NORTON — Celtics general manager and president Danny Ainge is known as one of the preeminent minds in basketball. But when he’s not pilfering future assets from overmatched counterparts, Ainge retains a passion for the game of golf.
Ainge mingled with fans in the stands behind the driving range at TPC Boston early Saturday morning. Soon after, he set foot on the course, following a grouping that featured Justin Rose, Tony Finau, and Brooks Koepka in the second round of the Dell Technologies Championship.
“I’m out to watch some good golfers,’’ he said. “Maybe I can learn something.