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Paul Richards

courses near Brookline
« on: May 15, 2007, 04:32:47 PM »
Not knowing Massachusetts at all, am wondering which of the following courses might be within a 1/2 hour drive of Brookline.

Thank you for your help and Cheers!!!

Granite Links GC at Quarry Hills
Whitinsville Golf Club
Charter Oak CC
Turner Hill GC
Olde Scotland Links
Bay Club Mattapoisett
Red Tail GC
Black Rock
TPC Boston
Vineyard Golf Club
Blackstone National
Pinehills GC - Jack Nicklaus Course
Sterling GC
Tedesco GC
Belmont CC
Nantucket GC
The Ranch Country Club
Weston GC
Willowbend CC
Blue Hill G&CC
The International GC (Oaks)
George Wright Municipal GC
Shaker Hills GC
Berkshire Hills
Pinehills GC - Rees Jones Course
Sankaty Head GC
Waverly Oaks
Hyannisport Club
Old Sandwich Golf Club
Oyster Harbors
Winchester CC
The Orchards
Cape Cod National
Farm's Neck
Worcester CC
Brae Burn CC
Eastward Ho!
Crumpin - Fox
Essex County Club
Longmeadow CC
Boston Golf Club
Taconic GC
New Seabury - Blue
Charles River Club
Kittansett Club
Stow Acres
Pleasant Valley
Runaway Brook
Whaling City CC
Cyprian Keyes GC
Chicopee GC
Tara Ferncroft CC
Wachusett CC
Maplegate CC
Puqouy Brook CC
Pinehills GC - Nicklaus
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Scott Coan

Re:courses near Brookline
« Reply #1 on: May 15, 2007, 04:53:25 PM »
Quite a list!  Here's the one's I'm familiar with...

probably best to separate out between Boston-suburban (<30min), suburban (45-60min), cape & islands (1+ hour), and western Mass (1+ hour).

Boston-suburban  
Granite Links GC at Quarry Hills
Belmont CC
Weston GC
Blue Hill G&CC
George Wright Municipal GC
Winchester CC
Brae Burn CC
Charles River Club

suburban
Whitinsville Golf Club
Turner Hill GC
Olde Scotland Links
Red Tail GC
Black Rock
TPC Boston
Blackstone National
Pinehills GC - Jack Nicklaus Course
Sterling GC
Tedesco GC
The Ranch Country Club
Weston GC
The International GC (Oaks)
Shaker Hills GC
Pinehills GC - Rees Jones Course
Waverly Oaks
Old Sandwich Golf Club
Worcester CC
Crumpin - Fox
Essex County Club
Boston Golf Club
Stow Acres
Pleasant Valley
Whaling City CC
Cyprian Keyes GC
Chicopee GC
Wachusett CC
Maplegate CC
Puqouy Brook CC
Pinehills GC - Nicklaus

cape & islands
Bay Club Mattapoisett
Vineyard Golf Club
Nantucket GC
Willowbend CC
Sankaty Head GC
Hyannisport Club
Oyster Harbors
Cape Cod National
Farm's Neck
Eastward Ho!
New Seabury - Blue
Kittansett Club
Whaling City CC

western Mass.
Berkshire Hills
The Orchards
Longmeadow CC
Taconic GC

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Paul Richards

Re:courses near Brookline
« Reply #2 on: May 15, 2007, 06:08:22 PM »
Scott

that is very helpful


so, is Boston so large that any in this group is more than 30 minutes from TCC?

Boston-suburban
Granite Links GC at Quarry Hills
Belmont CC
Weston GC
Blue Hill G&CC
George Wright Municipal GC
Winchester CC
Brae Burn CC
Charles River Club
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Scott Coan

Re:courses near Brookline
« Reply #3 on: May 15, 2007, 06:32:59 PM »
Nope, they are all within 30 minutes of downtown - depending on traffic of course!  Most are within 15-20 minutes.  If I had my pick I would choose Brae Burn, Winchester, and CR in no particular order as they are all awesome.  

One other course you did not list would be Dedham Country & Polo (Seth Raynor), about 20 minutes outside the city.  Another would be Woodland Golf Club (Ross).  
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Paul Richards

Re:courses near Brookline
« Reply #4 on: May 15, 2007, 08:04:47 PM »
Scott

Under 'normal' Boston driving conditions, how long of a drive would you estimate to Essex and Taconic - each - from TCC?

Also, how far from Logan are they as well?


thanks!
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Martin Del Vecchio

Re:courses near Brookline
« Reply #5 on: May 15, 2007, 10:37:03 PM »
Quote from: Paul Richards on May 15, 2007, 08:04:47 PM
Under 'normal' Boston driving conditions, how long of a drive would you estimate to Essex and Taconic - each - from TCC?

Also, how far from Logan are they as well?

Essex is about an hour from TCC, unless you're driving in evening rush hour traffic.  About 10 minutes less from the airport.

Taconic is a solid two hours from both, I would say.  Maybe 2.5 hours.


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Paul Richards

Re:courses near Brookline
« Reply #6 on: May 15, 2007, 11:07:46 PM »
so, Scott and Martin,


in other words, a pretty good day would be TCC, Essex and then Logan home.....


 ;)
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Paul Richards

Re:courses near Brookline
« Reply #7 on: May 16, 2007, 06:29:02 AM »
Let me re-ask that last question -  


Knowing that you had the Boston traffic to contend with, if you had to pick one to play after TCC, and before you head to the airport, would it be Charles River or Brae Burn??


« Last Edit: May 16, 2007, 06:29:54 AM by Paul Richards »
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Rich Goodale

Re:courses near Brookline
« Reply #8 on: May 16, 2007, 08:05:05 AM »
It would be Winchester.
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Dan_Callahan

Re:courses near Brookline
« Reply #9 on: May 16, 2007, 08:37:18 AM »
I am a big fan of Dedham. Not very long, but a great environment for golf. I prefer it to Woodland.

You should move the Ranch and Crumpin Fox out of the suburban list and into the western Mass list.
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Brad Tufts

Re:courses near Brookline
« Reply #10 on: May 16, 2007, 11:05:43 AM »
I would say CR over Brae Burn, but they are both great experiences.  BB has a bit more historical "special" feel than CR, but CR is the likely better golf course.  I'm also a huge fan of Essex CC, which I think is slightly more fun than Myopia when deciding b/t the two.

I lived in Brookline from 5/05 to 6/06, so I've driven to many of these courses from there.

I'd say Logan is 20-30 mins from TCC, probably 50 mins-hr from Essex.  Taconic is easily 2.5+ from Logan, probably closer to 3 hrs.

Out of your "Boston courses<30 mins from TCC" list, I would say Granite Links and Blue Hill are just outside 30 mins, but the others are inside.

Of course if you are trying to get anywhere from 7-9 AM or especially 3:30-7 on a weekday, good luck.  I bet Logan to Taconic starting at 4pm from Boston (on a weekday) would get you out there at about 8-8:30 pm, and to Brookline at 5-5:15.

That is a great list of almost everything worth playing in MA.  I would only challenge Chicopee (definately not if its the Municipal course) and Maplegate (debatable) as not being worthy of the others on the list.  I think by my count I've played 33 of 53 on your list.
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