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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Great Unknown
Source: VT Golf Magazine | Issue: Summer 2001 | Author: Rob Halpert Synopsis: This article is about George Sargent and Vermont and the overwhelming success he had at the 1909 open. It also delves into the history of Hyde Manor Club that once stood in Vermont. The U.S. Open golf championship and the […]
Once Upon a Golf Course
Source: VT Golf Magazine | Issue: Summer 2002 | Author: David Cornwell Synopsis: This article is about the Kilkare Golf Club in Heartwellville. It covers the history of the course from the architecture to when the course hosted the world’s best players. Eighty-five years ago, Vermont had a briefly famous golf course that […]
Mis-Matched
Source: VT Golf Magazine | Issue: Summer 2002 | Author: Bob Labbance Synopsis: This article is about one of the strangest matches in golf history and how it shaped the sport we see today. The first recorded match of its kind took place in Musselburgh, Scotland, on November 1, 1828- pitting an accomplished golfer […]