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Summerheights Junior Golf Camp Gives Young Golfers a Good Start

By Terry Tinkess

Golf continues to be one of the
fastest growing sports in Canada, and
one of the reasons is that just about
anyone can play the game. To get
the most enjoyment, however, it is
a good idea to understand and work
on some of the basic skills involved
in the game. With that in mind the
South Branch Golf Association is
once again putting on their junior
golf program at the Summerheights
Golf Links.
The South Branch Golf
Association is made up of members
from Summerheights. Each year
they volunteer their time to teach
young players about course etiquette
and how to play the game. Ray
MacDonald, who has been involved
in the program for about 25 years,
says that this year there will be about Nathan Levac, 8, Ethan Sauve, 8 and Connor McCabe, 9, were eager to hit the links on the first day of the
110 young golfers involved. Summerheights junior golf camp. Photo by Terry Tinkess

“The numbers have been pretty
Nathan Levac, 8, Ethan Sauve, 8, hoped to take his video game skills the six-week program, golfers rotate
consistent over the years,” says
and Connor McCabe, 9 are three of out onto the course. “I’m really good from stations that focus on putting,
MacDonald. “We have a lot of
the young golfers that were eager to at Wii Golf,” he said proudly. chipping and driving. They also get
volunteers, and you will find that they get started on day one. They each say Golfers are placed into groups based a chance to spend some time on the
do it because they love the game.” they really like golf, and McCabe on age and ability. Over the course of course playing a few holes.
On the first day of the program, The program runs on Mondays
France Longtin and Anna Pettinella from 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm starting
were very busy getting each golfer in July and ending in late August
registered and pointed in the right and costs only $20 per player. Junior
direction. “It is rewarding,” says Summerheights members are taken
Longtin, who has been involved for into the program first, but then it is
three years. “It’s fun and the kids opened up on a first-come, first served
are very grateful for what you do for basis. Registration starts in May.
them.” The attitude at Summer Heights is
As well, the kids really seem to one that is fully supported by Golf
benefit from the instruction. “We Canada. If you would like to learn
have one little boy who has been here mor about junior golf and some
since he was six or seven years old, of the initiatives that exist to help
and now he shoots in the 70’s,” says
the next generation of golfers, visit
Pettinella, who has been involved for
their website a golfcanada.ca/about-
nine years.
us/the-plan/junior-golf/. You can
“We need to keep promoting the visit the Summerheights website at
sport so that we always have the Ethan Sauve, 8, takes his turn on the driving range at Summerheights summerheightsgolf.com.
younger golfers coming in.” Photo by Terry Tinkess

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