Saturday, August 20, 2011
| The fifth annual HCC Summer Winds tournament, a NEFApoints
event, took place on a beautiful, clear but muggy day. There was
very little wind to speak of, but plenty of fast greens.
Forty-six players participated, including the largest contigent of
Novice entrants we've ever had. This was the last tournament to
be played on the course's original configuration. So fittingly,
Davis Johnson -- one of the course designers -- triumphed in the Pro
Grandmaster division with a remarkable 111. In the Advanced
division, Karl Molitoris -- the single entrant in HCC's very first
tourney -- once again took the trophy with a 3-under 109. In a
stunning victory, Sam Thresher walked off with the Recreational title a
full 8 strokes ahead of the runner-up. There was no ace in this
tourney, but Michael Ballestra won the closest-to-the-pin throw-off. |
| FINAL RESULTS |
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Open 1. Titan Bariloni 59 63 122 Master 1. Rob Tatro 53 61 114 Grandmaster 1. Davis Johnson 56 55 111 2. John Fissel 59 61 120 3. Rick Williams 65 63 128 AM Advanced 1. Karl Molitoris 56 53 109 2. Abel Rodrigues 56 57 113 3. Michael Ballestas 58 61 119 3. Brad Harris 61 58 119 5. Isaac Bromberg 57 68 125 6. Tim Matusko 70 -- DNF Master 1. Cary Powell 56 54 110 2. Mike Saimond 60 62 122 3. Mike Morin 62 68 130 4. Bryan Morris 71 69 140 5. Paul Rashaw 76 73 149 Grandmaster 1. Alan Thresher 75 70 145 Women 1. Sunni Lyman 78 76 154 Intermediate 1. Keith Clark 58 59 117 2. Kyle Moriarty 56 62 118 2. Troy Dietrich 58 60 118 2. Adam Whitten 57 61 118 5. Kyle Ford 58 61 119 5. Phelan Lyman 58 61 119 7. Rick Mahoney 55 65 120 8. Brad Ayotte 61 60 121 9. Eric Kretschmar 61 61 122 10. Bill Laudon 62 64 126 10. Kyle Stevens 61 65 126 12. Jeremy Thresher 63 65 128 13. Greg Celllilli 67 62 129 14. Patrick Taylor 65 65 130 15. William Edwards 65 67 132 16. Tom Paret 69 71 140 Recreational 1. Sam Thresher 66 64 130 2. Matt Mouroviz 69 69 138 3. Dena Laudon 70 70 140 4. Tyler Bernier 76 71 147 5. Michael Rose 71 84 155 6. Paul Bernier 77 82 159 6. Gabriel Stetson 79 80 159 8. Ed Faits 79 82 161 Novice 1. Thomas Bernier 89 78 167 2. Justin Bernier 84 87 171 3. Phil LaBranche 85 88 173 4. Brandon LaBranche 90 97 187 |
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The tee for Hole 1 had to be
moved forward about 10 feet to accomodate heavy construction.
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Newcomer Thomas Bernier fires
out of the rough on hole 10 as Phil and Brandon LaBranche look
on. Bernier would go on to win the Novice division.
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Sam Thresher blasts a drive on
tee 9, displaying the form and concentration that brought him his
division championship.
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Mike Rose makes a long uphill
approach to the third pin.
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Jeremy Thresher takes flight on
the fourth tee.
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Sunni Lyman, the sole entrant in
the Women's division, drives off of 18 while Brad Ayotte, Keith Clark
and Greg Cellilli watch.
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Mike Saimond putts out on the
rocky green of 16.
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Karl Molitoris flings his
trademark tomahawk on the 16th tee as Abel Rodrigues and Mike Morin
watch and wonder just how he does that.
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Tim Matusko drives from high up
on the 15th tee.
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Tyler Bernier putts out on 13
while Paul Bernier and Ed Faits watch.
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This was the final tournament
for the course's longest hole, the 535-foot par 4 hole 8.
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Davis Johnson makes his approach
on hole 4 as Rick Williams stands by. They're two of the founding
members of NEFA and still going strong.
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Alan Thresher finishes up on
hole 18 as Titan Bariloni and Rob Tatro observe.
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Michael Ballestas triumphed in
the closest-to-the-pin competition, winning $92 and a cookie.
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