What is Brookmeadow Country Club?
Brookmeadow Country Club is a championship 18-hole public golf course in Canton, MA. Conveniently located just 30 minutes from Boston and 45 minutes from Providence, Brookmeadow is the ideal location for golf leagues, tournaments and company outings.
What are the hours of operation for Brookmeadow golf course?
The range is open between 7 AM and 7 PM. Brookmeadow provides 50 tee time slots with 2-4 players in each slot between the hours of 8 AM and 3:30 PM. Please visit the course website for bookings.
How good is the Meadow Brook Club?
The Meadow Brook Club is very good as evidenced by the status of the events they have held such as the Metropolitan Open, The Metropolitan PGA, a LPGA event and a Champions tour event for 20 years. The club originated as the Meadow Brook Hunt Club, established in 1881 in Westbury, New York and home of the Meadow Brook Hounds.
What is the history of the Meadow Brook Hunt Club?
The club started out as Meadow Brook Hunt Club in 1881, operating out of Westbury, New York, and in those early days it was all about horses and hounds. A 9-hole golf course was brought into play in 1894, located in Hempstead, New York and the club duly became the 37th member of the newly formed USGA.
Brookmeadow Golf Course
The 18-hole "Brookmeadow" course at the Brookmeadow Country Club facility in Canton, Massachusetts features 6,637 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 72. The course rating is 71.7 and it has a slope rating of 123 on Bent grass. Designed by Frank Simoni, the Brookmeadow golf course opened in 1966.
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I play this course on a regular basis. The course is flat, but the fairways are tight which make a straight tee ball necessary. The course is always in great condition (which I find impressive because its always packed) and the staff is friendly. The clubhouse is very nice and they have a driving range.
What inspired Frank to build Brookmeadow Country Club?
Frank 's love of the game inspired him to build Brookmeadow Country Club. Faced with about 200 acres of land unsuitable for houses, he planned a nine-hole golf course for the site. Doing most of the designing and engineering himself, Frank treated the construction of Brookmeadow as a personal challenge. Frank stated later, "I'd built sewer lines, ...
Did Frank Norwood build a golf course?
After his death in 1997, I became determined to pursue Frank's vision for Brookmeadow. The clubhouse Frank never built is now a reality.
When was the Meadow Brook Polo Club built?
In 1881, the club built a nine-hole course in Hempstead. The Hunt Club gave birth to the Meadow Brook Polo Club whose founders included the polo player and millionaire Thomas Hitchcock, Sr. Mr. Hitchcock was one of the founders of the Meadow Brook steeplechase races in 1883, and in 1889 became master of the Meadow Brook Hunt.
Where was Meadow Brook Hunt Club located?
Dick Wilson. Matt Dobyns. The club started out as Meadow Brook Hunt Club in 1881, operating out of Westbury, New York, and in those early days it was all about horses and hounds. A 9-hole golf course was brought into play in 1894, located in Hempstead, New York and the club duly became the 37th member of the newly formed USGA.
What golf course is Dick Wilson at?
A classic Dick Wilson that is often overshadowed by the exclusivity of nearby Deepdale Golf Club . Meadow Brook was the long-term host of a PGA Tour Champions Event and many of those players found it to be one of the best courses on their schedule.
Which is better, the back nine or the twelfth hole?
The back nine has the more interesting routing even if much of the back nine is flat. The twelfth is the best par 4 on the golf course. The greens are enormous for the most part. The first hole is one of the largest greens I have ever seen and is a definite three club differential depending on pin location.
When did Dick Wilson lose his golf club?
Several of the original Dick Wilson holes were lost in 1967 when the club sold off land. Dick Wilson was brought back to design six new holes. In the 1970’s, Joe Finger was brought in to rework the course and did not change the character of the course.
Who designed the first women's golf course?
Golf obviously took a back seat to polo. Two notable events occurred prior to the course designed by Dick Wilson. In 1895, the women’s first national tournament was held with Lucy Barnes winning with a score of 132 for 18 holes. By 1905, the original course was abandoned and a new 18 course was built by Devereux Emmet.
How many holes are dogleg lefts?
In addition, every hole is a dogleg with five of the holes being dogleg lefts. Some of the tees could be put in better spots. I will comment in the hole-by-hole descriptions. It is a challenging golf course despite wide fairways, a course that is right before your eyes and the large greens.