Angis wins State of Maine golf tournament at Sugarloaf

CARRABASSETT VALLEY – Portland’s Tom Angis shot a course-record 69 to win the State of Maine Tournament at Sugarloaf Golf Club Tuesday, finishing the two-round tourney with a two-under par 142.

Bath’s John Hickson finished second at two-over 146 and Bangor’s Randy Hodson third at six-over 150.

Angis and Mike Baker of Bar Harbor were the first-round leaders with one-over par 73s. Baker finished fifth at 152, one stroke behind Portland’s Mo Guttman.

David Brewster of Auburn was the tourney’s top amateur with a 153. Mark Plummer of Manchester finished second at 156 and Ernie Ashton of Portland and Todd Kirn tied for third at 157.

Hickson did have a four-stroke lead after 14 holes, but three-putted for a double bogey on the par-3 15th while Angis made par to close to one stroke.

Angis made par on the par-5 16th after hitting his tee shot in the woods and Hickson bogeyed, dropping two shots back.

Both players parred the 17th and Angis finished with the four-stroke victory when Hickson hit his tee shot into the lateral hazard on No. 18.

AT SUGARLOAF GC State of Maine Tourney Final Results Pro Division

142 – Tim Angis; 146 – John Hickson; 150 – Randy Hodson; 151 – Mo Guttman; 152 – Mike Baker; 153 – Chris McClure; 154 – Brian Schindler, Bob Darling; 155 – Leon Oliver, Dave Grygiel, Mark Fogg; 156 – Bob O’Brien; 157 – Mark L’Heureux; 159 – Chris Angis, Bob Mathews Amateur Division

153 – David Brewster; 156 – Mark Plummer; 157 – Ernie Ashton, Todd Kirn; 161 – Dave Brown, Dale Brown; 163 – Tom Caron; 164 – John Conley; 165 – Burke O’Brien, Laddie Deemer, Don Day; 167 – Kirk Davis, Dick Marshall, Rick Plummer; 168 – Tom Bean