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2. Sankaty Head Golf Club - Wikipedia

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   Sankaty Head Golf Club is one of the easternmost golf courses in Massachusetts, perched on the edge of Nantucket Island in Siasconset, Massachusetts. The course was designed by Emerson Armstrong and opened in 1923. [1] [2] It is an 18-hole course. It is one of the few examples of world-class links-style golf outside of the UK (see Shinnecock ...

3. Obsolete golf clubs - Wikipedia

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   Lofter – A metal-headed golf club with a moderate loft ranging from a modern five iron to an eight iron. Niblick or Rut Niblick – a trouble club and pitching iron and generally the most lofted of the 19th century irons, with a very small rounded head and a loft equivalent to a modern nine iron or wedge. [5] [better source needed]

4. Detroit Golf Club - Wikipedia

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   The Detroit Golf Club was founded in 1899 by William R. Farrand and several of his friends. Originally the club was limited to 100 members. Originally the club was limited to 100 members. They rented a 45-acre (180,000 m 2 ) plot of farmland at 6 Mile and Woodward, and a 6-hole course layout was created.

5. List of golf courses designed by Donald Ross - Wikipedia

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   Hillcrest Country Club, Kansas City Hillcrest Country Club is a private country club in Kansas City, Missouri. The course was designed by Donald J. Ross beginning in 1912 and opened for play in 1916. The course was designed by Donald J. Ross beginning in 1912 and opened for play in 1916.

6. Siasconset Golf Club - Wikipedia

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   Tourism was responsible for the creation of the island's golf courses as Nantucket catered more to this industry at the end of the 19th century. [2] In 1894, [6] [9] [5] [11] John Grout leased property near Siasconset from owner Levi Starbuck Coffin [6] [7] to develop this course on the land which was the old Bloomingdale Farm. [6]

7. Wedge (golf) - Wikipedia

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   The class of wedges grew out of the need for a better club for playing soft lies and short shots. Prior to the 1930s, the best club for short "approach" shots was the "niblick", roughly equivalent to today's 9-iron or pitching wedge in loft; however the design of this club, with a flat, angled face and virtually no "sole", made it difficult to use in sand and other soft lies as it was prone to ...

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9. Country Club of Detroit - Wikipedia

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   Country Club of Detroit has twice hosted the U.S. Amateur, first in 1915 where Robert A. Gardner won [4] and again in 1954 when Arnold Palmer won his first USGA title. [5] In 2004 the Country Club of Detroit hosted Turning Point Invitational, which brought many past U.S. Amateur champions together to compete including Phil Mickelson and Mark O ...