Matt Sughrue – MSGA Senior Player of the Year

The 2016 golf season for Matt Sughrue really began to form at the Maryland Open at Bulle Rock in July, where he closed with a 67 to finish seventh. It turned out to be a magical season for the Bethesda Country Club member, as he won the Middle Atlantic Senior Amateur and qualified for the […]

Special Week for Ryan Culminates in Title

Dave Ryan rode a red-hot putting stroke to grab an early lead, then held off a late charge by Matthew Sughrue to win the 62nd U.S. Senior Amateur Championship, 2 up, at Old Warson Country Club, which played to a par of 71 and measured 6,956 yards for the 18-hole championship match. Ryan, 62, of […]

Notebook: Roller Coaster for Sughrue on Picture-Perfect Hole

Both U.S. Senior Amateur finalists came to Old Warson Country Club this week with fond memories of the club. Dave Ryan qualified for his first USGA championship there (the 1986 U.S. Amateur) and Matt Sughrue played in his first U.S. Mid-Amateur on the Robert Trent Jones Jr. layout in 1999. In fact, Sughrue has a […]

Tale of the Tape: Ryan vs. Sughrue

Dave Ryan (left) and Matthew Sughrue (right) will square off in Thursday’s championship match at Old Warson Country Club. (USGA/Chris Keane) read more

Less is More for Psychotherapist Sughrue

When things get challenging on the golf course for Matthew Sughrue, as they did when he was 2 down after six holes against Randy Mitchell in the first round of match play Monday in the 2016 U.S. Senior Amateur Championship, the psychotherapist relies on the same advice that he provides to athletes in his practice: […]