Designed by Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw, and first opened for play in 2004, the course at Old Sandwich lies at the heart of a private, local and national members club founded by purists for purists, in a landscape seemingly destined for golf — blessed with plenty of heavy elevation change,...
An organic creation, Old Sandwich, named for the nation’s oldest road (it skirts the club’s entrance), was built entirely from on-site materials save the gravel imported for the sump drains. The sand base for the greens, for example, was excavated and later screened from a huge pit opposite the first hole.
For the members, they believe that Old Sandwich is better than The Country Club for one reason. If one misses a green at The Country Club, the recovery shot is limited to a wedge due to the thick rough that surrounds every green. At Old Sandwich, one can use a putter, different wedges, or any club they want to attempt to recover.
There is certainly not a weak hole at Old Sandwich and all holes are very distinctive. The sand based turf is ideal, firm and fast. A bold choice perhaps but it's my favorite Coore & Crenshaw ahead of Sand Hills, Bandon Trails, Friar's Head and Colorado Golf Club. It's most certainly worth a trip to the Boston area just to play it.
At Old Sandwich, one can use a putter, different wedges, or any club they want to attempt to recover. One finds this attribute on most courses designed by Coore and Crenshaw, Tom Doak, Gil Hanse, David Mcklay Kidd, etc. as they attempt to replicate the courses in the British Isles.
architect Clifford Charles WendehackThat's exactly what architect Clifford Charles Wendehack (1885-1948) had in mind when he collaborated with golf course designer A.W. Tillinghast on Winged Foot Golf Club in the early 1920s.
Rees JonesIt's likely that your friendly member has a few bucks in the bank too as Nantucket Golf Club had one of the highest joining fees in the world when the Rees Jones designed course opened in 1998.
Andy Neher -Andy Neher - President/Partner - Old Sandwich Golf Club | LinkedIn.
architect Clifford WendehackA. W. Tillinghast, one of the most prominent golf architects of the day, was hired to build the courses. Also hired was respected clubhouse architect Clifford Wendehack to build a clubhouse in the style of Tudor Scholastic. Shortly after the club opened, Winged Foot appointed top player Mike Brady its pro.
Winged Foot Golf Club was founded in 1921, by a consortium consisting mainly of members of The New York Athletic Club. The club gets its name and logo from the NYAC's logo, but the two have never had any direct affiliation.
Membership at this prestigious club will be limited to just 250 families for an affordable initiation fee of $120,000 per family. Annual dues are set at the low rate of $5,000 per year.
An Urban Squash program is one proposal. According to Truyman, the initiation fees for several other clubs on the island range from $350,000 (The Westmoor Club) to $500,000 (Nantucket Golf Club), "so at $120,000 it's actually one of the best deals in this town."
Nantucket Golf Club Foundation - Nantucket Golf Club - Siasconset, MA. The Nantucket Golf Club Foundation (NGCF) was founded in 2002 by the Nantucket Golf Club (NGC) Board of Directors: Fred Green, Ed Hajim and Robert Greenhill.
Designed by Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw, and first opened for play in 2004, the course at Old Sandwich lies at the heart of a private, local and national members club founded by purists for purists, in a landscape seemingly destined for golf — blessed with plenty of heavy elevation change, abundant sand deposits and an ...
Although the sand wedge is so named because it's typically used to hit bunker shots, it is essentially just an iron with a clubface loft of around 54°-56°, which is generally in between a gap wedge and a lob wedge. The sand wedge also has a shorter shaft than longer irons, at about 33-37 inches.
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Old Sandwich Golf Club: A Yankee Original by a Pair of Texans. On a private estate in Plymouth, Mass. a few miles north of the Cape Cod Canal, Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw have crafted a retro course that would have made the pilgrims feel right at home were it around when they came ashore in 1620. The design duo assessed ...
Amazingly, given the width of the fairways, only 55 acres of turf is maintained at Old Sandwich. The club, opened in 2004, also has a very effective phosphorus management program in place that prevents this nonmetallic element in the nitrogen family from leaching into the Eel River watershed on which the club sits.
Old Sandwich has a Pine Valley look in places. An organic creation, Old Sandwich, named for the nation’s oldest road (it skirts the club’s entrance), was built entirely from on-site materials save the gravel imported for the sump drains.
There’s wildlife, too. White-tailed deer, eastern coyote, red-tailed hawks and barn owls are frequently sighted, though the most common species at Old Sandwich is wild turkey.
The fifth at Old Sandwich can stake a claim as one of the finest short par fours in America. The par-four seventh, while not long at 391 yards from the tips, calls for an unerring approach to a long, slim green nearly encased in sand.
The sand base for the greens, for example, was excavated and later screened from a huge pit opposite the first hole. Green construction was basic: The crew cored through a thin layer of silt and an old forest floor until they hit sand.
They’re also sizable. A few measure up to 50 yards from back to front. At the height of summer, they can be very firm and exceedingly fast.
I played OS recently. Have played a bunch of the top tracks in MA- Salem, eastward ho etc. OS is by far the best. Truly impressive grounds. Greens were tough all shaved around the edges with no flat bunkers. Either had a downhill lie or up hill lie. Made it tough. 19th hole is fun about 115 down the hill.
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I was able to get out to the Sony Open today to take a few pics. I guess due to Covid precautions they kept the spectators pretty far from the players. Also due to camera...
This Johnny Miller/Gene Bates-designed course, located in Colts Neck, New Jersey, used to be the private territory of Robert Brennan, who headed a penny stock trading company until he was jailed for a decade for money laundering in 2001 (after being released from prison, Brennan went to work at the course). The course, named after the associated thoroughbred racing stable, eventually ended up in the possession of a former Goldman Sachs executive and one of the co-founders of Arizona Iced Tea. Now, it is probably the least-exclusive course on this list, with a relatively large membership (between 100 and 150, we hear), each in at a reported $350,000 initiation fee.
You've probably never heard of Port Lavaca, Texas, about 125 miles southwest of Houston. You also probably haven't heard of its architect, Mike Nuzzo. Built for a single client, Wolf Point is the ultimate "backyard" golf course.
Located on the New York-Connecticut line, part of this mysterious club is actually visible from another course: the municipal Richter Park in Danbury, Conn. But that's the closest you are likely to get to this layout, unless you're an invited high-ranking employee or client of insurance giant AIG, whose former CEOs Cornelius Vander Starr and Maurice Greenberg guided the property into quiet fame. In addition to the immaculately-kept grounds, those who have played Morefar have marveled at the statues and sculptures placed throughout the course, including one in the middle of a bunker. The atmosphere and even the club's logo echo the Chinese influence on AIG's history.
You may have read about Tim and Edra Blixseth, who developed the extremely private (but still too well-known for this list) Yellowstone Club in Montana and subsequently fell on hard times when the now-divorced couple's financial house collapsed on them.
The Prince of Morocco's palace contains a golf course within its crenellated walls, which even border a couple holes of the Robert Trent Jones, Jr. design. Unless you're an invited guest of the Prince, you'll have to qualify for the European Tour's Trophée Hassan II event (or its pro-am) in order to tee it up here, where many months sometimes pass between rounds, though the course is always kept in perfect shape just in case the Prince has the urge to play a round.
The McMahon Group, country-club consultants based here, reports that since 1990 about 10 percent of U.S. private clubs have dissolved.
Westwood has no sign at its entrance, just the club seal on the stone gates. SLCC does not list its address (400 Barnes) in the telephone book. Members of the St. Louis Woman’s Club were beside themselves when a Post-Dispatch photographer showed up at one of their events.