2008 Woodie Awards
Club Golf gets into the swings of things
Kevin Simpson
Issue date: 3/14/08 Section: Features
Attention all golf enthusiasts.
If you have hopes of one day making it to the PGA Tour but have no real outlet on campus to get your game up to par, you may be in luck.
Sacred Heart is currently in the process of approving the new club golf program.
Program Assistant in Student Activities, Rob Edwards said the club has gone through the appropriate process of writing a constitution, finding an advisor, setting up a location and finding a suitable number of students interested.
"Thirty potential players showed up to the meeting, both male and female, which is bigger than some clubs that have already been established for some time now," said Edwards.
The club golf team's uprising gives those students who find golf to be a fun activity a chance to engage outside of class.
"Golf can be a very relaxing game to play but in most cases it takes a lot of time. Many students have a few extra hours on some days, especially the weekend that they can head over to the course and get a round in with some fellow golf fans," said junior Patrick Marron.
The team is just getting its feet on the ground with the help of the Metropolitan Golf Association's First Tee Program.
According to Edwards the association is "a mentor program for underprivileged children, using golf as the common ground."
The club also has plans to compete with other club golf programs in the area and eventually become members of the Collegiate Golf Alliance, a competitive circuit made up of club teams from across the nation.
"Starting up a golf club is a great idea, it provides students an opportunity to improve their game without the grind of division one competition," said junior Doug Boosche.
Other students who have been learning about the club are eager because of the advantages of playing for a club team.
"Since golfers play at many different levels, not all are able to play on the Division I teams, but by having a club team it will allow those students who may have played to continue playing competitively," said Marron.
Junior James Wright thinks it's a great idea to have a club golf team for students that want to learn a new sport or for those like himself, who love to play, but have not had any real opportunities to play here at school.
The club golf program has been gaining more and more student interest as word of its potential is spreading throughout campus, and hope to be established as a club soon.
If you have hopes of one day making it to the PGA Tour but have no real outlet on campus to get your game up to par, you may be in luck.
Sacred Heart is currently in the process of approving the new club golf program.
Program Assistant in Student Activities, Rob Edwards said the club has gone through the appropriate process of writing a constitution, finding an advisor, setting up a location and finding a suitable number of students interested.
"Thirty potential players showed up to the meeting, both male and female, which is bigger than some clubs that have already been established for some time now," said Edwards.
The club golf team's uprising gives those students who find golf to be a fun activity a chance to engage outside of class.
"Golf can be a very relaxing game to play but in most cases it takes a lot of time. Many students have a few extra hours on some days, especially the weekend that they can head over to the course and get a round in with some fellow golf fans," said junior Patrick Marron.
The team is just getting its feet on the ground with the help of the Metropolitan Golf Association's First Tee Program.
According to Edwards the association is "a mentor program for underprivileged children, using golf as the common ground."
The club also has plans to compete with other club golf programs in the area and eventually become members of the Collegiate Golf Alliance, a competitive circuit made up of club teams from across the nation.
"Starting up a golf club is a great idea, it provides students an opportunity to improve their game without the grind of division one competition," said junior Doug Boosche.
Other students who have been learning about the club are eager because of the advantages of playing for a club team.
"Since golfers play at many different levels, not all are able to play on the Division I teams, but by having a club team it will allow those students who may have played to continue playing competitively," said Marron.
Junior James Wright thinks it's a great idea to have a club golf team for students that want to learn a new sport or for those like himself, who love to play, but have not had any real opportunities to play here at school.
The club golf program has been gaining more and more student interest as word of its potential is spreading throughout campus, and hope to be established as a club soon.
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