Stowe Country Club Renovation Update

The Vermont club announced renovations back in May of 2024.

Stowe Country Club (SCC), the scenic golf course in the heart of Stowe, broke ground on an extensive renovation project on May 2, 2024.

Directed by Beau Welling Design (BWD), the project will feature noteworthy renovations to both the 18-hole course as well as other amenities which will result in an elevated playing experience for the club’s membership.

“As a design team, we are collaborators at heart, and we are excited to be working alongside Stowe Country Club to breathe new life into one of the best golf courses in the region,” says Beau Welling, Founder and CEO of Beau Welling Design. “This project will make the golf course more approachable for the average player while retaining the precise challenge that members and guests have enjoyed for over 70 years. We’re honored to play a role in refreshing this historic club to be enjoyed by the current membership and generations to come.”

While the footprint of the golf course will largely remain the same, the improvements will elevate all facets of the course—from new and improved tees to new and differently shaped green complexes. The goal of the redesign is to create a more consistent and playable course while offering more challenges for advanced players. Led by Welling and BWD Senior Design Associate Chase Webb, the renovation will improve the playability of the course for the less experienced player while focusing on strategy and challenging the lower handicap golfer. Additional structural changes will also improve the environmental sustainability of the golf course to protect the future of the renowned club.

Some additional major improvements and updates to the course include:

• Renovation of all greens that will also enhance approaches and surrounds to promote creativity and fun.

• Shape and re-grade select fairways to enhance playability and reward quality shots.

• Thoughtfully replace and modernize all fairway and greenside bunkers.

• Enhance turf quality from tee to green with a complete re-grassing of all fairways utilizing bentgrass for greens, tees, and fairways as well as integrating a Kentucky bluegrass and fescue blend for rough areas.

• Add length where possible, emphasizing approach angles to challenge experienced golfers while ensuring playability for all skill levels.

• Complete a long-term tree plan to ensure consistent turf conditions throughout the property and further highlight the beautiful long-range vistas and movement of the golf terrain in every direction.

• Dramatically expand the beautiful fescue stands throughout the property.

• Improve drainage on every hole, focusing on known problem areas.

• Secure the water future and sustainability of the golf course through a new irrigation system, pump station, and the addition of a supplemental river pump.

Via Stowe Country Club

The update videos have been rolling in this summer with the front nine released over the last month.

The front nine is available to play while the back nine undergoes renovation.

Stowe Country Club sits on land that was once the historic Le Liberté dairy farm, dating back to the early 20th century and over time, it had transformed into a stunning golf course hosting multiple state championships, The club embarked on a full renovation in 2024, reinforcing its status as one of Northern New England’s premier golf destinations.

Via Stowe Country Club

The course currently does not appear on Top 100 Golf Course’s Vermont rankings although only 15 of the states 60+ courses are ranked by the site.