The Course

Famed golf course architect Donald Ross had the following criteria for any golf course he created:

• Make each golf hole present a different problem.
• Arrange the course so that every stroke must be made with a full concentration and attention necessary to good golf.
• Build each hole in such a manner that it wastes none of the ground at one's disposal and takes advantage of every possibility.

Following those guidelines, Donald Ross created Penobscot Valley's 18-hole track in 1924... and it's a gem. Penobby is a real piece of golf history right here in the great state of Maine. To view Ross's original plan as it originally was, click on the picture above. And you can read the original Players Tips here.

For more than 80 years, we're proud to say that Penobby has not gone too far afield of Ross's first layout. There have been changes, however. Greens have shrunk. Bunkers have shifted or been removed altogether. Fairway boundaries are not where they originally sat in 1924. Over the next few years, we are undertaking the important, arduous and ultimately rewarding task of restoring these historic 18 holes to Ross's original layout. We are working with the architect's original drawings (on display throughout the Clubhouse) and applying all our knowledge of golf history to make this restoration as accurate and authentic as possible. Read our Restoration Guidelines and Mission Statement.