Hey Everyone,
There are all sorts of little markers that highlight the start of the golf season. This week, the U.S. Open qualifying is another waypoint on our path to warmer weather. On Tuesday at Woodland GC, 78 players will compete for four spots in the U.S. Open final qualifying in June. Here are the tee times.
Good luck and congrats to everyone who is participating in today’s Boston Marathon! After training through that horrific winter, you deserve this cool weather with tailwind for the full 26.2.
THE best day in the city.
Here’s a rundown of what happened over the weekend across pro, college, and amateur golf:
RBC Heritage: Keegan Bradley shot 67-67-72-68 (-1) to finish T12. Michael Thorbjornsen 70-78-74-65 (-7) for a T33 finish. His final round 65 was the low round of the day with Chris Gotterup, and it helped Thorbjornsen climb 29 spots on Sunday. Matt Fitzpatrick won a playoff with Scottie Scheffler. He birdied the first playoff hole after an incredible 4-iron approach. Live Scoring
Tulum Championship: Rob Oppenheim shot 68-72-70-71 (-7) for a T9 finish, his best of the year. He made a hole-in-one in the third round. Chris Francoeur returned after a brief break and shot 71-70-73-73 (-1) for a T33 finish. Dylan Menante won by six shots over Blades Brown. Live Scoring
Senior PGA Championship: Jason Caron shot 73-69-67-73 (-6) and finished T12. Stewart Cink won by six shots with a final score of 19-under par. Live Scoring
JM Eagle Championship of LA: Alexa Pano 69-72-69-72 (-6) and finished T29. Megan Khang shot 72-68-72-70 (-6) to also finish T29. Live Scoring
Men’s College Results
The Rutherford Invitational (Men) April 18–19 | Rhode Island finished third, Yale finished fourth, and UConn finished 6th. Matthew Costello (Taunton, Mass.) took 51st for UConn. Max McColgan (Lincoln, Mass.) finished 61st for St. John’s. Results
ROAR-EE Invitational (Men): Fairfield won the event with a team score of 15-under par. Fairfield sophomore Rasmus Ditzinger won his second event of the year. Dartmouth finished fourth, New Haven finished sixth, and Providence finished 13th. Will Spring (Concord, Mass.) finished 24th, and Evan Buddenhagan (Gloucester, Mass.) finished 75th. Results
Women’s College Results
Patriot League Championship (Women): Navy took home the title on their home course, while Boston University finished fourth and College of the Holy Cross finished fifth. Results
NEC Conference Championship (Women) Howard won the championship. Stonehill finished 7th, and New Haven finished 10th. Stonehills’ Jaelyn Deboise (Springfield, Mass.) finished T14. Results
Therese Hession Buckeye Invitational (Women): Ohio State won their home event, while Harvard finished T6, and Xavier’s Isabel Brozena (N. Reading, Mass.) finished 11th on the individual side.
Amateur Golf Results
Terra Cotta Invitational: Down in Naples, Josiah Hakala (New Ipswich, NH) finished T44 at 4-over par. Mike Calef (Portsmouth, RI) finished T48 after shooting 5 over. Nick Maccario (Atlanta, Georgia) finished 62nd. Bobby Leopold (Coventry, RI) finished 65th, and Michael Walsh (Shelbourne, VT) finished 72nd. Conor Doyal shot 12-under par to win by a shot. Results
Seagulls Four-Ball: The winners of all seven flights were decided on Sunday. Results
Championship Flight: Michael Walker + Matt Parziale
First Flight: Kevin Blaser + Ricky Stimets
Second Flight: Steve Galanis + Jack DeCoste
Third Flight: Erik Robinson + Brian Fleckles
Fourth Flight: Parish Pina + Brian Uhlman
Fifth Flight: Garrett Whitney + Eric Strzepek
Sixth Flight: Trevor Kenney + Jay Stevens
U.S. Challenge Cup Junior Invitational: Michael McCormack (Easton, Mass.) shot 71-73 (+2) to beat Ryan Donovan (Milton, Mass.) by a shot. Results
Coming up this week
Zurich Classic: Down in New Orleans, Michael Thorbjornsen is teaming up with his former Stanford teammate Karl Vilips in the team event. That Cardinal duo finished T4 last year, and it marked a turning point in Thorbjornsen’s season. Davis Chatfield (Attleboro, Mass.) will tee it up with Adrian Dumont De Chassart. Field List
MAAC Championship (Women) April 21–23 | Walt Disney World – Lake Buena Vista Course, Orlando, FL Local teams competing: Merrimack, Sacred Heart, Fairfield. Field List
ACC Championship (Men) Begins April 23 | Shark's Tooth GC, Naples, FL Local teams competing: Boston College Field List
Challenge Cup Championship: April 21-22 | Ledgemont CC | Live Scoring
Dave Adamonis Sr. Players' Championship | April 22-23 | Venue is TBD | Info
Falmouth Planning Board approves Solar Project
In another giant step towards the destruction of Cape Cod CC by the Friel family, the Falmouth Planning Board voted unanimously to approve the PureSky energy project.
The approval comes with conditions, including full demolition of all golf course structures — clubhouse, maintenance building, pump house, and residential buildings — as well as removal of the irrigation system and cart paths. PureSky Energy is also required to plant 650 trees and revegetate 16.5 acres as part of an ecological restoration plan.
The project still needs building permits before construction can begin, but with the Cape Cod Commission having signed off last September and the planning board now on board, the remaining hurdles seem largely procedural.
Just one more reason to make sure you go and play Cape Cod CC this season, as it should be open for the entire 2026.
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