The Newcastle native stayed steady throughout tournament and finished six shots ahead of her closest opponent.
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Maine Women's Amateur: Laplume leads Plourde by one entering final round
Jordan Laplume, of Dunegrass Golf Club, plays during the Maine Women’s Amateur on Tuesday at the Rockland Golf Club. (Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal Photo) ROCKLAND — After she sank a three-foot putt to birdie the 12th hole Tuesday afternoon, Jordan Laplume turned to her father and caddie, George Laplume, and smiled. Laplume, 17, had just made […]
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Maine Women's Amateur: Ruby Haylock impresses on day two
Ruby Haylock, of Turner Highlands Country Club, plays during the Maine Women’s Amateur on Tuesday at the Rockland Golf Club. (Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal Photo) ROCKLAND — Ruby Haylock didn’t have the lowest round of the day, that belonged to Erin Holmes, but she may have had the most impressive round on the second day of […]
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Maine Women's Amateur: Young players take first round lead
Bailey Plourde of Newcastle and Samoset Resort watches play with her caddy, Hans Stromberg, on the 17th green during the Maine Women’s Amateur golf championship at Rockland Golf Club on Monday. (Jill Brady/Portland Press Herald Photo)Erin Holmes of Cumberland and Val Halla Golf Course, right, hugs Elizabeth Lacognata of Scarborough and Falmouth Country Club after […]
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Maine Women's Amateur: Creech strong-arms Plourde with short game for third title
AUBURN — No two golf tournament victories are the same. The result of this year’s Maine Women’s Amateur Championship was the same as last year, with Staci Creech beating out Bailey Plourde, but how it happened was different. There was no meltdown for Plourde. There were no birdies either. Creech happily putted for pars, Plourde […]
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Maine Women's Amateur: Creech pulls ahead of Plourde heading into final round
Ruby Haylock tees off on the 15th hole during the 2nd round of Maine Women’s Amateur Golf Championship Tuesday afternoon at Martindale Country Club in Auburn. AUBURN — The pressure began to mount in the second round of the Maine Women’s Amateur Golf Championship on Tuesday. It just didn’t seem to affect two-time defending champion […]
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Maine Women's Amateur: Creech, Plourde jump out to a three-shot lead
AUBURN — After the first round of the 2017 Maine Women’s Amateur Golf Championship at Martindale Country Club, it’s a battle between the young and a seasoned veteran. The two-time defending Maine Women’s Amateur champion Staci Creech out of Bangor Municipal and Bailey Plourde, the defending Maine Junior girls’ champion and girls’ high school state […]
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Maine Women's Amateur: Bryant looking for a better result at home course
Janelle Bryant had a not-so-pleasant experience in her first go-round playing in the Maine Women’s Amateur Golf Championship. She’s hoping her second whack at the tournament treats her better, and the Martindale Country Club member expects it will at her home course. “I like that it’s on a course that I know better than last […]
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Par for the Course: Maine Open approaches; thoughts on Trump and golf; looking local
The Charlie’s Maine Open starts today at the Augusta Country Club with a Pro-Am event benefiting the scholarship of the Maine State Golf Association. This is the sixth consecutive year that the Open is being held at Augusta, and the 13th time in the history of Maine’s most prestigious professional golf tournament. Ted Brown, last […]
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Teen golfer, defending champ tied for Maine Women’s Amateur lead
Tom and Barbara Wright were playing golf that day at the Boothbay Harbor Country Club, so they took their granddaughter, who was 5 at the time, with them and let her do a little chipping and putting. “I liked it and wanted to keep playing,” Newcastle native Plourde, 16, said Monday after firing a 4-under-par […]