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Rhode Island Open
47 year-old John “Jumbo” Elliott, who at one time played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour, won the 79th R.I. Open at Quidnessett C.C. with a birdie putt on the fourth playoff hole against Dustin Cone of Bennington, Vt. Elliott and Cone ended regulation play in [...]
Continue reading...US Amateur Sectional Qualifying
28. July 2010
New England golfer, Antonio Grillo, a junior at Harvard from Martha’s Vineyard, fired a brilliant 5 under 66 in the second round of the 36-hole U.S. Amateur Sectional Qualifying at Potowomet G.C. and tied Potowomut’s Bobby Leopold for medalist honors at 4-under 138. Grillo carded a one over 72 in the morning round while Leopold opened [...]
Continue reading...John Hadges Captures Second Career Massachusetts Amateur Championship
21. July 2010
For the second time in three years, John Hadges, can call himself the Massachusetts Amateur Champion. And, for the second time in three years, the prototypical 49-year old Baby Boomer beat a talented 28-year old Generation X up-and-comer, Dan Head, in the final match of the most prestigious amateur event [...]
Continue reading...RIWGA Championship at Crestwood Country Club
16. July 2010
Veteran Marissa White rallied from a four-hole deficit to defeat Westerly’s Megan Doherty 2-up in the finals of the 2010 RIWGA Championship at Crestwood C.C. Seemingly out of contention after losing the 10th hole to fall four holes behind, White then proceeded to win the next six holes, two with birdies, to take a two up lead [...]
Continue reading...North Kingstown’s Samantha Morrell
10. July 2010
North Kingstown’s Samantha Morrell chalked up a stunning regional amateur victory, capturing the 54th New England Women’s Golf Association Championship with a 54-hole total of 222 at the Green Mountain National Golf Club in Killington, Vt. The 19 year-old Morrell, who will be a sophomore at Old Dominion University this fall, carded three rounds of two [...]
Continue reading...Fenner Hill’s Jason Hull Captured His First RIGA Major Tournament
4. July 2010
Fenner Hill’s Jason Hull captured his first RIGA major tournament when he won the R.I. Public Links Championship beating Hall of Famer Paul Quigley on their third playoff hole at the Cranston Country Club. Hull and Quigley were deadlocked after 36 holes at one under 142. After each of them parred the first two extra holes [...]
Continue reading...Does 152 Make the Cut at RI Amateur at Wannamoisett?
26. June 2010
Eighteen over was the cut line for match play the last time the Rhode Island Amateur was played at Wannamoisett in East Providence. That is a pair of 78s. We will see what happens on July 6 and 7 when the State Amateur qualifying takes place. A reliable source said [...]
Continue reading...CVS CAREMARK CHARITY CLASSIC OFFERS AFFORDABLE FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY
23. June 2010
Kids 17 and Under are Free Family Fun Zone Features Major League Baseball World Series Trophies Along with Other Interactive Activities It’s a summertime tradition you don’t want to miss. Kick off summer with a fun and [...]
Continue reading...Jenna Masnyk Won Her First Major State Title
23. June 2010
A new face emerged on the RIWGA scene when young Jenna Masnyk won her first major state title capturing the 2010 RIWGA Stroke Play championship with a two over 76 at Potowomut C.C. The Kirkbrae C.C. member and former Lincoln High All Stater, who recently finished her freshman year at Hofstra University, edged out veteran Deb [...]
Continue reading...Northeast Amateur Championship
1. June 2010
Potowomut’s Bobby Leopold threatened to become only the third golfer from Rhode Island to win the prestigious Northeast Amateur Championship but, in the end, the British native faltered down the stretch and California’s Josh Bramlett won it by two strokes over Brad Benjamin from Rockford, Illinois. Bramlett, a recent Stanford grad, finished the final round [...]
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Golf News From around the Country
- Fisher shoots 61 to take 3-shot lead at Irish Open July 31, 2010
- Tseng has four-shot lead at Royal Birkdale July 31, 2010
- Tseng has 4-shot clubhouse lead at Royal Birkdale July 31, 2010
- Langer shoots 68, leads U.S. Senior Open July 31, 2010
- Overton in front by 4 at Greenbrier Classic July 31, 2010
- PGA Tour Confidential: Canadian Open, Senior British Open July 31, 2010
- Vaughan leads U.S. Senior Open at 4-under 66 July 29, 2010
- With a 3rd heart, Compton shares Greenbrier lead July 29, 2010
- Shin, Inkster lead Women's British Open July 29, 2010
- Questions with ... George 'Buddy' Marucci July 29, 2010
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30. July 2010
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