Golf - Saint John the Evangelist

Saint John School has partnered with Leo J. Martin Memorial Golf Course to offer a PGA Junior League golf team. SJS offers a fall and spring golf season. This developmental program, exclusively for 4th through 6th grade SJS students, allows golfers to learn the game while playing in a supportive environment with their SJS friends. Currently, lessons are on Wednesdays after school and inter-squad matches are on Sunday afternoons. During matches, participants wear team jerseys and compete in a team scramble format that builds confidence and encourages sportsmanship while learning appropriate golf etiquette. The SJS golf team is fortunate to receive expert coaching from Leo J. Martin head professional James R. Burke, PGA and his staff.

MEET OUR COACHES

Jim Burke

Burke has been a Class A PGA Member since 1998. He has 11 years of collegiate coaching experience at Harvard and MIT. In his seven years at Harvard the team improved its stroke average each season and 16.5 strokes in his tenure. He was named NEWMAC coach of the year in 2002 and 2003. Burke has been the Golf Course Manager at the Leo J. Martin Golf Course since 1996. Burke oversees the daily operation of the course, including personnel, memberships and financial matters. Burke brings personal experience as an athlete to his teaching and coaching. He was a four-year letterman for the University of Maine’s hockey team. Prior to making golf his living, he played professionally in the Hartford Whalers organization. Burke is considered one of the top players in the New England Section. He has completed in the PGA Tours Deutsche Bank Championship, where he competed against Tiger Woods and Vijay Singh, among other top pros. He currently resides in Newton with his wife Mary Beth and sons Seamus and Finnegan.