AUBURN – Friday was a long day at Fox Ridge Golf Club for John Hickson of Topsham, and there was still work to do. “I have to get back and close up the shop,” said the staffer at Dick’s Sporting Goods in Topsham. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
AUBURN – With a summer schedule that includes having played in the U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship and upcoming appearances in the U.S. Amateur and U.S. Mid-Amateur events, one might wonder when he gets any work done. As do many businesspeople, the comptroller of Dragon… Read More
AUBURN – John Hickson of Topsham admitted to being hungry Thursday after his rain-lengthened second round of the 90th Charlie’s Maine Open Golf Championship. Not necessarily for victory, although he’s tied for the lead at 7-under-par 137, but for food. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
AUBURN – Golf is all about ball control, and Maine natives Shawn Warren of Tampa, Fla., and Jeff Seavey of Homosassa, Fla., showed what it means to be able to control the ball during the opening round of the 90th Charlie’s Maine Open Golf Championship on Wednesday. Read More
AUBURN – The first round of the Charlie’s Maine Open at Fox Ridge Golf Club has been postponed to Wednesday due to rain. The tournament remains a 54-hole event with the second round being played on Thursday and the final round on Friday. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
Shawn Warren, a Windham native who now spends nine months a year in Tampa, Fla., showed Monday that he may be the favorite to pick up his second pro golf title in three weeks. Warren won the Maine Open Golf Championship pro-am with a 7-under-par… Read More
AUBURN – When Todd Westfall of Clendenin, W.Va., analyzed his round after winning the 89th Charlie’s Maine Open Golf Championship on Thursday, he gave his putter all the credit. “I think what I discovered this week is that I’m a good pressure putter, and that’s… Read More
AUBURN – A strong Maine presence dominated the leader board of the Maine Open Golf Championship after Wednesday’s second round at Fox Ridge Golf Club. Shawn Warren of Windham, a first-year pro who won this tournament as an amateur in 2004, leads once again after… Read More
AUBURN – Mark Baldwin of Laconia, N.H., has been a golf pro for only about 14 months, so he’s still learning what it takes to survive as he plays state opens, an occasional mini-tour event, and other tournaments. At the moment he is focusing on… Read More
AUBURN – Ricky Jones of Thomaston wasn’t sure how he felt after becoming the second amateur in three years to win the Charlie’s Maine Open Golf Championship on Thursday. “It’s difficult to put in perspective,” said Jones, who became only the fourth person to win… Read More
AUBURN – Mike Baker of Glen, N.H., and Rob Corcoran of Melbourne, Fla., took different paths Tuesday, but they ended up in the same place – tied for the lead after the first round of the 88th Charlie’s Maine Open Golf Championship. Baker, a Hermon… Read More
The 88th Charlie’s Maine Open Golf Championship kicks off today in new surroundings – Fox Ridge Golf Club in Auburn – with no clear favorite among the 111 pro and amateur entries in the field. Last year’s champion, Kirk Hanefeld of Bolton, Mass., is competing… Read More
PORTLAND – Kirk Hanefeld of Bolton, Mass., has an arrangement with the people who run The International Golf Club where he is an assistant pro. “I can play in as many tournaments as I want,” he said. “I haven’t taken advantage of that opportunity as… Read More
PORTLAND – Rob Oppenheim is playing a lot of golf this year and it shows. The 25-year-old pro from Andover, Mass., playing a competitive round for the ninth straight day, shot a 9-under-par 63 Friday at Riverside Municipal Golf Course to take a one-stroke lead… Read More
PORTLAND – For John Hickson, Thursday’s 1-over-par 73 in the opening round of the 87th Maine Open Golf Championship might normally be cause for concern. But the Hampden native, who is now head pro at Sunday River Golf Club in Newry, is just taking it… Read More
Todd Westfall of Clendenin, W.Va., will try again to win the Charlie’s Maine Open Golf Championship, but the man who thwarted his effort last year, Shawn Warren of Windham, will not be there to challenge him again. The 87th Maine Open begins today at Riverside… Read More
PORTLAND – The finale of the 86th Charlie’s Maine Open Golf Championship came down to a battle of the Thundering Herd rather than a thundering herd of golfers when heavy rain reduced Friday’s play to a two-man, four-hole playoff to determine the winner. Shawn Warren… Read More
PORTLAND – Fan support could prove to be a major factor in the outcome of today’s 18-hole finale of the 86th Charlie’s Maine Open Golf Championship. Amateur Shawn Warren of Windham and pro Casey Bourque, a Biddeford native, both will be in the lead group… Read More
PORTLAND – Tom Johnson of East Greenwich, R.I., has been a pro golfer for 14 years, but he was always in awe of the people he was playing with whenever he participated in a tournament. “I’m a self-deprecator,” said the 40-year-old Johnson after Wednesday’s opening… Read More
Kirk Hanefeld, head pro at The International Golf Club in Bolton, Mass., will be in the first group today as he opens defense of his title when the 86th Charlie’s Maine Open Golf Championship gets under way at Riverside Municipal Golf Course in Portland. Hanefeld… Read More
PORTLAND – For three days, 12-year-old Ryan Hanefeld carried his father’s bag around Riverside Municipal Golf Course in the 85th Charlie’s Maine Open. “He caddies at The International. He’s in his second year in the program,” said Kirk Hanefeld, a pro at The International Golf… Read More
PORTLAND – On a day when wind and sun worked hard drying out Riverside Municipal Golf Course, scores for Thursday’s second round of the Charlie’s Maine Open Golf Championship generally went higher than the opening round. Even first-round leader Eric Jorgensen of Grand Ville, Mich.,… Read More
PORTLAND – Eric Jorgensen fired an 8-under-par 64 Wednesday at Riverside Municipal Golf Course to take a one-stroke lead in the first round of the 85th Charlie’s Maine Open Golf Championship. Augusta amateur Jason Gall and Bolton, Mass., pro Kirk Hanefeld are tied at 65. Read More
PORTLAND – When Ryan Ouellette took his first look at a leader board Friday, on the 17th hole, “all I saw was single digits [under par].” Except for the double-digit number next to his name. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
CHARLIE’S MAINE OPEN PORTLAND – Final results of Charlie’s Maine Open played at the par 72 (36-36) Riverside Municipal Golf Course (a- indicates amateur). googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i… Read More
PORTLAND – Sometimes, many golfers will say, it’s better to be lucky than good. Bob Darling Jr. of Lewiston was both on Thursday during the second round of the 84th Charlie’s Maine Open Golf Championship at Riverside Municipal Golf Course. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
PORTLAND – In golf, being a winner means going lower. Or in the case of this year’s 84th Charlie’s Maine Open Golf Championship, it might mean going Lower, as in Josh Lower. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
Eric Egloff of Rockville, Md., established himself as one of the favorites for this year’s Charlie’s Maine Open Golf Championship by shooting a 7-under-par 65 at Riverside Municipal Golf Course during Tuesday’s pro-am. Egloff, winner of the 1995 Greater Bangor Open, was runner-up in the… Read More
FALMOUTH – Eye on the prize. That’s the approach Jim Gilleon of Summerfield, Fla., is taking in his golf career. Doing well in one tournament allows a player the opportunity to compete some more. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var… Read More
CAPE ELIZABETH – Matt Doyle’s idea of what constitutes a good round might be called into question based on his first two rounds of the 83rd Wendy’s Maine Open Golf Championship. Doyle, a 24-year-old pro from West Simsbury, Conn., shot a 2-under-par 69 Thursday at… Read More
FALMOUTH FORESIDE – James Gilleon of Summerfield, Fla., and Matthew Doyle of West Simsbury, Conn., each shot 6-under-par 64 at Portland Country Club Wednesday to share the first-round lead in the 83rd Wendy’s Maine Open Golf Championship. Play continues with 18 holes today at Purpoodock… Read More
Mike Baker of Bradley enters this week’s Wendy’s Maine Open Golf Championship on a high note after his victory last week in the Rhode Island Open. Baker, the assistant pro at Bangor Municipal Golf Course, posted rounds of 68-69-67 for a 204 total and claimed… Read More