Dorset Field Club

Every spring, Dorset Field Club comes to life with activity resuming on the golf course, six clay tennis courts, and four pickleball courts. During the busy summer season, the golf and tennis professionals conduct clinics, schools, and private and group lessons. As one of the few clubs in New England to offer instruction using the cutting-edge technology of the Trackman 4 Launch Monitor System, the golf staff is able to make swing and club-fitting adjustments for all skill levels. The Club offers croquet on a court in front of the clubhouse with tournament grade equipment for member and guest use. Bridge and Mah Jongg groups meet on a regular basis throughout the busy early summer and fall seasons. The summer peaks with the July 4th family picnic. In the fall, Vermont’s signature season, the Club holds the annual Flaming Maple golf tournament, a tradition going back over 40 years.

In late fall, a spirited group of club members gear up for winter sports, including paddle tennis on the Club’s four heated and lit paddle courts. Snowshoeing and Nordic skiing can be enjoyed on our two and a half miles of groomed trails.

The Holiday Cocktail Party and New Year’s Eve Paddle Palooza end the year in style.

The Dorset Field Club is a welcoming destination for its members in all months of the year!



History


The Dorset Field Club is the oldest continuously operating golf club in America. It all began in 1886 when a group of golfers who sum­mered in Dorset laid out a nine-hole golf course on the site of the present Club. A clubhouse was built in 1896 and named “Woodruff Hall” in honor of one of the founders. Over the next century, play increased and the course was lengthened and improved. The course has undergone five substantial alterations and re-routings—it became an 18-hole course in 1999.

The Dorset Field Club is showcased at the United States Golf Association Museum and Library in Far Hills, New Jersey.

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