| Ferncroft Country Club | |
|---|---|
  Location in Massachusetts | |
| Type | Country club |
| Location | Essex County, Massachusetts |
| Coordinates | 42°36′12″N70°58′41″W / 42.60333°N 70.97806°W /42.60333; -70.97806[1] |
| Area | 287acres (116.14 ha; 0.45 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 129 feet (39 m) |
| Opened | 1970 |
| Founder | Joe Mass |
| Designer | Robert Trent Jones (championshipgolf course) |
| Operated by | Affinity Management |
| Parking | On premises |
| Website | www |
Ferncroft Country Club is acountry club owned and operated by Affinity Management, located inEssex County, Massachusetts with portions of the club's grounds in the towns ofMiddleton andTopsfield. The club's entrance is at 10 Village Road in Middleton.
The club's championship golf course was designed byRobert Trent Jones. It hosted theLPGA'sBoston Five Classic from 1980 through 1990. The total yardage of the course from the back tees is 6,632, and it plays at a par of 72 for men and 73 for ladies. The 543-yard par-5 18th hole is regarded by many, includingNorth Shore Golf andNorthshore Magazine, as one of the best finishing holes in Massachusetts.[2]
The club also has an executive course, a practice range and short-game area. Instruction is available.[2]
The club has fourclay courts and fourhardcourts, all of which are outdoors. Private lessons, clinics and junior programs are offered.[3]
TheBoston Lobsters ofWorld TeamTennis played their home matches at the club from2008 through 2012. Notable players appearing at the club in that time were Serena & Venus Williams, Anna Kournikova, and Martina Navratilova.[4][5][6]
The club has a pool, a fitness room, and a full-service snack bar.[7] The clubhouse has four rooms that are available for hosting weddings and other catered events, including a ballroom, roof deck party space. The Bell & Cannon Room near the ballroom is home to a reclaimed fireplace mantle made by Paul Revere's foundry for the family brownstone in Boston. It was donated by Ferncroft member John Driscoll.[8][9][10]
