Useful Stuff: MA Golf Courses

Far Corner Golf Course is a challenging 27 hole layout nestled in the beautiful West Boxford countryside. A golfer will enjoy play on a course which offers the length and characteristics of a private country club. An 18 hole combination of any 2 of our 3 nines boasts a total yardage of over 6700 yards from the championship tees.

One hundred years ago the popularity of golf was expanding on both sides of the Atlantic.  Caught up in this new found passion for the game were a handful of teenagers from Wenham, Massachusetts.  Having caddied at Myopia Golf Club in the neighboring town of Hamilton, they sought a place of their own to play and practice golf.  Thus began in 1897 the construction of a series of golf holes on land known as "Tarr's pasture."

Ould Newbury Golf Club, a nine hole semi-private club, located on Rte 1 in Newbury, Massachusetts, was officially opened for play on Labor Day, September 4, 1916.

Under the leadership of Benjamin Pearson, Dr. Charles S. Ingham and Joseph Dummer, 60 acres of land were leased from Governor Dummer Academy and in 1915, with a fund of $10,000 construction of the golf course began.

The first officers of Ould Newbury were Rev. Wilfred L. Hoopes, President, Fred M. Ambrose, Vice President, Henry Learned, Treasurer, and Henry F. Cole, Secretary. A Scottish architect/golfer, Jim Lowe, under whose direction the course was laid out and built, was the first professional at Ould Newbury. He was succeeded in 1935 by Peter Moran who was then followed in turn by Ralph Beach, John MacGregor, John MacDonald, Walt Greus, Alex Burns and our current professional Jim Hilton.

The centerpiece of the Golf Club at Turner Hill is the course itself. In 2005, Travel + Leisure Golf ranked Turner Hill as “One of the 10 Best New Private Courses in the U.S.” Spanning 7,021 yards, this award-winning, 18-hole championship course was designed by Hurdzan/Fry, a highly respected firm in the field of golf course design.

A sanctuary for golf lovers, the legendary golf course architect, Robert Trent Jones Sr., blended the right amount of challenge and pure pleasure into the layout of the 18 holes. It is masterfully planned to provide Members, at all levels of skill, with an endless variety of shot-making situations. Continuous cart paths lead players through natural terrain, lakes, and wetlands along tree-lined fairways. From the first drive to the last putt, the course is designed for the player's maximum enjoyment.