when was delaveaga golf course history

Who owns DeLaveaga golf course?

DeLaveaga Golf Course is a 250-acre, 18-hole, 6010-yard course, which is owned by the City of Santa Cruz and serves the local community of Santa Cruz County.

Who designed DeLaveaga Golf Course?

Bert StampsAll golfers are welcome here. Known as one of the top ranked public courses in California, DeLaveaga was designed by architect, Bert Stamps, in the late 1960s.

Who is DeLaveaga?

José Vincente DeLaveaga died in Santa Cruz in 1894 at the age 50. He was a mysterious benefactor, a little-known wealthy naturalist, horseman and humanitarian.

Is DeLaveaga disc golf course open?

at the Delaveaga Park This world renowned 27 hole Disc Golf Course is open sunrise to sunset 7 days a week.

When was the first disc golf course built?

In 1984, Tom Schot received permission to build the first official 18 hole disc golf course in Upper DeLaveaga Park as part of the 1984 World Disc Championships. The task was not easy. Many tons of garbage, debris, dense underbrush and poison oak, old cars, etc., had to be cleared out by the original club members.

Where was disc golf first played?

Historically, disc golf was first played in the Santa Cruz area utilizing object courses. Certain trees, posts, or other objects were defined as the target for completing a hole. Much of the early disc golf activity in Santa Cruz took place on the campus of the University of California, Santa Cruz.

Is DeLaveaga Park a land trust?

DeLaveaga Park itself is part of a complex land trust donated to the government for recreational and educational purposes, near the end of the 19th century. The legal status of the trust long remained uncertain owing to laws restricting the allocation of private estates to the public.