Sankaty Head Golf Club

Sankaty Head Golf Club is one of the Eastern-most golf courses in Massachusetts, perched on the edge of Nantucket Island in Siasconset, Massachusetts. The course was designed by Emerson Armstrong and opened in 1923.[1][2] It is an 18-hole course. It is one of the few examples of world-class links-style golf outside of the UK (see Shinnecock Hills). The Atlantic wraps around 270 degrees of the layout and the famous Sankaty Head Lighthouse looms over the front nine. The current staff includes: Lori Snell as General Manager,[3] Mark Heartfield as Director of Golf,[3] and Dieter Wiedmayer as Head Golf Professional.[3]

Sankaty Head Golf Club
Club information
LocationSiasconset, Massachusetts, USA
Established1923
TypePrivate (Public can play during off-season)
Operated byLori Snell
Total holes18
Websitewww.sankatyheadgc.com

Sankaty members are a driving force behind the Francis Ouimet Scholarship Fund. They also have successfully sustained one of the few remaining caddy camps in the world, Camp Sankaty Head, which has existed since the late 1930s.[1][4][5] Membership is private, but the public can play during the off-season (before Memorial Day and after Labor Day).[1][6] Famous members include Jack Welch[5] (whose island residence is just off the 4th tee-box), Larry Bossidy,[5] Bob Wright, Harry Fraker, Larry Bossidy, Amos Hostetter, Henry C. Pfaff, and Bill Belichick.[5]

On June 4, 2019, the Sankaty Head Golf Club was chosen to be the host site of the USGA's 41st U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship.[2][7] This will be their first hosted USGA Championship and is planned for Sept. 25-30, 2021.[2][7]

The Caddy Camp

The Sankaty Head Caddy Camp, directed by Dave Hinman,[4] is the last remaining caddy camp in the United States and one of the last in the world.[1][4][5] Here 60 caddies,[4] 6 junior staff members, a program director, caddymaster, camp director, assistant camp director, and cook are located between the eleventh and thirteenth fairways[4] on the course. After being picked through an application process, caddies come to this camp from Iowa, Florida, New York, South Carolina, Maine, New Jersey and other states.

There are three "huts" in the camp, with 20 boys in each. Other buildings in camp include a mess hall, recreational hall, library, laundry shack, staff hut, and the director's hut. While the boys are not caddying, they can enjoy organized team sports of softball, volleyball, football, basketball, and of course, golf. Also in their free time, the boys can enjoy recreational golf, a workout in the weight "pit", or a game of ping pong in the rec hall.

On Aug. 2, 2011, a fire at the caddy camp erupted during a propane delivery. The fire consumed three buildings and injured the driver of the propane tanker truck.

Course Information

Course Statistics
  • Black Tees: 6625 yards - 72.6 rating - 126 slope.
  • White Tees: 6270 yards - 70.8 rating - 123 slope.
  • Blue (Men's) Tees: 5580 yards - 67.2 rating - 118 slope.
  • Blue (Women's) Tees: 5580 yards - 72.5 rating - 119 slope.
  • Yellow (Men's) Tees: 5270 yards - 65.7 rating - 111 slope.
  • Yellow (Men's) Tees: 5270 yards - 70.7 rating - 115 slope.

* Source:[8]

Scorecard
Sankaty Head Golf Club (All measurements made in yards)
Tee Rating/Slope 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
Black 72.6 / 126 4053751954954201804105402853305 42545022538015041035054538533206625
White 70.8 / 123 3903551854854101603905202803175 40540019037013538534049537530956270
Blue M:67.2/118 W:72.5/119 3502951804103601303504202802775 36035017532511036533045034028055580
Yellow M:65.7/111 W:70.7/115 3152901454003601103504152602645 33035016032010532531541031026255270
Par Men's and Women's 44354345436 4434344543571
Handicap Men's 1191553177113 46151018812214
Handicap Women's 5131511117739 10818121421646

* Source:[8]

See also

References
  1. "Sankaty Head Golf Club - Massachusetts - Best In State Golf Course". www.top100golfcourses.com. Retrieved 2019-07-03.
  2. DePasquale, Brian (June 4, 2019). "USGA: Sankaty Head G.C. Chosen to Host 2021 U.S. Mid-Amateur". Retrieved November 24, 2019.
  3. "Contact Us - Sankaty Head Golf Club". www.sankatyheadgc.com. Retrieved 2019-07-04.
  4. "Camp History". campsankatyhead.org. Retrieved 2019-07-04.
  5. Kahn, Joseph (August 20, 2014). "The last private-club caddie camp - The Boston Globe". The last private-club caddie camp - The Boston Globe. Retrieved 2019-07-04.
  6. "Sankaty Head Golf Club (Nantucket) - 2019 All You Need to Know BEFORE You Go (with Photos)". TripAdvisor. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
  7. "2021 U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship". 2021 U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship. Retrieved 2019-11-25.
  8. "Scorecard and Course Tour - Sankaty Head Golf Club". web.archive.org. 2017-07-19. Retrieved 2019-11-25.


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