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Mountain Golf at it Best Sugarloaf and Sunday River Golf Clubs By TOM LANDERS
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here a few things that I will never forget from my first visit to Sugarloaf Golf Club in Maine. The first and this has become a line that I have used with so many a macho golfer “The woods are full of long hitters.” Oh, so true and if there is one course that you could lose a few of those golfers it is in the woods lining these fairways. The other, the number of moose in the area and plenty of these god-like mammals roaming the resort. My favorite was descending from the clubhouse on route to our condo below. My head turning from side to side keeping an eye out for any moose that might cross. Suddenly a voice from the back seat calls out, “Claudio, if you are looking for moose, look straight ahead.” Sure, enough staring us down, I am guessing well over a thousand pounds of majestic muscle, with a look that said, “this is my road too! We sat patiently and waited for him to mosey on. Golfers in the State of Maine are so fortunate to have 2 resorts that are part of the Boyne Resorts Family, Sugarloaf being one and Sunday River the other. Boyne Resorts is a collection of mountain and lakeside resorts, ski areas, and attractions spanning from British Columbia to Maine. The company owns and operates eleven proper-
Sunday River Golf Club ties and an outdoor lifestyle equipment/ apparel retail division with stores in cities throughout Michigan. An industry leader in multiple U.S. regions, operations include snow sports and year-round mountain recreation, golf, an indoor waterpark, spas, food and beverage, lodging and real estate development. Sugarloaf is Maine’s premier golf destination; the Robert Trent Jones Jr. design provides golfers with stunning panoramic mountain views and an unforgettable experience from first tee to final putt. Panoramic views there are a plenty,
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but one that you are not likely to forget, I certainly have not, the view from the 11th tee box, the hole appropriately named PRECIPICE. This par 3 is Sugarloaf ’s most famous hole and one of the most photographed holes in New England. Dropping more than 120 feet, the hole plays nearly 2 clubs downhill to a green guarded by bunkers back and right of the green and the Carrabassett River short and left. A par is a great score. The 11th is the “Signature” and the 2nd in a run of 5 holes, 10-15 known as the “String of Peals.” The collection of holes
