Walter Travis (1926), Rees Jones restoration (1992)
Holes
18
Par
71
Yards
6,423
Peak Fee
$$$
Walter Travis โ three-time U.S. Amateur champion โ designed the Equinox Golf Club in 1926 on the grounds of the Equinox Resort in Manchester, Vermont, deep in a valley walled by Green Mountain ridges. Rees Jones and Greg Muirhead led a $3.5M restoration in 1991-92, refreshing the Travis routing while keeping the classical New England character intact. Golf Digest has named it among Top 75 courses in the U.S. Golfweek ranks it Top 3 in Vermont. The 6,423-yard par-71 routing is shorter than modern resort tracks but the Travis bunkering and green complexes (recovered in the Jones restoration) make it a legitimate strategic test. Resort-tier pricing ($$$) reflects the Equinox Resort & Spa infrastructure around the golf. As a destination round in Vermont, this is the historical pick โ paired with Green Mountain National it forms a logical southern-Vermont two-stop trip.
3567 Main St, Manchester Center, VT 05255, USA