{"id":36943,"date":"2021-12-13T17:36:05","date_gmt":"2021-12-13T22:36:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/?p=36943"},"modified":"2021-12-13T17:42:35","modified_gmt":"2021-12-13T22:42:35","slug":"brookhaven-golf-pro-therrien-named-a-top-10-pga-junior-captain-by-pga-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/2021\/12\/brookhaven-golf-pro-therrien-named-a-top-10-pga-junior-captain-by-pga-com\/","title":{"rendered":"Brookhaven Golf Pro Therrien Named A \u2018Top 10 PGA Junior Captain\u2019 By PGA.Com"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_36944\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36944\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-36944\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2021\/12\/brook-haven-pro-hc.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2021\/12\/brook-haven-pro-hc.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2021\/12\/brook-haven-pro-hc-300x221.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2021\/12\/brook-haven-pro-hc-768x567.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-36944\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Anthony Therrien is the head golf professional at Brookhaven Golf Course.<br \/>Courtesy Brook Haven<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Brookhaven Golf Course\u2019s head golf professional Anthony Therrien has been named one of the \u201ctop ten PGA Jr. captains\u201d by PGA.com.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The website, which represents the national golf professional association of more than 29,000 golf professionals and the leading experts on the game of golf, identified Therrien in its article \u201cTen PGA Jr. League Captains Who Inspired a Decade of Dominance\u201d on Nov. 3.<\/p>\n<p>Brookhaven is located at 333 Alpine Meadows Road in Porter Corners.<\/p>\n<p>Since Therrien joined the staff in 2019, the course has nearly doubled its revenue and increased the number of rounds played in a season by 8,000, according to Brook Haven officials.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are certainly extremely proud of Anthony\u2019s work\u201d said Greenfield Town Supervisor Daniel Pemrick. \u201cThe physical improvements and great programming are making Brookhaven Golf Course a destination for all ages.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The article, written in celebration of the PGA Jr. League\u2019s 10th anniversary, celebrated the \u201crock star coaches who are the lifeblood of the program\u201d that involved more than 64,000 kids nationally this year.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s1\"><span class=\"s2\"><!--more--><\/span><\/span>Therrien was commended for the success of his program in its very first season in 2021 and for showing that \u201chistory can be a great motivator,\u201d referring to the course\u2019s partnership with LPGA golfing champion and television broadcaster Dottie Pepper, who started learning the game of golf at Brookhaven as a youth.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Therrien said Pepper has been a major advocate for growing the game of golf at Brookhaven by donating equipment, providing scholarships and offering other support over the years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBrookhaven was designed as a course to be welcoming and enjoyable for all to play for players of all ability,\u201d Pepper said. \u201cAnthony is doing a fantastic job of continuing that culture and this recognition is proof of the success someone can achieve when working at their passion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Therrien said Pepper\u2019s continued support \u201chas been an inspiration by reminding me of the importance of taking care of where you came from. We strive every day to make this course the most inviting version it can be. We take great pride growing and improving our program so that our golfers will have limitless opportunities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Therrien\u2019s PGA Jr. League had two teams with 24 kids this year, boys and girls ages 8-13 years old. The teams participated in 12 tournaments at Brookhaven and throughout the region.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Town of Greenfield also held \u201cLearn to Golf\u201d weekly sessions for approximately 100 kids over four weeks last summer. Brookhaven is one of the only local courses to offer free golf for ages 17 and under.<\/p>\n<p>Sign-ups for the 2022 PGA Jr. League and summer lessons begin in February. Therrien plans to add a PGA Jr. U17 program, for children 14-17, as well as adult clinics and a number of both recreational and competitive tournaments. For more information, visit www.brookhavengolfcourse.com or by call (518) 893-7458.<\/p>\n<p>Brookhaven is a municipal golf course just minutes from Saratoga Springs. It is also is home of The View at Brookhaven, a full-service bar and restaurant on site. In the winter, the park features more than 20 kilometers of groomed cross-country skiing and snowshoeing trails.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brookhaven Golf Course\u2019s head golf professional Anthony Therrien has been named one of the \u201ctop ten PGA Jr. captains\u201d by PGA.com.\u00a0 The website, which represents the national golf professional association of more than 29,000 golf professionals and the leading experts on the game of golf, identified Therrien in its article \u201cTen PGA Jr. League Captains [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":89,"featured_media":36944,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36943","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-news","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - 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