Michaud wins in golf playoff
PI resident wins tourney
CARIBOU, Maine — Ralph Michaud of Presque Isle needed a one-hole playoff to beat Randy Hebert of Murrells Inlet, S.C., for the men’s overall title in a rain-shortened edition of the Cary Classic Benefit Golf Tournament.
Betty Deveau of Caribou took the women’s title for the second year in a row, holding off a rallying Emily Jose, while Hunter Flynn of Presque Isle repeated as the junior champion.
Due to Sunday’s rain, the tourney was abbreviated to 27 holes from the normal 36.
Following Sunday’s round, Michaud hopped in a car and made the trip to the other end of the state after having qualified for the Maine Amateur Open on June 24 at Penobscot Valley Country Club in Orono. He shot a three-over-par 75 in that tourney for the low round of the day. The Maine Amateur is being played this week at York Country Club and Michaud has now qualified for the tourney in each of the last three years.
The tournament featured 69 golfers and awarded more than $8,000 in prizes. The overall men’s and women’s champions received $500 Visa gift cards. Jeff Jose, the Caribou Country Club pro who is responsible for tournament play, said that the quality of prizes has always helped to bring out some great talent.
“This tournament has developed a tradition for great prizes”, said Jose who is a former
tournament champion. “Some of our golfers have played the event nearly every year and it is great to see the familiar faces return to the Classic every year. We have had some exciting play, and once again this year it took a playoff to determine the men’s tournament champion.”
The top three gross and net winners in each division were as follows: Div. I men’s, first gross, Michaud; second gross, Erik Anderson; third gross, Steve Gagnon; first net, Hebert; second net, Porter Gervais; and third net, Tim Gagnon.
Div. I ladies, first gross, Deveau; second gross, Jane Huchholzer; third gross, Vi Kemp; first net, Emily Jose; second net, Jessie Thompson; and third net, Judy Dombroski.
Div. II men’s, first gross, Brent Hatchard; second gross, Dennis Sergent; third gross, Mike Green; first net, Terry Hopkins; second net, Carter Lapointe; and third net, Greg Dickinson.
Div. II ladies, first gross, Janice Beaulieu; second gross, Jennifer Flynn; first net, Kris Doody; and second net, Stephanie Flagg.
Div. III men’s, first gross, Jeff Perley; second gross, Lou Lorenzo; third gross, Dan Cote; first net, Cameron Anderson; second net, Hobie Kemp; and third net, Jim Saucier.
Div. IV men’s, first gross, Sam Robertson; second gross, Graden Ouellette; third gross, Matt Bouchard; first net, Ben McQuade; second net, Peter Coffey; and third net, Jon Langley.
Special award winners included Emily Jose and Tim Gagnon for Saturday’s closest to the pin competition, Vi Kemp and Steve Gagnon for Sunday’s closest to the pin; Kris Doody and Randy Hebert for Saturday’s longest drive competition; and Judy Dombroski and Curt Anderson for Sunday’s longest drive.
