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<br /> <br /> COLLECTED ODDITIES AND ODYSSEYS,<br /> IN PRINT.<br /> A publication exclusively for<br /> Mass Golf Members<br /> <br /> Created in Massachusetts, Exclusively for the Members of Mass Golf<br /> The Massachusetts Golfer Is:<br /> Stephen Hanjack<br /> Richard Rapp<br /> Steve Derderian<br /> Nia Fredrich<br /> Under the Artistic Direction of:<br /> Joshua Wessolowski<br /> Mass Golf Is:<br /> The state golf association of Massachusetts, founded in 1900.<br /> It is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that is dedicated to advancing golf<br /> in Massachusetts by building an engaged and inclusive community.<br /> Under the Leadership of:<br /> Executive Director/CEO: Jesse Menachem<br /> Opening & Closing Photography<br /> Front Cover: Bundle Up by Matthew Hart<br /> Inside Front: Tin Cup by Stephen Hanjack<br /> Inside Back Left: Fore by Matthew Hart<br /> <a title="MassGolf_Fall2025 page 1" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/152e2b62?page=1"> </a> <a title="MassGolf_Fall2025 page 2" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/152e2b62?page=2"> COLLECTED ODDITIES AND ODYSSEYS, IN PRINT. A p</a> <a title="MassGolf_Fall2025 page 3" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/152e2b62?page=3"> </a> <a title="MassGolf_Fall2025 page 4" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/152e2b62?page=4"> Created in Massachusetts, Exclusively for the Mem</a> <a title="MassGolf_Fall2025 page 5" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/152e2b62?page=5"> BEYOND THE NINES 8 THE NORTH</a> <a title="MassGolf_Fall2025 page 6" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/152e2b62?page=6"> 4 ©2025 Acushnet Company</a> <a title="MassGolf_Fall2025 page 7" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/152e2b62?page=7"> THE INTERNATIONAL BOLTON, MA Outper</a> <a title="MassGolf_Fall2025 page 8" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/152e2b62?page=8"> ©2025 Acushnet Company. 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