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Oak Hill Country Club

ISBN: 978-1-62584-493-4
EAN: 9781625844934
Produktnummer: 18439035
Verlag: The History Press Ltd
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2013
Plattform: EPUB
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In 1901, Oak Hill Country Club opened on the Genesee River. There were only nine holes, and the clubhouse was a converted farmhouse, but for the members, it was a haven. In the 1920s, the club moved to Pittsford, where world-famous architect Donald Ross built two eighteen-hole courses. A stately Tudor-style clubhouse was added, and in 1949, Oak Hill's reputation as one of the best courses in America was cemented when the USGA held the U.S. Amateur here. Golfing greats like Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer and Tiger Woods have competed in such tournaments as the 1956 and 1968 U.S. Open, the 2003 and 2013 PGA Championship and the 2008 Senior PGA Ch… Mehr