Minot's Andew Slattery is defending Maine State Amateur Golf champion. Bangor's Drew Powell finished in third place a year ago. They are two of 132 of the state's best amateur golfers who will tee it up at historic Waterville Country next week for the 96th Maine Amateur.

The stroke play tournament is Tuesday-Wednesday-Thursday.

Among the players in the field, 13-time winner Mark Plummer, 3-time winner Ricky Jones and 2-time winner Ron Brown.

Some interesting facts and figures on the 2015 Maine Amateur...

- The average age of this year's player is 33-years-old.

- There are three sets of fathers and sons in the field. (Jim and Mike Caron/Gorham), (Jim and Reese McFarlane/Cape Elizabeth) and (Mike and Grayson Waterman/Berwick).

- There are three sets of brothers. (Drew and Rye Powell/Bangor), (Eric and Gavin Dugas) and (Gregg and Sean Goggin).

- 296 players signed up to play in this year's event. Only 132 get in the tourney.

- It is the 10th time in the 96 year history that the state championship has been played at Waterville CC. The last time was 2007 when Eric Higgins won the title.

Check out the first two rounds of start times...

Rnd 1Rnd 2
TimeTime 
7:0010:40Andrew Slattery
Keith Patterson II
Lowell Watson
7:1010:50AJ Simokaitis
Kevin Byrne
Matt Greenleaf
7:2011:00Joe Alvarez
Joe Baker
Sam Grindle
7:3011:10Greg Martin
Scott Sirois
Will Kannegieser
7:4011:20Jack Wyman
Jeff Cole
Mark Plummer
7:5011:30Aidan Boyce
John Hayes IV
Porter Gervais
8:0011:40D. J. Honan
Michael Bouchard
Patrick Bucklin
8:1011:50Reese McFarlane
Rocco Spizuoco
Ron Brown
8:2012:00Drew Powell
Gavin Dugas
Sean Goggin
8:3012:10Chris Cloutier
Preston Anderson
Roger Williams
8:4012:20Cash Wiseman
Dustin Freeman
Michael McNaboe
8:5012:30Ben Estabrook
Paul Wiggin
Tobey Buteau
9:0012:40Gary Manoogian
Mike Brennan
Phil Barter
9:1012:50Aaron Clark
Henry Fall
Vance Gray Jr
9:201:00Andrew Glasheen
Chris Nappi
Nathan Roop
9:301:10Bradford Smith
Samuel Leblanc
Timothy Doyle Jr
9:401:20Andy York
Jim Caron
Sean Bergeron
9:501:30Austin Legge
Daniel Bouttenot
Joe Ernst
10:001:40Mike Caron
Neil Lyons
Travis Ferrante
10:101:50Christopher Burns
Jim McFarlane
Thomas Murray
10:202:00Brent Barker
Caleb Manuel
Chad Allen
10:302:10Gregg Goggin
Jacob Condon
Joe Messerman
10:407:00Brian Bilodeau
Joe Walp
Lance Bernier
10:507:10Brian Angis
Jason Gall
Ricky Jones
11:007:20Len Cole
Mike Doran
Ryan Wingard
11:107:30Craig Chapman
Curtis Jordan
Thomas Bean
11:207:40Ashley Fifield
Malcolm Oliver
Peter Wright
11:307:50Dan Bellemare
Judd Parsons
Tom Ellsworth
11:408:00Jordan Jones
Luke Ruffing
Scott Stone
11:508:10Bob Langlois
Drew Kane
Scott Weymouth
12:008:20Daulton Wickenden
Mike O'Brien
Thomas Spagnola
12:108:30Craig Smith
James Frost Jr
Rye Powell
12:208:40Casey Catell
Jason Macdonald
John Hadwen IV
12:308:50Alfie Michaud
Greg Kalagias
Nate McCue
12:409:00Daniel Falcone
Erik Larrabee
Jeff Holmes
12:509:10Christopher Billings
Mark Barthelemy
Zack DeBlois
1:009:20Brandon Wohl
Grayson Waterman
Mark Henderson
1:109:30Jim McKay
Kyle Alexander
Pat Otto
1:209:40Alexander Viola
Eric Dugas
Mike Pion
1:309:50Mike Waterman
Truman Libby
Tyler O'Connor
1:4010:00Brett Braasch
Ryan Collins
Timothy Smart
1:5010:10Brent Profenno
Denver Jalette
Matthew Ouellette
2:0010:20Benjamin Chaine
Tom Kus
Tomas Fortson
2:1010:30Chris Taylor
Erik Fitch
Scott Nevers

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