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04 Young guns 

07 Rules changes 

09 Pro motion at Thomson 

11 Historical Hogan 

12 President Sibley 

EDITOR'S LETTER 

Young at heart 

INSIDE 

14 Dead ball error? 

16 Spring blossoms 

17 Rising stars 

20 Notebook 

26 Course directory 

BILL BROTHERTON 

Let’s take a ride in the Wayback Machine, shall we? 

It’s the spring of 2017, and the dormant North Shore Golf magazine has been brought back to life 

by Lynn’s proud Essex Media Group, a formidable publishing house that also produces the Daily Item, 

weekly newspapers in Lynnfield, Marblehead and Peabody, and quarterly magazines in the 01940, 

01945 and 01907 zip codes. 

2017 is wild! The U.S. Senior Open is about to tee off at Salem Country Club; Anne Marie 

Tobin, our associate editor and a Massachusetts Golf Hall of Famer, chats with brand new PGA 

Commissioner Jay Monahan, a Belmont native, about the job; our columnist Bob Green writes about a 

move to manufacture golf balls that don’t go as far. 

Here it is, years later, and things are eerily similar. We hear that Salem might invite the USGA back 

for a Senior Open Championship or U.S. Women's Open in 2026 to celebrate the 100th anniversary 

of the opening for play of the club's golf course. Jay Monahan is rumored to be on the hot seat because 

of some controversial PGA Tour proposals triggered by that upstart LIV league, including a plan to, 

yes, manufacture golf balls that don’t go as far. (Bob revisits that dead ball plan in his Shades of Green 

column in this issue.) 

OK, it’s time for me to return to the modern day so I can brag about this newsy Spring 2023 issue 

of North Shore Golf … but mostly to binge-watch “Full Swing” before my Netflix trial membership 

runs out. 

The centerpiece of this issue is a look at the remarkable success of numerous junior programs in 

Massachusetts and an introduction to several boys and girls who are succeeding big time before they 

even reach high school. Nearly every club, both private and public, has a strong junior program that 

teaches kids about golf, sure, but also other things that will help them gain confidence and grow into 

successful adults. 

Back in 2017, we were awed by the talent of such “kids” as Chris Francoeur, Nick Maccario and 

Steven DiLisio, who are now excelling on the national stage. The past couple of years we’ve celebrated 

the success of the Emmerich brothers of Kernwood, the Smith sisters of Westford, the Buddenhagens 

of Essex County Club, the O'Hallorans of Myopia, the Turners of Bass Rocks, the Tufts of Tedesco, 

the Waisnors of Sagamore Spring, Sean Dully, Aiden LeBlanc, Abby Zhu. ... the list goes on and on. 

Now it’s time to say “hello” to NEPGA Junior Tour standouts Bobby MacAulay, Leo Su, Dalila 

Meyers, Charlotte Rollins, and Stephen and Michael Forgione. 

Also in this issue, we profile David Sibley, the head PGA pro at Gannon Municipal GC in Lynn, 

who is president of the Board of Directors for the New England PGA’s Massachusetts Chapter, and 

his fight to stay healthy. Over at Thomson CC in North Reading, the faces in the pro shop are the 

same but pro-motions have occurred, if you’ll excuse the terrible pun. 

We have a nicely newsy Notebook and we look back at Ben Hogan’s thrilling visit to Salem CC for 

an exhibition 70 years ago. 

Hmmm. That sounds like a fun time. I’d be jazzed to see Hogan and Snead tackle that Donald Ross 

masterpiece, wouldn’t you? Let’s rev up that Wayback Machine one more time. 

And thank you for reading and supporting this magazine all these years. See you on the course! 

Bill Brotherton is editor of North Shore Golf magazine. He grew up in Beverly, caddied and worked in the pro 

shop at Essex County Club, 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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Shore players are making their 

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front: Dalila Meyers, Bobby 

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There's lots of support 

for state's young golfers 

Brianna Sovring 

By Bill Brotherton 

It’s often been said that golfers – 

especially young players – from 

New England are at a significant 

disadvantage because of frosty falls, 

frigid winters and rainy springs. 

But that’s no longer the case. The 

Massachusetts Chapter of the New England 

PGA, Mass Golf and individual clubs and 

courses are offering more junior programs 

than ever before. 

And more and more youngsters are 

enthusiastically participating in such 

programs as the NEPGA’s Junior Tour and 

Junior League, Mass Golf’s Youth on 

Course and First Tee initiatives and 

benefiting from strong support at their 

clubs, both private and public. 

The NEPGA’s Junior Tour is one 

such success story. 

Founded in 1995, it established 

a goal to help develop younger 

golfers, foster sportsmanship and provide 

competitions at some of the region’s premier courses. 

Brianna Sovring, NEPGA Junior Golf and Player 

Development Manager since 2021, said the program has 

enjoyed phenomenal growth. 

More than 1000 kids take part, she said, and they can play 

in as many or as few events as they and their parents want. 

“We have a schedule of more than 100 tournaments this 

season, starting in April and running through August. It’s a 

really cool environment. There is no pressure. We’re here to 

have fun and play golf.” 

Participants are awarded points based on where they 

finish in each event, earning 25 points for finishing first and 

lesser amounts down the line. A Tour Championship is held 

at the end of the summer, just before school 

starts, and medals, awards and trophies 

are handed out. A celebratory Awards 

Banquet closes out the season. 

Membership fee is $135. 

Cost for each event is $45 

($35 for 9-hole divisions). 

Swag bags filled with all sorts 

of goodies are included. 

The Junior Tour is 

open to all boys and girls 

ages 9-21 who reside in 

or are members of a 

golf course, public or 

private, that employs 

a PGA professional. 

Most courses offer 

reasonably priced junior 

memberships. The Boys 11 

& under division and the Girls 

13 & under division play 9 holes, 

all others play 18 holes. Caddies are 

not permitted, nor are spectators – 

notably parents/grandparents – permitted 

on the course. 

Sovring herself benefited from junior events. Her dad 

introduced her to the game when she was 7 years old. At age 

12 she started playing on the PGA Junior Tour in New York 

state, and made the high school team when she was in 7th 

grade. Four years of college golf followed at State University 

of New York at Cortland. 

“There are many North Shore kids who stand out,” said 

Sovring. Six of those young golfers are featured in this issue. 

Turn to Page 17 to meet these shooting stars. 

To sign up for the Junior Tour or to get more 

information, go to https://www.nepgajuniortour.com/ 

junior/programs/nepgajt/index.html

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6 >>> SPRING 2023 

A TASTE OF MARBLEHEAD 

Meet Me @ Mai Tai Lounge for dinner and drinks 

Opened in December 2021, Mai Tai 

Lounge is a relatively new addition 

to the Marblehead restaurant scene. 

Walking up the wooden front steps, 

customers are greeted with a modern 

mix of lounge and restaurant. 

The name “Mai Tai” refers to 

a cocktail made of rum, Curaçao 

liqueur, orgeat syrup and lime juice. 

It's one of the characteristic cocktails 

in Tiki culture — which kind of speaks 

to the restaurant's blend of eating and 

drinking. 

Mai Tai Lounge is owner Amanda 

Breen's first restaurant business. She 

believes there's room for really good 

local restaurants so that Marbleheaders 

don't have to travel to Boston to have a 

great dining experience. 

Mai Tai Lounge managed to open 

its door amid the pandemic. Breen 

said the pandemic did complicate the 

preparation, but the community was 

ready to dine out. 

At the end of 2021, Mai Tai served 

its first customer and now has the 

capacity to serve around 66 seated 

customers, not including the outdoor 

area. 

Thomas Saltsman — the artist who 

installed an Egyptian cobra goddess 

in town during Halloween — was the 

designer of the restaurant. According 

Breen, the average price of a dish is 

around $25. 

“I think it was really just that the 

space and the abilities and the people 

came together at the right time,” said 

Breen. 

Manager Kevin Le also played a 

role in turning Mai Tai Lounge into 

a reality. He has been in the catering 

industry for 17 years and is the creator 

of every dish and cocktail at Mai Tai 

Lounge. Breen also said Le has been 

instrumental in training the staff in 

how to prepare the dishes. 

Before he came to Marblehead, 

Le worked in Washington, D.C. at 

many high-end restaurants. Later, 

he obtained his certificate at the Le 

Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts 

in Boston. 

Le met Breen at the very end of a 

bar in Swampscott. Le was serving 

as the bartender and manager, and 

Breen was a customer. After that, they 

together brainstormed the idea of a 

Kevin Le is the general manager of Mai Tai Lounge on Pleasant Street. 

fusion-food restaurant, the results of 

Le’s 17 years of practice. 

Mai Tai is Le’s dream come true 

after decades of work. The food on 

the menu traces back to Vietnam, 

Thailand, Germany and China, Le 

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Le suggested customers try the 

lobster rangoon. “It's fresh milk with a 

local lobster and green Swiss onions. 

It's got a crispy on the outside.” 

He also recommends the “Mai 

Mango Scallop.” He added: “With a 

little drop of butter over the top with 

mango salsa, they have fresh mango 

and a little sweetness.” 

Mai Tai Lounge is inseparable 

from its bar section, which features 

a full page of drinks including nine 

signature Mai Tai cocktails with fun 

names including High Tide Mai Thai, 

a gluten-free vodka cocktail named 

after the coastal location. Another 

called Meet Me @ Mai Tai is a 

lychee-flavored vodka cocktail. 

The bar also serves a drink called 

In Chamber, which includes a very 

rare 12-year Japanese whisky and is 

Kevin Le tosses the lobster pad Thai in a wok. 

limited to one per guest. It's served on 

the rocks and presented in a smoke 

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Kristen Andrews is the head golf professional at Thomson Country Club. 

STAFF PHOTOS: SPENSER HASAK 

THOMSON, continued from page 9 

“My father played, my grandfather 

played. So they just took me with 

them and I’ve loved it ever since,” 

Andrews said. 

Andrews has worked with Chris 

Young, the previous head PGA pro 

and now Thomson’s Director of Golf, 

for more than a decade. 

“I asked what her goal was every 

year, and each time she said ‘to 

become head pro’,” Young said. 

“Once she got through the initial 

apprenticeship and testing, we all 

knew she’d get approved to be head 

pro.” 

Andrews played Division 1 golf at 

Fairfield and served as captain for 

three years. She was a member of 

the 2011 Massachusetts USGA State 

Team, the 2012 WGAM Player of the 

Year runner-up and was the 2012 

New England Women’s Amateur 

Champion. 

Young is starting his 14th year at 

Thomson. Like Andrews, he got into 

golf at a young age. 

“We lived around the corner from 

a public golf course, so I would go 

out with my dad every once in a 

while. I got hooked on it and a bunch 

of my friends did too, which I think is 

key in golf,” Young said. “It’s a sport 

I feel a lot of people don’t get into 

at a young age because they want 

to do stuff with their friends like 

basketball, baseball, etc.” 

Young said he has always looked 

ahead. “I’m always thinking about 

how to move up. Out of college I was 

an assistant pro, and at 27 I was a 

head pro. 

“When I made head pro, I was 

thinking to myself, ‘Well, what’s 

next?’ I think (becoming) director of 

golf was the next step. There’s a little 

bit more responsibility.” 

First assistant golf professional 

David Segal returns for his fourth 

season and Matt Blouin has joined 

the team as assistant pro. Thomson’s 

new Food and Beverage manager is 

Britony Wells. 

Young said the club is finalizing a 

project to install golf simulators and 

that 2022 was a great year for Thomson 

CC. “Rounds and revenues were both 

up. We have a current wait list for 

membership and I see 2023 being even 

bigger and better than 2022.” 

Chris Young is the director of golf 

at Thomson Country Club.

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President 

Sibley? 

Gannon pro is always 

'happy to help' 

By Joey Barrett 

When it comes to checking 

things off the list, look 

no further than Gannon 

Municipal GC’s David Sibley. 

The 51-year-old is in the midst of his 

10th year as head PGA professional at the 

Lynn course, to which the club pro said, “I 

just love to do it.” 

Each year comes with its own plan 

of attack. Sibley is responsible for 

operations, merchandising and eventplanning. 

But if there’s one thing that 

remains – and one that always puts a 

smile on his face – it’s those by his side. 

“If there’s something I like most about 

the club, it’s the people I encounter every 

day,” Sibley said of his favorite part of the 

job. “It’s the one thing that continues to 

progress. … we have a good core group.” 

In December, an unexpected 

opportunity arose. And if you know 

Sibley’s history – which includes being 

head pro at Wild Wing Plantation in 

Myrtle Beach, SC – you just know he took 

it. 

He's now the president of the Board 

of Directors for the New England PGA’s 

Massachusetts Chapter. 

“I’m happy to help” were Sibley’s exact 

words six years ago when he was in talks 

with the organization. 

Fast forward to now, and it’s an 

experience Sibley said he’s lucky to have. 

“It’s certainly been rewarding to me,” 

he said. "It's about organizing the events, 

the business affairs of the chapter, and 

working with the professionals." 

All that said, in the winter of 2021, 

Sibley heard other news – he was 

diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. 

He underwent chemotherapy 

every other week last year at Tufts 

Medical Center in Boston. Despite the 

unfortunate situation he knew it was “very 

manageable.” 

“It’s part of my life now,” Sibley said. 

“It’s just something that we’re working 

with.” 

And he’s going to remain optimistic. 

“It’s probably made me closer to people 

around me,” Sibley said. “There are some 

positives that have come from it.” 

Another positive in his life: golf. 

With the Maine native calling himself a 

“New Englander from the beginning,” he’s 

been a student of the game since he was 

14 years old. 

“Once I started, I just couldn’t stop,” 

Sibley said.

NORTH SHORE GOLF


> > > SHADES OF GREEN 

By BOB GREEN 

DOES USGA rollback plan come up short? 

D 

o golf’s “elite” players hit the 

ball too far? 

Golf’s two main governing 

bodies – the United States Golf 

Association and the R&A – recently 

announced a proposal to roll back the 

ball in an effort to limit distance at the 

elite level. This would be achieved by 

changing the way they test golf balls. 

They said elite players’ drives would be 

10-to-20 yards shorter. 

Bifurcation is the technical term. It 

basically means pros will use different 

equipment than amateurs. One of the 

cool things about golf is that everyone 

who plays the game, from beginners to 

Rory McIlroy, uses the same equipment. 

If the USGA and R&A get their way, 

that will end as of January 1, 2026. 

There will be a “Notice and Comment” 

period that will extend through mid- 

August. But if history is a predictor of 

future events, no number of negative 

comments will change their minds. 

When the putter anchoring ban 

was proposed in 2015, there was also 

a Notice and Comment period. Many 

golf organizations, both professional 

and amateur, vehemently opposed it. 

USGA nonetheless adopted the ban as of 

January 1, 2016. 

I’m certain the golf ball rollback will 

go into effect January 1, 2026, because 

of the USGA’s Distance Insite Report 

developed over the past three years. 

It shows a concern that golf clubs 

can’t afford to lengthen their courses to 

maintain the challenges of the original 

designs and will become obsolete. 

Obsolete? To the best players in the 

world? Give me a break. 

The 2022 U.S. Open was played at 

The Country Club in Brookline. The 

course was designed in 1895. It’s one of 

the oldest golf courses in the country. 

Maximum total yardage for the Open 

was 7,222. Most likely it didn’t play that 

long in any of the tournament rounds. 

The winning score was 6 under par. 

The two shortest holes had a profound 

effect on the outcome. In the final round, 

Jon Rahm was in contention. On the 

315-yard 5th hole he made a bogey when 

his second shot flew the green. 

In the third round, Scottie Scheffler 

was near the lead when he came to the 

111-yard 11th hole. His tee shot flew 

over the green and he ended up making 

a double bogey. Scheffler finished 

second at -5, 1 shot behind winner Matt 

Fitzpatrick. 

Perhaps scoring is the USGA’s 

definition of obsolescence. 

The PGA Tour just completed the 

Florida swing. Take a look at the yardage 

and winning scores for each event: 

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7,045 yards, -14 

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North Shore clubs cater to kids 


Nearly every local club has embraced 

programs that encourage youngsters to 

learn and enjoy the game of golf. Here 

are just a few of the offerings: 

Ryan McDonald, PGA pro at 

Wenham CC, and his staff have 

developed one of New England’s most 

successful junior programs. Wenham’s 

PGA Jr. League program was recently 

named the 25th best in the country. A 

weekly junior golf clinic for children 

ages 6-14 is held on Friday mornings. 

It is geared toward beginners, but all 

levels are welcome. Cost is $20 per 

child. 

Wenham’s PGA Jr. League teams 

have won many local championships. 

Two years ago, Wenham’s 17U All- 

Stars won the New England Regional 

Championship, then traveled to 

Saratoga, N.Y., where they finished 

second among teams from all of New 

England and New York. 

McDonald said “having fun is 

our top priority, but we also learn 

fundamentals, experience exciting 

competition, and make a lot of friends 

along the way. Our coaching staff is 

made up of PGA golf professionals, 

college and high school golf coaches, 

college golfers, and high school and 

middle school teachers.” The program, 

for boys and girls ages 5-13, runs from 

late May through August. 

“Although it depends on the number 

of players we have for (age 13 and 

under players) we will most likely have 

a six-team in-house league and one 

travel team.” 

David Dionne, head PGA 

professional at Beverly G&TC, reports 

that the club is hosting its own PGA 

Junior League this summer. Beverly 

has always been kid-friendly and 

countless teens have gone on to great 

success for their high school and 

college teams. Dionne said current 

standouts are Abby Ellis, Anthony 

Barror and Henry Robinson 

Frank Dully, head PGA professional 

at Kernwood CC, said junior players at 

the Salem club have always flourished. 

The most recent standouts in a long 

line of success stories have included 

the Emmerich brothers (Christian/ 

Aiden/Max) of Swampscott and Dully’s 

son Sean. 

“We run an elite junior program 

specializing in developing high school 

and college golfers. Our golfers have 

excelled at Middlebury, Colby, James 

Madison, St Lawrence, Holy Cross, 

Michigan State, SNHU to name a few. 

Kernwood has enjoyed juniors playing 

in the USGA Amateur and Junior 

Amateur, Mass Open, Ouimet, New 

England Amateur. 

“The Emmerich/Dully class are now 

all in college. The next class is Ryan/ 

Ryan/Ryan (Marty, Jimmy and Pete) 

and Jacob Hershfield. These are the 

next juniors on the horizon who will 

carry the torch. 

“The consistency of our professional 

staff has enabled juniors to thrive not 

only on the course but also as adults. 

“We conducted our first Junior Girls 

Club Championship last year. Nelly 

Dignan won and she is also an up-andcoming 

golfer. Charlie Grenier was the 

boys champ.” 

Kevin Murphy, head PGA pro at 

Bradford CC, has been a longtime 

champion of the national Youth on 

Course program. 

“We were one of the early supporters 

of Youth on Course when it was a 

pilot program about 10 years ago. We 

were told our clubs, both Bradford 

and Garrison, had the most kids of 

any program. Kids of all levels get 

instruction and the cost, $5 to play 

golf, is a no-brainer. Last summer we 

had 36 kids participate, three teams of 

12. In 2021, we were in the mid-40s. 

It’s a great program.” 

Kids are also king at Reedy Meadow 

in Lynnfield. PGA professional Donnie 

Lyons and his staff have always gone 

above and beyond for young golfers 

who play at the 9-hole Lynnfield 

course. 

Thomson CC’s Chris Young praised 

the talented Jack Moriarty, a junior 

member who as a freshman at St. 

John’s Prep played as one of the team’s 

top players.

NORTH SHORE GOLF


SHOOTING STARS 

LEO SU 

Age: 11 

Town: Ipswich 

Grade: 6, British International School of Boston 

Club: Rowley CC 

2022 Junior Tour record: 31 events, — 6 wins, 7 

seconds and 9 thirds. 

Favorite player: Rory McIlroy 

DALILA MEYERS 

Age: 13 

Town: Danvers 

Grade: 8, Holten Richmond Middle School 

Club: Ferncroft CC 

2022 Junior Tour record: 12 events — 10 firsts, 2 

seconds 

Favorite player: Rory McIlroy 

Leo may be short in stature, but his golf talents are huge. 

The only child of Joe and Lucy Su is the reigning Player 

of the Year in the NEPGA Junior Tour’s 9-hole 13-andyounger 

division. Leo played in 31 events in 2022, and 

finished in the top 10 in every one, with 22 of those being 

in the top three. His best rounds were 39s in Tour events 

at Beverly G&TC and Reedy Meadow. He also competes in 

PGA Junior League team events. 

Leo accepted an invitation to compete in the boys age 

12-13 division this season, which means he’ll play all 18 

holes. “My scoring goal is to shoot 10-over or so,” he said. 

Looking ahead, he hopes to play high school and college 

golf. Though he’s just 11, he’s intrigued by playing on the 

pro tour. 

His dad introduced him to golf when the family was 

living in China. The two spent time at driving ranges and 

practicing chipping and putting. 

Brent Balderston, Rowley’s head PGA professional, and 

Leo have become a formidable team. 

Leo took lessons from other professionals, but he and 

Balderston just clicked from day one. 

“One day after a lesson, he was seven or eight at the time, 

I was putting the carts away and Leo came to me and asked 

‘I wanted to know if you’ll be my coach.’ He’s a very good 

player and he’s a hard worker.” 

“I’ve worked with a lot of kids through the years, Leo is 

special. He’s fun, funny, silly and energetic. His parents 

don’t speak much English, and he and they are comfortable 

with me.” 

At the start of their partnership, Balderston, as an 

incentive, told Leo if he had a good lesson they’d play 

one hole afterward. Balderston, a lefty, plays righty. That 

evolved into “cross-country golf.” What’s that? They might 

tee off from the 6th tee box and try to get the ball on the 7th 

green. Or drive from Rowley’s 1st tee, but hit their second 

shots toward the 9th green. 

“I love cross-country golf,” said Leo, with a smile. 

Rory McIlroy is his favorite PGA player. Maybe someday 

he’ll challenge Rory to a round of cross-country golf. 

Dalila has shown considerable improvement in her three 

years on the NEPGA Junior Tour. Last year, she won the 

Tour Championship at Highlands GC in Grafton, shooting 

a 13-over 85. Dalila was runner-up for Player of the Year 

to Addison Cutting of Shrewsbury in her age group (Girls 

13-and younger, which plays 9-hole rounds). 

Dalila’s best round was a 37 at Reedy Meadow in 

Lynnfield. This year she jumps into the competitive Girls 

14-18 age group, which plays 18 holes. 

For the interview and photo shoot, she proudly brought 

along 10 medals she was awarded, one for each of her firstplace 

finishes on the Junior Tour. 

The daughter of Jay and Tina Meyers, Dalila also plays 

field hockey, softball and basketball. Her older brother 

Dominic, 16, is a member of St. John’s Prep golf team and 

previously participated in the Junior League program with 

great success. 

A straight-A student, she will attend Malden Catholic 

High School in the fall and play on its golf team. She has a 

Ferncroft junior membership. 

Dalila said she first picked up a golf club at age 6 or 7. 

“Our house has always been filled with golf clubs. (Jay is 

a manager at Golfer’s Warehouse in Danvers.). My dad is 

a really good teacher. He’s taught me a lot, not just that 

golf is a skill game but it’s a mental game. He puts me 

in the right mindset. And my mom is so supportive and 

understanding.” 

Her earliest rounds were played at Middleton GC, which 

closed in March 2019. “I loved Middleton. I miss it.” Golf 

clinics at Atkinson Resort & CC with instruction by Brian 

Diamond got the ball rolling. She’s had the opportunity 

to play Salem CC and Winged Foot in New York, two of 

America’s greatest courses. 

She started with the NEPGA Junior Tour at age 11. “It 

was challenging, not knowing all the courses,” she said. 

Dalila’s goals for 2023: “I want to improve on the mind 

parts of golf, and consistency with my swings.” She plays 

on Ferncroft’s PGA Junior League team, mostly with friend 

Allie Miller, and hopes to play college golf.




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A remarkable and rare feat occurred during the Bear Hill GC 

fourball last fall. Ned Yetten made a hole-in-one on #7 and 

opponent Jeff Donovan made a hole-in-one on hole #16 … in 

the same match! 

Since Bear Hill is a 9-hole course, #7 and #16 are the same 

hole. Only the length was different. 

Yetten, 71, a 7-handicap, and partner Kevin Lane were 1-up 

at the time. “It was about 160 yards, landing on a hill. I don’t 

wear glasses when I play golf. I never saw it,” said Yetten. “Jeff 

said, ‘That’s a pretty good shot Ned.’ One guy behind the green 

started jumping up and down and yelling ‘It's in the hole.’ ” 

They came around again for the next nine. The match was 

even as they teed off on the 16th. 185 yards. Donovan hit a 

pure shot, straight and true. Damned if it didn't go in the hole. 

“People behind the green started yelling again,” said Yetten. 

Yetten said Donovan hit his second shot on the 17th hole a 

few feet from the hole and sank the birdie putt. That ace/birdie 

punch gave Donovan and partner Jack Curran the win. 

“It was nuts,” said Yetten. “Two aces and a near eagle in the 

same round. Can you imagine! And I never saw either ball go 

in the hole.” Yetten has played golf for 40+ years, previously at 

Indian Ridge CC and the Golf Club at Turner Hill. 

“I was so happy for Jeff. He’s a great guy. The guys on the next 

tee said ‘I hope you’ve got insurance.’ I told Jeff, ‘You got the last 

hole-in-one, you get the bar bill,” added Yetten with a laugh. 

Two weeks earlier, Yetten got a hole-in-one on Bear Hill’s #2 

hole while playing with his son, Ned. 

“It was crazy,” said Donovan, a 50-year-old Stoneham 

resident with a 10 handicap. “They were almost identical shots. 

When Ned got his hole-in-one I turned to my partner and said, ‘I 

guess it’s not our day.’ ” 

Speaking of holes-in-one, there were a bunch at local clubs 

last fall. In fact Bill Swiecicki got two himself, both in October 

at Thomson CC. On Oct. 4, he hit a 7-wood 187 yards and on Oct. 

30 his 160-yard 9-wood shot went right in the hole. Woo-hoo! 

And then on Sept. 28, there were two aces on the 144-yard 

12th hole at Salem CC: Stephen Freyer and John Fallon 

both hit 7-irons. 

And aces were wild at Kernwood CC in 2022: Michael 

Brodsky on #4; Scott Hildreth, Zach McCann, Scott 

Marcus and Bill Ryan, all on #9; Michael Osborne on #12; 

and Eric Levy, Joel Livingston and Rob Freedman, all on 

#17. 

Others who got aces included: Ed Keenan Dec. 4 at 

Ferncroft CC, Evan Paskalis Oct 15 at Ferncroft CC, Jarret 

Harrigan Oct. 14 at Wenham CC, Scott Deffer Sept. 29 at 

Wenham CC, Ken Holmes Sept. 23 at Ipswich CC, Ronald 

LaBrecque Sept. 1 at Hickory Hill GC, Domenic Veneziano 

Aug. 20 at Salem CC, Peter Tehan Aug. 19 at Turner Hill, and 

Debra McNeil Aug. 8 at Haverhill CC. 

Green Meadow GC, the 375-acre, 36-hole course in Hudson, 

NH, is closed for good. The 61-year-old course that averaged 

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member of the NEPGA Hall of Fame.” 

Jim Salinetti (Winchester CC) is the Golf 

Professional of the Year, Steve Sheridan 

of Five Iron Golf and former Meadow Brook 

GC head pro will receive the Professional 

Development Award, and Player Development 

Award will go to Kelli Kostick (Windham CC). 

Let’s applaud our 2022 club champions: 

Bass Rocks GC: Josh Salah, Jenny 

Ceppi (women’s and senior women’s), Jack 

Delaney (junior boy’s) 

Bear Hill GC: Jeff Fisher (men’s and 

senior men’s), Allison Procopio (women’s) 

Bellevue GC: Will Pierce, Patti 

Corrigan, Patrick Lebrun (senior men’s) 

Beverly G&TC: Chris Piumelli, Lauren 

O’Brien 

Bradford CC: Lukas Paradis 

Gannon GC: Sean Winchell, Mary 

Hunt, Paul Gorman (senior men’s), Ann 

Dawson (senior women’s) 

Kernwood CC: Jon Yorks (men’s and 

senior men’s) , Molly Hoffman (women’s), 

Chuck Hoffman (super senior men’s), 

Cathy Marquardt (senior women’s) 

Long Meadow GC: Greg Holden, Caitlin 

Barry, Joan Buckley (senior women’s), 

Paul Chiampa (super senior men’s), Nate 

Crowley (junior boy’s) 

Meadow Brook GC: Damon Lusk, 

Marcia Brown, Charlie Johnson (senior 

men’s) 

Myopia Hunt Club: Grace Stephenson 

(women’s) 

North Andover CC: Fran Sullivan (men’s), 

Sue Titone, John Dias (senior men’s) 

Ould Newbury GC: Cael Kohan, Dan 

Graves (senior men’s), Tommy Mondalto 

(super senior men’s) 

Rockport GC: Kevin Olson, Margaret 

Hale, Mike Palazola (senior men’s), Peter 

Baughn (super senior men’s) 

Rowley CC: Jerry Gould, Ron Thissell 

(senior men’s) 

Salem CC: Ryan Connelly, Jenny Ceppi 

Tedesco CC: Hunter Stone, Kym 

Pappathanasi, James Katsos (senior 

men’s), Amy Krypel (senior women’s), 

Matthew Weed (junior boy’s) 

Thomson CC: Brian O’Hanley, Janet 

Kim, Kurt Mann (senior men’s) 

Vesper CC: John Devito, Molly Smith, 

Janice Carroll (senior women’s), Michelle 

Stott (super senior women’s) 

Happy Anniversary to Essex CC (the oldest) 

130 years, Meadow Brook GC 125 years, 

Tedesco 120 years, Amesbury 100 years, Olde 

Salem Greens/Salem Municipal GC 90 years, 

Thomson CC 60 years. 

One-hundred years ago, Wenham CC’s Joe 

Batchelder was the first North Shore player 

to win the Mass. Junior Championship. 

Give a welcome to William Shaw, 

the new general manager/chief operating 

officer at Salem CC. Shaw previously held 

similar posts at Brooklawn CC in Fairfield, 

Ct., Worcester CC and Hopewell Valley CC 

in New Jersey. ... Joseph P. Mahoney 

Jr. of Salem CC is a member of Mass Golf’s 

Board of Directors, serving as treasurer. … 

Maddy Belden, assistant PGA pro at Salem 

CC, is serving as secretary of the NEPGA’s 

Massachusetts Chapter. … Tyler Corder, 

most recently at Essex CC, has accepted 

an assistant pro position at Winchester CC 

for the 2023 season. … Four-time Majors 

champion and former World No.1 Ernie Els 

received the 2023 Francis Ouimet Award for 

Lifetime Contributions to Golf at the Ouimet 

Annual Banquet at Encore Boston Harbor 

April 3. … Ipswich CC has been certified 

as a member of the Audubon Cooperative 

Sanctuary Program. … Santo Tomasello, 

a charter member of Ferncroft CC and 

longtime Salem CC member, passed away in 

Florida in January. …Gannon GC members 

are mourning the death of longtime member 

and great guy Tim Santry, who also died in 

January. 

Kevin Franey is the new head PGA golf 

professional at Meadow Brook GC in Reading. 

For the past six years, Franey, a Peabody 

resident, has been the lead assistant golf 

professional at Ferncroft CC. Before joining 

Ferncroft, Franey worked at Medinah CC in 

Illinois, Boston GC in Hingham, The Country 

Club of North Carolina, Essex County Club 

in Manchester by the Sea and Rich Harvest 

Farms in Illinois. Rounding out the Pro Shop 

staff will be returning assistant golf pro Ryan 

Hamelin and new assistant golf pros Ryan 

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The YMCA of Metro North will 

host its 38th annual Fore the Kids Golf 

Tournament June 26 at Kernwood CC. 

Proceeds from the event will benefit 

the YMCA of Metro North’s day camps, 

early learning and child care programs. 

To register, go to https://www. 

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tournament/ 

The YMCA of the North Shore will 

host four golf fundraisers on five-star 

courses this summer. The first of the 18- 

hole tournaments will be held at Turner 

Hill in Ipswich June 5. The second is June 

12 at Tedesco CC in Marblehead. The third 

will be held Sept. 11 at Essex County Club 

in Manchester by the Sea. The fourth is 

Oct. 2 at Bass Rocks GC in Gloucester. For 

more information go to https://www. 

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Course improvements continue at 

Beverly G&TC, where a tree removal 

project on hole #16 should help speed up 

the pace of play. … Lauren O’Brien and 

George Soteropoulos had exceptional 

2022 seasons at Beverly, and club champ 

Chris Piumelli is one to watch. The 

Florida native played college golf down 

south and has a handicap of about +3. 

Kernwood CC welcomes new general 

manager/chief operating officer Stuart 

O’Connor, who comes from Brae Burn 

CC in Newton. … Frank Dully welcomes 

back his entire Kernwood pro shop staff: 

PGA professional Steve Bramlett, Keith 

Bursey and Craig Pittman. They have 

been together for more than 20 years 

… Improvements have been made to 

Kernwood’s Ladies Locker Room and the 

return to classic Donald Ross bunkers 

throughout the course has had a year 

to grow and is drawing praise from all. 

… Peggy O’Toole won most improved 

honors at the South Salem club in 2022. 

Peter Hood, director of golf at Bass 

Rocks CC, said the Gloucester club 

is installing a $1.8 million irrigation 

system, working with Country Golf 

to reconstruct the par 3 second hole, 

improving its deck and installing a patio 

overlooking the meadows. … Club Champ 

Josh Salah gained back his amateur 

status after playing on the Asian Tour … 

Golf Superintendent Chris Donato is 

celebrating his 20th year at the club and 

head PGA pro Todd Scarafoni qualified 

for the National PGA Club Professional 

Championship to be played later this 

month in New Mexico. 

At Bear Hill GC, Toby Ahern, Head 

PGA Professional, and PGA professional 

Jack Sullivan return for their second 

season. Ryan Barry, most recently at 

Ferncroft CC and The International, has 

been added as an assistant pro. … Jeff 

Fisher had an amazing 2022 at Bear 

Hill. In addition to winning his first Club 

Championship after some near misses, 

Fisher won four events. Rosemary 

Sherman and Rosemary Persian had 

great years and they partnered to win both 

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the Women's Blue Coat and Women's Four- 

Ball Championship at the Stoneham club. 

Chris Carter, head PGA pro at Hillview 

GC, said conditions at the North Reading 

course “are the best in my career here. We 

are working with Mark Mungeam, course 

architect, to do some major renovations over 

the next few years, drainage work, renovating 

tee boxes, sand traps, fairways, and cart 

paths.” … Carter, who is in his 26th year at 

Hillview, said his entire staff is back this year: 

superintendent Colin Smethurst (7th year) 

and assistant pros Matt Price (14th year) 

and Gary Lynch assistant pro (3rd year). … 

In 2022, Wendy VanderHart and Hanne 

Castle played well, and most-improved was 

George Stack. 

Ryan Train, beginning his second year as 

head PGA pro at Tedesco CC, reports changes 

to his staff for 2023. Assistants Camden 

Morrison (now competing professionally on 

the Symetra Tour) and Alex Glover (career 

change) have departed. PGA pro Ron Coiro 

returns as first assistant and newcomers 

include Lee Jatkevicius from Fauquier 

Springs CC, Sam Freund from Alpine CC 

and Weston Lazarus from Winthrop GC. 

… Tedesco members are elated to play the 

new #15 green after a successful October 

renovation by noted course architect Ron 

Forse, with expert supervision by Director 

of Grounds Peter Hasak and Golf Course 

Superintendent Michael Hughes. Extensive 

tree work has been done on the course around 

holes 6, 7 and 12 through 15 highlighting 

more of the natural ground features and rock 

outcroppings on the course. … Finally, in late 

April, Tedesco will unveil its renovated Grille 

& Bar, which got a $1.3 million facelift. 

Tedesco’s General Manager/Chief 

Operating Officer Mike McGillicuddy has 

been awarded the Certified Club Manager 

designation by the Club Management 

Association of America (CMAA). Having been 

a Class “A” PGA professional for the past 25 

years, Mike was also just elected to the PGA of 

America’s Quarter Century Club, one of only 

50 PGA Professionals nationwide to hold both 

the Class “A” PGA and CCM distinctions. 

The 6th green, a challenging signature 

par 3 at Bradford CC, has been rebuilt with a 

wooden wall that’s TCP-esque. Upgrades were 

made to the function rooms, as well. … Kevin 

Murphy, head PGA pro at Bradford and 

longtime Haverhill High School golf coach, 

said the club will again host the Joe Healey 

Memorial tourney this year. From proceeds, 

some $9,000 in scholarships were given to 

nine candidates who work at golf courses 

in the Haverhill/Windham NH area. It has 

handed out $70,000 to 90 recipients in the 

tournament’s 11 year history. 

Mass Golf’s Super Senior (age 65+) 

Championship was held at Taconic GC in 

Williamstown last October. Winner was 

Don Foburg of Plymouth CC with a twoday 

total of 2-over-par 144. North Shore 

golfers who made the cut included Peter 

Harrison (Vesper CC) 150, Greg Murray 

(Andover CC) 153, Danny Brown (Vesper 

CC) 154, Colin Ahern (Indian Ridge CC) 

159, James Drohen (Bradford CC) 161, 

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Golf Professional Christopher Talbert 

Slope 133; Rating 71.8 

Bass Rocks Golf Club 

34 Beach Road, Gloucester, MA 01930 

bassrocksgolfclub.org; 978-283-1866 

Golf Professional Todd Scarafoni 


Bear Hill Golf Club 

2 North St., Stoneham, MA 02180 

bearhillgolfclub.com; 781-245-4295 

Golf Professional Toby Ahern 

9 holes; Slope 131; Rating 70.2 

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320 Porter St., Melrose, MA 02176 

bellevuegolfclub.com; 781-665-7900 

Golf Professional Jeffrey Monteleone 

9 holes: Slope 127; Rating 69.0 

Essex County Club 

153 School St., 

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essexcc.org; 978-526-7691 

Golf Professional Jack Davis 


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10 Village Road, Middleton, MA 01949 

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Golf Professional Bill Cunningham, 

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Haverhill Golf and Country Club 

58 Brickett Lane, Haverhill, MA 01831 

haverhillcc.com; 978-373-1146 

Golf Professional Todd Cook 


Indian Ridge Country Club 

Lovejoy Road, Andover, MA 01810 

indianridgecountryclub.us; 978-475- 

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Golf Professional Mike Miller 


Ipswich Country Club 

148 Country Club Way, Ipswich, MA 

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Kernwood Country Club 

1 Kernwood St., Salem, MA 01970 

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Golf Professional Frank Dully 


Long Meadow Golf Club 

165 Havilah St., Lowell, MA 01852 

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Meadow Brook Golf Club 

292 Grove St., Reading, MA 01867 

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Mount Pleasant Golf Club 

141 Staples St., Lowell, MA 01851 

mpgc.com; 978-452-8228 

Golf Professional Joel Jenkins 


Myopia Hunt Club 

435 Bay Road, South Hamilton, MA 

01982 

myopiahuntclub.org; 978-468-4433 

Golf Professional Mike Bemis 


Nabnasset Lake CC 

47 Oak Hill Rd., Westford, MA 01886 

nabnassetlakecc.com; 978-692-2560 

Golf Professional Dan Gillis 


North Andover Country Club 

500 Great Pond Rd., 

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northandovercc.com; 978-687-7414 

Golf Professional Matt Lombard 


Renaissance Golf Club 

377 Kenoza St., Haverhill, MA 01830 

renaissancema.com; 978-556-0900 

Golf Professional Rhett Bishop 


Salem Country Club 

133 Forest St., Peabody, MA 01960 

salemcountryclub.org; 978-538-5400 

Golf Professional Kevin Wood 


Tedesco Country Club 

154 Tedesco St., Marblehead, MA 

01945 

tedescocc.org; 781-631-2800 

Golf Professional Ryan Train 


Thomson Country Club 

2 Mid Iron Drive, North Reading, MA 

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thomsoncc.com; 978-664-2016 

Golf Professional Christopher Young 


The Golf Club at Turner Hill 

3 Manor House Lane, Ipswich, MA 

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turnerhill.com; 978-356-7070 

Golf Professionals: Nate Hopley and 

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Vesper Country Club 

185 Pawtucket Blvd., 

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vespercc.com; 978-458-8731 

Golf Professional James Scales 


Winchester Country Club 

468 Mystic St., Winchester, MA 01890 

winchestercc.org; 781-729-1181 

Golf Professional Jim Salinetti 


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453 Main St., Winthrop, MA 02152 

winthropgolfclub.com; 617-539-0482 

Golf Professional Ed Montone 

9 holes; Slope 132; Rating 70 

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46 Monroe St., Amesbury, MA; 

amesburycountryclub.com; 978-388- 

5153 9 holes. Club Pro Butch Mellon; 

Tee times: 5 days in advance; Fee for 9 

holes: $21/$22 weekday/ weekend; 

Fee for 18 holes: $31/$33 weekday/ 

weekend; Cart rental: $18 per person 

for 18 holes. 

Yards 6,095; Slope 122; Rating 69.9 

Beverly Golf & Tennis Club 


134 McKay St., Beverly, MA; 

beverlygolfandtennis.com; 

978-922-9072 ext. 1; 18 holes. 

Golf Professional David Dionne; Tee 

times: 7 days in advance (members), 5 

days in advance (non-members); 

Fee for 18 holes: $35/$44 weekday, 

$46-59 weekend; Cart rental: $20 per 

person for 18 holes; Yards 6,276; Slope 

126; Rating 70.8 

Black Swan Country Club 

258 Andover St., Georgetown, MA; 

blackswancountryclub.com; 978-769- 

1082; 18 holes. 

Golf Professional Nate Bertrand 

Tee times: 6 days in advance; Fee for 

9/18 holes: $30/$52 weekday, $40/$64 

weekends; Cart rental: $20 for 18 holes; 

Yards 6,803; Slope 130; Rating: 72.9 

Bradford Country Club 


201 Chadwick Road, Bradford, MA; 

bradfordcc.com; 978-372-8587 

18 holes. Club Pro: Kevin Murphy; 

Tee times: 5 days in advance (online tee 

times also available); Fee for 9/18 holes: 

$24/$36 weekdays, $26/$50 weekends; 

Cart rental: $22 per person for 18 holes; 

Yards: 6,157; Slope 131; Rating 71.1 

Cape Ann Golf Club 


99 John Wise Ave., Essex, MA; 

capeanngolf.com; 978-768-7544 

9 holes. Club manager: Jim Stavros; 

Tee times: 7 days in advance; Fee for 

9/18 holes: $32/$45 everyday; Cart 

rentals: $18 per person for 18 holes; 

Yards 5844; Slope 124; Rating 68.4 

Cedar Glen Golf Course 

60 Water St., Saugus, MA; 

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9 holes. Club manager: Burton Page; 

Tee times: required in advance; Fee 

for 9/18 holes: $23 ($20 seniors/ 

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$25/$40 weekend; Cart rental: $20 for 

9 holes; Yards 5605; Slope 107; Rating 

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Chelmsford Country Club 

66 Park Road, Chelmsford, MA; 

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9 holes. Club pro: Jim Callahan; Tee 

times: 10 days in advance; Fee for 

9/18 holes: $21/$30 weekday, $26/$33 

weekend; 

Cart rental: $20 for 18 holes; Yards: 

4,854; Slope 107, Rating 63.6 

Country Club of Billerica 

51 Baldwin Road, Billerica, MA; 

countryclubofbillerica.com; 

978-667-9121 ext. 22; 

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940 North Broadway, Haverhill, MA; 

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18 holes. Club pro: Rob Hardy; Tee 

times: 10 days in advance for members, 

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holes $37 weekdays, $49 weekends; 

Cart rental: $20 for 18 holes; Yards 

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Far Corner Golf Course 

5 Barker Road, Boxford, MA; 

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27 holes. Club pro: John O’Connor; 

Yards: 6,711; Slope: 130; 

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3,220; Slope 131; Rating 72.5 

Four Oaks CC 

1 Clubhouse Lane, Dracut, MA 01826 

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Golf Professional Anthony Martinho; 

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60 Great Woods Road, Lynn, MA; 

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18 holes. Club Pro: David Sibley; 

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