Golf Club

About the Club

Named one of the top 100 golf resorts by Golf Magazine, the Robert Trent Jones, Sr. designed golf course at Woodstock Inn & Resort is an 18-hole masterpiece of terrain features that excite the most seasoned player. Surrounded by breathtaking panoramic views of the Kedron Valley, our full-service facility is open to the public and also features a Golf Shop, practice range, putting green, private lessons, and The Fairway Grill restaurant and bar.

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Our Heritage

Founded in 1895, Woodstock Country Club is the oldest public golf course in Vermont. The history of golf in Woodstock is steep, and the story on how it was founded and how it evolved is unique in many ways. Today, golf is thriving in our hills, and the course is playing better than it ever has and continues to get recognized as a top resort course.

Dr. Francis B Harrington was visiting from Boston, MA in early October for a two week stay with his golf clubs and balls to find out there was not a golf course in site. He aroused the interest of general manager Arthur Wilder and the two headed out to the open crown of Mount Peg where Dr. Harrington demonstrated his golf techniques. There was an immediate interest and the town of Woodstock has enjoyed golf ever since.

On April 26, Woodstock Country Club opened its greens on a hillside cow pasture located above the present golf course. The inaugural season was celebrated four months later with the first 9-hole tournament on the newly minted links for club members.

With the Woodstock golf course quickly growing in popularity, club professional and forefather of golf course design William Henry Tucker was hired to configure an entirely new layout that opened in July 1906. The new course was moved to the Kedron Valley, just below Mt. Peg, where it remains today.

1925 - Woodstock Country Club’s Expansion

Due to increases in membership, golf architect Wayne Stiles, of Boston, Massachusetts, was hired to rearrange Woodstock’s links and create a new 18-hole layout, setting the foundation for today’s modern style of golfing. By the end of his career, the relatively unknown landscape architect was credited for designing and consulting on over 145 golf courses throughout his life.

The golf boom of the early 1950s put the club in a good financial situation. In 1954 the women organized their own association and started planning ladies’ day and played in tournaments. Their excellent management of social affairs of the club included four major dinner and dance events each year, providing extra funds to paint the clubhouse and remodel the ballroom.

1963 - Laurance Rockefeller’s Influence on the Course

Two years after Laurance Rockefeller purchased Woodstock Inn & Resort in 1961. Mr. Rockefeller hired renowned golf course architect Robert Trent Jones, Sr. who brought his signature, yet complex designs to Woodstock’s greens. Because the course’s acreage was too small for a full-length design, Jones compensated by utilizing the tall banks and twisted paths of Kedron Brook to add technical challenges.

2012 - Keegan Bradley Hosts Charity Golf Tournament

After Tropical Storm Irene devastated much of Vermont with flooding, Woodstock native and PGA Tour champion Keegan Bradley hosted a golf tournament at the Woodstock Country Club to help raise funds to assist the state in recovery. The Keegan Bradley Charity Golf Classic ran as an annual Woodstock tournament for many years, benefiting the Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation in its support of the Vermont Cancer Center and Vermont Children's Hospital to fund life-saving research for children battling cancer.

Clubhouse

The Clubhouse at Woodstock Country Club is a place to gather before or after a round of golf, with the capacity to host private functions, banquets, and weddings. Clubhouse guests receive access to locker rooms, showers, and a lounge area, while the Fairway Grill restaurant and bar is designed to accommodate both hungry golfers and large groups. Inside the Golf Shop, we carry a premier line of golf attire, clothing, and accessories to outfit the most stylish golfer.

Fairway Grill - 802-457-6672
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Golf Shop

The Golf Shop at Woodstock Country Club is a service-based retail operation led by our friendly and professional staff that is ready to assist with all your golfing needs. Premium equipment, apparel, and accessory lines are carefully selected and competitively priced. Featured vendors include Callaway, Titleist, Footjoy, Stitch, Turtleson, Straight Down, Donald Ross, Fairway & Greene, Imperial Headwear, and many more. Additional services offered include re-gripping, club fitting, and special ordering. The Golf Shop is open seasonally from May 1st to October 31st.

Keegan Bradley Bio

Keegan Bradley is a Woodstock, Vermont native who has risen as a top player on the PGA Tour. The Woodstock Country Club is Keegan’s home town course where he honed his game daily by jumping off his school bus with clubs in hand. Of course, his buddies were amused, but little did they know what this dedication would amount to.

Keegan makes it a point to revisit his old stomping ground; “I love the Woodstock Country Club and have such fond memories of the place. I get back every year and enjoy teeing it up and sharing stories with friends and family.”

Keegan proclaims, “if every golf course treated juniors the way the Woodstock Country Club did, there would be a lot more kids playing golf today!”

BIRTHDATE	June 7, 1986
HOMETOWN	Jupiter, FL
UNIVERSITY	St. John’s
TURNED PRO	2008
2015 RANKINGS as of February 22, 2015	31st World Golf Ranking

Keegan was the 2011 PGA Tour Rookie of the Year, scored a major win in the PGA Championship, has played on Ryder Cup teams, and also won the PGA Grand Slam of Golf.

Keegan has stacked up a career's worth of accomplishments in just a few years on the tour and has consistently been near the top in the PGA standings. He continues to compete at the highest level.

The prototypical modern golfer, Keegan has ranked near the top in driving distance and possesses a great touch on and around the greens.

Golf certainly appears to run in the family. He is the nephew of LPGA star, major champion, and World Golf Hall of Fame member Pat Bradley. Aunt Pat has offered advice and encouragement every step of the way. His father, Mark Bradley, a PGA Professional in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, inspired Keegan’s love for the game.

Getting to the Country Club

The Woodstock Inn & Resort Country Club is located in the town of Woodstock, centrally located near I-89 and I-91 and within easy driving distance from Boston, New York, and Montreal. Our address is: 76 South Street, Woodstock, VT 05091. Only a half mile from the front of the Inn.

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