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Monday, July 29, 2013
Championship Match Pictures
Sunday, July 28, 2013
Take A Look
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Second Time The Charm
SILVER-POLLARD WIN WITH FAST START, STRONG FINISH
HANOVER – Midway through the Tommy Keane Invitational championship match last year Tyler Silver and Zach Pollard were pretty much golf’s version of roadkill.
At the turn this year they were at the wheel instead of under it.
Although they got the charge they expected from the father-son team of Shane and Nick MacDonald, the Lebanon High grads answered with a Silver birdie on 16 and a Pollard eagle on 17 to win the 38th renewal of the Keane in style.
Silver and Pollard agreed that last year’s growing pains – they didn’t win a hole while losing to Nick MacDonald and DJ Lantz on the 14th green – made a huge difference this time around.
“It was definitely helpful,” said Silver. “Last year was ugly. We were shocked by the amount of people that were watching Nick and DJ bombing it by us. We were caught out of our comfort zone.”
Added Pollard: “We were so much more relaxed this time than we were last year. We knew what to expect from them and from the environment. It was unbelievably different from last year.”
In their first championship appearance Pollard and Silver found themselves down four holes at the turn. This time they were up by the identical margin, with Silver winning three of the holes and Pollard one.
“That was important,” said Pollard of the fast start. “We had struggled through the first stretch of holes all week. So it was huge to get a good lead right off.”
While they were four holes to the good through nine they could well have been up even more because Silver was making a habit of burning the edge of the cup.
“The first six holes I felt confident over everything I was hitting,” he said. “I lipped out for birdie on one, two, four and six.”
Those near-misses left the door open a crack for a seasoned father-son team that knows how to kick it it in.
In addition to the MacDonalds winning the TKI together in 2010, Shane won in 2002 and 2009 with Andy Hydorn, and Nick won last year with Lantz.
And it’s not like they weren’t playing well. They began the day with a convincing 5&4 win in the morning match and Nick MacDonald, like Silver was scaring the hole time and again on the front.
“Eventually it comes around,” MacDonald said. “It just sometimes takes longer than others. This morning they came quick. This afternoon they came late.”
Which is what caddie Dana Silver was reminding his son and Pollard.
“We had a four-stroke lead,” the younger Silver said, “but as my dad kept telling us, ‘Ty and Zach, there’s golf to be played. They are good. They’re going to make birdies on you. They haven’t made anything all day. They will come back.’ ”
Nick MacDonald started them back by sinking a 2-footer for birdie on 10 to cut the deficit to three holes.
After the teams halved 11 there was drama on 12 when Silver poured in a 25-footer from the fringe but Nick drained a challenging putt to keep his team within striking distance.
Silver had another opportunity on 13 but missed a 3-footer to let the hole slip away. As would happen again two holes later, Dana Silver helped his son settle down when things got squirrley.
“He knows after caddying for me all these years that I sometimes will get hotheaded on the golf course,” the younger Silver said. “All he does is give me positive thoughts and keep me cool. It definitely helped today. Especially after a bad hole on 15.”
While Silver’s second shot caromed off a pine and into a hazard on the left side of the 15 fairway, Nick MacDonald was facing tree trouble of his own after his tee ball went over the cart path on the right. Rolling the dice, he took a drop on a bare lie that would allow him to spin the ball for control, and hit a perfect punch draw through the opening.
“I’m glad that worked out,” his wise-cracking father said after the shot.
And it did work out, leading to a birdie putt that won the hole.
Their once-comfortable lead shriveled to one hole, Silver and Pollard strategized about how to play the 16th, a 412-yard dogleg left.
“We knew Nick was carrying the trees because he hits the ball higher than we could,” Silver explained. “We can’t carry the trees. Zach asked me, ‘Can I hit driver over the corner?’ I said, ‘No. Just get three wood out there so it doesn’t put as much pressure on me.’
“And he hit a great shot that gave him a good shot he hit into the green. That opened the doors for me, and I hit a nice 9-iron close.”
With Silver’s birdie on 16 the MacDonalds needed need to win 17 and 18 to extend the match. Pollard made sure they never had a chance after hitting a perfect tee ball on 17, a 512-yard par-5.
“I had about 280 to the pin and I stepped on a three-wood about as hard as I could hit it,” he said. “Luckily, I got a pretty good bounce off the down slope and rolled it to about 15 feet.”
With neither McDonald on the green in two, Pollard was in position to halve the hole – and win the match – with two putts. He needed only one, confidently rolling his eagle putt into the jar.
A gracious Shane MacDonald gave credit where credit was due afterward.
“They played great,” he said. “They were seven-under without a bogey. That’s pretty solid. We got down early and couldn’t quite get all the way back.”
Because they couldn’t, Pollard will begin his sophomore year on the Bentley University golf team with renewed belief after what had been a difficult year. “I came into this weekend looking for a confidence boost and that’s what I got,” he said. “It’s been rough but I kept everything in perspective and just kept working through it. It’s finally coming around.”
As for Silver, he’ll continue in the Golf Management program at New Mexico State University – although he likely won’t be spending the entire summer in Las Cruces the way he originally planned. He promised Pollard coming in that if they won the TKI he’d be back at Hanover Country Club late next July.
“I’m going to have to come back to defend our title,” he said, adding with a grin, “I guess I’m going to have to talk to my parents about that.”
HANOVER – Midway through the Tommy Keane Invitational championship match last year Tyler Silver and Zach Pollard were pretty much golf’s version of roadkill.
At the turn this year they were at the wheel instead of under it.
Although they got the charge they expected from the father-son team of Shane and Nick MacDonald, the Lebanon High grads answered with a Silver birdie on 16 and a Pollard eagle on 17 to win the 38th renewal of the Keane in style.
Silver and Pollard agreed that last year’s growing pains – they didn’t win a hole while losing to Nick MacDonald and DJ Lantz on the 14th green – made a huge difference this time around.
“It was definitely helpful,” said Silver. “Last year was ugly. We were shocked by the amount of people that were watching Nick and DJ bombing it by us. We were caught out of our comfort zone.”
Added Pollard: “We were so much more relaxed this time than we were last year. We knew what to expect from them and from the environment. It was unbelievably different from last year.”
In their first championship appearance Pollard and Silver found themselves down four holes at the turn. This time they were up by the identical margin, with Silver winning three of the holes and Pollard one.
“That was important,” said Pollard of the fast start. “We had struggled through the first stretch of holes all week. So it was huge to get a good lead right off.”
While they were four holes to the good through nine they could well have been up even more because Silver was making a habit of burning the edge of the cup.
“The first six holes I felt confident over everything I was hitting,” he said. “I lipped out for birdie on one, two, four and six.”
Those near-misses left the door open a crack for a seasoned father-son team that knows how to kick it it in.
In addition to the MacDonalds winning the TKI together in 2010, Shane won in 2002 and 2009 with Andy Hydorn, and Nick won last year with Lantz.
And it’s not like they weren’t playing well. They began the day with a convincing 5&4 win in the morning match and Nick MacDonald, like Silver was scaring the hole time and again on the front.
“Eventually it comes around,” MacDonald said. “It just sometimes takes longer than others. This morning they came quick. This afternoon they came late.”
Which is what caddie Dana Silver was reminding his son and Pollard.
“We had a four-stroke lead,” the younger Silver said, “but as my dad kept telling us, ‘Ty and Zach, there’s golf to be played. They are good. They’re going to make birdies on you. They haven’t made anything all day. They will come back.’ ”
Nick MacDonald started them back by sinking a 2-footer for birdie on 10 to cut the deficit to three holes.
After the teams halved 11 there was drama on 12 when Silver poured in a 25-footer from the fringe but Nick drained a challenging putt to keep his team within striking distance.
Silver had another opportunity on 13 but missed a 3-footer to let the hole slip away. As would happen again two holes later, Dana Silver helped his son settle down when things got squirrley.
“He knows after caddying for me all these years that I sometimes will get hotheaded on the golf course,” the younger Silver said. “All he does is give me positive thoughts and keep me cool. It definitely helped today. Especially after a bad hole on 15.”
While Silver’s second shot caromed off a pine and into a hazard on the left side of the 15 fairway, Nick MacDonald was facing tree trouble of his own after his tee ball went over the cart path on the right. Rolling the dice, he took a drop on a bare lie that would allow him to spin the ball for control, and hit a perfect punch draw through the opening.
“I’m glad that worked out,” his wise-cracking father said after the shot.
And it did work out, leading to a birdie putt that won the hole.
Their once-comfortable lead shriveled to one hole, Silver and Pollard strategized about how to play the 16th, a 412-yard dogleg left.
“We knew Nick was carrying the trees because he hits the ball higher than we could,” Silver explained. “We can’t carry the trees. Zach asked me, ‘Can I hit driver over the corner?’ I said, ‘No. Just get three wood out there so it doesn’t put as much pressure on me.’
“And he hit a great shot that gave him a good shot he hit into the green. That opened the doors for me, and I hit a nice 9-iron close.”
With Silver’s birdie on 16 the MacDonalds needed need to win 17 and 18 to extend the match. Pollard made sure they never had a chance after hitting a perfect tee ball on 17, a 512-yard par-5.
“I had about 280 to the pin and I stepped on a three-wood about as hard as I could hit it,” he said. “Luckily, I got a pretty good bounce off the down slope and rolled it to about 15 feet.”
With neither McDonald on the green in two, Pollard was in position to halve the hole – and win the match – with two putts. He needed only one, confidently rolling his eagle putt into the jar.
A gracious Shane MacDonald gave credit where credit was due afterward.
“They played great,” he said. “They were seven-under without a bogey. That’s pretty solid. We got down early and couldn’t quite get all the way back.”
Because they couldn’t, Pollard will begin his sophomore year on the Bentley University golf team with renewed belief after what had been a difficult year. “I came into this weekend looking for a confidence boost and that’s what I got,” he said. “It’s been rough but I kept everything in perspective and just kept working through it. It’s finally coming around.”
As for Silver, he’ll continue in the Golf Management program at New Mexico State University – although he likely won’t be spending the entire summer in Las Cruces the way he originally planned. He promised Pollard coming in that if they won the TKI he’d be back at Hanover Country Club late next July.
“I’m going to have to come back to defend our title,” he said, adding with a grin, “I guess I’m going to have to talk to my parents about that.”
Pollard-Silver Take Championship Flight . . . To Come
Tyler Silver and Zach Pollard earned a hard-fought, 3&2 win over Nick and Shane MacDonald Sunday to win the 38th Tommy Keane Invitational. A story, full results and pictures to come tonight. Be sure to check back!
Championship Set
The first three brackets are in. Championship flight will tee off around 12:45-1 or so . . .
Championship Day
It's overcast but brightening a bit and the forecast has improved since late in the week with a chance of a passing boomer this afternoon. The hope is to get the morning matches posted before heading out to follow the Championship match, but that's always dicey.
Either way, check back tonight for a full recap of this afternoon's Championship flight match and complete results.
Either way, check back tonight for a full recap of this afternoon's Championship flight match and complete results.
Saturday, July 27, 2013
Comfortable At The Keane
HANOVER – Bob Donahue and Tim McCarthy have been coming to the Tommy Keane Invitational from the Worcester, Mass., area for a long time.
Make that a long, long time.
Sitting on the Hanover Country Club porch the 65-year-old friends will laugh and tell you that they’ve been teaming up at the Keane for 35 years or so, but that their history of playing with each other goes back further.
Make that a lot further.
“We went to kindergarten together,” McCarthy said. “I had the best chair until he stole it. He was that big in kindergarten.”
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| The Worcester Connection – McCarthy and Donahue |
They are the last of their kind, these two Holy Cross grads, the final members of a cohort of upwards of 16 or so players who used to make a regular pilgrimage from Worcester for Hanover Country Club’s annual rite of summer.
“At one point in time we would have almost half a flight,” Donahue said wistfully. “We did that for years and years and years.
“In the early years we got a big condo over in Quechee. They didn’t used to have anything here on Sunday and if anybody got eliminated on Saturday we’d play over there on the Highland course. We always had a lot of fun up here.”
It was McCarthy who made the initial foray north for the Keane when it started in 1975.
“In the first year they wanted to get really good amateurs, which I am not,” he said with a laugh. “My partner at the time, Dennis Cooney, played in the Vermont Open as an amateur. They sent invitations to every amateur who played in the Vermont Open. Dennis said to me, ‘Hey, why don’t we go up to this thing at Dartmouth?’
“Since then Bob and I have played a billion times.”
Their memories belong in a Tommy Keane time capsule.
“When we started playing Tommy Keane was still alive,” said McCarthy. “It would be about 100 degrees out and he’d be sitting there in his Cadillac.”
“He’d have the air conditioning on,” said Donahue, picking up the story.
“He’d put the window down and say, ‘Is it hot enough for you boys?’,” a laughing McCarthy added.
The two fondly recall playing with popular Dartmouth assistant football coach “Cactus Jack” Curtis and his son Darren, who Donahue recalled, “could hit it a thousand miles” and with Dom Zappala, the well-known Hanover clothier.
“He was a wonderful guy,” Donahue said. “He has a bench here now. We got to play with Art Bemis and John Donnelly, two of the finest gentlemen you would ever want to meet. To me, that’s what this is all about. Meeting guys like that.”
While many of the players they knew from years ago are gone, the Worcester players have watched not one but two generations come along to fill the void.
McCarthy remembers that in his first qualifying round 38 years ago he played with Seaver Peters, then Dartmouth’s director of athletics and now the father of six-time champions Scott and Mike.
“Seaver’s boys were about three feet tall when we started,” he said with a smile.
Now Scott’s son Ben has played in a couple of Keanes and younger brother Tom is probably champing at the bit to join him.
By their accounting Donahue and McCarthy have missed no more than two or perhaps three Keane tournaments since the mid-1970s, each time for serious family reasons.
“It’s not about the golf,” Donahue said. “It’s just a lot of fun with good people and a lot of laughs.
“They are gentlemen up here. You root for the other guys. You hope he hits his best shot and then you hope that you hit one just a little bit better.”
McCarthy, who once played to a five handicap, is an 11 now and points out that it’s not just the calendar that is to blame. “I’m in the insurance business, still,” he said with a laugh. “I have a life sentence. I only get to play once a week because work gets in the way.”
That’s not a problem for Donahue, who retired in 2007 after a career in high tech and tries to hit the links three times a week. Once a seven – although his childhood buddy protests that he might have gotten as low as a five – he currently plays to a 14.
Playing with Dave and Ron Cioffi, the longtime Massachusetts teammates opened qualifying Friday with a 74 to earn a spot in the first flight of match play. Although they were sent to the consolation bracket Saturday, their opening round was a reminder about why they keep coming back.
“We love playing with the Cioffis,” said Donahue. “They are wonderful guys. We’ve probably played with them six or eight times over the years. We are about the same abilities and oftentimes end up in the same flight.”
Not to mention at the same table at the back of Hanover Country Club, sharing yucks and perhaps even a beverage or two if the truth be told.
“The best porch in golf,” Donahue said for the third time in a short conversation. “You just can’t beat it. Back in the old days, you couldn’t hear yourself talk back here.”
“It’s not quite like that anymore, but we’ll keep coming back as long as we can,” said McCarthy, who is only too happy to share the annual ride north with the buddy who once booted him out of the best chair in kindergarten.
SATURDAY ACTION
Two of the four afternoon matches in the Championship flight came down to the final hole with the porch-sitters watching closely. After Mike Peters drained a tricky uphill putt for an up-and-down par Chris Hynes matched him to give the team of Hynes and Dean Cashman the win over Mike and brother Scott.
Hynes and Cashman will face the team of Tyler Silver and Chris Pollard, which held on to beat No. 1 seed Jake Obar and Joe Toland on 18.
In the other half of the bracket Mitch Cable and Mike Hathorn claimed a 4&3 win and will square off with Shane and Nick MacDonald, 3&1 winners.
Play in the TKI wraps up with semifinal matches Sunday morning and the championship in the afternoon.
The shot of the day Saturday was the second hole-in-one in as many days. This time it was Paul Spera acing the 124-yard fourth hole. Paolo Bentiviglio had a hole-in-one on the 14th a day earlier.
Saturday Agate
Brackets and story to come . . .
MORNING MATCHES
Championship Flight
1. Obar-Toland d. 16. Mullen-Mullen 1 Up
2. Cable-Hathorn d. 15. Carr-Lyon 2&1
3. MacDonald-MacDonald d. 14. M.Pollard-Daniels 4&3
4. Peters-Peters d. 13. Viger-Wood 3&2
5. Cashman-Hynes d. 12. Choukas-Hayes 1 Up
8. Silver-Pollard d. 8. Jankowski-Jankowski 7&5
10. Wilson-Hilderband d. 7. Williamson-King 2&1
11. Blaisdell-Blaisdell d. 6. Edler-Slavin 2&1
First Flight
2. Gardner-Gardner d. 15. O’Hara-O’Hara 4&2
5. J. Keane-Sullivan d. 12. Sass-C. Keane 2&1
9. McCaddin-Wetmore d. 8. T. Keane-Melansen 3&2
10. Daly-Aznavorian d. 7. Kelley-Kelley 6&5
11. Robitaille-Hosser d. 6. Bentivoglio-Bentivoglio 2&1
13. T. Keane-Johnston d. 4. Donahue-McCarthy 4&3
14. Demment-Demment d. 3. B. Peters-Wolter 3&2
16. Jacobs-Severance d. 1. Hazard-Donnelly 20 holes
Second Flight
2. Yukica-Yukica d. 15 Downes-Scanlon 5&4
5. Pattison-Vandenheuvel d. 12 Cioffi-Cioffi 6&5
6. McNeil-Lamborghini d. 11. Noonan-Mandrachia 6&5
7. Sinclair-Robblee d. 10. Hardy-Goodrow 2&1
9. Cirone-Moeller d. 8. McCarthy-Kenney 5&4
13. Klauber-Gnann d. 4. Sebow-Barlow 6&5
3 Frechette-Hall d. 14. Spera-Harrison 7&6
16. Dodds-Bergeron d. M. Keane-Kelly 2&1
Third Flight (By Points)
Winslow-Mello 3
Candido-Snyder 2
Whitman-Whitman 1
Mock-Mock 0
AFTERNOON MATCHES
Championship Flight
8. Silver-Pollard d. . Obar-Toland 1 up
2. Cable-Hathorn def 10. Wilson-Hilderband 4&3
3. MacDonald-MacDonald d. 11. Blaisdell-Blaisdell 3&1
5. Cashman-Hynes d. 4. Peters-Peters 1 up
First Flight
10. Daly-Aznavorian d. 2. Gardner-Gardner 4&2
13. T. Keane-Johnston d. 5. J. Keane-Sullivan 4&3
9. McCaddin-Wetmore d. 16. Jacobs-Severance 3&2
11. Robitaille-Hosser 14. d. Demment-Demment 5&4
Second Flight
2. Yukica-Yukica d. 7. Sinclair-Robblee 20 holes
5. Pattison-Vandenheuvel d. 13. Klauber-Gnann 2&1
3. Frechette-Hall d. 6. McNeil-Lamborghini 3&2
16. Dodds-Bergeron d. 9. Cirone-Moeller 1 up
Third Flight (Points)
Winslow-Mello 2.5 – 5.5 total
Candido-Snyder 3 – 5.0 total
Whitman-Whitman .5 – 1.5 total
Mock-Mock 0 – 0 total
Championship Final Four
Lots more to come (after taking care of the newspaper) but the Championship flight will see Silver-Pollard playing Cashman-Hynes in one side of the bracket and Cable-Hathorn taking on MacDonald-MacDonald in the other.
More in a bit . . .
More in a bit . . .
6 p.m. Update
Nothing posted yet from the third flight. Next update of the brackets will be after they are complete. Once again, click to enlarge, double-click on a mobile platform.
5 p.m. Update
Still all quiet on the HCC front. Nothing in from the Championship flight. In fact, the only new scores in are No. 11 Robitaille-Hosser upending 14 Demment-Demment, 5&4 in the first flight and No. 3 Frechette-Hall taking the measure of No. 6 McNeil-Lamborghini, 3&2 in the second flight.
4 p.m. Update
Just one score in from the afternoon matches as No. 10 Jeremiah Daly and Dave Aznavorian posted a 4&2 win over No. 2 Ben Gardner-Jason Gardner in the first flight.
3 p.m. Update
Scores for the Championship, First and Second Flights have now been posted. As always, click to enlarge:
Noon Update
Just a few results in. None from the Championship flight or the third flight. Click the brackets to make them readable.
Friday, July 26, 2013
Saturday's Brackets
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Family: What The TKI Is All About
HANOVER – The Tommy Keane Invitational committee members would have been well within their rights to have said no.
Jeremiah Daly will be forever thankful they didn’t.
Jeremiah was 17 in the summer of 1998, just shy of the 18-year-old cutoff to play in the venerable Hanover Country Club tournament. His father, Jerry, twice a Dartmouth captain and the college’s only four-time All-America golfer, had been so looking forward to teaming up with him that he petitioned the Keane committee in hopes of getting an exception for his oldest child, who would turn 18 that December.
Out of respect for the senior Daly, who won the inaugural Keane in 1975, repeated a year later and claimed the title for the third time in 1982, the committee elected to let father and son share a weekend on the links together.
Although the Daly team would fall in 20 holes in the Keane quarterfinals, their Tommy Keane pairing was one they would never forget for one poignant reason.
They would never have the chance to repeat it.
Jerry Daly was diagnosed with brain cancer the next year. He passed away after a valiant battle with the disease on Feb. 9, 2002 at age 48.
“The rule was 18 but we sent them a letter asking if they would let us in and they let us in,” Jeremiah recalled this week. “I am really glad that they let me play with my dad, because that was the only time. If they had said, ‘No thanks, wait until next year,’ there would have been no next year for us.”
Team Daly proved to be a formidable duo with Jeremiah getting Dartmouth golf coach Bill Johnson’s attention by breaking 70 for the first time by shooting a 66 in the qualifying round, Jerry posting a 65 and the father-son team shooting 60 to take medalist honors in record fashion.
Jeremiah would follow in his father’s footsteps as a Dartmouth golf captain before graduating in 2004. Several years later the Tommy Keane committee elected to honor his late father by establishing the Daly Medalist Award.
“That means a lot to me,” said Daly, who fondly recalls Johnson cutting down a 7-iron for him to swing on early trips to Hanover to watch his dad play in the Keane, and then caddying for his father in the tournament when he grew older.
“I want to win this some year really, really badly,” he said. “I’ve wanted to win it since I was a little kid. It would be extra special to follow in my dad’s footsteps again.”
But that’s just one of the reasons why Daly goes out of his way to return to Hanover, including one year when he was working in London and jetted back just to play in the Keane. The nature of the event, which combines good golf with great camaraderie, has a special hold on him.
“I made a lot of lifelong friends from the Upper Valley area through the tournament,” the Massachusetts resident said. “There are people I would play golf with on the weekends when I was studying at Dartmouth that I probably wouldn’t have known or met otherwise. Guys like Scott Peters, Jimmy Jankowski, John Donnelly and his dad, as well as Art Bemis. This is the one time of year I get to see people like that and rekindle our friendship.
“Not many tournament have had the longevity that this one has. Not many tournaments mean as much to people as this one does.”
And rest assured, because the Tommy Keane committee once bent a rule, not many tournaments will ever mean as much to Jeremiah
Daly as the one he played in on the final weekend of July back when he was 17.
FRIDAY QUALIFYING
In what should have been a surprise to no one, the 2013 TKI Qualifying Round saved its best for last.
Brothers Scott and Mike Peters shot a 4-under 67 in the first tee time of the day and no one was able to beat them until former Hartford High School standouts Jake Obar and Joe Toland carded a 65 in the final grouping of the day to claim the 2013 TKI Daly Medalist Award.
Nor should it have been a surprise that former champions Shane and Nick MacDonald matched the Peters with a 67 playing with Obar and Toland.
Also coming in at 67, in the penultimate tee time of the day, was the tandem of Hartford golf coach Mike Hathorn and Mitch Cable, his former former player and cousin.
The shot of the day came on the 145-yard, par-3 14th when Paolo Bentivoglio recorded his third career hole-in-one at Hanover. Ironically, all three have come on different holes.
Bentivoglio’s shot came seconds after Matt Wood’s tee shot hit the pin. Teammate Torrey Viger followed by hitting a shot that from the tee had the group thinking it might have gone in the hole.
Action continues today with morning and afternoon matches. The championship will be decided Sunday afternoon when the survivors of the day’s earlier semifinals square off.
Jeremiah Daly will be forever thankful they didn’t.
Jeremiah was 17 in the summer of 1998, just shy of the 18-year-old cutoff to play in the venerable Hanover Country Club tournament. His father, Jerry, twice a Dartmouth captain and the college’s only four-time All-America golfer, had been so looking forward to teaming up with him that he petitioned the Keane committee in hopes of getting an exception for his oldest child, who would turn 18 that December.
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| Jeremiah Daly on the first tee Friday. |
Out of respect for the senior Daly, who won the inaugural Keane in 1975, repeated a year later and claimed the title for the third time in 1982, the committee elected to let father and son share a weekend on the links together.
Although the Daly team would fall in 20 holes in the Keane quarterfinals, their Tommy Keane pairing was one they would never forget for one poignant reason.
They would never have the chance to repeat it.
Jerry Daly was diagnosed with brain cancer the next year. He passed away after a valiant battle with the disease on Feb. 9, 2002 at age 48.
“The rule was 18 but we sent them a letter asking if they would let us in and they let us in,” Jeremiah recalled this week. “I am really glad that they let me play with my dad, because that was the only time. If they had said, ‘No thanks, wait until next year,’ there would have been no next year for us.”
Team Daly proved to be a formidable duo with Jeremiah getting Dartmouth golf coach Bill Johnson’s attention by breaking 70 for the first time by shooting a 66 in the qualifying round, Jerry posting a 65 and the father-son team shooting 60 to take medalist honors in record fashion.
Jeremiah would follow in his father’s footsteps as a Dartmouth golf captain before graduating in 2004. Several years later the Tommy Keane committee elected to honor his late father by establishing the Daly Medalist Award.
“That means a lot to me,” said Daly, who fondly recalls Johnson cutting down a 7-iron for him to swing on early trips to Hanover to watch his dad play in the Keane, and then caddying for his father in the tournament when he grew older.
“I want to win this some year really, really badly,” he said. “I’ve wanted to win it since I was a little kid. It would be extra special to follow in my dad’s footsteps again.”
But that’s just one of the reasons why Daly goes out of his way to return to Hanover, including one year when he was working in London and jetted back just to play in the Keane. The nature of the event, which combines good golf with great camaraderie, has a special hold on him.
“I made a lot of lifelong friends from the Upper Valley area through the tournament,” the Massachusetts resident said. “There are people I would play golf with on the weekends when I was studying at Dartmouth that I probably wouldn’t have known or met otherwise. Guys like Scott Peters, Jimmy Jankowski, John Donnelly and his dad, as well as Art Bemis. This is the one time of year I get to see people like that and rekindle our friendship.
“Not many tournament have had the longevity that this one has. Not many tournaments mean as much to people as this one does.”
And rest assured, because the Tommy Keane committee once bent a rule, not many tournaments will ever mean as much to Jeremiah
Daly as the one he played in on the final weekend of July back when he was 17.
FRIDAY QUALIFYING
In what should have been a surprise to no one, the 2013 TKI Qualifying Round saved its best for last.
Brothers Scott and Mike Peters shot a 4-under 67 in the first tee time of the day and no one was able to beat them until former Hartford High School standouts Jake Obar and Joe Toland carded a 65 in the final grouping of the day to claim the 2013 TKI Daly Medalist Award.
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Nor should it have been a surprise that former champions Shane and Nick MacDonald matched the Peters with a 67 playing with Obar and Toland.
Also coming in at 67, in the penultimate tee time of the day, was the tandem of Hartford golf coach Mike Hathorn and Mitch Cable, his former former player and cousin.
The shot of the day came on the 145-yard, par-3 14th when Paolo Bentivoglio recorded his third career hole-in-one at Hanover. Ironically, all three have come on different holes.
Bentivoglio’s shot came seconds after Matt Wood’s tee shot hit the pin. Teammate Torrey Viger followed by hitting a shot that from the tee had the group thinking it might have gone in the hole.
Action continues today with morning and afternoon matches. The championship will be decided Sunday afternoon when the survivors of the day’s earlier semifinals square off.
First Look At Brackets
The fancy brackets will be posted later. This is an experiment to see if I can get the times up quickly. Click the brackets to enlarge them. Be sure to check back in a bit for the polished brackets and today's story.
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Final Qualifying Scores
All the scores are in and the brackets are being worked up. Check back tonight for the full brackets and a story.
65 Jake Obar-Joe Toland
67 Scott Peters-Mike Peters
67 Mitch Cable-Mike Hathorn
67 Shane MacDonald-Nick MacDonald
68 Dean Cashman-Chris Hynes
68 Doug Williamson-Jeff King
68 Charlie Edler-Dan Slavin
69 Jim Jankowski-Andrew Jankowski
69 Josh Wilson-Josh Hildebrand
69 Tyler Silver-Zach Pollard
70 Nate Choukas-Benny Hayes
70 Ken Blaisdell-Michael Blaisdell
71 Torrey Viger-Matt Wood
71 Mike Pollard-Doug Daniels
72 Charlie Carr-Steve Lyon
72 Jay Mullen-Aaron Mullen
73 Rowland Hazard-John Donnelly
73 Ben Gardner-Jason Gardner
74 Ben Peters-Shane Wolter
74 Bob Donahue-Tim McCarthy
75 Mark McCaddin-Rick Wetmore
75 Fred Kelley-Mike Kelley
75 Paolo Bentivoglio-Antonio Bentivoglio
75 Peter Robitaille-Tyler Hosser
75 Jim Keane-Kevin Sullivan
75 Chris Keane-Dillon Sass
75 Thomas Keane-Chris Melanson
75 Jeremiah Daly-Dave Aznavorian
76 Tom Keane-Kevin Johnston
76 Roger Demment-Tag Demment
77 Joe Yukica, Jr.-Michael Yukica
77 Kevin O’Hara-Mike O’Hara
77 Bob Jacobs-Mark Severance
77 Matt Keane-Tyler Kelly
78 Jeff Frechette-Terry Hall
79 David Barlow-Nick Sebo
80 Keith Pattison-Paul Vandenheuvel
81 Tim McNeil-Jack Lamborghini
81 Scott Sinclair-Joe Robblee
82 Al Cirone-Bill Moeller
82 Denis McCarthy-Mike Kenney
82 Greg Hardy-Ken Goodrow
84 Mike Noonan-Charlie Mandrachia
84 Dave Cioffi-Ron Cioffi
85 Doug Klauber-Alan Gnann
87 William Downes-John Scanlon
87 Julian Harrison-Pall Spera
88 Cody Dodds-Ryan Bergeron
88 Dom Candido-Barry Snyder
88 Tim Winslow-Andy Mellow
94 Lars Whitman-Marc Whitman
110 Justin Mock-Christian Mock
5 p.m. Update
67 Scott Peters-Mike Peters
68 Dean Cashman-Chris Hynes
68 Doug Williamson-Jeff King
69 Jim Jankowski-Andrew Jankowski
69 Josh Wilson-Josh Hildebrand
69 Tyler Silver-Zach Pollard
70 Nate Choukas-Benny Hayes
70 Ken Blaisdell-Michael Blaisdell
71 Torrey Viger-Matt Wood
71 Mike Pollard-Doug Daniels
72 Charlie Carr-Steve Lyon
72 Jay Mullen-Aaron Mullen
73 Rowland Hazard-John Donnelly
74 Ben Peters-Shane Wolter
74 Bob Donahue-Tim McCarthy
75 Mark McCaddin-Rick Wetmore
75 Fred Kelley-Mike Kelley
75 Paolo Bentivoglio-Antonio Bentivoglio
75 Peter Robitaille-Tyler Hosser
75 Jim Keane-Kevin Sullivan
75 Chris Keane-Dillon Sass
75 Thomas Keane-Chris Melanson
76 Tom Keane-Kevin Johnston
77 Joe Yukica, Jr.-Michael Yukica
77 Kevin O’Hara-Mike O’Hara
77 Bob Jacobs-Mark Severance
77 Matt Keane-Tyler Kelly
78 Jeff Frechette-Terry Hall
79 David Barlow-Nick Sebo
80 Keith Pattison-Paul Vandenheuvel
81 Tim McNeil-Jack Lamborghini
81 Scott Sinclair-Joe Robblee
82 Al Cirone-Bill Moeller
84 Mike Noonan-Charlie Mandrachia
84 Dave Cioffi-Ron Cioffi
85 Doug Klauber-Alan Gnann
88 Cody Dodds-Ryan Bergeron
88 Dom Candido-Barry Snyder
94 Lars Whitman-Marc Whitman
110 Justin Mock-Christian Mock
4 p.m. Update
67 Scott Peters-Mike Peters
68 Dean Cashman-Chris Hynes
68 Doug Williamson-Jeff King
69 Jim Jankowski-Andrew Jankowski
69 Josh Wilson-Josh Hildebrand
69 Tyler Silver-Zach Pollard
70 Nate Choukas-Benny Hayes
70 Ken Blaisdell-Michael Blaisdell
71 Torrey Viger-Matt Wood
72 Charlie Carr-Steve Lyon
72 Jay Mullen-Aaron Mullen
73 Rowland Hazard-John Donnelly
74 Ben Peters-Shane Wolter
75 Mark McCaddin-Rick Wetmore
75 Fred Kelley-Mike Kelley
75 Paolo Bentivoglio-Antonio Bentivoglio
77 Joe Yukica, Jr.-Michael Yukica
77 Kevin O’Hara-Mike O’Hara
77 Bob Jacobs-Mark Severance
78 Jeff Frechette-Terry Hall
80 Keith Pattison-Paul Vandenheuvel
81 Tim McNeil-Jack Lamborghini
82 Al Cirone-Bill Moeller
84 Mike Noonan-Charlie Mandrachia
85 Doug Klauber-Alan Gnann
88 Cody Dodds-Ryan Bergeron
94 Lars Whitman-Marc Whitman
110 Justin Mock-Christian Mock
Paolo Bentiviglio collected his third career hole-in-one on the 14th hole when his group had the lasers fixed on the pin. Matt Wood's tee shot hit the stick and teammate Torrey Viger followed with a shot that the group thought at first was in the hole.
3 p.m. Update
67 Scott Peters-Mike Peters
68 Dean Cashman-Chris Hynes
68 Doug Williamson-Jeff King
69 Jim Jankowski-Andrew Jankowski
69 Josh Wilson-Josh Hildebrand
69 Tyler Silver-Zach Pollard
70 Nate Choukas-Benny Hayes
70 Ken Blaisdell-Michael Blaisdell
72 Charlie Carr-Steve Lyon
72 Jay Mullen-Aaron Mullen
73 Rowland Hazard-John Donnelly
74 Ben Peters-Shane Wolter
77 Joe Yukica, Jr.-Michael Yukica
77 Kevin O’Hara-Mike O’Hara
80 Keith Pattison-Paul Vandenheuvel
81 Tim McNeil-Jack Lamborghini
85 Doug Klauber-Alan Gnann
88 Cody Dodds-Ryan Bergeron
2 p.m. Update
67 Scott Peters-Mike Peters
68 Dean Cashman-Chris Hynes
68 Doug Williamson-Jeff King
69 Jim Jankowski-Andrew Jankowski
69 Josh Wilson-Josh Hildebrand
69 Tyler Silver-Zach Pollard
70 Nate Choukas-Benny Hayes
72 Charlie Carr-Steve Lyon
72 Jay Mullen-Aaron Mullen
73 Rowland Hazard-John Donnelly
74 Ben Peters-Shane Wolter
1 p.m. Update
67 Scott Peters-Mike Peters
68 Dean Cashman-Chris Hynes
69 Jim Jankowski-Andrew Jankowski
72 Charlie Carr-Steve Lyon
72 Jay Mullen-Aaron Mullen
74 Ben Peters-Shane Wolter
Here They Come - Noon Update
The first teams are in and a familiar pairing leads the way.
Brothers Mike and Scott Peters got to 4-under after six holes and played par golf the rest of the way.
The sky is battleship gray but only a couple of drips so far.
Stay tuned for the 1 p.m. update.
Brothers Mike and Scott Peters got to 4-under after six holes and played par golf the rest of the way.
The sky is battleship gray but only a couple of drips so far.
Stay tuned for the 1 p.m. update.
Thursday, July 25, 2013
Qualifying Tee Times
PLEASE NOTE: These were the tee times for Friday qualifying as of earlier this week. They are unofficial and may have changed.
8:30 AM Scott Peters-Mike Peters
8:30 AM Ben Peters-Shane Wolter
8:40 AM Dean Cashman-Chris Hynes
8:40 AM Jim Jankowski-Andrew Jankowski
8:50 AM Charlie Carr-Steve Lyon
8:50 AM Jay Mullen-Aaron Mullen
9:00 AM Doug Williamson-Jeff King
9:00 AM Josh Wilson-Josh Hildebrand
9:10 AM Rowland Hazard-John Donnelly
9:10 AM Cody Dodds-Ryan Bergeron
9:20 AM Tyler Silver-Zach Pollard
9:20 AM Nate Choukas-Benny Hayes
9:30 AM Joe Yukica, Jr.-Michael Yukica
9:30 AM Tim McNeil-Jack Lamborghini
9:40 AM Kevin O’Hara-Mike O’Hara
9:40 AM Keith Pattson-Paul Vandenheuvel
9:50 AM Ken Blaisdell-Michael Blaisdell
9:50 AM Doug Klauber-Alan Gnann
10:00 AM Bob Jacobs-Mark Severance
10:00 AM Jeff Frechette-Terry Hall
10:10 AM Mike Noonan-Charlie Mandrachia
10:10 AM Mark McCaddin-Rick Wetmore
10:20 AM Lars Whitman-Marc Whitman
10:20 AM Justin Mock-Christian Mock
10:30 AM Fred Kelley-Mike Kelley
10:30 AM Al Cirone-Bill Moeller
10:40 AM Torrey Viger-Matt Wood
10:40 AM Paolo Bentivoglio-Antonio Bentivoglio
10:50 AM Dom Candido-Barry Snyder
10:50 AM David Barlow-Nick Sebo
11:00 AM Mike Pollard-Doug Daniels
11:00 AM Peter Robitaille-Tyler Hosser
11:10 AM Dave Cioffi-Ron Cioffi
11:10 AM Bob Donahue-Tim McCarthy
11:20 AM Matt Keane-Tyler Kelly
11:20 AM Scott Sinclair-Joe Robblee
11:30 AM Jim Keane-Kevin Sullivan
11:30 AM Chris Keane-Dillon Sass
11:40 AM Tom Keane-Kevin Johnston
11:40 AM Thomas Keane-Chris Melanson
11:50 AM Denis McCarthy-Mike Kenney
11:50 AM William Downes-John Scanlon
12:00 PM Tim Winslow-Andy Mellow
12:00 PM Greg Hardy-Ken Goodrow
12:10 PM Julian Harrison-Pall Spera
12:10 PM Roger Demment-Tag Demment
12:20 PM Charlie Edler-Dan Slavin
12:20 PM Jeremiah Daly-Kenan Yount
12:30 PM Mitch Cable-Mike Hathorn
12:30 PM Ben Gardner-Jason Gardner
12:40 PM Shane MacDonald-Nick MacDonald
12:40 PM Jake Obar-Joe Toland
8:30 AM Scott Peters-Mike Peters
8:30 AM Ben Peters-Shane Wolter
8:40 AM Dean Cashman-Chris Hynes
8:40 AM Jim Jankowski-Andrew Jankowski
8:50 AM Charlie Carr-Steve Lyon
8:50 AM Jay Mullen-Aaron Mullen
9:00 AM Doug Williamson-Jeff King
9:00 AM Josh Wilson-Josh Hildebrand
9:10 AM Rowland Hazard-John Donnelly
9:10 AM Cody Dodds-Ryan Bergeron
9:20 AM Tyler Silver-Zach Pollard
9:20 AM Nate Choukas-Benny Hayes
9:30 AM Joe Yukica, Jr.-Michael Yukica
9:30 AM Tim McNeil-Jack Lamborghini
9:40 AM Kevin O’Hara-Mike O’Hara
9:40 AM Keith Pattson-Paul Vandenheuvel
9:50 AM Ken Blaisdell-Michael Blaisdell
9:50 AM Doug Klauber-Alan Gnann
10:00 AM Bob Jacobs-Mark Severance
10:00 AM Jeff Frechette-Terry Hall
10:10 AM Mike Noonan-Charlie Mandrachia
10:10 AM Mark McCaddin-Rick Wetmore
10:20 AM Lars Whitman-Marc Whitman
10:20 AM Justin Mock-Christian Mock
10:30 AM Fred Kelley-Mike Kelley
10:30 AM Al Cirone-Bill Moeller
10:40 AM Torrey Viger-Matt Wood
10:40 AM Paolo Bentivoglio-Antonio Bentivoglio
10:50 AM Dom Candido-Barry Snyder
10:50 AM David Barlow-Nick Sebo
11:00 AM Mike Pollard-Doug Daniels
11:00 AM Peter Robitaille-Tyler Hosser
11:10 AM Dave Cioffi-Ron Cioffi
11:10 AM Bob Donahue-Tim McCarthy
11:20 AM Matt Keane-Tyler Kelly
11:20 AM Scott Sinclair-Joe Robblee
11:30 AM Jim Keane-Kevin Sullivan
11:30 AM Chris Keane-Dillon Sass
11:40 AM Tom Keane-Kevin Johnston
11:40 AM Thomas Keane-Chris Melanson
11:50 AM Denis McCarthy-Mike Kenney
11:50 AM William Downes-John Scanlon
12:00 PM Tim Winslow-Andy Mellow
12:00 PM Greg Hardy-Ken Goodrow
12:10 PM Julian Harrison-Pall Spera
12:10 PM Roger Demment-Tag Demment
12:20 PM Charlie Edler-Dan Slavin
12:20 PM Jeremiah Daly-Kenan Yount
12:30 PM Mitch Cable-Mike Hathorn
12:30 PM Ben Gardner-Jason Gardner
12:40 PM Shane MacDonald-Nick MacDonald
12:40 PM Jake Obar-Joe Toland
Monday, July 22, 2013
The Friday Menu
A reminder that your "significant other" is invited to Friday evening's Tommy Keane Invitational dinner. The dinner cost for non-participants is $25, payable at registration or at the tent.
(Guests may also buy lunch for $10.)
The menu for Friday's dinner:
• a salad and bread bar with antipasti pasta salad, Italian meats, cheeses, olives, etc., caesar salad, broccoli salad with "secret dressing," onions, bacon, peanuts and more. Fresh bread with whipped butter
• marinated, smoked and sliced tri-tip of sirloin with a horseradish sauce
• salmon with toast points, sour cream onions and more
• garlic and herb chicken breast
• homemade polenta with feta cheese, sliced tomatoes, sautéed spinach, and olives (vegetarian serving available)
• selection of homemade trifles - strawberries/brownies/ mixed berry
• homemade cookies and brownies
(Guests may also buy lunch for $10.)
The menu for Friday's dinner:
• Italian pasta with tortellini, penne and linguine with assorted sauces, peppers, onions, sausage, shrimp, meatballs, mushrooms, tomatoes, parmesan cheese, garlic bread and homemade bread sticks.
• a salad and bread bar with antipasti pasta salad, Italian meats, cheeses, olives, etc., caesar salad, broccoli salad with "secret dressing," onions, bacon, peanuts and more. Fresh bread with whipped butter• marinated, smoked and sliced tri-tip of sirloin with a horseradish sauce
• salmon with toast points, sour cream onions and more
• garlic and herb chicken breast
• homemade polenta with feta cheese, sliced tomatoes, sautéed spinach, and olives (vegetarian serving available)
• selection of homemade trifles - strawberries/brownies/ mixed berry
• homemade cookies and brownies
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