Welcome to the 2026 season of the Tour of the Brookfields! Updates on the results of our events can be found here on this blog throughout the year leading up to the FINALS!

The results from the first regular season TOB event at Quail Hollow Golf & Country Club in Oakham, MA are in. It was held on the brisk morning of Saturday, April 25th, 2026. No rain impeded our play. Our sponsor was Techo Bloc, hence the Techo Bloc Open. We had 88 players on 22 teams in three divisions.

We had several new players – and some returning veterans of years past – and welcome to all of you! There are five more regular season TOB’s before the FINALS. All are at Quail Hollow Golf & Country Club. Here is the schedule for 2026:

Now, let’s get to the results from Saturday.

2026 Techo Bloc Open Results

The three divisions/flights were extremely competitive. No flight was won by more than 2 strokes. There were some excellent scores this time – and several teams in each division had a shot at winning. There were no playoffs.

Nicklaus Division

In the Nicklaus Division, the team of Jacob McDonald, Paul Boulette, Jay Gregory, and Nancy Shores won with a great score of 9-under par! Every shot was needed because hot on their heels were three teams at -8. Those teams in second place in the Nicklaus Division were:

Scott Fairbanks, Mike Kularski, Russ Emerson, and Dick Whippee
Gary Soltys, Rich Ford, Sr., Brian Leveille, and Diane Kenyon
Rick Lindsten, Jake Malin, Hoss Ford, and Jim Parker

Player Division

In the Player Division, the team of Mike Ellis, Ron McCann, Clayton Rice, and Greg Wypych garnered top honors at 7-under par. In second place, two strokes back, were two teams at -5:

Sean Carter, Dave Fiske, Doug Judd, and Sam Patchen
Jim Wilson, Ed Erickson, Tony Woodman, and Chris Waugh

Palmer Division

In the Palmer Division, the team of Mark Shores, Will Foley, Jared Danitis, and Mark Bruso team also won by a narrow 1-stroke victory. Their -9 gained the victory over the TechoBloc sponsor team of Brian Egan, Connor Hibbard, Keith Drolet, and Leo Egan, who shot -8.

Skins and Closest to the Pin on the 17th Hole

We also ran a skins contest within each division. There were 13 total skins awarded – 4 each in the Nicklaus and Player Divisions, and 5 in the Palmer Division. The winners are as shown on the consolidated list below.

Dave Fiske was the winner of the closest to the pin contest at 4′ 7″.

Below are the consolidated results from the event

Big Congrats again to the winners and thanks to all the players!

The Next Tournament and Some Notes

Special thanks again to Techo Bloc or their sponsorship of this event.

Also, as always, a special thank you to Carl Fitz, Matt Pakonen, and all the staff at Quail Hollow who work so hard to make the Tour of the Brookfields possible.

IMPORTANT!!!

The next tournament is on Saturday, May 23rd at Quail Hollow. It will be the Still Harts Open – a very-highly attended event. The sponsor is of course Still Harts Cafe in North Brookfield, MA. It will be held at Quail Hollow.

Sign ups will be coming down on May 17th or when we are full, which ever comes FIRST!

That usually happens VERY QUICKLY and we expect the event to fill up!

If you want in, sign up early at Still Harts, at Quail Hollow, or on the Tour of the Brookfields Facebook page! When its full, its full!

NOTE – REGISTRATION IS EARLIER GOING FORWARD!!!

Registration and time to show up the Still Harts event and all future ones (except the FINALS) will be earlier as we do not expect any more potential frost delays. REGISTRATION OPENS AT 7:00 AM! PLEASE ARRIVE AND REGISTER BY 7:30 AM at the latest.

A FEW REQUESTS:

First, thanks everyone for being timely in arriving. It helps us to get going much faster, please keep that up – especially for the Still Harts Open!

Second, if you want to sign up, PLEASE use one of the three sign up opportunities (Still Harts, at Quail Hollow, or on the event section of the Tour of the Brookfields Facebook page). Texts do sometimes get lost or buried…so please use the lists.

If you sign up and need to drop, make sure you do so before the sign up cutoff.

Lastly, if you write your name down on the closest to the pin list, MAKE SURE WE CAN READ IT AND THE DISTANCE! If we cannot read it, well…you might lose out…

Thanks again to all the players and we will see you soon.

A Few Photos:

Lynn and Bill hone their putting game on the practice green.

Jim McKeon, Leo Egan, Rich Ford, and Paul Boulette catch up after a long off-season.

Rich Casault, Sam Patchen, and Jason McCarthy.

Dave Russell, Tom Orszulak, and Rich Johnson.

A happy trio – Tony Woodman, Clayton Rice, and Ron McCann.

Nicklaus Division scoring. Skins are circled and highlighted.

Player Division scoring. Skins are circled and highlighted.

Palmer Division scoring. Skins are circled and highlighted.

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On the afternoon of Saturday, May 3, 2025 we had our first (rescheduled) regular season TOB event at Quail Hollow Golf & Country Club in Oakham, MA. This was the April 2024 Techo Bloc Open (held in May this time). We had 76 players on 19 teams. These teams were in three divisions.

We had already rescheduled this from April 26th due to rain. Once again Mother Nature had it in for us with a mid-round monsoon that felt like a microburst. On average we got in 11 to 14 of the 18 holes before all hell broke loose. Thankfully, most everyone got in safely as the thunder, lightning, and winds hit Quail Hollow.

As a result. the committee had to make some tough calls as to calculating “winners”. Those are denoted below in the photo. The system that we used was suggested by Jim LeBlanc and we do VERY much appreciate his help. While some did not agree with our decision, we had to make a call. This was the fairest option.

We did not award any skins or “closest to the pin” on the 17th hole. Skins will roll over to the next event on May 24th.

2025 Techo Bloc Open Results

All three flights were very competitive. Note that due to the abbreviated format I am leaving off scores as they do not really say much.

In the Nicklaus Flight, the team of Reece McLeod, John Desimone, Alex Morales, and Maddie Tighe came in first place all alone.

In the Player Flight, there were 5 of of 7 teams tied for first. Those were:

Carl Fitz, Dean Malin, George Fiske, Matt McLeod
Donnie Casey, Paul Boulette, Eddie Kosla, Joe Pagnoni
John Markey, Brian Lacroix, Jason McCarthy, Jeff McLeod
Chip Wetherell, Rick Gemme, Mike Mills, Lisa Persson
Mark Shores, Bob Demaio, Doug Judd, Dick Lapierre

In the Palmer Flight, there were three teams tied for first place. Those were:

Shane Higgins, Pete Peloquin, Sr., Darryl Furtado, Bernie Lapierre, Sr.
Ed McLeod, Mike Kularski, Nelson Malin, Scott Bombard
Brian Egan, Keith Drolet, Leo Egan, Travis Underwood

As we were short-handed on the Committee on that day, I do not have any photos to share. Next time!

Congrats again to the winners!

The Next Tournament and some notes

Thanks again to all the players, to Techo Bloc for sponsoring this event, and to Carl Fitz, Jim LeBlanc, and all the staff at Quail Hollow who work so hard to make the Tour of the Brookfields possible.

The next tournament is coming up quickly. It will be on May 24th (Saturday). It will be the Still Harts Cafe Open. Sign ups will come down on Sunday, May 18th.

REMEMBER IT WILL BE EARLIER IN THE MORNING – Registration starts at 7:30 AM. This event will be VERY well-attended, so sign up early at Still Harts, at Quail Hollow, or on the Tour of the Brookfields Facebook page!

REQUESTS AND FYI FOR THE NEXT EVENTS

We need you to arrive WELL-BEFORE the shotgun start time. If you are showing up at 7:55 AM for an 8 AM shotgun – YOU ARE LATE!!! This is very inconsiderate, and just not fair to the committee members at the sign-in desk. PLEASE you MUST arrive BY the registration time – we have a lot of players to sign in.
Not showing up does carry with it a likely suspension for the TOB – just a reminder.
No one should be practice putting or chipping on a green before a hole is complete. Even afterwards, this is discouraged for pace of play reasons.
A reminder, once a ball is holed out, that score counts – so if you tap in a ball at the edge of the hole before another player gets his turn to putt, the hole is over.

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2026 Tour of the Brookfields: Techo Bloc Open Results