their part to 

maintain the tradition of caddie programs. 

Unfortunately, that has not been the case 

at clubs across the country. 

I'm not against golf carts. They are an 

important part of golf today. The revenue 

they produce is vital to the budgets of many 

clubs. Because of golf carts, a large number 

of golfers are able to play more often and 

don't have to stop playing as they age. 

But playing a round of golf with a caddie is 

something every golfer should experience. 

We can all help grow the game by 

introducing just one person to the game, 

or by inviting someone who has not 

played in a long time to golf with you. 

Give it some thought. I'm sure you know 

someone who would jump at the chance 

to learn to play. 

Every golfer helps. l 

Bob Green is in his 40th year as the head golf 

professional at Tedesco Country Club in Marblehead. 

Write to him at bgreen@tedescocc.org. 



TOBIN>>> CONTINUED FROM P. 12 

would have to be. 

I found a couple of drivers and fairway 

woods at home and booked it that night 

to Golf Country in Middleton. I smartly 

purchased only a small bucket and went 

to work. By the time I emptied the bucket, 

I had found my old swing. Secretly, I was 

hoping to find a better one. Nonetheless, 

I found consolation in the fact that the 

old swing had gotten the job done back in 

the day. 

The next morning, every muscle in my 

body ached. I could barely pick up a 

pencil, let alone hit a golf ball. So I took 

a couple of days off, loaded up on 

ibuprofen. I thrice returned to the range 

and finished cramming for my golf exam. 

I spent the entire week, day and night, 

worrying and praying that I’d get the 

ball airborne. On the morning of the 

championship, I left my house at the 

crack of dawn in case of traffic. Plus, I was 

awake early. I’d barely slept. My plan was 

to warm up and hit some balls, but 

George Wright has no practice range. I 

went into another panic, but found a spot 

adjacent to the first fairway where I could 

hit a couple of drives. 

That was a bad idea. I topped the first 

one. It went about 30 yards. The second 

was even worse, a real worm-burner. 

I was horrified. The look on my daughter 

Abby’s face said it all. I was in big 

trouble! 

Ten minutes later, MassGolf CEO/ 

Executive Director Jesse Menachem 

began the first tee ceremony right on cue 

at 7:40 a.m. On hand was a large group of 

spectators that included MassGolf and 

George Wright staff, City of Boston Parks 

and Recreation scholars along with 

Boston City Councilor Annissa Essaibi 

George, and Dennis Roache, director 

of administration of Boston Parks & 

Recreation Dept., plus several First Tee 

Boston participants. 

The pressure was on. 

I teed up a ball, went through my 

pre-shot routine and addressed the 

ball, only to look down and see I had a 

downhill lie. Of course, it was just 

another stalling tactic on my part. 

By this time, my hands were shaking. 

I re-teed the ball a little higher this time, 

remembering my teenage days when 

Patty Berg gave a clinic at Thomson 

Country Club with Thomson pro Bill 

Flynn. She said over and over, “Tee it 

high and let it fly.” I took a couple of 

casual practice swings and addressed the 

ball, hoping Patty Berg was right. 

Turns out, she was. 

I hit it about as solidly as I ever did and 

it felt great. But if I had any fool notions 

about being ready to get back out there 

and compete, they were dashed the 

minute the 8 o’clock group teed off. Both 

players knocked their tee shots a good 25 

yards past mine, but on this day none of 

that mattered. 

What did matter was it was a banner 

day for women’s golf, the city of Boston 

and MassGolf, and I was proud to have 

been a part of it. And relieved that I 

would never have to do it again. l 

Anne Marie Tobin is associate editor 

of North Shore Golf. 

KNIGHT MOVES 

Groveland golfer reaches 

Women’s Amateur semis 

KRYSTAL 

KNIGHT 

Groveland native Krystal Knight, a 

senior at Merrimack College, reached the 

semifinals of the 115th Women’s Amateur 

Championship at George Wright Golf 

Course June 30-Aug. 2. Knight, who 

plays out of North Andover CC, was one 

of just two collegians in the field and 

playing in the event for the first time. She 

earned the No. 3 seed after posting a 

1-over-par 73 in the qualifying round and 

breezed through the first two rounds of 

match play, defeating Nashawtuc’s M.J. 

Wagner 6&5 in the first round and former 

champion Isabel Southard (Pawtucket) 

by the same margin. 

In the semis against two-time champion 

Claire Sheldon (The Country Club), 

Knight jumped out to a 2-up lead after 

five holes, but Sheldon fought back to 

take the match, 3&2. Sheldon came up 

short the next day against Shannon 

Johnson, who prevailed 3&2 to win her 

first women’s amateur title. 

Knight had a breakout season this year 

at Merrimack. She was the Warriors' top 

scorer, averaging 76.26 strokes per 

round. She was named to the Northeast- 

10 All-Conference First Team and 

also earned CoSIDA Academic All- 

District honors. She won five of the nine 

events she played, including the 

conference championship, with seven 

top-10 finishes. 

Nashawtuc’s Gabrielle Shieh qualified 

for match play with a 78 to earn the No. 

15 seed. She defeated former champion 

Tracy Welch of Winchester 3&2 in the 

first round, but lost to Sheldon 1 down in 

the round of 16. Welch shot 80 in the 

qualifying round and was the No. 18 seed. 

Beverly Golf and Tennis Club’s Sarah 

Daley qualified with an 82 and was the 

No. 22 seed. She dropped her first round 

match to Megan Buck, 2 down. l 

115TH WOMEN'S 

AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP 

SARAH 

DALEY 

PHOTO: David Colt/MassGolf 

NORTH SHORE GOLF


Dick Murray, Dr. Paul McNeil, 

Don Durkee and Ed Barry 

at Tedesco Country Club in 

Marblehead. 

~The~ 

Fabulous Foursome 

By STEVE KRAUSE 




ED BARRY, DR. PAUL MCNEIL, DON DURKEE AND DICK MURRAY 

ARE PART OF AN EXCLUSIVE CLUB 

one can recall ever playing as an official 

foursome, either at Tedesco Country Club 

or anywhere else. 

They have never really hung around together 

as a tight-knit group, though they all know each other and 

have for years. 

What links them together has relatively little to do with 

golf, save for the fact that they’ve all been Tedesco members 

and played golf there for more than 60 years. That, and the 

fact that each is more than 90 years old. 

Today, thanks to being recognized with honorary 

memberships at Tedesco earlier this summer, Dick Murray 

(92), Don Durkee (93), Dr. Paul McNeil (93) and Ed Barry 

(94) are now “The Fabulous Foursome.” 

Murray put his status as an honorary member 

at Tedesco CC in proper perspective. 

“Usually,” he said, “this kind of honor comes to members 

who are about to die. I hope they’re not trying to tell 

N 

These days, Murray’s home borders the fifth hole at the 

golf course that straddles the Marblehead-Swampscott 

line. 

“Still,” he said, “I don’t get out there very much these 

days.” 

He attributes that to a sciatic nerve condition in his back. 

None of the four honorees have factored in many — if any 

— of the prestigious club championships, or tournaments, 

held each year. Murray did win the Alex Ellis Memorial in 

1953, “but if you look at the plaque outside this door (of the 

19th hole), my name’s not on it.” 

Club president Luke Tsokanis calls the four “a great 

source of inspiration.” 

“Over their tenure,” Tsokanis said, “they have contributed 

to the club’s development by serving on various 

committees and/or the Board of Governors. 

“Their knowledge of the club’s history and experiences 

over more than two generations are irreplaceable. And 

me something.” 

Given a chance to reflect on their years as members, all 

four readily admit that what jumps out at them are the 

changes the golf course — and other aspects of the 

club — has gone through. 

“It’s a great golf course,” said Durkee, who ran the 

Durkee-Mower company in Lynn that produced Marshmallow 

Fluff. “It’s undergone a lot of facelifts, and it’s only 

made the course better.” 

One of the perks in being named an honorary member 

at Tedesco is that your days of paying a yearly fee are over. 

But in the grand scheme of things, for Tedesco’s four 

newest honorary members, free memberships are the least 

of the reasons to be proud of being so recognized. 

“The recognition is the nicest part of it,” said Durkee. 

“I’ve been a member for so long, and all of us have 

contributed a lot to the club.” 

Murray, by far the most talkative of the four, said he 

joined Tedesco in 1951 because his boss at the time was a 

member of Vesper CC in Tyngsborough and urged him to 

join a club too. 

“So I set out to join Tedesco,” said Murray, who grew up 

in Swampscott and played for the Big Blue in the early 

1940s. “I used to come up from the tracks and play the back 

nine,” Murray said. 

those of us in current leadership roles are grateful to have 

their counsel.” 

McNeil acknowledged, “I was never very good, though I 

did win the round-a-day at the Fourball once. I just enjoy 

getting out there and playing with friends,” he said. “It’s a 

great course. And I enjoy the social aspect of the club. And 

this is such a beautiful course.” 

The same goes for Durkee. 

“It’s just the friendships you develop with the players,” 

he said. “And it’s fascinating the way the place has changed 

over the years. 

“Walking down these corridors brings back a lot of 

memories. The course has changed, and my handicap has 

gone up.” 

Barry has been a member since 1948. 

“I’ve been playing with some of these fellas for over 40 

years,” he said. “I don’t have the stories some of these other 

guys have. I mostly sit as a bystander and listen. Durkee 

has all the good stories.” 

These days, none of them get out much, although 

Murray is probably at the club the most of the four. 

“Well, I live here,” he said. “I come here every morning, 

and if I can, I work out for a half hour (in the gym) and then 

come up here (to the 19th hole) to read the papers.” 

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My first tournament was the 

New England Women’s Amateur at my 

home club, Nashua, when I was 15. 

~PAT BRADLEY 

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FRONT9with 

Q&A 

PAT BRADLEY 


Pat Bradley hits a drive during the final 

round of the 2018 U.S. Senior Women's Open 

at Chicago Golf Club in July. 



PHOTO CREDIT USGA CHRIS KEANE 

hen it comes to mental toughness, 

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determination and dedication, 

LPGA and World Golf Hall of 

Famer Pat Bradley, may be second 

to none. So says noted sports psychologist Bob 

Rotella, who described Bradley in his 1996 book, 

Golf is a Game of Confidence, as the toughest 

athlete he ever met. 

Bradley won 31 events on the LPGA tour, six 

of them majors. 

In her prime, the 67-year-old Westford 

native was the first woman to top the $2 million 

(1986), $3 million (1990) and $4 million (1991) 

marks in career earnings. 

She was the first woman to win all four 

modern majors and the third player to complete 

the LPGA Grand Slam. 

Her first professional win, the 1975 Colgate 

Far East Ladies event in Australia, sparked a 

life-long tradition of her mother, Kay, ringing a 

cowbell at the family home in Westford every 

time Bradley won a tournament. That cowbell is 

permanently enshrined at the World Golf Hall 

of Fame. 

In 1986, Bradley dominated the Tour, 

winning three of four majors – the Colgate 

Dinah Shore Classic, the LPGA Championship 

and the du Maurier Classic – prompting Sports 

Illustrated writer Barry McDermott to dub 

her, Payday Pat. 

In 1988, she was diagnosed with Graves’ 

disease. Her inspirational recovery and return 

to form earned Bradley the Golf Writers’ Ben 

Hogan Award, for golfers who overcome 

adversity. 

Bradley’s first signs of stardom came as a 

local amateur. She won the 1967 and 1969 New 

Hampshire, 1972 Massachusetts and 1972-1973 

New England Amateur championships. She 

turned pro in 1974. 

Her career came full circle this summer 

at the inaugural U.S. Women's Senior Open 

at Chicago Golf Club. Bradley finished 52nd 

(78-78-81-82/319) and was the oldest player 

(67) to make the cut at the oldest golf club in 

the nation. A member at Hyannisport Golf 

Club, Bradley currently stays active on the 

LPGA Legends Tour and lives on the Cape 

with her mother. 

You were the first exempt player to 

submit an entry to the Senior Open. 

I had been waiting 17 years for this day and 

I was determined I was not going to miss my 

tee time, so to speak, so I filed my entry as 

soon as they opened. After so many years of 

thinking that there would never be a Senior 

Open for women, I had to be sure I made 

my tee time. 

Why do you think it took the USGA 

so long to add the Senior Open? 

We were the only group without a national 

championship. I was hoping they would have it 

when I turned 50, but that didn’t happen. Then 

I thought maybe they were waiting for Nancy 

Lopez to turn 50, but it didn't happen. I began 

to realize that there was something more to this. 

But eventually, I guess it took a little more 

time than many of us had hoped. I think the 

USGA learned something after 526 entries 

were submitted. 

Did you do anything special to 

prepare for the Senior Open? 

I called my swing coach, Gail, and told her I 

had another journey to take. I made four trips to 

Texas to work with her, and in my heart, I know 

she was a big reason why I made the cut. It was 

tough, though, between the heat and walking all 

week. Playing the Legends Tour doesn’t have 

the same intensity as the U.S. Open, but it keeps 

you sharp on a competitive level. Walking and 

carrying my bag at Hyannisport also helped. 

How did you get started in golf? 

My father (Richard) was an avid golfer. He 

grew up caddying at Winchester and promised 

that when he had kids, he would introduce them 

to golf. I was 11 and was always playing sports 

with my five brothers. But in football, they 

always made me hike the ball and block. I said I 

wanted to throw the ball and catch the ball, and 

they would always say, ‘but Pat, you’re so good 

at hiking.’ I went home and asked my dad to 

take me to the golf course. My first tournament 

was the New England Women’s Amateur at my 

home club, Nashua, when I was 15. Joanne 

Carner won it and I was so impressed with her 

power. I think I broke 80 for the first time. 

But I didn’t play many national tournaments. 

I was more of a country bumpkin when it came 

to those! 

Other than your father, who was 

your mentor? 

When I first started playing, my father signed 

me up with John Wrobel. John was a protege of 

Phil Friel of Green Meadows, who was one of 

the best teachers in New England. He saw my 

natural potential and took me under his wing. 

He was the only teacher I had until I made the 

Tour. I remember going to his office and he 

agreed 100 percent that for me to take it to the 

next level, I needed to move on, as he had taken 

me as far as he could. Gail Davis was working 

with many LPGA players, so I worked with her 

and she has been my only pro since. I owe a 

lot of my success to both of them. > P.24 

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BRADLEY >>> CONTINUED FROM P. 23 

When did you decide 

you wanted to play the 

LPGA Tour? 

I had gone to a community college 

and then transferred to FIU (Florida 

International University) and played 

two years there. I had a successful 

college career, but I wanted to have 

a college education to fall back on, so 

I majored in K-12 education and spent 

my final semester in 1974 student 

teaching. It just so happened that the 

LPGA qualifying school was across the 

street from FIU, so I signed up on a 

lark and ended up being medalist. 

I remember looking down and thinking, 

“Wow, I just won my playing card.” 

How did the cowbell 

tradition get started? 

I was at the Colgate Far East Classic 

in Australia and called home after I 

won. It was very early in the morning, 

I think 3 a.m., and my mother was so 

excited. She ran downstairs, grabbed 

the cowbell and rang it out on the front 

porch. All of the neighbors came out 

and were celebrating. Every one of 

my wins after that, my mother rang 

that bell. 

How do you view the growth 

of the women’s game today? 

Amateur golf gave me my start, but 

players were expected to be seen, not 

heard, so the opportunities were very 

limited. I’m glad to see that organized 

golf is now doing what it takes to grow 

the game. At the USGA level, you can 

see there is a younger group of women 

who have embraced their roles on 

committees. They are committed to 

growing the game. And what the MGA 

and WGAM have done, with their 

merger and holding the men’s and 

women’s amateurs at George Wright, 

is wonderful and will help the game 

grow by leaps and bounds. 

When you reflect back 

on your highlight-filled 

career, what are your most 

memorable moments? 

Winning the U.S, Open at LaGrange 

in 1981 was, no doubt, the biggest win 

of my career. In my heart, it’s the most 

important tournament a player can 

win because you become a member 

of the USGA family. For the rest of your 

life, you are always recognized as a 

USGA champion and there is nothing 

like it. 

But playing the Senior Open was 

incredible. There were smiles all 

around, with everyone congratulating 

everyone for making it there. The 

competition was keen and we have a 

wonderful champion in Laura Davies. 

It was a severe test, as the USGA likes 

to test every part of your game and 

expose your weaknesses. Overall, 

I was pleased with my performance. 

My competitive career is not over 

by any means, but the Senior Open 

has definitely completed my career. 

It’s the cherry on top and, without 

it, something would have always 

been missing. l 

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The first woman to win all four 

modern majors and the third player 

to complete the LPGA Grand Slam. 

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Ryan Daly of Salem (162), Michael 

Strazzere of Indian Ridge (163), 

Michael Walsh of Winchester (163), 

Tommy Harrington of Olde Salem 

Greens (168), Brendan Locke II of 

Tedesco (169), and Robbie O’Brien 

of Winchester (173). 

••••••••• 

On one of the hottest days of the summer, 

the NEPGA Junior Tour made its second 

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Aug. 7. Aidan Daly of Hamilton shot 

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••••••••• 

Concord’s Erika Redmond won the 

girls 13-and-under division. 

At a NEPGA Junior Tour event at Far 

Corner Golf Club in West Boxford Aug. 

2, Robbie Forti of Peabody, Michael 

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••••••••• 

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By ERIN HART 

Our kids 

can save this 

endangered 

game 

Coach Ted Foster with junior 

members of Foster’s Golf Camp 

at Brookstone Park. 

There are two types of people in the world: 

those who play golf and those who don’t. 

Unfortunately, the former group seems to 

be depleting, putting the entire sport at risk. 

According to the National Golf Federation, 

the number of golfers in the United States 

dropped from 30 million to 24.1 million in 

2015, a number that continues to decrease. 

Additionally, according to marketwatch.com, 

more than 800 U.S. golf courses have closed 

in the past decade. Fewer and fewer people are 

taking the time to play a round of golf on a 

regular basis. 

Participation in the game has been 

decreasing in part because its main supporters 

are getting older. In a study conducted by the 

Statistic Brain Research Institute in May, it 

was found that only 9.6 percent of the U.S. 

population plays golf, and the largest 

percentage of those golfers are age 50 to 

59, at 24 percent. 

Golf is an inaccessible game; it is expensive, 

takes a long time to learn and presents a large 

time commitment on a regular basis. In order 

to grow the golf community and keep the sport 

alive, there’s a need to attract younger players. 

The industry can help by marketing and 

promoting young golf stars like Jordan Spieth 

and Rickie Fowler. 

Golf teaches many integral life lessons 

and skills such as patience and dedication. 

Because of the length of a round of golf and 

the unpredictability of the game, players build 

mental endurance skills that can be applied to 

other aspects of their lives. If children start 

playing golf at a young age, they will not only 

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On its own, being able to swing a club is a 

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young age can help one stand out and progress 

in one’s career later in life. Golf is a game that 

players can enjoy throughout their life, and 

every member of the family can participate 

as well. 

Golf, although challenging with many 

frustrations and obstacles, is worth starting at 

a young age. And there are great programs at 

many local golf courses for just that purpose. 

Brookstone Park in Derry, N.H., is a pristine 

9-hole par-3 golf course and event facility that 

hosts many programs to give junior players 

the opportunity to learn the game. The golf 

complex holds camps and clinics, led by 

Director of Instruction Glenn Keating. Junior 

players can work on their game on the course, 

driving range and putting and chipping 

practice area. 

Go to www.brookstone-golf.com for details. 

In addition, Foster’s Golf Camp is a great 

program for young, aspiring golfers. This 

program is available to all levels of student: 

from beginner to advanced. According to 

fostersgolfcamp.com, more than 750 students 

signed up last year. Coach Ted Foster takes his 

junior players to three par-3 area courses each 

week to learn the game's fundamentals. Foster 

has been teaching junior golfers for years. 

“(Golf) teaches respect and etiquette, which 

are lifelong traits,” Foster said. 

Two of his junior members came to a similar 

conclusion. Tucker Theodore, 12, said, “Both 

of my grandparents and my dad play golf, and 

they taught me that it’s really fun. ... and it also 

teaches great life lessons.” Samuel Johnson, 

13, shared his enthusiasm for the game. “I’ve 

always been fascinated with golf. I have always 

wanted to be the best, and I still want to, so I 

keep practicing,” he said. 

Although Foster understands the advantages 

of young players learning golf at a young age, 

he is aware there are factors that deter 

potential junior golfers from committing to 

the game. 

“The number one factor is cost. (Golf) 

has always been a rich man’s sport. The cost 

of playing is high, which makes it tough for 

families,” said Foster. “It is also a time-consuming 

sport. It takes a lifetime to learn and 

a lot of time to practice. ... Lower the rate. 

Make it more kid-friendly.” 

That is exactly the advice he gave to the 

staff at Derryfield Country Club of Manchester, 

N.H., when the club was struggling with 

gaining new junior members for its camp. 

Foster said the country club had about 15 

junior members when its annual price for 

juniors was $400. When Derryfield lowered 

its price to $99, it attracted about 250 

junior members. 

Foster concluded that the main way to 

attract more junior players is to “find the 

current cost for junior members to play and 

cut it in half.” He said, “Bump the cost down. 

Give the kids clubs and lessons. Once they 

get started, they’ll get hooked.” 

The legendary Jack Nicklaus said, “A kid 

grows up a lot faster on the golf course. Golf 

teaches you how to behave.” 

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$30/$32 weekday/weekend; Cart rental: 

$15 per person for 18 holes $7.50 per 

person for 9 holes; Yards 6,095;Slope 125; 

Rating 70.5 

Beverly Golf & Tennis Club 

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134 McKay St., Beverly, MA; 978-922-9072 

ext. 111, beverlygolfandtennis.net; 18 holes. 

Golf Professional Dave Dionne; Tee times: 

6 days in advance (members), 5 days in 

advance (non-members); Fee for 18 holes: 

$40/$45 weekday/weekend; Cart 

rental: $16 per person for 18 holes; 

Yards 6,276; Slope 126; Rating 70.8 

Black Swan Country Club 

258 Andover St., Georgetown, MA; 

978-352-7926, 

blackswancountryclub.com; 18 holes. 

Golf Professional James Falco 

Tee times: 6 days in advance; Fee for 

9/18 holes: $26/$45 weekday, $29/$54 

weekends; Cart rental: $19 for 18 holes; 

Yards 6,803; Slope 129; Rating: 72.9 

Bradford Country Club 

201 Chadwick Road, Bradford, MA 

978-372-8587; bradfordcc.com; 18 holes 

Club Pro: Kevin Murphy; Tee times: 5 days 

in advance (online tee times also available); 

Fee for 9/18 holes: $19/$34 weekdays, 

$23/$44 weekends; Cart rental: $20 per 

person for 18 holes; Yards: 6,157; 


Candlewood Golf Course 

75 Essex Road, Ipswich, MA; 978-356-5377 

candlewoodgolf.net; 9 holes; Tee times: no; 

Fee for 9/18 holes: $16/$21 weekday, 

$17/$22 weekend; Cart rental: $14 for 9 

holes; Yards: 2,075; Slope N/A; Rating N/A 

Cape Ann Golf Club 

99 John Wise Ave., Essex, MA 

978-768-7544; capeanngolf.com; 9 holes; 

Club manager: Jim Stavros; Tee times: 

5 days in advance; Fee for 9/18 holes: 

$25/$38 everyday; Cart rentals: $11 per 

rider for 9 holes; Yards 5,862; Slope 119; 

Rating 68.3 

Cedar Glen Golf Course 

60 Water St., Saugus, MA; 781-233-3609 

cedarglengolf.com; 9 holes.Club manager: 

Burton Page; Tee times: no; Fee for 9/18 

holes: $21 ($18 seniors/juniors)/$35 

weekdays, $23/$38 weekend; Cart rental: 

$18 for 9 holes; Yards 6,050; Slope 107; 

Rating 66.7 

Chelmsford Country Club 

66 Park Road, Chelmsford, MA 

978-256-1818; sterlinggolf.com/chelmsford; 

9 holes. Club pro: Gary Burke; Tee times: 


$19/$26 weekday, $22/$30 weekend; 

Cart rental: $16 for 18 holes; 

Yards: 4,934; Slope 108, Rating 64.6 

Country Club of Billerica 

51 Baldwin Road, Billerica, MA 

978-667-9121 ext. 22; 

countryclubofbillerica.com; 18 holes. 

Club Pro: Ed O’Connell; Tee times: 

5 days in advance; Fee 9/18 holes: 


Cart rental: $17 per person for 18 holes; 


Country Club of New Hampshire 


187 Kearsarge Valley Road, 

North Sutton, N.H.; 603-927-4246; 

ccnh@golfmanagementco.com; 18 holes; 

Fee for 9/18 holes: $20/$36 weekday, 

$25/$45 weekend; Cart rental: $17 

per person for 18 holes; Yards 6256; 

Slope 126, Rating 70.3 

Crystal Lake Golf Club 

940 North Broadway, Haverhill, MA 

978-374-9621; golfcrystallake.com; 

18 holes. Club pro: none; Tee times: 10 days 

in advance for members, 7 days in advance 

for public; Fees: 18 holes $28 weekdays, 

$37 weekends;Cart rental: $18 for 18 holes; 


Far Corner Golf Course 


5 Barker Road, Boxford, MA; 978-352-8300 

farcornergolf.com; 27 holes. 

Club pro: John O’Connor; Tee times: 5 days 

in advance; Fee for 9/18 holes: $23/$41 

weekday, $27/$47 weekend; Cart rental: 

$18 per person for 18 holes; Yards: 6,711; 

Slope: 130; Rating: 72.9; Third 9 Holes: 


Four Oaks CC 


1 Clubhouse Lane, Dracut, MA 01826 

fouroakscountryclub.com; 978-455-0054 

Golf Professional Anthony Martinho; Tee times: 

6 days in advance; Fee 9/18 holes: $24/$41 

weekday, $30/$51 weekend; Cart rental: $20 

per person for 18 holes; Yards 6,268; 


Gannon Municipal Golf Club 


60 Great Woods Road, Lynn, MA; 7 

81-592-8238; gannongolfclub.com; 

18 holes.Club Pro: David Sibley; Tee times: 

2days in advance after 6 p.m.; Nonresident 

fee for 9/18 holes: $22/$39 weekday, $24/$47 

weekend; Cart rental: $18 per person for 18 

holes; Yards 6,110; Slope 123; Rating 70.2 

Hickory Hill Golf Club 

200 North Lowell St., Methuen, MA; 

978-686-0822; golfhickoryhill.com; 

18 holes. Director of Golf: Don Myles; 

Tee times: every day; Fee: 18 holes: $42 

Mon.-Thurs., $45 Fri., $52 Sat.-Sun.; 


Yards 6,287; Slope: 123; Rating: 70.8 



PUBLIC COURSES, continued 

Hillview Golf Course 


149 North St., North Reading, MA; 

978-664-4435; hillviewgc.com; 18 holes. 

Golf Professional: Chris Carter; Tee times: 


$22/$40 Weekday, $25/$43 weekend; 

Cart rental: $16 per rider for 18 holes; 


King Rail Reserve Golf Course 


427 Walnut St., Lynnfield, MA; 

781-334-4643; lynnfieldgolf.com; 

9 holes. Club Pro: Eddie Whalley; 

Fees for 9/18 holes: $22/$32 weekday, 

$23/$33 weekend; Cart rental: $9 per 

person for 9 holes; Yards 3,460; 


The Meadow at Peabody 

80 Granite St., Peabody, MA; 

978-532-9390 

peabodymeadowgolf.com; 18 holes. 

Director of Golf: Peter Cronan; Tee times: 

3 days in advance; Nonresident fee 

for 9/18 holes: $21/$40 weekday,$26/$47 

weekend; Cart rental: $10 per person 

for 9 holes; Yards 6,708; Slope 135; 

Rating 73.7 

Merrimack Golf Course 

210 Howe St., Methuen, MA; 

978-683-7771 

merrimackvalleygolfclub.com; 18 holes. 

Club Pro: George Kattar; Tee times: 7 

days in advance; Fee for 9/18 holes: $23/$38 

weekday, $28/$48 weekend; Cart rental: 

$18 per person for 18 holes; Yards 6,012; 


Middleton Golf Course 


105 S. Main St., Middleton, MA; 

978-774-4075; middletongolf.com; 18 holes. 

Club Pro: Chris Costa; Tee times: 1 week in 

advance; Fee for 9/18 holes: $23/$36 

daily; Cart rental: $12 per person for 18 holes; 

Yards 3,215; Slope N/A; Rating N/A 

Mount Hood Golf Club 


100 Slayton Rd., Melrose, MA; 

781-665-6656 mthoodgolfclub.com; 18 holes 

Club Pro: Mike Farrell; Tee times: 5 days in 

advance; Nonresident fee for 9/18 holes: 

$25/$43 weekday, $50 for 18 on a weekend; 


Murphy’s Garrison Par 3 

654 Hilldale Ave., Haverhill, MA; 978-374-9380 

garrisongolf.com; 9 holes; Club Pro: Ted Murphy; 

Tee times: no; Fee for 9 holes: $11 weekday, $12 

weekend; Yards 1,005; Slope N/A; Rating N/A 

Nahant Golf Club 

1 Willow Road, Nahant, MA; 

781-581-9000 nahantgolfclub.com; 9 holes. 

Golf Professional: Toby Ahern; Tee times: 3 

days in advance; Non-resident fee for 9 holes: 

$18 weekday, $21 weekend; Cart rental: $12 

for 9 holes; Yards 3,910; Slope: 104; Rating 61.0 

New Meadows Golf Club 

32 Wildes Road, Topsfield, MA; 978-887-9307 

newmeadowsgolf.com; 9 holes. 

Club Manager: Gerry Peckerman; Tee times: 

yes; Fee for 9 holes: $19 weekday, $22 

weekend; Cart Rental: $9 per person for 

9 holes, $18 per person for 18 holes; 


Olde Salem Greens 

75 Wilson St., Salem, MA; 978-744-2149; 

9 holes; Club Manager: Scott McDonald; Tee 

times: 1 day in advance weekday, 2 days on 

weekend; Non-resident fee for 9 holes: $20 

weekday/$21 weekend; Cart rental: $13 for 9 

holes; Yards 3089; Slope 121; Rating 69.4 

Ould Newbury Golf Club 


319 Newburyport Turnpike, Newbury, MA; 

978-465-9888; ouldnewbury.com; 9 holes; 

Club Pro: Jim Hilton; Tee Times: No; Fee for 

9/18 holes: $25/$38 weekday, private play on 

weekend; Car Rental: $10 per person for 9 

holes; Yards 6,230; Slope 128; Rating 71.0 

Reedy Meadow At Lynnfield Centre 


195 Summer St., Lynnfield, MA; 781-334-9877 

Lynnfieldgolf.com; 9 holes; Club Pro: 

Donnie Lyons; Tee times: no; Fee for 9/18 

holes: $22/$32 weekday, $23/$33 weekend; 

Cart rental: $8 for 9 holes per person; 


Rockport Golf Club 

Country Club Road, Rockport, MA; 

978-546-3340; rockportgolfclub.net/; 9 holes. 

Club Pro: Stephen Clayton; Tee times: 1 day 


everyday; Cart rental: $13 for 9 holes; 


Rolling Green Golf Course 

311 Lowell St., Andover, MA; 978-475-4066; 

9 holes; Club pro: none; Tee times: no; Fee for 

9 holes: $16 weekday, $17 weekend; Pull cart 

rental: $3 for 9 holes; Yards 1,500; Slope N/A; 

Rating N/A 

Rowley Country Club 

235 Dodge Road, Rowley, MA; 978-948-2731 

rowleycountryclub.com; 9 holes. 

Club Pro: Darin Chin-Aleong; fee for 9/18 

holes: $21/$33 weekday, $23/$35 weekend; 

Cart rental: $19 for 9 holes for tworiders; 


Sagamore Spring Golf Course 


1287 Main St., Lynnfield, MA; 781-334-3151 

sagamoregolf.com; 18 holes; Club Pro: 

Steve Vaughn; Tee times: 7 days in advance; 

Fee for 9/18 holes: $27/$45 weekday, $29/$52 

weekend; Cart rental: $12 for 9 holes per 

person; Yards 5,914; Slope 124; Rating 68.8 

Stoneham Oaks 

101 R. Montvale Ave., Stoneham, MA; 

781-438-7888; stonehamoaks.com; 

9 holes.Club Pro: Jeff Barnes; 

Tee times: no; Non-resident fees for 

9 holes: $16 weekday, $18 weekend; 

Cart rental: $9 per personfor 9 holes; 

Yards 1,125; Slope N/A; Rating N/A 

Swanson Meadows GC 

216 Rangeway Road, Billerica, MA; 

978-670-7777swansonmeadows.com; 9 holes. 

Club Pro: none; Tee times: 7 days in advance; 

Fee for 9 holes: $22 weekday,$25 weekend; 

Cart rental: $11 per person; Yards 4,486; 


Tewksbury Country Club 

1880 Main St., Tewksbury, MA; 978-640-0033 

tewksburycc.com; 9 holes; Club Pro: 

Mike Rogers; Tee times: Friday-Sunday 2 days 


weekday, $26/$42 weekend; 



Trull Brook Golf Course 

170 River Rd., Tewksbury, MA; 978-851-6731 

trullbrook.com; 18 holes; Club Pro: Al Santos; 

Tee times: 7 days in advance; Fee for 18 holes: 

$42 weekday, $53 weekend; Cart rental: $18 



Tyngsboro Country Club 

80 Pawtucket Blvd., Tyngsboro, MA; 

978-649-7334; 9 holes. 

Tee times:5 days in advance for weekends; 

Fee for 9 holes: $17 weekday, $19 weekend; 

Cart rental: $14 for 9 holes; Yards 2,397; 


Unicorn Golf Course 

460 Williams St., Stoneham, MA; 

781-438-9732; unicorngc.com; 9 holes. 

Club Pro: Jeff Barnes; Tee times: no; 

Nonresident fee for 9 holes: $22 weekday/ 

$24 weekend; Cart rental: $9 per person; 


Wenham Country Club 


94 Main St., Wenham, MA; 978-468-4714 

wenhamcountryclub.com; 18 holes. 

Club Pro: Ryan McDonald; Tee times: 

weekends only; Fee for 9/18 holes: $23.50/$38 

weekday, $25/$44 weekend; Cart rental: $16 



Windham Country Club 

1 Country Club Drive., Windham, NH; 

603-434-2093; windhamcc.com; 18 holes. 

Club Pro: Joanne Flynn; Tee times: 

7 days in advance; Fee for 9/18holes: 



Yards 6,442; Slope 

135; Rating 71.2 

Woburn Country Club 

5 Country Club Road, Woburn, MA; 

781-933-9880; woburncountryclub.com; 

9 holes; Club Pro: Peter Bracey; Tee times: 

2 days in advance; Non-resident fee for 9 

holes: $21 weekday and $22 weekend; 

Cart rental: $16 for 9 holes; Yards 5,973; 


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327 Main St., North Reading, MA 

978-664-9276 

Big Sticks Golf 

26 Ray Ave., Burlington, MA 

bigsticksgolf.com;781-229-2269 

The Clubhouse Golf & Entertainment 

222 S. Main St., Middleton, MA 

theclubhousege.com; 978-539-8725 

Dilisio Golf Range 

115 Swampscott Road, Salem, MA 

dilisiogolfdrivingrange.com; 

978-745-6766 

Golf Country 


160 S. Main St., Middleton, MA 

golfcountry.org; 978-774-4476 

Golf Galaxy 

40 Walkers Brook Drive, Reading, MA 

stores.golfgalaxy.com/ma/reading/3225/; 

781-944-0535 

Golfers Warehouse 

4 Newbury St., Danvers, MA 

edwinwattsgolf.com/store-702.aspx; 

978-777-4653 

Golftec 

194 Newbury St., Peabody, MA 

golftec.com/locations; 978-777-2930 

Paradise Family Golf 


25 Lonegan Road, Middleton, MA 

paradisefamilygolf.com; 

978-750-4653 

Sagamore Golf 

22 North Road, North Hampton, NH 

sagamoregolf.com; 603-964-8393 

Sarkisian Farms & Driving Range 

153 Chandler Road, Andover, MA 

sarkisianfarms.com; 978-668-5522 

Sun ‘N Air Golf Center 


210 Conant St., Danvers, MA 

sunairgolf.com; 978-774-8180 

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