Caption:  Carl Teschke Jr. attempts an up-and-down on No. 5 during the Turkey Shoot on S, as he readies for his team the Belchertown Orioles to compete in the HS State Championship the following day (Oct 26th at Crumpin-Fox Club).

Larry Delue won the 2015 Turkey Shoot with a 76 Gross score (net 66), which was played Sunday October 25th.  Also winning turkey’s from Big Y were the three low Net scores:  Rich Fay (net 68), Pat Kelley (net 72) and Glenn Allan (net 74).

A 3-ball net tournament was also played, with the complete results below:

The 2015 Octoberfest – a 2 Ball Scramble/2 Ball Best Ball Net Event played Saturday Oct 10 and Sunday Oct 11 had Don Hodgkins and Gene Klos take first.

1st – Don Hodgkins Don & Gene Klos 66-64=130
2nd – Larry DeLue & Mike Gillis 63-69=132 (tie)
Ed Kamansky & Roger Frant 67-65=132

Out of Money – John Hunter & David Lithgow 69 (2-Ball Event on Sunday)

Amherst Golf Club is holding the 2015 Scramble & Annual Meeting on Sunday October 18th.

12:30: Shotgun Start – 9-hole Scramble
Sign-up or call Dave at the Pro Shop by Friday 5 PM
$$CASH PRIZES$$ to be awarded to winners!
NOTE: you don’t have attend the Annual Meeting if you play

followed by . . .

2:30 PM.: FREE BBQ Lunch
Including hamburgers, hot dogs, chef’s whim, special sides and dessert.
Sponsored by the AGC Board of Directors.

3:30 P.M.: Annual Meeting convenes at the Clubhouse
All members are welcome and encouraged to attend. We will be reviewing the year in golf at Amherst Golf Club. Awards will be handed out and this year’s champions will be acknowledged. The slate for next year’s officers and board of directors will also be presented.

The teams of Jay & Jesse Morgan and Alistair Catto and Ed Garbacik tied for low gross of 70 in the Amherst 2-Ball Open. The 18-hole event was played on October 3rd and 4th, with conditions decidedly better on Sunday!  The money winners:

GROSS:
1st: Jay and Jesse Morgan Jay – 70 (tie)
Alistair Catto and Ed Garbarcik

3rd: Jim Hunt and Andy Rogers – 73 (3-way tie)
Gary Kmetz and Jay Morgan
Nate Mercer and Mike Lentner

NET:
1st: Larry DeLue and John Penny – 65 (3-way tie)
Carl Hoynoski Carl and Tim Brandl
Chris Kamansky and Gene Tansey

4th: Sam & Adam Lussier – 66

Congratulations to all the participants!

The Women’s Over 50 2015 tournament was held September 13th.  Michelle Morgan and Marie Appleby tied with a net 36 each.  A nine-hole play-off was subsequently held between Michelle and Marie, with Michelle taking first.  The top finishers for the event:

Michelle Morgan – 1st
Marie Appleby – 2nd
Joyce Putnam – 3rd

Congratulations to all the participants!

After falling behind 16 to 11 on Saturday 9/19 at Hickory Ridge, Amherst came back strong on their home course to tie Hickory Ridge, with a  27 to 27 final score.  The match play event was played with both individual and best-ball play over the two days.  Three points were in play for each match, with one point for the front nine, one point for the back nine, and one point for overall.   Roger Frant lead the Amherst team in scoring taking 2.5 points in his individual match and 3 points in the best ball match with partner Sam Lussier.

The scoring from the 2015 Amherst Cup is below:

2015 Amherst Golf Team shirt and the Amherst Cup

The Amherst Cup match play event features the Amherst Golf Club against the Hickory Ridge Golf Club, with play Saturday Sept. 19th at Hickory Ridge and finishing Sunday Sept 20th at the Amherst Golf Club.  The event consists of one round of team match play and a second round of individual match play.  The Amherst Cup was initiated in 2003 with the idea of promoting competition and fellowship between both clubs.  This will be the 13th match and Amherst has a 7 to 5 record against Hickory Ridge.

Amherst Golf Club will be represented by 2015 Club Champion Jim Hunt, Jesse Morgan IV, Dennis Yarrows, Jesse Morgan III, Gene Klos and Don Hodgkins (0 to 6 Hdcp group), and Sam Lussier, Roger Frant, Jeff Gold, Kris Carver, Brad Worthley and Blake Keedy (7 to 12 Hdcp group). Captain Emeritus is Bob Shumway and Honorary Captain is Jack Shea.

The line-ups for the match are as follows:

Saturday 9/19 at Hickory Ridge
Tee #1 8:00 am
Jesse Morgan IV & Jim Hunt vs. Nick Stern & Andy Rogers

Tee #1 8:08 am
Dennis Yarrows & Jesse Morgan III vs. Mike Lentner & Mike Kirwan

Tee #1 8:16 am
Gene Klos & Don Hodgkins vs. Tom Los & Dave Blanchette

Tee #1 8:24 am
Sam Lussier vs. Sam Moody
Roger Frant vs. Jim Tudryn

Tee #1 8:32 am
Jeff Gold vs. Bruce Brown
Kris Carver vs. Bruce Parkin

Tee #1 8:40 am
Blake Keedy vs. John Broderick
Brad Worthley vs. Paul Wanat

Sunday 9/20 at Amherst Golf Club
Tee #1 8:00 am
Blake Keedy & Brad Worthley vs. John Broderick & Paul Wanat

Tee #1 8:08 am
Jeff Gold & Kris Carver vs. Bruce Brown & Bruce Parkin

Tee #1 8:16 am
Sam Lussier & Roger Frant vs. Sam Moody & Jim Tudryn

Tee #1 8:24 am
Gene Klos vs. Tom Los
Don Hodgkins vs. Dave Blanchette

Tee #1 8:32 am
Dennis Yarrows vs. Mike Lentner
Jesse Morgan III vs. Mike Kirwan

Tee #1 8:40 am
Jesse Morgan IV vs. Andy Rogers
Jim Hunt vs. Nick Stern

Historical Compilation of Amherst Cup Results – courtesy of Jack Shea
2003 AMHERST GC 19.5 – HICKORY RIDGE CC 16.5
2004 HICKORY RIDGE CC 26.5 – AMHERST GC 18.5
2005 HICKORY RIDGE CC 29.5 – AMHERST GC 15.5
2006 HICKORY RIDGE CC 29 – AMHERST GC 25
2007 HICKORY RIDGE CC 31 – AMHERST GC 23
2008 AMHERST GC 41.5 – HICKORY RIDGE CC 12.5
2009 AMHERST GC 29.5 – HICKORY RIDGE CC 24.5
2010 AMHERST GC 27.5 – HICKORY RIDGE CC 26.5
2011 HICKORY RIDGE CC 31.5 – AMHERST GC 22.5
2012 AMHERST GC 34.5 – HICKORY RIDGE GC 19.5
2013 AMHERST GC 41.5 – HICKORY RIDGE GC 12.5
2014 AMHERST GC 41 – HICKORY RIDGE GC 13

Come out and support the Amherst Golf Club team as they play to retain the Amherst Cup on Sunday.  Open play will be available after 12:00 PM.

New member David Thibodeau of Belchertown, Massachusetts made a hole-in-one on the Par 3 4th on Saturday, September 11, 2015.  He was playing with Jim Levine and Ed Tivnan, who witnessed the feat.  David used a 7 iron to make the 135 yard ace, which is the 1st of his career.

This is the third ace made at the Amherst Golf Club this year, and he joins Jack Yanko and Jeff Gold in the 2015 hole-in-one club . . . congratulations David!

Amherst Golf Club’s first time hosting the local After 5 Event was an exciting one, with a storm cutting the outside activities short, and high winds carrying the Chamber’s pop-up tent a 100 yards downwind!

The 2015 Amherst Golf Club Junior Club Championship was played September 5th and 6th with Carl Teschke taking honors.

13yr+ Division
Winner: Carl Teschke 81-82=163
2nd: JB Mills 99-87=186
3rd: Evan Rutherford 98-94=192
4th: Dylan Robson 101-97=198
5th: Eli Slovin 119-122=214

12 and under Division
Winner: Nate Mills 94-99=193

9-Hole Division
Neil Cunniffe 75