Edgartown Golf Club on Martha's Vineyard, MA - pics

[Mike Sweeney]

Edgartown was my last course to see on Martha's Vineyard. It was laid out by a founder of the club in 1929 who was a former President of the USGA (forget the name) who loved The Old Course and the original pro who was from England or Scotland. It is a 9 hole course that plays as 18 with a variety of tees and an extra green on #1.

1st hole with 2 greens for 1st and 10th hole play







The other green



2nd - par 5









3rd hole





Plays from a different angle on the back



4th



5th







6th




8th plays as a par 4 on the first loop and a par 3 on the back loop









Practice area



Tiny clubhouse with a very friendly staff. My guess is the greens got smaller and flatter over the years. Other than that, it was the perfect New England 9 holer.

[ANTHONYPIOPPI]

Mike:

"The perfect New England 9-holer?" Wow, that's serious praise. Can you compare/contrast it to any of your other favorites in New England?

Anthony

[Mike Sweeney]

My New England 9 hole list would be:

*North Haven Golf Club ME - http://golfclubatlas.com/forum/index.php/topic,25025.0.html

*Edgartown GC - with better/restored greens would be neck and neck with North Haven
*Highland Links - have not actually played it, but saw a bunch. The views are dramatic, but        I think Edgartown is a better course.


*Hay Harbor - Fishers Island - again did not play it but you can see most of it
*Fenwick GC - CT
*Hotchkiss GC - CT (with apologies to my friend Jim Kennedy)
*Mink Meadows GC - Martha's Vineyard
*Tarrantine GC ME

Perhaps the poster from maine will chime in.......

Edgartown was also in perfect condition. We had a great week of weather but they were coming off a bunch of rain and the course firmish.

[Jim_Kennedy]

Mike,
I would track you down if you put us behind Mink Meadows 

[Richard Boult]

Added to our GCA Photo Tour directory at:

http://delicious.com/golfclubatlas/Massachusetts

[Richard Hetzel]

That appears to be a nice course. I also appears to look very similar to Shennecossett in Connecticut.

[ANTHONYPIOPPI]

Mike

I like the list but I would move Hotchkiss up, just for the sixth green alone! That might be the best medium-to-small green I have ever seen.

Anthony

[Michael Moore]

Perhaps the poster from maine will chime in.......

Here are a few more of Mike Sweeney's favorite unplayed, unvisited nine hole courses in New England . . .

Whitinsville - Hello !?
Grindstone Neck - pushed into the mix by Geoff Walsh's recent rave
Abenaki - a Google Earth favorite, especially in the dead of winter
Wilson Lake - Stiles lakefront gem
Hooper - Stiles inland gem
Castine - a 10 on the Sweeney "scenic and peaceful drive to the course" scale

[Mike Sweeney]

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Here are a few more of Mike Sweeney's favorite unplayed, unvisited nine hole courses in New England . . .

I am somewhat embarressed that George Thomas' Philadelphia Schoolish Marion GC has not yet made it onto this list. I have only driven past it once on a Peg hungry trip to its lofty neighbor!!