Watson set for return to Watson 9

By Editor | May 9, 2017 |

DAILY FORUM FILE PHOTO
Tom Watson, left, works with youth golfer Colin Hoffman last May during the opening of the Watson 9 course at Mozingo Lake Recreation Park. Watson will return to town June 3 to take part in a youth golf camp.

Golf legend Tom Watson will be in attendance for a youth golf camp Saturday, June 3, at Mozingo Lake Recreation Park’s Watson 9 golf course.

Watson will arrive at 7:45 a.m. and will spend the morning working with youth golfers on the course.

“It is huge,” Mozingo golf professional Kyle Easter said of Watson returning to town. “Most courses and communities don’t have that opportunity and it is a real privilege. It is exciting for me, as a golf pro, to know he makes himself available and he is so down to earth. It is an awesome thing to see.”

Easter said the planning stages for Watson to return to town and take part in a youth event began in the winter. The Kansas City native has stopped in Maryville from time to time, according to Easter, to check on the Watson 9 course and the youth programs.

The camp is open for youth ages 5 to 17, of all skill levels. The camp will run Saturday, Sunday and Monday and the $40 fee covers all three days of instruction, a T-shirt, and a follow-up round of golf on the Watson 9.

Financial assistance is available upon request by the Junior Golf Foundation.

The camp will focus on developing golf skills, fitness, sportsmanship, and proper golf etiquette.

Instructions will occur on the Watson 9 and on the driving range.

The camp will run from 8 to 11 a.m., Saturday, June 3. The next day, the camp will be from 1 to 4 p.m. and will conclude Monday with a session from 8 to 11 a.m.

Easter noted some youth golfers have already signed up and there isn’t a limit to the number of participants.

For more information, contact Easter at [email protected] or at 660-562-3864.