About Eagle Crest

Club History

• 1963 Club formed as Northway Heights Golf Club by the Gino Turchi Family.
• 1965 Turchi Family, Gino, Willie & GiGi open first nine holes(which
  is now the back nine) on June 12.
• 1967 The second nine, also designed by Gino Turchi, opens on July 13.
• 1991 Club and property is sold in February to the William Paulsen
  family and the name is changed to Eagle Crest Golf Club, Inc.

Significant Club Events, Upgrades and Improvements

• December 7, 1980 Gino Turchi makes first and still only hole in one from back tee of hole #17.
• February 1991 Course Superintendent, David Gordon, is hired and continues his fine work through present.
• Spring 1991 Nines reversed front to back and back to front giving the course one of the areas most demanding finishing five holes.
• June 1991 Practice Range opens. Ron Philo is clubs first teaching professional.
• Winter 1991 Clubhouse completely renovated. Banquet bookings begin under the  new Paulsen ownership.
• Winter 1992 Pond expansion fronting #13 green. Bunkering and drainage programs  begin and remain ongoing through present.
• Spring 1992 Championship tee expansion and changes.
• Spring 1993 PGA Golf Professional, Jim Jeffers, is hired.
• Spring 1994 Pro Shop and Cart Barn are built and golf operations are moved to the
  present location. Water system modernized with heads installed on greens and tees.
• Spring 1995 Players Park: miniature golf, lighted pitch n'putt and snack bar opens.
• May 24, 1994 Eagle Crest Shoot-Out, one of the areas top amateur events begins annually.Bill Moll, one of the clubs long time top players wins the inaugural event.
• Spring 1997 Major renovations to daily food service area are completed and reopens
  as Duffer’s Tavern, serving fine fare and spirits for daily golfers, league players and tournament events.
• September 8, 1998 Course Record set by David Gunus of Amston, CT who shoots a 63 from the Championship tees to win the North Atlantic Tour event.
• Spring 1999 Automated watering system installed for all greens, tees and approach areas.
• Summer 1999 Complete set of forward tees finished providing alternate teeing ground  for many senior and junior players.
• Fall 2002 Watered fairways connected to the automated system of 1999 giving the  club a complete irrigation system.
• November 2003 John Neet hired as PGA Head Professional
• November 2004 Renovation and rebuilding of number 12 green vastly improving one of the areas most controversial putting surfaces.
• February 2005 Complete renovation of Eagle Crest Ballroom, Saratoga Room & Augusta Room.
• January 1, 2007 Hired John (JP) Peterson as PGA Professional.

2007 and beyond; always changing, always evolving, always improving!!!!