The Division 1 MIAA state championship spots have been booked. The four regional sections will each send three teams to Renaissance Golf Club in Haverhill, Mass., to compete over 18 holes for the individual and team titles on Tuesday. Each team will send six players to the event. The top four scores … [Read more...]
Jared Nelson, big summer behind him, wants to win even more now
Jared Nelson chuckled as he walked to his ball on the fifth green at Bethpage Red. The final round of the Doc Glimmer Invitational wasn’t going precisely as he planned. An opponent opened with a slew of birdies. Jared was losing ground and had just hit a poor approach short of the green. He was … [Read more...]
John Broderick now ready to up competition level at Vanderbilt
Golf is often a family affair. For John Broderick, it started with his dad cajoling him and his brothers out onto the golf course. John, like his three brothers growing up in Wellesley, Mass., was more interested in hockey and baseball. “It wasn’t my thing,” Broderick said. “But I learned to love … [Read more...]
For Mass. Four-Ball champions Ryan Riley and Matt Montt, the wait was worth it
MARSHFIELD, Mass. — Small talk about the weather is typically reserved for elevators and cocktail parties, but over the years the weather has been more than small talk in the Massachusetts Four-Ball Championship. It makes sense, it’s a golf tournament in May in New England. The weather is going to … [Read more...]
Molly and Morgan Smith, the sisters preparing for big things in golf
The Smith sisters — Morgan and Molly — are Massachusetts golf’s dynamic duo. The sisters have been cheering and pushing each other on the course their whole life, winning events along the way as individuals and teammates. Now as they near the end of high school, they are beginning to navigate new … [Read more...]
How New England’s pro golfers are faring on the tours this year
While the golf season in New England may be too short, the quality of golfers is rather deep. Veterans like Brad Faxon (Barrington, R.I.), who had eight wins on the PGA Tour, and Pat Bradley (Westford, Mass.), a Hall of Famer who won six women's majors, have given way to a generation of New England … [Read more...]