Jerry Christiansen has been involved with the junior golf program since May. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)

By Derek Cornet

sports

Golf pro returns to La Ronge to share his skills with local youth

Jul 13, 2021 | 12:46 PM

Playing the sport he loves, golf took Jerry Christiansen around the world but he’s back in La Ronge sharing his skills with some of the community’s youngest residents.

When Christiansen moved back to town earlier this year, he knew he’d somehow be involved in teaching golf to others. He quickly decided to volunteer with the junior golf program at Eagle Point Resort and has been teaching kids the sport every Monday since the course opened in May.

“We had a lot of kids who hadn’t touched a club before,” Christiansen said. “We started right from the basics with everything. I think the most important thing is learning how to have fun out here, learning some of the rules of the game and just the cool things that golf teaches you like integrity and responsibility.”

The junior golf program has proven to be popular as about 40 kids, on average, attend the sessions. The most to show up on a Monday is 60 kids, which Christiansen explained was impressive considering concerns about COVID-19 and kids being in and out of school.

Christiansen mentioned he has been keeping the sessions basic and minor. He said he’s not worrying about being too technical at this time.

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“La Ronge has turned out lots of athletes over the years,” Christiansen said. “Now that we’re getting them into golfing, we’re bound to have lots of them coming out.”

Christiansen, who was raised in La Ronge, began playing golf when he was 13 and took up the game heavily. As a teen, he was playing 72 holes per day and he ended up moving to Saskatoon in Grade 10 when he joined Team Canada and began flying around world. Christiansen has competed in countries including Australia, South Africa, Thailand and the United States.

Christiansen, 28, turned professional when he was 22. He currently competes in PGA Saskatchewan, but has plans to attend more tournaments in the coming years. Christiansen will be attending championships next week at Dakota Dunes near Saskatoon, along with a national tournament in September.

“It’s been a fun ride getting to see a bit of the world and make money doing what I love,” he said. “It was awesome, I really enjoyed.”

Christiansen wanted to credit Can North Environmental Services, Geosyntec Environmental Services, Cornerstone Insurance and The Source was sponsoring the junior golf program this year.

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Twitter: @saskjourno