Two straight days of oppressive heat greeted golfers at last week’s TD Banknorth Portland Open golf tournament at Portland’s Riverside Municipal Golf Course. Some fared better than others in rounds one and two of the annual New England PGA event that attracts both professionals and amateurs.

Jim Renner of Attleboro, Mass., emerged from those high temperatures just one shot back entering last Friday’s final round of the three-day competition. He made up that one shot and then some over the last 18 holes of play, firing an impressive 63 for a three-stroke win and the top prize of $8,000.

Renner’s 54-hole total of 197 (-16) was two shots better than Justin Goodhue (West Palm Beach, Fla.) and four shots better than Eric Egloff (Bethesda, Md.). The top Maine professional was Jeff Seavey of Warren who finished tied for fifth at -10.

Westbrook resident and Gorham Country Club professional Mark Fogg played in last week’s annual event. He made just one birdie in the opening round on Wednesday, June 27, and finished with a 76. He came back one day later and played much better making five birdies en route to a 2-under second round score of 69. But his two-day total of 145 was two shots shy of making the final round cut of one over par.

Gorham amateur David Gushee played well enough in the first two rounds of last week’s event to finish in the top 12 among the non-professionals in the field. That effort meant he played in Friday’s final round where he ended his three-day stint with at 221 (+8 for the tourney).

Gushee opened the tournament with a 75 despite a pair of double bogeys on the front nine. He was only one over par in round two without a double bogey in sight and he concluded his solid play with a 74 on Friday.

Gorham resident and Portland Country Club professional John Boswell also participated in last week’s Portland Open. Boswell battled but was unable to make birdies and he finished day one with a score of 80. He followed that up with an 86 in round two.