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Pleat caps off title week with a tribute to Dartmouth golf

There are good weeks. And then really good weeks. But for Nashua Country Club golfer James Pleat, this was a great week. We'd all love to have six days like he just had, right? He dominated the first two days of the 117th New Hampshire State Amateur Golf Championship as medalist. He made his ...

Three cheers for Sheedy as he pushes to State Am final

Cam Sheedy sank a big eagle putt vs. Nashua Country Club's Jack Brown in Friday's New Hampshire State Am quarterfinals at NCC, and waited for the fan reaction. Crickets. He pulled a Patrick Reed and put his hand to his ear. Nada. That, he said, fired him up. “It's one of those things you ...

Through illness, Bill Lochhead perseveres; still hitting course

The 117th New Hampshire State Amateur Golf Championship started out this past week with a blast from the past. But you know what, Bill Lochhead isn’t passing up on the present, either. He was the perfect guy to kick off the tournament with the ceremonial first drive. Lochhead, 84, has ...

All that was missing at NCC was Nance and a TV tower

Jack Brown looked up when he was hitting his tee shot on the 16th hole at Nashua Country Club in the sweltering heat on Thursday afternoon. He saw the carts along the trees. Who says today you can't play sports in front of fans? If you want to know why the NHGA State Amateur Championship is ...

As the State Am moves on, let’s not forget about the champ

They say never underestimate the heart of a champion. Or his golf game. Of course, we added the latter in honor of Passaconaway's John DeVito, a Nashua native who now hails in Methuen, Mass. In other words, as we begin the Round of 32 in the 117th NHGA State Amateur Championship this ...

His game and life now in order, Gillis ready to shine

Could this be the time to shine for Brandon Gillis? It would be fun to see beginning today as we enter into the round of 64 match play in the 117th New Hampshire State Amateur Championship, wouldn't it? It would be fun for Gillis, too. He finished Tuesday with three birdies in his final five ...