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| Emily Jose chips a ball onto the green on hole No. 8 at Caribou Country Club during her round on Sunday. |
by Kevin Sjoberg
Sports Reporter
CARIBOU – Emily Jose of Caribou and Randy Hebert of Raleigh, N.C. were able to successfully defend their titles in relatively easy fashion at the Cary Classic Benefit Golf Tournament, held Saturday and Sunday at Caribou Country Club. A field of 76 golfers participated in this year’s event.
Jose managed a 10-stroke win in the ladies division, with Lupita Albert of Fort Kent her closest competitor. Jose, who now has won three of the last four Cary Classic titles, shot a personal-best 36 for her first nine holes Saturday to take control of the tourney early.
“That really took the pressure off,” said the 29-year-old Jose. “I had a good group that I was very relaxed with and I just played very consistent.”
She ended up with an 81 for 18 holes Saturday and followed that up with an 82 on Sunday to ease to the victory.
“I didn’t play spectacular on Sunday, but it was more of a steady round,” she said, noting that she didn’t have any double-bogeys and played “evenly all the way through.”
“The course was in great shape,” Jose said of her play throughout the weekend. “My short irons were good, especially on Saturday, and I had a lot of greens in regulation. The greens putted well and that helped a lot.”
The 42-year-old Hebert, who graduated from Caribou High School in 1988 and served as CCC’s manager in 1992 and 1993 before relocating to the Carolinas, also had a comfortable win on the men’s side. He collected a six-stroke margin of victory over runner-up Phil Pelletier of Presque Isle, another former Cary tourney champion.
Hebert shot an even-par 72 on Saturday and called the course “perfect.” He said he got into trouble only one time, but was able to save with a bogey.
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| Randy Hebert does some preparation prior to a putt attempt on the ninth hole at Caribou Country Club during play Sunday afternoon. |
He ended up with a 78 the following afternoon, although that total also felt like par to him and the others in the field.
“I thought play was very difficult on Sunday with the high winds,” Hebert said. “Myself and maybe one or two others broke 80.”
Hebert, who worked in golf for approximately 15 years before becoming a financial advisor, regained his amateur status from the United States Golf Association in 2010, which made him eligible to play in the Cary Classic at that time. He finished third that year before winning the last two tournament titles.
“I played in this tourney growing up in the 1980s and I love coming back here,” said Hebert, whose parents own a camp on Madawaska Lake. “[Club professional] Jeff Jose is a great friend and a mentor … he was the club pro when I was learning how to play and now he comes down to visit me in the winter and we play.”
Hebert promised to come back to Caribou in July 2013 to defend his championship. “I always feel right at home in this tourney,” he said. “I wouldn’t miss it.”
Complete results, including the top-four gross and net finishers in all the divisions, are as follows:
Ladies Div. I: first gross, Jose, 163; second, Albert, 173; third, Vi Kemp, 186; fourth, Ursula Johnston, 200. First net, Judy Dombroski, 148; second, Bern Michaud, 151; third, Julie Zeiss, 161.
Ladies Div. II: first gross, Jessie Thompson, 186; second, Angela Hebert, 195; third, Shirley Coxe, 208. First net, Jillian Flynn, 139; second, Janice Beaulieu, 141; third, Kris Doody, 165.
Men’s Div. I: first gross, Hebert, 150; second, Pelletier, 156; third, Steve Clark, 160; fourth, Robbie Watson, 162. First net, Travis Beaulieu, 144; second, Curt Anderson, 145; third, Jamie Wyman, 147; fourth, Erik Anderson, 151.
Men’s Div. II: first gross, Adam Flynn, 162; second, Bruce Fitzpatrick, 164; third, Ellis Pelletier, 164; fourth, Carl Flynn, 171. First net, Ben Wyman, 144; second, Bob Zeiss, 144; third, Floyd Dickinson, 149; fourth, Shawn Anderson, 152.
Men’s Div. III: first gross, Terry Hopkins, 172; second, Mike Green, 180; third, Jarrett McLaughlin, 181; fourth, Bryan Forbes, 181. First net, Pat Thompson, 139; second, Mike Boone, 147; third, Rod Nason, 150; fourth, Dave Wilcox, 150.
Men’s Div. IV: first gross, Brian Jones, 190; second, Roger Anderson, 193; third, Graden Ouellette, 196; fourth, Matt Bouchard, 203. First net, Peter Coffey, 142; second, Keith Ireland, 148; third, Jim Jones, 152; fourth, Jay Jackson, 154.
Winning closest to the pin competitions were Johnston on the ladies’ side at 54 feet and Galen Dickinson for the men at 2 feet, 4 inches.
The longest drive champions were Albert and Cole DeMerchant.
Proceeds from the 29th annual tournament, presented by Time Warner Cable and the Jefferson Cary Foundation, benefited the new Women’s Imaging Center at Cary Medical Center.
