Golf Course, Not Teachers, Needs Upgrade

As a member of Rancho Park’s Women’s Golf Club, I must thank Edward J. Boyer for his thoughtful article “The Wise Man of Rancho Park” (Dec. 14). I have not had the pleasure of taking lessons from John Edmond Jr., but I am always greeted by his warm smile and his “How’d it go?” as I walk off the 18th green.

It was time for a change at Rancho. Yong “Steve” Oh was fortunate to be granted a 15-year contract. The driving range is in desperate need of remodeling and the pro shop was obsolete. Bringing in PGA professionals, however, will not make a difference to the thousands of duffers who feed $5 bills into the ball machines and hack away. There are many broken things that need to be fixed, but the teaching pros are not one of them.

Michelle Oyler

Pacific Palisades