Monthly Archives: August 2019


Sorry We Missed You

Source: VT Golf Magazine | Issue: Summer 1999 | Author: Bob Labbance Synopsis: This article is about the notable John Lombardy. It delves into his accomplishments as a golfer and specifically with the Ekwankok Country Club.        It’s inevitable that when you put together a list of the top anything, you’ll miss something that […]

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Tee for Two

Source: VT Golf Magazine | Issue: Summer 1999 | Author: Bob Labbance Synopsis: This article is about Frank Kennedy’s private golf course and how it became to be the course that served as his quiet retreat.        In the early years of golf in the United States, when the golf bug bit the upper […]

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The New Hub

Source: VT Golf Magazine | Issue: Summer 1999 Synopsis: This article discusses some golf courses in Vermont and the emergence of the golf destinations in Central Vermont.       These days, you pick a golf vacation spot by reputation, experience, geography and heresy- or by falling prey to a stack of colorful brochures on your […]

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The Second Century of Golf in Randolph

Source: VT Golf Magazine | Issue: Summer 1999 | Author: Gordon Harding Synopsis: This article is about the history and formation of the Montague Golf Club in Randolph, Vermont.        “Golf links have been laid out at Montague Place, and this game will soon become the rage.” That simple sentence from the pages of […]

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Simple Pleasures

Source: VT Golf Magazine | Issue: Summer 1999 | Author: Brian Siplo Synopsis: This article is about the laid-back Mountain View country club and how it became to be the country club we see today.       Given the relatively recent establishment of golf in the United States,  a Vermont golf club celebrating its 100th […]

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Cooked to Perfection

Source: VT Golf Magazine | Issue: Summer 1999 Synopsis: This article is about the Country Club of Vermont and how it came to be the club we see today. It specifically delves into the development and creation of the club and the architect who created it, Graham Cooke.        It was the fall of […]

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Ekwanok: Simply the Best in Vermont

Source: VT Golf Magazine | Issue: Summer 2000 | Author: Bob Labbance Synopsis: This article is about the Ekwanok country club. It delves into the history of the club as well as it’s status throughout the golf community. For more than a century in Southern Vermont, Ekwanok has been synonymous with excellence. Despite pretenders- both […]

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You Had What?

Source: VT Golf Magazine | Issue: Summer 2000 | Author: Stymie Gauge Synopsis: This article is about the history and evolution of the scorecard in the game of golf.        Throughout human history the tools we have used to perform our daily tasks have been a reflection of who we are and the sophistication […]

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Proctor Pittsford

Source: VT Golf Magazine | Issue: Summer 2000 | Author: Arthur Ristau Synopsis: This article is about the Proctor-Pittsford country club and the causality that started within the country club. In the beginning was the corn, furrow upon furrow row after unending row, defining the landscape and so dominating the plateau between Rutland and Brandon […]

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Rutland Reigns

Source: VT Golf Magazine | Issue: Summer 2001 | Author: Bob Labbance Synopsis: This article discusses the Rutland Country Club and how it’s history has created the club we see today.       Golf began in Rutland, Vermont, during the summer of 1896 on an informal three-hole course outside of town. The layout was moved […]

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