Playing in the final threesome, the professional from Glen Allen, Virginia, birdied the par-4 16th hole to break a tie at 6-under with two players who had already finished their rounds. Brown then narrowly avoided trouble on the 18th to hold on for a one-shot victory to win the Charlie’s Maine Open at Augusta Country […]
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Maine Open: Brown, Thresher, Eure emerge late to tie for lead
Virginia’s Ted Brown, Connecticut’s Jason Thresher and Maryland’s Joshua Eure each shot 4-under 66s on the par-70 Augusta Country Club course to give the trio a one-shot lead over five other players after the first day of the two-day, 36-hole tournament. All three players came from the second wave of tee times, which started at […]
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Maine Open: Former champ Jerry DiPhilippo playing again for old times’ sake
The 1995 champion, who is now the head pro at Fox Ridge Golf Club, tees off Monday at the two-day tournament a different player with the same old mindset. “I think right now just mainly just playing a nice, solid two rounds, hopefully. If I can get under par, that’s great,” DiPhilippo said of his […]
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Charlie’s Maine Open: Matthew Campbell, 26, of New York earns first pro victory
MANCHESTER — Ah, the perils, pitfalls and reality checks of being a professional golfer whose tournaments aren’t on TV and whose body isn’t outfitted in sponsor-labeled apparel. Matthew Campbell had an eight-hour ride ahead of him Tuesday night to Rome, N.Y., where he was expected to report to work Wednesday at 6 a.m. Sleep and concentration […]
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Charlie’s Maine Open Notebook: Early days, mixed feelings for Egloff
MANCHESTER — Eric Egloff shot 65 and put himself in position to win the Charlie’s Maine Open on Tuesday morning at Augusta Country Club. Even so, the veteran player from Maryland — one year shy of eligibility for the 50-and-up Champions Tour — admitted that he was torn up about Monday’s 3-under 67 that didn’t […]