Source: VT Golf Magazine | Issue: Summer 1992 | Author: David Robinson Synopsis: This article takes the reader through a century of golf in Vermont, explaining the history and evolution of the sport going from a small pastime to a dominant sport.       From homemade clubs and tomato cans to graphite shafts and videotaped […]

Source: VT Golf Magazine | Issue: Summer 1992 | Author: Bob Labbance Synopsis: This article is about Bob Labbance’s ideal eighteen hole course that draws from golf course all across Vermont. He goes into detail about why each hole has been drawn to this master list and what each hole encompasses.       The 19 […]

Source: VT Golf Magazine | Issue: Summer 1992 | Author: Bob Labbance Synopsis: This article is about the evolution of golf in Stowe and how that evolved the popular resort destination.       When you mention Stowe, people think “Ski Capital of the East,” ss the resort town has been known for decades. Yet, according […]

Source: VT Golf Magazine | Issue: Summer 1992 | Author: Pamela Polston Synopsis: This article is about the Burlington Country Club and how it has evolved into the country club it is today.       Among the many stories, tall and otherwise, in golf lore is one about a momentous day for Andrew Carnegie near […]

Source: VT Golf Magazine | Issue: Summer 1992 | Author: Alex Kourebanas Synopsis: This article is about Woodstock Country Club and the Quechee Club and what sets them apart from other courses in the state.        Towards the end of October, most sporting Vermonters have abandoned thoughts of swinging clubs and tend to concentrate […]

Source: VT Golf Magazine | Issue: Summer 1992 Synopsis: This article is about the history and evolution of the Vermont Open and how it has formed into the popular tournament in Vermont many compete in today.       The nomadic history of the Vermont Open began in 1940 at the Burlington Country Club. It was […]

Source: VT Golf Magazine | Issue: Summer 1992 | Author: Peter Kriff Synopsis: This article is about the expansion of the Montague Golf Club and how that caused it to evolve into the club that stands today.       Something is happening, right in the middle of the state, that hasn’t happened very often in […]

Source: VT Golf Magazine | Issue: Summer 1994 | Author: Bob Labbance Synopsis: This article is about the formation and evolution of the Rutland Country Club.       You never know what you’ll find when you open an old file cabinet drawer. Howard Shortsleeve of the Rutland Country Club was pleasantly surprised during the summer […]

Source: VT Golf Magazine | Issue: Summer 1994 | Author: Dave Sprague Synopsis: This article is about when hall of famer Sam Snead visited Vermont.       The appearance of Sam Snead at the first annual Hand Motors Masters in the Mountains Tournament, held on May 21-22 at the Gleneagles Golf Course at the Equinox […]

Source: VT Golf Magazine | Issue: Summer 1994 | Author: Mike Hassel-Shearer Synopsis: This article is about the formation and history behind the St. Johnsbury golf club and how it has become the club we see today.       “There’s no place like home” applies to golfers and their golf courses. Our weekend forays down […]