Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Originally only open to high rollers like Shadow Creek, Cascata is now fully public but doesnt receive much play and commands a hefty $400+ pricetag. 16 that was fashioned in the thickly forested land that made up the interior part of the track. Its been a fixture on the various top 100 lists for decades. 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. Seasonal work but enjoyable. Please remove Mr. Briggs from the Conservation Commission immediately. Molly was a planner, and while she could easily plan her wedding . The land the new police station sits on was donated by Tabor to the town for the purpose of building a new police station. As I mentioned, I expected the whole course to be like this, but I enjoyed the changing environment throughout which weaves from open seaside, into the coastal forest, and back out again to finish the round. Matt. The par 4 2nd also plays 415 yards and is another very difficult hole. Pace of play is tremendous, and this seaside gem is a joy to walk. Generous benefits and bonuses. Rolling down Point Road toward The Kittansett Club, past Sippican Harbor and passing before an ever more stately line of summer cottages (all in gray shingle), the ancient course comes into view through the drivers side window initially a hole or two bounded by Cape-style miniature pine, but then a striking, open expanse punctuated by golden fescues, lines of bracken hedgerows and chocolate-drop mounding. Kittansett. I find it interesting how the parking lot and practice areas are found on some of the most beautiful parts of the property, but I think it speaks to the strength of the inland holes that this isnt more readily apparent. The opening holes provide wide fairways with generous landing areas. Briggs said he had to do that after Marion Conservation Commission member Norm Hills had to recuse himself from the decision because his wife works for Tabor. 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. Most seaside courses of this vintage started out treeless only to experience rampant forestation in succeeding years. Tee Par Yardage Rating Slope, Blue 71 6934 75.0 145, White 71 6400 71.9 139, White/Green 71 6029 70.0 132, Green 71 5581 67.9 130, Yellow 72 4934 71.0 133. One particularly devastating bunker is a crossbunker that juts onto the left fairway about 100 yards short of the green. We need to schedule a public hearing to discuss the next steps relative to this.. 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. The Americans were still three down after nine but they came home in 33, the best nine posted by any foursome pairing during the competition. For most if not all of us, that includes some very obvious places like Pine Valley, Augusta National, Cypress Point and so on. Add in a cross bunker about 200 yards out (that shouldnt come into play), and another bunker through the fairway on the same line (which also likely wont come into play), and you get a very challenging tee shot visually. Member Services Representative (Former Employee) - Marion, MA - November 1, 2015. This eponymous business irked him somewhat in later years; he periodically protested, publicly, that these or any amateur matches had become so closely associated with a particular person. The view from this teebox is world-class, with 390 fantastic yards separating you from the water. 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. Im honestly surprised I was able to get out and see the course considering theyd just finished up the event. 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. When you get your first glimpse of the club on the left-hand side my GPS was telling me Id arrived. Im not sure people realize just how difficult this golf course really is, says Steve Demmer, the head pro here since 1994 [departed in 2014]. 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 course is located in South Newark and is operated by Essex County along with classics Francis Byrne and Hendricks Field. 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. Find contact info for Kittansett Club employees Find Info Top Kittansett Club Employees James Burns General Manager. They had to put the rocks somewhere, Demmer says with a smile and a shrug. 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. A mile later, I arrived at the end of the road. Those thinking of cutting the corner have to contend with tall trees lining the right. Receive the latest news and breaking updates, straight from our newsroom to your inbox. So my good friend joined The Kittansett Club this year and Ive been lucky enough to play about a dozen rounds there. 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 hole looks pretty innocent from the tee, but there is more to it than initially meets the eye. Originally, it was the Native Americans who led the Plymouth settlers and their cattle to the warmer winter pastures on these shores. This hole features beautiful views of the Ocean in the background but dont let this distract you on this difficult teeshot. The two that stand sentinel on either side of the somewhat lunar 16th fairway appear to frame the target but are actually 50 yards short of the green, seriously messing with a visitings depth perception. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Designed by William Flynn and Frederic Hood in 1922 (it was restored by architect Gil Hanse in 1998), Kittansett was not particularly well known prior to the 53 Walker Cup. I made numerous friends while there and many of . Briggs lawyer, Robert Troy of Troy Wall Associates in Sandwich, used the Rule of Necessity in arguing Briggs case before the state Ethics Commission. Relative to par, Im not sure theres a more difficult hole than the 11th. Bushnell Ion Elite Review: A Solid $200 GPS Golf Watch, Sun Mountain Mid Stripe Golf Bag: A New Player in Luxury Bag Market. Back in 1922, when he got things rolling by donating the Cup, Walker had fully intended for the competition to be called by its official name, The United States Golf Association International Challenge Trophy. Epic experience.. This approach plays slightly uphill to a small, undulating green surrounded by deep bunkers. Kittansett seems tailor-made for a national mid-amateur championship, and while Demmer hinted that the subject has been broached presumably with the folks who famously value par there are no plans. So if the sand isnt scary enough, a sliced shot can certainly still find the water. The Kittansett Club, appropriately named from two Native American words meaning near the sea, is situated in the town of Marion at the end of Butler Point, which extends into Buzzards Bay. in the minutes leading up to your arrival, you can be forgiven for thinking you might be in the wrong place. 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. 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. When the rough and wind are up [and they usually are], this is a lot of golf course.. Sean, great article! Go further to the right and youll have the best angle in towards the green, but be more likely to catch the 3rd mound. When asked what he thinks brought the matter to the attention of the state Ethics Commission, Briggs offered a few theories. For as challenging as this hole is, the green complex is one of the most interesting on the course. Framed by cedar shake houses and the loveliest view of the Atlantic, Kittansett has a special place in the heart of all who visit. You should have done this a long time ago. The most famous hole at Kittansett comes early in the round in the form of the 167-yard par 3, 3rd hole. Tabor Academy representatives filed a Notice of Intent with the ConCom on June 3, 2011 regarding the project. At just over 5700 yards, this par 70 plays more difficult than youd expect with small greens, tight fairways, and a hilly terrain. Membership at the club is strictly invitation only, with initiation fees ranging from $250,000 to $500,000. 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. In the 1990s, the team of Gil Hanse and Jim Wagner restored the course to its original glory by removing trees and renovating bunkers. Oh, and while he's traveling around doing that, he also golfs as much as humanly possible in his quest to break eighty for the first time ever. 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. Kittansett is a pure golf club, and its centerpiece from the very beginning has been its course. Known as one of the top courses in the blossoming Scottsdale golf scene, this Coore/Crenshaw design is thoroughly enjoyable with minimal houses, an easily walkable, intimate routing, and plenty of strategy and variety. With the Ocean glistening in the background to remind you where you are, the 14th is the last of an amazing collection of one-shotters. You may use these HTML tags and attributes: document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Copyright 2021. 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. With the wind usually howling, this is an exhilarating teeshot and one you wont soon forget. 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. The par threes at Kittansett are among the best sets Ive played and the 3rd is the best of the bunch. Yet Kittansetts length (6,814 yards, par 70), its smallish, steeply pitched greens, its overall strategic mettle were undiminished. With the tee box on the left, and also being a dogleg left, its already a very tricky hole for anyone who plays a fade, or in my case, hard slice. 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. But the discovery of a trove of documents in a Pennsylvania barn in the early 2000s revealed that the actual designer was William Flynn, one of the masters of the so-called Philadelphia school of architecture and a man whose credits include Pine Valley and Shinnecock Hills. Kittansett was one of the first courses to be built with predetermined specifications. But its a leap of faith even for members familiar with the gambit, and a thrilling leap at that. Members here bleed the right color and the course itself, perched on Butler Point and surrounded on three sides by Buzzards Bay, is surely transformed by a stiff wind. The left side is fairly open until 280 yards when it too develops forest. At 505 yards, the 7th is the first and best par 5 youll encounter at Kittansett. The right corner of the dogleg is lined by deep bunkers while a hidden pond guards the left. Because of the ever-present winds perhaps, Hoods design rarely calls for forced carries into the greens themselves. Here and there these oversized Kisses (more like chocolate-covered cherries really) reside on a holes periphery, seemingly without purposes. Four times the State Amateur has been held here; each time it set a record for the number of entries. The 470 yard par 4 17th is one of my favorite holes at Cascata as a beautiful sweeping, downhill dogleg left. The Cup was named for the then President of the USGA George Herbert Walker, a banker and businessman. With a carry over fescue and bunker, this green is guarded on either side by deep bunkers and slopes extremely hard back-to-front. The golfer needs to think his way around this hole, but birdies can certainly be had with good ballstriking. 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. Town of Marion, Massachusetts, United States View. Theres a giant crossbunker about 50 yards short and three deep ones on both sides of the green. But some 70 years after the clubs founding, in the mid-1990s, its leaders hired Gil Hanse. At 355 yards, the par 4 13th is the last of a trio of very challenging short dogleg rights. For me, it ended up being the highlight of my entire Boston trip. 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. Amateur champion, making his third Walker Cup appearance, was the senior member of his team and proved the weekends leading light. Its a severely sloped back-to-front green with a bit of a swale in the middle separating it into two sections. Sign Up For Our Free Weekly Digital Magazine! 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. Littler and Jackson were eventually penalized two holes, placing them three down on the fourth tee. Featuring a dazzling set of seaside holes and equally interesting inland holes, an invite to Kittansett is to be cherished. From the back tee, 241 yards away, the tiny exposed portion of the putting surface appears to sit precariously (and inaccessibly) at the edge of the world, 15 feet above a bunker bounded by ball-sucking bogs. Stay up to date on all the latest news from Boston.com. G.H. The 375 yard 17th is another dogleg left running in the opposite direction of 16. The Kittansett Club opens with the two longest par fours on the course. The 18th with the clubhouse and outdoor patio bar over on the left. 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. Hard to believe this green would have sitting under 8 feet of water at one point. Playing from the whites, most golfers should have no trouble clearing the center-line bunkers, but they certainly make you second-guess your line. But that hasnt always been the case with the actor in the past when it comes to photos taken of him. I imagine this hole floods or becomes a true island green when the tide is up. The clubhouse is perched at the point of the peninsula which has 270-degree views of Buzzards Bay. This is a great closing match play par 5 where birdies will fly. 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. Kittansett Club has great variety in its routing. 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. For instance, Ive always loved mountain golf and Wade Hampton is one course that is in my personal top 10 Id like to play. At 16, for example. The fund-raiser has. I paid the fine and Im living up to the agreement.. The trees were here first and the thicket has been reduced, in fits and starts, over time. So now we were faced with a 23o yard tee shot into the wind, with a very tricky green. Anytime you want to come back I can absolutely get you back out there, (hes a really good friend) just let me know. The course layout originated and concluded at the unprotected ocean end of the Point. The first and second holes both measure 415 yards from the white tees. This is a relatively straightforward hole with a generous fairway after carrying a series of fairway bunkers for the first 200 yards. I thoroughly enjoyed my 25 years working at The Kittansett Club. Opened for play in 1923, Kittansett and its various attributes should surprise visitors. Very accomodating to employees' needs. 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. This hole reminds me a lot of the 5th atWannamoisettwith the ideal line playing over mounds at the right corner. A fine hole in its own right, this short one-shotter features a front-to-back sloped green with a giant bunker short and cliffs long. Actor Bill Murray enjoyed dinner at a Massachusetts seafood restaurant over the weekend, posing for photos with staff and fans. The approach to this small undulating green is guarded by a deep bunker on the left. It only took a minute, but from the moment I arrived, I knew I was going to like this place. A Kittansett club wedding was a dream of Molly's. She grew up spending summers in Marion, surrounded by the sea and spending time with her family. The British non-playing captain, Lieut. 32% of Kittansett Club employees are women, while 68% are men. Visit https://get.webgl.org to verify that your browser and hardware support WebGL. This approach is fairly straightforward with a narrow green guarded by large bunkers on either side. Stay up to date with everything Boston. Designed by myThem.es. Its a fun all-or-nothing hole, and is certainly one of the highlights of the round. As you make the drive out Point Rd. 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. Indeed, his passing had the opposite effect. The layout, however, also evoked the Old Course in golfs ancestral home of St. Andrews, Scotland, thanks to an out-and-back routing and opening and closing holes that ran parallel to each other. 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. Before coming to Kittansett, I was expecting the course to be much more open than it is. 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. 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 Another beauty is the 12th, a longer par-4 that doglegs slightly to the left. And we restored a handful of bunkers that had been filled in as we reclaimed parts of several greens that had become smaller as well.. 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. 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. The conditioning and scenery were also fantastic. Having hosted the Walker Cup in 1953, this club has long enjoyed an enviable reputation. Kittansett was founded as a way to reduce costs for the local Beverly Yacht Club. The 12th is a fantastic strategic dogleg left playing at 380 yards. Club records indicate that construction on the course commenced in summer 1922. Then, there were the angles with which Flynn endowed so many of the holes. Your email address will not be published. Briggs said he tried to resolve this issue last summer, but the Ethics Commission kept delaying the process. Friday 8:45PM . 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. A club was formed and the course was built with play beginning in 1923. 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. Selectman Jon Henry recused himself from the discussion because he does some work for Briggs company from time-to-time. 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. Holes 3 through 8 is my personal favorite stretch of holes on the course. The collective result of those changes has been nothing short of spectacular. We played at 2pm on a Monday afternoon the week after they aerated the course. And so Kittansett remains a bit of a mystery guest, even to Bay State golfers. Briggs, 60, owns Sherman E. Briggs Excavating, a business which has performed excavating work for Tabor Academy in Marion for more than 20 years. Designer:William Flynn/Frederic C. Hood (1922), Gil Hanse/Jim Wagner (1998, tree removal and bunker renovation). Tabor paid Briggs Excavation $8,030 for the work. The improvements over the past few years have transformed play. They are, in fact, enough to humble and beguile just about anyone in any sort of weather. For decades, the layout was regarded as the creation of one of the clubs charter members, a local rubber company magnate named Frederic C. Hood. Originally, it was the Native Americans who led the Plymouth settlers and their cattle to the warmer winter pastures on these shores. In some areas its more subtle (like on the 2nd fairway for instance.) with Hanse continuing to act as the clubs architectural consultant, one can be sure that the course at Kittansett will keep getting better. The 5th has one of the more intimidating shots on the course. The major defense is undoubtedly the wind, which usually whips off the Ocean, but the layout is also difficult, especially off the tee. Featuring a dazzling set of seaside holes and equally interesting inland holes, an invite to Kittansett is to be cherished. Kittansett was built in the 1920s and juts out on a peninsula directly into Buzzards Bay in Marion, Massachusetts outside of Boston. Being as exposed as it is, its clear much of the courses defense can come from the elements. If you had to describe the setting in a word? document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Copyright 2012-2022 Location 180, LLC | All rights reserved. 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. This is certainly one of the easier holes out there and one of several holes on the course that provides the golfer numerous options. Try and clear the bunker on the corner and take on the trees. You must have JavaScript enabled to fill out this form. The Succession actor has yet again voiced support for J.K. Rowling in the wake of controversy surrounding the author's transphobic comments. Im of the opinion we should have further discussion, Marion Selectman Chairman Steve Cushing said. The low score was 71. American weather, if you will. This green is one of the largest on the course. The maps on this site are based on Cesium which in turn is based on WebGL. The wind had shifted, so while we thought wed be heading back towards the clubhouse with the wind at our back that wasnt the case. It was here that Wilson and MacGregor proved they were very good sports indeed. 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. The practice facilities are also strong and include a grass range long enough for driver and two short game areas. This green generally slopes back-to-front. Its a special place, and one its members are extremely lucky to be a part of. Briggs said he had been doing work for Tabor Academy for 23 years and this was a known fact before he was appointed to Marion Conservation Commission by the then Marion Board of Selectmen. 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. Briggs admitted to violating the conflict-of-interest law by voting as a town Conservation Commission member to issue an Order of Conditions authorizing Tabor Academy to install two 2,000-gallon saltwater tanks at its Marine Sciences Center building. You have a recipe for a special place, and one Ive always personally been excited to see. Already ailing and confined to an electric golfmobile, Jones accommodated everyone with that gracious smile of his, turning aside compliments with praise for Mrs. Vare. Amateur Qualifier held here. Here's a rare chance to see it for yourself, with a member from the club in your group to show the way. Selectmen seemed hesitant to act immediately. 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. Many of the bunkers had also shrunk in size over the years and lost what had initially been a rugged, almost windswept appearance. Congressman from its Second District went 2-0, winning his foursomes match with Ward, 9 and 8, and clinching the Cup with another landslide victory in singles, 7 and 5 over Roy MacGregor. It feels quaint, subdued, and local in a good way. We are sorry that this post was not useful for you! With the U.S. Senior Amateur visiting Butler Point this week, it seemed a fine time to place this story above the fold.]. Fun work place with very supportative management. This approach is a bit more challenging with large bunkers 60 yards short on the left and to the right of the green. The railroad tie path through the bunker to the green is a cool aesthetic touch and adds to the interest of the experience. The soil was quite rocky, and that presented Hood and his construction crew with a couple of problems. 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. While this hole is drivable in theory, I think the ideal play is doing whatever you can to find the fairway. The green itself sits about 4-5 feet above the bunker, and the water from the cove comes in on the right-hand side. 16 brings you back out towards the water and into the open. 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 Country Club is definitely Massachusetts' best course and then it is a battle among Kittansett, Boston Golf Club, and Old Sandwich as the state's next best track. 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