PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — Jamie Leavitt defeated Robbie Watson by one stroke to win the 48th Coca-Cola Spudland Open golf tournament, which was played over the weekend at Presque Isle Country Club.
Bobby Russell of Fort Fairfield blasts a ball out of a sand trap on hole No. 2 at Presque Isle Country Club during the opening round of Spudland Open golf tournament Saturday.
(Staff photo/Kevin Sjoberg)
Leavitt, who plays out of Hillcrest Golf Club in Millinocket, ended up with a 143 (69 on Saturday and 74 on Sunday) for the tournament to defeat Watson, a June graduate of Fort Fairfield High School and a member of Aroostook Valley Country Club. Watson had Sunday’s low round of 69 to creep back into contention after shooting a 75 on the first day.
Ralph Michaud of Presque Isle carded a 150 to earn his third consecutive Joseph J. Freeman Award with the lowest gross score for a PICC member.
Overall low net honors went to Ron McAtee of Presque Isle with a 130.
A total of 218 golfers participated, a number tournament director and PICC club professional Barry Madore said is the second most since he has headed the tournament, a period that spans 23 years. Last year’s field had a record 222 golfers.
“The weather was not the most desirable, with off and on rain all weekend and chilly temperatures Sunday,” Madore said, “but we never had to stop play and things went smoothly. The course was in utterly beautiful condition and the players had a good time.”
The top eight for gross and net in the four divisions of play are as follows:
A Division gross: first, Watson, 144; second, Lance Bernier, 147; third, Kyle Alexander, 148; fourth, Steve Hansen, 148; fifth, Michaud, 150; sixth, Matthew Madore, 151; seventh, John Marchese, 152; and eighth, Adam Fournier, 154.
Net: first, Porter Gervais, 138; second, Rick Collins, 141; third, Ian Gervais, 141; fourth, Mike Vanadestine, 142; fifth, Steve Gagnon,142; sixth, Nathan Straetz, 143; seventh, Travis Dyer, 144; and eighth, Adam Duplisea, 144.
B Division gross: first, Ryan Dee, 151; second, Erik Dill, 158; third, Gary Hughes, 159; fourth, Mike Weston, 159; fifth, Bobby Russell, 162; sixth, Cameron Clark, 162; seventh, Ryan Graves, 164; and eighth, Mark Altvater, 165.
Net: first, Wyatt Foster, 137; second, Tim Black, 142; third, Benjie Blake, 142; fourth, Steve Carmichael, 144; fifth, Jordan Hallett, 144; sixth, Ryan Umphrey, 145; seventh, John Johnson, 145; and eighth, Steve Gallant, 146.
Jon Humphrey of Presque Isle attempts a putt during Saturday’s round of the Spudland Open, held at Presque Isle Country Club.
(Staff photo/Kevin Sjoberg)
C Division gross: first, Adam Kingsbury, 160; second, Earl Smith, 170; third, Gary Powers, 172; fourth, Carter LaPointe, 174; fifth, Mike Thibodeau, 174; sixth, John Daisey, 174; seventh, Richard Danforth, 175; and eighth, Tyler St. Pierre, 175.
Net: first, Jim McInnis 137; second, Heath Comeau, 142; third, Marty Bouchard, 144; fourth, Kevin Gregory, 146; fifth, Keenan Eaton, 146; sixth, Michael Eaton, 147; seventh, Cameron Anderson, 149; and eighth, Dillon Kingsbury, 150.
D Division gross: first, Reid McGlinn, 167; second, Carroll Dubois, 181; third, Chris Morin, 183; fourth, Greg Hallett, 184; fifth, Bob Wilks, 185; sixth, Shawn Jones, 186; seventh, Dave McNally, 187; and eighth, Jeremy Gifford, 187.
Net: first, Glen Mahan, 140; second, Archie Curry, 141; third, Reginald Theriault, 143; fourth, Marty Gervais, 144; fifth, Mark Glidden, 145 ; sixth, Erik Parerchanian, 148; seventh, Richard Sirois, 150; and eighth, Charles LeFebvre, 151.
Senior flight, gross: first, Dan Hotham, 152; second, Jerry Glidden, 164; third, Ernie Hein, 164; and fourth, Victor Jipson, 165.
Senior flight, net: first, Harry Orser, 142; second, John Rogers, 147; third, Mark Pierce, 148; and fourth, Randy Irish, 149.
Saturday closest to pin: No. 4, Straetz, 6 inches; No. 8, Gagnon, 4-6; No. 16, Fournier, 4-10; and No. 17, St. Pierre, 6-0. Saturday longest drive: Hansen
Sunday closest to pin: No. 4, Tony Reynolds, 4-1; No. 8, Tom Carter, 2-0; No. 16, Rick Bouchard, 3-4; and No. 17, Straetz, 1-1. Sunday longest drive: McGlinn.
Driving contest: open division, first, Hansen, 301 yards; second, Leavitt, 297; and third, Colby Snell, 287; senior division, first, Bouchard, 281; second, Tom Towle, 271; and third, Randy Harris, 269.
