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Newport's American golf birthplace. · Vol. 01

The Ultimate
Rhode Island Golf Trip.

Rhode Island is small and architecturally significant: Newport Country Club (1895, host of the very first US Open and US Amateur, restored by Gil Hanse), Wannamoisett in Rumford (Donald Ross, 1914, site of the longest-running annual amateur in golf), Misquamicut. Most are private but the heritage is impossible to overstate.

Newport Country Club, Rhode Island

Above · Newport Country Club

INewport TripIIProvidence BenchIIIWesterly Coast Trip
Route I of III · East Bay + Newport

The Newport Trip

Newport CC + Wannamoisett + Sakonnet

Duration3 days
Total drive35 mi
Tariff$$$$

Approx. $4,200 / person, 3 days. Newport CC + Wannamoisett are sponsored-play; both date to the 1890s.

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  1. Newport Country Club
    Day
    1
    Newport Country Club
    Day 1 · Newport Country Club

    Fly into PVD or BOS. William F. Davis 1895, restored by Gil Hanse. Host of the first U.S. Open in 1895.

  2. Wannamoisett Country Club
    Day
    2
    Wannamoisett Country Club
    Day 2 · Wannamoisett

    Rumford. Donald Ross 1914. Hosts the longest-running annual amateur in golf.

  3. Sakonnet Golf Club
    Day
    3
    Sakonnet Golf Club
    Day 3 · Sakonnet

    Little Compton. Donald Ross 1899 along the bay.

Route II of III · Providence Metro

The Providence Bench

Rhode Island CC + Pawtucket + Agawam Hunt

Duration3 days
Total drive25 mi
Tariff$$$

Approx. $2,400 / person, 3 days. The Providence-area private bench. Sponsored-play.

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  1. Rhode Island Country Club
    Day
    1
    Rhode Island Country Club
    Day 1 · Rhode Island Country Club

    Fly into PVD. Barrington. Donald Ross 1911.

  2. Pawtucket Country Club
    Day
    2
    Day 2 · Pawtucket Country Club

    Donald Ross 1902.

  3. Agawam Hunt
    Day
    3
    Agawam Hunt
    Day 3 · Agawam Hunt

    East Providence. Donald Ross 1924.

Route III of III · Westerly + Watch Hill

The Westerly Coast Trip

Misquamicut + Weekapaug + The Dunes

Duration3 days
Total drive20 mi
Tariff$$$

Approx. $2,200 / person, 3 days. Misquamicut + Weekapaug are sponsored-play; The Dunes is semi-public.

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  1. The Misquamicut Club
    Day
    1
    The Misquamicut Club
    Day 1 · Misquamicut

    Fly into PVD. Drive to Watch Hill. Donald Ross 1895 / Brian Silva restoration.

  2. Weekapaug Golf Club
    Day
    2
    Weekapaug Golf Club
    Day 2 · Weekapaug

    Westerly. Donald Ross 1898.

  3. Wannamoisett Country Club
    Day
    3
    Wannamoisett Country Club
    Day 3 · The Dunes Club

    South Shore. Joe Hancock 1958.

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    The Preserve Golf Course
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