It was a good first year for the Portland chapter of the U.S. Kids Golf Tour. The local tour sent eight players to the U.S. Kids Golf Tour in Pinehurst, North Carolina, including four from Maine, from Aug. 3-5. Maine golfers included Drew Mertzel of Winthrop, who finished tied for 13th in the six-and-under division. […]
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AJGA golf tournament heads to Sugarloaf; Lewiston's Rodrigue one of six Mainers competing
Could a future PGA Championship champion be making his way through Maine this week? Time will tell, but what’s for sure is that some of the top junior golfers in the North America will be making their way up to Carrabassett Valley for the sixth annual American Junior Golf Association’s Coca-Cola Championship at Sugarloaf, which […]
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Junior golf a hit at Apple Valley
Olivia Tapley takes a practice swing as counselor Stephanie Rodrigue looks on during the Apple Valley Golf Course junior golf program on Friday morning in Lewiston. LEWISTON — Friday mornings in the summer at Apple Valley have been busy for Chad Hopkins. The second-year owner of Lewiston’s only golf course has brought back his junior […]
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Par for the Course: Junior golf in Maine in a good place
On two fronts, the state of junior golf in Maine has had an encouraging 2016 season. The Maine State Golf Association’s Junior Tour came to a close Aug 18 with a season finale event at Belgrade Lakes, a day after seven Maine juniors competed in the New England Junior Golf Amateur Invitational at the Cochecho […]
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Par for the Course: Growing the game … the right way
Essentially, the junior golf season in Maine has concluded. Yes, there is a three-day New England Junior Championship being held at Purpoodock this week, but the Maine junior season schedule has been completed. Commenting on that season, First Tee of Maine Executive Director Ron Bibeau thinks that 2015 has been a good year, marked by progress […]
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Minot’s Will Kannegieser prepares for new athletic opportunities
He recognized it would be his last year in that tournament. From there, his last year of high school was to follow. Graduation would then be looming, and his future would truly begin to evolve. “When I won last year, it was good because I knew I was going out the last tournament on a […]
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Maine Junior Amateur Golf: Mazurek seizes early lead
NORTH YARMOUTH — Nick Mazurek knew it would happen eventually. The Rockland native was playing so well Wednesday, he knew mistakes were inevitable. “I was thinking that it’s going to happen eventually, but I just wanted to limit it to just a bogey, like I was on the back,” said Mazurek, a senior at Oceanside […]
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Maine Jr. Amateur Golf: Rodrigue, Bryant are ready for championships
Stephanie Rodrigue may be playing some of the best golf of her life. The Lewiston sophomore has won a number of Maine State Golf Association Junior Tour events this summer, and may be peaking just in time for this week’s Maine Junior Amateur Championship. “It’s been a good summer,” Rodrigue said. “I’ve been playing almost […]