We could start the story in Pinehurst, N.C., a mecca for golf. That is where young Ben James of Milford, Conn., was seemingly a summer staple on the leaderboard at the U.S. Kids World Championship – once a winner, twice a runner-up, six times inside the top five. Or we could shift to the West Coast … [Read more...]
Notes: New England golfers keep finding success in fall college season
Some seriously good Golf Channel time was given to collegiate golfers Tuesday and Wednesday in the Jackson T. Stephens Cup from vaunted Seminole GC in Juno Beach, Fla. That was good news for local fans who were afforded a rare chance to watch two New Englanders who are playing superbly this … [Read more...]
Notes: Chris Francoeur off to hot start in Korn Ferry Tour Q-school
There are rounds of 75 that on the first day can ruin your tournament. Then there are those 75s that Chris Francoeur fired at the Mayfield Sand Ridge Club in Chadron, Ohio, where you are left in an optimistic mood. “Really, I didn’t play too poorly,” said the pride of Amesbury, Mass. “Just a couple … [Read more...]
Ben James keeps winning, and other updates on New England collegiate golfers
Maintaining the torrid start to his collegiate career, Ben James of Milford, Conn., closed with 69 for 5-under 211 for the University of Virginia and won the Hamptons Intercollegiate by a whopping nine strokes at heralded Maidstone on Long Island. It’s the second win in three starts for James, who … [Read more...]
Notes: Jack Boulger, Xavier Marcoux keep New Englanders winning in college golf
Recording your first collegiate victory is starting to become a trend with New England golfers. One week ago, three players – Michael Thorbjornsen (Stanford/Wellesley, Mass.), Ben James (University of Virginia/Milford, Conn.), and Ethan Whitney (Temple/Westminster, Mass.) – did the honors. This … [Read more...]
Notes: Ben James heads trio of New Englanders thriving in college golf
You’d have to say that a trio of New England golfers put up an emphatic week of collegiate triumphs to dispel the notion that you cannot develop an elite game playing in these cold-winter locales. From Ben James of Milford, Conn., to a pair of Massachusetts kids – Michael Thorbjornsen of Wellesley … [Read more...]