Message from the owner:

Thank you for visiting the White River Golf Club website. With so many courses available to golfers today I'd like to take a moment to distinguish these courses from White River. The ensuing paragraphs briefly summarize these dsitinctions and hoefully will encourage you to play your golf here.

Aethetics:

All golf courses are "landscaped" works of art. Many have been architecturaly designed by professionals with long lists of accreditations. White River Golf Course is situated on top of what once was a glacial lake. The river and it's tributaries designed the course after thousdands of years of erosion and deposition. Rising up from the banks of the river is the spine of Vermont's Green Mountains. The property is truly a natural work of art provided by Mother Nature.

Environmental Responsibility:

The abundance of wildlife that lives on, or frequents the property provides a continuous reminder that as the owner, I have the responsibility to be a prudent steward of this land. In this regard, irrigation and chemicals are rarely applied to the fairways and tees at White River. Many clubs focus on providing lightning fast greens and plushly irrigated tees and fairways. This emphasis leads to greater demand for irrigation, fertilizers and pesticides. Overuse of any of these things is environmentally detrimental, not to mention the impact on one's green fees.

Pace of Play:

Golf is often critized as being too difficult and too time consuming. Today's championship golf courses are not unlike our tax system in that only the professionals can negotiate their way around them! These types of courses are not arenas for introducing new players, nor are they tolerant of those so called "high handicappers", that may take longer to play their round. White River has always been an ideal venue for golfers of any caliber. Despite this wide range of players, over 90% of golf rounds here are completed in less than 2 hours.

Value:

Golf has become an extremely expensive sport to play, largely because the industry has built courses that are difficult to maintain. Owners of these courses continuously struggle to achieve a sustainable maintenance budget without sacrificing the quality of playing conditions. This is not easy when facing today's rising costs. Because White River is the beneficiary of acres of fertile soil and an ideal micro environment for growing grass, it is capable of achieving a sustainable budget which has a lesser impact on ones's green fees. We have always provided an affordable fee structure for a very well maintained golf course.

Informality:

One of my biggest golfing pet peeves has always been the concept of "proper golf attire". Golf courses seem to be one of the last bastions of society to require dress codes. I can only respond to this in one way. Get over it! Informality is something that allows fun. For this reason I have never implemented a dress code at White River. No one will ever be turned away for not having a collared shirt!

Family Participation:

Unlike many golf courses, we encourage our golfers to bring their families because there is no better place for the up and coming young golfer to learn the game. There are no age restrictions, but children must be accompanied by an adult.

Bring your dog! Support the Humane Society!

In an effort to raise funds for our local animal shelters, White River Golf Course is offering golfers the opportunity to play golf with their dogs on Saturdays and Sundays after 2:00 PM. Participating golfers will pay their dog's green fee ($10.00) by providing a check made payable to the local Humane Society. All dogs must be leashed and golfers will be limited to one dog per foursome. We encourage you to take advantage of the opportunity to help out these shelter animals. THANK YOU!

Amenities include:

	Practice putting green
	Bar, light fare & pro-shop
	Cart and Club rentals