Pat Bigelow at Framingham Country Club does a bunch of short game/putting lessons. You don’t have to be a member to get a lesson from him IIRC. Look him up on IG.
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Will be in Wareham for a family reunion next week. Usually, my brother and I get out to play a round at Crosswinds. Have loved it, but was wondering if there was somewhere else on the South Shore or early Cape that we should check out instead. I just noticed there’s a George Thomas design in Marion and a Don Ross in New Bedford.
Also, we’re thinking of organizing a 9 hole scramble for a mix of teens/wives, non-regular golfers. So any cheap easy public nines? Little Harbor feels perfect based on its website.
Little Harbor is perfect for the mix of non-regular golfers. Haven’t been down this season so I am not sure of the conditions since it is under new management but it is usually in good shape. I try to get out there once a year with a half-set and just enjoy the walk, so I think you guys would enjoy it. Southers Marsh is another executive alternative in the area.
I always ride for little Marion, the OG George Thomas, but I am not sure it will be a hit with the crowd you described. Little too rough around the edges. Whaling City is a beast from the back tees, not the kind of place you take new players or people just looking for a casual round.
Agree with all of the above. Brookside in Falmouth could be a good option for you. It’s a fun course and not crazy expensive, especially on a weekday.
Marion is perfect for any skill level. Played with my wife and father in law who don’t golf often and was still a ton of fun. Flat easy walk and a good player could do a half bag set up at it.
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You could check out Acushnet River Valley. It’s a tale of two nines similar to that of Butterbrook in Westford. Front is treelined and the back is wide open. Decent conditions but the pace of play can get slow.
Another option is Allendale in North Darmouth. I went to HS down the street from there and ran by it during XC practice. Appears to be your standard Cornish design that looks well kept. It’s been on my list. Unfortunately Country Club of New Bedford up the street is private, played there during a Mass Golf event and it was a lot of fun.
Atlantic Country Club is alright in Plymouth. A little tight from what I remember.
Waverly & Southers Marsh in the same day would be really fun if tee times are lined up for a back to back for ya
EDIT: just saw the non golfer teens/wives. Id say Marion, Southers Marsh, Little Harbor would be perfect for the group.
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I’m playing Owl’s Nest in NH this weekend (probably in the rain). I’ve heard it’s really nice. Anyone have local knowledge?
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Fun track with some great views - the par 3 14th is especially awesome. Some long intervals in between holes so would be a tough walk so I’d def recommend riding. Def some quirk to it here and there but overall love getting up there once or twice a year.
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Had a couple drop-outs, so if anyone has gotten shut out for a tee time this weekend, we’ve got 3 spots open for our gathering at Scottish Highlands in New Hampshire. We have the tee starting at 12:30. DM me for details or to claim a spot!
Thanks. I’m excited to shoot 97 up there!
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When are you playing? I was a member there for a couple years and I’ll be up there this weekend, I’d be happy to show you around.
Saturday morning. 8:50 tee time with my brother.
Just played it last week and play it every year. Greens were nice.
1- left is out of bounds. anywhere right is fine
2- par 4 Hugging the right off the tee brings trouble into play or your blocked out by trees.
3- Par 4 if you hit it right of the train racks on the right, you may be in the 4th fairway and should have a shot.
10- Par 3 downhill where the wind swirls. I almost always play the true yardage and dont take anything off.
11- par 4. sneaky out of bounds on the right.
13- Par 5 uphill. Its a poke to clear the trouble on the left, but if you can it may be reachable in 2. best bet is to hit a 240 shot straight and lay up in front of the giant rock in front of the green. Any second shots that go left will get ejected by the fairway slope and could be lost (thats what I did. ugh)
14- Par 3 downhill. if its a front pin you can land about 10 yards short left and it will funnell onto the green (take wetness into account as it may hold up).
16- par 4 downhill. trouble is 280 in the fairway but its so downhill that a 255-260 shot will get to around 280.
17- fade it off the houses on the left off the tee and it will be perfect to reach the par 5 in 2 (second shot will be way downhill). If you go left off the tee, hit a provisional because if it reaches the front yards of the houses it will be out of bounds.
Craic on!
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This information would have saved me about a dozen strokes 3 years ago when I went up for a buddies trip. We’ve had a few other trips to other places, but we always talk about how much fun we had playing owls nest and how we should go back.
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@gophish Doesn’t look like there are many tee times left at the Nest for tomorrow morning, but if you’re still looking to play some more in the afternoon, consider going a little further up the road and playing the 9-holer in Waterville Valley. It’s perfect for a half-set and the happy hour/bar at the course is a treat.
Agree with the above and will add:
Generally, most putts will break toward the valley at least a little bit, so something to keep in mind if you’re over a putt and not sure about the break, especially on the back 9.
6–very gettable and if you can carry the fairway bunker, it opens up the green for a very straight-forward pitch
8–it doesn’t matter how hard you are going to hit your put up the slope in the middle of the green, it’s not hard enough.
9–off the tee, the more you can take it over the bunkers on the corner of the dogleg, the better (obviously), but if you can hit a high ball with the driver, there’s one tree that leans into the corridor of the hole and creates a field goal with the tree line, that’s the mega line and it’ll give you a mid or short iron into the green, but it brings the neighborhood into play
12–favor the right side of the fairway for the best look at the green, left is death
15–this green is the smallest, most brutal green on the course. It has two tiers, left and right, and it slopes HARD back to front. Anything above the hole or on the wrong tier is an almost guaranteed three-putt. Take your tee shot over or just left of the big rock on the right to have a flat lie for your second and to mitigate the slope of the green.
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Not sure if you heard but Owls Nest recently bought White Mountain Country Club and have renamed it Owls Nest Vineyard Course. They are putting a ton of work into it. Revamping the clubhouse and restaurant, removed a ton of trees and adding a wine vineyard on site. Should be fun once they are done in a couple of years.
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I’m excited to see what they do with it. I played WM a few times before the sale and always thought it had decent bones, but it was always in need of serious TLC. Also curious if it goes the way of the short course they started building on the main property like 5-6 years ago (might be finished by now, haven’t been there in a bit).
Thanks so much for all the Intel y’all. I’m looking forward to playing there even though it’s gonna be rainy.
They scrapped the short course and put a bunch of tennis/pickleball courts. You’re right. the bones of WM have always been excellent. It was in the best shape I have ever seen it (been going up with my FIL for 7 years now) last week.
