By Aidan McLaughlin
GREAT BARRINGTON, Massachusetts (August 6, 2026) – As fatigue started to set in on young golfers who have been lugging their sticks through the hilly terrain of Wyantenuck for the last three days, the weather had to add its two cents, calling for temperatures in the mid 80s and humidity that could make you sick.
Events like these show you it’s not just the pure golf skill these young amateurs have, but also how mentally tough they are, and how well they know themselves (and maybe mom or dad passing them a water bottle or two).
Thursday started with 16 golfers and by day’s end had been cut down to a mere four, and even more impressively just one of those four is seeded higher than the top six seeds. The four who have made it to Friday’s rounds are Jack Carew (Ipswich Country Club), Luke Edgar (Harmon Golf), Benjamin Ragosa (Winchester Country Club) and Joseph Mulvey (Hatherly Country Club).
Edgar will play Mulvey in the first semifinal at 8 a.m. Friday with the other match to follow at 8:10. The winners advance to the final, 18-hole match that afternoon.
Jack Carew (Ipswich Country Club) was the last man to make it to Friday’s action, leaning on an impressive comeback in the Round of 16 and a solid quarterfinals showing over Luke Russell (Brae Burn Country Club). Russell birdied the first, immediately applying pressure, despite this Carew answered two holes later when he’d earn his first birdied of the day on three. On holes five and six they’d exchange wins before heading to the turn all square.
“I played well today, just battled, tried to stay in every hole, and played some good golf on the back nine in both rounds,” he said.
Making birdie on the 10th and 11th holes Carew created a one-hole lead for himself, Russell stayed in it though, tying things on 12. On hole 13, Carew took the lead and didn’t look back also winning the 16th, closing things out, 2&1.
“On 13, pitched it close, had like a foot or two for birdie, knocked that in,” Carew said. “And then on 16, I was behind the bunker, just pitched out to get myself a putt, because I know if I can have a putt on these greens. You got a chance to make it and I drained like a 20 footer to save par to get me up two and closed it down on 17.”
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Taking down who seemed like the man to beat this week was Luke Edgar (Harmon Golf), who sent home top-seeded Zachary Georgantas (Foxborough CC), the Ouimet Memorial Tournament champion, in decisive fashion, 4&3.
“I knew pars against Zac weren’t going to win holes so, firing at pins, had to make birdies, so stroke play was more conservative, and match play I was kind of firing at everything.”
In an ideal start for Edgar, he found himself up two through four, after that him and georgantas exchanged blows for the next few holes. On 12, Edgar extended his lead to three with a birdie and put this one out of reach on 14 when he’d again birdie before closing this one out on 15 green.
“If I can beat Zac, I can probably beat anybody,” he said with a chuckle. “I just need to keep doing what I’m doing and make a bunch of putts.”
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8-Luke Edgar def. 1-Zachary Georgantas, 4&3
No stranger to pressure situations this summer, Georgantas found himself in a quarterfinal matchup with Edgar a Hanover native. Edgar knowing he’d have to play well against Georgantas, he did just that, jumping out to a two-hole lead after birdieing the 3rd and 4th holes. After that, they’d exchange punches heading to the turn with Edgar up two. On the back, Georgantas played well, but Edgar played better, birdieing holes 10-12, and 14 eventually closing this one out on the 15th.
13-Joseph Mulvey def. 12-Evan Regan, 1 up
In a match that he never trailed, Mulvey earned his spot to Friday’s action after edging out Evan Regan, 1-up. Jumping out to an early lead and never looking back on the first hole, eventually getting to 3-up at one point, Regan went on to steal some back on the 13th and 17th but it wouldn’t be enough.
15-Benjamin Ragosa def. 7-Reid Ohanesian, 1 up
Ragosa, who plays out of this years Massachusetts Amateur Championship host Winchester Country Club, faced Reid Ohanesian in this matchup. This wouldn’t be an easy feat for Ragosa, finding himself down 2 after just five holes. Despite this, he battled back before the turn and evening things up. As the back nine played out, neither golfer was able to maintain a lead for more than two holes, On 17, Ragosa went one up and closed things out after halving the 18th hole.
3-Jack Carew def. 6-Luke Russell, 2&1
In the final quarterfinal match of the day, USNDP member Jack Carew faced Brae Burn’s Luke Russell. Carew, a Fairfield University commit, didn’t lead until the 13th hole, but it proved to be enough to advance to the semifinals.
1-Zachary Georgantas def. 16-Jack Cheever, 5&4
In the first round of the day, Georgantas knocked off last man in Jack Cheever in convincing fashion. The match started relatively quietly, with neither being able to gain an edge until the par-4 4th hole when Georgantas went up one because of a Cheever bogey. The tide began to turn on the par-3 7th when Georgantas won three straight to close out the front nine 4 up. Cheever got one back on the 11th but that wasn’t enough as Georgantas ended this on the 14th green.
8-Luke Edgar def. 9-Jay Wang, 1 up
Edgar, a former club champion of Harmon Golf, and Wang, of Sagamore Spring Golf Club, took 18 holes for a decision in their round of 16 matchup. Edgar made the turn up 1-up, and eventually went on to make it two on the 13th. Wang made things interesting, erasing Edgar’s lead on holes 14 and 15, unfortunately though, Wang gave one back on the 16th and from there, Edgar held on for the victory.
13-Joseph Mulvey def. 4-Riley Donovan, 19 holes
In the only match to need extras, Mulvey showed why he was crowned Hatherly CC’s club champion this past weekend defeating Donovan on the first extra hole when Mulvey made birdie. To start the match, Mulvey was relentless, getting out to a 4-up lead through eight. Donovan didn’t back down though, taking two of the next three to get to two back. After exchanging holes 12 and 13, Donovan went into the final three holes down two. Tying things on the 18th hole Donovan forced a playoff, Mulvey wasn’t phased though, driving the green and two-putting to seal the deal.
12-Evan Regan def. 5-Maxx Zides, 4&3
Coming off his appearance in the 2026 U.S. Junior Amateur Championship, Zides was tasked with facing Regan, a gritty player who once won a School league championship after suffering a fractured hand the same season. Playing someone with the resumé like Zides, Regan took it to him going up four in just seven holes. From there, Zides stole one back on the par-4 10th but Regan answered on the 13th, eventually closing it out on the 15th hole.
15-Benjamin Ragosa def. 2-Thomas Constantine, 3&2
Looking to defend his title, Constantine faced stroke-play playoff winner Ragosa. Despite winning the first hole, Constantine lost the next three holes digging himself an early hole. Before the front nine’s end, Ragosa made a birdie on the 8th hole, extending his lead to three. Constantine opened up the back nine taking one back on the 10th, but Ragosa answered on 13, inevitably ending this one on the 16th.
7-Reid Ohanesian def. 10-James Doyle, 7&5
Ohanesian, who plays out of Northern Spy Golf Club, wasted no time against Doyle, five of the first 10 holes, with birdies on the 5th, 7th, 10th, 12th and 13th holes, never dropping a hole in the process.
3-Jack Carew def. 14-Ryan Kelley, 1 up
In a matchup between two players committed to play at the collegiate level, Fairfield University’s Carew came back in impressive fashion to punch his ticket to quarterfinal action. In a back-and-forth front nine, Kelley, an Assumption commit, found himself up one at the turn. As they made their way to the back, Kelley extended his lead to two on the 13th, but a two-hole lead proved to not be enough as Carew won three straight and eventually held on to win.
6-Luke Russell def. 11-Drew MacLeod, 1 up
In Thursday’s final tee time, Russell outlasted 2-time Rhode Island High School champion and UConn commit Drew MacLeod to advance to the quarterfinals. The last match of the day proved to be a nail-biter, with both players exchanging leads for most of the round. Russell found himself down one with two to play and went on to win the final two holes, taking this match 1 up.
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