Memorable contests were plentiful last week.
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Falmouth prepares for pro golf tour
The PGA’s Korn Ferry Tour will include a stops at the Falmouth Country Club for the next five years.
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Rain alters Maine Women’s Amateur golf tourney
Heavy overnight rain forces the second round to be canceled, reducing the championship to a two-day event.
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Maine Women’s Amateur: Langevin holds one-shot lead through first round
Carrie Langevin, who plays out of both Portland and Augusta, shoots 17 pars in the first round of the Maine Women’s Amateur to take a one-stroke lead.
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Defending champ’s absence leaves Maine Women’s Amateur wide open
With defending champ Bailey Plourde not in the field, there’s a large group of young golfers ready to take the title, including last year’s runner-up, Jordan Laplume.
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Rogers Memorial Golf Tournament hits half million dollar mark
The 20 year old tournament reached the $500,000 mark in money raised for the Maine Children’s Cancer Program.
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Auburn golf course closing
Under new ownership for the past two years, the Prospect Hill Golf Course decided not to open in April.
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Tiger’s Masters victory is a $22 million win for Nike
Woods’ victory on Sunday by one stroke is also a win for his sponsors.
Posted inGolf, Sports, Varsity Maine
Maine’s high school golf rosters show that the sport is no longer a boys’ club
Girls have doubled their ranks in the state since 2002 while their counterparts have dropped 27 percent, mirroring a national trend.