Farm Neck Golf Club
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Farm Neck Golf Club is a semi-private golf club located in Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts
on the island of Martha's Vineyard
. Designed in 1979 by Geoffrey Cornish
, Bill Robinson, and Patrick Mulligan, the course started out as only 9 holes.
Noted for the beauty of its topography, it has been cited as the best public golf course in New England. The course received media attention when President Bill Clinton
played there while on vacation in 1993, and again when President Barack Obama
played a round of golf there while vacationing in August 2009.
Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts
Oak Bluffs is a town located on Martha's Vineyard in Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 3,713 at the 2000 census and was estimated at 3,735 as of 2008...
on the island of Martha's Vineyard
Martha's Vineyard
Martha's Vineyard is an island located south of Cape Cod in Massachusetts, known for being an affluent summer colony....
. Designed in 1979 by Geoffrey Cornish
Geoffrey Cornish
Geoffrey Cornish is a golf course architect, author, and a fellow of the American Society of Golf Course Architects. He has designed over 200 courses, including 9-hole additions, around the world.-Early life:...
, Bill Robinson, and Patrick Mulligan, the course started out as only 9 holes.
Noted for the beauty of its topography, it has been cited as the best public golf course in New England. The course received media attention when President Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation...
played there while on vacation in 1993, and again when President Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...
played a round of golf there while vacationing in August 2009.