Parkview Fairways Golf Course

Who designed Parkview Fairways?

Archibald “Pete” Craig was nearly 80 years old, with many local course builds under his belt, when he agreed to design and help oversee the construction of Parkview.

According to his obituary, Pete was born in Northville, NY, and always enjoyed playing golf. He started out at the Sacandaga Golf Course and played courses across the country. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, he enrolled in the Army and served as a gunnery instructor. When he returned home, he began designing golf courses.

Pete went on to design more than 40 courses. His first was Bay Meadows in Glens Falls, followed by courses including Penfield Country Club here in Rochester, Shadow Lake(s) & Pines, Twin Hills, and eventually Parkview Fairways.

After reading more about Pete, it seems his style was to use the natural landscape to his advantage while making sure the course remained walkable for everyone. We know many people especially love the back 9, with Boughton Park framing the view.

What’s your favorite Pete Craig hole at Parkview — or maybe which design aspect do you find most frustrating? Do you notice similarities between Parkview and any other Pete Craig-designed courses?

https://www.northvillefuneralservice.com/obituaries/Archie-D-Craig?obId=27579898

Who's in charge of all the flowers by the clubhouse.... and how do they make those Poppies come up every year?

It's Nicolet! She works hard to keep the perennial bed going- then adding home grown marigolds into the mix. Did you know some of the Potted Geraniums are really old? Like, I don't know how old- but she brings them into the basement of the clubhouse each year.... gives them a little tiny bit of water... and somehow they regrow year after year. How she keeps the Poppy's so happy- no one knows.

Hat's off to Nicolet and all her hard work to keep things looking so nice inside and outside the clubhouse!

There’s a beautiful smell by 16 — I think it’s the white multiflora rose (between 17 and 16, and also in the woods by the 16 pond) As beautiful as it is, and as lovely as it smells, it’s actually an invasive species!

It can outcompete native plants and quickly turn an area into a thorny thicket-y mess that even Br'er Rabbit wouldn’t touch.

https://www.wnyprism.org/invasive_species/multi-flora-rose/

Thanks to Jack, our slightly tattered Gnome #1 is back out on the course!
(Gnome #2 is still waiting to make their arrival)

If you spot the blue coat gnome out on the course, be sure to say hello! Take a picture and share it with us. The first 5 people to post their gnome photo will receive a free small bucket of range balls.

Have fun, and happy gnome hunting!

Congratulations to Tom T. for a well deserved Hole-in-One on #6. Witnessed by his friends Tim M. and Jim D. on May 17th.

"The ace belongs to the golfer, but the memory belongs to the friends who witnessed it."

A beautiful end cap to a nice weekend!
- no rain, not even a passing, threatening cloud
- breezy, but not not a wind storm
- cool early, but not all day!

What else could we ask for!

Hole's 2-3-4 cart path areas.... "what in the Sam Hill is going on?"

(yes, change does make some of us pretty upset... https://storiesaboutnames.wordpress.com/2024/04/07/sam-hill/)

After years of golfer frustration, we’ve officially begun major cart path renovations from the front of #2 Green through #4 Tee.

We appreciate everyone’s patience as the paths have been updated — with stone added, slight rerouting near #3– #4 Tee, and the removal of the path in front of #2 Green.

These improvements are designed to enhance the overall golfing experience and improve safety, especially with the path now moved away from the pond heading toward #4 Tee.

Thank you for your continued support while we complete these upgrades!