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Donald Ross designed and constructed a number of world class golf courses in Rhode Island. Those located in Rhode Island include Wannamoisett, Warwick, Metacomet, Rhode Island Country Club and Triggs Memorial. However, Triggs is the only true public Donald Ross in Rhode Island.
Triggs Memorial Golf Course was conceived by Ross in the early 1930’s and opened in the spring of 1932. As is typical of many Ross designs, Triggs Memorial is considered an exceptional layout featuring long difficult par 4’s, “reachable” par 5’s, and spectacular par 3’s. The design follows the natural contours of the site with moderate and relatively gentle changes in elevation and small strategically bunkered greens. Ross brilliantly used the existing topography to create a masterpiece of character peppered with illusions that affect strategy and course management.
As was the case with most of Ross’s Rhode Island designs, the course layout follows the natural form of the land with relatively small strategically bunkered greens. The front nine at Triggs is fairly flat with much larger changes in elevation on the back nine. Triggs begins with three long and difficult par 4’s and finishes with two of the same. Triggs is noted for its difficult par 4’s, relatively short par 5’s and four demanding par 3’s.
Triggs Memorial Golf Course is located in the heart of the Providence west side (Mount Pleasent neighborhood) in what is now a densely populated area. Originally, the course was built on the 140 acre Obadiah Brown Farm. An elementary school, high school and Rhode Island College stand on it’s borders today.