Apple Valley Wednesday, July 25 Ladies League three clubs and a putter results: Net: A Flight — Jan Davis 33; B Flight — Elaine Dube 29; C Flight — Laurette Fortin 33; Putts — 1. Jan Davis 15 1. Elaine Dube 15; 50/50 — Jan Davis. Fairlawn Men’s League standings as of Wednesday, July 25: Dionne/R Cyr 177; Briggs/E Cyr 170; […]
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Leaving for prep school, Robert takes his final shot at the state's best junior golfers in 2018
Alex Robert, who played hockey and golf at Lewiston High School, is competing in the Maine Junior Amateur championship at Brunswick Golf Club this week. (Sun Journal file photo) For most of the competitors, this week’s Maine Junior Amateur is a prelude to the the upcoming high school golf season that begins at the end […]
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Par for the Course: Radio host Les Fleisher passionate about golf in Maine
In the early 1980s, Les Fleisher and his wife, Jill, would have bet a lot of money that they would never fall in love with the State of Maine. However, his law school roommate and best friend, David Glaser, and his family moved to Portland, so the Fleishers decided they needed to visit the Pinetree […]
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Local golf results
Apple Valley Wednesday, July 18 Ladies League results: Step Aside (game of the day)— Diana Poliquin, Meghan Barriault, Kaitlin Gallagher, Ethel Landry; Fewest putts— Diana Poliquin, Meghan Barriault, Kaitlin Gallagher, Ethel Landry; 50/50— Jill Longstaff. Fairlawn Wednesday Men’s League standings as of July 18: 1. Briggs/E Cyr 159 2. Dionne/R Cyr 154.5 3. Dubois/Charest 151.5 4. VanBaars/Arnoldy 151 […]
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Maine Women's Amateur: Plourde wins first title going away; Haylock, Kannegieser tie for fourth
Tournament winner Bailey Plourde plays in the final round of the Maine Women’s Amateur on Wednesday at the Rockland Golf Club in Rockland. (Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal) ROCKLAND — Nothing, not even her co-leader hitting a shot out of a tree, was going to disturb Bailey Plourde’s laser-like focus on her own game at Wednesday’s final […]
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Column: Tiger good enough to win, just like everyone else
CARNOUSTIE, Scotland (AP) — The British Open bustled with excitement as the occasion began to unfold, with mobile phones zooming in to capture the moment from the best angle available. This wasn’t on the golf course. It was in the media center. The subject was a large, yellow leaderboard at the front of the room […]
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Maine Women's Amateur: Laplume leads Plourde by one entering final round
Jordan Laplume, of Dunegrass Golf Club, plays during the Maine Women’s Amateur on Tuesday at the Rockland Golf Club. (Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal Photo) ROCKLAND — After she sank a three-foot putt to birdie the 12th hole Tuesday afternoon, Jordan Laplume turned to her father and caddie, George Laplume, and smiled. Laplume, 17, had just made […]
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Maine Women's Amateur: Ruby Haylock impresses on day two
Ruby Haylock, of Turner Highlands Country Club, plays during the Maine Women’s Amateur on Tuesday at the Rockland Golf Club. (Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal Photo) ROCKLAND — Ruby Haylock didn’t have the lowest round of the day, that belonged to Erin Holmes, but she may have had the most impressive round on the second day of […]
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Molinari survives wild final round to win British Open
CARNOUSTIE, Scotland (AP) — Francesco Molinari didn’t get the loudest cheers for the best golf at British Open. He was overlooked for so much of Sunday playing alongside Tiger Woods, who caused pure pandemonium at Carnoustie by taking the lead in the final round of a major for the first time in nine years. Molinari […]
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Hornbergers compete with and against each other
Mia Hornberger left, and her mother Prudence is a force on the golf course. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) TURNER — Prudence Hornberger and her 13-year-old daughter Mia play a lot of golf together. This month is a reflection of that. The two competed at the New England Women’s Amateur that was held at the Woodlands in […]