Welcome to The Kittansett Club Our History Guest Information Golf Contact Login Eleven Point Road. As for the largely blind, uphill green, it is protected by bunkers left and right. This was another golfing era. Trees had grown up around several of the mounds and made them all but invisible, said Hanse, who credits the Kittansett job as a breakthrough for his young firm as its first top-100 golf course. Molly was a planner, and while she could easily plan her wedding . The penalty for this infraction is disqualification, of course, and Grainger invoked it without hesitation. The opening hole at Kittansett is tied for the longest par 4 on the course at 415 yards. I really enjoyed the course a lot and the amenities are phenomenal and better than most private courses. 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. Kittansett can be a brute, but those who can control their distances and work their golf balls in the wind can certainly score. When I visited in late June, a wind-killing fog (thick enough to cancel the first day of the 2006 U.S. Womens Open down the coast at Newport) had settled over the place. Outside of the 1953 Walker Cup, Kittansett has largely stayed out of the national spotlight. The golfer needs to think his way around this hole, but birdies can certainly be had with good ballstriking. So now we were faced with a 23o yard tee shot into the wind, with a very tricky green. The Walker Cup, international golfs most prestigious amateur team competition, has been staged in New England on three separate occasions, twice (1932 and 1973) at The Country Club in Brookline, Mass., where so many prestigious events have been held, USGA championships and otherwise, theyve begun to bunch. Relative to par, Im not sure theres a more difficult hole than the 11th. You must have JavaScript enabled to fill out this form. 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. The course needed a facelift, said Jim Osborne, who was green chairman at the time. 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. But if a golfer decides instead on the less perilous route down the right, he must then clear a gnarly bunker complex and more grassy mounds to land his second shot onto the putting surface. The Republican Women's Club of South Central Kentucky's Tuesday night dinner buffet planned to feature one of the officers involved in the death of Breonna Taylor. Too long and youre in the bunkers across the fairway. . 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. And so Kittansett remains a bit of a mystery guest, even to Bay State golfers. This hole reminds me a lot of the 5th atWannamoisettwith the ideal line playing over mounds at the right corner. With the wind usually howling, this is an exhilarating teeshot and one you wont soon forget. The 380 yard 9th is one of the weaker holes on the course as a straightaway par 4 lined by tall trees on both sides. It feels quaint, subdued, and local in a good way. 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. 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. Here's a rare chance to see it for yourself, with a member from the club in your group to show the way. There are a number of very good golf holes with interesting routing, and a beautiful setting. The 15th is the longest of a short set of par fives at 515 yards. 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. (LogOut/ Kittansett hosted U.S. 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). With further input from R&A Captain Lord Brabazon of Tara, the British managed to persuade USGA Committee members to modify the punishment. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. This hole plays 175 yards to a wide yet shallow green surrounded by deep bunkers and fescue. The layout is quite varied with about half the holes lining the marshes and ocean and other half playing inland off the water. The Club was originally built by founding member Frederic C. Hood who had significant knowledge of other American and British courses of the era. Among the first groups to play the new track included 1913 U.S. Open champion Francis Ouimet, who joined Kittansett soon after as an honorary member. Playing back towards the clubhouse with a busy road on your right, this hole features a generous fairway especially the further left you go. That scheme called for culling significant numbers of trees and underbrush, largely to bring back panoramas of the bay from different parts of the course and to improve turf conditions by enhancing air flow. A charming rock wall and fescue guard just right of the green as well. Flattish and easy to walk, the ground across which the course was routed nonetheless possessed character, with Flynn making terrific use of the subtle hills and hollows. 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. Which isnt to say Kittansett hasnt been well regarded for a very long time. Amateur champion. This hole is perhaps the courses only routing blemish as the 8th green is near the 9th and you have to walk the length of the hole backwards to reach the teebox. Sorry. Kittansett differs from vintage fare in this respect as well. This integrated piece appeared as a course feature and Walker Cup sidebar in LINKS Magazine during the summer of 2006. But its a leap of faith even for members familiar with the gambit, and a thrilling leap at that. The actor, who has a home on Marthas Vineyard, has been spotted multiple times on the South Coast in recent years, grabbing takeout from restaurants in New Bedford and Fall River. Kittansett was built in the 1920s and juts out on a peninsula directly into Buzzards Bay in Marion, Massachusetts outside of Boston. 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. 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. dinner of swordfish and sushi specials at Turks Seafood on Sunday, according to Fun 107. Pace of play is tremendous, and this seaside gem is a joy to walk. Beyond his prom pic with McCarthy, Murray snapped a selfie blowing bubbles with a dozen diners and employees, and signed a golf ball for McCarthys fiance, Trevor Kellum. Its easy to see why the course is consistently rated among the best in the country. Club's weekly film round up. The view from this teebox is world-class, with 390 fantastic yards separating you from the water. The Succession actor has yet again voiced support for J.K. Rowling in the wake of controversy surrounding the author's transphobic comments. 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. The other dangers on this teeshot include bunkers on either side at 175 yards and marshland for those who go way offline. Its a fun all-or-nothing hole, and is certainly one of the highlights of the round. They are, in fact, enough to humble and beguile just about anyone in any sort of weather. Find contact info for Kittansett Club employees Find Info Top Kittansett Club Employees James Burns General Manager. The Kittansett Club Originally, it was the Native Americans who led the Plymouth settlers and their cattle to the warmer winter pastures on these shores. The British are supposed to be good losers, Duncan said at Saturday nights trophy presentation ceremony, since theyve had plenty of practice at it. Theres a giant crossbunker about 50 yards short and three deep ones on both sides of the green. The most common ethnicity at Kittansett Club is White (76%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (10%) and Black or African American (6%). The clubhouse is perched at the point of the peninsula which has 270-degree views of Buzzards Bay. We also raised some of the sand faces so they were easier to see and more impressive visually. The first thing I noticed was that the golf course had become overgrown and had suffered from what can best be described as benign neglect, said Hanse. Longer hitters can cut the corner over the hills and leave a shorter approach into a back-to-front sloped green. Nine holes were ready to go by the following August, and the full 18 two months later. It was nice to have the extra time to wander around and soak in the setting. 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. The prudent play is left of center, directly over the bunkers highest point; this allows the contour to shape the ball onto the green. This hole bends to the right around 175 yards with marshland lining the right and dense forest lining the left the entire way. Off the tee, to be sure, and on approach shots. This green is large, two-tiered and guarded by deep bunkers on either side. The soil was quite rocky, and that presented Hood and his construction crew with a couple of problems. 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. Another one thats been on my personal list? 4 through No. The eye-catching hazard sits well short of a flamboyant green cleaved by a deep swale but all this is obscured by the bunkers 7 foot lip. 17 is a visually tricky hole, as from the tee it can be tough to know exactly where youre going. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. The keen golfer was said to be very knowledgeable about course architecture, thanks largely to trips he had taken with his sticks to the British Isles. Col. Anthony Duncan, supported his players and informed Totton Heffelfinger perhaps the most fittingly named USGA President in history that his team could not accept victory if it should depend on disqualification.. He and Urzetta easily won their foursomes match and the San Franciscan breezed past a beleaguered James Wilson in singles, 9 and 8; Venturis outward round of level-par 70 was the competitions lowest. This drive requires a carry of 145 yards and avoidance of dense marshes on the right. Playing from the whites, most golfers should have no trouble clearing the center-line bunkers, but they certainly make you second-guess your line. The 7th is one of three par 5s on the course, and the bunkering on this hole I found to be notable and forces you to really place your 3 shots well. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Copyright 2012-2022 Location 180, LLC | All rights reserved. Its a special place, and one its members are extremely lucky to be a part of. Review: The William J. Devine Golf Course at FranklinPark, Review: Marion Golf Club Worldgolfer's Golf Course Reviews, Follow Worldgolfer's Golf Course Reviews on WordPress.com, #134 Best Course in the World Golf Digest (2018), #84 Best Course in North America Top100golfcourse.com (2018), #77 Best Course in America Golf Digest (2021), #65 Best Course in America Golf Magazine (2022), #73 Best Course in America Top100golfcourse.com (2019), #49 Best Classic Course in America Golfweek (2022), #4 Best Course in Massachusetts Golf Digest (2021), #6 Best Course in Massachusetts Golf Magazine (2023), #7 Best Course in Massachusetts Top100golfcourse.com (2020), #7 Best Private Course in Massachusetts Golfweek (2022). This is a great closing match play par 5 where birdies will fly. After the original drawings from William Flynn were discovered, Hanse refined his project in 2003, 2014 and again in 2019, adapting much of the Flynn plan. 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. 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. But some 70 years after the clubs founding, in the mid-1990s, its leaders hired Gil Hanse. American weather, if you will. There were some 2,500 others in the gallery and Golf World reported that a large majority besieged Jones for autographs. But the layout is so much more: a steely, uncommon test on the calmest of days. Marion, MA. By all accounts, Murrays interactions with fans at Turks Seafood on Sunday were nothing but positive. 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. Then, there were the angles with which Flynn endowed so many of the holes. Tabor paid Briggs Excavation $8,030 for the work. The bunkers on the right are among the deepest on the course. 8 is a fantastic par 3 with an interesting green, nice mounding in the rear, and bunkers directly in front of and to the right of the green. The 6th plays out towards the water and has a sign off the green designating the high water level from previous hurricanes. 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. Perhaps the best hole on the course is No. It makes for an extra special moment on 16 when you come out of the trees and out towards the water and the 3rd hole. 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. A club was formed and the course was built with play beginning in 1923. This hole features another tiny back-to-front sloped green lined by cavernous bunkers on either side. Selectman Jon Henry recused himself from the discussion because he does some work for Briggs company from time-to-time. G.H. At just 360 yards, the par 4 4th appears easy on the scorecard but is actually one of several very difficult dogleg rights at Kittansett. 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. 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. The Kittansett Club opens with the two longest par fours on the course. The most famous hole at Kittansett comes early in the round in the form of the 167-yard par 3, 3rd hole. In addition, he constructed a new, L-shaped back tee on Nos. Nothing of the sort happened at Turks this weekend. Thats absolutely wild to think about, and it makes you glad the membership voted to take a chance and go ahead with the removal. 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. That finish of Ronnie Whites made us all proud to be British.. 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. Several experts had been consulted regarding the course layout, including William Flynn, but it was founding member Frederic C. Hood who undertook the actual construction of the course based on his considerable knowledge of American and British golf courses of that day. The course layout originated and concluded at the unprotected ocean end of the Point. The course was so well designed and there were so many well-executed strategic elements, that it seemed like there had to be additional help from someone who was more prominent during the era. Briggs appointment to Marion Conservation Commission expires June 30, 2015. This keeps the vibe more chill and low-key, and really allows you to soak in the wonderful setting on the Bay. But he built the course himself with local crews of similarly inexperienced folk. We need to schedule a public hearing to discuss the next steps relative to this.. Having hosted the Walker Cup in 1953, this club has long enjoyed an enviable reputation. In a recent letter to Selectmen, resident Annie Rockwell, of Parlow Mill Farm Road, asked Selectmen to stop the practice of dual and questionable appointments. The reachable 330 yard 10th gets my vote for easiest hole at Kittansett. Generous benefits and bonuses. Indeed, on a largely tree-lined golf course, its hard to imagine a seasoned architect would have placed such a proliferation of fairway-impeding obstacles. By all geographical rights the course should be links-like, but trees line two thirds of the routing and the soil isnt sandy at all, meaning it seldom plays hard and fast outside the dog days of summer. Seasonal work but enjoyable. But they enjoyed no such luck with the wind or their opponents. 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. This hole features one of the coolest green complexes Ive played with what I can best describe as a diagonal Biarritz with the left side higher than right. 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. 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). Its a severely sloped back-to-front green with a bit of a swale in the middle separating it into two sections. 18 brings you back to the clubhouse, and again throws off vibes of the opening and finishing holes at Maidstone and Fishers Island. In some areas its more subtle (like on the 2nd fairway for instance.) The trees were here first and the thicket has been reduced, in fits and starts, over time. 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. On this peninsula could be seen the possibilities of a different type of course than most in this country at that time, and one that might have the character of the famous sea-side courses of Great Britain. The 47 year old from Washington state the sitting U.S. This hole features beautiful views of the Ocean in the background but dont let this distract you on this difficult teeshot. From this vantage, at this introductory stage, its perhaps too easy to lump Kittansett in with the dozens of quirky, antique but ultimately docile, wind-dependent tracks that dot the Northeastern coastline. At 385 yards, the 6th is another difficult sub-400 yard par 4 that features another awkward teeshot. The approach here is fairly straightforward with bunkers on either side about 60 yards short of this green and three guarding both sides of the green. And on other occasions, Flynn made them more pronounced, as on the fourth, which doglegs sharply to the right. 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. Those elements made Kittansett very much a placement course. They also reinforced the belief that it was indeed a creation of Flynns and a precursor to some of his most celebrated work, for in later years, he included very similar features in his collaboration at Pine Valley with George Crump (think of the fourth, seventh and 13th holes there) and Shinnecock. The Kittansett Club is a Please contact the clubhouse For membership rates & information Course Info Location and Contact 11 Point Road, Marion, MA, 02738 kittansett.org update website (508) 748-0148 update phone Have you golfed here? 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." Perennially ranked as one of "America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses" by Golf Digest magazine, Kittansett offers both a scenic and demanding test of golf. For most if not all of us, that includes some very obvious places like Pine Valley, Augusta National, Cypress Point and so on. At 505 yards, the 7th is the first and best par 5 youll encounter at Kittansett. These include the Massachusetts Amateur Championship in 1958, 1978, 1990, 1999, 2008 and 2020 and the WGAM Edith Noblit Baker Trophy in 1954, 1979, 1989, 1995, 2005 and 2015. When we got to the par 3 11th, all we could say was what??. 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 approach to this small undulating green is guarded by a deep bunker on the left. We didnt play on a particularly windy day, but I imagine these two holes rarely play the scorecard yardage. 3 sun.com; oracle.com; unionclub.org; 3 617227XXXX; 617227XXXX; 617227XXXX; Steven Mann . The course held the Walker Cup in 1953, and most recently held the US Senior Amateur in September 2022. So, we cut them back and planted native grasses on and around the mounds instead. Found guilty of violating state ethics laws and handed a hefty civil fine earlier this month, Marion Conservation Commission Chairman Sherman Briggs Jr. thinks he should be reappointed to the commission when his term expires, and that this latest turn of events should have no impact on his re-election bid to the town Planning Board. We were hosting an Eighty Club event at Old Sandwich and Boston Golf Club, and I tacked on an extra day to the trip to make the journey out to Marion and experience a course Ive been excited about visiting for years. 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