Jim Hunt won the 2015 President’s Cup that was played Sunday August 16th.  Hunt shot a 74 to edge out Jeff Gold, who fired an ace during his round, and Sam Lussier, both of who shot 75 to tie for 2nd.

The Vice President’s Cup was based on net, and was shared by Jeff Gold and Sam Lussier with scores of 67 net.

A 3-Ball Best Ball was played concurrently for the men, with Jeff Gold, Larry DeLue and David Lithgow having a low gross of 67 and Sam Lussier, Jeff Brown and Mark McCandish having a low net of 58.

The Women’s President’s Cup is also an 18-hole net event, with 1st place tie between Marie Appleby and Ann Gowdey with a net score of 74.  There was a three-way tie for third between Mary Godfrey, Edith Hunsberger and Jean Gowdey, each scoring a net 75.

UPDATE:  Congratulations to Marie Appleby who recently won the 9 hole tie breaker against Ann Gowdey for the President’s Cup.

Complete results for the Men’s President and Vice President’s Cup and Women’s President Cup is provided below:

The Amherst Open was played Sunday August 9, 2015, and Jeff Gold took top honors after a sudden death playoff with Jim Hunt and Kevin Bagge, who all tied with a gross score of 75.

Two divisions were played – the first division was limited to a handicap of 11 or less, and the second division was 12 and above handicap.

Topping the net for the 1st Division was Blake Keedy with a net 66, followed by Brad Worthley with a net 68. Third net was a tie with Larry Delue and Bill Dowd with a net 71.

The 2nd Division gross winner was George Hassenfratz who shot a gross 74, which was the low gross for the open. Congratulation George!

The net winner in the 2nd Division was Rich Fay with a net 66, followed by a tie for 2nd between Ken O’Brien and Ed Kamansky, who both shot a net 68.

The complete results by division are provided below:

The Amherst Boys & Girls Club Scramble was played on Saturday August 8, 2015. There was a tie for the winner with a score of 29 for the 9-hole event.

Leslie Torpey, Paul Torpey, Trish Kamansky, Ed Kamansky, Chris Kamansky
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Kyle Dumas, Anglia Varilly, Chris Varilly, Kyle Dumas

Regarding the individual contests the Long Drive was won by Brian Giggey (men’s) and Brenda Jackson (women’s)
Closest to the pin winners were Karla Stanne (3ft 3in) and Tony Choquette (3ft 4in).

The complete results are provided below:

At the Steam Boat dinner on Saturday June 27, 2015, Kris Carver was recognized for his albatross scored during the 2014 event.  A plaque was presented to Kris by Pro Dave Twohig for this rare achievement.

Pro Dave Twohig presents Kris Carver with the recognition of his albatross on No.  16 made during the 2014 Steam Boat event.

With an eagle scored by Jeff Gold a couple of groups in front of him, Kris started his 16th hole with a quiet 295 yard drive that left him with 230 yards to the hole.  He said to his partner Jeff Edwards that he thought he could get there with a 3 iron. He picked the right club, striking Gold, as this shot ended going into the hole for a duce.  An albatross (3 under par on a Par 5) is very rare and the Amherst Golf Club isn’t aware of another recorded on our 7th Hole.

Kris was presented with a trophy followed by a big round of applause by the 2015 Steam Boat participants.

Bob Flaherty (2014 Radio Personality of the Year – bflaherty@whmp.com) interviewed Pro Dave Twohig the morning of July 28, 2015.  It’s 7 minutes long and you will see that it is entertaining and informative.  Topics covered include USGA’s Play 9 Day (which was played July 29th), the beauty of playing Amherst Golf Club and how you are more likely to appreciate the value and have time for 9 versus the traditional 18 holes.

Click below to hear the interview, and then participate in the poll at the bottom of this page!

Dave Twohig (L) in the Pro Shop

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Larry DeLue and Bill Dowd won the August 2, 2015 Member/Guest, Member/Member event with a 73.

The first net was Ahmed Yusuf and Charlie Parham with a 62, 2nd net was tie with Barry Levy and Paul Appleby with a 63 and Carl F Teschke and Joe Yusko also with a 63.

2015 Member-Member/Member-Guest Event

In this 9-Hole open event, Marie Appleby and Lynn Weber shot a 44 for the win.  The net winner were Kate Davidhiere and Carol Wolfgram with a 30, and 2nd net was Jean Lawrence and Pat Kodis with a 31.  Through a match of cards, the 3rd net was Ellen Hayes and Vera West with a 32.

The closest to the pin winner was Jean Lawrence (27 ft 2 in) for the members and Lynn Weber (37 ft 6.5 in) for the non-member category.  Least putts was Marie Appleby with 16 (member) and Kate Davidhiere with 15 (non-member).

2015 Women’s 2-Ball Open Results

The team of Dennis Yarrows and Mike Lentner scored a 62-67 = 129 to win this years 2-Ball Biathlon.  Sam Lussier and Adam Lussier came in 2nd gross with a 66-70 = 136.

The Lussier team took net with a 62-63 = 125, and Roger Frant and Mike Gillis took 2nd net with a 65-64 = 129.

Jack Yanko with his dad Matt.

Jack Yanko of Amherst, a freshman at the Amherst Regional High School this fall, holed the 215-yard ninth hole with a driver on July 24th.  The Ace Report at Masslive.com suggests it was one of the longest recent hole-in-ones made in Western Mass this year. It was also the first ace achieved by anyone this year at Amherst Golf Club.

Congratulations on your first ace Jack – you have a very bright future!

Witnesses were Chase Cherewatti, Logan Cherewatti, Marcus Larson, Eric Larson, and Sam Conrad-Rooney.

Michelle Morgan – 2015 Woman’s Champion

Michelle Morgan captured the Women’s Club Championship with an 79-81=160.  Laurie Shannon came in 2nd in the Championship Division with a 81 81-91=172.  The event was play the weekend of July 18th & 19th.

1st Division winner:  Ann Gowdey 102 102-101=203

2nd Division winner:  Mary Godfrey 103 103-110=213

3rd Division winner:  Rosie Klaes 116 107-116=223

Complete results are provided below: