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Taconic Golf Club is owned by Williams College and is currently rated the #1 collegiate course in the nation by Golfweek Magazine. It also claims the 30th 28th spot in the best public courses in the United States according to Golf Magazine. Taconic is located at the southern edge of campus at 19 Meacham Street, next to [[Weston Field]]. It is less than a 5 minute walk from [[Spring Street]] or the [[Odd Quad]], and it is not uncommon to see students carrying golf bags across campus down to the course.
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[[Image:Taconic1.jpg|right|thumbnail|Jeff Lin drives off of the 1st tee.]]
'''Par 5, 475 yards.''' The first tee is only yards from the door of the pro shop and outdoor patio, providing an intimate setting to begin the round. A wide fairway greets the player, only narrowing to a 20-yard wide neck at a shallow gully 275 yards off the tee. The In the Fall of his sophomore year, this generous fairway did not help Williams golfer Will Sirignano '06 in 2003, as he blocked a ball to the right - , over the trees, over the 18th fairway, over the out of bounds fence, and onto the football field - . He then proceeded to salvage a mere 75 yards offline! miraculous par. The green tilts left to right and the bunker 30 yards short of the green left is a poor place to leave second shots.
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