The Massachusetts Senior Amateur Championship is returning to the esteemed Salem Country Club for the first time in 15 years and the third time in event history.
The Senior Amateur will take place September 22-23. The event is open to all amateur golfers (age 55+ as of Sept. 23, 2024) who have an active Mass Golf Membership and a Handicap Index® not exceeding 8.0 (at the time of registration).
On Tuesday at Twin Hills, former Mass Amateur champion Andy Drohen (The Ranch Golf Course) qualified for his first Senior Amateur by shooting 3-under-par 68 with a bogey-free front nine that included three birdies. Twin Hills member Duncan Parsons also qualified in his first year eligible, as did David Peters (The Tour).
Chuck Edler (Cold Spring Country Club) shot 1-under with three birdies on the front nine, while Twin Hills member Jack Dombek and Salem Country Club’s Kevin MacIntyre qualified on the number at 3-over 74. Former Mass Super Senior Amateur winner Robert Linn (Franconia/Veterans Golf Course) shot 72 to advance.
On Thursday at Gannon, Paul Murphy (Charles River Country Club), who won the 2009 Senior Amateur title at Salem, took medalist honors with a score of 2-over 72 to lead 11 qualifiers. Michael Corbin (Mount Pleasant Golf Club) finished one stroke back with an eagle on the 323-yard par-4 17th.
In his first year eligible, Salem member Jonathan Nekoroski qualified on the number (76, +6) with a birdie on the par-3 9th, his final hole of the round. Fellow first-time qualifiers Shawn Seybert (Segregansett Country Club) and Charles Tyner (Maynard Golf Course) also got through by shooting 74 and 75, respectively.
HERE IS THE COMPLETE LIST OF QUALIFIERS FROM THIS WEEK:
QUALIFIER (Twin Hills CC-Par 71)
Andy Drohen, The Ranch Golf Club; 68
Chuck Edler, Cold Spring Country Club; 70
Bill Jenks, Brae Burn Country Club; 72
Duncan Parsons, Twin Hills Country Club; 72
Mark Vassalotti, Barnstable Golf; 72
Robert Linn, Franconia/Veterans Golf Course; 72
Robert Schmeck, Beverly Golf & Tennis Club; 72
Mark Vincellette, Springfield Country Club; 72
Jeff Fisher, Bear Hill Golf Club; 73
Richard Rowe, Country Club of Pittsfield; 73
Jim Morin, Chicopee Country Club; 73
Greg Fisk, Longmeadow Country Club; 73
Steve Bruce, Plymouth Country Club; 73
David Peters, The Tour; 73
Jeff Stackpole, Shaker Hills Country Club; 74
Randy Daniels, Blackstone National Golf Club; 74
Bob Pryor, Bedrock Golf Club; 74
Vincent Bucci, Old Sandwich Golf Club; 74
Bruce White, Wyckoff Country Club; 74
Jack Dombek, Twin Hills Country Club; 74
Sanjit Korde, Belmont Country Club; 74
Kevin MacIntyre, Salem Country Club; 74
ALTERNATES
Mark Millay, Highfields Golf & Country Club; 75
Michael Petrick, GreatHorse; 75
Gary Mattesen, Oak Ridge Golf Club; 75
Al Alminas, Franconia/Veterans Golf Course; 75
Todd King, Ludlow Country Club; 75
QUALIFIER (Gannon Municipal-Par 70)
Paul Murphy, Charles River Country Club; 72
Michael Corbin, Mount Pleasant Golf Club; 73
Shawn Seybert, Segregansett Country Club; 74
Matthew Dunn, Wachusett Country Club; 75
Charles Tyner, Maynard Golf Course; 75
Jay Fiste, Gannon Municipal Golf Course; 75
Peter Ellison, The Meadow at Peabody; 75
Kenneth Gys, Mount Pleasant Golf Club; 76
David Miller, Needham Golf Club; 76
Jeff McCowan, Beverly Golf & Tennis Club; 76
Jonathan Nekoroski, Salem Country Club; 76
ALTERNATES
Rob Granahan, Concord Country Club; 77
Paul Sweeney, Bass Rocks Golf Club; 77
Fred Mather, Country Club of Halifax; 77
Christopher Mellen, Salem Country Club; 77
Qualifying for the Senior Amateur continue throughout August. Here are the remaining dates and locations on the schedule:
August 21 – Swansea Country Club (Swansea)
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August 29 – Bradford Country Club (Haverhill)
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