May is a great month to introduce someone to golf . Start by taking Mom golfing ; she might enjoy it . If you want to fill the afternoon on Mother ’ s Day , May 12 , grab some clubs and take Mom out for some fresh air in a beautiful setting . Bring the daughters , sons , or grandkids and make a day of it .

Speaking of kids — they ’ re our future junior golfers . Introduce your aspiring junior golfer to the game through junior leagues and / or golf camps this month . You ’ ll find a few options for junior golfers on pages 15 and 30 . Check with your local golf course for junior leagues and camps now forming for spring and summer . They are great options to teach your juniors the fundamentals and advanced lessons for aspiring juniors moving on to high school golf teams .

Memorial Day is Monday , May 27 , so that means a three-day weekend full of golf , and there ’ s no better place to play those rounds than the Lake of the Ozarks . It ’ s the perfect two-hour drive for avid golfers to tee it up at any of Missouri ’ s 12 premier golf courses . See page 24 for a complete guide to Lake area golf courses . Make a weekend golf getaway . Find more information about Lake of the Ozarks Golf Trail golf courses , lodging partners , and Golf Trail stay-and-play packages on page 26 . Plan your Memorial Day weekend golf getaway now to get the best tee times .

Want to travel a few hours more to the south ? You can ’ t beat a getaway to Shangri-La Resort in Monkey Island , OK . Shangri-La has developed into one of the nation ’ s top golf destinations . Play 45 holes of Premier Championship Lakeside Golf without ever leaving the resort . Plus , you can take the entire family for a weekend getaway . Shangri-La ’ s new activity park includes outdoor tennis courts , pickleball courts , basketball , sand volleyball , fire pits , a fishing pond , and a mini-Fenway Park replica that offers Wiffle ball , providing fun for kids of all ages . Spend the afternoon at the 6,500-squarefoot outdoor pool with splash pad , tanning ledge , hot tub , food and beverage services , and fire pits . See all the that Shangri-La Resort offers on page 16 .

Remember , as you dust the cobwebs off your clubs that were stored away over the winter and head to the course for the first time this spring –– don ’ t take the early season or the first round as a grim outlook for the remainder of the season . You ’ ll need time to regain the good swings and develop that feel for your short game — especially from 100 yards to the cup . With a few more rounds , you will improve and tally lower scores . If not , please take a few lessons — they ’ ll cost you a lot less than losing all those expensive ProV1s . Plus , we won ’ t need to wait on you as you look for those family heirlooms lost in the weeds . It ’ s lost ; move on !

Most of all , remember you ’ re outdoors , and it ’ s a perfect 70-degree golf day . Take in the day , the game , and the friends , and enjoy your day on the course . Who knows , you might birdie a few holes or , better yet , eagle the par-5 18th — it doesn ’ t get much better than that !

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