Berlin Golf Course Named Best In CT: CSGA

Connecticut State Golf Association

BERLIN, CT — A local country club in the Kensington section of Berlin was recently named as the recipient of one of the top awards in Connecticut golf.

Shuttle Meadow Country Club has been hosting Connecticut State Golf Association events since 1919 when it welcomed the first of its seven Connecticut Amateurs.

As a result, the Shuttle Meadow Country Club, located at 51 Randecker Lane, Kensington (Berlin), has been named the 2023 Walter ‘Bud’ Smith Distinguished Club of the Year by the Connecticut State Golf Association.

“I think this award for Shuttle Meadow CC is all about our members and all about the work they have done,” said head professional Ian Marshall. “It is about them believing in their club’s history. It is about them believing in their members past and present.

"It is the whole collective piece that over 100 years ago somebody said, hey let’s get Shuttle Meadow CC on the map, and got involved. Now here we are in 2023 hosting the Connecticut Open, and knowing that we have embraced that for a long time, but to be noticed on that is special for the club.”

Founded in 1899 and designed by Willie Park, Jr., Shuttle Meadow CC is one of the oldest clubs in the state, with a history that dates back to the earliest days of Connecticut golf.

After being founded in 1899, the 1916 beloved layout today was the first complete Willie Park, Jr. design in the United States.

For more information on the 2023 Walter 'Bud' Smith Distinguished Club of the Year, click on this link.

For more information on Shuttle Meadow Country Club in Kensington (Berlin), click on this link.

For more information on the Connecticut State Golf Association, click on this link.