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KIDS ARE<br />
KING<br />
AT LYNNFIELD<br />
PUBLIC COURSES<br />
By BILL BROTHERTON<br />
Junior golf has a special place in the heart<br />
of Donnie Lyons, general manager and<br />
director of golf for the town of Lynnfield,<br />
just as it did for his mentors Bill Barclay<br />
and Bill Flynn.<br />
Lyons, who oversees the golf operations at<br />
Reedy Meadow (formerly Lynnfield<br />
Center) and King Rail golf courses, both<br />
9-hole public courses owned by the town,<br />
began caddying at age 14 at Salem Country<br />
Club. One year later he started working in<br />
the pro shop at Salem. It led to a lifelong<br />
career in the sport for Lyons, who was<br />
inducted into the New England Section<br />
Professional <strong>Golf</strong>ers Association Hall of<br />
Fame in 2015.<br />
The Danvers resident is determined to give<br />
youngsters today the same opportunities.<br />
“Kids are king,” said Lyons. “We are<br />
planning many kids programs this season,<br />
especially at Reedy Meadow.” Among the<br />
events planned at Reedy Meadow, a 2560-<br />
yard, par-34 course, are discounted rates<br />
for juniors, a golf camp for juniors and a<br />
“Family Special” that lets kids play for free<br />
after 4 p.m. on weekends if an adult pays<br />
his or her greens fee.<br />
At Reedy Meadow, Lyons would like<br />
to bring back the <strong>North</strong> <strong>Shore</strong> Junior<br />
Invitational, designed for younger kids,<br />
ages 8 to 13. It was held in 2013 and 14,<br />
and the cost was free to participants.<br />
“Promoting junior golf is a passion of<br />
mine,” Lyons said.<br />
Lyons added that the motto at Reedy is<br />
to provide an affordable and enjoyable<br />
golfing experience to players of all ages and<br />
abilities; juniors, seniors, adults; men,<br />
women, boys and girls. Lynnfield residents<br />
and non-residents are welcome. Private<br />
and group lessons are available. The course<br />
will open as soon as the ground is bare.<br />
Over at King Rail, a 2404-yard par-34<br />
(par 35 for women) course adjacent to the<br />
MarketStreet mall off of Route 128,<br />
“Frequent Player Passes” and discounted<br />
memberships for five and seven days will<br />
be offered, said Lyons. Head professional<br />
Eddie Whalley and grounds superintendent<br />
Mike Johnson, who oversaw the 2008<br />
redesign, hope to surpass the 18,000 rounds<br />
played at the course last year. >>><br />
30 >>> spring <strong>2017</strong>
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