Aikens wins Southeastern Amateur with 10 shots to spare
10/8/2018 | by AmateurGolf.com Staff
see also: View results for Southeastern Amateur, Cohasset Golf Club
Herbie Aikens, an accomplished Massachusetts player, last won this title in 2016
Aikens last won this title in 2016, when the tournament was shortened because of weather. This week, Aikens had rounds of 69-69-70 to finish at 5-under 208. He was the only player under par for all three rounds. John Hadges of Thorny Lea Golf Club was second at 5 over.
Aikens’ amateur-golf highlights include a second place at the 2014 Stocker Cup (he tied for first but lost in a playoff). He also won the Massachusetts Mid-Amateur and the Public Links Championship in 2014.
Behind Hadges, Ryan Pelletier finished third at 6 over. Pelletier, a reinstated amateur who plays out of Pawtucket Country Club, was T-6 at the Francis Ouimet Memorial earlier this summer. He partnered with brother Kyle to win the Gilholm Cup last week.
In the senior division, John Hadges won the title with a 5-over 218 total. Steve Tasho was runner-up at 10 over. Both players belong to Thorny Lea Golf Club, which also claims 2017 U.S. Mid-Amateur champion Matt Parziale and 2018 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur champion Shannon Johnson.
Jon Fasick won the super senior title at 11 over.
About the Southeastern Amateur
Since its founding in 1960, the Southeastern Amateur Championship has grown to become one of the premier amateur golf tournaments in Massachusetts. Past champions include Allen Doyle, holder of two US Senior Open Championships and former PGA tour car...
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