Source: Vermont Golf Magazine | Issue: 2005 | Author: Tom Macklin The waning years of the late 19th century saw the creation of a handful of what would turn into Vermont’s still-standing, historic golf clubs. As Jack Mahoney wrote in “The Golf History of New England”, “Following Dorset Came a flock of courses in Vermont, […]

Source: Vermont Golf Magazine | Issue: 2003 | Author: William Noble In the muted sunshine of a summer’s day, Bob Beach, Jr., points with pride at the 700 acres that make up his family’s Basin Harbor Club, along lake Champlain’s eastern shore. “We’re seeking property-wide Audubon certification,” he says, and if the club gets it, it […]

Rome wasn’t built in a day and nor was the Williston Golf Club. in 1927, Frank Talcott built the original nine holes. It was created for the enjoyment of his friends and family. It was a simple layout with sand, greens, coffee cans were used for the holes and a single set of hickory shafted […]

The waning years of the late 19th century saw the creation of a handful of what would turn into Vermont’s still-standing,  historic golf clubs. As Jack Mahoney wrote in “The Golf History of New England:” “Following Dorset came a flock of courses in Vermont, including Woodstock (1895), Mt. Anthony in Bennington (1897), Ewanok in Manchester […]