Garrett Hasanbasic has played countless rounds at Northfield Golf Club. On Sunday, he made some personal history.
The former Pioneer Valley Regional standout and Northfield resident notched his first career albatross during a round, accomplishing the feat on the par-5 5th hole.
The lefty smacked his driver about 345 yards off the tee, and used a sand wedge from the remaining 100 yards to sink a shot from the fairway.
The odds of an albatross, or double eagle, are an estimated 6 million to 1, according to former longtime Golf World writer Bill Fields. Odds of a hole-in-one is estimated at 12,000 to 1.
CCG Mac Sennett
Two teams tied for first place in the Mac Sennett Two-Ball Championship at the Country Club of Greenfield over the weekend, as the duos of Chris Ferriter and Joe Wilson as well as Jarrod Goss and KC Finley fired low gross rounds of 64 to set the tone in the Blue Flight.
A trio of teams followed in a tie for third place with rounds of 65 as Chris McElligott/KC Finley, Christian Sadler/Mike Bechard and Jack Neves/Mike Mertes all wound up one stroke back.
Chris Moutinho and Shawn Gareau had the low net of the weekend in the Blue Flight with a 62.
In the White Flight, Kirby Trase and Mike Harding notched low gross honors with a 68, followed by runners-up Chris Donno and Marc Donno (69).
Ike Purington and Patrick Varner were the low net winners with a 60, while Alex Kielb and Steve Gonsiorowski were next at 62.
The team of Elaine Goodhind and Terry Boyce took home the top spot in the women’s gross scoring, posting a total of 72 on Sunday.
Two teams tied for second, as Chris Eugin and Liz Dolby shot a 75, as did Diane Carme and Raye Young.
Helen Wright and Lisa Riel were the low net winners with a 61, and the teams of Gwen Shea/Lisa Basile and Ellen Bitzer/Nancy Donoghue were next in a tie for second place with a 63.
Greenfield Tennis Cup
The Greenfield Tennis Cup, sponsored by Shelburne Falls Coffee Roasters, will be played June 27 and 28 at the Beacon Tennis Courts.
Play will begin at 9:30 a.m. each day. Players are asked to bring a can of unopened tennis balls. The weekend will be a round robin format, and the number of games for each player will depend on the number of players in attendance.
There will be separate men’s and women’s divisions, and the tourney is open to players ages 16 and older. Winners will receive gift certificates to Shelburne Falls Coffee Roasters.
The event is free for Greenfield Tennis Association members and $5 for non-members. Deadline to register is June 26 at 6 p.m. Register by calling 824-1695.
GTA Clay Courts tourney
The Greenfield Tennis Association will sponsor a special day of doubles tennis this Saturday. The Greenfield Clay Courts Preservation Benefit/Tournament will raise money for the continued maintenance of the clay courts in Greenfield, and 100 percent of the proceeds will go toward that upkeep.
Men, women, juniors and seniors of all levels are welcomed to play in this fun single-day event. You will enter as a single person; your doubles partner will be selected randomly and will change throughout the event with each round. Matches will be playing on the very clay courts the GTA is striving to preserve for the community — Beacon and Highland.
Arrive any time before 9 a.m. at the Beacon Field courts for warmup and registration (there will be no pre-registration for this event). Team and court assignments will start at 9:15, and play will start by 9:30. Please bring a new can of balls with you. The tournament will be completed by late morning.
If you cannot commit to the full event, that is not a problem. Come join for a couple rounds if you’d like, and leave when you need to go.
Entry fees are $5 for GTA members, $10 for non-members. As always, memberships will be on sale at the time of registration.
Due to pandemic circumstances, the tournament will not be providing lunch at the event this year. Please bring a mask to use for registration.
For more information, call Larry Klein at 824-8129. Rain postponement will be announced by 8 a.m. on tournament day by e-mail.