Crim: Moving city championship to May agrees with golfers, but why aren’t more competing?

A smattering of fans circle the 18th green at Westview Golf Course to watch Adam Pfeiffer hit his approach shot during the final round of the Quincy Men's City Championship. | David Adam

QUINCY – It was a perfect sun-splashed Sunday. The wind was relatively still as the temperature steadily rose to the upper 70s. Those competing in the Quincy City Championships found the Westview Golf Course fairways pristine and the greens receptive and quick. The golf was good, too. It wasn’t until Jason Traeder’s birdie putt on…

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McCulla holds off challenge from Traeder on back nine to win third consecutive city championship

Caddie Seth Anderson, left, and Alex McCulla are all smiles after McCulla made a par putt on the 18th hole to win the Quincy Men's City Golf Championship on Sunday at Westview Golf Course. | David Adam

QUINCY — After watching Jason Traeder narrowly miss an eagle putt that dropped him to his knees on the 17th hole, Alex McCulla was sure Traeder was going to make the birdie putt on the 18th hole and force a playoff. “I thought he looked good over it,” McCulla said. “He’d been playing well all day. He’d…

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Photo Gallery: Beautiful day for golf leads to exciting finish at Quincy Men’s City Tournament

Adam Pfeiffer hits out of a greenside bunker on the 17th hole at Westview Golf Course on Sunday afternoon. | David Adam

Jason Traeder and Alex McCulla were no more than one shot apart during the final nine holes of the Quincy Men’s City Tournament on Sunday afternoon at Westview Golf Course. McCulla was victorious in the end, as Traeder missed an eagle putt on the 17th hole and a birdie putt on the 18th hole —…

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