Out by the 7th tee box theres a 9-foot signpost that shows the high-water marks of the major hurricanes that have blown through here over the years: 1938, 1944, 1954 (Carol), 1991 (Bob). They had to put the rocks somewhere, Demmer says with a smile and a shrug. Being as exposed as it is, its clear much of the courses defense can come from the elements. During its memorable history Kittansett has hosted several Massachusetts Golf Association championships over the years. Amateur champion, making his third Walker Cup appearance, was the senior member of his team and proved the weekends leading light. Very accomodating to employees' needs. Once again, golfers must determine just how far they want to hit their tee shots and whether they lay up before that obstacle or try to fly it. 18 brings you back to the clubhouse, and again throws off vibes of the opening and finishing holes at Maidstone and Fishers Island. Most publications focus on the world-class seaside holes, but I thought the inland holes were almost equally as good, resembling the great heathland courses in England with their sandy soil, whispy fescue, and tall trees. 4 through No. Amateur qualifying in 1996: 36 holes, 101 players playing off 1.4 or better, pins set near the middle, 80 degrees and not a scrape of wind. The locker room is surprisingly small, but it fits the quaint atmosphere of the club. Most days, the approach plays dead into a southwest wind, making the most sensible play a punch shot that bores its way to the putting surface. So, we cut them back and planted native grasses on and around the mounds instead. But taking out the chain saws was not only about bringing back the vistas. The "Caddyshack" actor was on the South Coast this weekend for the U.S. Senior Amateur golf championship at The Kittansett Club in Marion before heading up to Mattapoisett for a 7:30 p.m.. As for the largely blind, uphill green, it is protected by bunkers left and right. Sure enough, in the early 2000s plans for the course were found in William Flynns attic. All it takes is one look at a Google map of the course to see why. All of the Tri-towns have people on their boards and commissions who serve double duty on other boards and whose businesses sometimes do business with the municipalities they serve. The project was soon undertaken by a group of local golf enthusiasts, many who gave generously of their time and financial resources to support the construction of Kittansett. The 8th marks the start of the interior holes, which have a decidedly different feel than their seaside companions. Flynn demonstrated tremendous command of angles and strategic bunkering at Kittansett, and there really arent many teeshots you truly feel comfortable over. The 47 year old from Washington state the sitting U.S. The British non-playing captain, Lieut. On average, employees at Kittansett Club stay with the company for 6.5 years. In light of the recent state Board of Ethics ruling against Sherman Briggs, I request that you send a message to the other town boards that this is not acceptable behavior, and that if you engage in this type of behavior you will be removed. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Framed by cedar shake houses and the loveliest view of the Atlantic, Kittansett has a special place in the heart of all who visit. Hundreds of trees have been eliminated revealing the original contouring of the course, and nearly all of the greens and bunkers have been restored to their original design. The maps on this site are based on Cesium which in turn is based on WebGL. That finish of Ronnie Whites made us all proud to be British.. Although my least favorite of the three, Weequahic offers strong value and a more than adequate layout for public golfers in the New York metro area. This hole is notable for a creek that bisects the fairway at 255 yards, causing many golfers to shy away from driver. A charming rock wall and fescue guard just right of the green as well. We are sorry that this post was not useful for you! American James Jackson was another type of newcomer in 1953, playing his first Walker Cup foursomes match on the Friday when he unwittingly instigated the events most poignant moment. Verdict:The charming and exclusive Kittansett Club is one of the most underrated courses in America and might be my dark horse candidate for best course in New England. We played at 2pm on a Monday afternoon the week after they aerated the course. Welcome to The Kittansett Club Our History Guest Information Golf Contact Login Eleven Point Road. After being beat up all day by strategic and difficult par fours, the closing hole at Kittansett offers a great scoring opportunity as a straightaway 460 yard par 5. The trees were here first and the thicket has been reduced, in fits and starts, over time. The Kittansett Club is a private course available only to its members and their guests. In some areas its more subtle (like on the 2nd fairway for instance.) The fact that Kittansett was the site of the Mass Am last week for the sixth time in its history speaks to the high regard in which the course is held. This was his first Walker Cup and he showed the promise he would later fulfill, going unbeaten on the weekend. Tabor Academy representatives filed a Notice of Intent with the ConCom on June 3, 2011 regarding the project. The course at that time measured 6,374 yards from the back of the regular tees, with the stands of pines and hardwoods combined with stretches of marshland and wispy field grass to give it a very New England feel. I cant imagine what it would be like if the breeze was up even more. Like the 7th, this par 5 features numerous well-placed bunkers running down its fairway notably crossbunkers on the left at 260 yards, right at 300, and one very tricky one on the right side of the lay-up area. I hit my tee shot to 8 feet and drained the putt for my only birdie in 3 days. Its a special place, and one its members are extremely lucky to be a part of. Find contact info for Kittansett Club employees Find Info Top Kittansett Club Employees James Burns General Manager. Too long and youre in the bunkers across the fairway. State Ethics Commission Executive Director Karen Nober gave Briggs two weeks from the March 5 offer to get back to Ethics Commission or face up to a $50,000 fine. But the fact is, we hate losing. The Master Plan has been updated on a couple of occasions since Hanse and his longtime design associate, Jim Wagner, first started working at Kittansett. When you get your first glimpse of the club on the left-hand side my GPS was telling me Id arrived. The land provided well-drained and unusually fine fairways and greens. According to Hanse, his initial mission was to restore the unique architecture of the layout while also enhancing its look, conditioning and playability. Club records indicate that construction on the course commenced in summer 1922. Many of the games greats were indeed on hand for the event. Somewhat reminiscent of a place like Humewood in South Africa, the course isn't quite in the same league as the best from Britain, but it does rest comfortably among the premier seaside layouts in this part of the world." Some of the mounds at Kittansett ran down the edges of holes and others diagonally across them. 17 is a visually tricky hole, as from the tee it can be tough to know exactly where youre going. But the layout is so much more: a steely, uncommon test on the calmest of days. Kittansett has a lot of subtlety to it, and I imagine with more plays Id grow to appreciate it even more. Its a very nice setting with the clubhouse off to the left, and is the shortest of the par 5s at Kittansett. MARION, MASSACHUSETTS | Competitors in last weeks Massachusetts Amateur had the pleasure of playing one of the Bay States best golf courses at the Kittansett Club. At a prodigious 220 yards, this is a semi-blind par 3 courtesy of tall fescue directly in front of the teebox. The corridors are naturally ample. You may use these HTML tags and attributes: document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Copyright 2021. The 18th with the clubhouse and outdoor patio bar over on the left. Founded in 1922, the Kittansett Club is one of the region's most historic private golf clubs, and one of only a few seaside courses in New England. Indeed, his passing had the opposite effect. This integrated piece appeared as a course feature and Walker Cup sidebar in LINKS Magazine during the summer of 2006. 10 shows off more interesting mounding which is a theme throughout the course. . Beverly's clubhouse was only open for a short portion of the year in general but was actually used only on two weeks of official race days. 12 and 13. The oldest public course in New Jersey, Weequahic Golf Course was originally 9 holes built by Baltusrol Pro George Low in 1913. He said the irony of this situation is that his association with Tabor was part of the reason he was appointed to the ConCom in 1997 by then-Selectmen Al Winters, Lori Schaefer and Jody Dickerson because the town wanted a better working relationship with Tabor Academy and the Kittansett Club. Apparently overgrown trees behind this green obscured the view, but Gil Hanse removed them in the 1990s. The Succession actor has yet again voiced support for J.K. Rowling in the wake of controversy surrounding the author's transphobic comments. The club has followed through by continuing to fell trees, opening up never-before-seen vistas on the point holes 1, 2, 16, 17 and 18. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Please remove Mr. Briggs from the Conservation Commission immediately. Yes, Mr. Selectman Jon Henry recused himself from the discussion because he does some work for Briggs company from time-to-time. The fund-raiser has. One thing I find most remarkable about the history of Kittansett is that as the decades wore on, the designer of the course was seemingly lost to time. The bunkers on the right are among the deepest on the course. As for the Conservation Commissions need for a better relationship with Tabor: Much of the academys waterfront property is located in a flood plain and wetlands, and therefore subject to Conservation Commission overview for building projects. A cross bunker comes into play from the left on tee shots, and the best move is taking on that hazard with ones drive, keeping the ball on that side of the fairway for a more open approach to the green. He also made sure that consecutive golf holes rarely played in the same direction. An 18-hole golf course became a possibility when in the early 1920's a group of residents bought the land on Butler's Point, which until that time had been occupied solely by the Beverly Yacht Club. with Hanse continuing to act as the clubs architectural consultant, one can be sure that the course at Kittansett will keep getting better. Outside of the 1953 Walker Cup, Kittansett has largely stayed out of the national spotlight. The average employee at Kittansett Club makes $0 per year. This keeps the vibe more chill and low-key, and really allows you to soak in the wonderful setting on the Bay. Friday 8:45PM . The 375 yard 17th is another dogleg left running in the opposite direction of 16. In 2018, Marthas Vineyard Times photographer Peter Simon (brother of singer Carly Simon) filed a police report accusing Murray of slamming him against a door for taking photos of him at Lolas, an Oak Bluffs restaurant. (Credit to this SI article for additional details). I thoroughly enjoyed my 25 years working at The Kittansett Club. With the U.S. Senior Amateur visiting Butler Point this week, it seemed a fine time to place this story above the fold.]. The 5th is a strong straightaway 395 yard par 4 that prominently features two large bunkers in the middle of the fairway between 150 and 180 yards. It feels quaint, subdued, and local in a good way. Littler and Jackson went to lunch 2-up and closed out Wilson and MacGregor 3 and 2 proving once again that no good deed goes unpunished. The most prestigious event hosted by Kittansett was the 1953 Walker Cup when the United States defeated Great Britain & Ireland 9 to 3. The collective result of those changes has been nothing short of spectacular. Receive the latest news and breaking updates, straight from our newsroom to your inbox. But work still needed to be done. The green itself sits about 4-5 feet above the bunker, and the water from the cove comes in on the right-hand side. At about 280 yards, rough and a bunker on the left bisect this fairway. This hole features another tiny back-to-front sloped green lined by cavernous bunkers on either side. The course demands both power and precision, and the mix of lengths and angles compels golfers to execute a variety of shots if they have any hope of scoring. Since the 1990s the course has gone through a series of redesigns by Gil Hanse, who has been a longstanding consultant with respect to restoration, improvements, and renovations of Kittansett. Featuring a dazzling set of seaside holes and equally interesting inland holes, an invite to Kittansett is to be cherished. Most critics point to the 16th as the best par 4 at Kittansett and I have to agree. At 505 yards, the 7th is the first and best par 5 youll encounter at Kittansett. Kittansett is the only golf course on Hoods resume; he never designed nor built another. The 5th has one of the more intimidating shots on the course. Littler and Jackson were eventually penalized two holes, placing them three down on the fourth tee. The 126 yard 9th hole is Cabot Cliffs shortest hole. [Ed. The rest, to be believed, must be experienced first-hand. Kittansett was built in the 1920s and juts out on a peninsula directly into Buzzards Bay in Marion, Massachusetts outside of Boston. You and those before you have made a habit of these tainted appointments for years and years. Anytime you want to come back I can absolutely get you back out there, (hes a really good friend) just let me know. At 16, for example. Featuring perhaps the tightest fairway at Kittansett, this dogleg doesnt occur until 240 yards, forcing the golfer to hit something longer than theyd prefer off the tee. Another one thats been on my personal list? My attorney says I dont have to resign, Briggs said recently of his Conservation Commission position in an interview earlier this week with The Sentinel. Tabor paid Briggs Excavation $8,030 for the work. And the golfers playing in that event will be every bit as enthralled with the layout which also played host to the 1953 Walker Cup match as those who just teed it up there in the Mass Am. In 2017, Murray reportedly yelled at people taking photos of him before abruptly departing from a VIP reception that charged $150 for, among other perks, the opportunity to take a photo with the legendary actor, according to the Chicago Tribune. The opening holes provide wide fairways with generous landing areas. In an age when clubs pay architects millions of dollars to return their courses to some original, classic ideal (real or imagined), Kittansett has charted a more honest, practical course ever capitalizing on its superb routing, features and location to make the course incrementally better, more classic and stern than its ever been, but never something it has never been. Now there was a great player, he said. Im of the opinion we should have further discussion, Marion Selectman Chairman Steve Cushing said. Located in this sleepy sailing village on Buzzards Bay just west of Cape Cod, it is a Golden Age classic, routed across an exposed, often windswept spit of land and through more sheltered swathes of New England woods. Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window). The improvements over the past few years have transformed play. This hole reminds me a lot of the 5th atWannamoisettwith the ideal line playing over mounds at the right corner. Marion, MA 02738 Clubhouse: (508) 748-0148 Pro Shop: (508) 748-0192 Employment 34 F | Wind 12 mph Copyright 2020 The Kittansett Club Site by Clubessential Options Close Site Options Hide Settings Images ( ) & CTES ( ) Object Plugins FED We need to schedule a public hearing to discuss the next steps relative to this.. 6, 10 and 13 a bit further from the tees. More recently, concerted clearing efforts have rendered portions of the routing, especially those holes furthest out on Butler Point, darned links-like surely more open and scenic today than they were when the Hood finished his lifes work. (LogOut/ MARION, MASSACHUSETTS | Competitors in last week's Massachusetts Amateur had the pleasure of playing one of the Bay State's best golf courses at the Kittansett Club. As I usually mention when writing about notable golden age courses, I can never do as good of a job recounting the history of the club, as they can. As for Hood, he turned out to be more project manager than anything else, overseeing construction of the golf course while adding his own small touches. This hole is extremely open on the left with the 18th fairway but features a lateral hazard on the right with marshland. They are, in fact, enough to humble and beguile just about anyone in any sort of weather. Briggs said he signed the disposition agreement March 15. The 15th is the longest of a short set of par fives at 515 yards. The 1953 Walker Cup, on the other hand, is easily the biggest thing ever to hit The Kittansett Club, one of New Englands most revrered if serially under-exposed golf venues. BOWLING GREEN, Ky. - Protesters gathered in downtown Bowling Green Tuesday night after a controversial speaker was invited to present tonight at the Bowling Green Country Club. Its an island green, but instead of being surrounded by water, its completely surrounded by a bunker. The setting of Kittansett is phenomenal. Rather than allocating more time and money to removing the rocks from the property, they used them to create mounds that in time were grassed over and employed as strategic hazards, much like the famed chocolate drops at Myopia Hunt Club north of Boston. I imagine this hole floods or becomes a true island green when the tide is up. Donations to this. The clubhouse is perched at the point of the peninsula which has 270-degree views of Buzzards Bay. The tee shot on the par 4, 5th is one of the most intimidating on the course with two big bunkers in the middle of the fairway to contend with and wetlands all down the right. Because Kittansett is a golf club you're not going to find a pool, tennis, or all of the other amenities that you'll typically find at a country club. When asked what he thinks brought the matter to the. An 18-hole golf course became a possibility when in the early 1920's a group of residents bought the land on Butler's Point, which until that time had been occupied solely by the Beverly Yacht Club. Truth be told, there was little overarching drama to the competition itself; the U.S. squad won easily, 9-3, securing its 13th victory in 14 tries. We also raised some of the sand faces so they were easier to see and more impressive visually. Briggs was cleared of wrong-doing in that instance. Marion, MA. Hole Descriptions:Situated at the end of an archipelago jutting into Buzzards Bay, The Kittansett Club occupies an incredibly scenic seaside property. At 355 yards, the par 4 13th is the last of a trio of very challenging short dogleg rights. Member Services Representative (Former Employee) - Marion, MA - November 1, 2015. For instance, Ive always loved mountain golf and Wade Hampton is one course that is in my personal top 10 Id like to play. Once again, I cant imagine what this looked like before the tree removal, and at least from my perspective, it seems like this is a big improvement. This approach plays slightly uphill to a small, undulating green surrounded by deep bunkers. Four times the State Amateur has been held here; each time it set a record for the number of entries. This is also one of the best bunkered holes on the course with numerous bunkers running through this fairway forcing the golfer to think carefully on each shot. The Walker Cup competition began in 1922 as matches between amateur golfers from Great Britain and the United States. However, the course performed admirably, conceding not a single sub-par round during the weekends play, even though the wind a Kittansett trademark blew hardly at all. Kittansett hosted the 1953 Walker Cup, when an American team that featured Ken Venturi, Bill Campbell, Harvie Ward, Dick Chapman, Gene Littler, Charlie Coe, and other notables routed the GB&I team 9-3. It makes for an interesting choice off the tee. Flynn placed two devilish bunkers on both corners of the dogleg that more-or-less force the golfer to hit a drive between 220 and 250 yards. Your email address will not be published. Sorry. The Kittansett Club, a private golf club that fronts the ocean on Kittansett Point, off Point Road, is also located in a flood plain. With the wind usually howling, this is an exhilarating teeshot and one you wont soon forget. While I feel Kittansett finishes a close race as 4th best in the state, if you like courses along the lines of Garden City Golf Club, Maidstone, San Francisco Golf Club, and Minikahda then Kittansett should be right up your alley. The conditions were surprisingly calm and beastly hot that Labor Day weekend 53 years ago. William Campbell was yet another veteran of the 1951 team, while Kittansett Club member Richard Chapman held the distinction of having won the amateur championships of the United States, Great Britain, Canada and France the only man to achieve this feat. 10, with a diagonal row of grassy mounds on the left side of the landing area and a pair of bunkers on the right, both of which force golfers to consider distance and direction on their drives. About 30 yards short of the green, two cross-bunkers squeeze the fairway, preventing runners from reaching the green. There wasnt a ton of weather the day we played, but the wind shifted halfway through our round, forcing us to play into it pretty much all day. Walker died just prior to the Kittansett Matches, in June of 1953, and his death did little to buttress his longstanding efforts to keep a low profile. The par 4 2nd also plays 415 yards and is another very difficult hole. Briggs said he tried to resolve this issue last summer, but the Ethics Commission kept delaying the process. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); The 337 yard 10th hole at We-Ko-Pa Saguaro is a really fun risk/rewark hole that features two templates: a Reverse Cape on the teeshot and Lions Mouth by the green. The 11th with its massive cross bunker gaping in from the left is perhaps the most brutish poser on a course replete with them. For most if not all of us, that includes some very obvious places like Pine Valley, Augusta National, Cypress Point and so on. Big hitter? The soil was quite rocky, and that presented Hood and his construction crew with a couple of problems. A giant sandy wasteland bisects the fairway at about 260 yards and is in play off the tee. In retrospect, the 1953 Walker Cup was a thoroughly fascinating event, but not necessarily because it served as the coming-out party for Kittansett, for a pair of promising young Californians, Ken Venturi and Gene Littler or because E. Harvie Ward managed in the course of the competition, to avenge his 1952 British Amateur loss to the talented Irishman Joe Carr. Tucked away in a sort of nether region between Cape Cod and the Rhode Island coast, it's widely acknowledged as the second best course in Massachusetts (after The Country Club), though few have actually played it and none passes up a chance. So if the sand isnt scary enough, a sliced shot can certainly still find the water. This approach runs uphill towards a back-to-front sloped green guarded by bunkers on either side. Yet Kittansetts length (6,814 yards, par 70), its smallish, steeply pitched greens, its overall strategic mettle were undiminished. Originally, it was the Native Americans who led the Plymouth settlers and their cattle to the warmer winter pastures on these shores. All of a sudden the courses you want to play tend to have less to do with prestige, and more to do with your personal preferences, geographic history, and the style of golf you enjoy most. A time when the British played one ball (1.62 inches in diameter) and the Americans another (1.68), when all matches were contested over 36 holes, a time when players were ultimately judged by the skill with which they deflected adulation when a point might well be refused if it hadnt been earned in the spirit of fair play. Before coming to Kittansett, I was expecting the course to be much more open than it is. The 15th is the second of the trio of par 5s on the course. When golfs luminaries gathered in September on this lovely seaside ground just south of the Cape Cod Canal, the prize at stake had become The Walker Cup, forever and always. Featuring a crossbunker on the left at 170 yards and dense forest down the left, this difficult teeshot causes many golfers to bailout right, leaving a more difficult approach possibly blocked out by trees. A similar trio is reprised at the wonderful, short par-4 10th, where the hazards are reasonably cleared with a long-iron or fairway wood mind games notwithstanding. Nothing of the sort happened at Turks this weekend. The Cup was named for the then President of the USGA George Herbert Walker, a banker and businessman. After he and Littler dropped the first hole to Wilson and MacGregor (dubbed the sporting goods team by one press wag,) Jackson discovered he was carrying 16 clubs, having failed to remove his brassie and an extra wedge after warming up. Opened for play in 1923, Kittansett and its various attributes should surprise visitors. For the 2022 season they expanded their outdoor bar, which is a fantastic place to have a drink and enjoy the view of both the course and the water. Molly was a planner, and while she could easily plan her wedding . Because of the ever-present winds perhaps, Hoods design rarely calls for forced carries into the greens themselves. This hole plays dead straight with thick forest running down the right the entire way. On the 424-yard 6th, three staggered lines of cross-mounding jut in from the left (the last sits 220 yards from the back tee). Kittansett can be a brute, but those who can control their distances and work their golf balls in the wind can certainly score. This keeps the vibe more chill and low-key, and really allows you to soak in the wonderful setting on the Bay. But Kittansett is seldom what it appears to be, especially at first glance. 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