Haystack Golf Course

Middlebury’s first family of golf

Note: Karl Lindholm is a columnist for the Addison Independent. This article is reprinted with permission of the author and the Independent. MIDDLEBURY- Paul Politano hardly played golf at all growing up in Wilmington in southern Vermont.
“My dad never let me play,” he said in a...

Golf championship winners

WILMINGTON - This past weekend Haystack Golf Course held its 2022 club championship. More than 25 contestants played two rounds of golf in perfect weather conditions. The golf course was in great tournament condition thanks to the club’s dedicated grounds crew. Chris Lilley was the Men’s Open...

Southern Vermont Board of Realtors president John Hatton, right, hands a donation check to Ruben Garza, United Way of Windham County executive director.

Golf tournament helps local kids get warm coats

WILMINGTON - The Southern Vermont Board of Realtors held their annual golf tournament at the Haystack Golf Course on Friday, June 17. SVBR donated the proceeds from the tournament to the United Way Kids in Coats program. According to Ruben Garza, executive director of the United Way of Windham...

Grace Cottage tournament golf teams ready to start.

Teams tee it up for health at Haystack

WILMINGTON - Twenty-two teams, 39 sponsors, and 15 volunteers participated in Grace Cottage Family Health & Hospital’s 13th annual Tee It Up For Health golf tournament on Saturday, June 11, at Haystack Golf Course.
The weather was beautiful, the event went smoothly, and over $50,000...

Johnny Cleanthes

Cleanthes named golf pro of the year

WILMINGTON - Johnny Cleanthes, PGA (Haystack Golf Club) has held many titles during his time in the golf industry: cart boy, head professional, general manager, and course owner, to name a few. He will now add one more to that list as he was named the 2022 Vermont Chapter Golf Professional of the...

Morris and Parsons, Lasewski and Krusiewski top Haystack Golf Course leader boards

WILMINGTON - The Haystack Golf Course held its member-member tournament this past weekend. The formats on Saturday were nine holes scramble and nine holes modified alternate shot. Sunday was nine holes true alternate shot and nine holes best ball. The weather was perfect on Saturday but rain...