Date | Milestone |
1963 | Club formed as Northway Heights Golf Club by the Gino Turchi Family. |
1965 | Turchi Family, Gino, Willie & GiGi open first nine holes(which is now the back nine) on June 12. |
1967 | The second nine, also designed by Gino Turchi, opens on July 13. |
December 7, 1980 | Gino Turchi makes first and still only hole in one from back tee of hole #17. |
1991 | Club and property is sold in February to the William Paulsen family and the name is changed to Eagle Crest Golf Club, Inc. |
February 1991 | Course Superintendent, David Gordon, is hired and continues his fine work through present. |
Spring 1991 | Nines reversed front to back and back to front giving the course one of the areas most demanding finishing five holes. |
June 1991 | Practice Range opens. Ron Philo is clubs first teaching professional. |
Winter 1991 | Clubhouse completely renovated. Banquet bookings begin under the new Paulsen ownership. |
Spring 1992 | Championship tee expansion and changes. |
Winter 1992 | Pond expansion fronting #13 green. Bunkering and drainage programs begin and remain ongoing through present. |
Spring 1993 | PGA Golf Professional, Jim Jeffers, is hired. |
Spring 1994 | Pro Shop and Cart Barn are built and golf operations are moved to the present location. Water system modernized with heads installed on greens and tees. |
May 24, 1994 | Eagle Crest Shoot-Out, one of the areas top amateur events begins annually. Bill Moll, one of the clubs long time top players wins the inaugural event. |
Spring 1995 | Players Park: miniature golf, lighted pitch n'putt and snack bar opens. |
Spring 1997 | Major renovations to daily food service area are completed and reopens as Duffer’s Tavern, serving fine fare and spirits for daily golfers, league players and tournament events. |
September 8, 1998 | Course Record set by David Gunus of Amston, CT who shoots a 63 from the Championship tees to win the North Atlantic Tour event. |
Spring 1999 | Automated watering system installed for all greens, tees and approach areas. |
Summer 1999 | Complete set of forward tees finished providing alternate teeing ground for many senior and junior players. |
Fall 2002 | Watered fairways connected to the automated system of 1999 giving the club a complete irrigation system. |
November 2003 | John Neet hired as PGA Head Professional |
November 2004 | Renovation and rebuilding of number 12 green vastly improving one of the areas most controversial putting surfaces. |
February 2005 | Complete renovation of Eagle Crest Ballroom, Saratoga Room & Augusta Room. |
January 1, 2007 | Hired John (JP) Peterson as PGA Professional. |
Spring 2010 | Duffers Tavern management taken over by Paulsen Family and name changed to the Bunker. |