The British Open, which starts Thursday at the Old Course of St. Andrews in Fife, Scotland, has prompted some tri-county golf course personalities to make predictions on the outcome. Their commentary is insightful and humorous. “I know who is not going to win,” Dave Bartasius, who is the head pro at Fairlawn, said, referring to […]
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Golf: Maine Amateur champion John Hayes IV just getting started
John Hayes IV made the news with one of the most dominant Maine Amateur golf championship performances of recent vintage. Then the 25-year-old delivered the bad news to every other player with a vested interest: He likely isn’t going anywhere, anytime soon. Past young winners of the state amateur have cut the field a break […]
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John Hayes wins Maine Amateur golf tournament
OAKLAND — Mark Plummer made a run. Then John Hayes IV ran away. His lead sliced to a single stroke after Plummer’s birdie on the first hole Thursday morning, Hayes answered with three consecutive birdies and led by as many as seven shots before winning the 96th Maine Amateur golf championship by five. “I don’t […]
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Maine Amateur: John Hayes IV keeps lead, but legend Mark Plummer lurking
Not just any U.S. Amateur, either. It was the one in which a celebrated Stanford freshman named Tiger Woods struggled to shake off Mark Plummer, the stocky Mainer with the unorthodox swing, in a semifinal slugfest at Newport (R.I.) Country Club. Hayes’ father was on the medical staff. Two decades later, grown-up Hayes and ageless […]
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Maine Amateur: John Hayes IV leads with sensational 65
OAKLAND — After an attempted banana cut that proved fruitless, leading to a double bogey Tuesday morning, John Hayes IV didn’t panic. Two-over par, merely three holes into the 96th Maine Amateur, might have looked like a dreadful start. The gamble fit into Hayes’ risk-versus-reward scheme, however. “I was just trying to make eagle on […]
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Maine Amateur Notebook: Andrew Slattery opens defense with 72
That’s understandable, in light of a 7 a.m. Tuesday tee time at Waterville Country Club. And it was a foregone conclusion, given his status as defending Maine Amateur champion. Slattery hasn’t played himself out of a chance to go back-to-back. The 26-year-old from West Minot shot an all-over-the-charts, 2-over 72 and is seven shots back […]
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Golf roundup
Turner Highlands Senior League Roger Deschaine & Marcel Goulette +4, Mac Mac Dormand & John Richey +3 Couple League 1st Gross Tony & Sue Towns 36 Gross, 2nd Gross Russell & Debra Lalemand 36, 3rd Gross Ken Shaw & Joyce Sarchi 36; 1st Net Mark McCabe & Karen Richardson 25, 2nd Net Paul & Jan […]
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Golf: No longer a dark horse, Andrew Slattery eager to defend Maine Amateur title
Maine State Golf Association officials patted Andrew Slattery on the back and put a crystal vase in his hand. Television cameras and notebook-wielding reporters captured his every word. The scene at the Woodlands club in Falmouth one year ago had all the proper earmarks. Slattery, relative newcomer to the game from West Minot, was a […]
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Par for the Course: Maine Amateur the crown jewel of summer schedule
It is the highlight of the year for Maine’s amateur golfers, and well it should be. On Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 132 amateurs will be competing at the Waterville Country Club in the Maine State Golf Association’s 96th Amateur Championship with a strong taste of tri-county representation. In addition to defending champion Andrew Slattery who […]
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Area Results/Notices
Golf CMSGA at Turner Highlands Overall Gross: Truman Libby 71, Dan Stuart 73; Net: Gary Winchenbach 63M, John nastasio 63, Dave Kus 64M; AGE 55-65 Gross: Kevin Brown 77, Bruce Bubier 78, Dave Ballew 79; Net: Lennie Langlais 64, Kevin Labree 67, Bill Fairchild 69M; AGE 66-69 Gross: Dennis Arnold 77, Mert Dearnley 79, Paul […]