Owners of the par-3 Middleton (Mass.) Golf Course had hoped to stay open for two more seasons, but announced to members that the club would close at the end of March, after being sold to the town to be used for new municipal buildings. In Winter Garden, Fla., members of the homeowners association are now…
Thirteen PGA Professionals Earn Advanced Certification
The managers from facilities across the country have completed the requirements to achieve advanced certification through the PGA Certified Professional Program 2.0, in career categories that include General Management, Golf Operations, Player Development and Teaching & Coaching. The PGA of America announced that 13 PGA Professionals have completed the requirements to achieve certification in categories…
Woman, 91, Hits First Hole-in-One
Esther Pelletier, who started playing golf in 1942, was in an “ornery mood” after carding a triple bogey on the sixth hole at Middleton (Mass.) Golf Course. But then, after she teed off with a five-iron on the 7th hole, she was told by her playing partners (because her eyesight wasn’t good enough to see to the hole) that she’d scored a 110-yard ace.
One Golfer, and Club, at a Time
A variety of properties have initiated innovative, ongoing programs to successfully draw in new players from beyond golf’s traditional demographic profiles.
Ferncroft CC Hosts Groundbreaking Ceremony
The Middleton, Mass., property has launched a $5 million clubhouse expansion that includes new locker rooms, a party room that accommodates more than 200 guests, and an open-air roof deck lounge. Construction is expected by be complete by spring 2016.