Nick Glicos has agreed to buy out partner Jim Day. The pair have owned the Auburn country club since 2009.
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Return home has been a success for Doucette
Randy Doucette is back home and business has never been busier for the former Marriott Golf Academy club fitter. After 21 years working at the Marriott Golf Academy in Orlando, Florida, where during his time as a master club fitter he fitted clubs for amateurs, celebrities and professionals. He moved back to Greene in November […]
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Leaving for prep school, Robert takes his final shot at the state's best junior golfers in 2018
Alex Robert, who played hockey and golf at Lewiston High School, is competing in the Maine Junior Amateur championship at Brunswick Golf Club this week. (Sun Journal file photo) For most of the competitors, this week’s Maine Junior Amateur is a prelude to the the upcoming high school golf season that begins at the end […]
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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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Golf courses getting ready to teach junior players
Elsie Cloutier, 6, gets some advice from counselor Valerie Doucette during the Apple Valley Golf Course junior golf program in Lewiston last summer. (Sun Journal file photo) School’s out, and golf courses across the region are about to start junior golf camps and clinics as to help grow the game. Oakdale Country Club of Mexico […]
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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 […]
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Auburn Citizen of the Year: Allyson Casares
Allyson Casares, center, is surprised by a waiting crowd at Martindale Country Club as she walks into the banquet room Thursday night where she was named Auburn Citizen of the Year. Flanking her are her children and husband, from left, Andrew, Peter and Olivia. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) AUBURN — Design a model citizen and you […]
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Bates and Martindale ready to host the Maine State Championships
Bates golfers playing a round at Martindale in 2016. Martindale is hosting the Maine State Championships next weekend. Next weekend Martindale Country Club is hosting men’s and women’s college golfers from across the state at the Maine State Championships. The tourney will be the third of the season for Bates College, whose home course is Martindale. […]
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Randy Doucette, master club fitter, ready for Maine return
Randy Doucette is bringing his club-building expertise home. The Auburn native is planning on coming back to the Lewiston/Auburn area next spring after spending the past 20 years working at the Marriott Golf Academy in Orlando, Florida, where he’s worked as their master club fitter, crafting clubs for amateurs, celebrities and PGA Tour pros. He […]
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Maine Women's Amateur: Creech strong-arms Plourde with short game for third title
AUBURN — No two golf tournament victories are the same. The result of this year’s Maine Women’s Amateur Championship was the same as last year, with Staci Creech beating out Bailey Plourde, but how it happened was different. There was no meltdown for Plourde. There were no birdies either. Creech happily putted for pars, Plourde […]