FROM THE PUBLISHER

Golf courses have proved to be oasis where we have been able to reconnect with friends while playing the game we love and enjoy the great outdoors in a safe fashion.

More and more people are turning to golf as a way to keep fit and get out of their homes during the long days of summer.

What better way to do this than to take advantage of Golfing Magazine New England’s Course Play Stimulus Program and play all the golf you desire.

Golfing Magazine is making it easier for readers to “Play Golf for Less” this year with our celebrated “Free Golf” program that entitles an individual signing up for an annual subscription to the magazine the opportunity to play free or reduced rate golf at over 130 of the top daily fee courses and private tracks in the region.

We have worked tirelessly to enhance our course list for 2021 and your subscription promises to be worth more than ever. We believe we are going beyond giving lip service to “growing the game” by offering this invaluable program. There’s a lot of talk about getting more people out to play the game, we do something about it!

To take advantage of this tremendous offer, call 860-563-1633, or visit www.FreeGolf.net. Remember, you get four issues of our digital magazine in addition to discounted rounds of golf when you subscribe.

Here at Golfing Magazine, we are certainly looking forward to the golf season, as it seems to be starting. To that end, this digital issue of the year is worth exploring for information, profiles, instructional tips, and more that can be found in the pages that follow.

In this digital issue of Golfing Magazine highlight some of the golf resorts in the New England States, we take you on road trips through the states of Maine and Rhode Island and tell you about the best nine-hole layouts in New England. We also bring you a look at the private courses enrolled in our program, from new age The Club at River Oaks in Kent to venerable layouts such as Farmington Woods Country Club in Farmington and Tumble Brook Country Club in Bloomfield.

We tell you about a great stay and play opportunity at the Sunny Hill and Thunderhart resorts in the Catskills of New York State. The resorts’ three courses are part of our Free Golf Offer. Check out the golf in Barnstable, Massachusetts and at fabulous Newport National Golf Club in Rhode Island, and what GOLFTEC is doing to make the game more inclusionary for all people. You also will find out about the newest golf bags and push carts.

We also have a line-up of some of our favorite instructors in the area to get you ready for golf this season. Lucas Hitchcock of the Arnold Palmer Golf Academy at Gillette Ridge in Bloomfield, CT explains How to Cure Your Slice. Sue Kaffenburg of Bayberry Hills Golf Course in Yarmouth, MA and New England PGA Teacher of the Year gives thoughts on how to Get Gounded in Your Practice Swings. George Connor of Farmington Woods Country Club and 2-Time CT PGA Teacher of the Year tells us why Holding The Finish is so valuable. Gene Mulak, Head Golf Professional at Silver Springs Country Club in Ridgefield and a Certified Stack& Tilt golf instuctor adds a Little Flare to Your Setup.

Also in this issue, you will find some of our “Must Play” New England courses that you can access at a discount with the Golfing Magazine subscription program. Enjoy our Spring Issue, sign up for a subscription and get the sticks sizzling. Golf season has finally arrived and we’ve got a ton of great courses for you to play.

We thank you so very much for staying with us, and promise to stay with you so that as we put our clubs in the trunk, we can hit the fairway running.

We thank you for your enduring love of golf; good times will return.

Stay well.

All That Is Good,

Tom Landers, Publisher

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