June 30-July 1: Worcester County Amateur
Day 1: Mid-high 80s, sunny, and breezy at Kettle Brook GC. At 6,912 yards from the tips, with a strong breeze, and large elevation changes, this course can play havoc. Most of the holes seemed to be playing into the wind, even the 490 yard par-4 ninth. Scores were much higher than last year, with 70 as the Round 1 low, compared to 65 last year. I played with a Mr. 69 years old (W. Cosgrove), who brought his reliable caddie from Worcester CC, Randy. He and I chatted briefly about the Celtics and didn't know KG would return (for 3 yrs!) until after the round. We later joined up with J. Frew and H. Hough on the 12th tee because play was sooo slow. We finished in 5 hours and 30+ minutes. My golf swing was not comfortable at all, however, my short game was excellent. I had 7 one putts and 30 putts overall. I bogeyed 17 and 18 to shoot 77. My adventure was extra fun today with Zully supporting me and driving the golf cart loaded with PBJs, bananas, cashews, and Lara Bars. Her first time on the golf course! If I had to pick a few things to characterize my great putting today, it would be a slow stroke and very good feel for the speed. Birdies on 7 and 14, both par 5s. Total putts: 30 (1 three putt); 2 birdies, 1 double, 5 bogeys, 10 pars
Day 2: Tee'd off with K. McCarthy (Harvard) and S. Neidermire (Thorny Lea); good group. My ball striking was night and day compared to yesterday. I hit my first 8 greens in regulation, 12 out of the first 14, 10 out of 14 fairways; made 9 straight pars (holes 2-10). I was very confident off the tee; something about Wachusett fits my eye well. These greens are some the trickiest I play during the summer; you can easily have an 8 footer and then have a return putt of 20 feet if not careful, one of my playing partners putted off the 13th green and had to chip back up to the pin. I was +1 thru 14 and finished double, double, bogey, bogey to shoot 79. 37 putts (3 three putts); 2 birdies (#12, #14), 2 doubles, 5 bogeys, 9 pars. I feel a took a lot of positives out of this weekend. Today, I really saw that my swing can be great under pressure. I was in the zone off the tee, picking a line and not even concerned about trouble, as I knew the tee ball wouldn't get far off line. Great tempo. Great vision on shots. Relaxed grips, turn, release.
Both courses were in great shape. Tricky pin placements on both days. Wachusett CC greens were faster than Kettle Brook.
Happy 4th of July week,
Kurt
Final Results:
JAKE GREER 72 69 141
DEVIN BIBEAU 70 72 142
RICHARD POWERS 77 69 146
RICKY STIMETS 76 71 147
SAM RUSSELL 74 74 148
MATTHEW LEGER 72 76 148
J.C. GUTHRIE 72 76 148
TAYLOR FONTAINE 76 73 149
JOSHUA FARMER 76 73 149
BRIAN HIGGINS 73 77 150
MICHAEL MERTES 80 71 151
DANIEL FALCUCCI 75 76 151
RJ FOLEY 75 76 151
DYLAN EVANS 75 76 151
ALEX DALEY 75 76 151
RYAN RILEY 72 79 151
FRANK VANA 78 74 152
CHRIS COREY 79 74 153
MICHAEL HAGLOF 76 77 153
JEFFERY SANTORA 75 78 153
STEPHEN QUARTARONE 78 76 154
DAVID FALCUCCI 76 78 154
ALEX BURY 79 76 155
BRIAN KELLY 76 79 155
HARRY HOUGH 76 79 155
THOMAS HENDERSON 75 80 155
DAVID HOLMES 73 82 155
JIM RUSHIONI 81 75 156
TERRY DUNN 81 75 156
KURT FLIONIS 77 79 156
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