Time to Get Golf Ready You'll attract new customers and increase your business!  Golf 2.0 encourages you to increase the number of golfers and rounds played at your facility. The Get Golf Ready program is designed to invite new and existing golfers to have fun and increase participation in the game. The PGA developed the Get Golf Ready program to teach new golfers in five short lessons and prepare them to get onto the golf course with confidence. Offering "play" experiences is what makes this program unique and helps transition students to structured Get Golf Ready Outings as ongoing retention opportunities. Continue reading to learn more about the program and how your facility can become involved... View More Offer Free Lessons to Veterans PGA Best Practices: Submitted by Bob Beach, PGA  Braintree Municipal Golf Course recently held its first Veterans Appreciation Day. Six New England PGA Professionals gave free golf lessons to 23 veterans, including some disabled veterans who were able to participate because of the course's adaptive golf cart. Having a chance to thank veterans for their service and giving them some help with their golf games made for my best Veterans Day ever, and we decided to have Veteran Appreciation Days throughout the year. We also invited family members of veterans to come for free golf lessons to help grow the game. We hope to add a putting contest and long drive contest at future Veteran Appreciation Days. Continue reading Bob's contribution to PGA Best Practices... View More Brian Bain Selected as PGA Player Development Regional Manager PGA of America Creates New Positions in the Field to Help Grow the Game 
As a major component of the new Golf 2.0 initiative to grow the game of golf, The PGA of America has hired four new PGA Player Development Regional Managers in strategic markets across the country. NEPGA Professional Brian Bain has accepted the PGA Player Development Regional Manager position serving the Boston region. Bain will be working on implementing strategies, initiatives, and programs to expand the reach of golf among current and potential players.
View More The Time is Now for Golf 2.0  Click here to learn more about Golf 2.0, an industry-wide strategic plan aimed at substantially growing the game of golf in the next few years. The Golf 2.0 web site provides updates on the latest news and initiatives.
Wizard of Wind Martin Navigates the Elements to Take Title The 2011 NEPGA Assistants Association Spring Series came to a close today at Black Rock Country Club in Hingham, MA. The event culminates a spring that began at Eastward Ho! Country Club in Chatham and worked its way up the southern part of the state through the months of April and May, and into June. Along the way, the Assistants were tested with every type of weather imaginable: Winds, Rain, Fog, Cold Temperatures, and many of these elements all at once! Despite all of the conditions these players have endured, they have remained consistently upbeat and played some outstanding golf. That trend continued today at Black Rock, where players were treated to 30 mph winds, making conditions extremely tough for the players. Coming off an oh-so-close finish at yesterday’s Pro-Pro Match Play Finals, Jeff Martin (Point Judith CC) posted an even-par 71, besting Jim Fairbanks (Nonesuch River GC) by a shot. Matt Arvanitis (Lake Sunapee CC) and Shawn Warren (Falmouth CC) were two shots back of Fairbanks at 3-over par 74.
The Assistants Association takes the next 11 weeks off, before starting up again in September with the Fall Series. Special Thanks to Acushnet Company for sponsoring today’s event, and to Burke Distributing for providing care packages for all Host Professionals throughout the Spring Series. Seeing Red at Weston  Weston, MA-
The 2011 Wogan Player of the Year points race officially began yesterday at Weston Golf Club, where many of the New England Section Professionals made an early case to be considered front runners for the season long points race. Tom Tobey (Bay Pointe) and Frank Dully (Kernwood), playing in the same group, fired rounds of 70 and 71 respectfully to post red numbers in the early wave. The Pro-Pro Match Play finalist team of Jeff Martin (Point Judith) and Troy Pare (Wannamoisett) also fired 2-under par rounds of 70 in the late morning wave to tie Tobey. It is no surprise to see these familiar names atop the leaderboard, or atop the early Wogan points standings for that matter. Also posting a 2-under par 70 was Assistant Professional Rich Berberian (Hoodkroft), one of the top Assistant players in the section. Overall, there were 9 players to shoot even-par or better despite the soggy and cold conditions.
The shot of the day came from Paul Parajeckas (Pleasant Valley), who holed a wedge from 118 yards for eagle on the par 5 second hole. Parajeckas was the low player in the Senior Division with a 1-under par 71.
The next Ahead Stroke play is at Kirkbrae Country Club in Rhode Island on June 14th. Special thanks to Terry Frechette and Ahead, Cary Gordon and Golf Buddy, and the PGA TOUR Partners program for sponsoring our 2011 Ahead Stroke Play Series! Warren Wins at Duxbury  -Duxbury, MA
The 2011 NEPGA Hudson Cup at The Duxbury Yacht Club marks the first major of the year for the Assistants' Association. Today’s field was filled with 51 players from around New England, competing for the title named after Susan Hudson, the long time New England Section employee. A special thanks to Mason Prange and Cleveland Golf/Srixon for sponsoring today’s event.
While the conditions weren’t ideal, some of the scores could have told a different story with eight players shooting Par or better. The best round of the day came from one of the early groups with Shawn Warren of Falmouth Country Club carding a 5 under 67 which included 5 birdies and no bogies. Matt Arvanitis of Lake Sunapee Country Club also had a very respectful score with a 3 under 69 which included six birdies. Brian Owens and Brad Wheatley were close behind with both having rounds of 1 under 71, while a group of four players shot even par, three of whom represent Rhode Island clubs. Bob Tramonti from Triggs Municipal, Jeff Martin from Point Judith and Brendon Ray from Warwick had a strong showing for the Ocean State. Dan Venezio of Myopia Hunt continued his strong play this spring as well.
The Assistants continue their creep up the southern part of Massachusetts next week as they visit Marshfield for a stroke play event. For complete scores, visit www.nepga.com. Carol O'Connor, wife of PGA Head Professional, John O'Connor has Passed Away HAVERHILL -- Mrs. Carol (Woodbury) O'Connor, 52, of Bradford, died Friday morning, Jan. 21, 2011 at her residence. She was born in Lynn, Sept. 23, 1958 daughter of Yvonne (Porier) Woodbury of Lynn and the late James Woodbury. Educated in the Lynn school system, Mrs. O'Connor graduated from Lynn English, class of 1976 and attended Salem State College. View More FRANK DULLY WINS THE 2010 AHEAD STROKE PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP View More Jason Parajeckas wins the New England Open with a final round of 64 PARAJECKAS CONTINUES A FAMILY TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE Paul Parajeckas, PGA has been one of the most consistently excellent players in the New England Section for more than 3 decades. On cool, crisp and most importantly clear fall day, his son Jason proved the apple does not fall far from the tree.
The younger Parajeckas fashioned an 8-under par 64 to come from 4 shots off the lead to win by one over 36-hole leader Ron Philo Jr., PGA (Stowe Mountain Club).
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