Cole Anderson plays during the Maine Amateur Championship on Tuesday at the Belgrade Lakes Golf Club. He finished with 5-under 66 to grab the first round lead. (Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal Photo) BELGRADE — Cole Anderson is going some places, and he’s already been some places, but the Maine Amateur Championship still ranks high among the […]
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Martindale foursome hopes team success at Belgrade Lakes translates individually
Martindale members, left to right, Joe Baker, Jace Pearson, Craig Chapman and Andrew Slattery won the MSGA Club Team Championship at Belgrade Lakes in May. (Submitted Photo) Just like Pebble Beach will do in 2019 by holding two tournaments — the regular PGA Tour stop in February and the US Open in June — Belgrade Lakes […]
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Maine Amateur: Wyman shoots to the top, leads Alvarez after second round
BRUNSWICK — It takes completing 54 holes to win the Maine Amateur Golf Championship. Jack Wyman put himself in position to earn that win with 18 holes still to play, thanks in part to how he did in an eight-hole stretch. Wyman, who was tied for second at 3-under after the first round, shot a […]
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Maine Amateur: Plummer's legend continues with fun, quality round
Mark Plummer tees off on the 18th hole at the 2017 Maine Amateur Golf Championships at Brunswick Golf Club on Tuesday morning. There’s something fascinating about local sports legends. Maybe it’s because there is the sense that, in a way, it’s more legitimate than a national star. Or maybe more pure is a better way […]
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Maine Amateur: Grindle leads locals Kannegieser, Baker, two others after first round
Joe Baker tees off at the 17th hole on Tuesday morning on the first day of the 2017 Maine Amateur Championships at Brunswick Golf Club. BRUNSWICK — Low scores were hard to come by during the first round of the 98th Maine Amateur Golf Championship on Tuesday at Brunswick Golf Club. And the golfers who […]
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Par for the Course: Baker, Doran team up to win four-ball event
Martindale’s Joe Baker studies his putt on the ninth green during the second round of last year’s Maine Amateur Golf Championship. People who know Joe Baker think he probably prefers being in a lake fishing boat or on a ski mobile over playing golf. He is that kind of native Mainer. Baker teamed June 17-18 […]
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Maine Amateur: Matt Hutchins topples Ricky Jones, Joe Baker for title
YORK — Second-round leader Ricky Jones and first-round leader Joe Baker found themselves laughing together midway through the third and final round of the 97th Maine Amateur Golf Championship on Thursday. They knew that there was nothing they could do — first-time event participant Matt Hutchins was on a roll, and wasn’t going to stop. […]