BUILDING THE SECOND NINE
In 1970, after more land had been acquired, Geoff Cornish was rehired to design another nine holes to complete the 18-hole layout. Before the second nine was designed, a petition was circulated requesting that some par 4 holes be put in that would be reachable by the average golfer. This resulted in the shorter 13th, 14th, and 5th holes. Claude Young was in charge of construction. This time, we were in much better shape financially and volunteer labor, except for some light rock-picking activities, was not considered necessary. The contractor for the additional 9 holes was Hall and Lindsay, Inc., New York who accepted the job for about $120,000. In1971, the added new nine holes were completed and we finally had our fine championship course in place.
OPENING DAY, SECOND NINE
July 3, 1971 was the opening day for the newly expanded course. It was celebrated with a Four Man Quota Tournament for the men and a Ladies 18 Hole Medal Tournament starting at noon. The gala opening tournaments were followed by a Dinner-Dance.
NEW CLUBHOUSE (ENGLISH TUDOR)
In 1980-1981, steps were taken to remodel and rebuild the old clubhouse under the direction of Dana Congdon and Eric Worsdell. The result was a very attractive English Tudor style building with greatly increased space. Kitchen and dining facilities were expanded for greater service, locker rooms were remodeled, and a new pro shop was added to the floor plan for more merchandising space and convenience. The new building brought our social accommodations capabilities more in line with our golfing facilities.
SWAMP ON SEVENTH EXCAVATED
For many years the swamp along the right side of the seventh fairway, has been viewed as a possible water retention pond, if properly excavated, for a comprehensive future water sprinkling system. Water exploration and excavation of the swamp were such frequently debated topics that it took the initiative and collaboration of both Carl Brastow and Tom O’Leary, who were both chairmen of the Grounds Committee in two succeeding years, to get the effort out of dead-lock and off the ground. They found a contractor who was willing to dig out the swamp at no cost to us in the exchange for the fill. It was a good deal for both. The digging and fill hauling began in May of 1987 and the pond cavity was completed 
in January of 1988. The pond covers an area of a little less than 3 acres and averages about 10 feet deep when full. These dimensions yield a holding capacity for the new irrigation system of approximately 9.9 million gallons. The water sources for filling the pond come from underground streams, surface runoff from the surrounding hilly terrain, and a tie-in with the Artesian Well on the first hole.
