More than 20 years in the making, Crumpin-Fox Club remains a favorite in northwest Massachusetts
BERNARDSTON, Mass. -- Conceived in 1969 by original owner David Berelson, Crumpin-Fox Club was some two decades in the making before it became 18 holes and a popular golf destination in northwestern Massachusetts.
Designed by Roger Rulewich, who was with Robert Trent Jones Sr. Inc., at the time, the first nine holes weren't built until 1977, when Andy St. Hillaire bought the project, completed was is now the back nine holes and built the present clubhouse. St. Hillaire then sold the course in 1987 to his good friend William Sandri, who brought Rulewich back to complete the other nine holes (which were originally routed with the first nine) in 1990.
While both nines are scenic, memorable and challenging, the original nine is considered one of the best back nines of any course in New England. With elevated tees, lakes, streams, ponds and a variety of doglegs, it never gets boring. And much of the same could be said for the front nine, which among its holes features a pair of very challenging par 5s.
The course's name, by the way, was was derived from the Bernardston-based Crump Soda Company that was sold in 1853 to Eli Fox; thus becoming the Crump & Fox Soda Co.