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After completing the last of the new drainage work last week, and laying the final load of new sod on Monday, the new and improved sixth hole is now ready for action this Friday, May 28.

Anyone who played number six last season will be amazed at the transformation. While it's certainly still one of the more challenging holes at Sugarloaf, it's no longer the notorious scorecard killer thanks to wideneed approach, increased playable area around the green, and healthi

Those of you who have been following the news from the golf course closely this year will know that we've done a considerable amount of work on hole number 6 over the past year. We completely rebuilt all of the drainage systems, removed a large number of trees, stumps, rocks, and other debris on the right of the approach, and increased playable area on the approach by a huge amount.

With the drainage work completed last fall, we've worked to prepar

Hopefully many of you were able to get out and enjoy the back nine here at the Sugarloaf Golf Club during Ski and Tee Weeked, May 1-2. Eager golfers played more than 250 rounds over the weekend, which was the earliest date in the 25 year history of the Sugarloaf Golf Club that the course has been playable. And though the course still very much in early season condition, nearly all of the golfers we spoke with over the weekend were amazed at the shape the course was in (particularly since most

No joke, the photo below was taken today, April 15, on the sixth green. Number six emerged from the winter in such great shape that our crew is already mowing it, even while we're still skiing up on the hill. This green is almost is mid-season form already, and much of that great growth can be attributed to a new, permeable tarp system that superintendant Bob Bruce experimented with this winter.

Last spring, newly appointed Sugarloaf Golf Club Superintendant Bob Bruce got a crash course in the challenges of running a mountain golf course. A long, harsh winter wreaked havoc on Maine’s golf courses, and Sugarloaf was no exception. Bob was up to the challenge, and the course recovered quickly,