Designed by Donald Steele, the The Aquidneck Club golf course opened in 2000. Ron Woods manages the course as the General Manager.
The course rating is 72.7 and it has a slope rating of 134 on Bent grass. Designed by Donald Steele, the The Aquidneck Club golf course opened in 2000.
The Carnegie Abbey Club was formed at the start of the new millennium and the club’s golf course is laid out on property leased from Portsmouth Abbey School, a Benedictine Boarding Prep School established back in 1926 . The new ownership changed the club's name to The Aquidneck Club in 2019.
For some reason The Aquidneck Club -- formerly Carnie Abbey Club -- does not receive much attention and it escapes me because there's enough there to merit a visit for those inclined to see it. The main downside of the course is the routing which Steve correctly noted.
The meat of the layout is when you arrive at the 13th tee. From this point to the home hole at the 18th your play needs to rachet up a few notches. The routing changes constantly and thankfully the walking is within the boundaries of reasonableness between the holes.
Aquidneck Club - Rhode Island - USA. The Carnegie Abbey Club was formed at the start of the new millennium and the club’s golf course is laid out on property leased from Portsmouth Abbey School, a Benedictine Boarding Prep School established back in 1926. The new ownership changed the club's name to The Aquidneck Club in 2019.
Steele’s bunkers are lovely, with a couple (on #2 and #16) appearing to be right next to the green when the player has, in fact, 20 yards between the bunker and the green. Prior to reaching the green, the course is not as interesting.