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The Country Club of Troy
The Country Club of Troy
100 Troy Country Club Road
Troy, NY 12180
United States
Overview
Country Club of Troy is situated on rocky tumbling hills above the Hudson River and is home to the last course designed by Walter Travis. Debuting in 1927, the course is situated across 325 stunning acres of rolling forested terrain and notably features 18 original greens, each with intimidating tilts and enormous internal breaks. Bruce Hepner at Renaissance Golf began renovations in 2009 focused on removing trees, moving bunkers and adding tightly mown runoff areas around greens, all with the interest of improving playability and keeping original design elements. Perhaps the most famous hole is the par-4 10th, where players can see the distant Catskill Mountains from the green and proximate tee box.
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“Located just outside Albany, The Country Club of Troy is a somewhat wild layout from Walter Travis over hilly, almost mountainous terrain. The course offers lots of quirk and is highlighted by a tremendous set of greens, which are filled with humps and undulations and are quite difficult to read given the underlying land. While not a long course on paper, the greens defend par quite well, and the elevation changes make distance control imperative. In addition to the variety on the putting surfaces, the course also excels in creating memorable and unique holes due to the topography. The par threes range from 146 yards to 256 (!) yards, with two playing uphill, one level, and one severely downhill. Similarly, the par fives play similar distances but vary quite dramatically including the standout par 5 11th with its dropshot teeshot and volcano-like green. In many ways, Troy is similar to nearby Glen Falls and is a worthy play for architecture fans."
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“Excellent Travis design east of Albany. Has some great classic greens -- wonderful place!"
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“The Country Club of Troy houses some of Walter Travis’ most adventurous greens and they haven’t really been altered since they were built in the 1920s. Combine these exciting putting surfaces with a severe site and exciting shots abound. Troy may not be the easiest walk, but it is well worth a player’s time."
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