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Conference 7.286::golf

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Created:Tue Feb 15 1994
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:2129
Total number of notes:21499

1236.0. "Indian Meadow re-opens" by HPSTEK::PASCO (Mark 'PASCO' Pascarelli) Thu May 09 1991 10:47

    		NEW COURSE OPENING SOON !!!!!
    
    
    INDIAN MEADOW is re-opening after many ??? years of being closed.
    It's located on Rt 9 across from B.J. Warehouse in Westboro Ma.
    From what my father-in-law says it used to be a nice course and was
    closed long ago. I stopped by there yesterday and talked to someone
    in the pro shop. 
    
    They have been working on the grounds since APRIL 1990 and plan on
    opening around may 30. Have put in new sprinkler system, new tee
    area's and re-done the green's. Fee's will be $20 for weekend's,
    and $16 for week days. They are planning on also having a 9 hole rate
    but aren't sure about weekend 9's. Unfortunately I forgot to ask if
    the course was an 18 hole or 9 hole layout. All I could tell from my 
    view was that the grass was very green ! This place will be PUBLIC. 
    Oh JOY !
    
    Does anyone remember this place from the past ? How long was it closed ?
    Will someone please put in their impressions as soon as they play it ?
    I'll be trying it myself when it opens.
    
    Pasco
    
    
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1236.1FSDEV2::LWAREThu May 09 1991 12:149
    
    
    	I grew up in westboro, but didn't play golf when Indian Meadows 
    	was still open.  I believe that when it closed a lot of the
    	land was sold of and houses were put up.  They probably had a 
    	lot of redesigning to do to put the course back in so I wouldn't
    	expect it to look like it did years ago.
    
    	-laura
1236.2"Progress or Time Marches On!"CSG001::GLASSThu May 09 1991 13:5114
    Hi,
    It was first a wonderful 18 hole course, co-owned by Babe Parilli(?)
    who was then the Patriots quarterback. Very well kept and outfitted!
    
    They then ran into financial problems or got "muscled" out of business
    by the RT 9 "mafia". The first action was to open a car dealership at
    the RT 9 main entrance and block club entry there. Then it got more
    clever until it finally got into A. J.'s hands and houses began to go
    up.Just a few years ago A.J. was going to re-build the course until his
    chapter 11 problems surfaced. He had even hired a full-time course
    designer to work on the four courses he had control of in those days.
    
    There are only 9 holes now and few if any are from the original course
    that we loved and played in the mid to late 1970s.
1236.3"GOOD, BAD or WORSE?"CSG001::GLASSThu May 09 1991 18:1122
    At one time, Indian Meadows was a fine 18 course that had as a co-owner
    Babe Parilli of football fame. The layout was great, there was a large
    pool and many large functions were held there.
    Over the years, the owners fell out of favor with the RT9 "mafia" and
    loans were being called in. They even put a car dealership on the
    entrance road to the RT 9 part of the entry. This caused the owners to
    go belly-up.
    Later, the course started getting carved up and homes were being built
    there by A.J. Lane. The course went to 9 holes and then started to go
    down hill. The pool was never maintained and is "lost" now. The dining
    hall went from one restaurant name to another.
    A.J. then began to build the course back up and include it as part of
    his Fountainhead Apartment complex. He then filed for Chapter 11 and
    work stopped. He may still own it, but it is not the layout of old!
    There are alot of courses for sale and the cost to maintain or renovate
    a course would be very high. I would not think that this one will be
    very nice to play or in any reasonable condition this year. It looks
    rather "ratty" right now.
    Time and a few rounds will allow me to confirm my feelings.
    The worst golf course is better than the best office building!
    Tom
    
1236.4INDIAN MEADOW IS OPENHPSTEK::PASCOMark 'PASCO' PascarelliThu May 23 1991 17:1843
    
    		
    			Went by today and the place is open. 
    
    
    9 hole course, par 36.
    
    prices... weekdays.... $12 for 9 holes
    			   $16 for 18 holes
    
    	      weekends.... $15 for 9
    			   $20 for 18
    
    There are no leagues teeing off before 4:30 so a game after work is
    possible for those close by.
    
    
    from the scorecard :	hole	par	yrd
    			     ------------------------------
    
    				1	5	451/471   
    
    				2	4	330/355
    
    				3	4	420/443
    
    				4	4	316/346
    
    				5	3	136/174
    
    				6	5	455/480
    
    				7	4	415/435
    
    				8	3	173/203
    
    				9	4	313/348
    
    
    
    pasco