There are 234 golf courses spread across the over 800 U.S. military installations located around the globe. Nearly every major location has a course. And these courses are much more than just a place senior officers go to hide from staff meetings.
Linville Golf Club, built in 1895, is said to be our state's oldest course.
World War II to the Present At the war's end in 1945 Fort Benning was used not only to train infantry but also to demonstrate innovations in tactics and weapons to civilian and military leaders from home and abroad.
Fort Benning is a United States Army post straddling the Alabama–Georgia border next to Columbus, Georgia. Fort Benning supports more than 120,000 active-duty military, family members, reserve component soldiers, retirees and civilian employees on a daily basis.
ScotlandSt. Andrews, Scotland. It was here at the St. Andrews Golf Links that the R&A was formed and where the 18-hole round was established.
Andrews formalized the rules and stated, “One round of the Links, or 18 holes is reckoned a match, unless otherwise stipulated.” Legend has it that the reason for 18 holes is that a bottle of whiskey contained the same number of shots as holes on a course, thus providing just enough drink for a shot on each hole.
Fort Benning, GA conducts Advanced Individual Training for the Army Infantry, which makes many think it also has the toughest Basic Training program.
Arthur BusseyThe new site chosen for Camp Benning was a 1,800 acre plantation owned by Arthur Bussey eight miles to the south. The Bussey Plantation, along with numerous buildings to include the plantation house known as Riverside, and an additional 115,000 acres was purchased for $3,600,000 on October 19, 1918.
Hal Moore was a hero of the Vietnam War, and his wife Julia fought for changes to improve the lives of military families. Fort Benning would be renamed for both of them in kind of a tribute to military families.
Fort Benning. With a population of 107,627 and more than one-quarter of the population active duty members, Fort Benning has the 5th largest army base in the world.
Fort Benning | Airborne and Ranger Training Brigade (ARTB)
Fort Benning in Georgia is home to the previously all-male infantry and armor schools. It's had to make a number of adjustments, including female dorm rooms, security cameras, monitoring stations.
Niagara Golf Club circa 1875 This is the oldest surviving golf course in North America.
Chicago Golf Club is considered the oldest 18-hole course in North America (although the club's original site has public golf, nine-hole Downers Grove, which dates back to 1892). Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx considers itself to be the first public golf course in the U.S. (1895).
The Van Cortlandt Golf Course opened on July 6, 1895, as the first public municipal golf course in the United States.
The Old Course at St Andrews Links in Fife, Scotland, UK, is the oldest golf course in the world. Archbishop Hamilton's Charter in 1552 is the earliest documentary evidence that allowed the people of St Andrews to play golf on the Links.