"developed the ""mashie-niblick"", the modern 7-iron, which fell between the traditional mashie (5-iron) and niblick (9-iron). Jim and Dave also designed many golf courses, most of which still exist today. While at Chicago Golf, Dave brought the metal hole-liner to the U.S. from Scotland and improved the design to hold the flagstick upright, even in the wind. Another brother, John, was a ballmaker and bookkeeper at the club until his death in 1907. After the Chicago Golf Club vacated the Belmont location, Herbert J. Tweedie, a one-time member of the Royal Liverpool Golf Club, formed the Belmont Golf Club, of"
"Royal Worlington and Newmarket Golf Club The Royal Worlington and Newmarket Golf Club is a golf club located near Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk, England. The nine-hole layout is consistently ranked in the top 100 courses in Britain and Ireland, and the ""Sacred Nine"" (as described by Bernard Darwin) is reputed to be the best nine-hole course in the world. The club was founded in 1893, and has been home to the Cambridge University Golf Club for over 100 years. Harry Colt was the first Cambridge Blue Captain in 1889. Many well-known and colourful amateur golfers have graced the club"
"Glasgow Golf Club Glasgow Golf Club, founded in May 1787, is the ninth oldest golf club in the world. It has changed location several times during its history, but has been based at Killermont in Bearsden since 21 May 1904. The Club is unusual in also having a links course, at Gailes, near Irvine, on the Ayrshire coast, some 35 miles away. The club was founded in May 1787, the first golf club in the west of Scotland, and now the ninth oldest golf club in the world. It was first established at Glasgow Green by 22 men, wealthy merchants"
"Ilkley Golf Club Ilkley Golf Club is a golf club in North Yorkshire, England, just outside the town of Ilkley in West Yorkshire. It is located about a mile to the northwest of Ilkley and southeast of Addingham. The River Wharfe flows past the course. It was established in 1890. Ilkley is the oldest club in the West Riding and the third oldest in Yorkshire (Beverly and East Riding Golf Club 1889); a 9-hole course was established on Rombald's Moor at the behest of Ben Hirst and Alfred Potter in June 1890. The location for the original 9-hole course was"
"mill, and has allowed the club to continue its use as a golf course, since that preserves the original agricultural character of the surrounding land. Garrison Grist Mill Historic District The Garrison Grist Mill Historic District is a parcel of Highlands Country Club located at the southwest corner of the intersection of NY 9D and Lower Station Road (Putnam County Route 12) in Garrison, New York, United States. It contains three buildings, including the titular gristmill (believed to be one of the oldest in the county, and a dam, all dating to the colonial era or the early years of"
"Saint Andrew's Golf Club The Saint Andrew's Golf Club is a golf club located in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, United States. Founded in 1888 by John Reid of Dunfermline, Scotland, the club is the oldest golf club in the United States. The club crest features a Scottish saltire. The current site, the club's home since 1897, features an 18-hole golf course designed by golf course architects William H. Tucker and Harry Tallmadge. In 1983, the track was refurbished by legendary golfer Jack Nicklaus. Along with fellow Empire State club Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, Illinois's Chicago Golf Club, Rhode Island's Newport Country"
"claims to be ""North Wales’ oldest golf club and a founder member of the Golf Union of Wales."" Rhyl Golf Club Rhyl Golf Club (Welsh: ""Clwb Golff Rhyl"") is a golf club based on the outskirts of Rhyl at Denbighshire, Wales. It is a 9-hole course (links). In 2010 the club undertook a £225,000, five-year refurbishment programme. The course is a 9-hole (18 tees) 6315 yards in total and is the only nine-hole links on the north Wales coast. In December 2013 the course was swamped by floods and part of a wall was washed away. the club has since"
"of with heather-lined fairways. The current layout was designed by Willie Park Jnr in 1912. It is the only Open Championship Final Qualifying course in Scotland to be selected by The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews from 2014 to 2017. Glasgow Golf Club Glasgow Golf Club, founded in May 1787, is the ninth oldest golf club in the world. It has changed location several times during its history, but has been based at Killermont in Bearsden since 21 May 1904. The Club is unusual in also having a links course, at Gailes, near Irvine, on the Ayrshire"
"early 1890s. Ormeau Golf Club The Ormeau Golf Club is located on Park Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is a nine-hole course with an eighteen-hole par of 68. The golf club describes itself as ""the Course in the heart of the city"" as it is just a mile from Belfast city centre. It was formed in 1893 and is one of the oldest golf clubs in Ireland. The clubhouse and course are situated on mature tree-covered parkland, which was once part of the Marquis of Donegall's Ormeau demesne. The club has occupied the property by agreement with Belfast City Council"
"Royal Montreal Golf Club The Royal Montreal Golf Club (French: Le Club de Golf Royal Montréal) is the oldest golf club in North America, and the oldest in continuous existence. It was founded in Montreal by eight men in 1873. Permission was granted by Queen Victoria to use the prefix ""Royal"" in 1884. The Club's first course was a 9-hole layout on Fletcher's Field in Mount Royal Park, which the red-coated golfers shared with the public on the then outskirts of Montreal. The first woman to join, and the first female member of any golf club in North America, Mrs."
"union and a cricket club that play in their respective North of Scotland leagues and a rugby league side that plays in the Scotland Rugby League as the Moray Eels; most station teams also play in their respective RAF competitions. The Moray Golf Club is the town's golf club and has two courses, the ""Old Course"" established in 1889, designed by Old Tom Morris who predicted that it would become the best in the north, and the 18 hole ""New Course"", designed by Sir Henry Cotton, opened in 1979. Lossiemouth, as with all of Moray and almost the entirity of"
"Elie Golf Club Elie Golf Club, also known as Earlsferry Links Golf Course, is a coastal links golf club in Elie and Earlsferry, Fife, Scotland. Only about ten miles from the ""spiritual home of golf"" at The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews, golf has been played here since at least 1589, when a royal charter was passed granting villagers permission to use the links. The formal club, the Elie and Earlsferry Golf Club, dates to 1832 and is one of the oldest golf clubs in the United Kingdom. The current course, a par 70 6251-yard course, was"
"Cape Arundel Golf Club The Cape Arundel Golf Club, originally just the Arundel Golf Club, is a country club at 19 River Road in Kennebunkport, Maine. Established in 1896, it is one of the oldest golf clubs in the state. Its 18-hole course was laid out in two stages, with its original nine holes designed by Alexander H. Findley in 1900, and later redesigned and expanded by Walter Travis. The club has long been a social scene for the summer elite of the Kennebunkport area, notably including former United States President George H. W. Bush. The club was listed on"
"Ponte Vedra Inn and Club The Ponte Vedra Inn & Club, located at Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, is a AAA Five Diamond Award resort and the first country club at Ponte Vedra. The 9th hole on the Ocean course has the distinction of having the first island green ever built. In the early 1900's, Ponte Vedra was primarily an area dominated by sand dunes, swamps, alligators, and palmetto trees. In 1912, it was discovered that these dunes were rich in desirable minerals, containing rutile, ilmenite, and zirconium. These minerals were vital in the production of steel, which was in high"
"building called ""The Old Schoolhouse"". Most of the village common is used as a 9-hole golf course by Chesham & Ley Hill Golf Club. The common was given over to golf by Lord Chesham in 1900. Ley Hill Cricket Club is a village-standard club competing in the Mid Bucks League. The club has four senior sides, as well as junior sides from Under 9s upwards. In 2006 the club became the first in Buckinghamshire to receive Clubmark accreditation. Local industries include agriculture and brick-making. Historically the village also had tile making and pottery, which are remembered in the local names"
"Megunticook Golf Club The Megunticook Golf Club is a private recreational club at 212 Calderwood Lane in Rockport, Maine. Its principal features are a Craftsman-style clubhouse and a nine-hole golf course, designed in 1912 by Warren H. Manning. The club was organized in 1899, and is one of the state's oldest recreational clubs, and is home to the state's oldest surviving private golf course. Its facilities were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993 (misspelled ""Mequnticook""). The Megunticook Golf Club is located on the east side of the Beachamp Point peninsula, which separates Rockport Harbor from Penobscot"
"Powelton Club Powelton Club is located between US 9W, Interstate 84, Balmville Road and Chestnut Lane in the hamlet of Balmville, New York, United States, just north of the city of Newburgh, in the Town of Newburgh. Originally established as an archery club, it is one of the five oldest golf courses in the state, and the ten oldest in the U.S. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1999. The property had first been known as Powelton Farm, then Powelton House, after a resort hotel built on it that burned down in 1870. Organized"
"length of the course. Suburban Golf Club Suburban Golf Club is a private club founded in 1896. The current course was designed by golf course architect A. W. Tillinghast in 1922. Tom Bendelow designed the predecessor 9 hole course in 1896. In 1999, Ron Prichard Full restoration . Suburban Golf Club, Inc. is a non-profit corporation of approximately 230 golf members. It has an 18-hole golf course designed by the architect A. W. Tillinghast. It is situated within the township of Union, Union County, New Jersey. It lies near the intersection of the Garden State Parkway, U.S. Route 22, and"
"of to the Golf Corporation, Thomas W. Davis, Pres., for $10,000. Another adjoining were bought for $6,000. $17,000 had already been raised by selling shares for $100 a share, so with $1,000 in the bank, they forged ahead. Tom Davis designed the nine-hole course, and with the help of many volunteers, many of whom belonged to the Glenwood Lions Club, the work began. Two dams were built to supply the water for the greens, the fairways were seeded (1963), and the members of the soon-to-be Ladies League for the course hand planted trees. Opening day was May 30, 1964. Dues"
"first professional post was at the Glasgow Golf Club where he was well known for the great condition of his golf course, especially the wonderful putting surfaces. He moved to the north of England to become professional at Southport Old Links from 1888–92. He later served at North Manchester in 1894–95. Strath assisted in the design of Ilkley Golf Club (""pictured left"") which is the oldest club in West Riding and the third oldest in Yorkshire. A 9-hole course was established on Rombald's Moor at the request of Ben Hirst and Alfred Potter in June 1890. The location for the"
"the paper, which discusses racial bias at area clubs, mentions the club's $20,000 initiation fee, $9,000 annual fee, and its predominantly white and Christian membership; the same article also mentioned that, until the 1970s, the club had exclusively opened its doors to Presbyterians of Scottish descent. Saint Andrew's Golf Club The Saint Andrew's Golf Club is a golf club located in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, United States. Founded in 1888 by John Reid of Dunfermline, Scotland, the club is the oldest golf club in the United States. The club crest features a Scottish saltire. The current site, the club's home since"
"visit the Ty Coch Inn while playing the course. Official club website Nefyn & District Golf Club Nefyn & District Golf Club (Welsh: ""Clwb Golff Nefyn"") is a golf club based just outside Morfa Nefyn at Gwynedd, Wales. A 26 hole golf course with a view of the sea from every tee; eight holes played on the world-famous,"" Point"". It is set high on the sea cliffs of the slim peninsula overlooking Porthdinllaen bay. This club has a ""members only"" policy. Ian Woosnam ranks it among his favourites and holds the club record with a 67. The club was formed"
"Country Club of Montreal The Country Club of Montreal () is a private 18-hole golf course located in Saint-Lambert, Quebec, Canada. Originally dedicated to polo, the club's vocation changed to golf on November 17, 1910, making it the second oldest golf course in Greater Montreal. Originally a 9-hole golf course, 9 more holes were added in subsequent years, and in 1974, the course was redesigned and modernized by Roy Dye of Pete Dye and Associates. The course is 6,725 yards for a par of 72, and features a course rating of 72.8 and a slope rating of 135. Golf was"
"Monroe Golf Club Monroe Golf Club is a Donald Ross-designed course in Pittsford, New York, a suburb southeast of Rochester. Opened for play in 1924, it is home to the annual Monroe Invitational Championship, a highly regarded amateur event first played in 1937. Monroe Golf Club was ranked #96 in ""Golfweek""'s 2011 top 100 best classic courses. Nearby to the northwest is the well-known Oak Hill Country Club, also designed by Ross. In the semi-finals of the 53rd Monroe Invitational Championship in 1993, 17-year-old Tiger Woods hit a miraculous low, rising cut four iron that sliced some under, around, and"
"6491 yards. More recently, players from all over the globe have appeared at the Club, largely in PGA European Tour Qualifiers. Notable athletes include Lee Westwood and Darren Clarke, as well as Ryder Cup players Howard Clarke and Mark James. Manchester Golf Club Manchester Golf Club, is a golf club in Middleton, Greater Manchester, England designed by Harry Shapland Colt. Originally called “The Manchester St Andrews Golf Club”, to distinguish it from another club called “The Manchester Golf Club”, founded as early as 1818. In 1883 when it was the latter club had ceased playing the words St Andrew’s were"
"Sheringham Golf Club Sheringham Golf Club is a golf club on the western outskirts of Sheringham, Norfolk, England. The 6546-yard links course was originally designed by Tom Dunn and opened in 1891. The Links Hotel lies a few miles east of the course. The Brigade Lewis gun school once had its headquarters at the clubhouse, and the course hosted the Locan Cup in September 1992. Sheringham Golf Club was among the earliest clubs to introduce gender-free tees. Writer Mark Person wrote in 2014: ""Sheringham Golf Club is a weird beast. Some claim it is a links course, and links are"
"3 ft gauge to serve the Seaton Brick & Tile Co's brickworks. From 1932 the railway was operated with a 40-seat Wickham railcar, powered by a Ford petrol engine. The railway was originally about long. Murcar Links Golf Club Murcar Links Golf Club is a golf club in northern Aberdeen, Scotland, to the north of the Royal Aberdeen Golf Club. The 18-hole, par 71, 6,156 yard course was established in 1909. and the course was designed by Archie Simpson. The Scottish Golf Union cites it as ""one of the most celebrated courses in Scotland"". In 2006 the club hosted the"
"Nefyn & District Golf Club Nefyn & District Golf Club (Welsh: ""Clwb Golff Nefyn"") is a golf club based just outside Morfa Nefyn at Gwynedd, Wales. A 26 hole golf course with a view of the sea from every tee; eight holes played on the world-famous,"" Point"". It is set high on the sea cliffs of the slim peninsula overlooking Porthdinllaen bay. This club has a ""members only"" policy. Ian Woosnam ranks it among his favourites and holds the club record with a 67. The club was formed in 1907. The course added a further 9 holes in 1912 and"
"Inwood Country Club Inwood Country Club is a private club specializing in Golf, Tennis & Beach Club in Inwood, New York, located adjacent to Jamaica Bay and just southeast of John F. Kennedy International Airport. Originally established as nine-hole course in 1901, it is one of the oldest golf courses on Long Island. The course was expanded to an eighteen-hole layout in 1906. Prior to hosting any major championships, the course was in part redesigned by course architect Herbert Strong. The front nine of the course features an unusual layout: three consecutive par 5s followed by two par 3s in"
"9-hole stroke play tournament. The men's and women's event took place at the Compiègne Club, which is about 30 miles north of Paris. This golf club was built in 1896 and is one of few golf courses built in the 19th century, along with being one of two golf courses that has ever hosted the Olympics. The golf course was designed by M.W. Freemantle and built within the horse racing track of Compiègne. The layout of the course is flat, with dense rough surrounding the fairways and very tiny ""postage stamp"" sized greens. The men's tournament was played on 2"
"Tryon Country Club Tryon Country Club is a historic country club located near Tryon, Polk County, North Carolina. The nine-hole golf course was originally laid out in 1914; the course opened in 1917. The donor family attests that the layout was designed by noted golfer Donald Ross. The clubhouse was built in 1922, and is a one-story, five bay, Rustic Revival style log building with two projecting front-gable porches. The pro shop and storage building was built about 1935, and is a one-story side-gable frame structure, with additions made about 1940, 1958, and 1972. Also on the golf course is"
"Forest Hills Country Club Forest Hills Country Club is a historic country club located in Wayne Township, Wayne County, Indiana. The clubhouse was built in 1927, and is a two-story, stuccoed, Tudor Revival style building. It has a cross-gable roof with half-timbering on the gable ends. William H. (Bill) Diddel designed a nine-hole golf course for the Forest Hills Country Club in 1927. In 1931, the club brought Diddel back to add another nine holes. Also on the property are the contributing swimming pool, two maintenance buildings, and two shelters. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places"
"represent one over the par score for the hole. Berkhamsted Golf Club (Founded 1890) 1891 The Golfing Union of Ireland is founded on 12 October 1891 and is the oldest Golfing Union in the world. Shinnecock Hills Golf Club is founded on Long Island. Warkworth Golf Club is founded in Northumberland, designed by Old Tom Morris The Cannes Golf Club is founded in Cannes by Grand Duke Michael of Russia. The first golf club in the French Rivera. It is here that Michael taught Prince Albert to play golf. 1892 The Oakhurst Golf Club is founded at White Sulphur Springs,"