CLINTON – For years, people drove by the golf course on Hill Road, gazed longingly at the pristine fairways and sparkling ponds, then found a friend of the Brown family to ask one simple question. “How can we get on for a round?” googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
PITTSFIELD – Sometimes, opportunity knocks, and knocks, and knocks before a person recognizes the potential that lies ahead. That’s not what happened when Mike Dugas headed back to Maine from a New York-and-Florida existence back in 1995 to become one of the owners of J.W. Read More
BUCKSPORT – At some golf courses, every player gets to feel like Tiger Woods, feeding at the trough of driver-and-a-wedge par 4’s. Birdies abound. Scores plummet. The pro tour awaits. Or not. Bucksport Golf Club, owner Wayne Hand proudly admits, is not that kind of… Read More
ORRINGTON – When five partners went into the golf business back in 1998 and started working on their new course, they quickly found out something that led to both the course’s name and its defining characteristic. Included on the farmland off Route 15 was a… Read More
BROOKS – At first blush, the sign that welcomes visitors to Carl Brown’s hillside golf course doesn’t seem to fit the friendly, low-key owner who greets everybody with a kind word and a smile. Country View Golf Club is, according to the sign, “Maine’s Most… Read More
WINTERPORT – Back in 1996, the Wellman family got into the golf business, as Galen and Debbie bought an old farmhouse and set about reclaiming a dormant nine-hole layout in their hometown. The result, Streamside Golf Course, is entering its fourth year of operation, and… Read More
NORTHPORT – Head on down here, hop out of the car, and inhale the crisp, salty air that blows off nearby Penobscot Bay. Stretch out your arms and legs. Say, “Hi,” in the clubhouse that was here long before Northport Golf Club was formed in… Read More
PALMYRA – Palmyra Golf Course (and RV resort … don’t forget about that branch of the corporate tree, whatever you do) is a misunderstood place. Golfers? They sometimes think it’s still a nine-hole course. It isn’t. Hasn’t been since 1991. Campers? They think you have… Read More
FORT FAIRFIELD – You could, if you really wanted, do something pretty neat at Aroostook Valley Country Club. It’s something you could tell your kids about. Something you could regale your golf buddies with. Something you might never, ever get the chance do again. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
SEARSPORT – When she thinks back on it, Hope Whitten admits that one break ended up getting she and husband Bert into the golf business. The break: Her wrist. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner… Read More
CARABASSETT VALLEY – Like a prize fighter with a particular penchant for nose-mashing left hooks, this course can beat you up. It can pummel you with its unyielding, rugged terrain. It can confuse you with its deceptive mountain breezes. It can confound you with its… Read More
EDMUNDSTON, New Brunswick – Wherever Ed Marshall goes in search of a good round of golf – maybe he’ll be out on Prince Edward Island, or over in Fredericton – he knows he’s got an instant conversation-starter. All the Madawaska High School athletic director has… Read More
KINEO TOWNSHIP – Out in the middle of Maine’s most storied lake, on an “island” that isn’t really an island, near a “rock” that’s far more than a rock, Marshall Peterson has a challenge for you. It’s quite simple, really. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
TRENTON – As a good round progresses at Bar Harbor Golf Course – even as you crush drivers down the middle, hit crisp -irons into the speedy greens, and enjoy the distant vistas of Mount Desert Island’s mountains – a nagging feeling can creep into the golfer’s psyche. Read More
CAMPOBELLO ISLAND, New Brunswick – It may be the toughest tee shot you’ll ever take, that first swing at Herring Cove Golf Course. Well, let’s rephrase that. The shot itself isn’t too tough. It’s straight. No visible hazards. You could, one would suppose, whip out… Read More
MARS HILL – When the country club in this small Aroostook County town proudly expanded to 18 holes on May 20, things went pretty smoothly, Dan Hotham figures. The first-year director of golf at Mars Hill Country Club said members were excited to play nine… Read More
ROCKPORT – So, you take the scenic little drive down to the coast. Past the flea markets. Past the lobster pounds. Past the antique shops and trinket-hawkers. You breathe in the fresh salt air. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var… Read More
LINCOLN – In its planning stages, Tom Gardner viewed the project that would become JaTo Highlands Golf Course as little more than a family diversion. “It started out that it was just gonna be a small, little track,” Gardner says with a grin. “A little… Read More
HOLDEN – Bob Sparks is a businessman. It’s important that you know that up front. He’s not one of those guys who got a good nip from the golf bug and decided that taking 48 acres of Holden woodland and carving out a cozy nine-hole… Read More