Thought I'd post a quick follow up on my New England trip. The wife and I decided to alter our original plans, so we skipped Massachusetts and decided to spend three nights in Killington, Vt. and one night in New Hampshire. Thanks to everyone who suggested a course.
Instead of Masschusetts, we substituted New York, another state I'd never played. We drove an hour from Killington to White Hall, NY and played a "course" named Skene Valley Country Club. They had five inches of rain the day before we arrived and they weren't allowing carts on the course, so we had to rent pull carts.
With apologies to New Yorkers, this just happened to be the closest course to the Vermont line, so I'm sure there are better courses in the area. And, because of the rain, I'm sure I'm not being fair, but it was one of the worst courses I think I've ever played. It reminded me of the nine-holer I played in high school - probably a decent lay-out originally, but it was not well maintained (again the high grass may have been up due to the rain). But that disposed of New York, although I'd like to play the state again. To the credit of the members here, no one suggested that I play Skene Valley - I did it to myself.
I'm not inclined to give the courses in the area much slack due to the rain because that afternoon, we played Green Mountain Golf Course in Killington, and I have to say that it is one of the prettiest courses and best maintained courses I've ever had the privilege to play. Those who live in the area are lucky to have a course like it available. Thanks.
We killed a couple of days in Killington after playing, then drove to Lochmere in Tilton, New Hampshire. Very nice course, especially the front nine. The back nine has a couple of quirky holes on it, but overall, a very nice lay-out.
My last round in New England was at the Samoset Resort in Rockport, ME. I don't think there is another course in the country with as many holes on the water. I was told there are 14 of 18 holes that either play along the water or have a view of the water. I didn't count them, but I believe it. Another beautiful course.
Anyway, that added four states to my total, bringing me up to a grand total of 25 states where I've played golf. Thanks again to everyone who suggested a course. I'd have never found Green Mountain or Lochmere on my own.