[Tim Gavrich]

I'm playing in the U.S. Am qualifier at New Haven CC a week from this Monday and was wondering what anyone can tell me about it.  The only two WPJr. courses I've played to-date are Shuttle Meadow GC in nearby Kensington, CT (like) and Sunningdale Old (absolutely adore).  I assume NHCC falls somewhere in between the two?

I'm playing my practice round late on Tuesday afternoon, but is there anything out there that a single round's preparation might not reveal?

Thanks.

P.S. I'll try and take a couple pictures on Tuesday, if allowed, and post them up here.

[RDecker]

Have heard that they recently regrassed the putting surfaces converting to A-4.  Should make for a very good and quick surface.  Don't have much other info. for you.  Try a private message to Steve Curry, he is super at Shuttle Meadow and surely has some knowledge of NHCC. 

[RSLivingston_III]

I assume you know there will be little, if anything, left of the original gutty era Park course.
It might be more important to know the renovation history of the course. The who/when will probably be telling enough.
If the question is really about the play characteristics, the last renovation is probably the only important one.

[Tim Gavrich]

I assume you know there will be little, if anything, left of the original gutty era Park course.
It might be more important to know the renovation history of the course. The who/when will probably be telling enough.
If the question is really about the play characteristics, the last renovation is probably the only important one.

I'm not terribly familiar with the history of the course; I guess I'd assumed that it was more untouched than some other courses of its vintage.  Who has been responsible for the major renovations there?

[Jud_T]

That course had been laid out by Robert D. Pryde, a Scottish immigrant who was working as a cabinet maker when Woolsey discovered him. Pryde had a hand in creating the New Haven Country Club course, too, and briefly served as the club professional. To reach the new course, the early members took a 10-minute trolley ride to Hamden, and then crossed the lake on a footbridge. Like many of the rudimentary turn-of-the-century courses, the layout was later redesigned by an established architect. In 1921 the club assigned that task to two-time British Open Champion and pioneering course designer Willie Park Jr.

[RSLivingston_III]

Jud beat me to it.
Their website has some basic info and I assume contacting the club would yield more current info. Especially what has been done in the last 50 years.

[Tim Martin]

www.amateurgolf.com/4196-GolfNews-Beirne-wins-Russel-C-Palm...

Tim-This should provide some encouragement

[Kyle Harris]

Willie Park, Jr. also modified the R.D. Pryde layout at Penn State. Additionally, New Haven CC's then golf professional Bob "Pop" Rutherford went to Penn State to construct, open, and ultimately become the patriarch of Penn State golf.

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