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Kirkbrae Overview Course Information Directions  When Samuel Clark's ancestors traded with the Indians back in 1790 for the land that is now occupied by the Kirkbrae Country Club, they chose wisely. Not only was the land they selected convenient to the already busy industrial communities of Providence, Pawtucket, Woonsocket and the Attleboros in nearby Massachusetts, but land that was so rich in natural beauty that it is always pleasant to look at in every season of the year. The dairy farm they established continued in operation for 170 years. Samuel Clark was later succeeded in its management by his grandson, Gilbert L. Church, Jr. who ran the farm during the past 50 years. Today, the braves of King Philip's tribes no longer roam the woodlands in search of game. Oxen no longer plow the fields or carry the farm product to market. All that has changed with the passing of time, but the intrinsic beauty and heritage of the land has remained for us to enjoy and to marvel at. Now we find a singularly beautiful 18 hole championship golf course, where every fairway affords a rare opportunity to enjoy some of the loveliest vista of the surrounding countryside to be found anywhere, plus a goodly number of choice and desirable home sites encircling it. Although it was not until late in 1960 that the farm was discontinued, tremendous strides have been made in developing the Kirkbrae Country Club. Geoffrey Cornish,one of America's foremost golf course architects, designed and supervised the laying out of this unusually attractive 18 hole championship course to take full advantage of the abundant beauty and challenge of the terrain. |
