Source: VT Golf Magazine | Issue: Summer 1994 | Author: Bob Labbance Synopsis: This article is about the increase in golf in Vermont during 1914 and what that looked like for clubs around the state.       From 1886, when golf began at the Dorset Field Club, until 1902, when the fad began to cool, […]

Source: VT Golf Magazine | Issue: Summer 1994 Synopsis: This article is about Crown Point Country Club and how it’s history has shaped it into a special club we see today.       How can you call a course that has staged the 1923 New England Men’s Amateur and the 1992 New England Women’s Amateur […]

Source: VT Golf Magazine | Issue: Summer 1995 | Author: Bob Labbance Synopsis: This article is about the formation and function of the Vermont Golf Association and how it has evolved over the years.   In July of 1900 Ekwanok Country Club in Manchester became Vermont’s first eighteen hole golf course and the championship layout […]

Source: VT Golf Magazine | Issue: Summer 1995 | Author: Bill Van Liew Synopsis: This article is about the ideal 18 holes for author Bill Van Liew from different golf courses across Vermont. He takes you through each hole, where it is from, and why it would contribute to being the perfect golf course.   […]

Source: VT Golf Magazine | Issue: Summer 1995 | Author: Bill Van Liew Synopsis: This article is about the growing practice of custom fit clubs and how that has impacted both the game of golf and the golf market.   It wasn’t that many years ago when the purchase of a set of golf clubs […]

Source: VT Golf Magazine | Issue: Summer 1995 | Author: Bob Labbance Synopsis: This article is about how golf clubs arose and disappeared quickly within our history.   It happened in Montpelier, Barre, Hyde Park, Brattleboro, Sudbury, Arlington, Burlington, and about a dozen other towns in Vermont. A golf club sprung up, entertained golfers for […]

Source: VT Golf Magazine | Issue: Summer 1995 | Author: Alex Kourebanas Synopsis: This article is about the Richford Country Club and what makes the country club so special.   The Richford Country Club is this year’s selection as Vermont’s hidden gem. Located in northern Vermont near the Canadian border and the Jay Peak Ski […]

Source: VT Golf Magazine | Issue: Summer 1995 | Author: Bob Labbance Synopsis: This article is about the Woodstock Country Club and the traits that allow it to be the unique club that draws tourists into the resort town of Woodstock, VT.    As early as 1792 a tavern stood at the intersection of two […]

Source: VT Golf Magazine | Issue: Summer 1995 | Author: Arthur Ristau Synopsis: This article is about Manchester, VT and how the courses and clubs it holds serves as the golf capital of Vermont, including Ekwanok Country Club, Gleneagles at Equinox, the Dorset Field Club, and the Manchester Country Club.   Encircling the community like […]

Source: VT Golf Magazine | Issue: Summer 1996 Synopsis: This article is about the Brattleboro Country Club and the history that shaped the club into what we see today.   Neatly tucked away in the south eastern corner of Vermont is the Brattleboro Country Club, a superb nine hole test of any golfer’s shot making […]