Golf Tournament

Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Newport National Golf Club
12:30 p.m. (1:00 p.m. starting tee time)
$225 per person

Designed by legendary golf architect Arthur Hills and his associate Drew Rogers, the course measures 7,244 yards from the championship tees and has been nominated for “Best New Private Course” in Golf Digest’s Annual (2003) Survey of America’s Best New Courses.

This course features greens, tees and fairways consisting of 100% seaside bent grass, and grand, swaying fescues often exceeding 4’ in length. Reminiscent of some of Irelands finest golf links, The Orchard Course will play a little differently everyday depending on the famous Aquidneck Island winds. Newport National is located only minutes from historic downtown Newport and is the #1 slope and rated course in RI, the longest course in the state and offers multiple tees to accommodate players of every level.

The tournament fee includes green fees, cart, range balls, transportation between the Hyatt Regency Newport and the golf club, box lunch and a contribution for golf prizes.

Tour Information - UPDATED

Optional Member Outing (Ticket Required)
Cost: $99 per person
Tuesday, May 20, 2008 – 12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

The Preservation Society of Newport County will be closing the Breakers Mansion for renovations mid-May. Lunch at the Historic White Horse Tavern will still be included as well as a Scenic Narrated Tour of Newport. The tour will now include a visit to Rosecliff Mansion.
 

As one of America’s oldest buildings, the White Horse Tavern was originally constructed as the two-room, two-story residence of Francis Brinley sometime before 1673. The White Horse Tavern later became the meeting place of the Colony’s General Assembly, Criminal Court and Newport’s Town Council, whose members charged their meals to the public treasury. One of the earliest owners of the tavern was a pirate named Mayes, who having returned to the area with great riches from the Red Sea, took over his father’s business at the Tavern in 1702.

Rosecliff was designed as a setting for grand entertaining, and it has fulfilled this purpose since its construction. Its' owner, Theresa Fair Oelrichs (1869‑1926) was one of the summer colony's leading hostesses, and the house was the scene of Newport's most lavish parties. Of all the lavish parties given by Mrs. Oelrichs, the most spectacular was the Bal Blanc, or White Ball, held in honor of the Astor Cup Race on August 19, 1904. White was Mrs. Oelrich's favorite color, and it set the theme for the party. Her white mansion was filled with white hydrangeas and hollyhocks, and white swans were placed in the terrace fountain. For the enjoyment of the guests, Mrs. Oelrichs had a fleet of white mock‑up ships moored in the ocean, to simulate her own harbor scene. All the ladies wore white Louis XIV style costumes complete with powdered hair or white wigs. The waiters wore white suits but the gentlemen guests wore black tie. For one night at least, Mrs. Oelrichs recreated a night at the Grand Trianon during the era of Louis XIV. This room has also been the scene of other famous events. "The Great Gatsby" starring Mia Farrow and Robert Redford was filmed here in 1973. The fountain beyond the terrace was used in the great party scene.

A visit to Newport would not be complete without a tour of the area. The narrated tour will include the colonial section, with its many authentic historical buildings and restored homes...the world famous Ten Mile Ocean Drive, renowned for the rugged beauty of its spectacular coastline...and Bellevue Avenue, the most magnificent collection of homes in the country, where the millionaires built their fabulous "summer cottages".
 

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