Keeping score around New England

Ready to tee off?

With most of the snow having been melted for several weeks, courses in and around Greater Boston - and certainly just about everywhere south of Boston and all over Cape Cod - have opened for play. To determine if the place you want to play has opened, you can go to mgalinks.org, click on "member clubs," then click on various areas to get a list of courses, phone numbers, and websites.

A first for Peters

Pembroke native and former MGA Player of the Year Justin Peters broke through for his first win on the Gateway Tour in Florida as he went wire to wire at Martin Downs CC. Peters shot 68-70-70 -208 for a three-stroke win and the $9,160 check. Jamie Neher of Weston shot 214 to finish third. Peters then tried to ride the momentum into a spot in this week's PGA Tour stop in New Orleans, but he shot 74 in Monday's qualifier and fell short.

The Hooters Tour will tee it up today in Lauderhill, Fla., and the field will include Andy Morse of Needham, Rob Oppenheim of Andover, Michael Welch of North Quincy, and Jim Renner of Plainville.

At the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic in Athens, Ga., former Hopkinton standout Kim Donovan, a freshman at Duke, finished tied for 24th to help her team finish in a share of fifth.

The University of Rhode Island finished sixth out of 19 teams in the George Washington Invitational in Bethany Beach, Del. Bill McDonald was joint 22d to lead the Rams in scoring.

PGA Tour rookie Brad Adamonis has signed an endorsement deal with Taco, Inc., a Cranston, R.I.-based company that manufactures heating and cooling applications. A native Rhode Islander, Adamonis has made the cut in six of his starts this season and earned $108,320.

Give credit to the folks at the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America for being right on with their annual honor for distinguished service. It went to one of the finest, Don Hearn, whose devotion to his work has long been admired by his colleagues. Having been introduced to the game at Woburn CC, Hearn has worked at Lexington GC, Weston GC, and Vesper CC, and he has found time to serve as president of both the GCSAA and New England Golf Course Superintendents Association.

Mass. Golf Association executive director Joe Sprague Jr., was among a group of five who were inducted into the Rhode Island Golf Association Hall of Fame. At that same dinner, Paul Quigley was honored as the RIGA Senior Player of the Year.

In addition to registration details, you will be able to look at some of the latest golf fashion and equipment when the Boston Chapter of the Executive Women's Golf Association holds a kickoff event Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Newton Marriott. The EWGA is for players of all abilities. It organizes weekday leagues, social events, weekend trips, a chapter championship, and free handicap services. To register for the kickoff event and secure information about the EWGA, go to ewgaboston.org.

The Women's Golf Association of Massachusetts will sponsor a free information session April 12 for parents who would like to get their daughters into junior golf. It will be held from 1-2:30 p.m. at the William Connell Golf House and Museum at TPC Boston. At 3 p.m., an equipment demo day will be held at nearby MGA Links at Mamantapett.

Bank of America Championship officials are issuing their annual call to volunteers. The Champions Tour stop will once again be at Nashawtuc CC in Concord (June 20-22) and nearly 1,500 volunteers will be at the heart of the tournament. If interested, you can sign up at bankofamericachampionship.com or by calling 978-266-0266.

The Boston University hockey community will once again pay tribute to the memory of Mark Bavis with its annual charity golf tournament at the Country Club of New Seabury. It is scheduled for July 14 and proceeds will benefit the Mark Bavis Leadership Foundation, which was established after Bavis - the Roslindale native and former BU hockey standout - was killed during the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Former BU stars Keith Tkachuk and Tony Amonte, Harvard hockey coach Ted Donato, and ESPN's Sean McDonough will be among the many notables who'll be in attendance. For information, go to markbavisleadershipfoundation.org. You can also e-mail msullivan04@comcast.net.

Tickets for the Deutsche Bank Championship at TPC Boston will go on sale June 2 at 10 a.m. They will be available via the website, dbchampionship.com, or 1-877-849-4322. Last year's championship sold out in just two days.

Those guys from the Cape who are always ready for some competitive golf - Fordie Pitts Jr., Joe Keller, and Mike Boden - have put together the Spring Shootout. Scheduled for April 5 at Hyannis GC, it will be a 1 p.m. shotgun and the two-ball format will be open to all. For information, refer to ccopen.com, e-mail info@ccopen.com, or call 508-775-1798. The entry fee will be $100 per player.

The Tour of Greater Boston will open its season April 14 with a stroke-play tournament at the Country Club of New Seabury in Mashpee. For membership information or tournament sign-up, go to golfthetour.com.

Richard Werenski of South Hadley shot 72-73-78 -223 to finish T-10 in the AJGA Mizuno Junior Classic in Palm Harbor, Fla.

Compiled by Jim McCabe