July 15, 2008

WEST PLYMOUTH – Tom Tobey and his junior partners from Bay Pointe Country Club mastered Squirrel Run Golf and Country Club both individually and as a team to capture the Cape Cod Chapter of the New England PGA Titleist Pro-Junior Championship Tuesday afternoon.

Tobey, the head pro at Bay Pointe, logged seven birdies en route to a 4-under-par 53 and a convincing 3-shot victory over The Bay Club’s Greg Yeomans, who posted a 56. He was four shots better than the trio of Bob Miller of the Club at Yarmouthport, Bob Citrano of Reservation Golf Club and Titleist’s Dave Moynihan.

Tobey was pleased with his individual round, but he was even more excited about how his team of young golfers played. Among that group was his 10-year-old son Tom Jr., who was participating in his first-ever tournament. Also on that team were Evan Loxley, Skylar Race and Evan Dedrick 

“It was awesome,” The elder Tobey said of playing with his son. “I had so much fun out there with him and all the kids. It’s the first time I’ve played in this event. Everyone was saying what a great experience this is and they were right. I hope I can play in any future junior events like this.”

Finishing second in team play with a 46 was the group from Willowbend captained by head pro Sean McFettridge. The juniors on that team were Sasha Wortelboer, Tommy Costello, and Adam Bryant along with Pocasset member Kevin Duane.

“It was a great team effort,” McFettridge said. “Every player had a key shot that really mattered and that’s how it’s supposed to be in a tournament like this. We had a blast out there.” 
 
Tied for third at 47 were the teams led by Hyannis Golf Club’s Mike Ghelfi (Jake Adams, Jonathan Woods, Durham Ghelfi and Hannah Ghelfi) and Reservation Golf Club’s Bob Citrano (John Coucci, Jacob Winn, Brandon Oldham and Jordan Botelho).

There were four closest-to-the-pin prizes awarded to the juniors with the winners being Seve Garris, Mike Anderson, Mary Kate Robinson and Rachel Bernstein.

The Chapter is on hiatus until Tuesday, September 16 when play resumes with the 36-hole Chapter Championship at LeBaron Hills in Lakeville.   complete results

       by Geoff Converse

CAPE COD PGA - 2007 Award Recipients

2007 Chapter Award Recipients

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Justin Lawson - Assistant Professional of the Year
Jeff Halunen - Gary Philbrick Cape Cod PGA Professional of the Year
Shawn Lapworth - Junior Golf Leader
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Rusty Gunnarson - "Dutch" Wessner Player of the Year
Danny Caverly - Teacher of the Year

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