Today there are only 28 of the original 42 founding clubs that formed the Massachusetts Golf Association in 1903 still in operation. The short list consists of some of the finest and most historic golf clubs in the country today. The first week of April each year we celebrate the Masters, but nearly 40 years earlier than Augusta National first opened its doors they were teeing it up at The Segregansett Country Club in Taunton, Ma.
Segregansett CC is the fourth oldest golf club in the state and consistently over its long history has been a southern New England
favorite with a challenging layout, and superb playing conditions. There are few places in New England that you will find a better round of golf that offers its members such a quality facility at such a reasonable price.
The course winds its way along the Segregansett River on land once used as a summer retreat for James Gamble of the Proctor and Gamble Soap Company. Tall pines and grand hardwoods line the course, which was in 1966 redesigned by Geoffrey Cornish to its present 18-hole 6700+-yard layout. The course is not indicative of many of the Cornish layouts where he provides easier scoring opportunities early in your round. Be prepared to hit a long irons early and often here if you expect to score well. The front nine is considerably more difficult the back nine.
One of the trademarks of the course is its finely groomed fairways, lined by challenging rough and firm and fast greens. Segregansett is a player’s course that is fair but challenging and seldom boring,it is a course that offers its members playability at every level and wonderful facilities and staff to make it enjoyable day after day. Mark Warrener RIPGA President is the PGA Professional at Segregansett, Mark and his staff provide a full tournament schedule all season long and provide new members with plenty of opportunities to meet and play with existing members.
If you are looking for a club to join in Southern New England that offers great value at a wonderful golf facility then Seggy is surely worth a look. Where else would you get to hit a shot and wonder if you are standing in the same spot that the likes of one Francis Ouimet once played. wwww.segregansett.com
About Greg Sampson
I am the Sales and Marketing Manager for NEGM. I am a member of the International Network of Golf & the Golf Writers Association of America. I specialize in customized all-inclusive programs across a multi-media platform.
