The likes of PGA Tour professionals Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm, and Cameron Champ have amateur golfers wanting to gain distance off the tee. And while these athletes have put in […]
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Jack Martin, 14, Envisions Great Shots
Nauset freshman qualifies for the New England Championship
EASTHAM — Before this fall’s high school golf season started, Nauset freshman Jack Martin had never heard of the New England Championship. On Monday, the 14-year-old was the only member […]
GOLF
At a Scramble, Varied Strengths Come Into Play
The Eastham Chamber’s Tourney brings people together for fun and charity
EASTHAM — Thunder and rain filled the morning of Thursday, Sept. 16, leaving participants in the annual Eastham Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament wondering if it would go on as […]
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Thwarting Par at Eastham’s Devilish Cedar Bank Links
A brief history of a marshy golf course that gobbled up balls and hosted clambakes
EASTHAM — Resting beneath the National Seashore’s Salt Pond Visitor Center is what used to be the ninth hole of the Cedar Bank Links golf course. The Eastham Town Hall […]
GOLF
Annual Eastham Tourney Is Back This Year
EASTHAM — The annual Eastham Golf Tournament, which raises funds for scholarships and other community programs, returns next week after a one-year hiatus, the chamber of commerce has announced. The […]
ON THE LINKS
155 Hours of Golf. 9,845 to Go.
Practice might not make perfect, but maybe it’s what makes the game
There’s a so-called rule, popularized by Malcom Gladwell in his bestseller Outliers: The Story of Success, that it takes 10,000 hours of practice to become an expert at something. The […]
BURNING BRIGHT
‘Tiger’: How Not to Wish Upon a Star
A golfer’s injury inspires reflection
There is a certain tier of athletes I like to classify as “one-namers.” That means they’re recognizable by their first or last name only. LeBron, Brady, Jordan, Serena, Babe, and […]
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Fall Sports to Play in Two Seasons
Football, cheerleading, and volleyball competition is pushed to February
EASTHAM — Nauset fall sports will be a completely different game this year. The Cape & Islands League Executive Board voted last week to allow boys golf, cross country, boys […]
FAIRWAYS
Golf Holds New Appeal and Old Lessons
Playing regularly reveals more about the game, and life
Early on in the coronavirus “quarantine,” many people began new hobbies and activities, or revived old ones that they hadn’t participated in for years. Some people have exercised more or […]
GOING GREEN
Fore! Golf Is Back
Gov. Baker reopens golf courses with guidelines
Golfers can rejoice, as their green canvases have reopened. Gov. Charlie Baker announced on May 7 that golf courses, which had previously been required to close, could begin reopening across […]
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Local Golfers Impatiently Wait to Tee Off
Will courses open after May 18?
Golf has always been a game of patience. During the coronavirus crisis, it still is, but in a different sense: local golf courses have been closed since Gov. Charlie Baker’s […]
