Many of the games greats were indeed on hand for the event. The approach to this small undulating green is guarded by a deep bunker on the left. Kittansett has hosted the state amateur four times; each time it set a record for the number of entries. This hole is extremely open on the left with the 18th fairway but features a lateral hazard on the right with marshland. 6, 10 and 13 a bit further from the tees. 10 shows off more interesting mounding which is a theme throughout the course. At the Commissions June 22, 2011 hearing on the Notice of Intent, Briggs, in his capacity as a ConCom member, discussed the Notice of Intent and voted to issue an Order of Conditions regarding the Notice of Intent. But the layout is so much more: a steely, uncommon test on the calmest of days. Pace of play is tremendous, and this seaside gem is a joy to walk. Looking back, the interest and intrigue are found in the details. The Kittansett course design held up nicely through the years. Too long and youre in the bunkers across the fairway. The improvements over the past few years have transformed play. This is another very strong par 3 at 190 yards. 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. Featuring a dazzling set of seaside holes and equally interesting inland holes, an invite to Kittansett is to be cherished. History:Long thought to be the work of amateur architect Frederic C. Hood, recent discoveries indicate that William Flynn deserves credit for the layout. Its a forested residential road that makes for a lovely drive, but theres no water in sight. Member Services Representative (Former Employee) - Marion, MA - November 1, 2015. The conditions were surprisingly calm and beastly hot that Labor Day weekend 53 years ago. 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. (LogOut/ This green is one of the largest on the course. Big hitter? . 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. When asked what he thinks brought the matter to the attention of the state Ethics Commission, Briggs offered a few theories. The build-in at Kittansett was an arduous process, especially for the 13-hole stretch from No. 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. At 385 yards, the 6th is another difficult sub-400 yard par 4 that features another awkward teeshot. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. 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. This undulating green is guarded by tall trees on the left and bunkers on either side. 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. This green generally slopes back-to-front. For most if not all of us, that includes some very obvious places like Pine Valley, Augusta National, Cypress Point and so on. 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. There were some 2,500 others in the gallery and Golf World reported that a large majority besieged Jones for autographs. The Conservation Commission, which Briggs has long presided over, was the only board the school had to go to for permitting. 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. Membership at the club is strictly invitation only, with initiation fees ranging from $250,000 to $500,000. The 126 yard 9th hole is Cabot Cliffs shortest hole. This hole marks a return to the Ocean, as the final three hole play on the tip of the archipelago. I hit my tee shot to 8 feet and drained the putt for my only birdie in 3 days. The bunkers on the right are among the deepest on the course. 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. 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. This hole is notable for a creek that bisects the fairway at 255 yards, causing many golfers to shy away from driver. Known for being an exclusively male club, Augusta recently opened its doors to three. And on other occasions, Flynn made them more pronounced, as on the fourth, which doglegs sharply to the right. Named after the Native American term for near the sea, Kittansett opened in 1922, and Hood tinkered with the design for the next several decades. Flynn also broke up several fairways into sections, with cross bunkers protruding into landing areas from different sides of holes and gnarly stretches of rough and sandy waste areas stretching across some of them entirely. Using it for golf as well would make it more cost-effective. Then, they are left with an uphill approach to a slick green backed by the bay, again with bunkers right and left. Im honestly surprised I was able to get out and see the course considering theyd just finished up the event. 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. The visitors would salvage a measure of self respect when Ronnie White, 3-down after 30 holes, stormed back to post a thrilling 1-up victory over Chapman on the Americans home course. Darius Oliver, in this short extract from the book Planet Golf USA, writes: "Enjoying scenic outlooks across the water to Cape Cod, Kittansett is a lovely setting for golf and the ever-changing nature of its holes ensure that a round here is constantly engaging. Kittansett was founded as a way to reduce costs for the local Beverly Yacht Club. 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. This has to be one of the better and more robust muni systems in America. This hole plays 175 yards to a wide yet shallow green surrounded by deep bunkers and fescue. 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. And with Hanse continuing to act as the clubs architectural consultant, one can be sure that the course at Kittansett will keep getting better. The land the new police station sits on was donated by Tabor to the town for the purpose of building a new police station. I can only hope one day Ill have the opportunity to return and experience it again. 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 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. This is a relatively straightforward hole with a generous fairway after carrying a series of fairway bunkers for the first 200 yards. Kittansett was built in the 1920s and juts out on a peninsula directly into Buzzards Bay in Marion, Massachusetts outside of Boston. 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. The New England ground produced glacial stone and Hood built mounds to cover these huge boulders. Holes 3 through 8 is my personal favorite stretch of holes on the course. Thirteen holes at Kittansett feature some sort of deep cross bunker or bank of mounding perpendicular to play. The other dangers on this teeshot include bunkers on either side at 175 yards and marshland for those who go way offline. Its not just the length, the lack of elevation on the 11th teebox makes judging the distance even more difficult. Some of the mounds at Kittansett ran down the edges of holes and others diagonally across them. The practice facilities are also strong and include a grass range long enough for driver and two short game areas. I cant imagine what it would be like if the breeze was up even more. If you had to describe the setting in a word? There are a number of very good golf holes with interesting routing, and a beautiful setting. This was his first Walker Cup and he showed the promise he would later fulfill, going unbeaten on the weekend. You should have done this a long time ago. 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. 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. We need to schedule a public hearing to discuss the next steps relative to this.. 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. But once you get out of the top 10 or 20 courses in the world, everyones personal golf bucket list tends to diverge a bit. 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. 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. Amateur champion. 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. Its easy to see why the course is consistently rated among the best in the country. This teebox is directly adjacent to the pro shop and youll almost certainly have a gallery. Some of that credit goes to Hanse who recommended some serious tree clearing when he first refurbished the bunkers in 1995 (adding fescued eyelashes to each one, a perfect fit). So if the sand isnt scary enough, a sliced shot can certainly still find the water. 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. Im of the opinion we should have further discussion, Marion Selectman Chairman Steve Cushing said. 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. Tabor paid Briggs Excavation $8,030 for the work. The 4th hole is a dogleg left that gives you lots of options off the tee. At Kittansett fescue grass can frame a lot of the features well, and this hole is an excellent example of it. The Kittansett Club opens with the two longest par fours on the course. This approach is a bit more challenging with large bunkers 60 yards short on the left and to the right of the green. In summer 2022, it hosts only its second USGA event, the Senior Amateur Championship. Hole Descriptions:Situated at the end of an archipelago jutting into Buzzards Bay, The Kittansett Club occupies an incredibly scenic seaside property. 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. At a prodigious 220 yards, this is a semi-blind par 3 courtesy of tall fescue directly in front of the teebox. Go further to the right and youll have the best angle in towards the green, but be more likely to catch the 3rd mound. 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. You and those before you have made a habit of these tainted appointments for years and years. The first tee time isnt until 1 on Mondays, so the course and club was pretty quiet. General Comments:Kittansetts clubhouse is understated, but gives off a classic New England summer charm. Framed by cedar shake houses and the loveliest view of the Atlantic, Kittansett has a special place in the heart of all who visit. We also raised some of the sand faces so they were easier to see and more impressive visually. Playing from the whites, most golfers should have no trouble clearing the center-line bunkers, but they certainly make you second-guess your line. Yet hardy stands of white pine, oak, cedar and tupelo frame the inland holes, creating a extremely stout test when it comes to driving the ball between the trees, over and around these myriad crossing features, and amid a random collection of chocolate drops. 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. 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. In some areas its more subtle (like on the 2nd fairway for instance.) And in 2016, Murray threw fans cell phones off the roof of a second-story restaurant in Carmel, Calif., after they snapped photos of the actor, according to TMZ. Another beauty is the 12th, a longer par-4 that doglegs slightly to the left. So does the USGAs decision to stage the U.S. Senior Amateur here in autumn 2022, the year of the clubs centennial. 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. Before coming to Kittansett, I was expecting the course to be much more open than it is. 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. The view from this teebox is world-class, with 390 fantastic yards separating you from the water. 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. Kittansett hosted U.S. That should tell you something about its allure. Briggs worked well with the facilities personnel at both those private entities, he said. Its a very nice setting with the clubhouse off to the left, and is the shortest of the par 5s at Kittansett. 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 Selectman Jon Henry recused himself from the discussion because he does some work for Briggs company from time-to-time. 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 that is not the only theory. For as challenging as this hole is, the green complex is one of the most interesting on the course. As a testament to Kittansetts difficulty, not one player broke par in a 1996 U.S. 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. Throw in the fact that Gil Hanse has done extensive remodeling over the last 10 years, and that it has one of the most noteworthy par 3s in golf? The green itself sits about 4-5 feet above the bunker, and the water from the cove comes in on the right-hand side. 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). 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. Youre driving out on what becomes an increasingly narrow peninsula, but youd never know it. The two Brits urged Pierson not to impose the penalty stipulated by the rules. Theres no real rough here and anything mildly offline will likely find marshland or fescue. Generation Zero Now Available for Purchase, Late-Nineties Flashback: The Great Maine Golf Course Binge, In Iceland, It Truly Is a Matter of Degree, Generation Zero:The modern Creation epic U.S. soccer didnt know it had, available July 19, Forty-Eight Years Late: Celts, Dubs Redeem an NBA Final That Never Was. Try and clear the bunker on the corner and take on the trees. 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. Donald Cherry was a Cup newcomer but didnt look particularly green in winning his singles match 9 and 7 over Norman Drew. And so Kittansett remains a bit of a mystery guest, even to Bay State golfers. Kittansett. 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. The setting of the clubhouse is top 10 among the courses Ive visited in my travels. Hanse also called for the relocation of a pair of fairway bunkers farther down the fifth hole, for similar reasons, and restored the sandy waste area between the parallel first and 18th holes. The oldest public course in New Jersey, Weequahic Golf Course was originally 9 holes built by Baltusrol Pro George Low in 1913. The first and second holes both measure 415 yards from the white tees. The fairways, teeboxes, and greens are meticulously kept and the course has very little rough, instead featuring both swampy marshland and dry hardpan for those who venture offline. . The 5th has one of the more intimidating shots on the course. Briggs was cleared of wrong-doing in that instance. Given that the initially wide fairway progressively narrows with swampland on the right, these bunkers force the golfer to think twice about laying up off the tee. 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. 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. One of those revisions came shortly after the discovery of the Flynn drawings in that Pennsylvania barn. Playing back towards the clubhouse with a busy road on your right, this hole features a generous fairway especially the further left you go. 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. 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. The tournament, held at the Kittansett Club each summer, features retired athletes like Celtics Bob Cousy and Tom Heinsohn, Red Sox pitcher Bill Lee and Bruin Milt Schmidt. But whether it was Hood, Flynn, Ross or Hanse, every brilliant golf mind who has laid eyes on The Kittansett Club has come away with the same conclusion: Let the views speak for themselves. On average, employees at Kittansett Club stay with the company for 6.5 years. With the U.S. Senior Amateur visiting Butler Point this week, it seemed a fine time to place this story above the fold.]. Nober signed the agreement May 2. Because of the ever-present winds perhaps, Hoods design rarely calls for forced carries into the greens themselves. KITTANSETT CLUB MARION, MA 02738-1906 | Tax-exempt since May 1947 EIN: 04-2035017 Nonprofit Tax Code Designation: 501 (c) (7) Defined as: Social and recreational clubs. 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. The locker room is surprisingly small, but it fits the quaint atmosphere of the club. Even got a prom pic. That prompted us to restore them to their original sizes. They are, in fact, enough to humble and beguile just about anyone in any sort of weather. It was nice to have the extra time to wander around and soak in the setting. Apparently overgrown trees behind this green obscured the view, but Gil Hanse removed them in the 1990s. With his plans and knowledge, the club brought in famed architect Gil Hanse to restore the course to fit Mr. Flynns original designs. 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 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. More often the cross hazards come earlier in the golf hole. 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. So my good friend joined The Kittansett Club this year and Ive been lucky enough to play about a dozen rounds there. But fescue in the rough, some fairway mounding, and bunkers can still punish shots that arent well placed you especially notice this on the par 4, 2nd. When the rough and wind are up [and they usually are], this is a lot of golf course.. Kittansett Club has great variety in its routing. 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. You must have JavaScript enabled to fill out this form. The name is interesting as its a combination of two Native American words meaning near the sea.. So check this out for a more detailed retelling of the history of Kittansett Club. At 16, for example. 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. Here's a rare chance to see it for yourself, with a member from the club in your group to show the way. It was here that Wilson and MacGregor proved they were very good sports indeed. 4 through No. G.H. Then, there were the angles with which Flynn endowed so many of the holes. Please remove Mr. Briggs from the Conservation Commission immediately. Not even the members, who are used to the carries, the obstacles and the speed of the greens. Its a severely sloped back-to-front green with a bit of a swale in the middle separating it into two sections. The fund-raiser has. The layout is quite varied with about half the holes lining the marshes and ocean and other half playing inland off the water. His troubles seemed to coincide with the controversy that arose when Tabor Academy, for the purposes of expediency, circumvented the towns building process for the construction of Duffy Field under the Dover Amendment, which allows schools and hospitals to bypass most town boards to perform construction. Kittansett can be a brute, but those who can control their distances and work their golf balls in the wind can certainly score. But he built the course himself with local crews of similarly inexperienced folk. The most famous hole at Kittansett comes early in the round in the form of the 167-yard par 3, 3rd hole. This hole is notable for a creek that crosses the fairway at 285 yards and bunker just short right of the creek. Kittansett's beautiful clubhouse and the 18th green You get a real feel for the wind on the exposed range. 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