Revamped academy a rousing success

GRUNDY CENTER — More than 50 local fourth- through eighth-grade golfers and prospective golfers had the chance to learn from one of their former peers last Thursday and Friday at the first revamped Grundy Center Golf Academy.
    Kyle Olson, a Grundy Center High School graduate who now makes his living as a club professional in Bonita Springs, Fla., came home to donate his time to the Academy and was joined by 10 other GCHS golf alumni as well as high school girls’ golf coach Rick Schupbach, who pioneered the academy in 1997.
    “I thought it went excellent,” Olson said. “It exceeded my expectations. The level of instruction, the cooperation of the kids … they were all very interested in learning and trying to get better.”
    “I don’t think it could have gone better,” Schupbach said.
    Schupbach said 51 kids were part of this year’s academy, a few more than in past years. He said there were also more of the older-level kids than in the past few years.
 

For more of this story, see the June 12 Grundy Register.