The team of Taylor Fountaine and Kevin Josepherson won the 2-Day NovemberFest event, which consisted of a 2-Ball Scramble on the Saturday Nov. 1st and a 2-Ball Best Ball on Sunday Nov. 2nd. The results are as follows:

NOVEMBERFEST I
Gross Results
1st – Taylor Fountaine and Kevin Josepherson – 65 + 73 = 138
2nd – Don Hodgkins and Gene Klos – 70 + 71 = 141 (tie)
Mike Johnson and Dennis Booska – 66 + 75 = 141

Net Results
1st – Rich Fay and Winslow Renderer – 62 + 63 = 125
2nd – Mike Covey and Dick Tozloski – 67 + 64 = 131
3rd – Peter Gaudette and Fran Baranski – 65 + 67 = 132
4th – Sam Lussier and Adam Lussier – 69 + 65 = 134
5th – Jesse Morgan and Kris Carver – 65 + 70 = 135

Out of Money
Gross – Chris Ciukaj and Matt Davol – 73
Net – Brian Wood and Craig Berry – 66

The complete results are as follows:

2014 Novemberfest I Results

The Amherst Golf Club thanks all the members and guests for their participation resulting in another great year of golf.  Thanks to Pro Dave Twohig and Superintendent Carl Teschke for their outstanding effort and performance day-in and day-out.  Some say the course never looked better.

Our focus now turns to getting ready for next year.  Look for regular newsletters this winter.  We will be keeping you abreast of developments, and seeking your input on how we can improve.  Weather permitting, feel free to play a few holes this winter utilizing the temporary greens.

We look forward to seeing you all on the course next year.  As always, members recruiting new members is important to the club’s sustainability for the future, so please pass the good word on to friends and associates so our membership stays strong.   Membership renewal information will be coming soon.

The Amherst Golf Club extends warm wishes to you and your families as the new year approaches.  Have a joyful and safe holiday season.

Amherst Golf Club

The team of Sam Lussier and Jack Jemsek won the 2-Day OctoberFest event, which consisted of a 2-Ball Scramble on the rainy Saturday Oct. 11th, and a 2-Ball Best Ball on Sunday Oct. 12th. Nick Stern and Kris Carver won the individual 2-Ball Best Ball event on Sunday. The results are as follows:

OCTOBERFEST
Gross Results
1st – Sam Lussier and Jack Jemsek – 71 + 72= 143

Net Results
1st – Jay Morgan and Blake Keedy – 67 + 68 = 135 (tie)
Roger Frant and Jeff Gold – 68 + 67 = 135

Out of Money
Gross – Frank Ficili and Larry Delue – 78
Net – Brad Worthley and Mike Fusia – 69

2-Ball Best Ball
Gross – Nick Stern and Kris Carver – 70
Net 1st – Sam Lussier and Jack Jemsek – 65
Net 2nd – Roger Frant and Jeff Gold – 67 (tie)
Frank Ficili and Larry DeLue – 67

The Amherst Golf Club will have an Annual Meeting Scramble this Saturday, October 18th. Please sign up for the 9-hole Scramble Event which will have a shotgun start at Noon. A FREE cookout will follow at 2:00 PM. All members are encourage to attend the Annual Meeting at 3:00 PM.

The team of Jay and Jesse Morgan won the Amherst 2-Ball Open, which was played on Saturday Oct. 4th and Sunday October 5th. The results are as follows:

Gross Results
1st – Jay Morgan and Jesse Morgan –  68

2nd – Aaron Punska and Paul Lentz – 70

3rd – Mike Johnson and Brian Wood – 71 (tie)
Mike Lentner and Dennis Yarrows – 71

Net Results
1st – Dan Cutler and Jesse Morgan – 65 (tie)
Bill Dowd and Jeff Brown – 65

3rd – Paul Torpey and John Collura – 66 (tie)
Gary Kmetz and Dennis Sullivan – 66

5th – Sam Lussier and Adam Lussier – 67 (tie)
Jim Tudryn and Roger Frant – 67
Sam Lussier and Roger Frant – 67

Complete Results:

Michelle Morgan and the late Ed Twohig Sr. will be inducted into the 8th class of the Western Massachusetts Golf Hall of Fame.  The Hall of Fame golf tournament and evening awards dinner will be at Wycoff Country Club in Holyoke on October 3, 2014.  Ticket information will be forthcoming.

Link to www.masslive.com article on Western Mass Golf Hall of Fame

Michelle is being recognized as the longtime Amherst College golf coach.  She has also reigned as the AGC Women’s Golf Champion 14 times since first winning in 1982, including winning the 2014 Women’s Club Championship.  Michelle has a golfing family with her husband Jay Morgan winning the AGC Men’s Championship 15 times, and her son Jesse winning 6 times, including the 2014 Men’s Club Champion.  Congratulations Michelle!  Link to Amherst College article honoring Michelle.

Ed Sr. will be honored in memoriam.  He was the head pro at Amherst Golf Club for 35 years and also fostered a successful golfing family.  In 1979, Ed Sr.  was succeeded by his son, the current AGC pro Dave Twohig.   His son Ed Jr. is also a PGA Pro in Hadley, Mass.  All six of Ed. Sr.’s sons worked in some capacity as part of the AGC operations, from “cooking hot dogs to shagging balls to caddying to opening and closing the pro shop”.   Link to UMass Magazine on Ed Sr. and Dave.

UPDATE:  Link to Masslive.com article on the Oct 3rd event

Western Mass. Golf Hall of Fame’s Class of 2014 shines on perfect induction day

The 2014 Amherst 2-Ball Open will take place the weekend of October 4th and 5th.  There will be gross and net prizes with cash skins. Entry fee is $100 per non-member teams, $60 for member/member teams, and $80 for member/non-member teams.  Play Saturday, Sunday or both days!  Call Dave Twohig PGA at 256-6894 to arrange your tee time.

Download a flyer by clicking here.

The Hadley Open was played September 6th and 7th. Paul Torpey Jr. won the individual stroke play with a gross score of 78, and Wally Kielb won the net with a score of 69.

Hadley Open 2-Ball Best Ball Results:

1st Gross (tie):
Don Hodgkins and Gene Klos – 69
Chris Kamansky and Ray Beaudin – 69
3rd place Gross (tie):
Roger Frant and Sam Lussier – 70
Jay Morgan and Glenn Allan – 70

1st Net:
Chris Kamansky and Ray Beaudin – 60
2nd Net:
Roger Frant and Kris Carver – 61
3rd Net (tie):
Paul Torpey Sr. and Paul Torpey Jr. – 63
Charlie Parham and Ken Kahn – 63

Click on thumbnail for the complete results: