Cape Cod Pro-Am League

BMW Gallery Of Norwell has joined the ever increasing number of supporters of The Cape Cod Pro-Am League.

BMW Gallery's General Manager Avery Trumbo and the Leagues' own PGA Pro and Super Sales Advisor Bob Gunnarson have not only stepped forward with their support but are also offering special incentives exclusive to CCPAL members who lease or purchase a vehicle from their extensive inventory.

As an additional feature, BMW Gallery will be offering a Brand New BMW for the first hole-in-one made on the 3rd hole at Plymouth CC on Wednesday May 23^rd.

Don't miss out on this unique event. I encourage our CCPAL members' to thank Avery and Bob for their generous support of the league.

Avery, Bob and Gallery Business Manager Dave Nourse will be teeing it up with us as a team at the Plymouth Event.

Bob Gunnarson can be reached at The Gallery at 781-982-4556. The staff is friendly and easy to deal with and they offer exceptional deals.

Remember to sign up for our Plymouth C.C. tournament to experience this Donald Ross Masterpiece and have a shot at taking home a new BMW. You can check out the beautiful BMW automobiles on The Gallery’s website at:

The third time was the charm for Rochester pro, Rusty Gunnarson as he turned in a 2-over par 72 for a win at this week’s Cape Cod Pro-Am League tournament at the New Seabury Dunes Course.

Gunnarson had held the lead late in each of the last two league events only to falter at the finish to end up just behind the winners. This time he was able to hold off all challengers for his first overall victory of the CCPAL Season.

Cummaquid’s Ken Lewis and Plymouth C. C. pro, A. J. Petrulak finished tied for second place with 74s

Mike Player (Sassamon Trace) and the host course’s superintendent, Chris Tufts each carded 75s to complete the top five.

Gunnarson teamed with Bill Kay (Cole River Golf) to prevail in the pro-pro team division as they combined for a 4-under par 66.

Two teams shared low team gross. The were Bob Miller (blind draw), Dale Nikula, Mike Brandon and Jim Gahan who were knotted with the group of Ken Lewis, Ed Pavlu, Tim Waldron and Mike Brandon (blind draw). Both teams had 66s.

Mike Player, Steve Ross, Roy Frederickson and Mark McLean were the winners in the team net category with a 56.

Rhode Island pro, Jeffrey Dantas scored his second win of the 2012 Cape Cod Pro-Am League season in as many outings as he authored a 1-under par 71 at the Pocasset Golf Club on Wednesday.

Rochester pro, Rusty Gunnarson held the lead with three holes remaining but a trio of finishing bogies allowed Dantas to catch and pass him as he finished with a 72.

Another strong challenge was made by Bob Miller (Golf Club of Yarmouth Port) but Dantas birdied two of the last three holes to eke out the victory. Miller also finished with 72.

Five players finished tied for fifth with scores of 76. They were pros Ross Singmaster (Ocean Edge) and Tad Constant (Unattached) along with amateurs Barry Jones, Tim Chapin and Scott Barker.

The winning low gross team with a 66 consisted of Miller, Ed Alves, Steve Mathias, and Tom Fiocco.

The group of Singmaster, David Keville, David Shaughnessy and Frank Higgins captured the low team net division with a 17-under par 55.

Leading Cape Cod Pro-Am League amateur Mike Boden notched his first victory of the new season shooting a 3-over par 74 in brisk and breezy conditions at the Ridge Club in Sandwich on Wednesday.

His birdie on the final hole proved to to be the difference as it allowed him to overtake three other players who either held or were tied for the lead after seventeen holes.

Cummaquid pro, Ken Lewis, amateur Mark Mitchell (Halifax) and amateur Don Anderson tied for second overall with 75s.

Tied for fifth were pros Rusty Gunnarson (Rochester) and Mike Player (Sassomon Trace) along with amateur Eric Roberts (G.C. of Cape Cod) who carded 76s.

Player teamed with Wayne St. Cyr (Segregansett) to tie for first place in the pro-pro team division with the combo of Lewis and Jesse Schechtman (Sandwich Hollows) with 71s.

Halifax pro, Bob Giusti, Mark Mitchell, Mike Ellis and Ron Dicecca triumphed in the team gross category with a 66.

The team net prize was taken by the group of Player, Mike Moniz, John Kelley and Jack Broderick with a 59.

Executive Director, Al Lupis is pleased to announce that Adams Golf and its Representative, Matt Howard have agreed to subsidize the annual league dues for all professionals who play in our events during 2012.

This will apply to both those pros who have already joined the league and those who will be coming aboard in the coming weeks. The offer applies to all PGA and Non-PGA Pros and Assistants.

Those pros who have already paid their 2012 annual dues will be receiving a league credit toward their entry fee at upcoming tournaments.

Adams Golf’s most generous offer will increase the number of pros who be teeing it up in our events.

We encourage you to pass the word on this special deal to your professional friends and colleagues.

We thank Matt and Adams Golf for this wonderful support of our league and area professionals.

Rhode Island pro, Jeff Dantas marked his return to Cape Cod Pro-Am League competition with a one stroke victory recording a 3-over par 74 on a cool and windy day at the Eastward HO! course in North Chatham.

Bob Giusti (Halifax) and amateur Dave Houghton (Captains) were Dantas’ closest pursuers finishing in a second place tie with 75s.

Rounding out the top five were two prominent Cape amateurs, Joe Keller (Oyster Harbors) and Mike Boden (Sandwich Hollows) who both carded scores of 76.

Giusti teamed with Plymouth C.C. pro, A. J. Petrulak for a win in the two man pro-pro division with a best ball 69.

Dantas teamed with Don Bennett, Ed Rogers and Bill Brackett for a win in the gross team ranks with a score of 68.

Two teams tied for low team net honors with 61s. They were the groups of David Shaughnessy, David Keville, Conor McKeever and Frank Higgins who shared the win with Craig Garris, Dana Savoie, George Joyce and Tom Lennon.

Head professional, Bob Giusti and the Country Club of Halifax have been added as a CCPAL sponsor for the 2012 season.

The C.C. of Halifax will provide a round of golf for two players with cart each week to the winner of the closest to the hole competition on a designated hole.

In addition, the club will offer discounts to league members who wish to play this excellent layout. You will be impressed with its design and conditioning.

You can reach the course at 781-293-9063. To visit the club’s website, go to: www.halifaxcc.com.

PGA Pro Bob Miller and the Golf Club of Yarmouth Port have joined the list of CCPAL Sponsors for our 2012 season.

The player who is closest to the hole on each week’s designated par 3 hole will win a round for two with carts at that meticulously groomed golf course.

In addition to the weekly prize, Bob is offering league members special discounts on course fees. We encourage you to take advantage of this opportunity to experience the top notch hospitality that the G.C. of Yarmouth Port provides.

Contact Bob for more information at 508-362-8870. The club's website address is www.golfclubatyarmouthport.com.

AMATEUR JONES WINNER AT PRO-AM OPENER

The Cape Cod Pro-Am League opened its 63^rd season on Wednesday at the Hyannisport Golf Club under beautiful sunshine and mild temperatures.

Despite the benign conditions, the classic seaside layout proved to be its usual stern challenge as no player in the twenty team field was able to crack the course par of 71.

Winning overall honors with a 71 was last year’s leading amateur, Barry Jones of the Captains Course in Brewster.

Pro Bob Miller (G.C. of Yarmouth Port) and amateur Chris Congdon (Foxboro) shared second place with 73s.

Pro Mike Player (Sassamon Trace) and two more amateurs: Mark Mitchell (Halifax) and Ron Dias (Bay Club) rounded out the top finishers with scores of 74.

Tad Constant (Unattached) and Bob Giusti (Halifax) teamed for a win the Pro-Pro team division with a combined 2-under 69.

The winners in the Team Gross category was the group of Giusti, Mark Mitchell, Mike Ellis and Tom Piepenbrink with a 67

Keith Allcock (Firefly) along with Chris Congdon, D. J Rogowski and Steve Hurley combined to capture the team net prize in a card-off with a score of 61.

Next week, the league visits Eastward HO!

ADAMS GOLF ADDED AS LEAGUE SPONSOR

The Cape Cod Pro-Am League is pleased to announce that Adams Golf and its Regional Representative, Matt Howard is joining the list of league sponsors for the 2012 season and beyond.

Adams Golf is one of the industry’s leading golf equipment manufacturers and their equipment ranks with the game’s finest.

We appreciate the fact that Adams Golf recognizes the league, which is about to embark on its 63^rd season on the finest courses in the area, as a good fit for their sponsorship plan.

We encourage our league members so support Adams Golf and our other league sponsors.

CCPAL ADDS NEW SPONSOR

We are Pleased to announce a New CCPAL Sponsor.

ADP payroll services and Kevin Hennessey, Distict Manager in the Southern New England Region have partnered with The CCPAL. ADP and Kevin will be a weekly sponsor of one of the Closest to the Pin Prizes .

Kevin and ADP will also sponsor one of the weekly tournaments with an Added Money Event. We are grateful for his support of The League and encourage our members who are business owners or managers to contact Kevin for their payroll needs.

Kevin has extended a special offer to any CCPAL referred client an additional discount above the already competitive rates he offers.

Let us support the people and businesses that support The League.

Kevin can be reached at 781.974.7539 or at kevin.hennessey@ADP.com. We will soon have a link on our site that will have direct contact to Kevin and ADP.

Exec. Director Al Lupis has released the 2012 fall schedule showing twelve events already scheduled with one additional event yet to be finalized.

We will be repeating visits to several of our favorite spring schedule courses plus playing some spots that we only visit after Labor Day.

A notable change from past years finds us now playing perennial favorite Cummaquid on October 3^rd instead of the usual early spring date.

To view the schedule, click on the “Tournaments” tab at the top of this page.

Executive Director Al Lupis has announced the tentative CCPAL 2012 Spring schedule.

As previously announced, the league is delighted to be returning to the reknowned Hyannisport Golf Club for our opening event on April 4th.

The schedule, as noted, is tentative so there could be some tweaking done to it before we

The Fall schedule is still under construction and should be announced in the near future.

To view the schedule, click on the "TOURNAMENTS" tab at the top of this page and then click "Schedule, Times and Scores" from the drop-down menu.

Pro-Am League’s (CCPAL) Sullivan Award as the leading professional point scorer during the 2011 tournament year. Points are earned each week based on players’ finishes in CCPAL events.

Miller’s stellar campaign saw him capture six outright victories plus a share of top pro honors in three other tournaments. He clinched the division with two dates still remaining on the league’s schedule when he tied for first place on November 9^th at Pocasset.

Miller’s final total of 299.7 points allowed him to distance himself from runner-up Rusty Gunnarson (Rochester) who had 264.0 points. PGA Life Member Al Lupis (capecodgolf.com) finished third with 196.5 points.

This marks the third consecutive Sullivan title for Miller who also topped the league in points in 2009 and 2010.

The Haberl Award for the league’s top senior pro went to Gunnarson who topped that category with 308 points. Tad Constant of Cumberland, RI took second with 212.0 points while Bill Kay (Cole River Golf) was third with 174.0 points.

The league is scheduled to open its 62^nd year on April 4^th at Hyannisport.

Executive Director Al Lupis is pleased to announce that one of Cape Cod's true storied treasures, the Hyannisport Golf Club has joined our schedule and will host the opening event for the 2012 season on April 4th.

Al and the members' of the league thank the members of Hyannisport and the tireless efforts of Hyannisport's Head Golf Professional Mike Haberl to once again return The Cape Cod Pro-Am League to one of the original venues that we played

sixty years ago.

The Hyannisport Golf Club along with all of our host courses has recognized the value, tradition and competition the "Countries Oldest Pro-Am League" events bring to Cape Cod's golfing community . The League has brought back several of our original courses over the past 2 years and will continue to keep that effort moving forward !

The league needs the continued support of our members and the introduction of new members to continue to expand and flourish ! I ask our current membership to each introduce a new player our league so that we all may continue the experience of playing the finest golf courses on Cape Cod and the Cape Cod area! Remember that participation is the key to The Leagues' continued success!

The Cape Cod Pro-Am League is happy to announce the winners of the Player of the Year awards in the three amateur divisions.

We thank Cleveland Golf for their sponsorship of the awards and feel confident that our winners will enjoy the fine Cleveland golf equipment.

Winners may redeem their awards by contacting Executive Director Al Lupis at: al@capecodgolf.com.

Executive Director AL Lupis is pleased to announce that Cleveland/Srixon Golf and Cleveland's Sales Representative Tim Stundis has agreed to join as an additional sponsor of The CCPAL and will co-sponsor the POY Amateur prizes for 2011 that will be determined at our final event at The Bay Club.

The prizes for the 3 Amateur Divisions are as follows : 1 st Place A set of Cleveland CG 16 Steel Shafted Irons( set of 8 ) 2 nd Place A 2011 Cleveland Driver 3 rd Place A set of 2 Cleveland Wedges. These items can be custom fit to the individual winners!!

Thanks to the support of our League Members and Participants of The CCPAL is again not only being recognized as " The Oldest Pro- Amateur Golf League in the Country " but is an organization that Sponsors' are proud to support!

Please continue to support our newest sponsor Cleveland/Srixon Golf and all the other sponsors that continue to support us!! In the months to come we will have other announcements that will continue to benefit the growth of The League and its Sponsors!!

Al Lupis, Executive Director

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League professionals are now permitted to captain multiple teams at our weekly tournaments.

This allows a pro to bring more than one team provided there is space available to accommodate them. The pro will play with one of the groups and will be the “blind draw” for his other group(s).

This will give those pros that field a second or third team additional opportunities to win.

We believe that this change should result in increased pro and amateur participation at our events.

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