You have to hand it to the folks at the Maine State Golf Association. When the group’s 103rd State Amateur gets underway Tuesday at Webhannet Golf Club in Kennbunkport, there’s a nice touch in each of the first tee times off holes 1 and 10, courtesy of tournament officials. Defending champion Caleb … [Read more...]
From Jared Nelson to Matt Parziale, how New Englanders have fared recently
Something about playing golf for the University of Connecticut bodes well should you want to compete for a state amateur title somewhere in New England. The reigning Maine State Amateur champ, Caleb Manuel, has had two stellar seasons playing for the Huskies and now Jared Nelson has joined the club, … [Read more...]
Will Dickson hopes he finally has his golf game going right
Never would Will Dickson tell you that his has been a conventional road. But he would offer that his recent play puts him back on a path that he always envisioned for himself. Still savoring his victory in the GPro Tour Championship that was worth $10,000, the one-time junior golf standout from … [Read more...]
Sue Curtin heads New England contingent to R&A Senior Amateur Championships
While fireworks, barbecues, and beach time were standard fare for most of us New Englanders over the long Fourth of July weekend, for a half-dozen Mass Golf competitors the order of business called for international travel, fighting jet lag, and prepping for pure links golf of the most flavorful … [Read more...]
How Michael Thorbjornsen and other New Englanders fared this week
Deadlocked through three sessions of team play, 18-18, the Palmer Cup in Geneva, Switzerland, seemed destined for a memorable final day of 24 singles matches. It was, though not for reasons imagined. Instead of a competition coming down to the final matches, the International Team dominated singles … [Read more...]
Notes: Cole Anderson’s strong golfing is drawing attention to Maine
You’d be hard-pressed to find a showcase of New England amateur golf talent quite like what took place this past weekend. Not that you expected Michael Thorbjornsen of Wellesley. Mass., to threaten to win but seeing him in contention at the Travelers Championship on the PGA Tour perhaps was not a … [Read more...]