Wenham Country Club celebrates its 125th anniversary this year. Legend has it that in 1847 a group of young Myopia caddies played a makeshift 5 holes on what was then Tarr’s Pasture. Two years later it opened as a 9-hole course, with help from Myopia Hunt Club principals. A second 9 was added in 1924, […]
Past & Present
CADDIE MASTERS
Two of the most recognizable financial and philanthropic giants on the North Shore (and on the planet, for that matter) – Richard F. Connolly and Peter Lynch – recently received the highest honor a caddie can receive: induction into the National Caddie Hall of Fame. The two were inducted in November in Chicago at the […]
Mangion gets the (Far) Corner office
Mark Mangion has started his new job as head PGA professional at Far Corner Golf Course in Boxford. He succeeds John O’Connor, who retired after having served the club in that capacity for 37 years. “I had a chance to work with John for a few weeks before he retired. It was awesome to work […]
Lack of snow + mild winter = early golf season
Thanks to a mild, warmer-than-usual winter many public golf courses on the North Shore got a jump on the 2024 season. Most kept gas/electric carts in the barn and limited play to 9 holes, walking only. Players didn’t seem to mind, ecstatic that they were able to retrieve their bags and shoes from the basement […]