In today's episode Marcia interviews PGA Teaching Professional and long-time friend Chris DeVincentis. Chris has worked as a PGA Teaching Professional in the Rochester area for the past 45 years, working at Shadow Pines and Eagle Vale Golf Clubs before currently working at Big Oak Driving Range and Golf Shop in Penfield.
Marcia sat down with Chris to discuss the why the game of golf has become a "hole new ball game!" [HA!]
- During the pandemic, golf was one of the few activities groups of people could engage in safely because it was outdoors and people were spread out
- People who had quit playing are coming back and people who had never played are learning
- Schools in increasing numbers are adding JV and Varsity golf teams
- Technology around the sport has changed so drastically that it truly can be anyone's game now. Clubs are lighter and more efficient. You can walk the course and carry your clubs, or you can drive around the course in a cart, or now you can walk the course and use a remote controlled electric golf cart!
- The benefits to playing golf are physical, mental and emotional
- Golf is a game you can play with others or simply against yourself if you want
- Golf is an incredibly philanthropic sport. Golfers are generous with their time and money for a myriad of causes.
- Considering the number of golf courses we have in the Rochester area and the size of the city, per capita we have some of the best golf in the country! Some people may think we get "short changed" because of our weather, but Big Oak found a way around that:
- Big Oak has Toptracer which is a simulator that can put you on any one of 10 of the best courses on earth. You can play a game at Pebble Beach while watching a Bills game and having a beverage from the bar at Big Oak.
- Big Oak has 4 dedicated professional golfing instructors with decades of experience and knowledge that can help you with your game and assist in any purchases you need from the Pro Shop.
- Big Oak has a driving range, lessons, a golf shop, club fitting and club repair
- Big Oak runs multiple leagues year round
- A final thought from Chris DeVincentis, PGA Teaching Professional at Big Oak Driving Range and Golf Shop in Penfield, "You can age through football, or basketball or hockey because they are contact sports, but golf, being less of a contact sport, is the sport of a lifetime."
Please email your questions about today's episode or any questions you have about real estate, or buying or selling a home to glennadvantage@howardhanna.com. We will be answering these questions in our future podcast episodes.
Marcia Glenn is a licensed Associate Real Estate Broker with has worked tirelessly since 1992 for her clients, whether they are buying or selling a home. Her team of agents brings with them experience, innovation, perspective and drive to make them part of the top 10% of all REALTORS in the Rochester NY area.
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