Golf Club
About
The UMass Club Golf Team was founded in 2021 by a group of undergraduate golfers seeking a competitive golf team experience. As there is no varsity team on campus, our team is proud to be the exclusive representatives and premier opportunity to golf at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. We accomplish this by providing a practice and playing experience rivaling those of established NCAA Division 1 programs. Members of the team receive unlimited access to the Orchards Golf Club - a fun, challenging and excellently conditioned Donald Ross design. The club also includes a full access driving range, short game area and putting green. Practices are of significant importance to the success of our team. Our players use practice time to work on aspects of their game that need improvement in order to be best prepared for tournament play. Practice is also where our members engage with each other, pushing one another to improve and building overall team camaraderie. Our strong relations with golf professionals at the local courses we practice at embodies the high standard we hold our members to in representing the UMass community in a positive light on and off-campus.
Through these practices we determine the best golfers (by scoring average) who will represent us in tournaments. In regards to these tournaments -- the team renews its membership with the NCCGA (National Collegiate Club Golf Association) twice yearly (once each semester) and competes in three regional intercollegiate tournaments per semester. The tournaments are two-day, 36 hole stroke play events, which award both team and individual prizes. In Fall 2023 we placed 6th nationally in a field of the country's 30 best club golf teams. The Team also competes in NCAA events across all 3 divisions, traveling the country and representing the University at the highest level of collegiate golf this country has to offer.
Our official fall semester lasts 10 total weeks - beginning on the second weekend of the fall semester and ending 10 weeks thereafter. Our official spring semester lasts 6 weeks - beginning on the first weekend in April and ending 6 weeks thereafter. If any adjustments to this schedule are made, although unlikely, we will notify our members accordingly.
Website - https://www.umassgolf.org/
NCCGA Team Page: https://nextgengolf.org/app/teams/university-of-massachusetts-amherst-club-golf