MANCHESTER BY THE SEA — For all of the speak getting into the one hundred and fifteenth Massachusetts Amateur about might former Westfield Academy star Molly Smith beat the boys and develop into the primary feminine champion in historical past or if Connor Willett might hold maintain of the Massachusetts Cup for an additional yr, it was neither of these which dominated the day on Monday.
The winner on day one on the Essex County Club? Mother Nature.
A virtually four-hour fog delay within the morning was adopted by an virtually two-hour rain delay afterward, leading to half of the sector unable to complete their opening spherical of stroke play qualification.
Those golfers who had been nonetheless on the course when play was suspended for the day at 7:49 p.m. will return to finish the opening spherical Tuesday earlier than spherical two commences later within the day as the sector will likely be pared all the way down to 32 for match play.
When play was referred to as, Joshua Shepard and Nolan Skaggs had been atop the leaderboard at 2-under early of their opening rounds.
Despite the 2 lengthy stoppages, there was some glorious golf performed by the morning wave.
Paired collectively within the 8:36 a.m. tee time, Jesse Zorfas and Mark Turner made a really lengthy day worthwhile as every fired rounds of 1-under par 69.
“Let’s see. We left Boston at 6 to get here. Just your 12-and-a-half-hour shift,” joked Zorfas after the spherical. “It was all mentally about feeling like you weren’t completely restarting each time. We had a good group and it’s always good to look over and see another guy playing well because you can feed off that.”
Dedham’s John Broderick, a member of the Vanderbilt golf workforce, additionally carded a 69 together with James Imai.
Six gamers completed with rounds of 1-over 71 and three others completed at 72 within the morning wave, who must wait till early afternoon on Tuesday to start their second rounds.
Those gamers who didn’t end on Monday may even be the primary ones to start spherical two on Tuesday.
Source: www.bostonherald.com