MDI golf enjoys strong 2021 season
Although many fall sports were watered down if not outright torpedoed as the pre-vaccine pandemic gripped the country a year ago, golf experienced far less of a blow.
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MDI golf team off to states; Carter named Player of the Year
The Mount Desert Island golf team is headed to the state golf championships.
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Maine Amateur Championship held at Kebo
Hancock County was home to the state’s top golfers last week as one of Maine’s premier tournaments came to a local course.
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Maine amateur golf championship being hosted at Kebo
The Maine State Golf Association is hosting the 102nd Maine Amateur Championship at Kebo Valley Golf Club in Bar Harbor on July 13-15.
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MDNA golf tournament results
MOUNT DESERT—Sponsored by The First National Bank and First Wealth Management, the Mount Desert Nursing Association (MDNA) held its 4th Annual Stethoscope Open Golf Tournament on Saturday, Sept. 12 at the Northeast Harbor Golf Club. Thirty teams competed in a four–person scramble format. This year, due to COVID-19, the normal “shotgun” start was replaced by the use of tee times that started at 8 a.m. and ended at 3 p.m. …
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MPA approves golf, XC, field hockey, soccer; football, volleyball moved to spring
BAR HARBOR — At long last, the verdict is in. High school sports will be offered in Maine this fall after the Maine Principals’ Association received approval from state agencies on a framework for a 2020 season, though not all activities have been cleared to return. Golf, cross-country, field hockey and soccer will be offered with …
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Golf tournament registration open
BAR HARBOR—Registration for the 27th Annual David R. Harding Memorial Golf Tournament is now open. The event will run Sept. 17–23 at Kebo Valley Golf Club in Bar Harbor. Up to 28 teams will compete for top prizes and to raise money for the YWCA of Mount Desert Island. Golfers interested in competing in the tournament can register at barharbor.bank/golf. Registration is $95 per person …
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MSGA announces scholarships
CUMBERLAND – The Maine State Golf Association is pleased to announce the two winners of the Frank Langlois Scholarship. This award gives a one-time grant of $5,000 to one male and one female student who have shown an active interest in golf in Maine. This year’s Frank Langlois Scholarship recipients are Gabrielle James of Bar Harbor and …
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Hancock County golf courses back in business as state begins reopening process
BAR HARBOR — Hancock County golf courses spend every spring at the mercy of the weather. This year, they’ve been at the mercy of a pandemic as well. Whereas social distancing guidelines haven’t stopped Mainers from engaging in many outdoor activities throughout the early spring, golfers have spent much of it unable to do so. …
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Across state, disappointment settles in as Governor’s order halts golf season
By Drew Bonifant Kennebec Journal/Morning Sentinel AUGUSTA — It was a sunny, warm day, so Robert Berube did Monday what he often does on such an afternoon. He grabbed his clubs and hit the links at the Augusta Country Club in Manchester — even as courses across the state were closed April 2 per …
