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1901. Type. private. Designed by. Donald Ross. Metacomet Country Club was a private golf club in East Providence, Rhode Island in the United States. It was incorporated in 1901 by five Rhode Island businessmen. The playing grounds were, at that time, in the Rumford section of East Providence.
Feb 24, 2020 · Now comes the surprise announcement that Metacomet Country Club – one of New England’s high-profile golf courses – is closing, less than one year after being sold for a reported $2.2 million to an investment group led by former PGA Tour player Brad Faxon.
Jul 31, 2021 · Does East Providence have a death wish? The City Council's approval of development plans for the 138-acre Metacomet Gold Club to be destroyed for a shopping center with apartments, offices, and...
Metacomet is one of several historic courses that make Rhode Island one of America's strongest pound-for-pound golf states. A Donald Ross design like better-known Wannamoisett, Warwick and R.I.C.C., it gets off to an incredibly strong start, with seven stirring opening holes that require all a golfer's shots and nerve.
Mar 6, 2024 · Discover the remarkable transformation of Metacomet Country Club into Met Links in East Providence, Rhode Island, a major renovation project that pays homage to Donald Ross's classic golf course design.
Sep 30, 2021 · The Closure of Metacomet – 1 Year Later. It has been one full year since historic Metacomet Golf Club closed its doors for good on the evening of September 30, 2020. Since that day, the clubhouse has been demolished and items auctioned off, and protests have been held outside the property and the city council meetings.
Apr 24, 2024 · Paul Jamrog returned "home" to oversee the transformation of the former Metacomet Country Club in East Providence, RI, into Met Links, an innovative 9-hole public golf course on a portion of the 90 acre Metacomet property. Jamrog was the golf course superintendent at Metacomet Country Club from 1994 to 2013, when he transitioned into sales.
