Franconia Golf Course manager and professional golfer Steven Carle had some gentle advice for his young protégés from Van Sickle middle school who gathered around him on the course on the green on late Tuesday afternoon. “As long as the ball goes in the right direction, that’s all I care about,” Carle, a PGA-trained golf pro, said as he instructed his eight beginners on the proper golf stance and the difference between irons and woods.
The students from Van Sickle Academy and Van Sickle Prep, who range in age from 12 to 14, are enrolled in a four-week instructional golf program sponsored by the Springfield Parks and Recreation Department in conjunction with the Springfield Public Schools.
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