by Lauren Neilan
SHARON, Mass. – Jason Calhoun, PGA (Brown University) carded a 2-under 70 to capture the 2023 New England PGA Teaching Professional Championship, by a 4-stroke margin, on August 22 at The Cape Club of Sharon. In the Head Pro Championship, Jeff Martin, PGA (Wollaston GC) signed for 1-under, 71, to break a three-way tie and claim the trophy.
Martin started the day with a bogey on the par-4 third hole before carding three birdies in a row on 4, 5, and 6. He made the turn at 2-under. Bogeys on 11 and 15 put Martin in position to finish the round tied with Shayne Sakson, PGA (Ocean Edge GC), Frank Dully, PGA (Kernwood CC), and Hal Jacobs, PGA (Wellesley CC) who were in the clubhouse with even-par, 72 scorecards. Martin checked the leaderboard and knew he needed one more birdie over the two remaining holes to claim the Championship. He wasted no time and birdied the par-5 17th hole to take home the cup.
Sakson was 2-over at the turn, but one bogey and three birdies on the back finished him at an even-par 72 for a share of second place. Dully made the turn at 1-under with two birdies on the card on the front nine. A double bogey on 11 and a birdie on the par-4 12th hole gave him the final even-par in a three-way tie. Jacobs traded two early bogeys with two birdies on the front to make the turn at and even-par 36. A bogey on 11 moved him to 1-over, but one last birdie on 17 lifted him to an even-par finish in a share of second place.
Calhoun carded a birdie on the par-3 fourth hole, but two bogeys on five and seven put him at 1-over making the turn. After a bogey on 10, Calhoun turned his round up with an eagle on the par-4 12th hole and back-to-back brides on holes 16 and 17 gave him the final 2-under, 70 for first place in the Teaching Professional Championship.
Danny Kish, PGA (Indoor GC) and Robert Bruso, PGA (Blackstone National GC) tied for second place in the Teaching Professional Championship, carding 2-over 74s. Kish carded one birdie and one bogey on the front to make the turn at an even-par 36. A trio of bogeys on the back nine put Kish at 3-over with just two holes to play. He wrapped up the round with a birdie on the par-4 18th hole to clinch the final 2-over for a share of second place.
Bruso also made the turn at an even-par 36. He gave his scorecard some action on the back nine, starting with two birdies on the par-4 10th hole and par-5 11th hole. Bogeys on 14, 15, and 16 moved him to 1-over with two holes to play. A birdie on the par-5 17th evened his score, but a double-bogey on 18 settled his card at 2-over overall and tied for second place.
New England PGA HEAD PRO/TEACHING PRO CHAMPIONSHIP
The Cape Club of Sharon
Par 72 – 36-36
Head Pro Champ Results
1 Jeff Martin Wollaston Golf Club 34-37–71 -1
T2 Shayne Sakson Ocean Edge Golf Club 34-38–72 E
T2 Frank Dully Kernwood Country Club 35-37–72 E
T2 Hal Jacobs Wellesley Country Club 36-36–72 E
5 Brendon Ray Point Judith Country Club 36-37–73 +1
T6 Robert Tramonti Triggs Memorial Golf Course 37-37–74 +2
T6 Tom Tobey Sandwich Hollows Golf Club 37-37–74 +2
T8 Ben Egan Bay Club at Mattapoisett 39-36–75 +3
T8 Greg Farland Marlborough Country Club 37-38–75 +3
T8 David Dionne Beverly Golf & Tennis Club 36-39–75 +3
T11 Jim Schouller Abenaqui Country Club 39-37–76 +4
T11 Scott Hickey Cyprian Keyes Golf Club 40-36–76 +4
T11 Andrew Stolze Club at New Seabury, The 38-38–76 +4
T11 Patrick Beahn Blackstone National Golf Club 37-39–76 +4
T15 Louis Rivers Agawam Hunt Club 40-37–77 +5
T15 Matt Zdon Belmont Country Club 37-40–77 +5
T15 Todd Scarafoni Bass Rocks Golf Club 38-39–77 +5
T15 Robert Bradley Brockton Country Club 38-39–77 +5
Teaching Pro Champ Results
1 Jason Calhoun Brown University 37-33–70 -2
T2 Danny Kish The Indoor Golf Club 36-38–74 +2
T2 Robert Bruso Blackstone National Golf Club 36-38–74 +2
4 Kirk Hanefeld Salem Country Club 40-35–75 +3
T5 Gregg Richbourg Cape Cod National Golf Club 39-38–77 +5
T5 Rick Karbowski Auburn Driving Range 37-40–77 +5
7 Peter Ruymann Marshfield Country Club 37-42–79 +7
8 Allan Belden Salem Country Club 41-40–81 +9
9 Dan Van Heest Newton Commonwealth Golf Club 41-42–83 +11
10 Ian Willikens Derryfield Country Club 44-42–86 +14
11 Vince Molesky Apple Hill Golf Club 43-44–87 +15
12 Tim Tierney Weston Golf Club 42-50–92 +20
https://nepga.bluegolf.com/bluegolf/nepga23/event/nepga2385/contest/5/leaderboard.htm
(Lauren Neilan is Marketing & Communications Manager for New England PGA)
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