Players Take a Swing at Golf Academy
Seventeen alumnae and their guests grabbed their irons and woods and headed to The Orchards golf course in early June for MHC’s first Golf Academy.
The four-day workshop featured intensive golf instruction with four pros, including Jim Stickels, head pro at The Orchards, and Bob Bontempo, former coach of the college’s varsity golf team.
Joan Latchis Amory ’68 learned to play golf at The Orchards. Returning this summer, she recalled a less-than-welcome encounter with poison ivy in the rough near the 13th hole some forty years ago. “I picked up my ball, rubbed my eyes, and had poison ivy in my eyes for final exams.”
Designed in 1922 by legendary Scottish golf course architect Donald J. Ross, The Orchards is an 18-hole, par-71 course that was the site of the 2004 U.S. Women’s Open.
Academy participants said they are hoping for a repeat of the outing next year. In the meantime, all MHC alumnae have guest privileges, provided tee times are available. Three days’ advance booking is required.—M.H.B.
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