Golf
One of the most successful TA athletic programs of this century, TA Golf is perennially in the mix for a team or individual State Championship. Playing at one of the state's most sought-after courses, the golf team offers boys and girls a chance to compete at the highest level in Maine.
Program Overview
Season: Fall
2026 Opening Date: August 17
Teams: Varsity, Junior Varsity
Head Coach: Jeff Camire
High school golf consists of both individual and team components. Six members of the varsity team compete in each of the team’s regular season matches and have the opportunity to contribute points towards the team’s total. An individual golfer can earn up to two points based upon his or her nine hole score (medal play) and hole differential (match play) in direct competition with a player from the opposing school.
Each year the SMAA holds a qualifying tournament in which teams have an opportunity to qualify for the state team championship at Natanis Golf Course in Vassalboro in October. The top individual scorers during the qualifier also compete at Natanis for the individual state championship; separate individual championships for boys and girls are sponsored by the MPA.
Thornton Academy conducts its practices and plays its matches as guests of the Biddeford-Saco Country Club. Tryouts are held for both the varsity and junior varsity teams during mid-August. All practices are held on weekdays.
