Cape Arundel Golf Club facts for kids
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Cape Arundel Golf Club
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| Location | 19 River Rd., Kennebunkport, Maine |
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| Area | 88.9 acres (36.0 ha) |
| Architectural style | Bungalow/craftsman |
| NRHP reference No. | 09000879 |
| Added to NRHP | November 4, 2009 |
The Cape Arundel Golf Club is a special place in Kennebunkport, Maine. It's a country club, which is like a private club where people can play sports and relax. This club is very old, started way back in 1896! It has an 18-hole golf course. Famous people, like former U.S. President George H. W. Bush, have played golf here. The club was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2009 because of its history.
About the Golf Club
The Cape Arundel Golf Club is found near the Kennebunk River in Kennebunkport, Maine. It covers a large area, about 88 acres, which is like 66 football fields! The club has a main building called the clubhouse. This building was built in 1900 and made bigger around 1920. Inside, it was updated in the 1980s. The clubhouse looks out over the river, with a two-story view from that side.
How the Club Started
The club began in 1896. It was started by people who lived in the Cape Arundel Summer Colony. This was a fancy area where wealthy families had big summer homes. The clubhouse was built in 1900. The first nine golf holes were officially designed that same year.
Designing the Golf Course
In the early 1920s, the club hired a famous golf course designer named Walter Travis. His job was to make the course bigger, from nine holes to eighteen. He did this by changing the order of the first nine holes and adding a new set of nine holes.
The course is a special kind called a modified links-style course. This design is like the old golf courses found along the coast in Scotland. Walter Travis made the course fit the land without changing it too much. He mostly added small hills to the flat areas. The golf greens (where the hole is) are small. Sometimes, you can't see them from where you hit the ball, so players need to plan their shots carefully. Playing golf here can also be tricky because of the wind and how high or low the river's tide is.
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