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Directory of Golf Courses Designed by Donald J. Ross - Golf Course Architect Directory of Golf Courses Designed by Donald J. Ross - Golf Course Architect - Compiled by Donald Ross Society And THE TUFTS ARCHIVES Pinehurst, North Carolina Donald Ross Society List of Golf Courses Designed by Donald J. Ross The following list of the golf courses designed by Donald J. Ross originally was started in 1986 by the late W. Pete Jones, a fan of Donald Ross and a historian at heart. The original list was taken from the pages of The Golf Course by Geoffrey Cornish and Ron Whitten. The Ross courses on that list were contacted by Pete and surveyed as to their Ross heritage and supporting documents. The Donald Ross Society was created in 1989 and Pete became the Historian of the Society. He was joined by one of the Founders of the Society, Mike Fay, in further clarifying the list. Over the next ten years many additions and deletions were made. All of the materials that were used in determining the provenance of these courses are kept at The Tufts Archives in Pinehurst, North Carolina, where the papers of Donald Ross reside. Pete Jones died in 1998, and the work on the list continued with the assistance of Archivist Khristine Janizuk and Mike Fay. The late Gery Krewson, with input from Mike Fay and others, further refined the list for inclusion in Bradley Klein’s book Discovering Donald Ross, published in 2001. Audrey Moriarty became the Archivist in 2002 and did the yeoman job of organizing the papers of Ross, Pete Jones, and the many documents that were collected by Mike Fay. She was greatly aided by an Archives volunteer, John Root, who organized the scanning of all the documents and computerized all the raw data. In 2007, Jan Ludwig, a retired professor, became involved and did considerable research in further refinement of the list. Work continues on the list with Audrey, John, Jan, and Mike seeking and gathering further information. Notes to the 2018 Revision This revision of the Directory of Donald Ross Golf Courses is largely the result of research I have done at The Tufts Archives in Pinehurst, North Carolina, over the last ten years, with the help and advice of many other individuals. In particular, new facts often appear after a representative of a Ross club sends a request for information to the Archives; I want to thank those people for prompting me to additional investigation. If my also encouraging them to dig deeper has sometimes helped to increase our mutual knowledge of Ross and his courses, that is so much the better. There are three individuals I need to thank for helping with my research: Paul Dunn, Chris Buie and Sven Nilsen; they have contributed significantly to the accuracy of this list, and to our knowledge of Ross’s work. Many fellow members of the Donald Ross Society, especially Michael Fay and Brad Becken, have provided insights into this or that detail about various Ross courses; they also deserve my thanks. Finally, my research could not have been done without the resources of The Tufts Archives and the friendly assistance of the professionals who work there: Audrey Moriarty, Melissa Bielby, Lori Wright and Kay Lund. Fellow long-time Archives volunteer John Root and Donald Ross Society colleague John Stiles helped in many ways, including the formatting and presentation of this listing. It is of the very nature of projects like this one that they are never really completed; therefore, comments and criticisms, corrections and additions, are always welcome, to be sent to me via [email protected]. Jan Ludwig Secretary, Donald Ross Society Tufts Archives Volunteer Revised – February 2018 GOLF COURSES OF DONALD ROSS Donald Ross Society updated 2018 OKA = Originally Known As FKA = Formerly Known As State Y E A R Tufts Ross NLE Course Name City Country Holes New Remodel Info. 1930 Status Holes 2018 Birmingham, Country Club of - East Birmingham AL 18 1926 YES YES PR 18 Birmingham, Country Club of - West Birmingham AL 18 1929 YES YES PR 18 Mobile, Country Club of Mobile AL 27 1918 YES YES PR 27 Mountain Brook Country Club Birmingham AL 18 1929 YES YES PR 18 (OKA Jemison) Peninsula Golf & Country Club San Mateo CA 18 1922-23 YES YES PR 18 (OKA Beresford Golf & Country Club ) St. Andrews-by-the- Algonquin Hotel & Golf Club CAN 27 1927 1927 YES RES 27 NLE 1996 Sea, NB Banff Hotel Golf Club Banff Springs CAN 18 1919 YES RES 18 NLE 1928 Brightwood Golf & Country Club Dartmouth, NS CAN 9/9 1921 1921 PR 18 Elmhurst Golf & Links Winnipeg, Manitoba CAN 18 1919 1919 YES PR 18 Essex County Golf & Country Club LaSalle, Ontatio CAN 18 1926 YES YES PR 18 Lambton Golf & Country Club Toronto, Ont. CAN 18 1919 YES PR 18 Pine Ridge Golf Club Winnipeg, Manitoba CAN 18 1919 YES PR 18 Riverside Country Club Rothesay, NB CAN 9/9 1920 1920 YES PR 18 Riverside Country Club Rothesay, NB CAN 18 1936-39 Rosedale Golf Club Toronto, Ontario CAN 18 1919 1919 YES PR 18 Page 1 GOLF COURSES OF DONALD ROSS Donald Ross Society updated 2018 OKA = Originally Known As FKA = Formerly Known As State Y E A R Tufts Ross NLE Course Name City Country Holes New Remodel Info. 1930 Status Holes 2018 Roseland Golf and Curling Club Windsor, Ontario CAN 18 1926 YES MUNY 18 (OKA Roseland Park Country Club ) St. Charles Country Club - South Winnipeg, Manitoba CAN 9 1919 YES PR 18 St. Charles Country Club - West Winnipeg, Manitoba CAN 9 1919 YES PR 18 NLE White Point Golf Club Queens County, NS CAN 9 1929 YES RES 18 (FKA Liverpool Golf & Country Club) Broadmoor Golf Club Colorado Springs CO 18 1918 YES YES RES 18 (East Course 9/West Course 9) Lakewood Country Club Lakewood CO 18 1916 PR 18 Wellshire Golf Club Denver CO 18 1926 YES MUNY 18 Greenwich Country Club Greenwich CT 4 1946 YES PR 18 Hartford Golf Club West Hartford CT 18 1914 YES PR 18 Hartford Golf Club West Hartford CT 4 / 14 1946 1946 Shennecossett Municipal GC Groton CT 18 / 3 1914 1916-19 YES MUNY 18 (OKA Shennecossett Golf Club ) Wampanoag Country Club West Hartford CT 18 1924 YES YES PR 18 Waterbury, Country Club of Waterbury CT 18 1926 YES YES PR 18 Havana Biltmore Yacht & Country Club Havana Cuba 18 1927 RES 18 NLE Page 2 GOLF COURSES OF DONALD ROSS Donald Ross Society updated 2018 OKA = Originally Known As FKA = Formerly Known As State Y E A R Tufts Ross NLE Course Name City Country Holes New Remodel Info. 1930 Status Holes 2018 Havana, Country Club of Havana Cuba 18 1911 YES PR 18 NLE DuPont Country Club Wilmington DE 18 1923 YES NLE Belleair Country Club - #2 East Belleair FL 18 1915 YES PR 18 Belleair Country Club - #1 West Belleair FL 9 1915 YES YES PR 18 Belleair Country Club - #1 West Belleair FL 9 1915 YES PR 9 Belleview Biltmore Golf Club (FKA Belleview Mido, OKA Pelican Country Belleair FL 18 1925 YES RES 18 Club ) Biltmore Golf Course Coral Gables FL 18 1926 YES YES RES 18 (OKA Miami Biltmore ) Bobby Jones Golf Club - British/American Sarasota FL 18 1926 YES MUNY 36 (OKA Sarasota Muny ) Boca Raton Resort & Club - Cloisters Boca Raton FL 9 1925 YES RES 18 (OKA Mizner #1 ) Bradenton Country Club Bradenton FL 18 1925 YES SP 18 (OKA Palma Sola CC) Brentwood Golf Club Jacksonville FL 18 1923 YES MUNY 18 NLE (FKA Jacksonville Muny ) Daytona Beach Golf Club - South Daytona Beach FL 18 1921 1944 YES MUNY 18 Delray Beach Golf Club Delray Beach FL 9 1925 YES MUNY 18 Page 3 GOLF COURSES OF DONALD ROSS Donald Ross Society updated 2018 OKA = Originally Known As FKA = Formerly Known As State Y E A R Tufts Ross NLE Course Name City Country Holes New Remodel Info. 1930 Status Holes 2018 Dunedin Golf Club Dunedin FL 18 1926 YES YES SP 18 (OKA Dunedin Isles Golf Course ) E. F. Hutton - Miniature Course Palm Beach FL 9 1929 YES PR 9 NLE Florida Country Club Jacksonville FL 18 1922 YES PR 18 NLE Fort George Island Golf Club Jacksonville FL 9 1927 YES PR 18 NLE 1989 Fort Myers Country Club Fort Myers FL 18 1916 MUNY 18 Gulf Stream Golf Club Delray Beach FL 18 1924 YES YES PR 18 Handley Park Golf Club New Smyrna Beach FL 9 1922 9 NLE Hyde Park Golf Club Jacksonville FL 18 1925 YES PUB 18 Lakeside Links Golf Club Keystone Heights FL 9 1928 SP 9 (OKA Keystone Heights Country Club) Lake Pierce Country Club Lake Wales FL 18 1925 YES PR 18 NLE Longboat Key Club Sarasota FL 18 1924 NLE Mark Bostick Golf Course Gainesville FL 18 1921 YES SP 18 at The University of Florida Crane Creek Reserve Golf Club Melbourne FL 18 1926 YES MUNY 18 (FKA Melbourne Golf Course) Miami Country Club Miami FL 18 1919 1939 YES YES PR 18 NLE (OKA Miami Golf Links ) Miami Shores Country Club Miami (North Miami) FL 18 1925 YES NLE Page 4 GOLF COURSES OF DONALD ROSS Donald Ross Society updated 2018 OKA = Originally Known As FKA = Formerly Known As State Y E A R Tufts Ross NLE Course Name City Country Holes New Remodel Info. 1930 Status Holes 2018 New Smyrna Golf Club New Smyrna Beach FL 18 1947 YES MUNY 18 (OKA New Smyrna Beach Country Club ) Orlando, Country Club of Orlando FL 18 1918 YES PR 18 Palatka Municipal Golf Course Palatka FL 18 1925 YES MUNY 18 Palm Beach Country Club Palm Beach FL 18 1917 1939 YES YES PR 18 Palma Ceia Golf Course Tampa FL 18 1923 YES PR 18 Panama Country Club Lynn Haven FL 18 1927 PR 18 Pinecrest Golf Club Avon Park FL 18 1926 PUB 18 (FKA Pinecrest Lakes CC ) Design Pinellas Country Club Belleair FL 18 1925 Ponce de Leon Resort & Country Club NLE St.
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