Past Champions
Massachusetts Senior Championship
Honoring the best senior player in the state, this event is open to all amateur
players who are 55 years of age or older. A competitive handicap index is
established each year as competitors vie for this special title over a two-day
period. To date, John Nies, Jr. stands as the only individual who holds both
a Junior (1947) and Senior (1994) title.
| Year | Champion | Site |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Willaim O. Blaney | Brae Burn CC |
| 1962 | Bruce Coffin | Charles River CC |
| 1963 | John C. Mercer | Oak Hill CC |
| 1964 | David McLelland, Jr. | Salem CC |
| 1965 | Max Hoffman | Charles River CC |
| 1966 | Tim Holland | Pine Brook CC |
| 1967 | Tim Holland | Worcester CC |
| 1968 | Tim Holland | Vesper CC |
| 1969 | Ted Bishop | Tedesco CC |
| 1970 | Chester T. Birch | Oyster Harbors Club/CC of New Seabury |
| 1971 | Larry Stepenuck | The Kittansett Club |
| 1972 | Gerry Anderson | Wellesley CC |
| 1973 | Leon Bishop | CC of New Seabury |
| 1974 | Frank Geremonte | Haverhill CC |
| 1975 | Warren Tibbetts | The International GC |
| 1976 | John Frithsen | Eastward Ho! CC |
| 1977 | John Frithsen | CC of Pittsfield |
| 1978 | Bill Anthony | Oyster Harbors Club |
| 1979 | Ed Barry | CC of New Bedford |
| 1980 | Fran Hannaway | Wianno Club |
| 1981 | Ed Barry | Hyannisport Club |
| 1982 | Frank Sendrowski | Hickory Ridge CC |
| 1983 | Tony Ciociolo | Cummaquid GC |
| 1984 | John Frithsen | Eastward Ho! CC |
| 1985 | Fordie Pitts, Jr. | Wellesley CC |
| 1986 | Dick Crosby | Woods Hole GC |
| 1987 | John Gargalianos | Oakley CC |
| 1988 | Mel Cowe | Ocean Edge GC |
| 1989 | Fordie Pitts, Jr. | Pocasset GC |
| 1990 | Ed Myers | Crumpin-Fox Club |
| 1991 | Skip Duprey | Hatherly CC |
| 1992 | George O'Rouke | CC of Pittsfield |
| 1993 | Paul Kelly | Segregansett CC |
| 1994 | John Nies, Jr. | Cohasset GC |
| 1995 | Arthur Schwartz | Stockbridge GC |
| 1996 | Jim Holbrook | Tedesco CC |
| 1997 | Jim Holbrook | Springfield CC |
| 1998 | Ed Fletcher | Eastward Ho! CC |
| 1999 | Donald Zargoren | Hatherly CC |
| 2000 | Ed Fletcher | Haverhill CC |
| 2001 | Ed Fletcher | Essex CC |
| 2002 | Ed Fletcher | Woodland GC |
| 2003 | James Drohen | Brae Burn CC |
| 2004 | Don Anderson | Sankaty Head GC |
| 2005 | Joe Keller | Hyannisport Club |
| 2006 | Jim Ruschioni | CC of Pittsfield |