Kevin Cullen’s lasting contribution to the Saints’ golf program, however, surely is the number of boys and girls who progressed from not knowing the difference between a fairway wood and a gap wedge to discovering a cherished, lifetime activity. “I’ve still got my first set of clubs,” St. Dom’s senior Mitch Lorenz. “They’re the same […]
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Golf: MSGA’s Doran right at home
Whether he’s organizing a Maine State Golf Association tournament or lurking among the leaders in one, Mike Doran surveys the scenery and knows that he caught a few good bounces. “It’s tough in this little corner of the country, but I lucked out and found something good,” Doran said. “I really like what I do. […]
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Par for the Course: Larger holes, greater potential
Pardon the pun, but Fox Ridge is attempting to outfox the golf industry. The Auburn course, which opened in 2001, is experiencing the numbers/players shortages of many semi-private golf courses throughout the nation. The Fox Ridge answer to this problem, in part, is to expand on the standard of methods of attracting more golfers with […]
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Golf: Jones cruises to match play title
SOUTH PORTLAND — Ricky Jones bagged his partridge in a pear tree Thursday morning. The 42-year-old from Thomaston won his first Maine State Golf Association match play championship to go with six Mid-Amateurs, five Paul Bunyan Amateurs, three Maine Amateurs, two Tri-State team titles and a Maine Open. Jones sank four birdies, including all three […]
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Golf roundup
Springbrook Member-Guest Front 2-ball Front: 1 34 Jim Hodgkin, Andy Carleton; 2 36 Ray Convery, Bob Convery; 3 37 Tom Tiner, Perry Goodspeed; Net: 1 27 Gaeton Bolduc, Rick Murphy; tie 27 Keenan Farwell, Jeffery Kent; 3 29 Ray Provencher, Rich Dieter; Back: 1 35 Brian Henderson, Ron Greco; tie: 35 Dave Kus, Tom Kus; […]
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Golf: Jones, Cole advance to match play final
Jones’ vastly different experiences in Wednesday’s quarterfinal and semifinal wins to correct that surprising omission from his resume underscored the point, too. In his morning match at Sable Oaks Golf Club against Brian Angis, Jones — three-time winner of the Maine Amateur and a Maine Open champion — shot 10-over par through 17 holes. Fortunately […]
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Pine Acres Monday Nigh Ladies League Week 10 standings 1st pl. Cpote, Cote 303 pts; 2nd pl. Blanchette, Davis 298 pts; and third pl. Asselin, Dufour, 249 pts. Game of the Day – Blind Partners 1st Pl. Jan Davis and Peg Bauer 79; 2nd Pl. Tie – Jo Albert and Norma Roy 84 Monday Morning […]
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Golf: Top seeds, locals ousted at MSGA Match Play
SOUTH PORTLAND — The temperature kept rising. The supply of cigarettes in the golf cart operated by Joe Baker and caddie Ashley Fifield dwindled. Good shots didn’t go away, but they stopped coming consecutively. It was a Tuesday afternoon grind for Baker, whose hopes of a berth in the Maine State Golf Association match play […]
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Golf roundup
Fairlawn 4 Bal;l Points 1. 86 John Moreau, Les Sturtavent, Pastor Vail, Pat Cailler; 2. 84 Rick Grant, John Mathieu, Rick Gardiner, Pete Peterson; Closest to the Pin #11: Marcel Mathieu 4’9″; Len Winsky 11′; Closest to the pin #13: Chanel LeBlanc 13’6″; Dick Cote 18’3″ Norway Men’s Scramble 1. 27 Joe Baker, Bill Newell, […]
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Par for the Course: Maine golf in fine shape
On July 23, HBO Real Sports aired a show titled, “The Future of Golf,” in which host Bryant Gumbel, an avid golfer, had Jack Nicklaus and Taylor Made executive Mark King as his guests. They painted a picture of the golf industry that was not pretty. It showed closed courses and a variety of gimmicks […]