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William J. Devine Memorial Golf Course, colloquially referred to as and contained within Franklin Park, is a municipal golf course in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, bordered by the neighborhoods of Dorchester and Roxbury. Established on October 26, 1896, it is the second oldest public golf course in the United States. [2]
The golf facilities have a total of 27 holes, divided between two courses. The Main Course is composed of the Clyde and Squirrel nines, essentially the original 18 holes. This was the course used for the 1913 U.S. Open, and is the course played by members today. The other nine holes are the Primrose Course, an executive
In 1974, the course hosted the Massachusetts State Amateur Championship, won by Bill Mallon. The one-time LPGA AreaWEB.COM Challenge took place in 1999 and was won by Mardi Lunn . In 2004, Pleasant Valley hosted the Massachusetts Open for the first time since 1964; Geoffrey Sisk won the tournament.
The following year, at Essex Country Club, Alex Ross scored 305 to win for the 5th straight year, "a unique happening in the history of golf," according to The Boston Globe. The paper referred to it as "the best golf" ever played at the event. [7] In 1911, the championship was held at The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts.
The course cost nearly a half a million dollars to build. [2] [5] The famed golf course architect Donald Ross designed the course. [6] The new club officially opened on October 12, 1926. [5] In the 1930s, Salem began hosting a number of significant tournaments. In 1930, the course hosted the Massachusetts Amateur. [1]
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The 1963 U.S. Open was the 63rd U.S. Open, held June 20–23 at The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts, a suburb southwest of Boston. Julius Boros won his second U.S. Open title in an 18-hole Sunday playoff with Jacky Cupit and Arnold Palmer . [ 3 ]
Kayden Serkiz, 16, of Hanson, chips a shot out of snow at Harmon Golf in Rockland on Wednesday Feb. 21, 2024. Golfing in winter can be a challenge in New England, but some golfers find bare spots ...