Email. To hear the words “old” and “sandwich” combined … On a private estate in Plymouth, Mass. 1637) is the oldest town on Cape Cod and was named for the seaport of Sandwich in Kent, England. Designed by Ben Crenshaw/Bill Coore, ASGCA, the Old Sandwich golf course opened in 2004. 2) So why exactly would a golf club choose to name themselves Old Sandwich? Fazio is still a great designer in my opinion, but to say any one of these guys is the best is beyond absurd. Chuck is a bit of a golf nut himself and has played just about every significant and highly regarded golf course in the U.S. After some back and forth we eventually settled on a date for our game on the final day of what was shaping up to be a fantastic golf trip.Top 100 Golf Odyssey E-Newsletter Vol. The course is great fun and I suspect it is the type of place a member can play every day and never grow weary of the design. The variety of holes at Old Sandwich was great as were the variety of options for getting the ball off the tee and into the hole. 345 people follow this. I have an extensive list of “must plays” and in reality, I don’t come across many instances where I can cross a course off the list.
For those of us who remember our 2nd grade history lesson we know that Plymouth Massachusetts is one of the earliest settlements in America having been founded in 1620 (thirteen years after Jamestown Virginia). After phone conversation with Chuck I knew I’d found the right guy to play Old Sandwich with.

The course rating is 74.1 and it has a slope rating of 139. Architect: Bill Coore & Ben CrenshawPine Valley, N.J. / George Crump & H.S.

The trail that they used came to be known as Old Sandwich Road and is now the oldest continuously operated unpaved road in the United States.
As this Top 100 quest has progressed I’ve seen a lot of golf courses and really been able to hone in on what styles I like the best. Architect: Bill Coore & Ben Crenshaw Year: 2004. When we arrived to the club Chuck was already there watching his buddy Tom Watson (remember, Chuck is a Kansas City guy) play the final round at Royal St. Georges. PGA Professionals. There are all different kinds of courses being built in many different styles. A few days later I received an email from my friend John saying that one of his Kansas City buddies was a member at Old Sandwich and he could probably put me in touch with him. (NO. John is also the person who came through with a contact at Mullen, Neb. This weekend I had the distinct pleasure of playing Old Sandwich Golf Club down in Plymouth. Old Sandwich Golf Club. The Itinerant Golfer Old Sandwich Golf Club. To hear the words “old” and “sandwich” combined conjures up images of a leftover hoagie abandoned in the back of the refrigerator or maybe a PB&J in brown bag tucked in the back of a middle school locker. a few miles north of the Cape Cod Canal, Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw have crafted a retro course that would have made the pilgrims feel right at home were it around when they came ashore in 1620. / Bill Coore & Ben Crenshaw (1994)Was reading this write-up on Old Sandwich and as a Philly guy and Flyer fan, immediately noticed the “Broad St. Bully” handle. At the outset of this quest I was rather fond of Tom Fazio and, in my naivety, stated here on this website that he was the best modern golf course designer. I can only hope that I will enjoy their other courses as much as I enjoyed Old Sandwich.

We hope that you enjoy your golf at this fine club with which we are honored to be associated.Through time, we hope that Old Sandwich will be viewed as a compliment to its beautiful surroundings, to golf in general, and to the long and storied tradition of golf course architecture in Massachusetts." 14 « The Itinerant Golfer Golf Course & Country Club in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Each of them is interesting in their own special way. Old Sandwich Golf Club is a members-only golf club offering an unparalleled golfing experience in New England.