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The golf balls had eyes; Contestants sink 5 holes-in-one at Gazette Santa fundraiser
Contestants sink 5 holes-in-one at Gazette Santa fundraiser
The Haverhill Gazette kicked of the annual Gazette Santa Fund last week with the 40th Annual Hole-In-One Contest sponsored by the Murphys Garrison Golf Center, 660 Hilldale Ave. in Haverhill.
Over the course of the four-day event —the first time the contest lasted four days — golfers of all ages battled the cold and blew through bucket after bucket of balls as they attempted to sink a hole-in-one from 120 yards.
While engaging in friendly competition, the golfers raised more than $4,800 for the Santa Fund, which helps local needy families and children buy toys, clothing and food during the holiday season.
On the first day of the event, Wednesday, Oct. 14, Jim Grant had the only hole-in-one. But he didn't stand alone for long. Thursday evening, Peter Farley, Tyler Nauffts and Tim DeRoche each sunk a hole-in-one within nearly an hour of each other. Although Friday didn't see a single hole-in-one, Walter Srybny came back on Saturday to nab the final hole-in-one.
Volunteers over the course of the event included players and coaches from the Varsity and Junior Varsity Haverhill High School Golf Team and members and advisers from the Whittier Vo-Tech and Haverhill High School Key Clubs.
The Gazette would also like to thank Mary and Ted Murphy for their generosity and support over the past 40 years.
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Playoff decides 14-15 age group in city's Junior Golf tourney
Alec Brunelle, 11, of Salem, N.H., lines up a putt at the Haverhill Junior Golf Tournament at the Bradford Country Club in Haverhill on Monday morning. Brunelle won his age division in the tournament.
Eighteen holes weren't enough to decide the 14-15-year-old division of the Junior Golf Championships at Bradford Country Club on Monday afternoon.
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After posting matching 13-over 83s, Haverhill High School teammates Dylan Cody and Scott Farley began a two-player, sudden-death playoff, in which the first player to score better than his opponent would win the tournament. -
Boat race grows in popularity
Hydroplane and Runabout racing boats will skim the surface of the Merrimack River this weekend for the Haverhill River Run.
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Organizer Dave Goodwin, chairman of the Crescent Yacht Club's race committee, said interest in the speedboat races has grown since last year's return of the event to the Merrimack River for the first time in roughly 40 years. -
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Junior Golf Championship decided Monday
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The Haverhill Junior City Golf Championship will be played on Monday, Aug. 30, beginning at 8 a.m. at the Bradford Country Club, 201 Chadwick Road, Bradford.
It is open only to Haverhill residents or junior members at Bradford Country Club, Crystal Spring Golf Course, Far Corner Golf Course, Renaissance Golf Course or Haverhill Country Club. - Garrison Junior Tour ends with 42-player field
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