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Stowe Mountain Club. A breathtaking mountain course designed by the legendary Bob Cupp, with the help of Mother Nature.
It's especially rare that an 18-hole, par 72-layout can challenge every level of player but remain friendly to the environment. Such is the case at the Stowe Mountain Club golf course - 6,400 environmentally respectful yards, now Vermont's first Audubon International signature sanctuary, and one of Golf Magazine’s “Top Ten New Courses.”
Course Description
Created by the legendary designer Bob Cupp, this true wilderness course winds gently around the sparkling Peregrine Lake and mountain streams. A magnificent stand of New England hardwood, pine and birch trees line many of the fairways. The dramatic elevation gain (400'+) throughout the course allows for sweeping views of the surrounding ski slopes and Little River Valley below.
A role model for sustainable development and environmental protection, the course is surrounded by 2,000 protected acres of pristine conservation land and is the first in Vermont to achieve Audubon International Signature Sanctuary certification. Environmental initiatives include the creation of a 111-million gallon body of water, called Peregrine Lake, for state-of-the-art course irrigation. Optimal and environmentally sound course conditions are ensured by 2,000 sprinkler heads, three pump stations, high-density polyethylene (HDPE) SDR 9 Pipe and Toro Site-Pro® technology for turf management needs.
Signature Holes
While each of the holes are "signature" - singularly beautiful and challenging - the fourth hole, the most demanding of the front nine, could only have been created in New England. The back tee plays across a scenically winding mountain road and the three forward tees are pedestals set upon dramatic boulder walls, which are indigenous to Stowe. The hole is long iron yardage and the slope to the right of the bunkers is sharply down to the right. Trees are lined behind the back slope, but the entire right side is an open meadow. A babbling brook crosses under the road and behind the forward tees where it disappears into the trees right of the meadow.
Also available: PDF of the Stowe Mountain Club scorecard
