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I refuse to be the fall guy
It’s that time of year again, when trees are shedding leaves, we’re bulking up in heavy sweaters to stay
warm, and greens are being aerated leaving sandy bumps on every hole.
At least I have an excuse now for all my 3-putts.
Last autumn, a fellow golfer at Beverly Golf and Tennis Club showed up one day with a leaf blower
to clear off the greens before he attempted a putt. “What a brilliant idea. It’s nearly impossible to find
your ball in all those leaves,” I thought … until we happened to have the tee time just before him. For
the next 17 holes, every time we went to hit our drives the darned thing spit out a high-pitched whine.
I thought about bringing a chainsaw the next week to, well, never mind.
The older I get, the less patience I seem to have. Kids are always calling me “Grumpy Gramps” and
snarling “OK Boomer.” A superannuated gent such as me deserves respect for heaven’s sake.
Wanna know what else tees me off? Oh boy, here we go…
The pace of play at nearly every public course is infuriatingly slow and is the number-one annoyance
for me. It’s time we bring back rangers, those nasty guys who chainsmoked Camel unfiltered cigs,
enforced the rules and made sure every foursome maintained a good pace of play. You could’ve been
attacked by a rabid fox seconds earlier and he’d bark “No excuses, crybaby. Get your ass in gear or get
off my golf course!” I miss those guys. Our nation turns its lonely eyes to you. Five-hour rounds are
unacceptable!
Then there are the golfers who hit their shots about 6 zillion miles into the woods and spend at least
five minutes braving poison ivy and venomous snakes while searching for their precious Vice, Nitro or
Kirkland ball. Even if they found the damned thing, it would take them 80 centillion shots to reach the
fairway … and I’m sure they’d insist on putting out so they could pencil in the 107 on their scorecard.
Then there are the golfers who park their carts as far away from the next tee as possible. Sometimes
it’s in the next zipcode for heaven’s sake. They sit in front of the green while adding up their score while
the group behind resists the temptation to fire into them.
And let’s not forget …
Oh well, that’s enough for now. It’s exhausting to complain all the time. In the future, I might
suggest mandatory jail time for golfers who don’t fix their divots or repair a ball mark on the green.
And what about those bros who pump up the volume on their boomboxes, blaring country and classic
rock music in what should be a quiet setting? And how it makes sense to play from the tees that are
appropriate for your age and handicap?
Getting me ticked off isn’t confined to golf. Have you used an ATM lately at your local bank? Of
course you haven’t! I’m the only person on planet Earth who still uses cash. The money is stacked willynilly
when the machine spits out the bills. Andrew Jackson’s face is staring at me for the first three $20s,
then there’s an upside-down White House and then …
Forgive me, but I’m late for an appointment with my therapist and must run.
Until next time. See you on the course … and you’d better zip your lip and not stand behind me
while I’m ready to putt!
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, and has
written about golf for the Beverly Times and The Daily Item of Lynn. He retired from the Item and the
Boston Herald, where he wrote about music and edited the Features section. Tell him what you think at
bbrotherton@essexmediagroup.com.
04 IN THE PINK
08 BROZENA RULES
12 COUNTRY CONFORTS
18 SHADES OF GREEN
20 NORTH SHORE AMATEUR
INSIDE
22 COMING UP ACES
24 SALUTE TO SERVICE
25 TEAM ZMETROVITCH
28 NOTEBOOK
COVER
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of Marblehead, and Lauria
Brennan of Braintree have
some fun on the 18th green of
Tedesco CC during the Swing
Fore Pink golf tournament.
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Leila Blodgett, of Marblehead, tees off
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Erika Allen, of Beverly, rolls a putt on the 18th at Tedesco
CC during the Swing Fore Pink tournament.

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TEDESCO WOMEN
SWING FORE PINK
BY MARK ABOYOUN
On Aug. 19 at Tedesco Country
Club, 120 women teed off for a cause
that was as meaningful as it was fun.
The Marblehead club hosted its
annual Swing Fore Pink golf outing:
a women-led, women-only event that
raised more than $100,000 for
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
Since its 2012 inception, the outing
has grown into one of New England’s
premier women-only tournaments,
surpassing $600,000 in total funds
raised.
For organizer Kacy Jauron, the event
hits close to home.
“I’ve been on the committee for
a number of years and I think, with
cancer, you always know someone who
has it, and this past year, two of my
best friends had just gone through
breast cancer diagnoses and I just
lost my dad (Dick) in February from
melanoma,” she said. “It just made it
that much more special to take part in
this.”
The event featured a full field of
golfers, and touches of pink were
everywhere — from pin flags to
matching outfits worn by golfers and
Tedesco staff.
The club’s golf professionals
supported the cause in their own way,
offering drives on the l-o-n-g par-5
10th hole for $10 per attempt. That
alone raised $1,120.
Head PGA Professional Ryan Train
noted how the event has transformed
through the years.
“It’s progressed a lot in the
last 10-12 years, since its inception.
(At the start, money raised was)
$3,000-4,000 a year. Now, (that’s grown
to) $100,000-$125,000 a year. It’s
excellent to see the camaraderie, the
support, and the turnout that the ladies
have for each other. We were told last
year that this is the largest women-only
golf tournament for Dana-Farber in
New England.”
For committee member Mary
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PINK, continued from page 5
Abramson the heart of the event is its
women-led spirit.
“It’s very special to us that it’s an
all-women-led event. … It’s really
special that this is organized and led
by women. It’s a very special thing to
me, but it’s also a special thing for all
the players who come back every single
year. They love it so much that they
come back to play in it.”
Jauron agreed, noting how the sense
of community and purpose keeps the
event thriving.
“I think a really cool thing about
this, specifically, is that it’s organized
by and played by women,” she said.
“It’s amazing to see how the staff at
Tedesco jumps in and does this type
of thing. They do the pro drives, they
wear their pink with matching outfits,
there are pink flags for the pin – it’s
really nice to see.”
Even after more than a decade, the
passion and dedication hasn’t waned.
In fact, it seems to grow stronger each
year.
“It’s amazing,” Jauron said. “I think,
every year, the membership really
steps up. It’s fun because we’re having
more people that are being touched
by cancer in different ways who are
willing and want to be involved and
participate.”
Janet Brown, of Danvers,
chips into the 18th at
Tedesco CC during the Swing
Fore Pink golf outing.
Swing Fore Pink co-chairs, from left, Kate
Nightingale, Kacy Jauron, and Becky
White stand on the 10th tee of Tedesco CC
with head golf professional Ryan Train.
The Swing Fore Pink golf outing at
Tedesco CC was dedicated to breast
cancer survivors Ali Kelleher, left, and
Molly Rowe, both of Swampscott.

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NORTH READING’S BROZENA
IS WOMEN’S AMATEUR CHAMP
BY STEVE DERDERIAN
Mass Golf
Long-hitting Isabel Brozena
shook off a late rally by opponent
Shannon Johnson to win the 122nd
Massachusetts Women's Amateur
at Concord CC Aug. 15, defeating
Johnson 2 up.
Brozena, of North Reading, didn’t
flinch when Johnson stuffed a shot to
three feet on the par-3 15th, officially
erasing a 3-up lead and tying the
match. She nodded, gave Johnson her
due and then stepped to the 16th tee
with a plan.
“She deserved to win that hole,”
Brozena said. “I think that’s how I’ve
been getting through this week, by
saying, ‘if someone deserves to win the
hole, they should win it. I want to win
it by beating them out.’”
With the match tied and two par-5s
ahead, Brozena, a 19-year-old f rising
sophomore at Xavier University, didn’t
overcomplicate the moment. Driver in
hand, she leaned into her length, the
weapon she’d trusted all week.
She dialed up another 300-yard
drive flush down the fairway on 16,
then locked in on a 156-yard approach,
which spun back inside three feet and
for a moment appeared like it would
drop in for an astonishing albatross.
The downhill eagle putt dropped
instead, and the match tilted back in
her favor.
“I hit an absolute bomb. I put
something extra on that one,” Brozena
said of the decisive 16th, which played
440 yards. “You have to take the
opportunities when they come, and I
just hit the right number.”
That swing gave Brozena a 1-up
lead she wouldn’t give back. She held
steady through two tense closing holes,
including a fairway bunker shot to the
middle of the green on 18, capping a
breakthrough week where she drove
the ball as far as anyone in the field
and showed the nerve to match it.
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Isabel Brozena tees off on the first hole
of the championship match.

The victory not only marked her
first state amateur title, it also earned
her a spot in the 2026 U.S. Women’s
Amateur at the Honors Course in
Tennessee.
“You could ask any player that starts
this week. We know how big this
tournament is, so to know that I made
it to Friday, let alone the end of it, is
really exciting,” Brozena said.
Like many of her matches, Brozena
set the tone early. Johnson, 42, of
Thorny Lea Golf Club, the 2018
Massachusetts Women's Amateur
and U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur
champion, found herself 2-down early
after hitting her opening drive into
the penalty area. It took some time
to settle into the match, but Johnson
responded with a clutch par save on the
4th and won the 5th after Brozena’s
second shot found a greenside bunker.
But Brozena’s driver, the difference
all week, reasserted itself. After
winning the 6th by getting up and
down from the bunker, she smashed
a driver downwind to about 50 yards
short of the green to go 3-up. She
nearly gave Johnson a window on the
par-4 8th, leaving two putts to win the
hole, but left the first short and pushed
the second wide.
Both players made birdie on the par-
3 9th with near identical shots into the
green. Brozena pumped her fist when
hers dropped. Johnson, needing to keep
pace, walked hers in.
“Obviously, making that birdie
putt on nine kind of set the wheels
in motion a little bit,” said Johnson,
the stroke play medalist at Concord.
“Today I just got a little out of sorts to
begin the match, a little quicker tempo
than I had the last couple days. I know
I have the game in there, and it’s just
sometimes those swings come out
under pressure.”
At the turn, Brozena had the edge.
But Johnson wasn’t done.
Brozena airmailed the 10th green
with her approach for the second day
in a row and lost the hole. A bogey on
the 11th dropped her lead to just 1-up.
Johnson applied constant pressure with
steady ball striking and well-read putts,
forcing Brozena to dig in.
Brozena answered with gritty par
saves on 12 and 14, each about six
feet, both followed by fist pumps to
maintain her narrow lead after Johnson
earned conceded pars.
BROZENA, continued on page 10
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BROZENA, continued from page 9
Johnson finally pulled even on 15,
stuffing her tee shot that was tracking
toward the hole and converting the
birdie to square the match. Brozena
didn’t flinch. She respected the shot,
even admired it, but kept her focus
forward. It displayed a form of respect
combined with competitiveness, the
kind that says, “I’ll win by playing my
best, because I expect you to do the
same.”
While the match gradually got more
intense throughout the morning, with
Brozena increasingly frustrated with
a few of her putts, especially after the
turn, she and her father finally shared
a smile on the 13th green, seemingly
providing a much-needed reset amid
the biggest match of her life.
“We were just standing there
thinking, this is pretty fun, because she
was playing incredible,” Brozena said.
“She was 3 down, and I knew she was
playing pretty darn good. This is at the
point where it was kind of hilarious
how good she’s playing, and I knew I
had to have my best game to beat her.”
With a 1-up lead on 18, it came
down to execution. Brozena’s tee shot
found the fairway bunker, 130 yards
out. Her approach climbed out clean
and landed safely in the center of the
green.
“With the way she was playing
today, she was probably going to get
that up and down,” Brozena said. “So I
figured, make my life easy.”
Johnson, needing to win the hole to
extend the match, hit a cut just short
of the green despite her second shot
leaving her in a suboptimal position
behind a tree. But her pitch came out
heavy and stopped short on the front
edge. When the par putt missed, she
reached out her hand, ending one of
the most exciting final matches this
event has seen in recent years.
The three Smith sisters of Westford
qualified for match play. Brozena
ousted Molly Smith 3&2 in the
semifinals. Maddie Smith bowed out
in the Round of 16 and Morgan Smith
was eliminated in the Round of 32.

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VINTAGE PHOTOS: GOLF COUNTRY
The two mini golf courses at Golf Country in Middleton boast
handbuilt structures, water features, plants, trees, and much more.
A bustling Golf Country is seen in an old photo.
STAFF PHOTO: SPENSER HASAK
The driving range at Golf Country in Middleton (formerly
Middleton Golf Range) used to run parallel to Route 114.
A couple who's first date was at Golf Country in
Middleton have their photo taken at the driving
range to commemorate the occasion on their
wedding day.
HOME ON THE RANGE
Golf Country has plenty to offer
BY BILL BROTHERTON
Jon Nekoroski remembers when
Route 114 was a sleepy roadway and
Middleton was a rural farming town,
long before housing developments like
Fuller Pond Village and retailers like
Market Basket changed the landscape
forever.
Nekoroski, owner/operator of the
popular Golf Country complex next to
Richardson’s, said the tee boxes used
to be located at the top of a hill closer
to the ice cream stand. The angle was
such that golfers who sliced their drives
created problems.
“Balls were always flying onto Route
114. There were no houses across the
street and traffic was light,” Nekoroski
said. After houses were built, it was
not unusual for homeowners to stop
by the range’s office clutching broken
windows.
Much has changed since then. The
old Middleton Golf Range has come
a long way from that modest 16-bay
facility.
The Nekoroski family bought the
business in 1979 from Lenny Cormier,
who had run the range for many
years. Cormier approached George
Nekoroski, a Salem Country Club
member, champion golfer and heating
oil company owner, about buying the
business.
“He was thinking of selling the
range. Lenny knew my dad had five
sons and the range would keep all us
busy,” said Jon, with a smile.
“I started at 10 years old, the
youngest of five boys. I took a liking to
(the driving range), more so than my
brothers. That was 45 years ago.” He
became his dad’s right-hand man.
A number of improvements and
expansions began in 1990 when the
name was changed to Golf Country.
Fifteen bays were added and the 18-
hole miniature golf Millpond Course
was built.
In 1998, nine batting cages for
baseball and softball were constructed,
RANGE, continued on page 16

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the first such outdoor facility on the
North Shore. Grass tees came next.
Then, in 2001, the tee bays got a
roof and heaters were installed so
the facility could operate year-round.
There are turf stalls as well as natural
grass practice areas; the entire range
is lighted. There are some 50 hitting
stalls.
In 2004, the 18-hole mini golf Stone
Bridge course was built. Business
boomed.
“There are no clown mouths on our
mini courses,” said Jon with a grin.
In 2020, custom tee dividers 13x4
feet were installed.
Nekoroski plants and maintains all
the gorgeous flower beds on the 16-
acre property. Waterscapes, ladders and
a huge waterwheel were added.
The facility has hosted weddings,
birthday parties and corporate outings.
One couple met at the mini golf course
and got married there. There are many
photos of well-dressed brides and
grooms holding putters post ceremony.
Nekoroski said Golf Country has a
great partnership with Richardson’s,
the oldest dairy farm in the United
States.
“About 50% of our clientele is the ice
cream crowd. They don’t own clubs; we
give them a club and a bucket of balls.
… On the hottest days of the year our
mini golf courses are very busy, after
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> > > SHADES OF GREEN
By BOB GREEN
NO DEAL IN SIGHT
Back in May 2023, then-
PGA Tour Commissioner
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Al-Rumayyan of LIV Golf,
had a clandestine meeting
in Venice, Italy and hammered out a
“framework agreement” that they hoped
would lead to a merger between the PGA
and LIV tours.
Since that day, a lot has changed, and
in many cases, nothing has changed.
Monahan is no longer the PGA Tour
commissioner.
The new CEO is Brian Rolapp, who
comes to the Tour from the NFL after
serving as its chief Media and Business
officer for the past 20 years.
Rolapp’s biggest move has been the
creation of the Future Competition
Committee headed by Tiger Woods. The
committee will be composed of six players
and three businessmen. John Henry,
majority owner of the Boston Red Sox and
part of the Strategic Sports Group that
invested $1.5 billion in the PGA Tour, and
Theo Epstein, former Red Sox and Chicago
Cubs executive, will be on the committee.
So, there is sure to be changes coming
to the Tour. $1.5 billion buys you a seat
at the table and a very loud voice. But it
doesn’t look like any of those changes will
be a merger with LIV.
Whew!
Discussions between the Tour and LIV
have gone nowhere. They appear to have
broken off completely.
Does that bother you? It doesn’t bother
me!
The main talking point is to get the best
players in the world competing against
each other in more than just a few major
championships. However, the two sides
do not agree on what the highest level of
competitive golf should look like.
There are many differences between the
two tours’ formats.
The PGA Tour is unwavering in the 72-
hole stroke play format. LIV plays 54-hole
events with shotgun starts. The PGA Tour
feels strongly that players and fans want
72-hole events .
Team Golf, another part of LIV events,
also seems to be a major sticking point
stifling any potential merger.
Rory McIlroy is on the PGA
Tour’s Transaction Subcommittee that
communicates directly with PIF (the Public
Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia, the
managing and financial arm of LIV).
Rory said the PGA Tour “does not
need a deal” with PIF. The Strategic Sports
Group’s $1.5 billion investment in the
Tour has enabled an increase in purses in
the Signature Events thus keeping its star
players from jumping to LIV.
The PGA Tour now feels it is in a
position of strength, TV ratings are up and
sponsors are committing to long extensions.
The major differences in the two tours
are many:
Number of Events
PGA Tour – 38
LIV – 14
I enjoy watching golf on TV;, 14 weeks
is not enough.
Number of Rounds
PGA Tour – 72 holes, 156 players, cut to
low 70 & ties after 36 holes
LIV – 54 holes, no cut.
I like 72 holes and believe in the
meritocracy of a cut after 36.
Starting procedure
PGA Tour – 10-minute intervals
between groups with leaders teeing off last
LIV – shotgun starts
Team Golf
PGA Tour – all individual stroke play
events
LIV - 14 teams of four players each
The team golf concept seems to be a
major sticking point for LIV.
Any discussions of a merger include
team golf. I’m not in favor of team golf
every week and, apparently, the PGA Tour
isn’t either. The Ryder and President’s Cup
every other year is great. Any more than
that would water down those events.
Shotgun Starts vs tee
times on the Tour.
Shotgun starts are great for corporate
outings and events at your club to get
everyone finished at the same time to enjoy
cocktails and dinner, but not appropriate for
the highest level of competitive golf.
Also…
+ LIV events are played all over the
world, Saudi Arabia, Australia, Singapore,
South Korea, Spain and England. There
are five scheduled in the United States. The
broadcast times for the other nine events
start when most of this country’s golf fans
are sound asleep.
+ Getting on and staying on the PGA
Tour is a meritocracy. Players qualify by way
of outstanding season long performance
on the Korn Ferry and DP World Tour.
The pathway to get on the LIV Tour is
totally different. The top players like Rahm,
DeChambeau, Mickelson, Garcia, Poulter,
Stenson, Bubba Watson were offered
hundreds of millions of dollars to join LIV.
They made a decision based on what they
felt was best for them and their families.
Dustin Johnson said “for me it was about
playing less and making more money, pretty
simple.”
LIV players also went from being
independent contractors on the PGA
Tour, able to pick and choose their playing
schedule, to employees of PIF, having to
play every week no matter what‘s going on
with their family.
I don’t foresee a merger happening in the
foreseeable future. LIV is totally committed
to team golf and, so far, has insisted it
be part of any joint events if there was a
merger.
For me, comparing the PGA Tour to
LIV is similar to comparing Major League
Baseball to “Banana Ball.”
Yes it’s golf, but the shotgun starts,
music blaring, fans throwing beer cans on
the greens and tees, three rounds, team
golf and a mere 14 events, to me, does not
exemplify competitive golf at the highest
level.
LIV seems more like a Monday outing
at your local club.
I really don’t care if there’s ever a merger.
I’d be very disappointed if the PGA Tour
compromised its competitive model for the
sake of “having all the best players in the
world competing more often.”
How do you feel?
Let me know at bgreen49@AOL.com
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Kernwood Country Club's Christian
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EMMERICH IS NORTH
SHORE AMATEUR CHAMP
Swampscott’s Christian Emmerich
(Kernwood Country Club) captured the 51st
North Shore Amateur championship August
12-13 at Far Corner Golf Club in Boxford.
The former Holy Cross and St. Mary’s
High standout was the only player in the
field to finish under par in the 36-hole
tournament, opening with a sparkling
4-under 68 on day one and following that up
with a 75 on day two. Emmerich’s opening
round featured flawless golf: four birdies, no
bogeys, and a string of clutch putts down the
stretch.
Conditions proved trickier on day two, but
Emmerich’s consistency was enough to hold
off defending champion Shuvam Bhaumik
of Thorny Lea Golf Club, who posted scores
of 70 and 74 to finish one stroke back at
even par.
Head PGA Professional Mark Magnion
praised Emmerich’s winning effort.
“Anybody that shoots under par here is
really striking it well and putting it well. We
have a few tough stretches of holes, four, five,
six, and seven in particular is a tough stretch.
To go under par is a feat in itself. He played
really well,” Magnion said. “His ball striking
was dialed in and he played really well to
finish under par.”
Full results:
1. Christian Emmerich (Kernwood Country
Club) 68 75 143
2. Shuvam Bhaumik (Thorny Lea Golf
Club) 70 74 144
T3 Nathan Crowley (Long Meadow Golf
Club) 75 75 150
T3 Tyler Fawaz (North Andover Country
Club) 74 76 150
T3 Tom Labrecque (Crystal Lake Golf
Club) 73 77 150
T3 Nick McLaughlin (Far Corner Golf
Club) 73 77 150
T7 James Smith (The Meadow at Peabody)
75 76 151
T7 Jeffrey Weishaar (Renaissance) 73 78 151
T9 Tim Richmond (Olde Salem Greens
Golf Course) 78 74 152
T9 Lucas Dascoli (Mount Hood Golf Club)
76 76 152
T9 John Birmingham (Far Corner Golf
Club) 75 77 152
T12 Corey Frost (Cape Ann Golf Club) 82
71 153
T12 Michael Reily The Tour 77 76 153
T12 Brady Warren (The Meadow at
Peabody) 75 78 153
T12 Terrence Manning (Student Member/
MIAA) 74 79 153
T16 Colin Brennan (Indian Ridge Country
Club) 79 75 154
T16 Brendan Zinck (Mount Hood Golf
Club) 78 76 154
T16 Mike Hersey (The Meadow at
Peabody) 76 78 154
T19 Paul Haney (Olde Salem Greens Golf
Course) 83 72 155
T19 Eric Critchley (Far Corner Golf Club)
75 80 155
T21 Brian Williams (Far Corner Golf Club)
79 77 156
T21 Owen Picariello (The Meadow at
Peabody) 77 79 156
T21 Hadyn Kornusky 76 80 156
T21 Douglas Parigian (Long Meadow Golf
Club) 76 80 156
25 James Dunham (Indian Ridge Country
Club) 76 82 158
T26 Eric Hooker (Sagamore Spring Golf
Club) 83 78 161
T26 Patrick Cotter (Mount Hood Golf
Club) 78 83 161
T26 Matthew DeOreo (Student Member/

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29 Robert Balletto (Renaissance) 78 84 162
30 Deven Henehan (Sagamore Spring Golf
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T31 Thomas Kennedy (Tedesco Country
Club) 80 84 164
T31 Austin Rehus 80 84 164
33 Vincent Magee (USGA/Mass Golf GC)
76 89 165
T34 Wayne Swanson (USGA/Mass Golf
GC) 82 84 166
T34 Phil Burke (Indian Ridge Country
Club) 79 87 166
T36 Jake Martin (Student Member/MIAA)
82 85 167
T36 David Barker (Far Corner Golf Club)
78 89 167
T38 David Condurelli (Far Corner Golf
Club) 82 86 168
T38 Cael Kohan (Ould Newbury Golf
Club) 81 87 168
40 Liam Woodbury (Bradford Country
Club) 82 87 169
The following players did not make the cut
Jim Scalisi (Far Corner Golf Club) 84
Jim Dixon (Ould Newbury Golf Club) 84
Samuel Warner (Country Club of Billerica)
85
Ryan Hart (Bradford Country Club) 85
Anthony Choukas (Thorny Lea Golf Club)
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Matthew Bergeron (USGA/Mass Golf GC)
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Colby Arel (USGA/Mass Golf GC) 89
Joe Coyne (Black Swan Country Club)
Daniel O'Brien (Beverly Golf & Tennis
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Liam Vena (Far Corner Golf Club) 90
Mike Pierro (1929 CLUB) 90
Peter Tehan (The Golf Club at Turner Hill)
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Joe Labrecque (Crystal Lake Golf Club) 92
Daniel Kolman (USGA/Mass Golf GC) 93
Adam LaRochelle (Student Member/
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Tristan Gendreau (The Meadow at
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Patrick Carney (Amesbury Golf & Country
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PAR 4? ONE SHOT’LL DO IT.
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At the 25th annual Blue and
White golf tournament, in support of
the Peabody High football program
ahead of the season, on Aug. 15, Steve
Lomasney, left, sank a hole-in-one at
The Meadow at Peabody. He
hit a driver on the 14th hole – a par 4
– from the white tees, which was
319 yards into the wind. Lomasney,
a star athlete for Peabody High and
a former professional baseball player,
coaches Peabody High’s softball team
during the spring.
PEABODY’S COLLINS GETS AN
ACE … IN HIS THIRD-EVER ROUND
BY MARK ABOYOUN
Golfers have different goals, whether
it’s breaking 90 for the first time,
driving the ball 300 yards, or simply
becoming a consistent one-putter.
But nearly every golfer dreams of
getting a hole-in-one.
Peabody’s Chris Collins, a newcomer
to the sport and playing just his 39th
hole, did just that the weekend of
August 2.
Playing at The Meadow at Peabody,
Collins recorded an ace on the
312-yard, par-4 third hole. Using a
driver from the white tees, the ball
disappeared into the air — and,
eventually, the hole.
“Me and my brother (Sean) were
playing with a couple of randoms,
and I decided to hit my driver just to
see what would happen,” Collins said.
“When I hit it, it went over the rocks,
so we lost it in the air.”
Collins and his playing partners
searched for his ball for about five
minutes — checking the adjacent
fairway and behind the green — but
couldn’t locate the ball.
Assuming it was lost, Collins took
a drop near the rocks and chipped
onto the green, where his brother was
waiting.
“I was a little mad because it was a
good drive,” Collins said. “My brother
was on the green, standing by the cup,
and he looked down and saw the neon
yellow ball. He was, like, ‘no way,’ and
we all went crazy.”
“We played two rounds at Wenham,
and then, on the 39th hole I’ve ever
played, I got a hole-in-one,” he said.
Now part of an exclusive club,
Collins has taken the opportunity to
joke around with his dad, Stephen, a
longtime golfer who has yet to record
an ace.
“I’ve been saying, ‘Golf really isn’t
that hard — you still haven’t gotten
one?’ But in reality, the sport is hard. I
just got really lucky,” Collins said.
PHOTO: CHRIS COLLINS
Peabody's Chris Collins shot a hole in one
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Colin Leary 9th hole
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Tom Fletcher 9th hole
Dana Picillol 2nd hole
Craig Wilson 2nd hole
Amanda Foote 2nd hole
Amesbury G&CC
Mike Mellon 2nd hole
Bass Rocks CC
Tim Good 8th hole
Bear Hill GC
Joe Foti 11th hole
Beverly G&TC
Mick Suttle 12th hole
Cape Ann GC
Corey Frost
Chelmsford CC
Derek Gilbreth
Haverhill G&CC
Jonathan Moll 8th hole
Breck Merritt 8th hole
Kernwood CC
Nancy Leader-Cramer 4th hole
Meadow at Peabody
Rick Alfonsi 12th hole
Ted Hack
Douglas Farina
Mount Hood GC
Sean Brennan
Reedy Meadow
Trevor Thompson 7th hole
Aidas Jakubenas 7th hole
Rowley CC
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Shore Veterans and First Responders
Day Parade is off to a great start.
The Council hosted a “Salute to
Service” scramble golf tournament
at Gannon Municipal Golf Course
August 6 to help boost fundraising
efforts. It hopes to raise $100,000, and
has already crossed the halfway point.
The parade will take place Sunday,
Sept. 20, 2026.
Veterans Parade Chairman David
Solimine Sr. said he was pleased with
the turnout, and happy to see the
launch of what he hopes becomes
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pride in the parade’s expanded focus,
which now includes first responders,
police, firefighters and ambulance
professionals.
Lynn Veterans Council President
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TEDESCO'S TEAM
ZMETROVITCH
TEES IT UP FOR
OUIMET SCHOLARS
BY ANNE MARIE TOBIN
When it comes to raising money
for Ouimet scholarships, nobody
does it better than Tedesco's Mike
Zmetrovitch.
In 2020, Zmetrovitch was preparing
to take part in the fund's 28th
marathon, He along with his son,
Oliver, were the top fundraisers at the
2019 marathon at Juniper Hills GC,
which raised a record $330,000 thanks
to the 40 teams who played more than
5,100 holes in just one day. Zmetrovich
and Oliver, once again, were the top
fundraisers.
But then a little thing called COVID
intervened, but only temporarily as the
Ouimet Fund pivoted and came up
with a new concept – the Golf Sprint
for Scholarship.
"I did the original marathon version
for a long time before COVID hit
and Ouimet had to come up with an
alternative way to keep some version of
the marathon going," Zmetrovitch said.
"None of the caddies could work that
summer so we gave half of the money
we raised to them. The Golf Sprint is
a great vehicle for a fundraiser, because
of so many reasons. You can do it at
home. It doesn't require giving up the
whole course and it's good to involve
the young alums. Participants can
choose their own formats. We play the
8th hole over and over again and we
love that we are always hoping for a
hole-in-one or two. Three years ago
we got three, two of them by Scott
Haskell, which was so much fun."
In July, Team Zmetrovitch – Ouimet
scholars Brendan Locke '23 and
brother Chris Locke '27, Tedesco head
professional Ryan Train, assistant
professionals Cam Martin and Lee
Jatkevicius and outside manager Scott
Haskell – were back at it on the par-3
134-yard 8th hole on an early Monday
morning prior to an outing. They
spent much of the morning throwing
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TEDESCO, continued from page 25
darts at the cup, hoping to cash in with a
few holes-in-one.
They may have come up empty in the
aces department, but they hit the jackpot
in a big way, raising approximately
$57,000 in just a couple of hours and
maintaining Tedesco's position as the
top fund-raising club for yet another
year. Zmetrovitch said he expects to raise
$60,000 by the time all the dust settles.
Zmetrovitch, a 1989 honorary scholar
and member of the Ouimet Development
Committee, estimates he's participated in
close to 30 marathons since the original
marathon was rolled out in 1993 at Stow
Acres. That year, $120,000 was raised.
Zmetrovitch said he has helped raise more
than $700,000 over those 30-plus years.
He is grateful to the 170 members who
donated to the sprint this year alone.
"The membership is always so
supportive which is important because the
need is so great, right now," Zmetrovitch
said. "It feels good getting more people
involved. We are meeting 60 percent
unmet need and want to get it to 75
percent. There are more kids who are
applying and it seems like these tuitions
are going up and up and up with no real
rhyme or reason. We help a lot of great
kids and so many kids are benefiting and
worthy of getting scholarships.”
Zmetrovitch said his involvement in
the marathon (and now Sprint) has always
been a family affair.
"It's really good family time," he said.
"Over the years, we have built up a strong
base. We don't really do any special
promotions because we like doing it the
old-fashioned way and are lucky to have
built so many lasting relationships over the
years. The people always seem to say 'yes.'
New members assimilate into it because
one of the keys is you are building off your
previous success. The last 10 years have
been one of the top fundraisers which I
take a lot of pride in being one of the top.
The other thing is I believe there is no
better job for a kid than caddying."
Ouimet Senior Director of Operations
Jeff Murphy, a Ouimet scholar who
completed his service to golf at Tedesco,
said the Golf Sprint is one of the largest
fundraisers conducted by the Ouimet
Fund. It pulled in almost $600,000 in
2024, bringing the total raised to about
$7.5 million since the marathon was
started 30-plus years ago.
Murphy said Tedesco also is one
of the largest contributors to the bag
PHOTOS: TEDESCO COUNTRY CLUB
Christopher and Brendon Locke warm up on the practice range.
From left, Tedesco Ouimet Chair Michael Zmetrovich, Head Golf Professional Ryan Train, Assistant Golf Professiona
Scholar Christopher Locke, Ouimet Alumni Brendan Locke II, Assistant Golf Professional Cam Martin, and Outside

tag program, raising approximately
$30,000 each year.
"Tedesco and Wellesley are probably
the highest supporters of the bag tag
program, but the Sprint also gives
people the chance to get involved at
that higher level. We are lucky to have
people like Mike share the message of
what it means to be a Ouimet scholar."
Tedesco was one of nearly 40 clubs
participating in the sprint this year.
Murphy said when it comes to the
format, anything goes.
Murphy started caddying at Tedesco
when he was 13, then worked his way
into the bag room where he worked
through his college years. He said
the pandemic "forced us (Ouimet)
to behave differently and try new
things and we are so fortunate to have
such a strong base of support who
took a liking to the new format. We
have a record number of scholarship
applications again this year, so our goal
is to keep this up so we can continue to
meet the needs of our scholars."
As of mid-August, the sprint
had raised approximately $300,000.
Murphy said he expects that number
to top more than $600,000 by the time
the last putt is holed.
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NORTH SHORE GOLF
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By Bill Brotherton
Thomas LeBlanc of Saugus is the
NEPGA Jr. Tour Player of the Year
in the Boys 11 and Younger bracket.
The son of Lisa and Scott LeBlanc
shot 9-hole rounds of 33 and 34
(5 under par) at Stow Acres CC in
August, successfully defending his title.
LeBlanc did not card a single bogey
in both of his rounds, collecting five
birdies along the way.
The championship win also pushed
his Player of the Year points to first,
winning that competition with 564
points. He and the other young
champions will be honored at the 2025
Junior Tour Awards Banquet Sept. 28
at Winchester Country Club.
Thomas plays a variety of local
courses with his dad and his papa,
who also is a lefty, and has benefited
from instruction by Middleton-based
Paradise Family Golf PGA professional
Steven Ventre. Thomas started playing
golf at age 5 in his grandparents’
backyard. Neighbors who were cleaning
out their garage gave Thomas a set of
clubs.
“Thomas is something special! He
works extremely hard on his game,
plays in junior tournaments all over the
country and competes at a very high
level. I truly can’t wait to see what the
future holds for him,” said Ventre.
“Thomas is locked in … getting
better every day!”
Ryder Cup after its win in 2023 at
Marco Simone Golf and Country Club.
The European Ryder Cup team had not
been finalized when North Shore Golf
went to the printer, but captain Luke
Donald has six automatic qualifiers:
Rory McIlroy, Robert MacIntyre,
Tommy Fleetwood, Justin Rose,
Rasmus Højgaard and Tyrrell Hatton.
Maddie Smith of Westford and
Mount Pleasant GC delivered under
pressure once again, prevailing in
a two-hole playoff to capture the
New England Junior Amateur girls
championship at Crumpin-Fox Club
this summer and delivering a team title
for Massachusetts. Smith also won
the Mass Golf Girls' Junior Amateur
Championship July 7–10, also at
Crumpin-Fox, shooting 73-69. … Jack
Carew of Ipswich CC finished fourth
in the New England Junior Amateur
boys championship, shooting 73-74.
The Massachusetts boys team finished
second to Connecticut
At the Ouimet Memorial
Tournament women’s division, July
23–25 at Wollaston GC and Woodland
GC, North Shore golfers captured the
first three positions. Maddie’s sister
Morgan Smith finished first with
rounds of 72-75-69 – 216. Maddie was
second at 75-74-75 –224 and Isabel
Brozena (Indian Ridge CC) finished
third at 74-83-73 – 230. … In the
Ouimet Memorial’s men's division,
Christian Emmerich (Kernwood CC)
finished 4th at +1 and his brother
The 45th Ryder Cup matches will
be held September 26–28 on the
Black Course of Bethpage State Park
in Farmingdale, New York. Here are
a couple more reasons most North
Shore residents will be rooting for the
USA team: Ryder Cup captain Keegan
Bradley owns a home in Newburyport
where he stays off-season and Tedesco
CC’s George Zolotas and Bradley were
college teammates and roomies when
both attended St. John’s University in
the early 2000s. … Bradley will not be
playing, but he’s put together a strong
team: Scottie Scheffler, J.J. Spaun,
Xander Schauffele, Russell Henley,
Bryson DeChambeau, Harris English
and captain's picks Justin Thomas,
Collin Morikawa, Ben Griffin, Patrick
Cantlay, Cameron Young and Sam
Burns. Europe is the holder of the
Thomas LeBlanc
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Aidan Emmerich was in 9th place at
+4. Matt Parziale (Thorny Lea GC)
won at -4..
Bass Rocks GC in Gloucester held
its Senior Masters tournament on July
31. This fun weekday event for the
retired guys provided a day of friendly
competition, food and bragging rights!
The basics: 18-holes, individual medal
play; 95% handicap.
Here are the results:
Osteoporosis Flight (age 50-59)
gross: Steve Muniz, +14 (83)
net: Tom Brown +11 (80)
Hip Replacement Flight (age 60-69)
gross: Steve Paccone, +4 (73)
net: Craig Hyslip, +1 (70)
Cataracts Flight (age 70-79)
gross: James McKinlay, +8 (77)
net: Rich Semple, E (69)
Soft Foods Only Flight (80+)
gross: Tom Lawler, +7 (76)
net: Joe Cronin, +1 (70)
The Leo J. Martin golf course in
Weston has been voted the worst
in the United States, one of three
Massachusetts courses in the top 10 of
worst courses. Golf website MyGolfSpy
recently released a list of the 10 worst
golf courses in America, and the stateoperated
Leo J. Martin course ranked
No. 1. Two other Bay State golf courses
made the top five: Norwood Country
Club ranked No. 3, and Ponkapoag
Golf Course in Canton ranked No.
5. The Leo J. Martin and Ponkapoag
golf courses are both owned by the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
and operated by the Department of
Conservation and Recreation (DCR).
At the Witch City Cup Tournament
at Olde Salem Greens on August 19,
the team of Tim Richmond, Ethan
Doyle, Jack Doyle and Tom Doyle
took first place after a 6-hole playoff
with the team of Joe Sullivan, Buddy
Jinks, Peter Cunningham and Tony
Mento Jr. Both teams shot 58. In 3rd
place, at 59, was the foursome of Sam
Stern, Tyler Bates, Jack Sharrio and
Trip Franzese. … At Olde Newbury
GC, Gordon Sargent and Billy Jodz
outlasted Hank Lucas and Scott
McAdams in a playoff to capture the
inaugural Joe O’Keefe Classic title. …
Congratulations to Reading’s Damon
Lusk (Meadow Brook CC), who shot
5-under at Keney Park Golf Course
in Windsor, Conn., to share medalist
honors and earn a spot in the 44th US
Mid-Amateur Sept. 13-18 at Troon CC
in Arizona.
Hats off to the New England
PGA and its members for its hugely
successful Birdies 2 Benefit one-day
fundraising event at Andover CC on
August 11. The pros played 54 holes
of golf in one day with the goal of
making as many birdies as possible.
Club members throughout the state
pledged a dollar-amount for each
birdie. A total of 56 birdies were made,
raising some $243,000. In the last
five years, donations have exceeded
$1,123,487. The funds benefit three
non-profit organizations: Boston
Children's Hospital, Special Olympics-
Massachusetts and PGA REACH.
Bravo!
North Shore golfers excelled at the
Amateur Public Links championship
July 29-30 at Cyprian Keyes Golf
Club in Boylston. Making the cut
were Bill Drohan (Bradford CC) +2,
Tim Raymond (Olde Salem Greens)
+3, Mike Hersey (The Meadow at
Peabody) +6, Owen Picariello (The
Meadow at Peabody) +9, Michael
Kuzara (Bradford CC) +11, and Phil
Miceli (Sagamore Spring GC) +12.
At Mass Golf ’s Junior Amateur,
held at Franklin CC Aug. 4-7, two
young North Shore Golfers made the
cut: Gray West (Essex CC) and Trey
Hanson (Salem CC) both shot 1 under
par. Both made it to the Round of 16.
Cape Ann GC hosted a qualifying
round for the tourney on June 24.
Local players also competing included
Ben Chisholm (Ipswich CC) +1, Jack
Carew (Ipswich CC) +3, Seamus
O’Holleran (Myopia Hunt Club) +4,
AJ Bodnar (Ferncroft CC) +6, Jack
Moriarty (Ferncroft CC) +9, Tyler
Fawaz (North Andover CC) +10,
Tommy Murphy (Bradford CC) +10,
Zach Enners (Indian Ridge CC) +10,
Alexander Barnard (Indian Ridge CC)
+11 and Cole Velardo (Ferncroft CC)
+11.
At Mass Golf ’s Family Scramble
Tournament held at Twin Hills CC
in Longmeadow July 21, the Andover
CC team of Rob Carpentier, Brad
Batchelder, Robert Carpentier and
CJ Carpentier finished first with a
13-under 58. The Gannon Municipal
GC foursome of Jay Fiste, Nick Fiste,
Alex Fiste and Jane Fiste shot 9-under
for a 6th place finish.
The Salem CC team of Jenny Ceppi
and Milan Ceppi finished second
in Mass Golf ’s Mother Daughter
/ Member Junior Modified Scotch
tourney Aug. 13 at Foxborough CC.
… At the Dolly Sullivan Team Best
Ball event at Olde Scottish Links in
Bridgewater July 28-29, the Sagamore
Spring GC team of Linda Peterson,
Joan Inglis, Patty Mulvaney and
Maureen Mellen finished 8th at
8-under, shooting matching -4s both
days. … The Cape Club of Sharon
hosted the Mother Son Modified
Scotch tournament July 8. Susan
McKay (Hillview GC) and Daniel
McKay (Green Hill Muni GC) shot
even par for an 8th-place finish.
Finally, we mourn the passing of
prominent North Shore amateur
Oliver Cook, who died July 1, six days
shy of his 87th birthday, after a long
illness. The Beverly Farms resident
was a partner in the Peabody law firm
of Pearl, McNiff & Crean, where he
remained for some 60 years. In 1965,
Cook joined Salem Country Club,
becoming one of its longest-termed
members. While there, he became
its youngest club president as well
as chairman of three national golf
tournaments. On a personal note, Ollie
was a warm, helpful supporter when
I was a young reporter. He graciously
introduced me to all the “important”
individuals at both Salem CC and
especially at The Country Club during
the 1982 United States Amateur
Championship. Our thoughts go out
to his wife of 50 years, Sharon, and his
family.

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THE HOLE STORY
THE TRICKIEST
WATER HOLES
Sagamore Spring Golf Club (hole 9)
Welcome to the second edition of this North Shore
Golf feature, in which we highlight three course
elements based on a particular category. We continue
the series with some of the region’s toughest water
holes. Selections were based on input from club pros,
who also offer some advice on how to best play these
deceptively difficult par-busters. Do you agree? Let us
know. Email sports@essexmediagroup.com.
This par 3 is 166 yards from the black tee of the
Lynnfield course, but includes a championship tee
that stretches to 190.
Since the hole opened up in 2017, there have
only been a handful of holes-in-one that Head
PGA Pro Tim Doucette remembers.
“A bit uphill over the water, and typically, the
wind is going to be in your face,” Doucette said.
“You’ve got to contend with the water.”
On a calm day, Doucette recommends taking
typical yardage; on a windy day, take two clubs and
aim for the left part of the green.
“Typically, you shoot par and then you're happy.”
Storys: Joey Barrett
Photos: Spenser Hasak

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THE HOLE STORY
THE TRICKIEST
WATER HOLES
Gannon Municipal Golf Course (hole 14)
One of Gannon’s more
sneaky and challenging
holes, this par 3 can range
from 130 to 160 yards,
depending on the tees
being played.
“What makes it so
challenging is that it’s all
carry to the green,” said
Head PGA Pro David
Sibley. “It’s one of the few
spots at Gannon where you
cannot run the ball up onto
the green.”
The green itself is also
challenging, as it slopes
significantly from back to
front.
Par is a good thing on
this challenging hole on
the Lynn course, if you ask
Sibley.

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THE HOLE STORY
THE TRICKIEST
WATER HOLES
Far Corner Golf Course - Fox (hole 9)
This water hole – a par 5, 480-yarder in Boxford
– can be “intimidating” at times, as said by Head PGA
Pro Mark Mangion.
The second and third shots go over water on the left
and right sides, while the green slopes quite a bit.
“Take what the hole gives you and don’t try to force
anything. Put yourself in position and stay below the
hole with the approach shot,” Mangion said. “Five is a
good score, so if you make a 4, you’re walking out with
a great score.”

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