Troon Privé, April/May 2017

TROON PRIVÉ CONNECT 27 26 TROON PRIVÉ CONNECT What wont escape their eyes are more strategically placed bunkers new tees that add length and more blue New England sky in view thanks to far fewer trees Early season discoveries like those will continue through the next seven springs as work progresses on an extensive reworking of the course the realization of a master plan designed to rediscover what Ross had originally created and reinterpret it for todays game There are also some new decorations hanging on the clubhouse walls a gallery of awards the club has amassed recently for excellence in just about everything from golf shop sales to weddings to overall performance most readily noted by the Distinguished Club award from BoardRoom magazine Like many private clubs particularly in the New England area Manchester Country Club has had its ups and downs but its been on a roll since becoming PRIVÉ SPOTLIGHT By Tom Bedell A REVITALIZED GEM New Hampshires Manchester Country Club fully member owned in 2002 and under Troon Privé management since 2009 Its even been able to do what many private clubs have found difficult in recent years turn a profit Located in Bedford a suburb of Manchester the clubs extensive facilities particularly after the major enhancements have made it a magnet for community functions Members are all for romance too about 40 couples a year take the plunge at MCC NEW CHAPTER BEGINS MANCHESTER COUNTRY CLUB HAS BEEN one of New Hampshires most respected private clubs for close to 100 years The Donald Ross designed course that opened to great fanfare in 1923 is a classic example of the masters timeless brilliance The clubhouse is as expansive and stately as ever if still glittering from an 8 million restoration and rejuvenation completed in 2013 But as members begin knocking the rust off their early season games theyll surely notice a few changes too WHAT WE FOUND WAS ASTONISHING BUNKERS ALL OVER THE PLACE SOME HEROIC SOME PENAL SOME GOING IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS THAN THE CURRENT BUNKERS head professional todd mckittrick on the clubs recent bunker renovation project