Newport National Golf Club, a 36-hole facility under development in Portsmouth and Middletown, has announced that PGA Tour professional Brad Faxon and golf architect Brad Booth will collaborate in the design of the project’s West Course. The joint contract was executed in early March. Both Faxon and Booth have spent considerable time on the site over the past few months and the preliminary design process is under way.
The West Course at Newport National will cater primarily to area residents and regional tourists, and will be open to club members. Construction is expected to begin in the spring of 2002, with an opening 12 to 15 months later. The East Course, designed by golf architect Arthur Hills and currently under construction, is an exclusive private club and is expected to open for play next spring.
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Faxon, of Barrington, has explored golf design several times in the form of hole renovations at various country clubs.
“I am very excited about collaborating with Brad Booth for my first 18-hole design,” he said. “The land at Newport National is perfectly suited for a challenging and fun championship golf course, and the fact that the project is located just a 20-minute drive from my home makes it possible for me to be actively involved throughout the design and construction phases.”
Booth works out of Ogunquit, Maine. He has emerged as one of the region’s most sought-after golf course architects. He designed and oversaw the construction of The Ledges in York, Maine, an 18-hole championship layout recognized nationally and by Golf Magazine as one of the top daily fee course designs of 1999.
“The land assembly for the West Course at Newport National creates a marvelous
opportunity to develop a championship golf course that retains the site’s open
space and natural farmlands,” said Booth. “Brad Faxon’s experience of playing
great golf courses all over the world will help shape the design process to ensure
a rewarding design.”
