Saturday, July 27, 2019
A Day To Remember
HANOVER – A lot of golfers are a bundle of nerves on the first tee of a golf tournament.
Cody Danforth had more reason to feel that way this weekend than most.
Scratch that. He had more reason to be nervous than all of the others in the field of 128 players.
Combined.
Following his Friday qualifying round in the 44th annual Tommy Keane Invitational Danforth knew he was going to drop to one knee at that first tee and propose to longtime girlfriend Jen.
That would be Jen Keane, great-granddaughter of the man for whom the eponymous tournament is named.
As if that wasn’t nerve-racking enough, Danforth was going to pop the question at the base of a plaque honoring the legend who served at HCC from 1922-66. And he he was going to do it with two dozen or so relatives hanging on his every syllable, and a ring in his pocket that had arrived at his parents’ mailbox from a Boston jeweler just in the knick of time.
“My knees were shaking,” admitted Danforth after his Saturday afternoon match. “But it was the perfect moment.”
It was a moment he saw coming four years ago.
“I knew the day I met her I was going to marry her,” said Danforth, who met Keane in Colorado, where they live.
Jim Keane, Jen’s father, had been in on the secret since the March day when Cody asked for his daughter’s hand, fittingly on a Florida course.
“That was a nerve-racking day also,” Danforth said. “I had to build up the courage to ask him. It took me 18 holes.”
While Jim and Deb Keane knew what was coming their son Chris, brother of the bride-to-be, had no clue even while playing the 18-hole qualifier with a partner who would be his future brother-in-law.
“I couldn’t tell him,” Danforth said, almost a little sheepishly. “If he had known he would have spilled the beans.”
And so as the extended family gathered at the first tee under the pretense of taking a photo for the annual Keane Christmas card the secret was known by only a scant few and Jen wasn’t one of them.
“I was very surprised,” she said. “I figured it would happen in the future, but not this weekend. This is my favorite weekend to come home and see family, and this is the best one ever.”
She’ll get no argument from her fiancé, even if, with a little more than golf on his mind he and Chris shot an 89 in qualifying and were dismissed to the consolation round of the third flight with a loss in Saturday morning match play.
“It has been really incredible,” Danforth said after his afternoon match. “The timing and the way it all worked out could not have been better. ”
DIVOTS
Advancing to Sunday morning’s semifinal matches are a few familiar names in the Tommy Keane annals.
In one bracket the father-son team of defending champions Shane and Nick MacDonald will face off against Pat Pelletier and Adam Pippin. The MacDonalds, bidding for their fifth championship in six years, dispatched Joe King and Lance Pelley, 3&2 in their morning match and knocked off Dean Cashman and Chris Hynes in the afternoon.
Pelletier and Pippin advanced with a 2&1 win over Mike and Mak Lyford in the morning and a victory over former champions Scott Peters and Andy Hydorn by the same score in the afternoon.
On the other side of the bracket Phin Choukas will make his second visit to the semis in as many years, this time with fellow Hanover High golf product Matt Wood. The first-time teammates scored a 2&1 win over Jeff and Alex Lazerowich in the morning before jumping out to a lead over qualifying medalists Mike Hathorn and Mitch Cable. They advanced when Hathorn’s lengthy birdie putt on 18 took a peek at the hole only to change its mind at the end.
Choukas and Wood will square off against another father-son team in Jim and Andrew Jankowski. The former Keane finalists took a 3&2 win over Roger and Tag Demment in the morning and then won a battle of onetime Dartmouth golfers by defeating Jamie Wallace and Rob Henley, 2&1.
Cody Danforth had more reason to feel that way this weekend than most.
Scratch that. He had more reason to be nervous than all of the others in the field of 128 players.
Combined.
Following his Friday qualifying round in the 44th annual Tommy Keane Invitational Danforth knew he was going to drop to one knee at that first tee and propose to longtime girlfriend Jen.
That would be Jen Keane, great-granddaughter of the man for whom the eponymous tournament is named.As if that wasn’t nerve-racking enough, Danforth was going to pop the question at the base of a plaque honoring the legend who served at HCC from 1922-66. And he he was going to do it with two dozen or so relatives hanging on his every syllable, and a ring in his pocket that had arrived at his parents’ mailbox from a Boston jeweler just in the knick of time.
“My knees were shaking,” admitted Danforth after his Saturday afternoon match. “But it was the perfect moment.”
It was a moment he saw coming four years ago.
“I knew the day I met her I was going to marry her,” said Danforth, who met Keane in Colorado, where they live.
Jim Keane, Jen’s father, had been in on the secret since the March day when Cody asked for his daughter’s hand, fittingly on a Florida course.
“That was a nerve-racking day also,” Danforth said. “I had to build up the courage to ask him. It took me 18 holes.”
While Jim and Deb Keane knew what was coming their son Chris, brother of the bride-to-be, had no clue even while playing the 18-hole qualifier with a partner who would be his future brother-in-law.
“I couldn’t tell him,” Danforth said, almost a little sheepishly. “If he had known he would have spilled the beans.”
And so as the extended family gathered at the first tee under the pretense of taking a photo for the annual Keane Christmas card the secret was known by only a scant few and Jen wasn’t one of them.
“I was very surprised,” she said. “I figured it would happen in the future, but not this weekend. This is my favorite weekend to come home and see family, and this is the best one ever.”
She’ll get no argument from her fiancé, even if, with a little more than golf on his mind he and Chris shot an 89 in qualifying and were dismissed to the consolation round of the third flight with a loss in Saturday morning match play.
“It has been really incredible,” Danforth said after his afternoon match. “The timing and the way it all worked out could not have been better. ”
DIVOTS
Advancing to Sunday morning’s semifinal matches are a few familiar names in the Tommy Keane annals.
In one bracket the father-son team of defending champions Shane and Nick MacDonald will face off against Pat Pelletier and Adam Pippin. The MacDonalds, bidding for their fifth championship in six years, dispatched Joe King and Lance Pelley, 3&2 in their morning match and knocked off Dean Cashman and Chris Hynes in the afternoon.
Pelletier and Pippin advanced with a 2&1 win over Mike and Mak Lyford in the morning and a victory over former champions Scott Peters and Andy Hydorn by the same score in the afternoon.
On the other side of the bracket Phin Choukas will make his second visit to the semis in as many years, this time with fellow Hanover High golf product Matt Wood. The first-time teammates scored a 2&1 win over Jeff and Alex Lazerowich in the morning before jumping out to a lead over qualifying medalists Mike Hathorn and Mitch Cable. They advanced when Hathorn’s lengthy birdie putt on 18 took a peek at the hole only to change its mind at the end.
Choukas and Wood will square off against another father-son team in Jim and Andrew Jankowski. The former Keane finalists took a 3&2 win over Roger and Tag Demment in the morning and then won a battle of onetime Dartmouth golfers by defeating Jamie Wallace and Rob Henley, 2&1.
6 P.M. Update - Slow Going
The only additional results are:
First Flight
1. Robitaille/Hosser def. 9. Preaza/Jasmin 2&1
13. Mullen/Mullen def. 12. M. Keane/J. Keane 1-up
15. Kimball/Pollard def. 7. Obar/Gardner 1 up
Results are going to come in like wildfire in the next hour. The next update might not be until all scores are in.
First Flight
1. Robitaille/Hosser def. 9. Preaza/Jasmin 2&1
13. Mullen/Mullen def. 12. M. Keane/J. Keane 1-up
15. Kimball/Pollard def. 7. Obar/Gardner 1 up
Results are going to come in like wildfire in the next hour. The next update might not be until all scores are in.
5 P.M. - First Afternoon Results In
Just two of them: In the first flight 11. Taylor/Norden defeated 3. Brownell/Brownell, 4&3. And in the third flight 2. Dupree/Garvey defeated 7. Hall/Frechette 2&1.
All matches have passed the midway point so there should be more at the next update at 6 p.m.
All matches have passed the midway point so there should be more at the next update at 6 p.m.
4 P.M. - The Lull
All the matches are still going on. Check back at 5 to (hopefully) see the first results.
3 P.M. Update - All Morning Matches And Scores
2 P.M. Update
The morning matches in the Championship flight are all finished. The only other updates are in the third flight. Click brackets to enlarge.
Noon Update - First Matches In
The tent is filling with players grabbing a quick lunch and a few – emphasis on a few – match results are in from the first and second flights. It's still a little haphazard and not all the scores have been reported but here's what's been posted as of noon:
(As always, click the brackets to make them readable.)
(As always, click the brackets to make them readable.)
Morning Matches Are Underway
Greetings from sunny Hanover Country Club where the mercury (silicon?) is expected to soar from 65 to 85 degrees or so by 1 p.m. Chance of rain this afternoon is just 15 percent.
There will be hourly updates once the morning matches start coming in so be sure to check back all day. As always there will be brackets and a story tonight.
There will be hourly updates once the morning matches start coming in so be sure to check back all day. As always there will be brackets and a story tonight.
Friday, July 26, 2019
Hathorn-Cable Approach Pays Off
HANOVER – On the green in a best-ball tournament one player has a four-foot putt and his teammate has a 14-footer.
If the four-footer is for par and the other is for birdie it would seem logical that having a par in hand would free up the second player to take a bold run at the birdie.
But who should putt first isn’t that simple according to seven-time Tommy Keane Invitational champion Scott Peters, particularly if both putts are for par, or birdie, or even bogey.
“I never understood why the the guy with the four-footer goes first,” said Peters, who teamed with longtime partner Andy Hydorn to shoot 68 in Friday qualifying for the 44th annual Keane event at Hanover Country Club. “I always want to know that my partner is still in it, because if he goes first and misses that four-footer, now I’m all alone. I’ve got more pressure than usual.”
But there can be a down side to having the player with the shorter putt go first even if he makes his par while his parter with the longer attempt is going for birdie.
“If he goes first and makes it I may be more aggressive than usual on my putt,” said Peters, “and that would mean I’m putting differently than I would normally.”
That’s exactly how it played out for Mitch Cable on the 10th hole Friday after partner Mike Hathorn tapped in a par putt.
“I had like a 15-footer and hit just an awful putt because I wanted to make sure it reached the hole and I hit it too firm,” explained Cable. “I hit it too hard and it didn’t take the break.
“But I still prefer to see the ball in the hole. We’ll do that because we aren’t great putters. When you make the par it takes the pressure off.”
Although Cable’s birdie putt zipped past the hole on 10 that was one of the few opportunities he and Hathorn did not cash in on in as they combined for a 6-under-par 65 to lead the field.
“Mikey hit it really good,” said Cable. “Between yesterday and today’s round he ended up hitting 31 straight greens before he finally missed a green on 16.
“I just filled in the gaps. When we needed a par I made a par. I made a couple birdies. He made four. He played great again.”
The defending champion father-son team of Shane and Nick MacDonald finished one shot back of the medalists with a 66.
Jim and Andrew Jankowski – another father-son team – came in at 67 along with the pairings of Adam Pippen and Pat Pelletier, and Jamie Wallace and Rob Henley.
Each of the top finishers has its own approach to team play.
While Peters prefers to have the player with the longer putt go first and Cable prefers it the other way, Shane MacDonald has a singular approach playing with his talented son.
“I don’t care if it’s a one-foot putt but I never want to see Nick not in the hole before I have to go,” he said with his usual hearty laugh. “I don’t want any weight on my shoulders.”
Jake Obar, the 2006 Keane champion, for the most part comes from the Peters school of thought. “Typically I would take the long one first because I want that to be the same way I always putt,” he said. “But if you have a slippery downhiller that’s 10 feet and your partner has a three-footer for par, maybe it makes sense for him to go first, just because your putt is slippery. But that’s rare.”
What happens on the green is just one of the strategies that comes into play in a tournament like the TKI. There’s also the matter of who hits first on the tee.
For Cable and Hathorn that is a no-brainer.
“Mike thrives under pressure so he’s always hitting last,” the Cable said. “That’s the way we have done it forever. I go first and he goes second because he’s so clutch. It makes it easy for me. I don’t have to worry. I can spray it anywhere and I know he’s going to hit it right down the middle.”
Like Cable, Peters prefers to hit first on the tee. His mindset is to put aside the team dynamic when he’s in the tee box and simply play the game in front of him.
“I’ve always done that,” Peters said. “Part of it is that I play fast, but I just want to play the hole and don’t need any burden or benefits from knowing that my partner is either in the woods or two feet from the flag. It has always been a comfort to me going first.”
By contrast it’s a comfort to Obar – who shot 73 in qualifying Friday with Ben Gardner – that traditional partner Billy Vielleux went ahead of him on the tee when they teamed up.
“Billy is a pretty consistent golfer whereas I’m a little more volatile, shall we say,” Obar said. “He always hit first. You like to get that first guy in play.”
Of course, getting two balls in play is even better.
“There is a relentlessness to that,” said Peters. “If you are playing with people who are always having two balls in play that’s hard. It doesn’t always work out that way, but that’s sort of our mindset.”
There are also different approaches to reading greens in team play.
“It’s a personal thing,” Peters said. “I always want an opinion from my partner. It doesn’t mean that’s what I’m going to do, but I want to know what he thinks.”
For Obar it depends on the putt.
“Billy and I have an understanding that I’m not going to say anything to him, and he’s not going to say anything to me unless we ask,” he said. “Even if you misread a putt you are going to hit it better than you would if somebody puts a doubt in your mind.”
There is no one right way or wrong strategy in a tournament like the Keane as Hanover pro Alex Kirk sees it.
“Everyone can do it their own way,” he said. “Whatever works for their team is the best for their team. The cream always rises to the top.”
Which is why Shane MacDonald’s über-successful gameplan since he started teaming up with his son is to let Nick do the heavy lifting.
“We do whatever is the least amount of pressure on me,” he said, laughing again. “Whatever freaks me out the least is what we do because Nick can handle it.”
DIVOTS
Match play begins Saturday morning with one of the marquee matches pitting Scott Peters and Andy Hydorn against Scott’s sons Ben and Mike, who qualified with a 70. Winners will square off in the afternoon along with consolation matches.
Semifinal matches will be held Sunday morning with the champion crowned after in the afternoon final.
If the four-footer is for par and the other is for birdie it would seem logical that having a par in hand would free up the second player to take a bold run at the birdie.
But who should putt first isn’t that simple according to seven-time Tommy Keane Invitational champion Scott Peters, particularly if both putts are for par, or birdie, or even bogey.
“I never understood why the the guy with the four-footer goes first,” said Peters, who teamed with longtime partner Andy Hydorn to shoot 68 in Friday qualifying for the 44th annual Keane event at Hanover Country Club. “I always want to know that my partner is still in it, because if he goes first and misses that four-footer, now I’m all alone. I’ve got more pressure than usual.”
But there can be a down side to having the player with the shorter putt go first even if he makes his par while his parter with the longer attempt is going for birdie.
“If he goes first and makes it I may be more aggressive than usual on my putt,” said Peters, “and that would mean I’m putting differently than I would normally.”
That’s exactly how it played out for Mitch Cable on the 10th hole Friday after partner Mike Hathorn tapped in a par putt.
“I had like a 15-footer and hit just an awful putt because I wanted to make sure it reached the hole and I hit it too firm,” explained Cable. “I hit it too hard and it didn’t take the break.
“But I still prefer to see the ball in the hole. We’ll do that because we aren’t great putters. When you make the par it takes the pressure off.”
Although Cable’s birdie putt zipped past the hole on 10 that was one of the few opportunities he and Hathorn did not cash in on in as they combined for a 6-under-par 65 to lead the field.
“Mikey hit it really good,” said Cable. “Between yesterday and today’s round he ended up hitting 31 straight greens before he finally missed a green on 16.
“I just filled in the gaps. When we needed a par I made a par. I made a couple birdies. He made four. He played great again.”
The defending champion father-son team of Shane and Nick MacDonald finished one shot back of the medalists with a 66.
Jim and Andrew Jankowski – another father-son team – came in at 67 along with the pairings of Adam Pippen and Pat Pelletier, and Jamie Wallace and Rob Henley.
Each of the top finishers has its own approach to team play.
While Peters prefers to have the player with the longer putt go first and Cable prefers it the other way, Shane MacDonald has a singular approach playing with his talented son.
“I don’t care if it’s a one-foot putt but I never want to see Nick not in the hole before I have to go,” he said with his usual hearty laugh. “I don’t want any weight on my shoulders.”
Jake Obar, the 2006 Keane champion, for the most part comes from the Peters school of thought. “Typically I would take the long one first because I want that to be the same way I always putt,” he said. “But if you have a slippery downhiller that’s 10 feet and your partner has a three-footer for par, maybe it makes sense for him to go first, just because your putt is slippery. But that’s rare.”
What happens on the green is just one of the strategies that comes into play in a tournament like the TKI. There’s also the matter of who hits first on the tee.
For Cable and Hathorn that is a no-brainer.
“Mike thrives under pressure so he’s always hitting last,” the Cable said. “That’s the way we have done it forever. I go first and he goes second because he’s so clutch. It makes it easy for me. I don’t have to worry. I can spray it anywhere and I know he’s going to hit it right down the middle.”
Like Cable, Peters prefers to hit first on the tee. His mindset is to put aside the team dynamic when he’s in the tee box and simply play the game in front of him.
“I’ve always done that,” Peters said. “Part of it is that I play fast, but I just want to play the hole and don’t need any burden or benefits from knowing that my partner is either in the woods or two feet from the flag. It has always been a comfort to me going first.”
By contrast it’s a comfort to Obar – who shot 73 in qualifying Friday with Ben Gardner – that traditional partner Billy Vielleux went ahead of him on the tee when they teamed up.
“Billy is a pretty consistent golfer whereas I’m a little more volatile, shall we say,” Obar said. “He always hit first. You like to get that first guy in play.”
Of course, getting two balls in play is even better.
“There is a relentlessness to that,” said Peters. “If you are playing with people who are always having two balls in play that’s hard. It doesn’t always work out that way, but that’s sort of our mindset.”
There are also different approaches to reading greens in team play.
“It’s a personal thing,” Peters said. “I always want an opinion from my partner. It doesn’t mean that’s what I’m going to do, but I want to know what he thinks.”
For Obar it depends on the putt.
“Billy and I have an understanding that I’m not going to say anything to him, and he’s not going to say anything to me unless we ask,” he said. “Even if you misread a putt you are going to hit it better than you would if somebody puts a doubt in your mind.”
There is no one right way or wrong strategy in a tournament like the Keane as Hanover pro Alex Kirk sees it.
“Everyone can do it their own way,” he said. “Whatever works for their team is the best for their team. The cream always rises to the top.”
Which is why Shane MacDonald’s über-successful gameplan since he started teaming up with his son is to let Nick do the heavy lifting.
“We do whatever is the least amount of pressure on me,” he said, laughing again. “Whatever freaks me out the least is what we do because Nick can handle it.”
DIVOTS
Match play begins Saturday morning with one of the marquee matches pitting Scott Peters and Andy Hydorn against Scott’s sons Ben and Mike, who qualified with a 70. Winners will square off in the afternoon along with consolation matches.
Semifinal matches will be held Sunday morning with the champion crowned after in the afternoon final.
6 P.M. Update - All The Scores Are In
Check back later tonight for a story and brackets . . . but the newspaper has to be taken care of first ;-)
65 Mike Hathorn/Mitch Cable
66 Nick MacDonald/Shane MacDonald
67 Jim Jankowski/Andrew Jankowski
67 Adam Pippin/Pat Pelletier
67 Jamie Wallace/Rob Henley
68 Scott Peters/Andy Hydorn
68 Ryan Thorpe/Cam Thorpe
70 Tom Peters/Ben Peters
70 Dean Cashman/Chris Hynes
70 Phin Choukas/Matt Wood
70 Jeff Lazerowich/Alex Lazerowich
70 Roger Demment/Tag Demmend
71 Mak Lyford/Mike Lyford
71 Griffin Kiritsy/Andrew Loney
71 Joe King/Lance Pelley
71 Doug Daniels/Mike Pollard
72 Dillon Sass/Luke Marrinan
72 Peter Robitaille/Tyler Hosser
72 Bob Brownell/Timmy Brownell
73 Chris Husband/Tim Husband
73 Jake Obar/Ben Gardner
73 Shane Wolter/William Douglas
73 Tony Pippin/Darren Curtis
74 Dan Peraza/Toby Jasmin
74 Kevin Appleton/Dave Doyle
75 Chris Taylor/Pat Norden
75 Chris House/Ryan Fay
76 Greg Genst/Taylor Fittro
76 Vince Kimball/Zach Pollard
76 Chris Lincoln/Dan Fitzgerald
76 Thomas Keane/Kevin Keane
76 Matt Keane/Jonathan Keane
76 Charlie Carr/Mike Shafer
76 Jay Mullen/Aaron Mullen
77 Tyler Kelly/Todd Becker
78 Joe Yukica/Mike Yukica
78 Mark McCaddin/Rick Wetmore
79 Greg Hardy/Ken Goodrow
79 Tom Keane/Kevin Johnston
79 Jared Lemos/Rob Brown
79 Dan Campbell/Nick Trottier
80 Matthew McLaughlin/Anthony Cuomo
80 Eric Maskwa/Dan Maskwa
80 Grant Kelly/Ryan George
80 Jonathan Vogel/Scott Talon
80 Jay Wolter/Christian Wolter
81 Michael Sullivan/Cris Maguire
82 Jim Keane/Kevin Sullivan
82 Nik Mongroo/Pete Mikkonen
83 Rick Hughes/Todd Holmes
83 Tom Dupree/Mike Garvey
84 Matt Marquis/Ben Bailey
84 Pat Norton/Jeffrey Norton
85 Tim Winslow/Andy Mellow
85 Terry Hall/Jeff Frechette
85 Dave Cioffi/Ron Cioffi
86 Robbie Brown/Jack Arnold
88 Alex Robinson/Mark Loranger
88 Dom Candido/Brian Tracy
89 Chris Keane/Cody Danforth
89 Scott Sinclair/Joe Robblee
91 Gary Smith/Michael Fisher
92 Dave Smith/Brad Coates
95 Bob Donahue/Tim McCarthy
65 Mike Hathorn/Mitch Cable
66 Nick MacDonald/Shane MacDonald
67 Jim Jankowski/Andrew Jankowski
67 Adam Pippin/Pat Pelletier
67 Jamie Wallace/Rob Henley
68 Scott Peters/Andy Hydorn
68 Ryan Thorpe/Cam Thorpe
70 Tom Peters/Ben Peters
70 Dean Cashman/Chris Hynes
70 Phin Choukas/Matt Wood
70 Jeff Lazerowich/Alex Lazerowich
70 Roger Demment/Tag Demmend
71 Mak Lyford/Mike Lyford
71 Griffin Kiritsy/Andrew Loney
71 Joe King/Lance Pelley
71 Doug Daniels/Mike Pollard
72 Dillon Sass/Luke Marrinan
72 Peter Robitaille/Tyler Hosser
72 Bob Brownell/Timmy Brownell
73 Chris Husband/Tim Husband
73 Jake Obar/Ben Gardner
73 Shane Wolter/William Douglas
73 Tony Pippin/Darren Curtis
74 Dan Peraza/Toby Jasmin
74 Kevin Appleton/Dave Doyle
75 Chris Taylor/Pat Norden
75 Chris House/Ryan Fay
76 Greg Genst/Taylor Fittro
76 Vince Kimball/Zach Pollard
76 Chris Lincoln/Dan Fitzgerald
76 Thomas Keane/Kevin Keane
76 Matt Keane/Jonathan Keane
76 Charlie Carr/Mike Shafer
76 Jay Mullen/Aaron Mullen
77 Tyler Kelly/Todd Becker
78 Joe Yukica/Mike Yukica
78 Mark McCaddin/Rick Wetmore
79 Greg Hardy/Ken Goodrow
79 Tom Keane/Kevin Johnston
79 Jared Lemos/Rob Brown
79 Dan Campbell/Nick Trottier
80 Matthew McLaughlin/Anthony Cuomo
80 Eric Maskwa/Dan Maskwa
80 Grant Kelly/Ryan George
80 Jonathan Vogel/Scott Talon
80 Jay Wolter/Christian Wolter
81 Michael Sullivan/Cris Maguire
82 Jim Keane/Kevin Sullivan
82 Nik Mongroo/Pete Mikkonen
83 Rick Hughes/Todd Holmes
83 Tom Dupree/Mike Garvey
84 Matt Marquis/Ben Bailey
84 Pat Norton/Jeffrey Norton
85 Tim Winslow/Andy Mellow
85 Terry Hall/Jeff Frechette
85 Dave Cioffi/Ron Cioffi
86 Robbie Brown/Jack Arnold
88 Alex Robinson/Mark Loranger
88 Dom Candido/Brian Tracy
89 Chris Keane/Cody Danforth
89 Scott Sinclair/Joe Robblee
91 Gary Smith/Michael Fisher
92 Dave Smith/Brad Coates
95 Bob Donahue/Tim McCarthy
5 P.M. Update - Field Winding Down
5 P.M. Update
Just six groups left on the course . . .
65 Mike Hathorn/Mitch Cable
67 Jim Jankowski/Andrew Jankowski
67 Adam Pippin/Pat Pelletier
68 Scott Peters/Andy Hydorn
68 Ryan Thorpe/Cam Thorpe
70 Tom Peters/Ben Peters
70 Dean Cashman/Chris Hynes
70 Phin Choukas/Matt Wood
70 Jeff Lazerowich/Alex Lazerowich
70 Roger Demment/Tag Demmend
71 Mak Lyford/Mike Lyford
71 Griffin Kiritsy/Andrew Loney
71 Joe King/Lance Pelley
72 Dillon Sass/Luke Marrinan
72 Peter Robitaille/Tyler Hosser
72 Bob Brownell/Timmy Brownell
73 Chris Husband/Tim Husband
73 Jake Obar/Ben Gardner
74 Dan Peraza/Toby Jasmin
74 Kevin Appleton/Dave Doyle
75 Chris Taylor/Pat Norden
75 Chris House/Ryan Fay
76 Greg Genst/Taylor Fittro
76 Vince Kimball/Zach Pollard
76 Chris Lincoln/Dan Fitzgerald
76 Thomas Keane/Kevin Keane
76 Matt Keane/Jonathan Keane
77 Tyler Kelly/Todd Becker
78 Joe Yukica/Mike Yukica
78 Mark McCaddin/Rick Wetmore
79 Greg Hardy/Ken Goodrow
79 Tom Keane/Kevin Johnston
79 Jared Lemos/Rob Brown
79 Dan Campbell/Nick Trottier
80 Matthew McLaughlin/Anthony Cuomo
80 Eric Maskwa/Dan Maskwa
80 Grant Kelly/Ryan George
80 Jonathan Vogel/Scott Talon
81 Michael Sullivan/Cris Maguire
82 Jim Keane/Kevin Sullivan
82 Nik Mongroo/Pete Mikkonen
84 Matt Marquis/Ben Bailey
84 Pat Norton/Jeffrey Norton
85 Tim Winslow/Andy Mellow
85 Terry Hall/Jeff Frechette
85 Dave Cioffi/Ron Cioffi
88 Alex Robinson/Mark Loranger
88 Dom Candido/Brian Tracy
89 Chris Keane/Cody Danforth
89 Scott Sinclair/Joe Robblee
92 Dave Smith/Brad Coates
95 Bob Donahue/Tim McCarthy
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| Only in Hanover! Mike Lyford snapped this picture of a bear cub This was down the hill to the right of the 18 tee box. There were two young cubs without their mama in sight. (Click photo to enlarge.) |
65 Mike Hathorn/Mitch Cable
67 Jim Jankowski/Andrew Jankowski
67 Adam Pippin/Pat Pelletier
68 Scott Peters/Andy Hydorn
68 Ryan Thorpe/Cam Thorpe
70 Tom Peters/Ben Peters
70 Dean Cashman/Chris Hynes
70 Phin Choukas/Matt Wood
70 Jeff Lazerowich/Alex Lazerowich
70 Roger Demment/Tag Demmend
71 Mak Lyford/Mike Lyford
71 Griffin Kiritsy/Andrew Loney
71 Joe King/Lance Pelley
72 Dillon Sass/Luke Marrinan
72 Peter Robitaille/Tyler Hosser
72 Bob Brownell/Timmy Brownell
73 Chris Husband/Tim Husband
73 Jake Obar/Ben Gardner
74 Dan Peraza/Toby Jasmin
74 Kevin Appleton/Dave Doyle
75 Chris Taylor/Pat Norden
75 Chris House/Ryan Fay
76 Greg Genst/Taylor Fittro
76 Vince Kimball/Zach Pollard
76 Chris Lincoln/Dan Fitzgerald
76 Thomas Keane/Kevin Keane
76 Matt Keane/Jonathan Keane
77 Tyler Kelly/Todd Becker
78 Joe Yukica/Mike Yukica
78 Mark McCaddin/Rick Wetmore
79 Greg Hardy/Ken Goodrow
79 Tom Keane/Kevin Johnston
79 Jared Lemos/Rob Brown
79 Dan Campbell/Nick Trottier
80 Matthew McLaughlin/Anthony Cuomo
80 Eric Maskwa/Dan Maskwa
80 Grant Kelly/Ryan George
80 Jonathan Vogel/Scott Talon
81 Michael Sullivan/Cris Maguire
82 Jim Keane/Kevin Sullivan
82 Nik Mongroo/Pete Mikkonen
84 Matt Marquis/Ben Bailey
84 Pat Norton/Jeffrey Norton
85 Tim Winslow/Andy Mellow
85 Terry Hall/Jeff Frechette
85 Dave Cioffi/Ron Cioffi
88 Alex Robinson/Mark Loranger
88 Dom Candido/Brian Tracy
89 Chris Keane/Cody Danforth
89 Scott Sinclair/Joe Robblee
92 Dave Smith/Brad Coates
95 Bob Donahue/Tim McCarthy
4 P.M. Update
65 Mike Hathorn/Mitch Cable
67 Jim Jankowski/Andrew Jankowski
67 Adam Pippin/Pat Pelletier
68 Scott Peters/Andy Hydorn
68 Ryan Thorpe/Cam Thorpe
70 Tom Peters/Ben Peters
70 Dean Cashman/Chris Hynes
70 Phin Choukas/Matt Wood
71 Mak Lyford/Mike Lyford
71 Griffin Kiritsy/Andrew Loney
71 Joe King/Lance Pelley
72 Dillon Sass/Luke Marrinan
73 Chris Husband/Tim Husband
73 Jake Obar/Ben Gardner
74 Dan Peraza/Toby Jasmin
74 Kevin Appleton/Dave Doyle
75 Chris Taylor/Pat Norden
75 Chris House/Ryan Fay
76 Greg Genst/Taylor Fittro
76 Vince Kimball/Zach Pollard
76 Chris Lincoln/Dan Fitzgerald
76 Thomas Keane/Kevin Keane
76 Matt Keane/Jonathan Keane
77 Tyler Kelly/Todd Becker
78 Joe Yukica/Mike Yukica
78 Mark McCaddin/Rick Wetmore
79 Greg Hardy/Ken Goodrow
79 Tom Keane/Kevin Johnston
80 Matthew McLaughlin/Anthony Cuomo
80 Eric Maskwa/Dan Maskwa
80 Grant Kelly/Ryan George
82 Jim Keane/Kevin Sullivan
84 Matt Marquis/Ben Bailey
85 Tim Winslow/Andy Mellow
85 Terry Hall/Jeff Frechette
89 Chris Keane/Cody Danforth
89 Scott Sinclair/Joe Robblee
95 Bob Donahue/Tim McCarthy
67 Jim Jankowski/Andrew Jankowski
67 Adam Pippin/Pat Pelletier
68 Scott Peters/Andy Hydorn
68 Ryan Thorpe/Cam Thorpe
70 Tom Peters/Ben Peters
70 Dean Cashman/Chris Hynes
70 Phin Choukas/Matt Wood
71 Mak Lyford/Mike Lyford
71 Griffin Kiritsy/Andrew Loney
71 Joe King/Lance Pelley
72 Dillon Sass/Luke Marrinan
73 Chris Husband/Tim Husband
73 Jake Obar/Ben Gardner
74 Dan Peraza/Toby Jasmin
74 Kevin Appleton/Dave Doyle
75 Chris Taylor/Pat Norden
75 Chris House/Ryan Fay
76 Greg Genst/Taylor Fittro
76 Vince Kimball/Zach Pollard
76 Chris Lincoln/Dan Fitzgerald
76 Thomas Keane/Kevin Keane
76 Matt Keane/Jonathan Keane
77 Tyler Kelly/Todd Becker
78 Joe Yukica/Mike Yukica
78 Mark McCaddin/Rick Wetmore
79 Greg Hardy/Ken Goodrow
79 Tom Keane/Kevin Johnston
80 Matthew McLaughlin/Anthony Cuomo
80 Eric Maskwa/Dan Maskwa
80 Grant Kelly/Ryan George
82 Jim Keane/Kevin Sullivan
84 Matt Marquis/Ben Bailey
85 Tim Winslow/Andy Mellow
85 Terry Hall/Jeff Frechette
89 Chris Keane/Cody Danforth
89 Scott Sinclair/Joe Robblee
95 Bob Donahue/Tim McCarthy
3 P.M. Update - Half The Field
Almost half of the field is in and this is how it looks as of 3 p.m.:
65 Mike Hathorn/Mitch Cable
67 Jim Jankowski/Andrew Jankowski
67 Adam Pippin/Pat Pelletier
68 Scott Peters/Andy Hydorn
70 Tom Peters/Ben Peters
70 Dean Cashman/Chris Hynes
70 Phin Choukas/Matt Wood
71 Mak Lyford/Mike Lyford
71 Griffin Kiritsy/Andrew Loney
71 Joe King/Lance Pelley
72 Dillon Sass/Luke Marrinan
73 Chris Husband/Tim Husband
73 Jake Obar/Ben Gardner
74 Dan Peraza/Toby Jasmin
74 Kevin Appleton/Dave Doyle
75 Chris Taylor/Pat Norden
75 Chris House/Ryan Fay
76 Greg Genst/Taylor Fittro
76 Vince Kimball/Zach Pollard
76 Chris Lincoln/Dan Fitzgerald
76 Thomas Keane/Kevin Keane
78 Joe Yukica/Mike Yukica
78 Mark McCaddin/Rick Wetmore
79 Greg Hardy/Ken Goodrow
80 Matthew McLaughlin/Anthony Cuomo
84 Matt Marquis/Ben Bailey
85 Tim Winslow/Andy Mellow
85 Terry Hall/Jeff Frechette
89 Chris Keane/Cody Danforth
95 Bob Donahue/Tim McCarthy
65 Mike Hathorn/Mitch Cable
67 Jim Jankowski/Andrew Jankowski
67 Adam Pippin/Pat Pelletier
68 Scott Peters/Andy Hydorn
70 Tom Peters/Ben Peters
70 Dean Cashman/Chris Hynes
70 Phin Choukas/Matt Wood
71 Mak Lyford/Mike Lyford
71 Griffin Kiritsy/Andrew Loney
71 Joe King/Lance Pelley
72 Dillon Sass/Luke Marrinan
73 Chris Husband/Tim Husband
73 Jake Obar/Ben Gardner
74 Dan Peraza/Toby Jasmin
74 Kevin Appleton/Dave Doyle
75 Chris Taylor/Pat Norden
75 Chris House/Ryan Fay
76 Greg Genst/Taylor Fittro
76 Vince Kimball/Zach Pollard
76 Chris Lincoln/Dan Fitzgerald
76 Thomas Keane/Kevin Keane
78 Joe Yukica/Mike Yukica
78 Mark McCaddin/Rick Wetmore
79 Greg Hardy/Ken Goodrow
80 Matthew McLaughlin/Anthony Cuomo
84 Matt Marquis/Ben Bailey
85 Tim Winslow/Andy Mellow
85 Terry Hall/Jeff Frechette
89 Chris Keane/Cody Danforth
95 Bob Donahue/Tim McCarthy
2 P.M. Update - Hathorn, Cable at 65
Low scores should be coming. The guess at the scorer's table right now is it might take a par round to make the Championship Flight.
65 Mike Hathorn/Mitch Cable
67 Jim Jankowski/Andrew Jankowski
68 Scott Peters/Andy Hydorn
70 Tom Peters/Ben Peters
70 Dean Cashman/Chris Hynes
70 Phin Choukas/Matt Wood
71 Mak Lyford/Mike Lyford
73 Chris Husband/Tim Husband
74 Dan Peraza/Toby Jasmin
74 Kevin Appleton/Dave Doyle
76 Greg Genst/Taylor Fittro
76 Vince Kimball/Zach Pollard
78 Joe Yukica/Mike Yukica
79 Greg Hardy/Ken Goodrow
84 Matt Marquis/Ben Bailey
85 Tim Winslow/Andy Mellow
1 P.M. Update
Here are the ordered scores as of 1 p.m.
67 Jim Jankowski/Andrew Jankowski
68 Scott Peters/Andy Hydorn
70 Tom Peters/Ben Peters
70 Dean Cashman/Chris Hynes
70 Phin Choukas/Matt Wood
71 Mak Lyford/Mike Lyford
74 Dan Peraza/Toby Jasmin
78 Joe Yukica/Mike Yukica
For reference, four teams that shot 72 had a "march" last year for the final spot in the Championship Flight.
More at 2(ish)
Noon Update - First Group In
Tom Peters putts out on 18 as Andy Hydorn, Scott Peters and Ben Peters look on.
The first scores are in:
Andy Hydorn/Scott Peters 68
Ben Peters/Tom Peters 70
Check back hourly for scoring updates. Next at 1 p.m. (ish ;-)
Coming Up 18
The first group is playing 18 as of 11:45. Scores will be posted here after they come in and then hourly for the rest of qualifying.
10 A.M. – The Teams
Here are the 64 teams on the course, or headed out on the course, with the final tee time set for 1:10 p.m.
Scott Peters/Andy Hydorn
Tom Peters/Ben Peters
Dean Cashman/Chris Hynes
Dan Peraza/Toby Jasmin
Jim Jankowski/Andrew Jankowski
Joe Yukica/Mike Yukica
Mak Lyford/Mike Lyford
Phin Choukas/Matt Wood
Greg Genst/Taylor Fittro
Vince Kimball/Zach Pollard
Greg Hardy/Ken Goodrow
Tim Winslow/Andy Mellow
Kevin Appleton/Dave Doyle
Chris Husband/Tim Husband
Matt Marquis/Ben Bailey
Griffin Kiritsy/Andrew Loney
Bob Donahue/Tim McCarthy
Mark McCaddin/Rick Wetmore
Mike Hathorn/Mitch Cable
Joe King/Lance Pelley
Chris Taylor/Pat Norden
Adam Pippin/Pat Pelletier
Chris Lincoln/Dan Fitzgerald
Terry Hall/Jeff Frechette
Jake Obar/Ben Gardner
Chris House/Ryan Fay
---------- yet to tee off at 10 a.m. ----------
Chris Keane/Cody Danforth
Dillon Sass/Luke Marrinan
Thomas Keane/Kevin Keane
Matthew McLaughlin/Anthony Cuomo
Matt Keane/Jonathan Keane
Tyler Kelly/Todd Becker
Jim Keane/Kevin Sullivan
Tom Keane/Kevin Johnston
Eric Maskwa/Dan Maskwa
Ryan Thorpe/Cam Thorpe
Scott Sinclair/Joe Robblee
Grant Kelly/Ryan George
Pat Norton/Jeffrey Norton
Nik Mongroo/Pete Mikkonen
Michael Sullivan/Cris Maguire
Jared Lemos/Rob Brown
Jeff Lazerowich/Alex Lazerowich
Peter Robitaille/Tyler Hosser
Alex Robinson/Mark Loranger
Jonathan Vogel/Scott Talon
Dave Smith/Brad Coates
Dan Campbell/Nick Trottier
Roger Demment/Tag Demmend
Bob Brownell/Timmy Brownell
Dom Candido/Brian Tracy
Dave Cioffi/Ron Cioffi
Gary Smith/Michael Fisher
Rick Hughes/Todd Holmes
Doug Daniels/Mike Pollard
Tom Dupree/Mike Garvey
Robbie Brown/Jack Arnold
Shane Wolter/William Douglas
Jamie Wallace/Rob Henley
Tony Pippin/Darren Curtis
Nick MacDonald/Shane MacDonald
Charlie Carr/Mike Shafer
Jay Mullen/Aaron Mullen
Jay Wolter/Christian Wolter
Scott Peters/Andy Hydorn
Tom Peters/Ben Peters
Dean Cashman/Chris Hynes
Dan Peraza/Toby Jasmin
Jim Jankowski/Andrew Jankowski
Joe Yukica/Mike Yukica
Mak Lyford/Mike Lyford
Phin Choukas/Matt Wood
Greg Genst/Taylor Fittro
Vince Kimball/Zach Pollard
Greg Hardy/Ken Goodrow
Tim Winslow/Andy Mellow
Kevin Appleton/Dave Doyle
Chris Husband/Tim Husband
Matt Marquis/Ben Bailey
Griffin Kiritsy/Andrew Loney
Bob Donahue/Tim McCarthy
Mark McCaddin/Rick Wetmore
Mike Hathorn/Mitch Cable
Joe King/Lance Pelley
Chris Taylor/Pat Norden
Adam Pippin/Pat Pelletier
Chris Lincoln/Dan Fitzgerald
Terry Hall/Jeff Frechette
Jake Obar/Ben Gardner
Chris House/Ryan Fay
---------- yet to tee off at 10 a.m. ----------
Chris Keane/Cody Danforth
Dillon Sass/Luke Marrinan
Thomas Keane/Kevin Keane
Matthew McLaughlin/Anthony Cuomo
Matt Keane/Jonathan Keane
Tyler Kelly/Todd Becker
Jim Keane/Kevin Sullivan
Tom Keane/Kevin Johnston
Eric Maskwa/Dan Maskwa
Ryan Thorpe/Cam Thorpe
Scott Sinclair/Joe Robblee
Grant Kelly/Ryan George
Pat Norton/Jeffrey Norton
Nik Mongroo/Pete Mikkonen
Michael Sullivan/Cris Maguire
Jared Lemos/Rob Brown
Jeff Lazerowich/Alex Lazerowich
Peter Robitaille/Tyler Hosser
Alex Robinson/Mark Loranger
Jonathan Vogel/Scott Talon
Dave Smith/Brad Coates
Dan Campbell/Nick Trottier
Roger Demment/Tag Demmend
Bob Brownell/Timmy Brownell
Dom Candido/Brian Tracy
Dave Cioffi/Ron Cioffi
Gary Smith/Michael Fisher
Rick Hughes/Todd Holmes
Doug Daniels/Mike Pollard
Tom Dupree/Mike Garvey
Robbie Brown/Jack Arnold
Shane Wolter/William Douglas
Jamie Wallace/Rob Henley
Tony Pippin/Darren Curtis
Nick MacDonald/Shane MacDonald
Charlie Carr/Mike Shafer
Jay Mullen/Aaron Mullen
Jay Wolter/Christian Wolter
9 A. M. – And They Are Off
With the multi-championship team of Scott Peters and Andy Hydorn joined by the team of Tom and Ben Peters leading the way at 8 a.m. another edition of the Tommy Keane Invitational is off and running.
Seven groups have already teed off with a light river fog over the course and the temperature 60 degrees. It could reach the mid-80s today but the luck of the TKI seems to be holding with the forecast calling for it to be hot but dry over the three days.
Check back for hourly scoring updates as the groups come in.
Seven groups have already teed off with a light river fog over the course and the temperature 60 degrees. It could reach the mid-80s today but the luck of the TKI seems to be holding with the forecast calling for it to be hot but dry over the three days.
Check back for hourly scoring updates as the groups come in.
Thursday, July 25, 2019
Stayed Tuned
For the 14th consecutive year this is the place for complete coverage of the Tommy Keane Invitational golf tournament at Hanover Country Club. Please check back over the next three days for:
FRIDAY
• Hourly updates from qualifying
• Final qualifying scores
• A first look at brackets for Saturday
• A story out of Friday's first day
SATURDAY
• Hourly updates from each bracket
• Updated brackets at day's end
• A story out of the first day of matches
SUNDAY
• Final results
• A story about the championship match
• Photos from the championship
FRIDAY
• Hourly updates from qualifying
• Final qualifying scores
• A first look at brackets for Saturday
• A story out of Friday's first day
SATURDAY
• Hourly updates from each bracket
• Updated brackets at day's end
• A story out of the first day of matches
SUNDAY
• Final results
• A story about the championship match
• Photos from the championship
TKI Champions Through 2018
Tommy Keane Invitational Champions
2018 -- Nick MacDonald, Shane MacDonald
2017 -- Scott Peters, Andy Hydorn
2016 -- Nick MacDonald, Shane MacDonald
2015 -- Nick MacDonald, Shane MacDonald
2014 -- Nick MacDonald, Shane MacDonald
2013 -- Tyler Silver, Zach Pollard
2012 -- Nick MacDonald, Doug Lantz
2011 -- Dean Cashman, Chris Hynes
2010 -- Shane MacDonald, Nick MacDonald
2009 -- Shane MacDonald, Andy Hydorn
2008 -- Peter Williamson, Doug Williamson
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
2018 -- Nick MacDonald, Shane MacDonald
2017 -- Scott Peters, Andy Hydorn
2016 -- Nick MacDonald, Shane MacDonald
2015 -- Nick MacDonald, Shane MacDonald
2014 -- Nick MacDonald, Shane MacDonald
2013 -- Tyler Silver, Zach Pollard
2012 -- Nick MacDonald, Doug Lantz
2011 -- Dean Cashman, Chris Hynes
2010 -- Shane MacDonald, Nick MacDonald
2009 -- Shane MacDonald, Andy Hydorn
2008 -- Peter Williamson, Doug Williamson
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
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