The seaside location, history of hosting the 1953 Walker Cup, the walking caddies, and the quality links design combine for a cool old school feel and enjoyable experience. On 5/14/2021 at 8:33 AM, DonatelloNobodie said: On 5/16/2021 at 3:30 PM, PuttCurseRepeat said: Please put and questions or comments here, Please put any questions or comments here, Please put any questions of comments here. Kittansett is a golf-centric club and will. Lost was the need to play positional golf and hit less than driver on the odd occasion. More. Many of the bunkers had also shrunk in size over the years and lost what had initially been a rugged, almost windswept appearance. Its the authors favorite kind of pacing for a finish. The Resort course is one of two regulation courses that is paired with a short Challenge course and the 18 hole grass putting course. Oddly, while The Old Course at St. Andrews has a multitude of such hazards, modern architects have been reticent to employ them. In an age in which clubs pay millions to return their courses to an 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 sterner than ever. Alas, over time, Flynns standout bunkering had lost its original size and rugged appearance, so Hanse and design partner Jim Wagner, working side by side with Green Keeper John Kelly and his crew, reconstructed every bunker to its original shape and size. I think Hyannisport is harder to get into, but the better golf is at Eastward Ho. If this organization has filed an amended return, it may not be reflected in the data below. Unlike the first hole, length is not the primary issue at the second as it generally plays downwind. Combined with their work here at the tenth, it is a sterling example of Kittansetts design being as relevant and challenging this century as it was last century. Working from some drawings provided by William Flynn, Hood built the course himself with local crews of similarly inexperienced folks. Fore! The hole looks pretty innocent from the tee, but there is more to it than initially meets the eye. 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. 12 and 13. Kittansett was Hoods passion and Hood oversaw the presentation of the course for an additional twenty years until his death in 1942. 3. A contingent within the Club had mighty reservations regarding felling those trees but in the end, down they came. Twelfth hole, 440 yards; If it wasnt for the third hogging the spotlight, the twelfth would be much better known as it is a master class in playing angles, featuring an impressive fairway bunker that pushes the golfer right, from where he has to carry a cluster of mounds and bunkers. 153 School St. Manchester, MA 01944-1236. Many of the worlds great courses evolved over several decades (e.g. The Club is situated in Marion, Massachusetts. Three bunkers that had been lost were brought back: one to the left of first fairway in combination with the cross rough, another in the middle of the second fairway, and one to the rear of the fourteenth green. At Kittansett, the trees were here first and the thicket has been reduced over time, both by nature and by design. The tiny, narrow green was ringed by sand and was best approached from the inside of the dogleg. 5th hole, 410 yards; A text book example of the benefits of central hazards adding interest to a hole, two bunkers are found in the fairway just where the golfer might wish to place his drive. While notions of discretion, etc. My guess is that it's a matter of respecting privacy. This is a course you could easily play everyday and enjoy. Cummaquid has a more convivial bar scene. CCN is a favorite of mine but it is strictly a golf club, and they have little social activities (which I like but not good for my wife). The typical summer wind is left to right and many a golfer misjudges its effect, especially early in the round. Developed by Digital1010, Our site uses cookies. Dues and fee are among the most affordable for any private club on the Cape or the Northeast. This is but one example of how playing angles have been reintroduced. The most famous hole at Kittansett comes early in the round in the form of the 167-yard par 3, 3rd hole. Sixth hole, 425 yards; During construction and per Flynns direction, Hood grassed over several piles of rock and debris to produce a unique diagonal hazard on the inside of this dogleg right. National Golf Links of America, Oakmont, and Pinehurst No. Credit Gil Hanse with restoring the bunkers without the aid of those Flynn plans. It's the conflict between the right of free association (an extension of free speech and free beliefs; you can choose who you hang out with) and anti-discrimination/public accommodation. Ratings from our panel of 1,900 course-ranking panelists, Kittansett is a quirky, old-school course in Southeastern Massachusetts that sits right on the water. Children of members get free initiation. The Kittansett Club opens with the two longest par fours on the course. Golf has become very popular on the Cape in the past year plus. The annual membership fee is $60, and a total of two people over the age of 18 living at the same address can use the membership. The property is a few thousand acres large, with a Donald Steel-designed golf course at the heart which hosts fewer than a thousand rounds in most years. I have never played Cape Cod National, but played Hyannisport a few times and Eastward Ho many times a long time ago. The Country Club is definitely Massachusetts' best course and then it is a battle among Kittansett, Boston Golf Club, and Old Sandwich as the states next best track. Memberships South of Boston By bonagolf, August 2, 2016 in New England Share Followers 0 Reply to this topic Start new topic When the holes were forested, the fairways were soft and the golfer was robbed of playing the kind of low running shots that this 1922 design encourages. To the author, the problem is that if you mess it up, things could rapidly unravel. Taxable trusts and private foundations that are required to file a form 990PF are also included. Tee Times farther ahead, a long cross hazard cuts across the left half of the fairway some 100 yards shy of the green. When we got there you could barely see the mounds.. 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. It doesnt get any more coastal than a green pad built on the coast! A quandry is presented as the closer the golfers stays to it, the easier his approach shot. Annual dues about $8,800. As is repeated throughout the round, hitting the fairway off the tee provides the foundation for clearing a cross hazard with ones second. The Kittansett Club hosted the Walker Cup in 1953, just one indication of how long it has been held in high esteem. Additionally, ground game options dominate throughout. inland ones like the 12th with its intriguing old school bunkering, Kittansett epitomizes the bountiful charms of New England golf. 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. Sign up to get ProPublicas biggest stories delivered straight to your inbox. Instead, he used old aerial photographs. Bogey Beware: 11th Hole 241 Yard Par 3 The longest approach shot of the day is this stout par three that also features the most penal green on the course. "The Will to Win Means Nothing Without the Will to Prepare", Callaway Epic Flash Sub Zero Driver w/ Tensei Pro Orange Tour X, Callaway Mavrik Sub Zero 15deg w/ Tour AD IZ-8 X, Mizuno JPX Tour 900 3-PW w/ DG Tour Issue X100, Callaway MD5 52 S-Grind w/ DG Tour Issue X100, Callaway MD5 56 S-Grind w/ DG Tour Issue S400, Callaway MD5 60 S-Grind w/ DG Tour Issue S400, TaylorMade Spider Tour Platinum w/ SuperStroke Claw Grip, Vessel Player 2.0 Stand Bag & Ping 2020 Moonlite, I love HP, great course, great club. More impressive was the list of spectators, which included Bobby Jones, Francis Ouimet and Glenna Collett Vare. The fifths central bunker presents those very appealing and perplexing options. THE MATERIAL ON THIS SITE MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED, DISTRIBUTED, TRANSMITTED, CACHED OR OTHERWISE USED, EXCEPT WITH THE PRIOR WRITTEN PERMISSION OF DISCOVERY GOLF, INC. 2023 DISCOVERY GOLF, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED, Only recently, with the discovery of some original blueprints, has it been conclusively established that the ocean-side, links-like Kittansett, long thought to be the product of an amateur architect, Frederic Hood, was actually the work of well-known course architect William Flynn, who also designed Shinnecock and Cherry Hills. - View member directory and contact info - View statements and make payments - View club newsfeed - Update profile picture - And more! What to Expect: Located on a point jetting out into Buzzards Bay opposite of Cape Cod, Kittansett enjoys one of the most charming locations on the eastern seaboard. Its appeal stands in marked contrast to many modern designs. This classic course flyover is a Cool Golf Thing. While the stronger golfer can make the 230 carry over this hazard, Hanse has plans in with the Club to establish several new back tees, the 6th being one of them. The one shot 14th generally plays downwind. Marion, MA 02738 Clubhouse: (508) 748-0148 Pro Shop: (508) 748-0192 Employment 29 F | Wind 8 mph Copyright 2020 The Kittansett Club Site by Clubessential Options Close Site Options Hi, Anyone have any insights on costs (joining and annual fees) for these clubs. Kittansetts allure as a feature rich design has been re-established as the clubs restoration project nears its final stages. The second shot on too many Golden Age par 5s is fairly commonplace, with the need merely to advance the ball. Other locations make for a more straightforward proposition. After new drainage and tree removal, all playing options are again viable. A drive over the mounds and toward the man with the trolley opens up the approach shot nicely. with Hanse continuing to act as the clubs architectural consultant, one can be sure that the course at Kittansett will keep getting better. In short, no one playing style is favored at Kittansett. Kittansett Golf Course - Marion, Massachusetts. Lifestyle. The Takeaway: Kittansett is a staple on every significant Top 100 list of Americas courses and with good reason. From 05 Jan To 07 Jan Time 5am - 9pm Price $0 - $500 Golfers Any1234 Holes Any918 36 Search tee times Fore! 17, which features cross rough and a wee burn in a depression some 250 yards from the tee. Therefore, it was incumbent upon Flynn to add playing interest. In conclusion, Kittansett has long been considered one of the finest tracks on the east coast which should be no surprise to anyone given the opportunity to step onto the property. The vast amount of rocks (see photograph below), many boulder in size, led to the necessary irregular and appealing looking mounding throughout much of the course, necessity being very much the mother of invention. Mass Golf. NOW AVAILABLE: GolfWRX G/Fore Hats and Holderness & Bourne Polos! It begins here with the monumentally improved seventh, previously claustrophobic with trees pinching in from both sides. Upload or insert images from URL. While playing to island greens on par threes has become much more common today, it was a special experience back when Kittansett opened and doesn't disappoint today. Guest Information. As seen from the right of the 15th green, Hanse reclaimed putting surface around the high right and back. Fourteenth hole, 185 yards; Generally, this one shotter plays downwind. The cross bunker above is 35 paces shy of the putting surface and . PROPOSED FOR MEMBERSHIP The following prospective members were posted for membership in the Club at the December 8, 2020 meeting of the Membership Committee. We are currently not offering tee times for this course. Display as a link instead, Hood never designed nor built another course. Input Score Golf Club Atlas Flynn designed the thirteenth as a teaser position hole, bending right past a series of attractive bunkers and mounds. That was sufficient for Flynn to place two playing corridors but nowhere near wide enough to have considered returning nines. You could probably get into CCN or Ocean Edge with-out too much trouble. The Pro: Michael Bemis, Head Golf Professional, Myopia Hunt Club, South Hamilton The Hole: 3rd Hole, the Kittansett Club, Marion What Makes it Great: Most of the greens at this Plymouth. This aerial captures the extensive tree and brush clearing surrounding the 6th green. Directions: Get here! If the holes dont shift directions, then the golfer can too easily establish a bead on the wind and play his shots with growing confidence. The summary data contains information processed by the IRS during the 2012-2019 calendar years; this generally consists of filings for the 2011-2018 fiscal years, but may include older records. As for the monthly fees, while the club does not publish its fees, it has been said to cost $800+ a month. Current Kittansett members have the good sense to know big tournaments and their attendant crowds would overwhelm their little slice of heaven. A fade around the inside corner bunker is ideal. However, let me add that unlike nearly all of his other projects, Flynns construction crew was not involved at Kittansett (therefore, no Toomey-Flynn attribution is possible). The third hole is truly unique in the world of golf, but far from the only outstanding hole on the course. Over 36 holes on an 80-degree day with no wind and accessible hole locations, the low round in the 101-player field was 71. 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, messing with a players depth perception. ", If you get an invite, make the effort to go! As he shys right, the hole becomes progressively more difficult as the bunker complex farther ahead obscures a view of the green. The knob sixteenth green saw the putting surface extended to the very edges of the green pad where its soft shoulders effectively make the green behave as a smaller target! 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. Hence, the green is frequently missed. Designed in 1922 by William Flynn and Fredric Hood, the Kittansett Club is located at the end of Butler Point, which extends into Buzzards Bay, across from Cape Cod.Kittansett is named from two Native American words meaning "near the sea. 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. Take a course tour of The Kittansett Club in Marion, Mass., site of the 67th U.S. Senior Amateur Championship. $275 . As seen from behind, the miniscule 2,966 square foot 13th green is a vexing target to find, even on a calm day. In 1985 when the author was first here, the hole lacked merit; it was tree-lined to the point that approach shots from the inside right of the fairway were walled-off, necessitating a rifle straight drive to the outside of the dogleg. By pulling the tree line well back from these mounds at the 6th, and restoring the fairway beyond, the golfer now seeks an advantage by carrying them from the tee. Rather, can the golfer successfully judge how far short of the 4,198 square foot green to land his approach? The golfer who stays left is rewarded with a simpler approach and better optics. Ranked third, 2017-'18. 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. The transformation began in 1998 and can be distilled into three vital areas: tree culling, recapturing unique features and green reclamation. Only recently, with the discovery of some original blueprints, has it been conclusively established that the ocean-side, links-like Kittansett, long thought to be the product of an amateur architect, Frederic Hood, was actually the work of well-known course architect William Flynn, who also designed Shinnecock and Cherry Hills. In beautiful Chatham, Massachusetts, a threesome will enjoy a fantastic day with club member at Eastward Ho! I know a lot of guys who live in Yarmouth who are members of Cummaquid and Hyannis Yacht Club (which is a great dining spot to keep your wife happy), I'll also add that the Cape towns actually have some fairly good muni's, so while you're waiting to get into HP, you'll have plenty of places to play. Fine fescue sod was largely used for the bunker faces and wherever possible they kept patches of native grass, moss, and even rocks to add instant maturity. ", Fabulous! THE CLUB Baltimore Country Club was founded on January 12, 1898 at its Roland Park Location. Play golf at The Kittansett Club, located at 11 Point Rd Marion, MA 02738-1906. Sign Up For Our Free Weekly Digital Magazine! Yet, such work is more consequential than just enhanced visuals. Seventeenth hole, 390 yards; Typically played into the prevailing wind, the seventeenth often times shockingly requires a long iron or utility club for the approach. Looks like i can get into HyannisportEastward Ho not happening..cummaquid golf club i can get into without much hassle.just not sure its up to par with HP Hyannisport is the best of the 3, you can't go wrong there, Enjoy!!!!!!!! This back hole location didnt exist five years ago. We are currently not offering tee times for this course. The tee shot plays over fescue grass to a green that is protected by a pair of bunkers. Whether you play well or not at Kittansett, a heroic shot near the flag here will have you walking on cloud nine the rest of the day. Hanses bunker is at the 235 yard mark from the tee while Flynns is at the 215 yard mark. Yet, when the author first played the course in the fall of 1985, such recognition seemed more attributable to its . A glorious long hole, one could be forgiven for thinking he is in England. The Business Membership also costs $60 a year, but is exclusively . Golfers initially steer away from the grassy formation in the fairway only to find themselves in one of the now two bunkers that line the right of the 10th fairway. So, we formulated a master plan with a slow implementation of five or six years, so we could open up the course again and restore many of its original features and feels.. The Kittansett Club has also hosted six Massachusetts State Amateur championships (1958, 1978, 1990, 1999, 2008, 2020) The high backsides of the bunkers are evident in this view back down the 12th. Amherst, MA. Dec 5, 2022. On the 424-yard 6th, for example, the last of three staggered lines of cross mounding jutting in from the left sits 220 yards from the back tee. Fourth hole, 375 yards; In a manner similar to St. Andrews, the first and last holes emanate and return to the clubhouse across a shared field, some 115 yards wide. Its a seaside coursethe Aboriginal American name means near (sett) the sea (kittan)but there isnt a proper dune in sight. A bit hard to get to, but well worth the trip. So Eastward Ho would be my choice. They are looking for $35K initiation. No reviews at this time. See what employees say it's like to work at The Kittansett Club. However, the far mound was only 190 yards from the back tee, and with todays equipment, the rock formation had lost its strategic importance. Factor in relatively tight fairways and smallish greens, and Kittansett is able to challenge every player that tees it up. This handsome mound was once treed and gives way to a typical Kittansett green: open in front, intermediate in size, and dropping off three feet in the rear. For decades, the layout was regarded as the creation of one of the club's charter members, a local rubber company magnate named Frederic C. Hood. No surprise to find the farthest and tallest mound must be carried to achieve the optimal angle into the green. Thus, the player who can shape the ball enjoys an acute advantage at Kittansett, which is one of the reasons why the Old Guard love playing here. Par is 71, measuring some 6,800 yards from the tips but a little more than 6,400 yards from the markers used by most male members. One of the best hole location that resulted from the green reclamation is found here where Hanse expanded the back right plateau. GolfWRX_Spotted posted a topic in Tour and Pre-Release Equipment, Yesterday at 04:47 PM, GolfWRX_Spotted posted a topic in Tour and Pre-Release Equipment, February 20, GolfWRX_Spotted posted a topic in Tour and Pre-Release Equipment, February 13, GolfWRX_Spotted posted a topic in Tour and Pre-Release Equipment, February 6, GolfWRX_Spotted posted a topic in Tour and Pre-Release Equipment, January 31. Ranked inside the top 15, 2001, 2005-'07. Generous benefits and bonuses. For the first time, Augusta National has been voted the #1 Platinum Club of the World, Golf & Country Clubs. Throw in some wind and they indeed become tough targets to find consistently. The Club House Courses, Memberships and Travel Courses by Region New England Memberships South of Boston The Modern Classics: Testing Ping's G400 LST from 2017 NOW AVAILABLE: GolfWRX G/Fore Hats and Holderness & Bourne Polos! Some of that credit goes to Gil Hanse, who recommended some serious tree clearing when he refurbished the bunkers in 1995 (adding fescued eyelashes to each). USE OF AND/OR REGISTRATION ON ANY PORTION OF THIS SITE CONSTITUTES ACCEPTANCE OF OURVISITOR AGREEMENT(UPDATED 1/6/23),PRIVACY AND COOKIES NOTICE(UPDATED 1/4/23) ANDCALIFORNIA PRIVACY NOTICE. Not surprisingly, Hanse was proven correct when he told the board early on that, Your golf course is so well designed and so carefully laid out that the removal of trees will only sharpen the focus on the design of the golf course. # x27 ; 07 well worth the trip quandry is presented as the clubs restoration project nears its final.! Golf Links of America, Oakmont, and Pinehurst no could be forgiven for he... 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