Manchester CC (VT) Recaptures Magic & Enjoys Membership Surge

Manchester CC (VT) Recaptures Magic & Enjoys Membership Surge - New 2023 member promo

Southern Vermont's Premier Golf Course Offers New Member Fall Promotion for 2023

By Brian Weis

Manchester Country Club (MCC), one of southern Vermont's premier golf courses, has evolved from a championship golf course and club into a fun, family-oriented, club with golf, tennis and social events, youth camps, clinics, and an infusion of new inter-club activities.

The club's new leadership has recaptured the magic that began when MCC was imagined some 50+ years ago. MCC hired new GM Michelle Dougherty and Head Golf Professional Pete Weatherby in 2021, and in 2022 tapped Rob Aubin, as the new head tennis pro. A 30-year pro whose tennis programs have earned top-ranked national status, Aubin has introduced new formats, events and instruction and expanded MCC's tennis programs and participants.

In less than two years, MCC's changes have resulted in more than 130 new members with the club well on its way to reach full membership for golf and tennis.

"We have experienced a wonderful transformation of our club's culture, welcoming many new members to complement the long-standing members and families who consider MCC part of their family history," said Dougherty. CCM General Manager/COO, MCC. "We have a great mix of people with varied recreational and social interests. Whether you golf, play tennis or are looking to relax and get away from it all, MCC offers a casual club atmosphere and social events with various overlooks and views of the Green Mountains rising in the distance."

In approaching near capacity, MCC is introducing a membership promotion where new members can join in September for next year's 2023 membership. In doing so, their 2022 dues and the initiation fees for 2023 will be waived. MCC's Initiation Fee will only apply to new members who join in 2023 or after. If you join the Fall Promotion effective September 1, you pay a non-refundable deposit toward 2023 dues equal to 50% of current membership dues and play golf and tennis the rest of the season without paying 2022 dues or fees.

Golf at Manchester:
MCC's championship golf course offers a spectacular design, dramatic elevation changes and the region's best greens. The 18-hole "Manchester" course in Manchester Center, Vermont features 6,675 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 72. The course rating is 72.7 and it has a slope rating of 133 on Bent grass. Designed by Geoffrey S. Cornish, ASGCA, the Manchester golf course opened in 1969.

About Manchester Country Club:
MCC is a private, member owned club situated in the beauty of southern Vermont. MCC offers a social calendar full of member events ranging from golf, tennis, and social gatherings. Open for play since 1970, the Geoffrey Cornish designed course has been recognized as one of the finest in New England. MCC has a proud history of supporting golf on all levels and has hosted prestigious local and regional tournaments including the 2021 New England Senior Amateur Championship, 2021 US Senior Amateur Qualifier, the 2020 Vermont PGA Stroke Play Championship and the recent 2022 New England Junior Amateur Invitational.

The Club also has Clay courts and a Trackman Launch Monitor in the summer months. The Club can host events up to 120 people. Memberships to suit your needs and wants and lessons are available, with golf and tennis clinics and events held throughout the season. For more information call or visit www.mccvt.com.

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About: Brian Weis

Brian Weis is the mastermind behind GolfTrips.com, a vast network of golf travel and directory sites covering everything from the rolling fairways of Wisconsin to the sunbaked desert layouts of Arizona. If there’s a golf destination worth visiting, chances are, Brian has written about it, played it, or at the very least, found a way to justify a "business trip" there.

As a card-carrying member of the Golf Writers Association of America (GWAA), International Network of Golf (ING), Golf Travel Writers of America (GTWA), International Golf Travel Writers Association (IGTWA), and The Society of Hickory Golfers (SoHG), Brian has the credentials to prove that talking about golf is his full-time job. In 2016, his peers even handed him The Shaheen Cup, a prestigious award in golf travel writing—essentially the Masters green jacket for guys who don’t hit the range but still know where the best 19th holes are.

Brian’s love for golf goes way back. As a kid, he competed in junior and high school golf, only to realize that his dreams of a college golf scholarship had about the same odds as a 30-handicap making a hole-in-one. Instead, he took the more practical route—working on the West Bend Country Club grounds crew to fund his University of Wisconsin education. Little did he know that mowing greens and fixing divots would one day lead to a career writing about the best courses on the planet.

In 2004, Brian turned his golf passion into a business, launching GolfWisconsin.com. Three years later, he expanded his vision, and GolfTrips.com was born—a one-stop shop for golf travel junkies looking for their next tee time. Today, his empire spans all 50 states, and 20+ international destinations.

On the course, Brian is a weekend warrior who oscillates between a 5 and 9 handicap, depending on how much he's been traveling (or how generous he’s feeling with his scorecard). His signature move" A high, soft fade that his playing partners affectionately (or not-so-affectionately) call "The Weis Slice." But when he catches one clean, his 300+ yard drives remind everyone that while he may write about golf for a living, he can still send a ball into the next zip code with the best of them.

Whether he’s hunting down the best public courses, digging up hidden gems, or simply outdriving his buddies, Brian Weis is living proof that golf is more than a game—it’s a way of life.