Robert Kennedy Jr. will be at Ocean Gateway on Wednesday while Marianne Williamson will visit the University of Southern Maine and SerenityME on Thursday.
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Par for the Course: MSGA merger the highlight of the 2018 Maine golf season
“Par For The Course” today is completing its sixth season of publication in the Sun Journal. That being the case, it is appropriate to evaluate the 2018 Maine golf season. This has been a landmark year for the Maine State Golf Association, which formally and officially merged Jan. 1 with the Women’s Maine State Golf […]
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Par for the Course: Ricky Jones highlights Hall of Fame class
This year’s Maine Hall of Fame class consists of one of the state’s best-ever amateurs, Maine’s top rules official, a well-known teaching professional, and an all-time great women’s player. They will be inducted Sept. 6 in the banquet room of the Poland Spring Resort Inn. One of the many buildings on the Poland Spring complex […]
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Par for the Course: Odds against Tiger doing Tiger things again
When this writer mentioned during the week that a subject for this week’s golf column was not coming easily, a golf friend replied, “Why don’t you write about the prospects of Tiger Woods winning a PGA Tour event?” The more thought given to it, the more it became clear that this might make interesting reading. […]
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Par for the Course: Exciting month of golf ahead
A sensational month of Maine golf is on the horizon. It starts July 10-12 with the Maine Amateur Championship at Belgrade Lakes, where 55 exempt players along with 77 qualifiers will comprise a field of 132. Belgrade Lakes, once named among the top 100 public courses in the nation, clearly is a special track. This […]
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Par for the Course: Observations of a tricky U.S. Open
For more than a week, golf rules purists have been calling for Phil Mickelson’s head. Others accepted his two-stroke penalty for hitting a ball while it still was moving during the U.S. Open’s third round June 16. Thoughts on this subject from some folks were solicited during the aftermath of a unique 117th U.S. Open. […]
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Par for the Course: Kannegieser on a roll this season
Thus far, the 2018 golf season has been a good one for Kristin Kannegieser of Minot. On June 10, she won the Maine State Golf Association Mixed Championship at Cape Arundel, and a day later she was named to the Women’s Maine Tri-State Team which will compete June 18-20 with teams from Vermont and New […]
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Par for the Course: McFarlane shoots amazing round, but it's not an MSGA record
It could very well be the best Maine State Golf Association tournament score ever shot at the Fairlawn Golf & Country Club, but it is not being considered a record. Reese McFarlane of Purpoodock carded a 29-31—60 June 26 during an MSGA Weekend Tour event at Fairlawn. According to Randy Hodsdon, the MSGA tournament director, […]
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Par for the Course: Lewiston's Rodrigue, St. Dom's Bryant receive MSGA scholarships
Stephanie Rodrigue of Lewiston High and Janelle Bryant of St. Dominic Academy are scholastic golf rivals, but even better friends, which is why they are delighted that the Maine State Golf Association has bestowed college scholarship funds upon them. In the fall, Rodrigue will be attending Mt. Olive, a Division II college in North Carolina, […]
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Par for the Course: New head pro excited for first tournament at Poland Spring
John King has come home in a special and historic manner. The new head professional at Poland Spring was hired in March, after being an award-winning teaching pro in Florida and Alabama for many years. Moving from Florida to director of instruction at Saugahatchee Country Club in Opelika, Alabama, King made his mark with numerous […]