Last week’s victory will be one Seth Sweet will remember for year to come.

He won the Maine Amateur by three strokes in Newry — not bad for the 17-year old from Madison.

As much as it was a victory to savor, Sweet isn’t dwelling on it. In golf, you’re only as good as your next round. Sweet has already put a few holes between last week’s win and will continue to do so Tuesday at the New England Amateur in Falmouth.

“I’m not really thinking about that too much,” said Sweet of last week’s win. “I’ve kind of put it behind me. I’m trying to step up and hit the ball and play the way I normally do. It’s a different championship. So I have to look at it different than what I’ve done already.”

On Monday, Sweet was playing in the U.S. Amateur Qualifier in Sanford. He earned a spot as an alternate with a fifth-place finish overall.

Now he has his sights set on the New England Amateur. He is one of Maine’s hopefuls in a tourney that hasn’t been won by a Mainer since Mark Plummer won in Falmouth in 1994.

“If I play like I did last week and make a few putts and just not put myself out of it the first day, I think I can have a really good shot,” said Sweet. “I don’t feel pressure, but if I get to the last day, I hope to have a lot of support, especially from Maine.”

Jeff Hedden of Connecticut won the tourney last year at Metacomet C.C. in East Providence, Rhode Island. Richy Werenski of Massachusetts was second, six strokes back.

Nobody from Maine made it to the last day. Augusta’s Ryan Gay was the top finisher, shooting 79 and 68 in the first two rounds. Rockland’s Ricky Jones shot a 78 in the first round but withdrew.

Sweet, Gay and Jones are among the Maine contenders.  Falmouth’s JJ Harris, who finished second last week to Sweet and is an alternate for the U.S. Amateur after tying for second at Sanford on Monday, is also a Maine hopeful, as is  John Hayes IV of Prouts Neck. He finished fifth overall last week.

Among some of the area golfers teeing off Tuesday are Fox Ridge’s Craig Chapman and Andrew Slattery, and Martindale’s Brian Bilodeau.

Though Sweet has moved on from last week’s success, he’s still trying to carry a little momentum into this week. He’s been playing well and hopes that can continue.

“I’m going to take that piece out,” said Sweet. “I know I’m hitting the ball well and can carry that into (Tuesday) and then Wednesday and Thursday. If I do, I have a pretty good shot at this.”

Though the competition will be stiffer with New England’s best challenging him, he’s focused solely on his own game and hoping to hit the fairways with regularity.

“I don’t think I need to up my game,” he said. “I just need to play the way I’ve been playing. I’m one of these guys that isn’t looking at other people. I’m just going to play my course and play for my score.”

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