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Two years after Tropical Storm Irene heavily damaged the Quechee Club golf course, it was reopened with improvements last week. From left, Jerard Hankin, of Boca Raton, Fla.; John Fashjian, of Framingham, Mass.; Jim Lavoie, of Quechee; and Ron Galotti, of Pomfret, putt on the fourth green of the Lakeland course on Wednesday. (Valley News - James M. Patterson)

Greens, Redeemed

Friday, May 24, 2013

Quechee — Steve Rogers and Ken Lallier don’t recommend the speed-up method of rehabilitating a golf course. In their case, however, they didn’t have any choice. Pushy Irene. Rogers, the Quechee Club’s PGA golf professional, and Lallier, Quechee’s longtime property manager, were well into a four-year project to rehabilitate the private golf club’s 36 greens when Tropical Storm Irene blew …

McNicholas Rides to Win at Lake Sunapee Road Race

Thursday, May 23, 2013

Sunapee — Dylan McNicholas won a pack finish of 15 riders to win the top classification of the 40th Lake Sunapee Road Race on Sunday. McNicholas claimed the victory in the Pro 1-2-3 division, finishing a 69-mile route in 2 hours, 37 minutes. Luciano Pavan earned second place, followed by Anthony Clark in …

Successful Putting Depends on Gear, Preparation

Thursday, May 23, 2013

Is anyone struggling with the putter early in the season like me? There is not much more that’s as mentally challenging in golf as hitting some great iron shots and walking up to green looking at how close the ball is from the hole, then realizing it is that close only to miss …