Most junior golfers go to bed every night dreaming of the chance to play competitively in college. Can you blame them? Tournaments jam-packed into the fall and spring seasons, with travel to warm and exotic locations. Great courses and facilities. It’s an unrivaled way to hone your game. What’s not … [Read more...]
Alan Rose’s commitment keeps New England pipeline to Georgetown flowing
The beat goes on for the New England boys' Class of 2024 verbal golf commitments. Ryan Downes (Longmeadow, Mass.) got the party started in October with his verbal nod to Vanderbilt, currently the consensus No. 1 team in the country. More recently, the number of Class of 2024 commitments rose to … [Read more...]
Here’s how parents can best help golfers with college recruiting
The phrase tends to trip off the tongue swimmingly: “He/she is hoping to play golf in college.” Really? It’s an admirable pursuit, and downright intoxicating for a golf-nut parent to dream about. But, listening to parents who have been down this road, it’s not so easy. We reached out to a group of … [Read more...]
How BC High rebuilt its season en route to a state championship
The sun set in Wellesley, Mass., at 6:34 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 27. As the BC High golf team bus traveled west-to east on the Mass Pike at dusk that evening, for a 20-mile trip back to its Morrissey Boulevard campus from Wellesley’s Nehoiden Golf Club, only one thing was certain. The sun, now … [Read more...]
For aspiring golfers, trainers like Kevin Duffy are a valuable tool
If you go up and down the practice tee of any pro or college golf tournament these days, one thing is unmistakably clear. You see athletes playing golf. Golf fitness in the Tiger Woods-and-beyond era has become an indisputable part of the golf success equation. A dedicated, year-round relationship … [Read more...]
Ryan Downes is latest New Englander to commit to Vanderbilt
As MIAA golf championships are conducted Tuesday around the state, seniors in the field will be trying to impress college coaches one last time before the NCAA early signing period opens on Nov. 9. For Ryan Downes (Longmeadow, Mass.), from the class of 2024, the decision-making — that's still in up … [Read more...]