Essex County Club

153 School St,

Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts 01944

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About the course

The Course:

18 holes. Heathland / parkland.
Surroundings:

Woodland.
Designer:

Designed by Donald Ross (1917); modifications by Tom Doak (2008).

Back
tees

Club
tees

Front
tees

Yards

6503

6003

Par

SSS or slope

71.9

69.2

Location

Latitude:

42.584875

Longitude:

-70.765239

How to get there:

o.8 mi N of Manchester by the Sea / 30 mi NE of Boston.

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Essex County, Mass.

Essex County Club

Est. 1893

Essex County Club ("ECC" to its members) is located in Manchester by the Sea, one of four coastal towns (with Essex, Gloucester and Rockport) found on Cape Ann in northern Massachusetts. This original Donald Ross design has certainly stood the test of time, and is frequently listed amongst America's 100 greatest courses. Course description, images and other details to follow soon.

List of courses: Boston / Cape Cod / R.I.

Visitors

Who can play and when?

Private club - guests can only play if hosted by a member.

Green fees

Outside visitor fee not applicable; course exclusively for members and their guests.

Other information

Blue jeans are not permitted on Essex County Club property.

Did you know?

Famed designer Donald Ross actually lived here at Essex County Club from 1909 until 1913. During this time he was constantly working on the course. His former home, nicely improved since the time he lived there, sits alongside the 15th tee.

Published ranking

2019/20 Golf Digest rating: 73rd best course in the USA; 3rd best course in Massachusetts.

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Tournament of Champions: the PGA Tour’s calendar-year starts, as it has done since 1999, with this iconic event in Hawaii. The field is drawn from players who won a PGA Tour event in 2022, or were amongst the top 30 in last year’s FedEx Cup final standings (Jan 6-9).

Desert Swing: the European (DP World) Tour launches into 2023 with three events in its UAE “Desert Swing”. Up first is the Abu Dhabi Championship (Jan 19-22), followed by the Dubai Desert Classic (Jan 26-29) and the Ras Al Kaimah Championship (Feb 2-5).

Who's Who

Kathy Whitworth: the end of 2022 saw the passing of LPGA Tour legend Kathy Whitworth. Her 88 LPGA Tour victories is more than achieved by any other golfer on either the LPGA or PGA Tours. Amongst her victories were six major championship titles.

Barry Lane: the golfing world was also saddened by the passing of Barry Lane, one of the European Tour and European Senior Tours most popular players. Enjoying success on both Tours, Lane was know for his excellent ball-striking and amiable personality.

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