North Shore Golf Magazine

07/10/2025

Bear Hill Golf Club in Stoneham is one of the most underrated, fun, challenging courses in New England.

Bear Hill Golf Club in Stoneham is one of the most underrated, fun, challenging courses in New England. Yes, it’s a private club. Yes, it’s only 9 holes. But when Bear Hill hosts a qualifier for Mass Golf’s Super Senior Amateur Championship on Aug. 8, you can expect participants to sing its pr...

07/08/2025

Bifurcation (noun) – the point or area at which something delves into two branches or parts.

Bifurcation (noun) – the point or area at which something delves into two branches or parts. When bifurcation is applied to golf, it suggests the world’s best players and recreational players should use different equipment. With the golf ball rollback looming for professionals in 2028 and recrea...

07/07/2025

A long time ago, Arnold Palmer recommended to Jack Nicklaus that he putt from off the green rather than chip because a poor putt ends up closer to the hole than a poor chip.

A long time ago, Arnold Palmer recommended to Jack Nicklaus that he putt from off the green rather than chip because a poor putt ends up closer to the hole than a poor chip. Conversely, some experts say if you want a better chance to hole out, a chip is better than a putt. Wherever you […]

04/23/2025

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04/23/2025

William Shaw, Salem Country Club’s general manager/COO for the past two years, has accepted the GM position at Andover Country Club.

William Shaw, Salem Country Club’s general manager/COO for the past two years, has accepted the GM position at Andover Country Club. His successor is David Garfinkel, who had held the same position at Pine Brook Country Club in Weston since 2017. Before that, Garfinkel was GM at Woodland Golf Clu...

04/22/2025

Middleborough native Andrew Green arrived at King Rail Reserve in Lynnfield as the course's new golf professional just about a year ago.

Middleborough native Andrew Green arrived at King Rail Reserve in Lynnfield as the course’s new golf professional just about a year ago. All you have to do is strike up a conversation with this engaging young man to discover he is passionate about what he does. He said the best part of his job is ...

04/22/2025

To be a strong golfer, you need to be well-rounded in many facets of the sport.

To be a strong golfer, you need to be well-rounded in many facets of the sport. St. Mary’s standout Shea Newhall, of Lynn, does just about everything at a high level – and has some accolades to prove it. In the past year, high school senior Newhall excelled in competitions at Portsmouth (N.H.) C...

04/21/2025

A hole in one – of a kind.

A hole in one – of a kind. David Sibley, of Gannon Municipal Golf Course in Lynn, has been named Golf Professional of the Year by the Massachusetts Chapter of the New England PGA. “I can’t thank the NEPGA and professionals in the area who nominated me enough for this honor,” said Sibley, who...

04/21/2025

Unpredictable weather has always kept North Shore golf course superintendents awake at night.

Unpredictable weather has always kept North Shore golf course superintendents awake at night. Too much rain saturates the soil and turfgrass roots drown from insufficient oxygen. Droughts and water shortages adversely affect the health and look of grass. Late winter/early spring ice storms can kill....

04/20/2025

Mass Golf’s MIXED FOUR-BALL CHAMPIONSHIP FOR THE STONE CUP at Renaissance GC (Haverhill) May 6.

Mass Golf’s MIXED FOUR-BALL CHAMPIONSHIP FOR THE STONE CUP at Renaissance GC (Haverhill) May 6. Mass Golf’s CRIS EATON CHAPMAN (Women) at Fall River CC May 12 Mass Golf’s FOUR-BALL CHAMPIONSHIP at Marlborough CC and Shaker Hills CC (Harvard) May 13 – 14 Mass Golf’s SENIOR FOUR-BALL CHAMPIO...

04/20/2025

The golf ball rollback on the PGA Tour will begin in less than three years.

The golf ball rollback on the PGA Tour will begin in less than three years. Two years after that the rollback takes effect for all recreational golfers. Don’t fool yourself into thinking the ball rollback will be the final straw on the USGA’s determined and misguided pursuit to limit how far the...

04/19/2025

The golf swing has been a confusing motion to describe because most golf instruction to this point has been based on what is seen.

The golf swing has been a confusing motion to describe because most golf instruction to this point has been based on what is seen. But the bigger question is “What do golfers do to produce what we see?” And if our goal is to produce a look without considering the driving forces that create the [...