North Shore Golf Fall 2018

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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).
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On one of the hottest days of the summer,
the NEPGA Junior Tour made its second
stop of the season at Gannon Golf Course
Aug. 7. Aidan Daly of Hamilton shot
73 to win the boys 16-18 division by nine
shots. Middleton’s Michael Donabedian
was third. Brandon Farrin of Danvers
won the boys 14-15 division with a 75 to
win by four shots over Salem’s Ethan
Doyle and Michael Papamechail.
Burlington’s Riley Reardon won the
boys 12-13 division with a 93.
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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
Papamechail of Salem, Ryan Chang
of Lexington, Julia Loghinov of
Carlisle and Lily Nguyen of Lowell
were winners. Great rounds were shot
by Lowell’s Owen Goulette, Salem’s
Nick Angeramo, Marblehead’s
George Rowe, Lynn’s Jake Valeri,
Beverly’s Jackson Scott, North
Andover’s Daniel MacMillan,
Topsfield’s Blake Buonopane,
Danvers’ Brandon Farrin,
Haverhill’s Jackson DiFloures,
Haverhill’s Aiden Azevedo, Danvers’
Dominic Meyers. Haverhill’s Nicholas
Samahar, Reading’s Nate Johnson,
Lynnfield’s Stephen Forgione,
Lynnfield’s Michael Forgione,
Lexington’s Anna Zhang, Haverhill’s
Ava Spencer and Andover’s
Grace Hammond.
At a NEPGA Junior Tour event at
Rockport Golf Club Aug. 1, Lynnfield’s
Aidan Kelly had the low round of the
day. He won the boys 16-18 division w
ith a 77, 14 shots ahead of runner-up
Lucas Hoertdoefer of Winchester.
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Kirk Hanefeld, Salem CC’s director
of instruction, won the NEPGA Seniors
title at Okemo Valley in Vermont.
He shot a 7-under 133, besting runner-up
Tom Tobey of Sandwich Hollow by a
single shot. Kernwood’s Frank Dully
and Beverly G&T’s David Dionne tied
for ninth at 140. … Josh Salah of
Gloucester won the PGM Northport
Championship in Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia. It’s his second win on the
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Johnson uses a trailer that looks
like something a landscaper might tow
around, and it's filled with carts and
a solo rider - a chair that can bring
people who cannot use their legs in an
upright position so they can swing a
club – for people who might only be
able to use their hands.
“We call them ‘paragolfers,’
“Johnson said. “(The chairs are)
pretty cool. We have paragolfers on
the North Shore. We have people with
spinal cord injuries playing on a regular
basis because the equipment is there.”
However, Johnson said, “the
equipment is pretty expensive. But
some courses have them on their sites.”
The clinics Johnson runs last six
hours all told, “and for those six hours,
we charge a whopping $40,” he said.
Naturally, Johnson feels it’s money
well spent.
“(The program) is a game-changer,”
he said.
“A lot of people are getting back
in the game after one or two years of
having their clubs in a corner. Some
people also find themselves with idle
time because they can’t work. So they
take up golf.” l