HARVARD VARSITY CLUB INC – 7th Annual HVC Online Auction
Auction Ends: Mar 26, 2023 09:00 PM EDT

Golf

Essex County Club | Round of golf for three

Item Number
216
Sold
1250 USD to stevemorris
Number of Bids
11  -  Bid History

Item Description

One round of golf for three at Essex County Club, Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA. 

Date and time to be mutually agreed upon by winning bidder and Paul George.

In the Golf Club Atlas, Eric Richardson says the following of the Essex County Club:

It’s no secret why Essex County turned out so well – Donald Ross lived on the course from 1909 through 1913 and worked on it constantly. As a result, the course at Manchester-by-the-Sea features many of Ross’s design traits that are now recognized as distinguishing his finest work.

An aerial view shows that Ross had space considerations but he was quite clever in how he used such limitations to the betterment of the course… Essex County is another instance where he lived up to his own design standard, which he wrote in 1914 was to ‘build each hole in such a manner that it wastes none of the ground at my disposal, and takes advantage of every possibility I can see.’

 

Item Special Note

Date and time must be mutually agreed upon. 

Golf must be used within a year of purchase (March 2024). 

Donated By:

Paul George '63