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18 >>> SUMMER 2021
North Shore
Golf
NOTEBOOK
By
BILL BROTHERTON
and ANNE MARIE TOBIN
The 122nd U.S. Open Championship
will be held June 13-19, 2022, at The
Country Club in Brookline. This
will be the 17th USGA championship
hosted by The Country Club, tied with
Oakmont for second-most among U.S.
clubs to Merion, with 18. The three
previous U.S. Opens conducted at
The Country Club – all of which were
decided in 18-hole playoffs – were
in 1913 (won by Francis Ouimet),
1963 (won by Julius Boros), and
1988 (won by Curtis Strange). The
Country Club most recently hosted the
2013 U.S. Amateur, won by Matthew
Fitzpatrick of England. Tickets are
available at www.usopen.com.
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John Quinn aced the 140-yard 9th
hole at Reedy Meadow in Lynnfield
June 21. He hit a 9-iron. Playing
partner Dave Mineo witnessed
the hole-in-one. … Wenham CC’s
course improvements include rebuilt
tee boxes on holes 4, 6, 10 and 18.
… Kernwood CC has undergone a
major bunker renovation, bringing
all up to code and adding modern
upgrades to the traditional Donald
Ross bunkers. … Steve DeAngelis is
again club champion at Ould Newbury
GC, his seventh win since 2013. Chris
Hillick is the men’s net champion.
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In June, Kernwood CC hosted the
On Course Foundation’s Simpson
Cup qualification round. The Ryder
Cup-style annual tournament is a
competition between teams of 13
injured service members and veterans
from the United States and their
British counterparts. It showcases the
unique position of golf as one of the
few sports where players of all skills
and abilities can play together on a
level playing field. “It was so inspiring,”
said Kernwood head PGA pro Frank
Dully. “One gentleman had a
prosthetic arm and two prosthetic legs.
He hit a drive right down the middle.”
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Ferncroft CC hosted the Celebrity
Sweat golf tournament, which benefits
local first responders, principally
The Hundred Club of Massachusetts.
Many local police and fire
departments participated. There was
also a celebrity match featuring Doug
Flutie and Ray Bourque vs. Chris
Berman (ESPN) and Christopher
McDonald (Shooter McGavin of
“Happy Gilmore fame). … +++
The Francis Ouimet Scholarship Fund
banquet will take place Oct. 14 at
Encore Boston Harbor. CBS Sports’
Jim Nantz will receive the 2021
Francis Ouimet Award for Lifetime
Contributions to Golf.
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The NEPGA New England Women’s
Amateur was held at Agawam Hunt
Club in Rhode Island June 28-30.
Vesper’s Molly Smith, a junior at
Westford Academy, got a fast start
with a 1-under 70 to jump out to a oneshot
lead in the opening round. She
followed with rounds of 73 and 76 to tie
for fifth with a 6-over 219, nine shots
behind winner Dree Fausnaugh.
Smith did win the Junior title.
Sister Morgan Smith shot 226 and
finished eighth, while fellow junior
Christine Mandile (Winchester)
shot 231 and finished T-10. Morgan
and Mandile finished second and third
respectively in the Junior Division. In
the Tournament division, Tedesco’s
Kym Pappathanasi shot 251 and
finished second. MJ O’Neill (The
Golf Course at Turner Hill) shot 253
and finished fourth, while Connie
Hayton (Sagamore Spring) shot 261
and finished seventh. Donna Dileso
(The Meadow at Peabody) shot 273
and finished 12th and also finished
second in the Legends Division.
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Bass Rocks GC hosted a qualifying
round for the U.S. Senior Women’s
Open on June 15. Danielle Lee of
Renaissance GC (75) and Susan
Curtin (76) were the two qualifiers
for the championship, which will be
held at Brooklawn Country Club in
Fairfield, Conn., Aug. 19-22.
Barb Hecimovich
The Stroke Play Championship for the
Baker Trophy was held at Ledgemont
CC in Seekonk June 7-8 Molly Smith
fired a first round 2-under 71 to trail
by one, but struggled in the final
round with a 77 to finish eight shots
behind winner Rebecca Skoler (Pine
Brook). Morgan Smith shot 153
(T-4), while Danielle Lee shot 159
(T-10). Barb Hecimovich (Beverly)
won the Tournament Division title
(164), edging out Mary Hunt
(Gannon, 165). Kym Pappathanasi
(Tedesco) finished fourth (173). Connie
Hayton (Sagamore) and Ann Dawson
(Gannon) both shot 176 (T-7). Daria
Insalaco (Turner Hill) shot 181 (13th),
while Donna Dileso (Sagamore)
shot 181 (T-15). Mary Hunt won the
Net Division (147), winning by three
over Hecimovich. Hayton (5th, 154),
Insalaco (6th, 155), Dawson (7th,
156) and Pappathanasi (T-10, 161).
Erika Allen (Beverly) shot 162 (13th).
Tedesco’s Lisa Desalvo shot 190