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OUR
STORY
On
a Saturday morning July 29th,
1932 the Bates and Sonia families realized their dream and celebrated
the grand opening of their new public golf links, much to the delight of
both the local Clinton and Bolton residents. The two
families converted the property formerly known as the Rauscher dairy
farm into the nine hole course then known, appropriately enough, as the
Mountain View Golf Links. Built adjacent to the historical Runaway
Brook Golf Club, the new course offered its customers unparalleled
picturesque views of the country side which also included from the sixth
tee a well framed shot of Mount Wachusett. The peaceful scenery
certainly provided a welcome respite from the tricky situations the
course provided. Although only moderate in length, even for that
period, Mountain View challenged the golfers by requiring them to
navigate and survive the hilly terrain and to hit precise iron shots if
they hoped to land on the smallish and occasionally severely sloped
greens.
The purchase of the Mountain View Golf Links, or at least most of it, by
the ITT corporation in 1965 brought about many changes. Among them
was a new name, Twin Springs Golf Course and the construction of two new
'temporary' golf holes. The new holes were to be used while a deal
could be worked out to acquire the property on the north side of Wilder
Road. The purchase of this property was important not only because
the clubhouse was situated there but also the first two holes! It
took several years, but ITT finally got the deal done, the original
layout was restored and the two temporary holes were
abandoned. more
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