Rhode Island Country Club

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Rhode Island Country Club (RICC) is a private country club located in Barrington, Rhode Island. It includes a golf course designed in 1911 by Donald Ross and overlooks the Narrangansett Bay near the intersection of Nayatt Road and Middle Highway.

Country club private club typically offering recreational sports facilities

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Barrington, Rhode Island Town in Rhode Island, United States

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Donald Ross (golfer) Professional golfer, golf course architect

Donald James Ross was a golf course designer. He was born in Dornoch, Scotland, but became a citizen of and spent most of his adult life in the United States. Ross started his career by being an apprentice to Old Tom Morris at St Andrews in Scotland around 1899. With the help of an American agronomy student, fellow Scotsman Robert White from St. Andrews, Ross decided to move to America. Ross invested all his life savings to move to the United States and walked off the boat with only $2. In America, he got his first job at Oakley Country Club in Watertown, Massachusetts. He quickly rose to the position of golf professional at Pinehurst Resort in North Carolina, where he began his course designing career.

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Each June the country club hosts the CVS Caremark Charity Classic, hosted by club member and PGA Tour player Brad Faxon.

PGA Tour golf tour in the United States

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Brad Faxon professional golfer

Bradford John Faxon, Jr. is an American professional golfer. He has won eight times on the PGA Tour.

History

RICC was founded in 1911 by a group of Providence businessmen, and originally consisted of a golf course designed by Donald Ross and a small clubhouse. In 1950, the main clubhouse caught fire, burning down to the basement. In the aftermath of the fire, the club expanded, building a swimming pool in 1955 and opening women's activities during the 1950s. The club played a role in introducing Barrington to New England sports fans. [1]

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References

  1. Eisenhauer, Chris (August 17, 1961). "R. I. Country Club is One of Town's Leading Employers". Barrington Times. East Bay Newspapers.

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