Golf Course Information

Description

The origins of the club began just prior to 1920, when two residents of Newport, Bob Gould and Sid Rollins, grew tired of making the 10-mile trek to Claremont to play golf. Gould and Rollins believed that their town should have its own course and thus assembled a group of like-minded individuals to create the Newport Golf Club.



The first assembly of the club was on March 30, 1920 where members aimed to find a suitable location to build the course. After careful consideration and the blessing of former British Open winner Will Park Jr., it was determined that the course would be constructed at its current location on Unity Road. The property, leased with an option to buy, was a conglomeration of several small parcels of land, with the largest being owned by Dr. J. Leavitt Cain and William Davis. According to Park, the property, located in the scenic Sugar River Valley, was an ideal location with natural features that would enable the construction to be cost effective.

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