BANGOR – Windham native Shawn Warren won the 42nd Hollywood Slots Greater Bangor Open golf tournament by a stroke Saturday to claim his first victory as a pro. Warren, who now lives most of the year in Tampa, Fla., shot a 3-under-par 66 Saturday at… Read More
BANGOR – Shawn Warren, a Windham native who now plays out of Tampa, Fla., birdied four of the last five holes Friday to grab the lead after the first round of the Hollywood Slots Greater Bangor Open. Warren’s 5-under-par 64 at Bangor Municipal Golf Course… Read More
For only the second time in the 42-year history of the Hollywood Slots Greater Bangor Open golf tournament, it has been shortened to 36 holes. Heavy rain and thunder canceled Thursday’s opening round of the $50,000 GBO at Bangor Municipal Golf Course. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
BANGOR – Eric Egloff of Sandy Springs, Md., posted a 9-under-par 62 Wednesday in the Hollywood Slots Greater Bangor Open golf tournament pro-am at Bangor Municipal Golf Course. The 1995 GBO champ’s round was two strokes better than the rest of the field, but he… Read More
BANGOR – Tovie St. Louis of Royal Palm Beach, Fla., had caddied for her father Dan for a few years before finally playing in her first Hollywood Slots Greater Bangor Open golf tournament in 2006. Then all of a sudden it looked like her summer golf trips to… Read More
What a difference a year makes. Before last year’s 41st Hollywood Slots Greater Bangor Open Golf Tournament, organizers decided it would be the last one because there were too few directors to accomplish the work and a competing event that was expected to draw off… Read More
BANGOR – With no leader boards to let the players – and spectators – know where everyone stood, Rob Oppenheim of Andover, Mass., pushed himself to birdie four of the last six holes Saturday to pull away to victory in the 41st, and final, Greater Bangor Open golf… Read More
BANGOR – Golf pro Paul Dailey remembers trying to recruit PGA Tour “rabbit” Rocky Thompson to play in the 1978 Greater Bangor Open golf tournament. A rabbit was a player who had to earn a spot through Monday qualifying for that week’s PGA Tour event. Read More
BANGOR – “I squandered a chance to separate myself from the field. I brought everybody back in,” said Michael Welch of North Quincy, Mass. Welch shot a 2-over-par 71 Friday at Bangor Municipal Golf Course for a two-day total of 132. He leads by two… Read More
The 41st annual Greater Bangor Open will also be the last. An event that’s become synonymous with Bangor in July will tee off for the last time as a pro golf tournament July 25 due to scheduling conflicts with the North American Pro Golf Tour… Read More
BANGOR – This week’s Greater Bangor Open golf tournament has marked the beginning of a new chapter for Jason Harvey of Bangor. “I thought for myself, it was time to get the experience [of playing in tournaments],” said Harvey. “There are a lot of good… Read More
BANGOR – Mike Baker, the former Greater Bangor Open champion who has worked at a number of clubs in Maine, has now taken a summer job out of state. Not very far out, though. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var… Read More
BANGOR – While most golfers will agree that reading putts well leads to lower scores, Scott Hawley has found that reading about putting has led to lower scores. The pro from Shrewsbury, Mass., shot a 4-under-par 65 at Bangor Municipal Golf Course to tie for… Read More
BANGOR – Tovie St. Louis was asked by her father what she wanted for her 18th birthday. Her reply was, “a golf trip to Maine,” said her father, pro Dan St. Louis. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
BANGOR – Peter Hong, Dennis Libbey and Brent Cross will be in the first group to tee off at 7:09 a.m. today as the pro-am kicks off this week’s activities for the 40th Greater Bangor Open sponsored by Hollywood Slots at Bangor at Bangor Municipal Golf Course. Read More
BANGOR – Hollywood Slots at Bangor is putting its money on the Greater Bangor Open Golf Tournament this year. For the first time in 20 years, the GBO will have a major sponsor. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
BANGOR – The 15th hole Saturday at Bangor Municipal Golf Course was pointed to as the key to Matt Donovan’s victory in the 39th Greater Bangor Open. Donovan, of Pittsfield, Mass., became the first competitor to successfully defend his GBO crown when he shot a… Read More
Egloff surges to tie with Donovan Several contenders for $11,000 as tourney enters final round today
BANGOR – Shortly after Eric Egloff finished his second round of the 39th Greater Bangor Open on Friday, thunder clapped in the air nearby. Egloff, from Sandy Spring, Md., decided it was time to head inside and called to fellow competitors who were on the… Read More
BANGOR – The deaths of Austin Kelly and Joe Floyd this spring have not gone unnoticed during this year’s 39th Greater Bangor Open at Bangor Municipal Golf Course. Kelly was the head pro at Bangor Muni even before it opened in 1964. The GBO began… Read More
BANGOR – George Bradford of Pikesville, Md., mixed aggressiveness off the tee with patience on the greens and pulled out to a one-stroke lead after the first round of the 39th Greater Bangor Open on Thursday. Bradford, playing in the last group, posted a 6-under-par… Read More
BANGOR – Call this threesome the “Businessman’s Special.” You’ve heard of the butcher, the baker, and the candlestick maker? Well, the final group to tee off in Wednesday’s Greater Bangor Open pro-am was the golfer (Matt Eaton), the restaurateur (Paul Baldacci), and the hockey player… Read More
BANGOR – Playing golf professionally is expensive. Traveling by plane sometimes, cars a lot; plus food, motels, and entry fees create a drain on the pocketbook that is helped immeasurably by one thing – winning. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
BANGOR – The idea of the Chrysler Q-school Shootout, a separate skills contest to be held after the Greater Bangor Open is completed today, has understandably met with approval from the pros in the field. The winner of the contest, which involves the top nine… Read More
BANGOR – The wind was whipping so bad at one point Friday afternoon at Bangor Municipal Golf Course that Rick Karbowski had to tuck his pants into his black socks, looking a bit like Payne Stewart, just to make a putt on the 11th green. Read More
BANGOR – William Link IV of Acton, Mass., promised that he would return to defend his title in the $50,000 Greater Bangor Open Golf Tournament this year and he has. With a vengeance. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
BANGOR – “That was the longest [putt] of my life,” said William Link IV of Acton, Mass., of his 8-inch tap-in on the last hole Saturday that secured his victory in the 37th Greater Bangor Open golf tournament. Link’s even-par 69 at Bangor Municipal Golf… Read More
BANGOR – For William Link, a sunny day at Bangor Municipal Golf Course turned into just what the doctor ordered. Link, a 25-year-old pro from Acton, Mass., recorded six 3’s in a row in the middle of Friday’s second round of the 37th Greater Bangor… Read More
BANGOR – Kyle Gallo of Kensington, Conn., feels like his golf game has finally come together, while Billy Downes of Enfield, Conn., and Mike Baker of Bradley think it’s time for a little good luck to come their way. Gallo and Downes, along with Todd… Read More
BANGOR – Ryan Day’s last couple of months have been sort of like the weather for Wednesday’s Greater Bangor Open Pro-Am: a bit stormy early, with clouds clearing late. Day, a Lamoine native who has relocated to West Palm Beach, Fla., tees off in his… Read More
BANGOR – When the final round of the 36th Greater Bangor Open golf tournament began Saturday, an amateur was playing with two pros in the final group – and the amateur had a three-stroke lead on the pair. Many of the pros focused on trying… Read More
BANGOR – For three-quarters of the field in the 36th Greater Bangor Open golf tournament, the $10,000 first prize is the motivating factor. For 15-year-old amateur Jesse Speirs of Bangor, the motivating factor is something a little closer to the heart of many a teen-ager. Read More
BANGOR – As a young amateur golfer, Jesse Speirs, a 15-year-old from Bangor, is still learning how to play the game. Thursday, he used a bit of knowledge he gained recently to surprise the field in the 36th Greater Bangor Open with a 7-under-par 62… Read More
BANGOR – For Jim Salinetti of Lee, Mass., defending champion in the $50,000 Greater Bangor Open golf tournament, this year has been one of change. The first change, to his swing, has been an ongoing process through the year. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
Defending champion Jim Salinetti of South Lee, Mass., reacquaints himself with Bangor Municipal Golf Course today when the 36th Greater Bangor Open golf tournament kicks off with 35 teams participating in the pro-am event. Each foursome matches one pro with players from businesses whose sponsorships… Read More
BANGOR – Jim Salinetti’s run for victory in the $50,000 Greater Bangor Open Golf Tournament became a family affair when his parents, Dick and Judy, arrived Friday from their home in Lee, Mass. “We don’t get to see him play very often,” said Judy Salinetti. Read More
BANGOR – Still on the mend from recent cancer surgery, University of Maine men’s hockey coach Shawn Walsh welcomed the opportunity to play in the 35th Greater Bangor Open pro-am Wednesday. “I have another 30 days of [taking] immunotherapy drugs,” said Walsh. ‘You just have… Read More