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Concord, MA - The Board of Governors of Nashawtuc Country Club is proud to announce the club reached its 50th anniversary on March 23, the date on which it was incorporated in 1960. The Club is planning a number of “Jubilee Year” events to celebrate its milestone birthday.

Nashawtuc Country Club, whose championship golf course was designed by the renowned Geoffrey Cornish, may be best recognized for having served as the venue for one of the most prominent PGA Champions Tour event for 22 years, ending with the Bank of America Classic in 2008. Nearly $5 million was raised for charity during the event’s history. The Club has not only been an integral part of the community’s recreation and social fabric, it is one of the most prolific benefactors of area charities like Emerson Hospital, the Boys and Girls Club and Hanscom Veteran families all in Concord.

Tim Horgan of The Boston Herald wrote in February 1960 how the concept was envisioned for a second country club in Concord. The article started like this:

Last March, three amateurs were growling and snorting and pawing to hit off the first tee at the Bobby Jones Golf Club in Sarasota, Florida. Finally, one voiced the craving of every golfer from Francis Ouimet on down. “Let’s go home and build our own course,” he wailed, “so we’ll never have to wait again.”

The threesome was comprised of Peter D’Arrigo of Lexington and Dick Deraney and Ted Beharrel, both of Concord. They are now members of the Board of the Nashawtuc Country Club, a championship 6,845 yard, par 72 preserve overlapping Concord and Sudbury.

D’Arrigo, who remains a member of Nashawtuc a half century later, will be among the speakers at the grand birthday celebration dinner planned for October 2, 2010.

Nashawtuc, a Native American term which means “between two rivers,” has experienced a steady growth in its facilities and membership since its inception. Currently, there are more than 500 member families that enjoy NCC’s golf course, pool, tennis courts and sprawling full service clubhouse. Shortly after NCC’s opening in June 1960, the original seven founders, including the three gentlemen mentioned above, handed over the controlling ownership of the club to the full membership, an unusual practice in modern times.

The club added swimming facilities in 1963, constructed the current clubhouse in 1965 and introduced tennis in 1971. The last renovation was the addition of a state-of-the-art Environmental Maintenance Center (EMC) in 2007. The EMC qualified Nashawtuc as an Audubon Sanctuary Golf Course, one of an elite group of environmentally sensitive courses in Massachusetts.

The Club has hosted hundreds of golf and other fund raising events for organizations such as the Emerson Hospital Auxiliary, the Jimmy Fund, the Boston Celtics Foundation and local youth sports teams.

President Glenn Noland remarked, “All the members at Nashawtuc are incredibly proud of the club’s past 50 years of success.  Nashawtuc has taken a leadership role in environmental stewardship for golf courses.  We have been a leading benefactor to area charities. Nashawtuc has hosted many tournaments for area high school golf teams. We look forward to another 50 years of being one of the preeminent country clubs in the area and having a positive impact on the greater suburban Boston area.”

Nashawtuc Country Club
1861 Sudbury Road
Concord, MA 01742
Phone: 978-610-2700
Website: www.nashawtuc.com