The Links opens each day at 7:30am with the last tee time at 7:00pm.
Members can book their tee times ten days in advance, non-members can book five days in advance.
2025 PGA Junior League Results
Congratulations to “The Golfing Gophers”, finishing in first place with 22 points. Members of the team include William Clark-Roger Fortmann-PJ Griffith- Michael Skirkanich-Patrick Sullivan-Jacoby Yoo and Aidan Ryan. “The Holey Mollies” finished 2nd with 18 ½ points and “The Bunker Buddies” finished in third place with 13 ½ points.
Upcoming Outside Events / Course Closures to keep in mind:
Saturday August 9th, First Tee Chapter Championship, Course Closed until 3:00PM
Wednesday August 13th, Junior Members Clinic, 11:00am-12:00am
Wednesday August 13th, Attleboro Rec. Junior Clinic, 12:30am-1:30pm.
Sunday August 17th & 24th, First Tee Boston Play Day, course closed 12:00pm-2:00pm, back nine opens at 2:00pm.
Regular League Play
Mondays, First Tee classes, 12:30pm-4:00pm on the front nine.
Mondays, Hockomock YMCA Integration Team, 5:00 shotgun start on the front nine.
Tuesdays, First Tee classes, 12:30pm-2:00pm.
Wednesdays, Women’s Wednesday League, 5:00 shotgun start on the front nine.
Thursdays First Tee Classes, 12:30pm-4:00pm on the front nine.
Parent-Child/Grandchild Tournament
Member Teams and Non-Member Teams
(Member Teams: only one player needs to be a Member of The Links)
Saturday, August 23rd, 18 Holes, 10:00 shotgun start.
Format: Select Drive-Alternate Shot: Both players tee off, the most advantageous drive is selected, the player whose shot was not selected will hit the second shot, alternate shots until the ball is holed out.
Team Score only (net and gross prizes, a modified Calloway Scoring System will be used to determine net scores).
Possible Member and Non-Member Divisions: Children under 18 / Children 18 or over based on the number of teams competing.
The cost is $40 per member team, $60 per non-member team, including post-round pizza and prizes.
Players can sign up 30 days in advance in the pro shop or by calling 508-222-0555.
Sign up cut-off date, August 21st 10:00 a.m.
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.
The purpose of the backswing is to store up power and put the club in the best possible position to start a downswing that provides optimum impact alignments and clubhead speed.
The golfer’s backswing is the blend of two movements: the body or the engine of the swing rotates so the player’s back is to the target at the top of the swing, while the folding of the right arm which can be thought of as the transmission of the swing places the club-shaft over the trail shoulder. Both movements should occur smoothly and simultaneously around a steady center (head, neck or a point between the shoulders).
A common problem that I often see on the lesson tee is a lack of body pivot or rotation, resulting in a lack of power and an increase in effort on the part of the arms and hands to develop club head speed. To their detriment, many golfers merely lifted the club up over the trail shouldergiving a false sense of stored energy.
By themselves the shoulder can only rotate 45 degrees. To get the full benefit of a 90-degreeshoulder turn, the other 45 degrees must come from the rotation of the hips. Try this exercise, sit in a chair so your hips can’t move and try to fully rotate your shoulders (back to the target). They don’t move as far as you might expect. Now stand up in your golf posture and allow your hips to rotate 45 degrees. Did you get a full 45 degrees each from both your shoulders and hips?If you did, your back would be to the target, and you probably have pretty good flexibility. Assuming it is feasible, working on your flexibility is always a good idea for better golf.
If you are still not able to make a full backswing turn, here are two ideas to help you. At address, turn both toes slightly outward. This will give your legs more mobility and allow for a bigger hip turn. If the toes are perpendicular to the line of flight, your ability to turn in either direction will be impeded. Second, allow your lead heel (left heel for right-handed golfers) to be pulled off the ground by the turning hips. Golfing greats like Jack Nicklaus, Sam Snead, Tom Watson, Bobby Jones, etc. etc. all allowed their lead heel to be pulled off of the ground by the rotation of the shoulders, hips, and knee during the backswing. However, be careful not to purposely lift the lead heel, it must be pulled off the ground to accommodate the bigger backswing turn.
Remember, if you don’t wind up the engine, you can’t unwind it for club head speed. Keep Swinging!
Golf Quote of the Month
"Golf is a Compromise between what your Ego wants you to do, what Experience tells you to do, and what your Nerves will let you do."
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