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East Lake Golf Club is a private golf club 5 miles east of downtown Atlanta, Georgia. Established in 1904, it is the oldest golf course in the city. [ 3 ] East Lake was the home course of golfer Bobby Jones and much of its clubhouse serves as a tribute to his accomplishments.
East Lake is home to two golf courses. The East Lake Golf Club, the home course of golf legend Bobby Jones, is the site of PGA's annual Tour Championship. It was reconstructed in 1995 by noted golf course architect Rees Jones. The Charlie Yates Golf Course is adjacent to the East Lake Golf Club and is open to the public.
In 1995 Cousins purchased East Lake Golf Club and restored it to its former glory. He also helped to establish East Lake as the permanent home of the TOUR Championship which is the season ending tournament for the PGA TOUR. [14] Profits from East Lake Golf Club go to the East Lake Foundation which in turn goes to help the East Lake Community.
Maiden was a native of Carnoustie, Scotland, and followed his brother James Maiden to the United States, succeeding him as the head professional at East Lake Golf Club in 1908. Maiden was the son of James Maiden and Elspeth Maiden née McLean. His father James worked as a payroll clerk at a metal foundry in Carnoustie.
original 9 hole course redesigned in 1926 as a new 18 hole course. The cost was his traveling expenses to Rochester where his daughter Elsie Mae Brown resided. Course done as a wedding gift. [2] Hillcrest GC: R: 1937: St. Paul: Minnesota: United States: Extinct Town & Country CC: R: 1937: St. Paul: Minnesota: United States: Westwood CC: E: 1937 ...
East Lake Golf Club has been the permanent home of the TOUR Championship since 2005. The tournament was first played at East Lake in 1998 and has been held at East Lake 21 times since then. The TOUR Championship is the culminating event of the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedEx Cup, with only the top 30 players on the points list qualifying each year.
Adair was the second president of the Atlanta Athletic Club and was instrumental in building the East Lake Country Club (now East Lake Golf Club). Known as the Father of Golf in Atlanta, he helped mentor Bobby Jones. His own son, Perry Adair, was a champion golfer and is a member of the Georgia Golf Hall of Fame.
The course was rated one of the top 10 short range courses in America by Golf Range Magazine and all profits from the course go to benefit the East Lake Foundation. [2] Charlie Yates was an East Lake golfer who won the British Amateur in 1938. Charlie grew up on Second Avenue, the street which separated East Lake's main course from its No. 2 ...