The Maine Island Golf Tour was extended to Mount Desert Island, Maine this weekend. With Akadia National Park as a backdrop:
and the quaint shops and restaurants of Bar Harbor for apres-golf activities:
This was a trip with special promise.
Courses included:
Kebo Valley Golf Club - 1888
Northeast Harbor Golf Club - 1895
Causeway Club - 1920
There is no great golf in Maine in terms of Doak Scale, but in terms of "Vibe" it really is a special place for golf.
While Kebo offered up perfect conditioning, especially on the greens:
there are places that offer up the rough and wild look that you expect from courses built in another era:
The manufactured areas of the courses often seem to line up with the mountainous backdrop of Akadia:
Some of the vistas at Northeast Harbor and Kebo go on and on:
Some greens are tucked away behind corners and crevices:
Some small greens at Kebo create some incredible challenge to scoring:
Causeway Club will never be confused for a great golf course, but for a 9 holer at the end of the day before dinner, it is the perfect location:
With many thanks to my Maine Guides, Mr Moore and Hal Phillips:
It was sad to drive back to the mainland this morning and say goodbye to Mount Desert Island: