New England Golf Feature Stories
Looking for a romantic, his-and-hers golf vacation? Consider Cape Cod
When you're looking for both golf and romance, you're not talking the $295 package offering four rounds of golf, a basic motel room and a sleeve of balls. Here's a better idea: head to Cape Cod. On the cape, golf and romance are definitely not an oxymoron. And with 43 golf courses in a relatively small area, you can stay in one place and play a different course each day.
... full article »Michelle Wie mania defies tradition in Newport, R.I.
They're talking golf in posh Newport, R.I. but it isn't the normal have-you-played-there, did-you-see-what-Tiger-Woods-did chat of the idle rich. No, with the U.S. Women's Open coming to town in June 2006, they're talking women's golf - about a 15-year-old Asian-American golfer to be exact.
... full article »Bretwood keeps golfers down on the farm
Bretwood Golf Course in Keene, N.H. offers as good an argument as can be made for turning an old family dairy farm into a high-yield golf plantation. With the help of Geoffrey Cornish, the dean of New England golf architects, the Barretts turned from farming to golf in the 1960s.
... full article »New England is catching up fast on the country-club-for -a-day concept
This region might have been a bit late in joining the national trend toward upscale, daily fee, country-club-for-a-day golf facilities, but it has made up for lost time in a big way.
... full article »New England's finest golf resorts offer something for everybody
In an era of cookie-cutter hotels and resorts, the New England region harbors a wonderfully eclectic collection of golf resorts that range from historic old chestnuts to the traditional country inn, to the more modern variety, featuring villas and condos. There are great courses here, including historic works from the likes of Donald Ross and Robert Trent Jones. No matter what one is looking for in a golf resort, New England has it.
... full article »Trying to get golfers to stop before reaching Cape Cod
Greater Plymouth has a ways to go before it reaches the same level as golfantastic places like Myrtle Beach, Las Vegas, Orlando, or Scottsdale, but it's making a start. As staff writer James Y. Bartlett reports, there are currently seven courses for visitors to play within hailing distance of the famous rock, and another dozen or so within 20 miles.
... full article »Dye donates design skills to public course in Connecticut
The only Pete Dye-designed course in Connecticut recently opened: Wintonbury Hills Golf Course in Bloomfield. The renowned architect, who normally charges up to $750,000, billed the city only $1 for his services because of his commitment to affordable golf.
... full article »Weather key at 59th U.S. Women's Open venue
Host to the 59th U.S. Women's Open this summer, The Orchards is a Donald Ross design that opened between 1922 and 1923 and is being called a "quirky" pick to host the event. But consider first the recent controversy over Pinehurst No. 2, another Donald Ross design, before you start calling classic old tracks "quirky."
... full article »By the Time We Got to Woodstock: Golf in Vermont's Premier Vacation Town
Woodstock is a pastiche of two and a half centuries' worth of history, culture, and nature. The mix of elderly tourists driving slowly and browsing art galleries with mopey teens kicking hacky-sacks and lamenting the break-up of Phish adds to the country chic of the place.
... full article »Course architect Maurer calls for more 'blue-collar' courses
Two Top 100 golf courses are found on Nantucket Island: Nantucket Golf Club and Sankaty Head. Both boast ocean views and a classic, linksy feel. And both are very private. But now, thanks to Massachusetts course architect Howard Maurer and the Nantucket Island Land Bank, daily-fee golfers also have a place to swing their clubs: Miacomet Golf Course.
... full article »New England's course architects: Following in the footprints of giants
Golf began its life in the New World in New England and New York. Ever wonder why so many major tournaments are held in the Northeast? It's the classic architects at courses like Shinnecock Hills (Macdonald and Raynor), Winged Foot (Tillinghast), Bethpage Black (Tillinghast), The Country Club at Brookline (Willie Campbell, William Flynn), and The Orchards (Donald Ross; site of the 2004 U.S. Women's Open).
... full article »Cape Cod's best layouts offer something for everyone
Cape Cod has enough golf to satisfy anyone, from those who want to pretend they're Kennedy to cranberry picking to those just trying to stretch their legs from the notoriously bad traffic. With apologies to David Letterman, here's the Top Ten reasons to golf in Cape Cod.
... full article »There are plenty of hidden finds at the National Golf Expo
The annual National Golf Expo at the Bayside Expo Center in Boston is the ideal place for New England golfers to comparison shop regional golf schools as well as equipment.
... full article »Maine Gives U.S. Golfers a four-corner bingo
While Maine is traditionally overlooked by golfers, this summer vacationland's appeal is growing in direct proportion to the number of low-cost, uncrowded, visually stunning courses that have opened over the past several years. Duffers from all over the Northeast are discovering that Maine offers sweet respite from the six-hour rounds and $100 green fees of courses less than two hours to the south.
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