Turner to Augusta, Maine, is 31-mile drive. The more important distance, though, is 1,124 miles — the distance to the other Augusta, golf Mecca Augusta, Georgia.. Two Turner golfers, Jade Haylock and Mia Hornberger, hope to make the 18-hour trek next April to compete in the fourth annual Drive, Chip and Putt Championship, held the […]
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Registration open for Maine Sports Hall of Fame golf classic
The Maine Sports Hall of Fame invites players to take part in its third annual golf classic Monday, Sept. 19, at Sable Oaks Golf Club in South Portland. Registration for the 18-hole scramble is at noon and play begins at 1 p.m. The entry fee of $125 per person/$400 per foursome includes golf carts, a […]
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Local golf results
Fox Ridge Monday, Aug. 15 CMSGA results: Overall Gross: Reid Birdsall 72, Paul Pooler 75; Net: Paul Sherman 60M, Colin Roy 60, Ben Walker 61; AGE 55-65 Gross: Jim Daly 76, Bob Sommers 77, Larry Schooley 81M Net: Mark Kamen 62, Don Dickson 64, Lennie Langlais 66; AGE 66-69 Gross: Tom Kus 76, Larry Goldsmith 77M, […]
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Local golf results
Apple Valley Wednesday, Aug. 17 Ladies League results: Flight A: Gross — Jeanne Read 42; Net — Jan Davis 32; N.O.S.E (game of the day) — Doris Martin 24; Flight B: Gross — Diane Gagnier 47; Net — Elaine Dube 31; N.O.S.E (game of the day) — Diane Gagnier 25; Fewest Putts — Elaine Dube 15; Birdies — Doris Martin No. 1, Jan Davis No. […]
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Par for the Course: Junior golf in Maine in a good place
On two fronts, the state of junior golf in Maine has had an encouraging 2016 season. The Maine State Golf Association’s Junior Tour came to a close Aug 18 with a season finale event at Belgrade Lakes, a day after seven Maine juniors competed in the New England Junior Golf Amateur Invitational at the Cochecho […]
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New junior tour taking shape for fall and spring seasons
Joe Dubois pored over Maine’s junior golf schedule and noticed something was missing for kids who want to play competitive golf. He saw the Maine State Golf Association has the Maine Junior Golf Tour, with events running during summer vacation, but there was nothing before the MSGA season, and nothing after the school bells ring […]
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Local golf results
Augusta Tuesday, Aug. 2 WMSGA Senior Championship results: Champion: Leslie Guenther 77, Runner-Up: Mary Brandes 78; GROSS: Flight A Liz Coffin 79, Micki Meggison 83, Prudence Hornberger 83. Flight B Cecily Whiting 87, Traci Beier 87. Flight C Laurie Hyndman 80, Liz Wiltshire 81. Flight D Shirley Kile 89, Susie Gravel 89, Brenda Berry 94, Margo […]
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Local golf results
Apple Valley Wednesday, Aug. 10 Ladies League results: A Flight: Gross — Doris Martin 43; Net — Jan Davis 32; Blind Six Holes — Doris Martin 27; B Flight: Gross — Anita Olko 52; Net — Claire Amero 33; Blind Six Holes — Anita Olko 29; Low Putts — Diane Darling 14; 50/50 — Claire Veilleux. Fairlawn Wednesday, Aug. 10 Senior League results: 1. […]
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Local teams hit refresh button as fall season begins
That’s what Lewiston boys’ soccer coach Mike McGraw said about the first day of fall practices, which began Monday. McGraw could have been excused for admitting that the beginning of this season is different than any of his other 34 years at the helm of the Blue Devils program. He had never had to follow […]
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Guenther to be inducted into the Maine Golf Hall of Fame
Leslie Guenther never thought of golf as a competitive sport. When she was in the fourth grade, her parents joined the Covington Country Club in Covington, Louisiana., and she got involved in the club’s junior clinic. Now, as the athletic director at Hebron Academy, golf is more about spending time friends and friends. “With our […]