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Eagle Crest Golf & Banquet Facility

1004 Route 146A
Clifton Park, NY 12065

Phone: 518-877-7082
Fax: 518-877-0131

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Our History

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.
  • Spring 2010 - Duffers Tavern management taken over by Paulsen Family and name changed to the Bunker.

2011 and beyond; always changing, always evolving, always improving!!!!