45 TH Julius Boros Challenge Cup
May 5 , 2016 ~ New Haven Country Club
E ntering the final day of the 83rd Tri-State Matches , held this year at Rhode Island Country Club , Team Massachusetts knew it would need a full 12-member effort to continue their recent success in the annual tournament .
Trailing by double-digit points after the first day of play , the Bay State squad came out firing on day two to capture a record 13th straight Tri-State Matches title over Connecticut and Rhode Island .
The victory marked the 34th championship overall for Team Massachusetts dating back to the tournament ’ s inaugural year in 1928 .
Competing in singles matches on Wednesday , the team ’ s 12 members added 42½ points to their day-one 14-point score to finish the two-day tournament with 56½ points , ahead of Rhode Island ’ s 54½ points and Connecticut ’ s 51 .
“ Thirteen straight Tri-State titles is impressive ,” said Jesse Menachem , the MGA ’ s executive director . “ We had a lot of returning players , which is nice , but to mix in some new faces onto the team , both seniors and mid-amateurs , was special . I think that it shows the quality and depth of play that we have , which enabled us to rebound from a round-one deficit .”
Connecticut State Golf Association 29 Points
Four-Ball Match Play |
Szewczul / Hermanson |
2 |
Dell / Marrello |
1 |
Griffin / Sawka |
2 |
Street / Wallis |
1 |
Boggini / Thompson |
0 |
Martin / Kelley |
3 |
Perry / Ahern |
0 |
Giancola / Leja |
3 |
Hrostek / Dietz |
3 |
Barnsley / Downes |
0 |
Josephson / Zaback |
0 |
Gosler / Bilodeau |
3 |
Day / Cameron |
1.5 |
Rainaud / Shea |
1.5 |
Singles Match Play |
Dave Szewczul , Tunxis Plantation CC |
1 |
Dave Dell , Springfield CC |
2 |
Bill Hermanson , Black Hall Club |
2 |
Fran Marrello , Canaan CC |
1 |
Patrick Griffin , GC of Avon |
2 |
Billy Street , Whitney Farms GC |
1 |
John Sawka , Ellington Ridge CC |
2 |
Bill Wallis , New Haven CC |
1 |
Glen Boggini , Twin Hills CC |
1 |
Mike Martin , Clubs to Go |
2 |
Michael Thompson , Glastonbury Hills CC |
2.5 |
Tony Kelley , Wyckoff CC |
0.5 |
Philip Perry , Black Hall Club |
0.5 |
Kevin Giancola , Golf Quest |
2.5 |
Brian Ahern , Wampanoag CC |
1.5 |
Frank Leja , Crestview CC |
1.5 |
Chet Hrostek , GC at Oxford Greens |
1.5 |
Paul Barnsley , Race Brook CC |
1.5 |
Brent Dietz , Cedar Knob GC |
3 |
Billy Downes , Greathorse |
0 |
Kevin Josephson , CC of Farmington |
1.5 |
Jordan Gosler , Manchester CC |
1.5 |
Zach Zaback , TPC River Highlands |
0 |
Kyle Bilodeau , Ellington Ridge CC |
3 |
Ben Day , New Haven CC |
1.5 |
Adam Rainaud , Black Hall Club |
1.5 |
Josh Cameron , Norwich GC |
0.5 |
Kevin Shea , Great Neck CC |
2.5 |
Connecticut , who last won the Tri-State Matches in 2003 at the Kittansett Club , charged up the leaderboard on Wednesday and nearly stole the trophy . 2016 Connecticut Mid-Amateur and Senior Amateur Dave Szewczul led the way for
Connecticut Section PGA 34 Points
Connecticut , earning 5.5 out of a possible 6 points in singles play . John Flaherty and Geoff Vartelas earned the most total points for the team at 9 points a piece .
52 / CONNECTICUT STATE GOLF ASSOCIATION / 2016 ANNUAL