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NEPGA Pro/Pro Summary

Tri Champions Crowned at 2009 NEPGA Pro-Pro Stroke Play Championship, Mt. Pleasant CC • July 13, 2009

A full day of sunshine and warm weather in New England has been hard to come by. Fortunately for the 108 players at the 2009 NEPGA Pro-Pro Stroke Play Championship, both were in abundance on Monday. The beautiful weather and light winds made for low scores, resulting in a 3-way tie for the lead at the end of the day. Hailing out of Black Rock Country Club, the team of Evan Belcher and Brian Spitz took the first round lead, with a first round low 8-under, 64, thanks in large part to the 9 birdies Spitz had on his own ball. Belcher was no slouch himself, making 5 birdies in round 2, to help with a team score of 5-under, 67 in round 2, posting a total score of 13-under, 131 for the tournament. Also carding a 131 was the team of Paul Parajeckas out of Pleasant Valley Country Club, and Greg Yeomans out of the Bay Club at Mattapoisett. The team carded sixteen total birdies, split evenly amongst them, with a 65 in round 1, and a 66 in round 2. Were it not for a bogey on the final hole of the day, Parajeckas & Yeomans would have won the title outright. The team of Troy Pare, from the Wannamoisett Country Club, and Scott Spence from the Carnegie Abbey Club carded a second round 64, to go with a first round 67. The first round was highlighted by Pare's eagle on the Par 5, 14th hole. The second round medalist honors included birdies on six of the last seven holes, propelling them into the three-way tie for the Championship. A big thank you goes out to the Mt. Pleasant Country Club Food and Beverage staff, who provided a phenomenal lunch in between rounds. Also, we would like to acknowledge Mt. Pleasant Head Professional Matt Walsh, PGA, and his golf staff for their help in managing the logistics of the event. Todd Sauer, GCSAA and his crew did an outstanding job in preparing the course, giving most everyone a chance to get a sneak peek at the layout prior to next month's NEPGA Professional Championship.
Finally, thank you to our sponsors:
Nike Golf - Clem Lamarre, clem.lamarre@nike.com
Pukka Headwear - Stacey Jolin, stacey_jolin@yahoo.com
and Mohegan Sun - A world at play!

NEPGA Pro/Pro Stroke Play

Evan Belcher and I tied for first place with two other teams in the NEPGA pro/pro at Mount Pleasant CC on Monday. We shot 64 - 67 = 131 (13 under). In the first round, I had nine birdies on my own ball. I birdied numbers 1, 3, 4, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16, and 17. In the second round, I slowed down with only two birdies and Evan picked up 5 birdies. We had three bogeys which took us from running away with the win to tying for first. It was fun to make all those birdies.
http://nepga.bluegolf.com/bluegolf/nepga9/event/nepga952/contest/1/leaderboard.htm

CPC Round 2

I played well today, but not well enough. On a tough course, I shot 2 under 69 for a two round total of 146, two shots off the cut line. I drove the ball well and putted well. I had too big of a score from the first round to make the cut. I had some chances to shoot 4 under, but just didn't get it done. Thanks to Tom Budreau, my caddie, for putting up with me for a few days on the course. The weather was great. A little bit of wind and really hot 90's. I hope to be back next year for National. Thanks for every one's support.

CPC Round 1

I hit the ball OK. I had four three putts with two of them from about ten feet, one for double and one for triple. I missed two birdie putts within 5 feet. All in all I putted poorly, but hit everything else pretty well for a 6 over 77. One bad drive was the triple. The front nine the wind blew 10 -20 mph and then it was pretty calm on holes 10-15 and then blew 10-15 on the last three holes in a different direction. We did avoid the rain which was nice. Looking forward to playing the Twin Warriors course tomorrow. Tee off time is 850am. Thanks for all the support. Wish I could of played better. We will try to do better tomorrow.

CPC Practice

I played the Santa Ana Golf Club today. The course played much different than Twin Warriors. The greens were a little faster, firmer, and more undulated from back to front. The tee shots were a little less demanding and more forgiving. The course played a little shorter than the Warrior Course, but the rough around the greens and fairways was still long and thick.
My first round is tomorrow at Santa Ana starting at 150pm. Looking forward to the first round and getting some rest tonight.

CPC Practice

Getting ready to play Santa Ana GC at 1pm. Yesterday, I was filmed for the golf channel for a "did you know" about Albuquerque. It should be aired at some point during the golf channels telecast. They said it would be a filler before going to a break. It took about 10 takes because I had to memorize the line which was about 20 words, and I kept messing up putting it in my own words, laughing, and not saying the right words. I have a new respect for reporters and such. Hopefully, that is the most pressure I feel this week. It was very funny for everyone there.

CPC Practice

We played a practice round at Twin Warriors today at 140. I thought the course was very tough. It was very long at 7500+ yards par 71. Of course, the altitude makes the course seem a little shorter about 10%, but it seemed like alot of mid to long irons into greens. The rough was up around the greens and just off the fairways with the desert close by to swallow up golf balls. It seems like it will be easy to make doubles and tough to make birdies. The greens seemed fairly big with more tiers than undulations. We had a storm pass through which delayed our round for about an hour, so we did not play all 18 holes. We walked the last two holes due to darkness. The course was very beautiful and cut right out the landscape. Tomorrow, we play Santa Ana Golf Club.

CPC Tournament

Here are som helpful links to find oiut what is going. Playing a practice round today at Twin Warriors.

On site Information:
http://pgatournaments.com/index.cfm?menu=4371

Starting Times:
http://pgatournaments.com/index.cfm?menu=4372

CPC New Mexico

Made it to New Mexico in one piece.. A very long day - up early, busy day. Hit some golf balls at another range so Tom Budreau could hit some balls. We are staying at the Mariott Courtyard about 15 miles away. We are playing the Twin Warriors course at 130pm tomorrow with Chip Johnson, James Antonelli, and Jeff Martin. Looking forward to playing some golf.

CPC

Leaving tomorrow for CPC New Mexico. Here's the live scoring link, http://www.pga.com/nationalchampionship/2009/

Mass Open

I played better today 75. Still not scoring. I am a little rusty with getting the ball in the hole. No birdies in two rounds. I made one putt over 10 feet in two days. The weather was much better. Good luck to my brother Ben, who is in second place, two shots behind the leaders. www.mgalinks.org

Mass Open

Tough day at the Mass Open (http://www.mgalinks.org/), wind and rain for the whole round. The course was in great shape and held up through the rain. I shot 82 with five three putts. Looking forward to tomorrow, trying to get some competitive rounds under my belt before the National CPC.

Mass Open

I am playing in the Mass Open tomorrow at 12:40 at Belmont CC. Tuesday's tee time is at 7:40. I am looking forward to getting into a competition before my trip to New Mexico for the CPC.