Summer is in full swing at the Fairfield Museum and History Center with the opening of a new exhibition, Fairfield’s Fairways: 120 Years of Golf. Loaded with local history, the exhibit offers a historical perspective on the game, highlighting Fairfield's golf courses, their founders and designers, the tournaments they’ve hosted, and the great players to emerge from their fairways.
The opening cocktail reception on June 11, from 6-8 pm will also include the presentation of The Fairfield Cup, awarded to the winning team of club champions from Brooklawn Country Club, The Country Club of Fairfield, The Patterson Club, H. Smith Richardson or Fairchild Wheeler who will play a 27-hole competition earlier in the day (9 holes at each of the private clubs).
Tickets to the Opening Cocktail Reception are $65 each and are available at https://fairfieldcup.eventbrite.com. The event is sponsored by Highland Imports, Aquarion Water Company, Connecticut State Golf Association, Fairfield Magazine, Spiked Seltzer, First Tee, Bigelow Tea, Eaton Partners, Westport Bank & Trust and proceeds will benefit the Museum’s educational programming.
“Golf has deep roots in Fairfield, going back to the 1890s, when the sport was just becoming a national obsession,” explains Fairfield Museum’s Library Director, Dr. Elizabeth Rose. Today, Fairfield has more public holes for golf than any town in the state.
About the Fairfield Museum and History Center
The Fairfield Museum and History Center is a community cultural arts and education center established in 2007 by the 103-year old Fairfield Historical Society. Located at 370 Beach Road in Fairfield, CT, the Museum is open seven days a week, 10 am – 4 pm. Admission is $5 for adults; $3 for students and seniors. Members of the Museum and children are free. For more information, call 203-259-1598 or visit www.Fairfieldhistory.org.