Keeping score around New England

The Hopedale team of Patricia DeCaire, Maureen Haynes, Karen Brennan, and Paula Boulette combined to shoot 71 at Cyprian Keyes and win the gross division of the Dolly Sullivan Tournament, an event conducted by the Women’s Golf Association of Massachusetts. Low net went to a team from Dedham Country and Polo Club: Beth Klencheski, Bette Lavery, Deidre Wray, and Sarah Mahoney shot 55. Sue Poulton from Nehoiden began her round in style, making a hole-in-one on her first swing of the day. It came on the 109-yard 11th. The event featured 85 teams and raised more than $8,700 for the WGAM Junior Scholarship Fund and the Francis Ouimet Dolly Sullivan Fund.

Richard Werenski of South Hadley shot 71-69 at Wahconah in Dalton, then survived a three-for-two playoff to claim a spot in the upcoming US Amateur at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Okla. Werenski attends the Hank Haney International Junior Golf Academy. He’ll be joined at the US Amateur (Aug. 24-30) by Mike Calef of South Boston and Antonio Grillo of Vineyard Haven, who qualified last week at Maplegate Country Club . . . Amelia Lewis beat stroke-play medalist Danielle Kang 2 and 1 in the first round of the US Women’s Amateur at St. Louis, while 14-year-old sensation Alexis Thompson of Jacksonville, Fla., rolled to an easy victory. Locals advancing included Molly Aronsson of Shelburne, Vt., and Natalie Sheary of West Hartford.

The numbers are staggering: 40 players combined to play 4,646 holes yesterday at Stow Acres South Course, making the Francis Ouimet Scholarship Fund’s 17th Marathon an impressive success. Preliminary estimates show more than $265,000 raised, increasing the 17-year total to $3.6 million. Steve Doyle, an assistant pro at The Country Club in Brookline, emerged as the top fund-raiser, playing 160 holes and raising $20,000. Pat Bibaud of Worcester CC and Matt McAdams of Framingham CC tied for the most holes played at 202. The event, which began at 7 a.m. and ended at 4 p.m., included a hole-in-one by Kris Hart on No. 15 . . . Carter Fasick of Indian Meadows became the first repeat champion in the Ouimet Memorial Tournament senior division, winning by two shots with rounds of 69-74-81. In the women’s division, a playoff - the first in tournament history - between 48-year-old Wallace Hamerton and 11-year-old Megan Khang of The Harmon Club was necessary after both shot 75 at Woodland. Hamerton won with a par on the first hole, denying Khang, who attends Rogers Middle School in Rockland.

Robert Currey and his son, David, members at Brae Burn, outlasted two-time winners Jim and Jason Ruschioni of Monoosnock to win the Massachusetts Golf Association’s Father & Son Championship. Both teams shot 71 at Segregansett, with the Curreys winning with a birdie on the fourth playoff hole.

If you’ve ever wondered how well you’d play on a long course, make plans to be at The International in Bolton Aug. 17. WEEI morning host John Dennis will host the second “Tame the Tigers,’’ a Jimmy Fund event that raises money for cancer care and research at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. From the Tiger Tees, the Pines Course at The International will be stretched to more than 8,300 yards. Celebrities expected to participate include Ray Bourque, Andre Tippett, and movie director Bobby Farrelly. The tournament will serve as a kickoff to the WEEI/NESN Jimmy Fund Radio Telethon, scheduled for Aug. 27-28. For information on the tournament or to register, visit www.tamethetigers.org or call 866-521-GOLF.

The Tarlow Invitational Aug. 24-25 at Thorny Lea in Brockton is accepting entries until Tuesday. The two-day, 36-hole stroke play event is open to men with GHIN handicaps of 4 or better, and to women with handicaps of 12 or better. For information, call 508-586-2171 or visit www.thornyleagc.com . . . The inaugural Swing for Boston Classic is coming in September to the William J. Devine Golf Course at Franklin Park, benefiting the city’s junior golf program. The tournament, scheduled for Sept. 21, will be presented by Mayor Thomas Menino, with Red Sox president Larry Lucchino and UMass-Boston chancellor J. Keith Motley serving as co-chairs. To become involved, either playing or sponsoring, call Suzanne Taylor of the Boston Parks and Recreation Department at 617-961-3039 . . . Mixing golf with the increasing popularity of poker and other Vegas-style card games, the Puma Open will be held Aug. 21 at Pinehills Golf Club in Plymouth. To find out more, visit www.thepumaopen.com.

Jeff Seavey of Samoset Resort in Rockport, Maine, tied the course record at Nashua CC Monday with a 6-under-par 65, good for a one-shot victory at the New England PGA Ahead stroke-play event. Jeffrey Martin of Point Judith finished second. In the pro-pro team event, done via a blind draw, Scott Spence of Carnegie Abbey and Rich Berberian of Hoodkroft CC in Derry, N.H., won with a 9-under 62 . . . Skip Guss of Golf Rite won the NEPGA Senior Championship at Woodstock (Vt.) CC, shooting 67.