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Sankaty Head Golf Club
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Sankaty Head Golf Club is located in Massachusetts
Sankaty Head Golf Club
LocationSiasconset, Massachusetts, USA
Established1923
TypePrivate
Operated byLori Snell
Total holes18
Websitewww.sankatyheadgc.com

Sankaty Head Golf Club is one of the easternmost 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).[citation needed] The Atlantic wraps around 270 degrees of the layout and the Sankaty Head Lighthouse looms over the front nine.

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][3][4] Membership is private.[1][5] Famous members include Jack Welch[4] (whose island residence is just off the 4th tee-box), Lawrence Bossidy,[4] Robert Charles Wright, Harry Fraker, Amos Hostetter Jr., Henry C. Pfaff, and Bill Belichick.[4]

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.[2][6] This was their first hosted USGA championship and was played September 25–30, 2021.[2][6]

The Caddy Camp

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The Sankaty Head Caddy Camp, directed by Dave Hinman,[3] is the last remaining caddy camp in the United States and one of the last in the world.[1][3][4] Here, 60 caddies,[3] 6 junior staff members, a program director, caddymaster, camp director, assistant camp director, and cook are located between the 11th and 13th fairways[3] 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 August 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.

Scorecard

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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 / 126 405 375 195 495 420 180 410 540 285 3305 425 450 225 380 150 410 350 545 385 3320 6625
White 70.8 / 123 390 355 185 485 410 160 390 520 280 3175 405 400 190 370 135 385 340 495 375 3095 6270
Blue M:67.2/118 W:72.5/119 350 295 180 410 360 130 350 420 280 2775 360 350 175 325 110 365 330 450 340 2805 5580
Yellow M:65.7/111 W:70.7/115 315 290 145 400 360 110 350 415 260 2645 330 350 160 320 105 325 315 410 310 2625 5270
Par Men's and Women's 4 4 3 5 4 3 4 5 4 36 4 4 3 4 3 4 4 5 4 35 71
SI Men's 11 9 15 5 3 17 7 1 13 4 6 15 10 18 8 12 2 14
SI Women's 5 13 15 11 1 17 7 3 9 10 8 18 12 14 2 16 4 6

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Sankaty Head Golf Club - Massachusetts - Best In State Golf Course". www.top100golfcourses.com. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c DePasquale, Brian (June 4, 2019). "USGA: Sankaty Head G.C. Chosen to Host 2021 U.S. Mid-Amateur". USGA. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Camp History". campsankatyhead.org. Retrieved July 4, 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d e Kahn, Joseph (August 20, 2014). "The last private-club caddie camp". The Boston Globe. Retrieved July 4, 2019.
  5. ^ "Sankaty Head Golf Club (Nantucket) - 2019 All You Need to Know Before You Go (with Photos)". TripAdvisor. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  6. ^ a b "2021 U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship". Sankaty Head Golf Club. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
  7. ^ "Scorecard and Course Tour - Sankaty Head Golf Club". July 19, 2017. Archived from the original on July 19, 2017. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
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