GREENSBORO – Hazen Union head golf coach Andy Hunt is looking to get a jump-start on the upcoming high school fall golf season for his program this spring with a newly purchased golf simulator at the Highlands Center for the Arts (HCA).
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Hunt is calling his new spring creation, Hazen Mud Season Golf, and he is getting plenty of buy-in so far, including his junior captain Braydon Stratton, and returning players Ryan Holbrook, Hollis Allen, Harvest Barselow, Remy Hodgdon, James Stratton, Jonah Wahlberg, Kolten Lumsden, Ronin Quinn and Max Royen. Hunt raised enough money during the offseason to purchase the simulator in hopes of drawing interest from aspiring golfers in Hardwick, Greensboro, Craftsbury and surrounding towns. The simulator and Hazen Mud Season Golf will be hosted by HCA, and Hunt is grateful for the support of the program by so many people.
“None of this would be possible without the generous support of the community, including the American Legion, Calderwood Insurance, Lamoille Valley Ford and 24 individual donors.”
Besides the simulator, the donations have funded the purchase of four high-quality iron sets and other clubs, along with new grips. The simulator lets the kids immediately see the results of each shot, along with a video of their swing. All of the shot data is then uploaded to the cloud so they can see their shot pattern and progress,” said Hunt.
Hunt enjoyed record participation numbers in his second season at Hazen last fall, but much of his roster lacked experience in high school competition. He’s continued to field interest for Mud Season and the upcoming season in the fall, and currently has added Alex Lamphere, Ethan and Emmett Rowell, and Chris Tongolei to his Wildcat roster.
“The HCA in Greensboro is a great location, as half of our kids live in Craftsbury or Greensboro. It’s encouraging to keep adding newcomers to the team. The Mud Season with the new simulator should really help us be more prepared when the high school golf practices officially get underway in August,” said Hunt.
Hunt and his Wildcats should get a head start on their swings with now a full spring and summer under their belt before the start of the high school season in September. For more information on Hazen Mud Season Golf, contact Hunt at [email protected].
