New Hampshire at Country Club of New Hampshire

The Country Club of New Hampshire sits in North Sutton, a rural community in the Lake Sunapee region of central New Hampshire. The course was designed by Wayne Stiles and John Van Kleek, a prolific New England partnership active primarily in the 1920s and 1930s. Stiles and Van Kleek created dozens of courses across the Northeast, often working with natural terrain to produce layouts that emphasize strategic variety over length.

The routing takes advantage of the area's rolling topography and wooded character typical of inland New Hampshire. Holes move through corridors of mature trees with elevation changes that create both uphill and downhill approaches. The design reflects the Golden Age sensibility of its architects, who favored thoughtful shot values and green complexes that reward precision. Stiles and Van Kleek courses generally feature modest bunkering and greens with subtle contours that can be deceptive in their difficulty.

The club serves a regional membership and maintains a traditional New England country club atmosphere. The Lake Sunapee area is known for seasonal recreation, and the course operates within that context, offering a retreat from the more heavily trafficked resort destinations elsewhere in the state. The layout provides a representative example of period design work in New Hampshire, where courses were often built to complement the landscape rather than dominate it.