ITEM PHOTO BY SPENSER HASAK
Mike Zmetrovich hits a tee shot off the elevated 10th tee Saturday at Tedesco Country Club. Zmetrovich and his partner, Charles Woodworth, finished in a four-way tie for second in the gross, shooting a 140 in the Tedesco Cup tournament.
By STEVE KRAUSE
MARBLEHEAD — What does a coach who is used to the competitive atmosphere of high school basketball do when he steps down?
He takes up golf. And wins the Tedesco Cup.
That’s what Parker Livermore did Saturday. He and his partner, Tyson Dion, captured the net portion of the tournament with a 126 score over the two days. They edged out Jim Kausek and Ross Kolhonen by a stroke.
In the gross, Chris Drucas and Kevin Daly won with 139, followed by a four-way logjam at 140: Cy Kilgore and Ken Whalley, Charles DiGrande and Dave Sullivan, Michael Zmetrovich and Charles Woodworth, and David Donovan and Nick Maccario.
Livermore coached St. Mary’s boys basketball until the 1999 season. After stepping down due to job commitments, he coached youth basketball in Marblehead (including Tedesco club pro Bob Green’s son). But he needed an outlet for his competitive juices so he took up golf because he needed a competitive outlet. He’s been a member at Tedesco Country Club for 10 years, and for him, winning the tournament means bragging rights for the next year.
“But,” he said, “the allure of golfing in this tournament is playing with a bunch of good guys. And it’s fun competing against them the way we do. It’s just a bunch of guys who like to have fun.”
He said Dion carried him Saturday.
“Tyson was the man,” said Livermore. “The best part of my game is putting, but he’s the real deal. He can do it all. We both played well Saturday, but he played much better than I did. He put on a Larry Bird-like performance. He made pressure putts all day long, and didn’t miss one.”
“Tedesco is a special place for me and my family,” said Dion. “My dad loved it here. It means a lot to win again, especially playing with such a great friend.”
Drucas said the attraction for playing at Tedesco is “the size of the field, and just the camaraderie of play against good competition.
“And,” he said, laughing, “bragging rights. You bet. And you get your name up on that board. That’s kind of nice, too.”
Daly said the biggest challenge of playing at Tedesco is the greens.
“They’re pretty fast,” he said.
However, while Drucas and Daly teed off in the afternoon and missed the morning deluge, Livermore and Dion toughed it out during the downpour.
“We kept going,” he said. “And it was kind of beneficial for us, because the wet greens made the ball slow down a little.”
All agreed that the overall good condition of the course was a plus in making the tournament as memorable as it is.
“We couldn’t possibly have a better superintendent than Peter (Hasak),” Livermore said. “That’s one thing I think you have to mention.”