Congratulations to Hopkinton Country Club -
our NEGCOA 2025 Course of the Year Winner!
The New England Golf Course Owners Association (NEGCOA) is pleased to announce that Hopkinton Country Club, in Hopkinton, MA, has been named the 2025 Chapter Course of the Year. The Award was presented at the NEGCOA Annual Meeting held at Atkinson Resort & Country Club in Atkinson, NH. Award presenter Randall Anderson explained that the NEGCOA honors a member course that meets four criteria: Exceptional Quality of the Course, Exceptional Quality of Ownership and Management, Outstanding Contribution to the Local Community, and Significant Contributions to the Game. JoAnn Parks, General Manager for the club, submitted their application in August. She was on-hand with many key member of their staff to receive the award in person. Congratulations to owners - Joe Pasquale and Dan McLaughlin and the entire team at HCC. The membership should be very proud of their club and all that this ownership and team have accomplished.
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Now it is that time of year for you to begin working on your nomination application for the NGCOA New England Chapter Course of the Year Award for 2026. Start collecting photos and keeping a list of what sets your club apart from all the others. One never knows what may come from applying. Take this opportunity to gain significant promotions if your course earns the award-
- Recognition within New England
- Recognition within the Northeast
- and possible National Recognition
That's the kind of publicity everyone wants for their club. Watch your social media explode as members brag about the award.
Clubs MUST be a member of the NEGCOA to apply. And past winners must wait 7 years prior to applying again.
Click here for an NEGCOA membership application form or call of our office and we can process it over the phone -- then you can consider applying next year.
The award recognizes four key components of the facility's operation including:
- Exceptional Quality of the Course
- Exceptional Quality of Ownership and Management
- Outstanding Contribution to the Local Community
- Significant Contributions to the Game.
What does an application look like from a National Winner??
You can see a copy of Atkinson Resort and Country Club's application by clicking here.
It is important to tell your story. What makes your facility or your ownership stand out from others? Do not hold back - tell us what makes you special. Remember you don't necessarily have to be a powerhouse. Include great photos to help sell yourself.
To apply for this award, a course must be a member of the NEGCOA. Not currently a member? Join today by clicking here!
Past winners must wait 7 years before applying again.
COY application can be obtained here: Word Doc or .PDF
COY Applications for the 2026 Award are due on Friday, August 15, 2025. The winner will be notified in October and announced at our Annual Meeting in November. Applications must be provided in electronic form - and emailed to Elaine Gebhardt - [email protected].
Two of our Chapter Course of the Year winners have gone on to win the Jemsek National Course of the Year award given by theNGCOA. The first was in 2015, when Atkinson Resort and Country Club, went on to win the NGCOA's 2015 National Golf Course of the Year Award!
Our second National award winner came just last year (2024), when Northampton Country Club earned the National honor!! How exciting for a small 9-hole course in Western Mass- operated by the Casagrande family.
Making it to the Final 4 and beyond means that the NGCOA will produce a video to share at the National Awards Dinner. In recent years, Quechee Club, Swansea Country Club, Spring Meadows GC, Old Siasconset GC, GreatHorse, Manchester Country Club, Miacomet Golf Course, Atkinson Resort and Country Club, and TPC Boston all made it to the Final 4. Here are videos of our member clubs.
