Bangor Municipal Golf Course celebrates sixty years of play
WRITTEN BY LARRY MAHONEY, BDN STAFF WRITER When Peter Baldacci was 10 years old, his father Bob used to drop him and brothers John and Rob off at the Bangor Municipal Golf Course on his way to work. “For us, it was a great playground. We…
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Golf tips for beginners
COURTESY OF METRO CREATIVE Golf courses are serene settings that allow people to enjoy the great outdoors while simultaneously engaging in the thrill of competition. Those factors undoubtedly motivate people to hit the links and play a round of golf, which remains a wildly popular sport.…
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How to get kids interested in golf
COURTESY OF METRO CREATIVE Modern children face no shortage of things to do, and many kids are involved in competitive sports. Data from the U.S. Census Bureau indicates that the proportion of boys and girls playing on sports teams increased between 1998 and 2020. The lasting…
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Three notable health benefits of a round of golf
COURTESY OF METRO CREATIVE Playing a round of golf is a great way to spend a morning, afternoon or early evening. That’s particularly true when the weather is warm and a golf course is soaked in sunshine and cooled down by warm breezes whistling through the…
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The craze for Masters gnomes is growing – little golf-centric statue is now a coveted collector item
STEVE REED / ASSOCIATED PRESS Gnomes, those quirky statues that people put in their gardens, are flying off the shelves at Augusta National. The Masters golf-centric gnomes have been selling out within a couple of hours each morning after the tournament gift shop opens. Patrons are…
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Analysis: does golf need a dominant player? That depends on who it is
DOUG FERGUSON / ASSOCIATED PRESS GOLF WRITER Golf after the peak years of Tiger Woods is just like it was before that “Hello, world” moment when he arrived. There was no shortage of talent or even rivalries. No dominant figure, either. Nick Faldo and Greg Norman…
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