Miacomet Golf Course

Miacomet Golf Course is the only public 18-hole golf course on Nantucket.[1] The only other public course on Nantucket is Siasconset Golf Club, which is a 9-hole golf course.

Miacomet Golf Course
Club information
Coordinates41°15′24.2244″N 70°7′20.5248″W
LocationNantucket, Massachusetts, U.S.
Established1963
TypePublic
Owned byNantucket Land Bank (1985-present)
Operated byNGM, Inc.
Total holes18
Websitewww.miacometgolf.com

History

In 1956, Ralph P. Marble, a Michigan-native, bought 400-acres of land on Nantucket with dairy farm intentions.[2][3] The area he bought was called by the old Wampanoag inhabitants "Miacomet", which meant "The Meeting Place". Marble stated that he decided to build a golf course because the dairy market was not doing well.[4]

In 1960, Marble began building the Miacomet Golf Course.[2][3] In 1963, the Miacomet Golf Course opened as a public year-round golf course.[3][5] In the early 1970's, due to a fire, the clubhouse was rebuilt without spending any money as the island community provided donated lumber and free labor to replace the original.[4]

In 1983, Marble put the course up for sale and it was planned to be developed into a 216-lot subdivision.[2] In 1985, the Nantucket Island Land Bank (Land Bank) worked with developers to negotiate the purchase of the Miacomet Golf Course for $4.5 million.[2][6]

After this purchase, the Land Bank made a deal to lease the course operations back to the previous owners who still owned the clubhouse property.[6] During the 1990's, the Land Bank was working on plans to expand this 9-hole course into a 18-hole course.[6]

In 2003, the Lank Bank expanded the original 9-hole course into the only public 18-hole course on the island.[3][6] It was at this point that the previous owners deeded the clubhouse property to the Land Bank in exchange for grandfathered-in course memberships.[6]

Current Operations

Miacomet Golf Course is currently a public golf course with memberships capped at 400 members.[6] The Land Bank currently contracts course management to Nantucket Golf Management (NGM), Inc,[6] which is the same management team running the Siasconset Golf Club; one of the other golf courses on Nantucket.

During the upcoming 2021 USGA's 41st Mid-Amateur Championship (to be held September 25-30, 2021), Miacomet Golf Course will be one of the stroke play co-hosts alongside other co-host Sankaty Head Golf Club.[7]

Scorecard
Miacomet Golf Course (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
Gold 73.6 / 128 3973472135005103874372333833407 41037820642551017743944649234836890
Blue 71.5 / 125 3803281914644733503892103573142 39835118439048615239741647732516393
Blue/White 70.6 / 124 3683281634644533503452103303011 36935118437748612239739343931566169
White 70.0 / 124 3683111634344533153451873302906 36933116737745012237439343930225928
Red/White M: 69.2 / 123 W: 72.3 / 125 2993111524344083153121093302670 31333116733745012233029243927815451
Red 70.6 / 121 2992841524024082773121092722515 3133131333374009333029241926305145
Par Men's and Women's 44355443436 4434534453672
Handicap Men's 3111559131717 61614812182410
Handicap Women's 5131531971711 12816102186144

* Source: BlueGolf[8]

See also

References
  1. Geddes, Dean. "Golf is booming in a summer of uncertainty". The Inquirer and Mirror. Retrieved 2020-11-29.
  2. "Nantucket Today: Par for the Course". nantuckettodayonline.com. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
  3. "Our Story - Miacomet Golf Course". Archived from the original on 2019-07-02. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
  4. Gamble, J.C. (Aug 31, 1998). ""The History of Nantucket's Golf Courses"". Issuu. Fall 1998 Edition Historic Nantucket, Volume 47, No. 4. Archived from the original on 2020-11-29. Retrieved 2020-11-29.
  5. White, Barbara Ann. "When Did Golfing Begin on Nantucket?". Nantucket Historical Association. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
  6. "Miacomet Golf Course-Past, Present and Future". Nantucket Land Bank. 2015-12-11. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
  7. "2021 U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship". 2021 U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
  8. "Miacomet Golf Course - Detailed Scorecard | Course Database". course.bluegolf.com. Retrieved 2020-11-29.
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