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In 1924, Livingstone defeated Harry Vardon and Ted Ray in an exhibition match at Belle Meade; in the same year, he won the Nashville City Open. [24] He played in the 1926 Southeastern PGA Championship, also at Belle Meade. He shot 66-67 in the first two rounds for a total of 133, breaking the previous world record of 134 set by Bobby Jones. [1]
The club was later renamed "Belle Meade Country Club" and Webb was the club golf champion in 1913 and 1917. At the time of his death at age 95, Webb was celebrated as club's oldest living member. He endowed an annual trophy for the Belle Meade Junior Golf championship; a room named for him was dedicated by in 1976 by sportswriter Fred Russell.
He donated a parcel of land on the estate to build a shooting lodge, and founded the Belle Meade Gun Club in 1898. [12] The club hosted the U.S. Wing Shot Championship in October, 1998. [13] Celebrity exhibition marksman, Annie Oakley, visited the Belle Meade Gun Club on October 26, 1899, as a special guest in a shooting competition. [14]
Date/Time Thumbnail Dimensions User Comment; current: 14:51, 24 March 2024: 3,149 × 2,651 (2.66 MB): Eagledj: Uploaded a work by {{Unknown|author}} from It may be the original image-- I found it in the archives of Belle Meade Country Club, Nashville, Tennessee.
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Belle Meade Gun Club, May 7, 1898 The Belle Meade Gun Club was a sport-shooting organization founded in 1897 on the grounds of Belle Meade Plantation on the west side of Nashville, Tennessee . The land, a small parcel of the farm's vast acreage, was donated by its owner, former Confederate General William Hicks Jackson , who enjoyed the sport ...
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