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 […]
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Women’s Amateur: Staci Creech aiming to keep title at home
There was a lot of distance between Maine Women’s Amateur champion Staci Creech and her next closest competitor last year. There was also plenty of distance between the host course and her hometown. With the Women’s Maine State Golf Association-sanctioned tournament much closer to Creech’s home this year, the defending champion is hoping for similar […]
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Maine Junior Championship: Thompson, Plourde hold strong for titles
Unfortunately for those doing the chasing, the front runners were too strong. First round leaders Logan Thompson, in the 15-17 boys’ division, and Bailey Plourde, in the girls’ division, held onto their leads from Tuesday and both finished off victories at Val Halla Golf Course. “Staying in the lead when you’re in the lead the […]