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Fallsview Golf Course at Honors Haven Resort is a hidden gem
Robert Trent Jones, Sr. has surely earned a place in golf’s pantheon. Over a period spanning seven decades, he has designed (or re-designed) some 500 golf courses in over 40 states and 35 countries. It is not only the quantity of his work that impresses, however; it is also the number of enduring golf courses he has created, and the fact that he never tires of turning them out.
Open for play in 1963 and designed by the master of strategic American golf course design, Robert Trent Jones, Sr., the Fallsview Golf Course offers championship golf and spectacular views of the Shawangunk Mountains. Open to the public, our 3,432 yard, par 35 championship facility stands alone as one of the premier nine hole courses in the Northeast.
Robert Trent Jones’s courses are forever identified by extremely long, “runway” tees. The Fallsview teeing grounds average a hefty 60 yards in length with number six a football field long 100 yards. Jones’s strategic use of fairway bunkers, reachable for the long hitter, poses another obstacle for the skilled golfer. With deep greenside bunkers and large undulating elevated greens sloping back to front, the Fallsview Golf Course offers an unforgettable experience. In the tradition of Oakland Hills, Hazeltine National, Bellerive, et al., the Fallsview Golf Course represents Robert Trent Jones Sr. at the height of his architectural dominance. This may represent some of his finest work. The “Met Golfer” magazine has recognized the Fallsview golf course as one of the Metropolitan area’s Hidden Gems. “Not a weak hole to be found – and some consider holes seven through nine the toughest three finishers in the Met Area.”
This Robert Trent Jones, Sr. design is quite possibly the best overall nine holes in the Lower Hudson Valley. It demands everything – ball striking, accuracy, thinking and touch. There are grueling, tight par fours; a par five that cannot be reached in two and gets narrower as the green is approached. Just enough rough to be fair, but obstructive, and fast greens that slope back to front, making ball control imperative. Don’t be surprised if you want to spend all day on the Fallsview, just going around and around... it’s that good. A full service pro shop with accommodating staff is available for all of your golfing needs.
Attend a Golf Clinic presented by our PGA Professional, Geoff Walsh. A golf clinic is a demonstration exhibiting the technique of the golf swing and showing how the fundamentals of the swing are applied to that technique. It gives the observer an insight into what the PGA Professional works on when he/she practices and how that is applied to the golf course. A group or private lesson is interactive with the PGA Professional teaching the student (s) the primary fundamentals and techniques of the golf swing in a controlled environment – the lesson tee.
Fallsview Golf Course is located on Route 209, less than a mile south of the village of Ellenville.
To reserve a starting time or for information on rates, lessons or special events, call the Fallsview Pro Shop at (845) 210-3106 or visit the website www.fallsviewresortspa.com
GOLF FOR A CAUSE
JULY 18 EVENT BENEFITS LUPUS ALLIANCE
The 16th Annual Hoffstatter Open to benefit the Hudson Valley Affiliate of the LUPUS Alliance will be held on Saturday, July 18 at Rip Van Winkle Country Club in Palenville. The tournament is a 9-hole scramble teeing off at noon. The $80 entry fee includes golf, cart, t-shirt, prizes, and prime rib dinner. Dinner-only is available for $30 per person.
Please contact Jessica Armstrong by Monday, July 6 if interested:
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NEW PALTZ TOURNAMENT BENEFITS
GOOD SHEPHERD SCHOOL
A benefit golf tournament for Good Shepherd School, 83 East Chester Street, Kingston will be held Saturday, July 25 at New Paltz Golf Course, 215 Huguenot Street. The event begins with a 9 a.m. shotgun start. $95 per player gets breakfast, lunch, dinner, 18 holes with cart, and their own Hudson Valley Golf Pass Book ($50 retail value). Prizes include $10,000 for a hole-in-one as well as prizes for closest to the pin, longest drive and teams finishing 1st, 2nd, and 3rd.
Call Dan 845-340-1968,
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JOSEPH F. RICCIO, JR. MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT AUGUST 10 AT TWAALFSKILL
Twaalfskill Golf Club will host the Joseph F. Riccio Jr. Memorial Golf Tournament to benefit the Joseph F. Riccio Jr. Scholarship Fund on Monday August 10. The event begins with registration and a continental breakfast at 8 a.m., a shotgun start at 9 a.m., lunch from 11:30-1:30 and an Italian dinner following the golf. The $100 per golfer entry fee includes greens fees, cart, food, prizes and beer and soda on the course. Dinner guests are welcome at $40 per person. The field is limited to the first 72 paid participants and proper golf attire is required.
Contact Vinnie Manginelli, Twaalfskill's head golf professional, at 914-456-4216 or
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for more information or to register.
Joseph Riccio, Jr., an honor student at Miller Middle School and a sports enthusiast, passed away November 18, 2008.
HURLEY LIONS CLUB PLANS OCTOBER FUNDRAISER
The Hurley Lions Club's 10th Annual Golf Tournament will be held on Monday, October 5, 2009 at Wiltwyck Golf Club. The format is Captain and Crew with a full day of golf that includes a continental breakfast, practice range, 18 holes of golf, golf cart, beverages and snacks on the course, lunch on the turn, hors d'oeuvres, and an awards buffet dinner all for $125 per golfer.
Prizes include: Hole-In-One contest for a new car sponsored L.T. Begnal Motor Co., Inc., longest drive, closest to the pin, team prizes, and prize drawings
Please contact Ron Shiels @ 845-338-0340 or Joe Decker@ 845-338-4430 for more information or to register. |
