Kids take a swing at golf camp
CAROLYN BOSTICK | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 1 year, 4 months AGO
Sullivan Wessel, 7, warmed up on the putting green Thursday morning before the youth golf camp got underway. Kids practiced their golf skills during a youth recreation program put on through the Coeur d’ Alene Parks and Recreation Department at Coeur d'Alene Public Golf Club. In total, about 48 children participated between two age groups.
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Madison Fisher, 9, practiced at the driving range while her mother, Michelle Fisher, talked her through the proper stance to maintain and what to work on. Kids learned the basics of golf Thursday morning during a youth recreation program put on through the Coeur d’ Alene Parks and Recreation Department at the Coeur d'Alene Public Golf Club. In total, about 48 children participated between two age groups.
Kids practiced their golf skills during a youth recreation program put on through the Coeur d’ Alene Parks and Recreation Department at Coeur d'Alene Public Golf Club. In total, about 48 children participated between two age groups.
Kids practiced their golf skills during a youth recreation program put on through the Coeur d’ Alene Parks and Recreation Department at Coeur d'Alene Public Golf Club. In total, about 48 children participated between two age groups.
Kids practiced their golf skills Thursday morning during a youth recreation program put on through the Coeur d’ Alene Parks and Recreation Department at the Coeur d'Alene Public Golf Club. In total, about 48 children participated between two age groups.
Kids practiced their golf skills Thursday morning during a youth recreation program put on through the Coeur d’ Alene Parks and Recreation Department at the Coeur d'Alene Public Golf Club. In total, about 48 children participated between two age groups.
Kids practiced their golf skills Thursday morning during a youth recreation program put on through the Coeur d’ Alene Parks and Recreation Department at the Coeur d'Alene Public Golf Club. In total, about 48 children participated between two age groups.
Kids practiced their golf skills during a youth recreation program put on through the Coeur d’ Alene Parks and Recreation Department at Coeur d'Alene Public Golf Club. In total, about 48 children participated between two age groups.
Kids practiced their golf skills during a youth recreation program put on through the Coeur d’ Alene Parks and Recreation Department at Coeur d'Alene Public Golf Club. In total, about 48 children participated between two age groups.
Kids practiced their golf skills during a youth recreation program put on through the Coeur d’ Alene Parks and Recreation Department at Coeur d'Alene Public Golf Club. In total, about 48 children participated between two age groups.
Madison Fisher, 9, warmed up with her mother, Michelle Fisher, at the driving range Thursday morning. Kids learned the basics of golf during a youth recreation program put on through the Coeur d’ Alene Parks and Recreation Department at the Coeur d'Alene Public Golf Club. In total, about 48 children participated between two age groups.
Carolyn Bostick has worked for the Coeur d’Alene Press since June 2023. She covers Shoshone County and Coeur d'Alene. Carolyn previously worked in Utica, New York at the Observer-Dispatch for almost seven years before briefly working at The Inquirer and Mirror in Nantucket, Massachusetts. Since she moved to the Pacific Northwest from upstate New York in 2021, she's performed with the Spokane Shakespeare Society for three summers. | July 14, 2023 1:08 AM
COEUR d’ALENE — Seven-year-old Sullivan Wessel practiced his putting skills on the green before the summer youth golf camp Thursday at Coeur d'Alene Public Golf Club. The program was a popular one this year, with 48 kids participating.
Run by the Coeur d’Alene Parks and Recreation Department, the camp teaches the basics of golf and also some confidence-building tips that children can carry beyond the course.
Gus Wessel said the mantra from camp has become part of his parenting conversations with son Sullivan.
"Respect the game of golf, respect yourself and respect the instructors, though not necessarily in that order,” Wessel said. “There’s been a generational element to it, too. There’s a lot of retired people teaching, and that’s been great.”
For Sullivan, that translated to making sure to use a putter while on the green rather than one of his drivers so he didn’t tear up the turf.
This was Sullivan’s second year participating in the camp and he was excited to get there early and work on skills before things officially got started for the day.
"I’m really looking forward to it,” Sullivan said.
For the Fisher family, golf is a great way to play as a family or focus on your own game. Madison Fisher, 9, swung at the driving range while her mother, Michelle Fisher, talked her through the proper stance to maintain and what to work on.
She was thrilled the program was offered with a lot of spots for kids like Madison because she wishes she had gotten into the sport at a younger age and because building the skill set early really helps set kids up for success.
“We love it because you can do it together or individually as a sport. You have to learn all of the etiquette and the safety rules. It’s been great because Coeur d'Alene Parks made it really affordable for families,” Michelle said. “I commend these folks for the program.”
