Wenham CC celebrated its 125th anniversary on July 4, hosting a throwback tournament where participants played three of the holes using period clubs and specially-made gutta percha golf balls made to play like and look like those used in the early 1900s. Fifty-four members, many dressed in vintage clothing or patriotic outfits, competed in the […]
Past & Present
Happy 125th anniversary Wenham Country Club
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, […]
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 […]