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March 2025

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Links Hours of Operation Beginning March 15th Through April 30th

Depending on the weather and course conditions, The Links will open for play every day at 8:00am beginning March 15th. Tee times are still required, with the last tee time at approximately 6:00pm. Members of The Links can book their tee times ten day in advance, non-members five days in advance by calling 508-222-0555.

The Golf Zone Simulators will open daily at 8:30am.  
For more information visit our website at LinksatMassGolf.org.

2025 Memberships Are Available 

With spring right around the corner, what better time to secure a Link’s membership? We offer the most competitive membership packages in the region: Junior Golfer under age 18 ($215), Family of spouses and children under 18 ($900), Individual golfer ($600), discounted membership of ($550) if age 65+, a college student, U.S. Military, or adaptive golfer.  A fantastic value on a course where you can play a round in a timely fashion.

April Vacation Junior Golf Clinic (ages-7-17), 3 Day Session

Signups begin on March 15th for the April School Vacation Golf Clinics held on April 22-23-24. There are two separate classes that will be held on Tuesday-Wednesday-Thursday at 9:00am-10:15am (Beginners Only) or 10:45am-12:00pm (Recreational or experienced golfers).  The investment in your junior golfer is $35 for all three sessions, which will be paid when you signup by calling the pro shop (508) 222-0555.  Space is limited to 15 golfers each session!

A Few Notable Callouts from 2024 from the National Golf Foundation (No, we don’t owe all the good fortune to Covid-19)

1. On course participation is at its highest level since 2008, when the Great Recession and the onset of social media were taking a toll on golf’s positioning as a leisure pursuit.
2. Female participation at record levels.
3. Unprecedented representation for females and people of color in golf’s participation ranks.
4. A new high for annual rounds played for the third time in four years.
5. Sustained demand and high levels of utilization.
6. More new courses developed than any time since 2011.
7. Fewest U.S. golf course closures in 20 years.
8. An increasingly favorable public perception and narrative around recreational golf.

For a complete list of all Links’ events including First Tee classes, please refer to The Links’ calendar often on our website linksatmassgolf.org or inside the clubhouse on the events bulletin board.

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Volunteers Needed

If you have the time and would like to make an impact on junior golf and the future of the game, we have many opportunities and are always looking for volunteers.  If you have an interest in helping out, please contact PGA Golf Professional Drew Chapman: dchapman@massgolf.org.

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Youth On Course

Drew’s Tip of the Month

I once heard of a pastor that gave an exceptional sermon to his parishioners.  The following week he gave the same sermon.  The third week was again a similar sermon to the previous two weeks. A few elders of the church pulled him aside to see if he was ok.  He told them that he was going to keep giving the same sermon until the congregation started to apply his advice.  As we start a new golf season, I can think of no better way than to again provide you with the same advice that I have been providing each spring.  Unlike the constant flow of golf YouTube videos, some things never change…

The start of the new golf season always seems to bring a feeling of renewed optimism. The anticipation of a well struck drive, an iron shot that never leaves the flagstick, a curling 20-foot putt that finds the bottom of the cup for a birdie…hope springs eternal.

Unfortunately, the hibernation of winter can often hinder our progress.  Finding our form and tuning up can seem like a bit of a chore.  We have to reintroduce ourselves to our golfing muscles, the ones that we were so friendly in the past when the weather was warm now seem so distant at the moment.

A medically approved stretching routine is always helpful.  Even if you have lost a little strengthover time, you can always get your flexibility back to make that big backswing and prevent future injuries. Going for a daily walk will help your endurance. Golf is meant for walking.

The best way to get your golf muscles ready for the season is to start swinging a golf club now in slow motion.  Legendary Golf Instructor Harvey Penick, author of “The Little Red Book”,prescribed the following indoor drill (so there is no excuse not to do it).  Slow motion means really slow, slow motion. When you think you are doing it slowly, do it even slower.

Swing the club very slowly to the top of your backswing, keeping your eye on a spot on the carpet where your ball would likely be.  Get your back to the target and the club over your right shoulder. Feel pressure in your right heel.

As you reach the top of your backswing, replace your left heel on the ground and at the same time bring your folded right elbow down to your right hip while keeping the cock in your left wrist. Remember to do it in slow-motion.

As the right elbow comes into the side of the body which brings the club down from the top one third of the way towards the ball, stop, hold it, and feel it.  Now, starting from here, swing back to the top and repeat this same motion slowly four times.

On the fifth repetition, go ahead and make a full swing, still in slow motion. Finish with your weight on your left heel, your tummy facing the target, up on the tip of your right toe for balance, standing tall with your club shaft finishing over your left shoulder. Hold your finish and feel it.

Repeat the sequence over and over.  Your brain is training your muscles in how to properly start the club down from the top without making any mistakes because there is no ball present.

The more often you can perform this motion, the sooner those distant golf muscles will return to greeting you, and wouldn’t that be nice when you tee it up your first shot of 2025?

Keep Swinging!

Golf Quote

“That does look like very good exercise, but what is the little ball for?”

​-Former President Ulysses S. Grant

Contact Us

Drew Chapman - Head Golf Professional

P: 508-222-0555 | dchapman@massgolf.org

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