{"id":4807,"date":"2026-07-12T08:03:33","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T08:03:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=4807"},"modified":"2026-07-12T08:03:33","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T08:03:33","slug":"aidan-emmerich-heats-up-in-afternoon-to-win-118th-massachusetts-amateur","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=4807","title":{"rendered":"Aidan Emmerich heats up in afternoon to win 118th Massachusetts Amateur"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<div>\n<p><span>Aidan Emmerich opened the 36-hole final of the 118th Massachusetts Amateur at Winchester Country Club by winning three of the four holes, with a pair of birdies in the mix.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=4805\">Wellesley\u2019s Michael Thorbjornsen, Matt Fitzpatrick atop leaderboard as fog delays Scottish Open<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>That momentum didn\u2019t last, however, as he only had one birdie the rest of the way and went into the lunch break holding a slim 1-up lead over Zac Georgantas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Emmerich, a Swampscott resident who recently graduated from Temple, made three birdies in the opening four holes of the afternoon, and this time kept the pressure on and pulled away for an 8-and-6 victory.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>He played bogey-free over the final 12 holes and made five birdies, closing out the match while standing over a short birdie putt on No. 12. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>He had been scheduled to try to earn a spot in next month\u2019s US Amateur at Merion on July 20 in a qualifier at Boston Golf Club, but along with a shiny silver trophy, the biggest perk of being a state champion is the exemption it comes with.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThis helps out the future,\u201d Emmerich said. \u201cI was very indecisive about pursuing professional golf or getting the J-word\u2014a job. I think this shows that when I believe in myself, the sky can be the limit.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=4803\">Senator Lindsey Graham has died after a brief and unexpected illness, his office says<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>Georgantas, who recently graduated from Foxborough High and will play at Providence, was competing in the tournament for the first time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cIt\u2019s hard to know if you\u2019re good enough or if you\u2019re one of the better players around,\u201d Georgantas said. \u201cI feel like this proves that I have what it takes and I have the game for it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>He trailed for much of the day, but managed to tie the match in the morning with an eagle-birdie stretch on the back-to-back par 5s, Nos. 12 and 13.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Emmerich, who reached the semifinals a year ago, immediately grabbed the lead back with a birdie at the par-3 14th, rolling in a 10-foot putt. Georgantas missed from about 6 feet.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=4801\">Haeran Ryu sets an LPGA major record with a 60 to build a three-shot lead at the Evian Championship<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>He played bogey-free over the final 12 holes and made five birdies, closing out the match while standing over a short birdie putt. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4806,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4807","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sport"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Aidan Emmerich heats up in afternoon to win 118th Massachusetts Amateur - Boston Relocation Insider<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=4807\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Aidan Emmerich heats up in afternoon to win 118th Massachusetts Amateur - 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