Hole Championship Golf Course. Golfers Are Sure to Be Wonderfully Challenged by the Courses' Magnificent Settings and Impressive Layouts
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The spectacular grounds of The Mount Washington Hotel & Resort offer an 18- and a 9- hole championship golf course. Golfers are sure to be wonderfully challenged by the courses' magnificent settings and impressive layouts. Nestled in the Ammonoosuc River Valley and surrounded by New England's highest peaks, The Mount Washington Course offers guests a challenging game in a magnificent setting. The 18-hole Mount Washington Course was designed by legendary Scottish Architect Donald Ross and was completed in 1915. This Par 71 course has hosted four New Hampshire Opens The 9-hole Mount Pleasant Course first opened in 1895, and has been host to generations of golfing enthusiasts. This historic Par 35 course was recently restored, providing guests with a total of 27 holes of championship golf in an extraordinary setting. The Mount Washington Hotel Route 302 Bretton Woods, NH 603-278-1000 The Mount Washington Course One of America's most scenic, The Mount Washington Course was completed in 1915 under the personal supervision of legendary Scottish Architect, Donald Ross. Credited with the design of over 400 courses, Ross' most famous works include Seminole, Inverness, Oak Hill, the Broadmoor and his signature designs at Pinehurst. His layout here in Bretton Woods has hosted four New Hampshire Opens. Past Golf Professionals here have included such greats as Lawson Little, Bill Melhorn and T.V. commentator Dave Marr (the 1965 PGA Champion). Little (two-time U.S. and British Amateur Champ) was Pro at Bretton Woods when he won the 1940 U.S. Open in a play-off against Gene Sarazen. Countless well-known guests have also played this course, including Bobby Jones, Babe Ruth, Thomas Edison, Bobby Orr and Ken Venturi. Brass plates mounted to the original wooden lockers in the Golf Pro Shop proudly show off these and the names of other famous golfers. The Mount Pleasant Course When it first opened in 1895, The Mount Pleasant Course was said to be situated in one of the most romantic locations in the World. Created for the enjoyment of guests visiting the elegant Mount Pleasant House (a Grand Hotel that stood on the present site of The Lodge at Bretton Woods until the 1930s), the course offered unsurpassed views of the Presidential and Rosebrook Mountain Ranges. The course was fully restored and upgraded in 1989 by Cornish & Silva Golf Course Architects, with advice from world renowned golfers Gene Sarazen and Ken Venturi, and now offers players a more challenging round alongside the Ammonoosuc River. .