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The kids of Lebanon learned all their golf at Carter…we could drop them off and the wealth of information they learned.
Please keep it a golf club
I grew up playing Carter CC.
The country club should serve the purpose it was promised to serve.
I think of the golfers, friendships and careers that all began at Carter CC. My parents learned to play there. My brother, sister and I all played for Lebanon High School. I coached LHS Varsity Golf for ten years. I saw countless young men and women grow as players and people. My sons began their memberships last year. I can’t imagine Carter CC not being in Lebanon for our residents and our youth. It is an institution.
As a former Lebanon resident of 40 years, I know the impact & joy Carter brought to my boys and all their friends. Keeping it so that others can continue to grow up with its influence is the best tribute.
I played and worked at Carter country club in high school in college. My father worked there as well.
I also spent my childhood playing Carter and now play with son.
Carter Country Club has been a huge part of the greater Lebanon community for a long, long while. I used to go with my Dad, back in the 1950’s when he’d golf with my aunt, Joy (Bruce) Hazelton. Joy later became a professional golfer & she loved to play here. They later moved to Florida & Aunt Joy told me she missed “her” club in Lebanon so much, as the 9-hole course would be much easier for her to manage, when she was recovering from breast cancer. I also went “night crawlering” there after a rain. My brothers & I would feed the worms cornmeal & would sell them to local fisherman in West Leb. The lovely building was used for many events, both personal & community-themed. The number of historical buildings/properties in the Town of Lebanon continues to diminish. Some were lost in the devastating fire in the 1960’s & more when Highway 89 made its way through West Lebanon & all the lovely old farms and fertile lands disappeared forever. With the exception of the old Butman home (for whom the neighborhood was known—“Butmanville”), my beloved childhood community has completely disappeared. I would love to see one of Lebanon’s loveliest properties, important to so many people in the area, preserved so that it may be available for future generations to enjoy, before it’s too late.
The Carter Country Club (Donald Ross design) has been an institution in Lebanon since its inception in 1923. It remains the only golf course within the tri-town area. I golfed Carter's growing up in Lebanon and have returned for Alumni events and vactions to golf there. Both the clubhouse and course are historic and should be classified that way.
Carter deserves better.
Carter should remain a golf course
My family spent many, many hours golfing there and my uncle was on the golf team. It's a landmark for the area and it's brought great enjoyment for generations and should remain as it was intended to
My father used to play at the club when visiting us in New Hampshire. He told me about its impressive history as the only remaining 9 nine hole course in the state that was designed by the "legendary" golf course architect, Donald Ross. In addition to the beautiful course, the club building is historic and worthy of preservation. It is similar in style to better-known clubs such as The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts. Upper Valley residents should be able to continue enjoying the opportunity to play and learn at such a special club.
I worked there over 50 years ago and feel it should remain a place of sporting recreation for a small city like Lebanon.
I grew up golfing and enjoying this town landmark.
I had my wedding reception there in 1977. It's a unique, beautiful building.
Save historical areas
The history behind the CCC and what it continues to offer the Lebanon and surrounding area and its residents is important. In this day and time, it is vital to hang on to our roots/history and not forget who and why it benefits the area residents. We do not want to slowly chip away all that makes Lebanon such a wonderful place to live.
Because i live in the neighborhood
Preserves history and provides recreational opportunities for community
I learned to play golf at CCC. Seeing it turned into Condos and a restaurant would be tragic. It deserves a place on the historic register.
Our family and friends have golfed here for years.
My grandfather spent a lot of time here, I’d like to keep it around for other people to enjoy.
It’s an institution for all who grew up in Lebanon.
We need to preserve this recreation space for the future.
I believe the Carter Golf Course has historic value and is immensely valuable to the citizens and city of Lebanon.
Along with the historic value of the course and land, the golf course is one of very few places where local people can afford to play golf in this area. It has served the surrounding community well over its history.
I (and my siblings) grew up playing golf there; my parents were longtime members; my brother, Kevin, began his professional golf career there. The intent for this to remain a public golf course should be honored; it is an important part of the history of Lebanon and of those who grew up here!
As a former member and a Lebanon resident I think it should remain.
I grew up at Carter Country club learning to play golf at the age of 5 with Harold Webb. Playing every day during the summer months with friendly competitions and great memories until I went off to college. Now I take my own kids there to learn to play the game.