Saturday, July 26, 2008

A Long Day, Sunday Tee Times

HANOVER – If you are trying to sell Shane MacDonald on the idea that he teammate Andy Hydorn of Houston had a long, tough day in the 33rd annual Tommy Keane Invitational at Hanover Country Club Saturday, MacDonald’s not buying.

Although the Lebanon amateur and his partner from Houston had to play six extra holes to win their opening match over Duane and Bill Vielleux and then went an extra hole before losing to Doug and Peter Williamson, MacDonald wasn’t complaining.

“We were in carts and it wasn't raining, so it was fun,” he said. “This is a great tournament and now we'll come back and play 18 tomorrow.”

Because of the long morning match, MacDonald and Hydorn played 43 holes in one day, a TKI record if not a personal mark. “We may have played that many in Scotland because we'd play 36 holes and then go out for another nine after we went to the pub,” MacDonald said with a grin. “We had a good, solid match this morning. Billy Vielleux played unbelievable. We fought back and I ended up birdieing the 24th hole to win the match. Then we had a quick burger and went back out.”

Dartmouth-bound Peter Williamson won the afternoon match with a birdie on the 19th hole.

“Peter Williamson played excellent this afternoon,” said MacDonald. “He hit the ball well. On the last hole he hit it out of the rough, high and soft for a good shot in and then made birdie from 10 or 12 feet.”

The Williamsons will now take on the team of Doug Lantz and Nick MacDonald – Shane’s son – who moved on with a 1-up win over Mike Hathorn and Mitch Cable. “Maybe we wore them out for Nick,” Shane cracked.

The winner of that match will square off for the championship in the afternoon against the survivor of a match between former Dartmouth teammates Jeremiah Daly and Jeronimo Esteve and the team of Dean Cashman and Mike Pollard.

Daly and Esteve advanced to the morning round with a 4&2 win over John Donnelly and Rowland Hazard while Cashman and Pollard move on by knocking off six-time champions Mike and Scott Peters, 4&3.

Sunday A.M. Tee Times
CHAMPIONSHIP FLIGHT
8. Cashman/Pollard vs. 4. Daly/Esteve, 8
10. Lantz/MacDonald vs. 11. Williamson/Williamson, 8:10
FIRST FLIGHT
9. Byrne/Pippin vs. 13. F. Kelley/Appleton, 7:40
7. Brennan/Brownell vs. 3. Monahan/Monahan, 7:50
SECOND FLIGHT
1. O’Hara/Blaisdell vs. 5. Beebe/Keighley, 7:20
15. Klauber/Gnann vs. 3. T. Keane/Johnson, 7:30

Saturday Afternoon Brackets

Saturday's play is over. Here are brackets from the three full flights. A capsule story and tee times for the three flights will be posted in a bit. (Click on brackets to enlarge)


Third Flight Scores
No. 2. Winslow/Mellow 5 1/2
No. 4 M. Keane/P. Keane 3
No. 1. Noonan/Mandrachia 3
No. 3 Mock/Mock 1/2

Saturday 5:45 Update

Results so far in the afternoon matches ...

CHAMPIONSHIP FLIGHT
No. 8 Cashman/Pollard def. No. 1 Peters/Peters, 4&3
No. 10. Lantz/N. MacDonald def. No. 2 Hathorn/Cable, 1 up

FIRST FLIGHT
No. 16. McCaddin/Wetmore def. No. 1 Yaguda/Walsh, 3&2
No. 13. Kelley/Appleton def. No. 5. Carr/Hennigar, 3&2
No. 3. Monahan/Monahan def. No. 11. J. Keane/Sullivan, 2 up

SECOND FLIGHT
No. 1. O'Hara/Blaisdell def. No. 8 Cioffi/Clarkson, 4&3
No. 15. Klauber/Gnann def. No. 7. Fitzgerald/Jacobs, 4&3
No. 3. T. Keane/Johnson def. No. 11. Donahue/McCarthy, 5&4

THIRD FLIGHT
No change

Saturday 4:30 Update

Three of the four matches in the First Flight have been concluded.

No. 9 Byrne/Pippin def. No. 16 McCaddin/Wetmore, 5&4
No. 13. Kelley/Appleton def. No. 5. Carr/Hennigard, 4&2
No. 3. Monahan/Monahan def. No. 11. J. Keane/Sullivan, 2 up.

That's all that have come in so far. Next update at 5:30.

Saturday 3:30 Non-Update

Nothing has been added to the scoreboard since the 2:30 update. The first results from the afternoon matches could straggle in within 15 minutes or so. Check back at 4:30. ...

Sat. A.M. Brackets Complete

The afternoon matches have begun. Here are three completed brackets (click to enlarge)

Saturday 2:30 Update

Latest results ...

Championship Flight
No. 1 Peters/Peters def. Viger/Burnett, 3&2
No. 8 Cashman/Pollard def. No. 9. King/Lacey, 2&1
No. 3 MacDonald/Hydorn def. No. 14. Vielleux/Vielleux, 24 holes

Second Flight
No. 4. Greenlaw/Martin def. No. 13 Toland/Graham, 19 holes
No. 5. Beebe/Keighley def. No. 12 Mann/Mann, 19 holes
No.11. Donahue/McCarthy def. No. 6. Vincent/Vincent

Third Flight Scores
No. 4 M. Keane/P. Keane 3
No. 2. Winslow/Mellow 2 1/2
No. 1. Noonan/Mandrachia 1/2

Updated brackets to come

Saturday 1:30 Update

Results are slow to come in. Add to the earlier results ...

Championship Flight
No. 4. Daly/Esteve def. No. 13. Donnelly/Hazard, 4&2
No. 12. House/Obard def. No. 5. Jankowski/Jankowski 3&2
No. 10. Lantz/MacDonald def. No. 7. Waters/Lyon, 5&3

That's it for now. More at 2:30 ...

Saturday 12:30 update

At 12:30 Saturday just two scores are in from the championship bracket:

Championship Flight
No. 2 Hathorn/Cable def. No. 15 T. Keane/K. Keane, 8&7
No. 11. Williamson/Williamson def. No. 6 Gaudreau/Ware 4&3

First Flight
No. 16 McCaddin/Wetmore def. No. 1 Yaguda/Walsh, 3&2
No. 9. Byrne/Pippin def. No. 8 Dalimonte/Dunworth, 2&1
No. 13. Kelley/Appleton def. No. 4 M. Keane/J. Keane, 4&3
No. 5. Carr/Henniger def. No. 12. Franco/Robitaile, 3&2
No. 15. Demment/Demment def. No. 2 Leonard/Leonard, 1 up
No. 7. Brennan/Brownell def. No. 10. Mullen/Mullen, 1 up
No. 3. Monahan/Monahan def. No. 14. Kelley/Weisburger 3&2
No. 11. J. Keane/Sullivan def. No. 6. Frechette/Lincoln 2 up

Second Flight
No. 15. Gluaber/Gnann def. No. 2 Wood/Goldstein, n/a
No. 7. Fitzgerald/Jacobs def. No. 10 Harrison/Spera, 3&2

Friday, July 25, 2008

Saturday A.M. Tee Times

SATURDAY A.M. TEE TIMES

Championship Flight
(All off first tee)
Time/Match
8:20/6-11
8:30/3-14
8:40/7-10
8:50/2-15
9:00/5-12
9:10/4-13
9:20/8-9
9:30/1-16

First Flight
(All off first tee)
7:00/6-11
7:10/3-14
7:20/7-10
7:30/2-15
7:40/5-12
7:50/4-13
8:00/8-9
8:10/1-16

Second Flight
(All off 10th tee)
7:20/6-11
7:30/3-14
7:40/7-10
7:30/2-15
7:40/5-12
7:50/4-13
8:00/8-9
8:10/1-16

Third Flight
(Both off 10th tee)
7:00/1-2
7:10/3-4

Brackets, Capsule Story

Click brackets to enlarge ...

THIRD FLIGHT will play a four-team round robin Nassau Tournament. Here are the seeds:
1. Noonan/Mandrachia
2. Winslow/Mellow
3. Mock/Mock
4. M. Keane/P. Keane



Former Hanover High School standouts Mike and Scott Peters kicked off the quest for their seventh championship in the 33-year history of the Tommy Keane Invitational at Hanover Country Club in style Friday, shooting a 65 to earn the top seed in the Championship Flight.

Hartford golf coach Mike Hathorn and former Hurricane Mitch Cable shot a combined 67 to claim the second seed ahead of Lebanon’s Shane MacDonald and regular partner Andy Hydorn, who also came in at 67. Former Dartmouth teammates Jeremiah Daly and Jeronimo Esteve shot 68 for the fourth seed while the father-son team of Jim and Andrew Jankowski carded a 69 to round out the top five spots.

Match play in the Championship Flight begins Saturday morning with the Peters brothers opening up against No. 16 Torrey Viger and Jim Burnett, who salvaged a berth in the flight when Viger made a clutch par putt on the first extra hole of a three-for-two playoff to force another hole that they won with a par. Hathorn and Cable will play the team of No. 15 Kevin and Tom Keane, who birdied the first playoff hole to claim their slot in the flight.

Bob Jacobs won the closest-to-the-pin on No. 14 Friday with a distance of 3 feet, 2 inches. Mitch Cable won on No. 4 with a distance of 5-9. Robert Brownell won on No. 12 at 7-4 and Andy Hydorn took the honor at No. 5 with a shot measuring 11-9 from the hole.

The championship continues through Sunday afternoon.

Scores, Flights, Seeding

Here are the official scores/flights/seedings. (Brackets and capsule story to come.)

CHAMPIONSHIP FLIGHT
1. Scott Peters/Mike Peters 65
2. Mike Hathorn/Mitch Cable 67
3. Shane MacDonald/Andy Hydorn 67
4. Jeremiah Daly/Jeronimo Esteve 68
5. Jim Jankowski/Andrew Jankowski 69
6. Peter Gaudreau/Leet Ware 70
7. Ned Waters/Steve Lyon 71
8. Dean Cashman/Mike Pollard 71
9. Joe King/Sean Lacey 71
10. Doug Lantz/Nick MacDonald 71
11. Doug Williamson/Peter Williamson 71
12. Chris House/Jake Obar 71
13. John Donnelly/Rowland Hazard 72
14. Bill Vielleux/Duane Vielleux 72
15. T.Keane/Kevin Keane 73
16. Torrey Viger/Jim Burnett 73

FIRST FLIGHT
1. Stewart Yaguda/Tim Walsh 73
2. Jay Leonard/TJ Leonard 74
3. Thomas Monahan/Jeffrey Monahan 74
4. Matt Keane/Jonathan Keane 74
5. Charlie Carr/Bill Hennigar 74
6. Jeff Frechette/Chris Lincoln 75
7. Sean Brennan/Robert Brownell 75
8. Joe Dalimonte/Don Dunworth 76
9. Ted Byrne/Tony Pippin 76
10. James Mullen/Jack Mullen 76
11. Jim Keane/Kevin Sullivan 77
12. Bob Franco/Peter Robitaile 77
13. Fred Kelley/Kevin Appleton 77
14. Mike Kelley/Don Weisburger 77
15. Roger Demment/Tag Demment 77
16. Mark McCaddin/Rick Wetmore 78

SECOND FLIGHT
1. Kevin O’Hara/Ken Blaisdell 78
2. Jim Wood/Dave Goldstein 79
3. Tom Keane/Kevin Johnston 79
4. Paul Greenlaw/Paul Martin 79
5. Rod Beebe/Jim Keighley 79
6. Jonathan Vincent/Nick Vincent 79
7. Daniel Fitzgerald/Bob Jacobs 80
8. David Cioffi/Roiger Clarkson 80
9. John Manchester/Larry Rusin 80
10. Julian Harrison/Pall Spera 80
11. Bob Donahue/Tim McCarthy 82
12. John Mann/Bill Mann 83
13. Rick Toland/Jeff Graham 83
14. Bill Downes/John Scanlon 83
15. Douglas Klauber/Alan Gnann 83
16. Charles Tseckares/Jack Sloyer 84

THIRD FLIGHT
1. Michael Noonan/Charlie Mandrachia 84
2. Tim Winslow/Andy Mellow 84
3. Peter Mock/Justin Mock 93
4. Michael Keane/Peter Keane 94

4:10 Scores

Editor's note: There's a correction (or two) in this update. Apologies for any earlier mistake in the scoring but it's tricky writing down scores and then running across the street to the Outing Club where the wireless signal reaches, to post those scores. (There isn't any wi-fi at the HCC clubhouse, although I've been told they have it out at the driving range. Strange.) For what it's worth, all the numbers/brackets will be right at day's end. ;-)

Scott Peters/Mike Peters 65
Mike Hathorn/Mitch Cable 67
Jim Jankowski/Andrew Jankowski 69
Chris House/Jake Obar 71
Doug Lantz/Nick MacDonald 71
Doug Williamson/Peter Williamson 71
Joe King/Sean Lacey 71
Ned Waters/Steve Lyon 71
Bill Vielleux/Duane Vielleux 72
Stewart Yaguda/Tim Walsh 73
Torrey Viger/Jim Burnett 73
Charlie Carr/Bill Hennigar 74
Jay Leonard/TJ Leonard 74
Thomas Monahan/Jeffrey Monahan 74
Ted Byrne/Tony Pippin 76
Bob Franco/Peter Robitaile 77
Fred Kelley/Kevin Appleton 77
Mike Kelley/Don Weisburger 77
Roger Demment/Tag Demment 77
Kevin O’Hara/Ken Blaisdell 78
Paul Greenlaw/Paul Martin 79
Jim Wood/Dave Goldstein 79
Rod Beebe/Jim Keighley 79
David Cioffi/Jim Layden 80
John Manchester/Larry Rusin 80
Bob Donahue/Tim McCarthy 82
John Mann/Bill Mann 83
Douglas Klauber/Alan Gnann 83
Rick Toland/Jeff Graham 83
Charles Tseckares/Jack Sloyer 84
Michael Noonan/Charlie Mandrachia 84
Michael Keane/Peter Keane 94
Bill Downes/John Scanlon
Daniel Fitzgerald/Bob Jacobs
Dean Cashman/Mike Pollard
James Mullen/Jack Mullen
Jeff Frechette/Chris Lincoln
Jeremiah Daly/Jeronimo Esteve
Jim Keane/Kevin Sullivan
Joe Dalimonte/Don Dunworth
John Donnelly/Rowland Hazard
Jonathan Vincent/Nick Vincent
Julian Harrison/Pall Spera
Mark McCaddin/Rick Wetmore
Matt Keane/Jonathan Keane
Peter Gaudreau/Leet Ware
Peter Mock/Justin Mock
Sean Brennan/Robert Brownell
Shane MacDonald/Andy Hydorn
T.Keane/Kevin Keane
Tim Winslow/Andy Mellow
Tom Keane/Kevin Johnston

3:30 Scores

Scott Peters/Mike Peters 65
Mike Hathorn/Mitch Cable 67
Jim Jankowski/Andrew Jankowski 69
Chris House/Jake Obar 71
Doug Lantz/Nick MacDonald 71
Doug Williamson/Peter Williamson 71
Joe King/Sean Lacey 71
Bill Vielleux/Duane Vielleux 72
Stewart Yaguda/Tim Walsh 73
Torrey Viger/Jim Burnett 73
Charlie Carr/Bill Hennigar 74
Jay Leonard/TJ Leonard 74
Thomas Monahan/Jeffrey Monahan 74
Bob Franco/Peter Robitaile 76
Ted Byrne/Tony Pippin 76
Fred Kelley/Kevin Appleton 77
Mike Kelley/Don Weisburger 77
Kevin O’Hara/Ken Blaisdell 78
Paul Greenlaw/Paul Martin 79
David Cioffi/Jim Layden 80
John Manchester/Larry Rusin 80
Bob Donahue/Tim McCarthy 82
John Mann/Bill Mann 82
Douglas Klauber/Alan Gnann 83
Rick Toland/Jeff Graham 83
Charles Tseckares/Jack Sloyer 84
Michael Keane/Peter Keane 94
Bill Downes/John Scanlon
Daniel Fitzgerald/Bob Jacobs
Dean Cashman/Mike Pollard
James Mullen/Jack Mullen
Jeff Frechette/Chris Lincoln
Jeremiah Daly/Jeronimo Esteve
Jim Keane/Kevin Sullivan
Jim Wood/Dave Goldstein
Joe Dalimonte/Don Dunworth
John Donnelly/Rowland Hazard
Jonathan Vincent/Nick Vincent
Julian Harrison/Pall Spera
Mark McCaddin/Rick Wetmore
Matt Keane/Jonathan Keane
Michael Noonan/Charlie Mandrachia
Ned Waters/Steve Lyon
Peter Gaudreau/Leet Ware
Peter Mock/Justin Mock
Rod Beebe/Jim Keighley
Roger Demment/Tag Demment
Sean Brennan/Robert Brownell
Shane MacDonald/Andy Hydorn
T.Keane/Kevin Keane
Tim Winslow/Andy Mellow
Tom Keane/Kevin Johnston

Pretty As A Picture

Click to enlarge a look at a beau-ti-ful day at Hanover Country Club!

1:50 Scores

Scott Peters/Mike Peters 65
Jim Jankowski/Andrew Jankowski 69
Chris House/Jake Obar 71
Doug Lantz/Nick MacDonald 71
Doug Williamson/Peter Williamson 71
John Mann/Bill Mann 76
Ted Byrne/Tony Pippin 76
Bill Downes/John Scanlon
Bob Donahue/Tim McCarthy
Bob Franco/Peter Robitaile
Charles Tseckares/Jack Sloyer
Charlie Carr/Bill Hennigar
Daniel Fitzgerald/Bob Jacobs
David Cioffi/Jim Layden
Dean Cashman/Mike Pollard
Douglas Klauber/Alan Gnann
James Mullen/Jack Mullen
Fred Kelley/Kevin Appleton
Jay Leonard/TJ Leonard
Jeremiah Daly/Jeronimo Esteve
Jim Keane/Kevin Sullivan
Jim Wood/Dave Goldstein
Joe Dalimonte/Don Dunworth
Joe King/Sean Lacey
John Donnelly/Rowland Hazard
John Manchester/Larry Rusin
Jonathan Vincent/Nick Vincent
Julian Harrison/Pall Spera
Kevin O’Hara/Ken Blaisdell
Mark McCaddin/Rick Wetmore
Matt Keane/Jonathan Keane
Michael Keane/Peter Keane
Mike Hathorn/Mitch Cable
Mike Kelley/Don Weisburger
Paul Greenlaw/Paul Martin
Peter Gaudreau/Leet Ware
Rod Beebe/Jim Keighley
Roger Demment/Tag Demment
Sean Brennan/Robert Brownell
Shane MacDonald/Andy Hydorn
Stewart Yaguda/Tim Walsh
T.Keane/Kevin Keane
Thomas Monahan/Jeffrey Monahan
Tim Winslow/Andy Mellow
Tom Keane/Kevin Johnston
Torrey Viger/Jim Burnett

First Qualifying Scores In

Under bright blue skies and puffy white clouds brothers Scott and Mike Peters lead the early qualifiers at the 2008 TKI after posting a 65 this morning. With just six scores posted as of 12:30 p.m., Jim and Andrew Jankowski share second place with Joe King and Sean Lacey at 71.

Jake Obar and Chris House are also in at 71 along with Doug Lantz and Nick MacDonald.

More as the day progresses ...

Thursday, July 24, 2008

Don't Forget To Eat!

Part of the fun of the TKI is sharing it with others who return year after year. What better time to do that than during the on-site tournament dinner from 7-9 p.m. Friday night after qualifying?

Here's the schedule/menu for the weekend:

Friday 11-4 p.m.
  • Hamburgers/Cheeseburgers
  • Hot Dogs
  • Potato Chips
  • Sodas and Waters
Friday 4-7 p.m.
  • Cheese and Fruit Display with crackers/parmesan artichoke dip with homemade tortilla chips /sherried meatballs
Friday Dinner 7-9 p.m. (Non-golfer fee $25)
  • Italian pasta (Tortellini, Penne, and Linguine)
  • Assorted sauces, peppers, onions, sausage, shrimp, meatballs, mushrooms, tomatoes, parmesan cheese
  • Garlic bread and homemade bread sticks
  • Salad and Bread Bar
  • Asian sesame noodle salad
  • Caesar salad
  • Broccoli salad with secret dressing, onions, bacon, peanuts etc.
  • Fresh bread with whipped butter
  • Pulled pork sliders with BBQ sauce
  • Whole salmon with toast points, sour cream onions, etc.
  • Chipolte chicken kabobs with a ranch guacamole sauce
  • Vegetable kabobs - Veg Option
  • Desserts: Mini dessert forrest, mini cheesecakes, cream puffs, chocolate covered strawberries, mini cream brulees, mini homemade cookies and brownies
Saturday 11-2 p.m.
  • Cole slaw
  • Hamburgers/Cheeseburgers
  • Hot Dogs
  • Assorted Sodas and Waters
Saturday 5-7 p.m.
  • Cheese and Fruit display with crackers
  • Wing Station - Hot wings, BBQ wings and teriyaki wings - with assorted sauces and celery sticks
  • Franks in a blanket with a mustard sauce
  • Assorted Sodas and Waters
Sunday 11-2 p.m.
  • Pulled BBQ chicken sandwiches
  • Hot Dogs
  • Chips
  • Assorted sodas and waters

Monday, July 21, 2008

All-Time Tommy Keane Champions

Tommy Keane Invitational Champions

2007 -- Joe King, Sean Lacey
2006 -- Jake Obar, Rex Whitney
2005 -- Matt Uretsky, Chaki Kobayashi
2004 -- Bart Whitney, Rex Whitney
2003 -- Scott Peters, Mike Peters
2002 -- Co-champs: Scott Peters, Mike Peters; Shane MacDonald, Andy Hydorn
2001 -- Course closed for renovation
2000 -- Scott Peters, Mike Peters
1999 -- Brian Doyle, Craig Steckowych
1998 -- Brian Doyle, Craig Steckowych
1997 -- Brian Doyle, Craig Steckowych
1996 -- Sam Brackett, Charlie Carr
1995 -- Scott Peters, Mike Peters
1994 -- Scott Peters, Mike Peters
1993 -- Jerry LaPlaca, Bill Downes
1992 -- Don Folsom, Brian Doyle
1991 -- Don Folsom, Brian Doyle
1990 -- Don Folsom, Brian Doyle
1989 -- John Esterbrook, Doug Hutchinson
1988 -- Brad Griffin, Rick Woulfe
1987 -- Scott Peters, Mike Peters
1986 -- Brad Griffin, Rick Woulfe
1985 -- Dave Goldstein, Jim Woods
1984 -- Bill Salta, Dan Wilkins
1983 -- Dave Goldstein, Jim Woods
1982 -- Jerry Daly, Tom Mullany
1981 -- Rich Parker, Lafayette Lahaye
1980 -- Art Bemis, John Donnelly
1979 -- Don Beckwith, Pete Moseley
1978 -- Bill Purcell, John Wilkinson
1977 -- Art Bemis, John Donnelly
1976 -- Jerry Daly, Jay Leonard
1975 -- Jerry Daly, Jim Burnett

2008 Keane On Tap This Weekend

Click to on each page of the 2008 Tommy Keane flyer or application to enlarge.