Gervais second in Class C state individual meet

    On Saturday, the state individual golf championship was held on the Arrowhead Course, par 72, at Natanis Golf Course in Vassalboro.
     “The course was soggy with more than two inches of rain falling the day before,” said Houlton coach Marty Gervais. “That made for plugged balls and fat shots a common sight throughout the day.”
    Gervais also noted that the temperature was in the 50s, with 30 mile an hour winds.
    “It was a mental round of who wanted it most,” he added.
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TOP FINISHERS — The state individual golf championship was held on the Arrowhead Course at Natanis Golf Course in Vassalboro last Saturday. Finishing first in Class C was Madison’s Seth Sweet and runner-up was Houlton’s Ian Gervais.
    Houlton’s Ian Gervais finished second in Class C with a 75, just two strokes behind Madison’s Seth Sweet.
    “Ian started with back-to-back bogies on his starting holes, but then settled in playing the next 16 holes one over par,” said Gervais, Ian’s father and coach. “Ian had a one-shot lead with two holes to play, but Seth Sweet finished strong with a birdie on the last hole. Ian’s last hole was the par 3 10th hole. He hit the green, but spun his ball back and it rolled down an embankment. He was unable to get up and down from there and had to settle for a bogey.”
    According to Gervais, his son said, “With a break or two throughout the day, I could have shot par golf.”
    “Seth is a good friend, a great golfer and a true competitor,” said Gervais. “I give him a lot of credit.” 
    The results of Class C are as follows: Jordan Jones, Wiscasset, 75; David Dubois, Southern Aroostook, 78; Sam Grindle, Deer Isle-Stonington, 80; Joe Bryant, St. Dominic, 82; A.J. Harris, Lee, 83; Zach Deblois, St. Dominic, 84; Tyler Foster, Winthrop, 84; Isaac Reed, St. Dominic, 84.
    Also, Anthony Fagone, St. Dominic, 85; Kaine Kingsbury, Central Aroostook, 85; Tim Millett, NYA, 85; Dan MacKenzie, Stearns, 86; Danny Nadeau, St. Dominic, 86; Dylan Rodrigue, St. Dominic, 86; Brody Libby, Penobscot Valley, 87; Jasper Adam, George Stevens, 88; Gaige Flewelling, Houlton, 88; Cody Rodrigue, St. Dominic, 88; D’Mitri Monroe, Jonesport-Beals, 89; Scott Reynolds, Machias, 89; Nick Chase, Houlton, 90 and Logan Shaffer, Houlton, 91.
    Also, Thomas Beal, Jonesport-Beals, 92; Alex Chasse, Fort Kent, 92; Jake Landry, NYA, 92; George Billing, Greenville, 93; Connor Morey, Deer Isle-Stonington, 94; Justin Conant, Dirigo, 95; Brandon Robinson, Katahdin, 95; Marshall Foster, Penobscot Valley, 96; Kyle Peterson, Telstar, 99; Evan Worster, Forest Hills, 102; Brandon Clark, Fort Fairfield, 105; Sean Curtis, Old Orchard, 105; Kevin Stafford, Greenville, 106 and Daren DeCelles, Rangeley, 117.
    Gervais will join Maine’s three other top golfers at the New England Regional Championship held at Brentwood Country Club in Keene, N.H. next June.