Apple Valley Wednesday, July 6 Ladies League results — Gross: A – Doris Martin 42; B – Elaine Dube 51; Net: A – Fran Blanchette 24; B – Jessica Light 32; Mixed Bag — Jan Davis/Linda Mynahan/Pauline Paradis/Fran Blanchette 31 (Net); Fewest Putts — Fran Blanchette 15; 50/50 — Anita Olko. Fox Ridge Sunday, July 10 results: Individual: Gross […]
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The Hot Corner: Age slows some, but was no match for Stenson and Mickelson
So much in life is luck of the draw. Yes, I believe strongly in the presence of a higher power, the benefits of clean living, making good choices and all that. Yet any two people who exhibit the same attitudes and aptitudes may reap entirely different results, and it all happens with a sense of […]
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The Big Drive: Parsi uses summer tourneys to prepare for fall season
While high school athletes in team sports are able to get together for a few weeks during the summer to practice and scrimmage against other schools, athletes in individual sports are often left on their own to find a competitive environment to enhance their skills. St. Dominic Academy senior A.J. Parsi uses the Maine State […]
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Par for the Course: Golf group helps transition at Fox Ridge
For almost a decade, the golf course industry as a whole has struggled financially. Some courses have gone out of business, while many others have attempted to hang on. It has not been easy, especially in Maine, because of a short season, a small population, and a market that has felt the financial strain of […]
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Local Golf Results
Augusta Tuesday, July 5 MSGA Senior Tour results: INDIVIDUAL GROSS – AGE 55-65: Thomas Bean 68/64, Mark Plummer 69/69, John Downing 76/68, Mark Hanley 76/68; INDIVIDUAL NET – AGE 55-65: Peter Davis 76/64, Glenn Furth 74/67, Stan Commeau 82/67; INDIVIDUAL GROSS – AGE 66-69: Jim Quinn 69/68, Stephen Berry 74/66, Mike Knox 75/68; INDIVIDUAL NET […]
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Hutchins highlights youth movement
YORK — Matt Hutchins finished the Maine Amateur Championship with a dominating round of 5-under-par 65 Thursday at York Golf & Tennis Club, winning the tournament by six strokes. His path to the championship began last fall, but he didn’t have much say in the matter. His family returned to Maine after 12 years living […]
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Maine Amateur: Matt Hutchins topples Ricky Jones, Joe Baker for title
YORK — Second-round leader Ricky Jones and first-round leader Joe Baker found themselves laughing together midway through the third and final round of the 97th Maine Amateur Golf Championship on Thursday. They knew that there was nothing they could do — first-time event participant Matt Hutchins was on a roll, and wasn’t going to stop. […]
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Maine Amateur: Joe Baker relinquishes second-round lead to Ricky Jones
Oxford native and Martindale Country Club member Joe Baker seized hold of the first-round lead after teeing off at 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday. That was the same time that three-time champion Ricky Jones teed off in the second round Wednesday, and the same success followed. Jones, a native of Thomaston, shot a 2-under 68 a […]
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Maine Amateur: Joe Baker leads after unforgiving 1st round
YORK — It’s good to be under par in a round of golf. In the first round of the Maine Amateur Championship on Tuesday, just making par was good. Martindale Country Club member Joe Baker shot an early 2-under 68 and was the only player under par after day one of the three-day tournament at […]
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Local golf results
Fox Ridge Monday, July 4 results: Individual: Gross — 1. Craig Chapman 72 2. Cameron Marquis 74; Net — 1. John Coutts 68 2. Jay Stone 71; Two-ball: Gross — 1. Craig Chapman/Mathew Ouellette 65 2. Herb Monto/Craig Chapman 67; Net — 1. Jay Stone/Herb Monto 59 2. Colby Gilbert/John Coutts 60; Pins — No. 5 Jay Stone 12’0 No. 16 Loren Cayer 7’2″. […]