Golf Blog

Welcome to golfing in Maine, where even the natives recognize a great golf course when they see it!  And, like golfers, moose don't like it when you hold up their game, as this one alerted two golfers of this past weekend at the Sunday River Golf Club. 

Happy golfing!

Newry, ME (September 2, 2009) – With summer temperatures dropping into comfortable fall-like zones, so too is pricing on golf Stay and Play packages at the Sunday River Golf Club. From now through the end of the season, golfers can take advantage of Sunday River’s midweek Stay and Play special including 18-holes of golf with cart plus lodging and breakfast at either of Sunday River’s Grand Resort Hotels, starting at $89 per person.

This $89 midweek Stay and Play rate is available for stays Sunday through Thursday only and for tee times booked between Monday and Thursday only.  Reservations must be booked by September 30, 2009.    

The Sunday River Golf Club is located just 1.5 hours outside of Portland, ME and just 3 hours northwest of Boston, MA.  Spread across a 350-acre site on a northwest-facing hillside with sweeping views across the Sunday River Valley to the Mahoosuc Mountain Range, the course plays to 7,130 yards from the championship tees.  In the fall, spanning views of red, orange and yellow-toned maples from every tee make this course a must play for golfers appreciative of a beautiful course and mountain landscape. 

The Sunday River Golf Club lists a number of accolades including “#1 Public Golf Course in Maine” by Golfweek magazine for the fourth year in a row, and was also listed as the only New England course on Golf Digest’s “Best New Public Course Over $75” top 10 list in 2007and Golf magazine’s “Top 100 Courses You Can Play.”

For more information on the Sunday River Golf Club and this midweek $89 Stay and Play special, visit www.sundayriver.com or call (800) 543-2SKI.

Sunday River is located minutes from picturesque Bethel Village in western Maine’s Mahoosuc Mountains. A true four-season destination, the Resort offers eight interconnected peaks of world class skiing and snowboarding, two Grand Resort Hotels and golf at the acclaimed Sunday River Golf Club. Sunday River is a member of the Boyne Resorts family of resorts and attractions.
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Thanks to Chris and Helen Davies for these beautiful shots!  Helen works and the Grand Summit Hotel's concierge desk and when she mentioned to me yesterday that she was cutting out early to go play 18-holes I thought two things:  "Lucky! What a great day for golf" and "Ahhh - I want to play too! Can you take some pictures for my blog?"

Although I was unable to play, I am totally stoked that they snapped som pictures for us to all enjoy.  I never did get their scores...hmmmm.

A shot from the second green

From the 8th green

9th Green

Caddyshack?

Helen hitting from the second green

Intense consentration... Helen "might" have been talking in his backswing :)

Another view of the second green

Scenic shot of the Mahoosuc Range

Happy golfing!

Darcy

August is upon us here in the Mahoosuc Glenn, and the Sunday River Golf Club staff could not be more happy. With several straight days of blue bird skies and a slight breeze, golfing conditions are absolutely perfect. For the first time this season we are now allowing golf carts to stray off the path. That means quite simply, less walking and more golfing! Reservations are booking rapidly amidst the changing seasons, so call today to reserve your round when Sunday River is at its best. Enjoy some of my pictures from the Club Championship below.
Peter

There really is no day away from the office, especially when you are the governor of Maine. However, Maine government employees took today off unpaid allowing for Governor John Baldacci to enjoy 18-holes with Sunday River General Manager, Dana Bullen and President of the Maine Chamber of Commerce, Dana F. Connors. 

Only Baldacci's second time to the Sunday River Golf Club, he was excited to play given today's beautiful weather and added, "What I like best about the Sunday River Golf Club is that you don't have to be a golfer to enjoy yourself.  The moment you step onto the first tee and look around, you know that you are somewhere spectacular." 

From left to right, Sunday River General Manager Dana Bullen, Maine Governor John Baldacci and
Maine Chamber of Commerce President Dana F. Connors

Happy golfing!

Darcy

Good morning golfers -

Hard to beat this weather!  Sun, sun and more sun - the Sunday River Golf Course is practically begging us to play it.  Two of my friends went out yesterday to play 18-holes (oh, the life of leisure they lead) and said that it was awesome.  Here are some pictures of the back nine - enjoy!

Happy golfing!

Darcy

Good morning fellow golfers - two quick points of interest:

I played 9-holes last night at the Sunday River Golf Club, and had an absolute blast! The weather was phenomenal and the course looked and played great.  For those of you still getting to know me, I am a huge fan of twilight golf! Most of the time, you feel like you are the only person out on the course and the scenery comes alive with the light of the setting sun (I know...poetic and cheesy - but true!). I have been playing golf now for almost four years and while I continue to progress, I still feel some pressure to perform - especially during the day when you are trying to keep the game moving and not hold up the people behind you.  With twilight golf, this feeling of pressure completely disappears.

With that said, there is a great deal going on right now for people like myself who like twilight golf.  Nine-holes for two people for just $60! That's right - $30 a person!  The deal is good for 9-holes after 3pm Mondays-Fridays (except Tuesdays).

I must apologize for not having any pictures to post - my camera battery went on the fritz yesterday afternoon and has yet to recover.  I have some friends going out tomorrow who promised to take some pictures of the front and back nine, so check back soon for pictures!

Until then - happy golfing,
Darcy

On July 10th, our clinic "Tips From the Tour" focused on the moves and techniques that separate the golf professionals from... well... the rest of us. Studying the way Vijay, Boo, Camilo and J.B. Holmes play the game made for a great evening at the Harris Golf Discovery  School.

This Friday, starting at 5pm, we'll present the follow-up to that demonstration, taken straight from the pages of this month's GOLF Magazine. It's "Tips From the Tour, Part Two." This week we'll focus on players like Mike Weir, Nick Watney, and Rory Sabbatini. As well, demo day runs from noon to 4pm this Friday at the range.

As always, the clinic is free for our members and only $15 for non-members. Sign up in the pro shop by calling 824-4653.

Hi readers,

Today's blog post comes to us from guest blogger, and Sunday River Golf Club Professional, Peter Flint.

One of the most basic hallmarks of a good golfer is a solid, well-balanced finish, and nothing in golf looks better. Weekend golfers fight their bodies mid swing, which is almost always reflected in a less than perfect follow through. To help you better understand the finish positions of tour pros, i've included a few photos demonstrating this. If learning visually isn't your thing, come visit us at the club for one of many Harris Golf Discovery School clinics. Finish high and watch it fly!

Thanks Peter! 

Happy golfing,

Darcy