Indian Hill CC

Indian Hill Country Club

Newington, Connecticut

For fifteen years Indian Hill Country Club in Newington, Connectiuct was my home club.  My only claim to fame there was that I was their handicap chairman for twelve of those years.  If it were not for my getting a retirement job at the TPC River Highlands I'd still be a member at Indian Hill.  One of the great things about Indian Hill was that it was a members club.  I was (and still am) a high handicapper.  It didn't matter to the low handicap members.  If you were there they'd tee it just as often with a high handicapper as with someone at their own ability level.

Honoring Jim Bedus

Jim Bedus was a long time head professional at Indian Hill.  He was one of the nicest gentlemen I've ever had thew pleasure of knowing.  I doublt that there any award given by the Connecticut State Professional Golfers association that Jim has not won.  The above plaque was given to Jim by the members of the club for his outstanding stewardship over the years.

Indian Hill CC, Hole #1

Indian Hill CC, Hole #2

Indian Hill CC, Hole #2

The par three third hole at Indian Hill CC

Gene M. strolls onto the third green

The uphill par four fourth at Indian Hill

The downhill par three fifth hole

View from the sixth tee back toward the third green

The dogleg left sixth hole

Don K. on the sixth tee

The sixth and most difficult green to read on the course

Indian Hill CC, Hole #7

Hole #8 at Indian Hill CC

Don K. on IHCC Hole #8

Indian Hill CC, Hole #9

The start of the back nine begins with a longesh par 4 at hole #10

Indian Hill CC, Hole #10

The eleventh hole par 3 look easy but plays hard

Don K. (who never loses a golf ball) tees off on #11

Don on the twelvth hole at Indian Hills

Indian Hills , Hole #13

 

Indian Hill CC, Hole #14

Indian Hill CC, Hole #15

The sixteenth hole atr Indian Hill CC

The sixteenth from green to tee

Indian Hill CC, Hole #17,a downhill par three

The difficult par five eighteenth uphill hole at Indian Hill CC

Coming up soon on my blog will be:

• ·    TPC River Highlands Potpourri of Pictures (Set 2)
• ·    Pequot GC
• ·    Michigan Scorecards (Oak Crest to Oakland University)
• ·    Olde Barnstable GC

Kent, Connecticut

Kent Connecticut

Kent is one of the most quaint towns in the state of Connecticut.  May consider it an artists colony, particularly in the summer.  Its most noticeable attraction is Kent Falls, arguably the most scenic waterfall in the state.  There is a pedestrian walkway alongside the falls that will lead you to the top and which offer some magnificent overlooks.  Unfortunately the walkway was closed the day I went there to photograph the falls due to some needed re-construction work.

The entrance to Kent Falls State Park

Kent Falls

Kent Falls

Kent Falls

Kent Falls

Kent Falls

Kent Falls

With my photo shoot short changed by the closure of the pedestrian I decided to stop to stop at the McCormick Deering - Kent Machinery Museum.

At the McCormick Deering - Kent Machinery Museum

Russell Steam Tractor Engine

1920 Case Steam Tractor Engine

Avery Steam Tractor Engine

Unidentified Locomotive at the Kent Machinery Museum

From the museum it was into the center of town where the wife spent time browsing in the many gift and antique shops.  As noted above, the town is also an artist colony.

An artist in Kent working on his craft

A view of what the above artist was painting

Now my ambition is to revisit Kent and take more photographs of the falls from the walkway to the top.

Coming up soonon my blog will be:

•  TPC River Highlands Potpourri of Pictures (Set 2)
• Michigan Scorecards (Oak Crest to Oakland University)
  
• Indian Hill CC
• Pequot GC
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Engkand Scorecards (Images 368 to 396)

England Scorecards

(Nailcote Hall to Newark GC)

The scorecards pictured here are just a tiny fraction of the total of siix thousand eight hundred eighteen different scorecards from England presently in my collection.  Not there are that many courses in England but most golf clubs in the United Kingdom seem to change thei scorecards more frequently than is done in other countries.  One major reason for this is due to advertising changes on their scorecards.

Nailcote Hall Golf & Leisure Club

Nailcote Hall Hotel G&CC

Nailcote Hall Hotel G&CC

Naunton Downs GC

Naunton Downs GC

 Naunton Downs GC

 

Nazeing GC

 Nazeing GC

 

 Nazeing GC

 

 Nazeing GC

 

 Needles View P&P

 

Needwood Nine Hole GC

Nelson GC

Nevill GC

Nevill GC

Nevill GC

Neville GC

New Forest GC

New Forest GC

 New Forest GC

 

New Forest GC

 New Mills GC

New Mills GC

New Mills GC

New Zealand GC

New Zealand GC

New Zealand GC

 New Zealand GC

Newark GC

Coming up soon up on my blog will be:

• Kent, Connecticut
  
• Olde Barnstable GC
• Michigan Scorecards (Oak Crest to Oakland University) 
• TPC River Highlands Picture Potpourri (Set 2)