Anderson ties a club record

Margaret Anderson got a late start in the golf world. She didn't start playing until she was 27 years old.

"My husband [Rob] took his golf clubs with him on our honeymoon in San Diego," Anderson said. "I hopped in the golf cart and told him the sport was stupid. The rest is history."

History is what the 49-year-old Norwood resident is making. Anderson just won her fifth consecutive women's club champion, at Norfolk Golf Club in Westwood, and eighth overall. The eight club championships tie Anderson with Eleanor George for the most all-time.

"It's a huge accomplishment," said Anderson. "This club is well over 100 years old and has had some pretty good golfers. To tie that record is unbelievable."

Anderson joined Norfolk in 1989 and finished last in the tournament that year. Things were a little different this time: She shot plus-34 (87-91 -178) and finished 13 strokes ahead of good friend Judy Martorano. Anderson attributes her success to her familiarity with the course.

"My course management has definitely helped me out. I try not to make stupid mistakes and just take what the course gives me."

Anderson said her short game is her forte. She has also got many a pointer from her caddy, Matt Sebet, who has won the men's club championship two of the last three years.

"I practice a lot," said Anderson. "If I have an hour of free time, I'll go up to the course and chip and putt."

Her chipping and putting had her in first place by eight strokes after the first round.

"One mistake and that lead could have vanished. I've been in situations before where I've had a big lead and lost it."

Anderson is already one of the best golfers in the club's history. Paula Hillberg and Carol Mather won the women's club championship five and six times, respectively. They could have won more but went on to play at different clubs.

"Carol is a very good friend of mine," Anderson said. "She took me under her wing and taught me about the game.

Anderson, who has a 12 handicap, said she still has a lot she wants to accomplish.

"I definitely want to set the record [for most club championships]. Hopefully 20 years from now someone will be wondering who Margaret Anderson is and will try to break her records."

Brockton's Tyrone Pruitt has been cut by the Detroit Lions.

The 23-year-old Pruitt, signed by the Lions as a rookie free agent after the 2008 NFL draft, finished his senior season at Boston College with 40 tackles, one sack, and two interceptions.

The 5-foot-11, 220-pound Pruitt made three tackles in a 13-10 preseason victory against the defending Super Bowl champion New York Giants.

Pruitt, a former two-time Boston Globe All-Scholastic, rushed for 1,516 yards and 19 touchdowns his senior year at Brockton High School. He had 1,100 yards and 11 touchdowns for the Boxers as a junior. His best season at BC was his junior year, when he recorded 48 tackles.

The mens and womens basketball teams at Stonehill College have some early tests in the 2008-09 season.

The men open up Nov. 9 at Notre Dame, while the women start their season at the University of Connecticut Nov. 6.

Notre Dame went to the second round of the NCAA Tournament last season, and UConn (36-2) advanced to the Final Four.

"It is a great opportunity for our players to be able to compete against such a quality program like Notre Dame," said men's basketball coach David McLaughlin. "They play in the toughest conference in the country," the Big East.

The Weymouth Club's 4.5 National Tennis Rating Program team has qualified for the nationals in Tucson, Ariz., Oct. 17-19. The team won the sectional title by defeating teams from Connecticut (3-2), New Hampshire (5-0), and Vermont (4-1).

Alex Howard's squad lost just nine sets and 106 total games in the three contests, consisting of two singles and three doubles matches.

The Weymouth Club's 3.5-rated team finished second in the sectionals with a 2-1 record.

Maddie Dewire, 11, and her father, Peter, also members of the Weymouth Club, won their division in the Parent/Child class at the Pilot Pen Tennis Family Classic in New Haven, Conn. They defeated fellow Weymouth Club members Paul Stansbury and his son, Cole, 6-2, 6-2.