Monthly Archives: August 2019


Lands of Plenty

Source: VT Golf Magazine | Issue: Summer 1996 | Author: Alex Kourebanas Synopsis: This article is about the Quechee Club and the unique amenities it offers its members year round.    When Vermonters think of championship golf, a number of different meanings may come to mind: one championship shot in a long string of foozles […]

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Survival and Revival

Source: VT Golf Magazine | Issue: Summer 1996 | Author: Bill Noble Synopsis: This article is about the spread of golf throughout the various country clubs in Vermont. It takes the reader throughout the 1900’s as to what happened every few years at the prominent country clubs.   Several years before the Wright Brothers made […]

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By Land, By Sea, And in the Air

Source: VT Golf Magazine | Issue: Summer 1996 | Author: Arthur Ristau Synopsis: This article is about the formation and history of Basin Harbor Club and how it has evolved into the club we see today.   Wafting in the warm October wind, the simple sign tells the story: “Since 1886 and still here. The […]

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Higher Recreation

Source: VT Golf Magazine | Issue: Summer 1996 | Author: Bill Noble Synopsis: This article is about the Ralph Myhre Golf Course and how it’s uniqueness compared to other Vermont clubs.   Around 4 O’clock on an early fall afternoon when the football crowd at Middlebury College’s Youngman Field is dispersing, you can stand in […]

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From Distinction to Extinction

Source: VT Golf Magazine | Issue: Summer 1996 | Author: Arthur Ristau Synopsis: This article is about the Country Club of Barre and how it created the extinction of other surrounding clubs.   The insidious alders have overwhelmed the once lush greensward. They have devoured the remnants of the long-stilled brook, and they clutch at […]

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Artist in Residence

Source: VT Golf Magazine | Issue: Summer 1996 | Author: Mary Ann DeSpirito Synopsis: This article is about Joe Kirkwood and his accomplishments and successes throughout his golf career.   Joe Kirkwood hated being called a “trick-shot artist.” He would say, “I don’t perform trick shots, I control the golf ball. There’s nothing gimmicky about […]

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Hidden Gem

Source: VT Golf Magazine | Issue: Summer 1997 | Author: Arthur Ristau Synopsis: This article is about the Country Club of Barre and the arguably “Hidden Gem” of the sixteenth tee.   It is arguably Vermont’s most gorgeous golf hole. Stretching northerly from the course’s highest promontory Barre’s fourteenth presents a voluptuous Vermont terrain of […]

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Our Collective Past

Source: VT Golf Magazine | Issue: Summer 1997 | Author: Evelyn Earl Synopsis: This article is about the value behind collecting golf antiques and the value golf history holds throughout understanding the cultural aspects in Vermont.   The collecting of Vermont Golfiana is a rewarding hobby for those frivolous enough to engage in it, and […]

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The Storm

Source: VT Golf Magazine | Issue: Summer 1997 | Author: Bob Labbance Synopsis: This article discusses the stories behind the formation of clubhouses across Vermont. It includes some of the challenges and ongoings that accompanies building them.   ‘Whether we turn to the temples of Greece, to the aqueducts of baths of Rome, to the […]

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Seeing Walter Travis

Source: VT Golf Magazine | Issue: Summer 1997 | Author: David Cornwell Synopsis: This source is about the story of Charlie getting a “golf lesson” from Walter Travis at Ekwanok Club.   Charlie was practicing late and half heatedly as he waited for his parents to return for supper. The late summer sun had set […]

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