Aroostook Valley Country Club

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Coordinates: 46°48′02″N 67°47′22″W / 46.800487°N 67.789412°W / 46.800487; -67.789412
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Aroostook Valley Country Club entrance showing US and Canadian flags and border marker
US Border Patrol
does not allow Canadian golfers to travel to the course via Brown Road.
Entrance to the Aroostook Valley Country Club
Aroostook Valley Country Club showing US and Canadian flags

The Aroostook Valley Country Club is a

sand trap on the first hole) and clubhouse on the Canadian side of the border and its parking lot and pro shop on the American side.[1] Although the course is located entirely on one side of the border, three holes are close enough to the border that crooked shots enter the United States.[2] The club was founded in 1929; its position on the border allowed American golfers to bypass Prohibition without passing through customs.[3][4] Current club membership is roughly half Canadian and half American.[5]

Border sign on Russell Road at entrance from Brown Road

Since the only entry to the course is on the American side of the border, American golfers can use the entire club without reporting to a Port of Entry.

Mike Allen proposed that U.S. border officials establish a new seasonal border checkpoint on Brown Road.[5] As of 2019, the Four Falls Border Crossing is a seasonally open border checkpoint along Brown Road on the Canadian side.[7][1]

During the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020–21, Canadian traffic to the golf club was diverted away from the US by crossing from Brown Road southbound onto private land[8] to reach the parking lot, then operating golf carts beside Russell Road (but not on it, as the road is in the US) to reach the course.

Scorecard

Aroostook Valley Country Club (distances in yards)
Tee Rating/Slope 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
Blue 69.1 / 122 388 341 494 170 471 336 352 150 378 3080 395 342 510 202 530 180 402 149 514 3224 6304
White 67.4 / 118 375 327 478 152 440 308 334 139 365 2918 382 322 489 189 510 156 383 134 494 3059 5977
Par 4 4 5 3 5 4 4 3 4 36 4 4 5 3 5 3 4 3 5 36 72
Ladies' 70.0 / 119 351 277 458 130 397 278 257 108 356 2612 370 314 393 183 467 105 358 122 469 2781 5393

References

  1. ^ a b c "Chapter 1: Eastern Maine". United Divide: A Linear Portrait of the USA/Canada Border. The Center for Land Use Interpretation. Winter 2015. Archived from the original on 2018-12-10. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
  2. ISBN 9780547548159
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  3. ^ "19th Hole of New U.S. Golf Club in Canada". Chicago Tribune. August 4, 1929.
  4. ^ Spinski, Tristan. "The Golfer's Journal- Proof in the Spirits". The Golfer’s Journal. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
  5. ^ a b c "Golfers' drive out of bounds, say U.S. officials". CBC News. June 27, 2008. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved February 5, 2013.
  6. ^ George, Jason (August 17, 2008). "U.S. swings at terrorists, hits golfers". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on November 3, 2014. Retrieved February 5, 2013.
  7. ^ "2011 Golf Season at AVCC".
  8. ^ "Canadian Entry/Exit Directions to AVCC". Archived from the original on July 7, 2021. AVCC has received tremendous cooperation from Mike Dubé (property owner)...

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