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NSGFall2018.qxp_Layout 1 8/17/18 3:14 PM Page 14 NORTH SHORE 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
NSGFall2018.qxp_Layout 1 8/17/18 3:14 PM Page 15 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 MOLLY SMITH CHRIS FRANCOEUR CHRISTIAN EMMERICH NORTH SHORE GOLF
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