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As golf became a sport also played by the middle class of the United States by the 1950s and 1960s, golf course communities also were developed for those players. During a period of "boom growth" in United States golf courses in the 1960s, approximately 25% of courses built each year were developed as a part of a real estate development. [3] [4]
Russell Island is a small private island in the St. Clair River in the U.S. state of Michigan between Algonac and Walpole Island, Ontario, Canada.It is immediately upriver from Sand Island which is itself immediately upriver from Harsens Island; it includes two smaller islands, Anderson Island on the northwest, and "The Gold Coast" on the southwest.
The golf course was a key component of the development of 1,600 acres (650 ha) of land on the east end of Fishers Island into a new community for summer residents in the mid-1920s. Real estate developer Frederick S. Ruth was engaged by Fishers Island Farms, Inc. to explore the feasibility of creating the new development.
A view of McNeil Island and the Puget Sound from Steilacoom, Washington The old Anderson Island School. Anderson Island is the southernmost island in Puget Sound and a census-designated place of Pierce County, Washington, United States. [1] It is accessible by boat or a 20-minute ferry ride from Steilacoom. Anderson Island is just south of ...
Richmond County Country Club (RCCC) is a private country club in Staten Island, New York. The club includes a golf course, tennis courts, an aquatic facility, and two clubhouses. The golf course and the main clubhouse have impressive views of New York Harbor, the Atlantic Ocean, and the New Jersey highlands.
Anderson Creek Club is a luxury gated community featuring a course and a charter school. [9] The golf course was designed by Davis Love III. When it opened in 2001, it was acclaimed as the "best new course in North Carolina", [10] and was awarded 4 1/2 Stars by Golf Digest.
The Isle Dauphine Club is a historic social club in Dauphin Island, Alabama. The club was developed by the Dauphin Island Property Owners Association, and came to encompass the main club building, a restaurant, swimming pool, tennis courts, and a golf course. The Mid-century modern main club building was completed in 1957 and consists of three ...
Founded as a Jewish country club, [4] the club has an 18-hole championship golf course which hosted the PGA Championship in 1919 and the U.S. Amateur in 1920. The competitions were won by Jim Barnes and Chick Evans, respectively. [5] [6] Herbert Strong was the architect of the original golf course and Devereux Emmet remodeled part of the course ...