Jack Wyman tees off on the second hole on the second day of play in the Maine Amateur Championship on Wednesday at the Belgrade Lakes Golf Club. (Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal Photo) BELGRADE — There were no eagles on Jack Wyman’s scorecard. No long birdie streaks. He didn’t need them. Consistency was Wyman’s weapon on Wednesday. […]
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Johnson bests Ghelfi to win New England Women's Amateur
FALMOUTH — Even on her worst day of the tournament Shannon Johnson was the best player in the field. Johnson, of Norton, Massachusetts, had the lowest score of the day in Wednesday’s final round to win the New England Women’s Amateur golf championship at The Woodlands Club. Shooting over-par for the first time all tournament […]
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Maine Amateur Championship: Anderson leads defending champ Wyman
Cole Anderson plays during the Maine Amateur Championship on Tuesday at the Belgrade Lakes Golf Club. He finished with 5-under 66 to grab the first round lead. (Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal Photo) BELGRADE — Cole Anderson is going some places, and he’s already been some places, but the Maine Amateur Championship still ranks high among the […]
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Johnson stretches lead in New England Women's Amateur
FALMOUTH — For the second day in a row Shannon Johnson went where no other woman in the field went Tuesday in the second round of the New England Women’s Amateur golf championship. After being the only player to break par in the first round, Johnson was one of just two players in the second […]
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Martindale foursome hopes team success at Belgrade Lakes translates individually
Martindale members, left to right, Joe Baker, Jace Pearson, Craig Chapman and Andrew Slattery won the MSGA Club Team Championship at Belgrade Lakes in May. (Submitted Photo) Just like Pebble Beach will do in 2019 by holding two tournaments — the regular PGA Tour stop in February and the US Open in June — Belgrade Lakes […]
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Par proves hard to get in New England Women's Am first round
Shannon Johnson of Massachusetts is the course leader with a score of 72 on Monday in the New England Women’s Golf Association Championship at The Woodlands Club in Falmouth. (Gregory Rec/Portland Press Herald Photo) FALMOUTH — Shannon Johnson came to her first New England Women’s Amateur golf championship with one intention: winning. “Absolutely,” she said. […]
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Golf: Croteau finds his form, qualifies for Maine Amateur on his second attempt
Brendon Croteau. from Lewiston poses at the Martindale Gold Club recently. Croteau is headed to the 99th annual Maine Amateur next week in Belgrade Lakes. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) AUBURN — Brendon Croteau’s golf game has grown in the past year. In his first attempt at qualifying for the Maine Amateur in 2017, he came up […]
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Par for the Course: Brown, Plummer among past champions playing in Maine Am
This year’s Maine State Golf Association Men’s Amateur Championship is oozing with history. It is the 99th ever played, and in its field July 10-12 at Belgrade Lakes will be a pair of over-60 players who have won multiple Maine Amateur crowns. Ron Brown of Portland, having won it twice with 24 years between them […]
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Local golf results
Apple Valley Wednesday, June 27 Ladies League results: First Flight: Net — Doris Martin 33; N-O-S-E (game of the day) — Jan Davis 27; Second Flight: Net — Jackie Goulet 30; N-O-S-E (game of the day) — Jackie Goulet 28; Third Flight: Net — Joan Laurendeau 24; N-O-S-E (game of the day) — Nancy Manley 30; Overall: Putts — Jackie Goulet 14; 50/50 — Kaitlin […]
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Par for the Course: Exciting month of golf ahead
A sensational month of Maine golf is on the horizon. It starts July 10-12 with the Maine Amateur Championship at Belgrade Lakes, where 55 exempt players along with 77 qualifiers will comprise a field of 132. Belgrade Lakes, once named among the top 100 public courses in the nation, clearly is a special track. This […]