The Men’s 2020 Club Championship finished up with the final group of Evan Rutherford, Steve Elkins and Jon Cody tied after 17 holes, setting the stage for Evan’s one stroke win after he parred No. 18. These three golfers were in a see-saw battle within the Championship Division, as they also were paired together in the final group during the 2nd round of play on Saturday.

Additionally, Alex Kielb won Division I by 6 strokes and Sandy McNiven won Division II by 7 strokes. Over 30 golfers participated during the Men’s Championship, with the course in great condition.

Chase Lashway, a 13 year old junior member at Amherst Golf Club, scored a Hole in One on the 4th Hole using a 5-iron from 157 yards. The ace was witnessed by Ryan Leonard, Jack Kennedy and Skylar Ferro during a round on July 11, 2020.

Amherst Golf Club supports the following LPGA statement for change:

Amherst Golf Club stands against racial injustice and violence. This is a moral issue we must all recognize and act on.

Saturday, June 6th: Open play all day.

Sunday June 7th: Member-Member/Member-Guest 2-Ball Best Ball – pick your partner and tee time. Tee times available from 7:30 to 10 AM. $20/team not inc. guest greens fees. The course will be Closed until 12:15 PM for this event. Open play will be available after 12:15 PM.

Call the Pro Shop for tee times 256-6894.

LEAGUE UPDATE
The following is information for our five leagues, most of which are gearing up next week:
June 8th PM – Monday Mixed League begins . . . 14 partners signed up thus far!
June 9th AM – Women’s Niners begins!
June 9th PM – Men’s Tuesday League – kicked off last Tuesday – over 36 partners will be playing against par for 10 rounds!
June 10th AM – Legends begins!
June 11th – Women’s Thursday Twilight League begins! Further information on our leagues are highlighted here.

New and past members – get your dues in so you can play in the leagues! . . . Call Pro Dave at 256-6894 to sign up!

COVID19 RULES UPDATE:
At this time, golf carts may be used for single-player use. Carts may be shared by players from a family or your “quarantine-team”. Carts will be sanitized after each use.

The practice green and practice area are available for single-use by reservation only. Call the Pro Shop at 256-6894 to reserve your tee time or practice time.

Good News regarding Phase 2 Re-Opening, which may begin as early as June 8th . . .the highlights: Clubhouse, pro shop, and other common areas will reopen Require at least 12 (instead of 15) minutes between group tee times Driving Ranges and Practice Areas open Use of driving range, putting green and other practice facilities must follow social distancing protocols and must require use of masks or face coverings Modify driving range hitting areas to ensure a minimum 6-feet of separation between players Pro shops: must follow sector-specific standards for retail stores (click here) Thank you in advance for following the Phase 1 rules to limit the spread of COVID19.

OTHER NOTES
Due to the delayed re-opening, our tournament schedule is being revised . . . the complete schedule of member and open tournaments for the 2020 season will be rolled out shortly.

The recent Member-Member 2-Ball results are posted here.  Congrats to Mike Lentner and Jon Cody on winning Gross by firing a 68 . . . the teams of Jay Morgan-Jim Hunt and Evan-Dave Rutherford tied for 2nd Gross with 72. Four teams tied for the Net prize with a score of 66!

AGC MEMBER LIAISON OFFICER
We want our membership to be as connected as possible with the Amherst Golf Club Board of Directors so that we can maintain and operate one of the finest 9-hole courses in Western Massachusetts. Jesse (Jay) Morgan is our member liaison and is available to receive and deliver any concerns or comments, no matter how small, to the Board so we can respond.  Reach out to him at help@amherstgolfclub.org or contact him personally. Board information and a photo of Jay (if you don’t know him) is provided here.

REQUEST FOR SOCIAL MEDIA ASSISTANCE
We welcome input from our membership so that we can enhance our social media presence on Instagram, Facebook and our newsletters.  Please forward photos, videos and news items for us to post by sending to info@amherstgolfclub.org . .. . if we could manage daily posts on IG or FB with new material – that would be terrific! Our FB and IG links are shown in the footer of this e-mail. . . . please follow us!

Also, if you would like to directly assist with managing our social media, please let us know as well.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to call Dave Twohig PGA at the Pro Shop 413-256-6894.

Sincerely,
Amherst Golf Club