Keeping score around New England

In a New England Senior Tour tournament at Holden Hills, Chuck Frithsen of North Reading shot 73 to edge John Vaccaro of Albany, N.Y., by one. There was a three-way tie at 76 among Mark LaRocco of Pepperell, Conrad Watson of Barnstable, and Tom Wecal of Woonsocket, R.I.

George Goich, the head pro from Turner Hill in Ipswich, teamed with club member John Sadowski to shoot 67-67 for a 10-under 134 and squeeze out a one-stroke victory in the annual NEPGA Pro-Am Championship. Troy Pare of Wannamoisett CC in Rumford, R.I., and Charlie Blanchard shot 68-67 and finished second in the competition held at Mount Pleasant CC and Cyprian Keyes GC in Boylston. Finishing third at 138 were Chip Johnson and Michael Cooney of Hatherly CC in Scituate, and Kyle Phelps and David McAndrew of Rhode Island CC.

Tom Tobey of Bay Pointe CC shot 2-under 69 for a two-stroke win over Ryan Fountaine of Old Sandwich GC in a Cape Cod NEPGA tournament at Cummaquid GC. Tobey's Bay Pointe colleague Mick Herron shot 72 to finish third, while Sean Edmunds of Oyster Harbors was fourth at 73.

Michael Welch of North Quincy shot 70-72-73-72 - 287 in Georgetown, Ky., and posted his best finish of the season on the Hooters Tour, a tie for 13th. Welch moved to 59th on the money list through just six tournaments.

Katelyn Poplawski of Williston, Vt., shot 73 to secure medalist honors at a US Women's Amateur Public Links qualifier in Covington, Ga.

Having recently turned professional, Susan Choi of Natick, via Wellesley College, shot 75-77-80 to finish T-75 and earn a $500 check in just her second Futures tournament. Also at the tournament in Kansas City, Kan., Briana Vega of Andover shot 75-73-81 to finish tied for 61st.

At a US Women's Open local qualifier in Naples, Fla., Lynn Valentine of East Lyme, Conn., shot 72 to share medalist honors and move into the sectionals.

Westfield State has named Bob Bontempo to be head coach of the new women's golf team. The longtime head professional at the Orchards, Bontempo is now on staff at Tekoa CC in Westfield. Westfield also named Rich Sutter as coach of the men's team.

Scott Congdon, a senior from Foxborough, was Bryant's top scorer with rounds of 71-76-73-70 - 290 to finish joint 45th in the NCAA Division 2 Championships in Houston.

At the NCAA Division 1 Central Regionals at Ohio State's Scarlet Course, Adam Rainaud of South Hadley shot 76-72-76 - 224 to finish tied for 20th and help Louisville snare fourth place to advance to the national tournament.

Trevor Murphy of St. Johnsbury, Vt., a senior at the University of North Carolina-Charlotte, shot 72-74-67 - 213 in the NCAA East Regionals in Chattanooga, Tenn. Tied for 38th, Murphy's effort enabled his team to finish seventh and advance to the NCAA Championships. Jon Curran of Hopkinton, a junior at Vanderbilt, finished tied for 58th at 2-over 215.

Phil Smith of Vesper CC in Tyngsboro may have successfully defended his title at the annual Norfolk County Classic at Presidents GC in North Quincy, but there were other winners, as well. With rounds of 73-71, Paul Murphy of Charles River CC was low senior, while Eric Daniel (71-76) once again posted the low score for a club member. In Division 2, Kevin Carozza of D.W. Field in Brockton shot 78-77 to duplicate a victory he had posted in 1989.

The New England Senior Golfers Association's 87th championship will be conducted June 2-3 at Brae Burn CC and Woodland GC in Newton. Called the Parrin C. Jarboe Memorial Tournament, the championship will include the group's annual meeting, reception, and dinner.

With its commercial and residential building project at the site of the former Colonial Golf Course ongoing, the owners of the property, National Development, have allowed the town of Lynnfield to operate what used to be the front nine. Renamed King Rail Reserve Golf Course, the nine holes will play to 3,420 yards and a par of 36, and it is up and running for the season. PGA professionals Don Lyons and Ross Coon will run the course. For information, call 781-334-2877.

Plans are underway for the seventh annual Mark Bavis Leadership Foundation Celebrity Golf Tournament that pays tribute to the memory of the Catholic Memorial and Boston University hockey player who was killed during the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. To be held once again at the Country Club of New Seabury in Mashpee, the festivities will include a night of comedy July 13, with a golf tournament the following day. An awards reception at the Popponesset Inn will be held following the golf. Proceeds will benefit the foundation, which awards scholarships to students in the area. For comedy night tickets, call Joe Finn at 617-755-3386. For sponsorship opportunities and golf information, call tournament director Merilyn Sullivan at 781-938-1700 or e-mail her at msullivan@eventususa.com.

Jeff Mucciarone of Westwood shot 78 to storm to a five-stroke victory in a Boston Amateur Golf Society tournament at Wachusett CC in West Boylston. At River Bend CC in West Bridgewater, Brian Boyle of Natick shot 74 to share first with Johnathan Law of Wellesley.

In a US Open qualifier at Weathersfield CC in Connecticut, two notables were well off the pace - ex-tennis star Ivan Lendl shot 77 and former Mass. Amateur winner Andy Drohen struggled to an 89.

New England PGA officials announced its annual George S. Wemyss Award will go to Dennis Drinkwater, the CEO of Giant Glass, a longtime supporter of various NEPGA endeavors. The late Wemyss was the first executive director of the NEPGA.

Compiled by Jim McCabe