My yearly update (last one was 361 days ago):
Brad Tufts
Age:almost 26, became engaged two Fridays ago
Hometown: Marblehead, MA
Residence: South Boston, MA
Occupation: Insurance agent (Tuition Refund Plan)
Club(s): Tedesco CC (Wogan, Stiles) in Marblehead, maybe Concord CC (Ross) in the future, Va-Jo-Wa GC in Northern ME
Cap: fluctuates b/t +0.5 and 1.0, best score in a rd. is -3 (about 4-5 times, 67-69), shot 138 for a 36-hole day last summer (-2).
-Alumnus of Middlebury College in VT and 4-yr Golf Teamer NESCAC golf champs '99, '02, I was first team in 01, 02. Teamed with (now) fellow GCAers Ryan Simper and Mitch St. Peter.
-Architecture background: Armchair, convinced a professor to let me write my senior history thesis on the History of American Golf Course Architecture, Golf Digest panelist (full disclosure), thinking about creating a blog to display some of the course reviews I've written for fun.
-Best golf moment: Won 2 club championships so far, in 04 and 06, but the record holder has won 13, so I have a long way to go. The win in 04 made my grandfather's decade...
-Worst: Led all divisions after first round at New England Intercollegiate in fall 02, 148 was in the playoff, went four over on last three holes to shoot 150, bonehead.
-No holes-in-one, maybe 10 hole-out eagles though, longest from 185. Witnessed my father get a hole-in-one for a car in a charity tournament! Holed out on the fly (touching nothing but pin and cup) twice with the same club within 8 days in 06.
-Traveled for golf: Ireland, Scotland, Arizona, Florida, Alabama, LA, Myrtle, Pinehurst, all around the Northeast and New England, and many more in the future.....I have Cape Breton (when Cabot Links is done!), London Heathland, Wales, Scotland again, Michigan, Toronto, New Mexico and Australia on the large list.
-Worked for golf: Wayland Golf Shops, Indian Ridge CC (Andover, MA, Phil Wogan), Myopia Hunt Club (Leeds). Flirted with becoming a club pro, but I'm no aspiring tour player, and like to play too much!
Sticks: Titleist is nearing complete invasion of my game:
ProV1x ball, NO HIGH NUMBERS!!
56 deg, Hogan Riviera SW
52 deg, Cleveland GW, BeNi, don't like looking down at it, but I hit it very well...
762 irons, 4-P, S300 DG Steel
503 H 22-deg Hybrid, NV-75 S
980F 5W, UST Proforce, S
new 906F2 3W, 13 deg, NV-75, haven't hit it yet
905T driver, 8.5, NV-75 S
Looking forward to in 07:
Mass Am. at Concord CC!
Three trips to CA...to see a few of the acknowledged favorites (April, May, Sept)
Trip to Ireland for 14 rounds in 8 days in June/July
US Open at Oakmont (spectating!!)
Boston GC and Old Sandwich?
Perhaps a weekend in RI (Newport National, N. Kingstown, others?)
Weekend in the NYC area for golf, play BB again.
Came to this site while at school while surfing for golf pictures. When I came upon GCA.com, I went into hibernation for a couple days reading everything on the site. My interest has always been piqued since playing junior interclubs for Tedesco at Myopia, Essex, and Salem CC.
I also share an uncle with Adam S. above. Adam, we should get together for a round or two this summer!
I'm always game for trading a round or two, or finding another way to spend money on golf travel, and I think there are more GCA-ers in Boston than is let on, so we should get together!