The 2015 Steamboat Classic, Amherst Golf Club’s marquis Member-Guest 36-hole event that was played June 27th and 28th, ended in regulation with a three-way tie. Adam Lussier and Mike Johnson claimed the win in a sudden death playoff – congratulations Adam and Mike!  The final scores for the three-way gross tie:

Gross Winners:
Adam Lussier & Mike Johnson 70-68 = 138 – winner in sudden death playoff
Jesse Morgan & Pit Armstrong 71-67 = 138
Dennis Yarrows & Mike Lentner 68-70 = 138

1st Place Team (3-way tie) getting ready for sudden death playoff (from L to R): Pit Armstrong, Jesse Morgan, Mike Lentner, Dennis Yarrows, Mike Johnson and Adam Lussier

Net Winners:
1st – Kris Carver & Jeff Edwards = 126
2nd – Alex Kielb & Steve Gonsiorowski = 127
3rd – Jay Morgan & Phil Dunn = 128
4th – Mike Hodges & Jim Kerschner = 128

Out of Money:
Gross:  Chris Calabrese & Cody Chanthavong = 69
Net:  Jim Worthley & Tony Rossi = 59

Final Scoreboard:

2015 Steamboat Results, June 27-28th

Steam Boat Classic photo gallery click here.

Amherst Golf Club Women’s Association
9 Hole 2-ball Open — August 1, 2015

Welcome and Registration: 8-9 AM
Shotgun Start 9AM
Entry Fee: $25 per person includes golf, lunch, prizes,
Skills Contests $1.00 each: putting, chipping, closest to the line
50/50 Raffle
Closest to the pin

Note: Field limited—Deadline July 23.
For more information or to reserve a place call:

Amherst Golf Club — (413) 256-6894
Kate Hersey — (413) 259-1261

Click here for a flyer for this event.

The 2015 Special Cup (9-Hole) was played as part of the Niners outing on Tuesday June 16th.  The winner was Michelle Morgan with a net 36. Second place was Ellen Hayes with a net 39. There was a tie for third place with a net of 42: Pat McAndrews and Sheila Rider.

Michelle Morgan – winner of the 2015 9-Hole Special Cup

Click here for Group Photo for 2015 9-Hole Special Cup

The Niner’s also played a 4-Ball Best 2 event the same day, and the winning team with a Net of 64 was Marie Appleby, Pat McAndrews, Judy Shea and Fran Becker.

Susan Plante took the 2015 Special Cup that was played on June 13th, with a Net score of 71.  Ginny Daniels was second with a Net of 74, and Marie Appleby 3rd with a Net 75.

Susan Plante – 2015 Special Cup winner

Veteran Radio and TV sportscaster Scott Coen is lending his talents in promoting play and new membership at Amherst Golf Club.   You should see him on the course for the Men’s Round-Robin Tuesday League, so give him a warm welcome.

When he’s not playing golf, he’s conducting radio campaigns for several WMass stations, including 93.9 The River and 96.3 WHMP.

Here’s his June 2015 promotion for Amherst Golf Club – listen for it on your morning drive!  

Information on upcoming tournaments and results of some recent tournaments are provided below.  Kid’s programs are also ramping up.  Check-in with Pro Dave Twohig at the Pro Shop.

2015 SENIOR’S CHAMPIONSHIP

The Seniors Championship was played Sunday June 7th, along with a 4-Ball event.   Steve Hallquist took top honors and the Shumway Trophy with a Gross score of 72.  Sean Cleary split the Rocking Chair Trophy with Steve, both having a Net score of 67.  Sam Lussier took the Kuzmiski Trophy with a Gross score of 83, and Bob Blanchette took the Roy Gage M&M Trophy with a Net score of 69.  Complete results for the 2015 Senior’s Championship and 4-Ball Event are found here.

Congratulations to Bob Blanchette – the Roy Gage Trophy winner!

JAGERMEISTER “REMEMBERING JAMIE”

The results for the Jagermeister event played on Saturday June 6th are posted here.  A photo gallery of the event will be forthcoming!

OTHER UPCOMING EVENTS

The Women’s Special Cup is coming up Jun 13th.

The Steamboat Classic Member-Guest is also around the corner on June 26, 27 and 28th, and is one of the larger social outings for the club, with a banquet featured the evening of  Saturday the 28th.  Please make plans to find a guest to play in this marquis event for the club, or make plans to attend the dinner.   A detailed flyer for the event is here.

Call Dave Twohig at 256-6894 for details for these and other upcoming tournaments.

JUNIOR PROGRAMS

The schedule for Speed Golf for Kids and Golf Sessions for Kids is out now . . . check in with Dave if you have any questions.

IN MEMORIAM :  GEORGE RICHASON CELEBRATION

There will be a gathering to honor the memory of George Richason who passed away on April 14th.  George was the oldest member of the club.  The event will be held at the Club on June 13th from 4:30 until 6:30 PM.  Plan on attending and sharing your favorite memories of George.

The Jagermeister “Remembering Jamie” scramble event was played on Saturday June 6, 2015 with a three way tie for first with a Gross score of 30:

Jeff Edwards, Laurie Edwards, Curt Marion, Chuck Ramsey, Ben Hatch
JP Mullins, Jonny Elkins, John Kuzmeski, Kevin Kuzmeski
Chris Kamansky, Jim Thomas, Ed Kamansky, Dave Slovin

Complete results are as follows:

 Photo Gallery

The 2015 Senior’s Championship was played on Sunday June 7th.  The winners are as follows:

Shumway Trophy (over 50 yr – Gross)
Steve Hallquist – 72

Rocking Chair (over 50 yr – Net)
Steve Hallquist – 67
Sean Cleary – 67

Kuzmiski Trophy (over 65 yr – Gross)
Sam Lussier – 83

Roy Gage M&M Trophy (over 65 yr – Net)
Bob Blanchette – 69

Bob Blanchette – 2015 Roy Gage M&M Trophy winner

The complete results are as follows:

A Four Ball was also played, with the following results:

Gross Winner
Jesse Morgan, Larry Delue, Rich Fay, Ken O’Brien – 68

Net Winner
Gene Klos, Blake Keedy, Ed Kamansky, Ahmed Yusuf – 60

Ken O’Brien 2015

The Ken O’Brien Biathlon event was played on Sunday May 31st.  The team of Winslow Renderer and Rich Faye took top honors with a net of 59.  The runner-up spot was shared by the following three teams with a net 60:  Ken O’Brien and Dick Simpson, Paul Appleby and Ed Putnam, and Donny Hodgkins and Gene Klos.  The format of the event was a scramble for the front nine and best ball for the back nine.  The complete results are shown below:

2015-05-31 Ken O’Brien Biathlon Results

Here’s Ken swinging, courtesy of Club Historian Jack Shea.