Keeping score around New England

Harvard's Michael Shore shot 73-70 to share medalist honors and help the Crimson to victory in the Yale Men's Spring Open in New Haven. Colgate's Neil Thompson (78-74), a freshman from Sherborn, was tied for 57th.

At the Ironwood Pirate Intercollegiate in Greenville, N.C., St. John's rolled to victory behind the efforts of Keegan Bradley, the onetime Hopkinton High standout. Bradley shot 72-66 to share first place as the Red Storm won by 10. With Alex Snickenberger's 68-74 effort good for a share of fourth, Boston College finished in eighth place. Pete Alminas of Winthrop College (via Longmeadow) was tied for 29th.

Bradley's high school teammate, Jon Curran, a junior at Vanderbilt, shot 70-73-73 -216 and was tied for 13th in the Bank of America Intercollegiate in Madison, Miss.

Yale won the Hoya Women's Invitational in Beallsville, Md., while Boston College placed eighth. The Eagles' top scorer was Natalie Draganza (78-77-82), who was tied for 19th. Chelsea Curtis of Mashpee, a sophomore for the host team, Georgetown, shot 79-77-77 and finished in a tie for ninth.

Oklahoma State freshman Jaclyn Sweeney, of Andover, was tied for seventh in the Ping/ASU Invitational in Tempe, Ariz., shooting rounds of 72-73-71.

Former MGA Player of the Year Justin Peters continued his outstanding play on the Gateway Tour's spring series in southern Florida with a third-place finish at last week's tournament. With $16,755 earned in three events, the Pembroke native leads the money list.

On last week's Hooters Tour stop in Lakeland, Fla., Rhode Island native Rodney Butcher shot 72-67-71 to finish joint-17th, while Michael Welch of North Quincy and Rob Oppenheim of Andover were T-36 and T-42, respectively.

Briana Vega of Andover finished tied for 24th in last week's Futures Tour tournament in Daytona Beach, Fla. Lynn Valentine of East Lyme, Conn., was tied for 49th, while Libby Smith of Essex Junction, Vt., was T-53.

For the second year, the PGA of America will be behind the McGladrey Team Championship, which culminated with a national event in famed Pinehurst, N.C. Teams of professionals and amateurs will be competing in local qualifying through August, after which sectional tournaments will be held. Again, the national championship will be held in Pinehurst, scheduled for Oct. 20-22. For information, contact the New England PGA or your local club professional.

Nick McLaughlin added quite an exclamation point to his semifinal win in the Challenge Cup Spring Match-Play Championship at Newport CC: a hole-in-one. Having secured his victory at the 13th, the players remained on the course, given the allure of Newport, and McLaughlin promptly used a 4-iron to ace the 180-yard 14th. Not that his colleagues did poorly, either, because two of them made birdies and another made par.

When the Francis Ouimet Scholarship Fund holds its 59th annual banquet May 19, Gary Player won't be the only distinguished name to receive an honor. That's because the group's Richard F. Connolly Jr. Award will go to longtime WGAM standout Anne Marie Tobin. Channel 4 sports anchor Dan Roche will serve as master of ceremonies for the evening, which will be built around the Francis Ouimet Award for lifelong contributions to golf to Player. The event will be held at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center. For ticket information, call 774-430-9090.

The 44th annual Hornblower Memorial is scheduled for May 30-31 at Plymouth CC. Invitations have been mailed out, with April 25 the deadline for entries. For information or to download an entry, go to plyccma.com.

Luis Tiant will host his annual Swing For Diabetes Golf Tournament May 19 at Granite Links GC in Quincy. BJ's Wholesale Club will serve in a sponsorship role for the scramble format that will employ a shotgun start at 1 p.m. For information on the tournament, call Jessica Gurman at 617-482-4580, ext. 3502, or e-mail her at jgurman@diabetes.org. The list of sports celebrities expected to participate includes Jim Lonborg, Bob Montgomery, Ken Hodge, Johnny McKenzie, Dick McAuliffe, and Wilbur Wood.

The New England Senior Tour has announced plans for a 25-tournament schedule, with the opener on tap for May 8 at Townsend Ridge CC. Tournaments will be stroke play and are opened to pros and amateurs. Professionals will play for 100 percent of their entry fee, with half the field getting paid. Competition will be divided into these divisions - 50-59, 60-69, 70-plus, and a developmental category for those 40-49. For information, refer to newenglandseniortour.com.

Compiled by Jim McCabe