Headline: Four MGA Member Clubs Recognized by National Organizations... Kudos to Those Clubs
For Immediate Release: May 22, 2009
Norton, MA — Congratulations go out to four MGA Member Clubs for being recognized by national organizations.
Here is a summary of those accomplishments!
Bay State Greats
Three Massachusetts courses were recognized recently on Golf Digest’s 2009-2010 national course ranking lists.
Notably, Granite Links Golf Club in Quincy was named to Golf Digest’s America’s 100 Greatest Public Courses, a first for the club and the only Bay State course selected for that listing.
The Country Club in Brookline and The Kittansett Club in Marion were repeat selections on the magazine’s 2009-2010 list of America’s 100 Greatest Private Courses.
More than 900 Golf Digest panelists nationwide played and rated thousands of courses on seven criteria (each ranked on a scale of one to 10): shot values, resistance to scoring, design variety, memorability, aesthetics, conditioning and ambience.
“It seems the hits just keep on coming,” said Chris Sleeper, Granite Links’ director of golf, a reference to the club additionally being named to two other Golf Digest lists — the Four Star Best Places to Play and the Top 50 Best 19th Holes in America.
The Bay Club At Mattapoisett Implements Eco-Friendly Practices
Miles M. (Bud) Smart, Ph.D., president of Audubon Environmental (www.audubonenv.com), a sustainability consulting firm that works with landowners, developers and government entities to protect and sustain land, water, wildlife and natural resources, has announced that the firm has completed work for The Bay Club at Mattapoisett, located in Mattapoisett, Mass., to provide sustainability consulting services.
Audubon Environmental assisted the 700-acre facility in earning the Silver Signature Sanctuary Certificate from Audubon International by suggesting and facilitating the implementation of a number of eco-friendly practices. The Bay Club is the first Massachusetts golf course to earn the certification and was highlighted on Project Mass, a feature of the local CBS television news station that tackles issues confronting Massachusetts residents.
The revised practices include allowing hardy grasses that require zero maintenance to cover non-golfing areas and establishing natural habitats for creatures, such as the threatened box turtle. These measures allow the species to flourish, create a more sustainable environment and reduce operating costs for the club.
Kudos to these MGA Member Clubs!
