Karl Lindholm: Golf musings 2020: A good walk spoiled?

I was hoping to get my pals together for one last round of golf before we shut it down for the winter. Monday night last week, Election Eve, was cold with snow on the way, and, sure enough, the next morning, we were greeted with three inches of heavy snow. I felt some slim hope as warm weather was predicted for the weekend. I checked the tee times page at the website of our local course (Ralph Myhre) and found no times listed for Saturday and Sunday. I figured the course must have closed for the year on Nov … (read more)

Ostberg, O’Keefe prevail in Myhre tourney

MIDDLEBURY — Christian Ostberg and Marilyn O’Keefe won in the championship flights of the 2020 Ralph Myhre Golf Course Match Play Championship. The tournament was contested in mid-August and results were reported this week. Ostberg defeated Hogan Beazley … (read more)

Golfers take part in Myhre’s weekly matches

MIDDLEBURY — With cooperative weather, Ralph Myhre Golf Course’s regular weekly outings for its members were still going strong last week.  In the Wednesday Scramble on Sept. 23 the team of Bert Phinney, Ric Wheeler, Josh Newton and Dale White prevailed.  … (read more)

Ralph Myhre hosts weekly competition

MIDDLEBURY — Regular weekly friendly competition is still going strong at Ralph Myhre Golf Course as the weather cools down.  In the Sept. 16 Wednesday Scramble the foursome of Bert Phinney, Ric Wheeler, Josh Newton and Dale White prevailed.  On Sept. 17, … (read more)

Ralph Myhre golfers compete locally and away

MIDDLEBURY — Ralph Myhre Golf Course members had a good day on Sept. 8 at a Vermont Women’s Golf Association tournament at the Burlington Country Club.  Sue Dula was First Place Net winner in Flight Three, and also in that same flight Eva Mastalos and Eil … (read more)

Ralph Myhre hosts a full slate

MIDDLEBURY — Cooperative weather allowed Ralph Myhre Golf Course to host its full slate of regular weekly outings last week.  In the Wednesday Scramble on Sept. 2, the foursome of Bert Phinney, Ric Wheeler, Mike Adams and Dale White prevailed, with the te … (read more)

Ralph Myhre hosts Vermont women’s tourney

MIDDLEBURY — Ralph Myhre Golf Course this past weekend hosted the annual Mid-Amateur Vermont Women’s Golf Association Tournament for competitors 30 and older.  Rebecca Montgelas of Ekwanok Country Club fired a two-round total of 161 to prevail, holding on … (read more)

Ostberg, Ritter earn Ralph Myhre titles

MIDDLEBURY — Christian Ostberg and Katie Ritter won the men’s and women’s club titles this past weekend at Ralph Myhre Golf Course. Ostberg breezed to a win by shooting 140 over the two days, with Dale White and Kirk Goodman tying for second at 159.  Ritt … (read more)

Myhre’s golfers continue with wins

MIDDLEBURY — In regular weekly competitions at the Ralph Myhre Golf Course in Middlebury last week, the team of Jesse Wing, Wade Provencher, Ben Andrews and Dave Andrews tied for first place with the quartet of Bert Phinney, Ric Wheeler, Josh Newton and D … (read more)

Ralph Myhre golfers excel on state stage

MIDDLEBURY — Ralph Myhre Golf Course members were busy in statewide competitions last week, including at a Vermont Junior Stroke Play tournament held on their home course on July 31.  In that event two golfers with the Middlebury club earned second-place … (read more)

Tenny, Merrill win Ralph Myhre tourney

MIDDLEBURY — The duo of Luther Tenny and Steve Merrill prevailed in the top flight of Ralph Myhre Golf Course’s annual Dud Phinney Member-Guest Tournament, which was played July 24-26.  Tenny and Merrill edged out the second-place team of Nick Bingaman an … (read more)

Golfer Lucas Politano claims first place

MIDDLEBURY — Ralph Myhre Golf Course’s Lucas Politano was back to his winning ways in the Junior New England PGA event on July 15 at the Vermont National Country Club. Politano claimed first place in the Boys 12-13 division at the South Burlington course. … (read more)

Ralph Myhre holds women’s tourney

MIDDLEBURY — The pairs of Jojo Valente and Kristen Shaeffer and Harriet Murray and Sue Dula were the winners at the 38th annual Ralph Myhre Golf Course’s Women’s Invitational, played on July 11. Valente and Shaeffer were the First Place Gross victors, fol … (read more)

Ralph Myhre still open for golfers

MIDDLEBURY — In the next-to-last Bill Davidson Thursday Men’s Golf competition of 2019 at Ralph Myhre Golf Course, on Oct. 14, the team of Steve Maier, John Myhre, Mike Davis and Neil Mackey prevailed. Finishing second was the foursome of Matt Biette, Eri … (read more)

Ralph Myhre hosts tourneys in busy week

MIDDLEBURY — The team of Ashley Cadwell, Cathy Sessions, Dick Crumb and Jon Sessions capped a busy five-day stretch at Ralph Myhre Golf Course by winning a Sunday tournament held to benefit the Otter Valley Union High School softball program. That foursom … (read more)

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