Field is Down To Eight Players At 118th Massachusetts Amateur Championship

WINCHESTER, Massachusetts (July 9, 2026) — Winchester Country Club is getting warmer by the hour, as the pressure heats up on those remaining. After the Round of 16 matches Thursday morning, we’re now down to the final eight, who will compete in quarterfinal matches in the afternoon.

Matthew Naumec, who won the title two years ago at his home club, is the lone mid-amateur left standing. Winchester standouts Owen Egan and Aidan Monahan remain on opposite sides of the bracket, leaving open the possibility of an all-Winchester 36-hole final on Saturday. Rising college standouts and one of the state’s top juniors are also still in pursuit of the Massachusetts Amateur title.

By the end of Thursday, only four players will remain, each with a chance to add his name to the generations of champions who have hoisted the Massachusetts Cup. And the champion will also punch his ticket to this year’s U.S. Amateur on the storied grounds of Merion Golf Club (PA).

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Learn more about the eight remaining players in the Massachusetts Amateur (Photos: David Colt).

Max McColgan, 19

• Hometown: Groton, MA; Club: Nashawtuc Country Club
• Rising sophomore at St. John’s University. Tallied a 73.7 stroke average, ranked third-best on the team
• Advanced to Round of 16 in 2025 Massachusetts Amateur
• Former member of Team Massachusetts Junior Golf Team (USNDP)
• Medalist in 2025 Massachusetts Junior Amateur

 

Road to the Quarterfinals

• Shot 69-70 – 139 (-3) in stroke play to earn No. 1 seed (co-medalist w/Joey Lenane)
• R32: Def. Dylan Greenwald, 2&1
• R16: Def. C.J. Winchenbaugh, 7&6

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Aidan Emmerich, 22

• Hometown: Swampscott, MA; Club: Kernwood Country Club
• Recent graduate of Temple University (also attended Michigan State)
• Semifinalist in 2025 Massachusetts Amateur
• Won Hornblower Memorial Tournament (2023, 2026)

Road to the Quarterfinals

• Shot 69-73 – 142 (E) in stroke play to earn No. 8 seed
• R32: Def. Brian Li, 1-up
• R16: Def. Ben Spitz, 4&3

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Matthew Naumec, 29

• Hometown: Wilbraham, MA; Club: Framingham Country Club
• 2024 Massachusetts Amateur champion at Framingham Country Club
• 2023 Massachusetts Amateur runner-up at Essex County Club
• Played in 2019 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach
• Played college golf at Boston College

Road to the Quarterfinals

• Shot 69-71 – 140 (-2) in stroke play to earn No. 4 seed
• R32: Def. Kyle Tibbetts, 22 holes
• R16: Def. Sean Fitzpatrick, 4&3

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Aidan Monahan, 20

• Hometown: Boston, MA; Club: Winchester Country Club
• 2026 Winchester Country Club men’s club champion
• Rising junior at Trinity College
• Played in stroke play with his father, Brendan, and his cousin, Joey

 

Road to the Quarterfinals

• Shot 72-69 – 141 (-1) in stroke play to earn No. 5 seed
• R32: Def. Conor McCormack, 6&5
• R16: Def. Emil Nielsen, 4&2

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Zac Georgantas, 18

• Hometown: Foxboro, MA; Club: Foxborough Country Club
• Member of Team Massachusetts Junior Golf Team (USNDP)
• 2024 MIAA Division 2 individual state champion
• Providence College commit
• 2025 Hockomock League MVP

 

Road to the Quarterfinals

• Shot 73-71 – 144 (+2) in stroke play to earn No. 15 seed
• R32: Def. Joey Monahan, 21 holes
• R16: Def. Ricky Stimets, 6&5

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Nolan Skaggs, 23

• Hometown: Plymouth, MA; Club: Plymouth Country Club
• Graduate of St. Thomas Aquinas (NY)
• Qualified for 2021 U.S. Junior Amateur
• 2024-25 NCAA Division II All-American selection

 

Road to the Quarterfinals

• Shot 70-76 – 146 (+4) in stroke play to earn No. 23 seed
• R32: Def. Carson Erick, 3&2
• R16: Def. Reese Jensen, 3&2

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Owen Egan, 23

• Hometown: Winchester, MA; Club: Winchester Country Club
• Three-time captain of the Holy Cross men’s golf team; holds the program record for lowest career scoring average
• Four-time club champion at Winchester Country Club
• Second Team All-Patriot League (2021-22)

 

Road to the Quarterfinals

• Shot 72-73 – 145 (+3) in stroke play to earn No. 19 seed
• R32: Def. Christian Emmerich, 1-up
• R16: Def. Patrick Kilcoyne, 4&3

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Jake Mrva, 23

• Hometown: Shrewsbury, MA; Club: Worcester Country Club
• Advanced to Round of 16 of Mass Amateur three straight years
• Played college golf at Fordham, where he became the only golfer in program history to win three individual titles during his career
• Tied for lead with a 68 (-3) in opening round at Winchester

 

Road to the Quarterfinals

• Shot 68-74 – 142 (E) in stroke play to earn No. 11 seed
• R32: Def. Tyler Dearborn, 2&1
• R16: Def. Maxx Zides, 3&1

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