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Marshfield, Mass. – The New England PGA hosted the final round of the 2025 NEPGA Section Assistants Championship on Wednesday, September 24th at Marshfield Country Club in Marshfield, Mass. The day brought on-and-off rain storms, making for some wet and difficult conditions over the 18 holes of golf. 150 New England PGA Assistant Golf Professionals came out to compete in the two-day stroke play event, on the hunt for 6 qualifying spots in the PGA of America’s National Assistants Championship which will be held from November 13-16, 2025 at PGA Golf Club in Port St. Lucie, FL.
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Heading into round two, Arthur Griffin from Eastward Ho! and Liam Friedman, PGA from Wollaston Golf Club were tied for first place on the leaderboard, shooting 2-under through the first 18 holes. Griffin claimed his first NEPGA Assistant Championship title, holding strong, shooting even-par through the final round to finish at 2-under over the 36 holes.
Griffin started the round strong with an early birdie on the par-4 second hole. He traded a bogey on the 6th hole for a birdie on the par-4 7th hole and made the turn at 1-under. He moved to 1-over with a pair of bogeys on the back nine, but a final birdie on the par-4 17th hole and a stellar putt to save par on the 18th hole gave him the final even-par second round score, and the 4-stroke victory.
“The course was in Championship condition,” said Griffin. “Greens were great, fairways were awesome, and rough was thick, so thank you to Marshfield and also thank you to the New England PGA for hosting, it was a lot of fun, thank you for the hospitality.”
Malcolm Oliver, PGA (Weston GC) who came into round 2 at T5, shooting 2-over in round 1, shot the low score of the day, the lone under-par card of the day at 1-under, 69, to finish in solo second place at 1-over overall.
Chan Longfellow from Falmouth CC in Maine was right behind Griffin and Friedman following round one, at 1-under, 69. He finished tied with Friedman in the third place spot on the leaderboard. They both finished at 2-over, 142, overall.
Congratulations to the six NEPGA Assistant PGA Professionals who gained entry into the 49th Assistant PGA Professional Championship at PGA Golf Club in Port St. Lucie, FL from November 13-16, 2025:
Malcolm Oliver (Weston Golf Club)
Liam Friedman (Wollaston Golf Club)
Chan Longfellow (Falmouth Country Club)
Dave Einstein (Hyannisport Club)
Michael Bandoni (Dedham Country and Polo Club)
Jack Hale (The Country Club)
The following NEPGA Professionals have been established as the designated four alternates
Greg Kelly (Bay Club Mattapoisett)
Ron Coiro (Tedesco CC)
Charlie Campbell (Myopia Hunt)
Nico Ciolino (Brae Burn CC)
Thank you to our partners, Adidas, Baystate Financial, Srixon/Cleveland/XXIO, and PGA. A tremendous thank you goes out to Head Golf Professional, Alec Voccella, PGA, General Manager, James Antonelli, PGA, and the entire Marshfield Country Club staff for serving as host of the 2025 NEPGA Assistants Championship.
Winchester, Mass. – The 2025 New England PGA season has been full of exciting moments, culminating on October 1st in Winchester, Mass. with the New England PGA Stroke Play Series Finals at Winchester Country Club. Coming into the day there were multiple season-long races up for grabs, as well as a single-day Championship.
Winchester CC Director of Instruction, Eric Barlow, PGA took home the 18-hole stroke play victory, shooting 1-under, 70. He carded 5 birdies on the day. He made the turn at 2-over and went on to put up three birdies on the back nine, on the par-5 12th hole, and par-4 16th and 17th holes to pull away with the 3-stroke victory.
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Liam Friedman, PGA (Wollaston GC) finished in solo second place, shooting 1-over, 72. Friedman traded a birdie on the par-4 4th hole for a bogey on 6 and made the turn at even-par. A double bogey on the par-5 12th hole put him at 2-over, before one final birdie on the par-5 13th hole brought him back to 1-over overall for the final second place finish.
Eric Higgins took home 3rd place at 2-over, with 4 birdies on his scorecard over the 18 holes. Three players finished tied for 4th place overall: Tyler Piekarski (Button Hole GC), Jeff Martin, PGA (Wollaston GC), and Ed Kirby, PGA (The Aquidneck Club).
Coming into the day, Kirby was at the top of the standings for the 2025 Stroke Play Series season-long points race with Friedman just behind him. Friedman’s performance at Winchester gave him a 92-point victory in the Stroke Play Series season-long Points Race, finishing the season with 2,800 total points.
The NEPGA Rolex Wogan Play of the Year race also came to a close at Winchester and Kirby’s finish was enough to earn himself the crown. He took the title by an 88-point margin over Friedman, with a final total of 3,242 points over 9 events played.
Long-time partner of the New England PGA, SCNS Sports Foods, also hosted a season-long race for NEPGA Professionals: The 1st & 10th Tee Challenge. A fun play on their delicious 1st & 10th tee nutrition bars! The 1st & 10th Tee Challenge tracks the performance on the 1st and 10th holes of the Stroke Play Series events as well as the Section Championships first two rounds. Brendon Ray, PGA (Point Judith CC) and Shawn Warren, PGA (Bates College) finished the season as the 1st Tee Challenge Co-Champions at -3. Ed Kirby, PGA (The Aquidneck Club), Greg Kelly, PGA (The Bay Club), and Brendon Ray were crowned the 10th Tee Challenge Co-Champions, at -2.
The New England PGA would like to thank head golf professional, Jim Salinetti, PGA and the entire Winchester Country Club staff for their gracious hospitality. Thank you to the 2025 NEPGA Stroke Play Series Final partners – Ahead, Bushnell, Maui Jim, New England Golf Cars/Yamaha, Comparion Insurance, SCNS Sports Foods, Dunning, & PGA TOUR
