Button Hole Golf Course - Providence, Rhode Island
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Button Hole is a public golf facility named for an old swimming hole along the Woonasquatucket River in Providence, Rhode Island. Its mission is instructional opportunities for nearby youth, and to make golf affordable and accessible.
Waymark Code: WM1617C
Location: Rhode Island, United States
Date Posted: 04/11/2022
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Button Hole Golf Course is a public facility named for an old swimming hole along the Woonasquatucket River in Providence, Rhode Island. Along with making golf affordable and accessible, Button Hole focuses on inner-city youth in the Providence area and works with schools to offer clinics and free or reduced cost play at the course.
The course particulars as described on their website:
- Our golf facility consists of a Golf Course and 6 Practice Areas.
- We’re an affordable and accessible 9-hole par 3 course for all ages.
- Our course course measures 1000 yards from the back markers and 700 yards from the forward markers.
- Holes measure from 50 to 145 yards.
Practice area details: (Click on link for rates.)
- 300-yard double-ended, practice range featuring 26 mat stations
- Grass tee area with 5 stations
- 16,000 square foot practice putting green
- Chipping and Bunker practice area with putting green
Youngsters 7-17 who complete a six-week Button Hole Kids instructional program pay $1 to play until the age of 18. The annual Kids Cup gives children a chance at competition golf on Monday mornings throughout the summer. Fairways for Warriors, a group that helps wounded veterans via golf, has a Thursday league. Wednesday Ladies League tee times are between 4:30-6:00pm. The course and driving range underwent renovations in 2013 to make it completely accessible for the disabled.
Greens and membership fees: scale from $1.00 for youth 9-hole to $18 for adults per 18 holes. Driving range options include small, medium, and large buckets of balls at $1.00 for kids up to $13 for adults. Lessons, annual memberships, and driving range value plans are available.
Hours:
9:00AM to 6:30PM, weather permitting
Last round must start by 5:00PM
Last bucket for the range sold at 5:45PM