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Brookline Golf Pro Takes a Swing at Growing the Game in Town
Brian Bain recognized again for his dedication toward teaching and growing the game of golf.
Growing the game of golf in Brookline, that's Brian Bain's initiative.
The head golf professional at Robert T. Lynch Municipal Golf Course is doing such a good job that the eight-year head pro will be recognized yet again.
In April, Bain was awarded the 2010 President's Plaque for Growth of the Game Initiatives for the New England PGA, in honor of his efforts towards teaching the game of golf to kids and beginners in the town.
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"I'm just doing something that I enjoy doing," said Bain, who also scooped up the award in 2006 and 2009. "I'm pretty fortunate. Not everyone can say they get to do what they love as a career."
He will officially be awarded in October at an event at Wellesley Country Club, and his efforts have also got him noticed nationally. Bain is in the running for a national golf teaching award, which will be decided sometime around the PGA Championship in early August.
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Bain and his staff put on weekly clinics for junior golfers and beginning golfers throughout the year at the golf course and in the town of Brookline. To make people aware of the programs, Bain will attend school festivals and give out free 10-minute golf lessons to young people looking to learn the game.
This fall, Bain and the physical education teachers from the Baker School will team up to add golf lessons to the physical education curriculum.
As a part of the National Golf in Schools program, the physical education teachers will be trained how to properly teach golf in their classes, and Bain will show up to give a little extra help to the students.
"It speaks a lot about the town and how they are proactive, so it's going to be good watching this progress over the next couple of years," said Bain, a Bryant University graduate.
It's also about driving young players to the golf course to get interested in a game that Bain grew up loving.
"We need to grow golfers so we can continually fill our tee sheet here," he said. "The town gives us the flexibility and ability to help grow the game."
