Happy Tuesday, fam!

I hope you had a great weekend and found some time for your very own adult easter egg hunt Sunday at your local club. This week, we’re watching the weather yet again 🫣 but after Thursday’s predicted yuckiness, we’re gearing up for some good-looking forecasts. It’s so close, I can almost feel it!

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OK, now here’s what we have cookin’ today:

• Another look at the tournaments and outings you should get on your calendar ASAP

• Course Maps, our first partner product!

• A dive into the splendid Wahconah Country Club

• Recommended reading from Bay State Golf

• News and notes from this past weekend!

Hit ‘em long. Hit ‘em straight.

Today’s Partner Product

I’m excited to share the first partner product: Course Maps!

What one customer nicknamed, “The A-5 Wagyu of Dad gifts,” Course Maps offers gorgeous printed maps of any course in the world. They’ve got Augusta National, Spyglass Hill, Oakmont, and many more of the world’s most prestigious courses. But they’ll also do custom maps for your favorite courses in the 413.

As a partner product, Course Maps is giving 413 Golf subscribers 10% off their orders.

Just imagine how good Longmeadow CC, Crumpin-Fox, or your favorite track would look in this style!

Tournaments & Outings

A look at the tournaments important to the 413 Golf community this week.

With the golf season still waiting to kick into full gear, here’s a look at the tournament schedules currently available along with a few key events open to registration. As we get deeper into the golf season, we’ll be highlighting the upcoming weekend’s events and outings across the region.

• Northampton Country Club’s 2024 schedule is live! I’ve added an image below for a snapshot. Visit hampgolf.com to learn more and inquire about registration! First open event is the Memorial Day 2-ball.

• Country Club of Greenfield has released its 2024 schedule. First open event is May 11 and the annual Amateur Open Championship will be Aug. 24-25.

• The schedule of events is available for the U.S. Am Tour’s New England series with The Ranch hosting on July 27. See the full schedule here.

• The Western Mass. Tee Party, honoring this year the Downes family, will be on May 9 at CC of Wilbraham. Learn more here.

• Bay State Golf, a friend of 413 Golf, is partnering with FN3P on the Half Swing Golf Series. There are two events scheduled thus far: May 30 at Butter Brook GC in Westford and July 18 at Crosswinds in Plymouth Sign up for one of their 2-player team events here. 

• Equal parts party and golf tournament, the Killington Classic at Killington Golf Course is a 27-hole four-man scramble, golf festival, concert, and brewfest. Be sure to grab three of your best golf buddies and register today!

Also, registrations continue to open for some of the year’s best Mass. Golf Association events. Here’s what you need to know:

• Amateur Pub-Links at Ledges

• Ouimet Memorial

• Mass. Four-Ball at New Seabury

• Senior Four-Ball

• Mass. Open at Willowbend (June 10-12)

• MGA Member Day lotteries

• Young Golfers' Amateur Championship

• Mass. Junior Amateur

Got any events you know of that should be shared with the community? Let us know by simply replying to this email and we’ll get it in Friday’s blast!

Featured 413 Golf Course

Western Massachusetts is home to so many highly-rated private clubs, popular public courses, and countless hidden gems. Each week, we’ll feature one of the many courses across the region. This week, get to know:

Wahconah Country Club

Simply put, Wahconah Country Club, located in Dalton, is a treat. I absolutely love this place.

A classic New England-style golf course that offers a challenging yet enjoyable experience, Wahconah’s layout is the work of Wayne Stiles (front nine) and John Van Kleek (back nine). The front offers open fairways, large greens, and impressive vistas while the back tightens up with narrower fairways and challenging, smaller greens.

It’s got some history, too. Bobby Jones played his last round of golf there in 1948. According to the course’s website, artist Rene Clarke’s rendered a portrait commemorating the event with a note from Bob Jones stating, “This was my last effort, sorry it wasn’t a better one – Bob Jones” was donated to the USGA. The only other copy of this portrait hangs in the Wahconah clubhouse.

Time since Jones’ final round has been quite kind to Wahconah and the course still offers quite the experience. Whether you opt for a weekend round or to try your luck in the 53rd annual Little Brown Jug Invitational (typically held in mid August), make sure you get out to Dalton at least once this season.

Recommended Reading

Every so often, I’ll share another newsletter I highly recommend reading. This week, check out Sean Melia and Bay State Golf. He does a great job chronicling all the best the Commonwealth’s golf world has to offer along with in-depth reviews of (soon enough) every course in the state. Check his work out below.

News & Notes

• It’s officially golf season according to the USGA and the Mass. Golf Association. What does this mean? Active posting season is open! All applicable rounds can be posted to your handicap. Learn more and, if you don’t have one yet, get a handicap!

• Did you know you can get golf lessons at Drunken Rabbit Brewing in South Hadley? They’ve got simulators for rent and are booking lessons with their pro. Email [email protected] for more info and to book your simmy or lesson!

• The Ranch is officially open! They’ll be aerating later this month, but get your tee times ASAP!

• Amherst College golfer Kaia Wu is going to be featured on the D3 Golf Guys podcast this week. When it’s ready, you can listen to it here. She and teammate Annabelle Chen led Amherst to a third-place finish at last week’s Jekyll Island Collegiate. Williams College finished second behind Emma Abramson’s medal-winning individual performance.

• The annual Youth Golf Camp at The Country Club of Greenfield will be held Monday June 24th to Thursday June 27th Camp. It’ll be capped at 25 children on a first come, first serve basis. Contact the pro shop to register your youngster.

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