By Tori Schuller
MARION, Massachusetts – Marion Golf Club was no match for Jack Cheever (Dedham Golf and Polo Club) today, who broke the course record with a 12-under-par 58 at the 2025 Young Golfers’ Amateur, Powered by KOHR Golf.
The 13-year-old took the 9-hole course by the reins, carding a 6-under-par 29 on his front and back nine, and birdied five of the last six holes in his finish.
“The first time around, I made about a 10-footer for birdie on hole 9, and shot 29 on the front nine,” Cheever said. “So once I made that putt, I was like there’s nothing holding me back, and I was in the zone from there on out.”
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Cheever’s front nine started off with a birdie, and continued with pars until his successful 15-foot eagle on number four, to give him the start of his outstanding lead.
Cheever’s game consisted of phenomenal play, both in his approach game and putting.
“I think it was a little bit of both,” Cheever said. “I definitely think my approach shots were better than usual, so both my approach and putting were very solid today.”
Marion is a short 9-hole course, which gave Cheever plenty of time in his practice round yesterday and this morning to know how to attack his last nine, carding two more birdies.
“The shots that I hit well, I tried hitting those again,” Cheever said. “I learned from my mistakes from the front nine, which is why I was more consistent.”
A member at Dedham, Cheever has seen his fair share of excellence, including someone he looks up to, John Broderick. Cheever looks to follow the path of Broderick, one of the top amateurs in Massachusetts and an incoming senior at Vanderbilt University.
In an impressive second-place finish, Michael Rogers (Black Rock Country Club) shot a 4-under-par 66, with a 31 on the front nine.
The Young Golfers’ Amateur Championship Powered By KOHR Golf is open to junior golfers who have an active Mass Golf Membership, age 13 and under as of July 14, 2025. The event is played as an 18-hole Modified Stableford where points are awarded for Eagle (4), Birdie (3), Par (2), and Bogey (1). Any score double-bogey or higher receives no points.
This championship uses the same format as the Barracuda Championship (the only PGA Tour championship that does not use the traditional format). While this format encourages risk-taking to rack up big points, it also rewards players for making pars and bogeys.
Special thanks to staff and volunteers who helped make this outing an exciting day for our future up-and-coming golfers in Massachusetts and beyond. The top 5 finishers and ties from the Young Golfers’ Am are now exempt from qualifying for the Junior Am.
In April of 2022, Mass Golf announced a multi-year partnership, making KOHR Golf the official sponsor of all three Mass Golf junior golf championships: The Junior Amateur, the Girls’ Junior Amateur and the Young Golfers’ Amateur.
Since 2018, KOHR Golf Center in Natick has been a program location for First Tee Massachusetts. But the facility has also developed and coached several of the top players, 18 years and younger, in Massachusetts, many of whom compete in Mass Golf’s junior championships. All three of those events will now be “Powered By KOHR Golf.” With 62 hitting bays, 14 target greens and 12 USGA Greens & Bunkers, KOHR Golf Center is open 7 days a week and has been regarded as a premier golf training center in the Northeast.
1. Jack Cheever (Dedham Country and Polo Club); 48 points
2. Michael Rogers (Black Rock Country Club); 40 points
3. Ned Yetten, Jr. (Bear Hill Country Club); 39 points
4. Luke Nguyen (Student Member/MIAA); 38 points
5. Callen Cronin (Youth on Course/Mass Golf); 37 points
T6. Thomas LeBlanc (Youth on Course/Mass Golf); 35 points
T6. Theodore Goldman (USGA/Mass Golf GC); 35 points
T6. Liam Hevey (Stow Acres Country Club); 35 points
This hidden gem was designed by famed architect George C. Thomas, one of his first ever designs. He went on to design Riviera CC, Los Angeles CC and Bel-Air CC among many others
Golfers are encouraged to approach the round with a mindset of “I’m here to have some fun, hit some golf shots, see some really cool course design features, and experience some golf history along the way.”
There is a lot of open space and a quick little peek at the boats on Sippican Harbor as well. The par-4 2nd hole was described by author Tom Coyne as “maybe one of the craziest holes I’ve ever played.”
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