Tom Fazio IIUpon completing our 2019 course renovation by course designer Tom Fazio II, Hobe Sound Golf Club will re-introduce its original logo, which embraces the area's local heritage and history.Sep 17, 2019
Fort Macleod holds the distinction of not only being the first golf course in Alberta, but also the oldest layout in Canada west of Winnipeg. Golf has been played on this land since 1890 when it was just a series of grassy flats neaer the old Northwest Mounted Police Fort.
A. W. TillinghastWinged Foot Golf Club is admired around the world as one of the world's greatest Golf Clubs. The Founders had such a remarkable vision for the Club which was founded in 1921. Not one, but two of the greatest golf courses in the world designed by A. W. Tillinghast.
architect William P. BellDesigned by famed golf architect William P. Bell, the Brookside Golf Club boasts a 95 year golf tradition. The 36-hole complex is the oldest golf course in Los Angeles County and situated in the golden foothills of Pasadena next to the famed Rose Bowl.
The Victoria Golf Club, founded in 1893, is the oldest 18-hole golf course in Canada in its original location, and second oldest in North America. The course began as 14 holes but quickly expanded to 18 in 1895.
That honour goes to the (Royal) Montreal Golf Club, founded in 1873. But if you want to play the holes with the longest history of giving Canadian golfers equal measures of the game's special angst and ecstasy, then Perth is the place.Jul 5, 2003
Winged Foot's West Course has hosted the U.S. Open six times and the PGA Championship once. The East Course has hosted the U.S. Women's Open twice and the U.S. Senior Open. Winged Foot Golf Club has also hosted the U.S. Amateur twice; in 2004, the tournament was contested on both courses.
Historically, the Winged Foot represents the magical sandals worn by the Greek messenger god Hermes (or Mercury, in Roman mythology). It's often associated with running, but its importance is not limited to that. As a go-between for Olympians and mortals, Hermes was also a god of boundaries.
The name comes from the logo of the New York Athletic Club. The NYAC logo pictures — you guessed it — a foot with a wing attached to it. Several members of the NYAC at the time were part of the group that founded Winged Foot in 1921, so they brought some of the club's flavor with them to the golf course.Sep 19, 2020
Brookside Golf CourseBrookside Golf Course is located in Pasadena, California—it is adjacent to the Rose Bowl Stadium in the Arroyo Seco natural area. Brookside features two 18-hole championship courses, clubhouse, golf shop, restaurant, putting greens, and driving range.
An in-depth profile of the Alex "Nipper" Campbell designed Moraine Country Club. by Andy Johnson. A t a dinner with legendary golf course critic Ran Morrissett, we got on the topic of Moraine.
A strong contender for Moraine’s most memorable hole is the par four 16th. The tee shot calls for a decision – hit driver and attempt to get down the hill or lay up short and leave a mid-iron shot to a small, well-protected green. Either choice requires finding the fairway to score.
Moraine has a couple of brawny par-3s, and the second is the first of them. Guarding the green are bunkers short right and along the left side. With long irons in hand, the front right trap can come into play for players trying to run the ball up.
The 7th brings players back to the dramatic part of Moraine’s property where Campbell places a thrilling short par-4. The hole plays down a massive hill and is reachable for long players. The green is long and narrow and protected by deep bunkers and long grass on both sides. The decision on the tee is whether to go for it or lay up with a mid to long iron short of the left fairway bunker.
To combat this, Campbell created three stellar green complexes. The 10th, in particular, is one of the most unique and subtly challenging greens to be found anywhere.
Campbell forces a decision from the player with a fairway bunker on the left and the left to right slope of the land. The 45-yard wide fairway narrows at 250 yards from the tee due to that trap which cuts in to the ideal line of play. Past the bunker, the fairway shrinks as it approaches the green set on the hill.
The final hole on the flat portion of the property is the long par three 12th. This ball-buster is a par 3.5 and requires an excellent long-iron or fairway wood shot to a big back to front sloping green. The green is guarded by deep bunkers on either side, and the wise miss is short.