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Hayes Earns USGA Mid-Amateur Bid [SCORES]
Portland golfer John Hayes topped the field with a 1-under par 71 at the USGA Mid-Amateur qualifier in Massachusetts today and that earns Hayes a spot in the national Mid-Amateur Tournament in Atlanta in October.
Hayes began the Maine tournament golf season with a win at the Downeast Metro Tourney at Bangor Muni in early June.
67 golfers compete for just four spots in the USGA Mid-Am field in October.
Three-time Maine Amateur champ, Ricky Jones from Thomaston, did not qualify. He shot a +6 and tied for 26th place.
The Mid-Amateur Tournament is for players at least 25-years-old.
NOTE: Earlier this month, Bangor golfer Staci Creech earned a spot in the USGA Women's Mid-Amateur Tournament in October. That tounament will be played in Florida. It is the second straight year Creech has qualfied for the national event.
Check out the full scoreboard from today's qualifier by clicking here...
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