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The golf course at the Buckwood Inn was the first to be designed by A. W. Tillinghast, a renowned golf course architect. [1] [10] In 1919 the resort was a host site for a U.S. Women's Amateur won by Alexa Stirling. [8] John D. Rockefeller stopped over to play golf at the Buckwood Inn in 1920. [11]
The village is separated from the main channel of the Delaware River by Depuy Island. Just downstream from this island is Swanee Island, now the location of the Shawnee Inn golf course. About 2.5 miles (4.0 km) upstream from Shawnee is Tocks Island, the site of a proposed controversial dam project following flooding on the river in 1955. [11]
The 1967 NCAA University Division Golf Championship was the 29th annual NCAA-sanctioned golf tournament to determine the individual and team national champions of men's collegiate golf in the United States. [1] The tournament was held at the Shawnee Golf Course in Shawnee on Delaware, Pennsylvania.
This is a list of golf courses for the design of which American golf course architect A. W. Tillinghast was at least in part responsible. OD denotes courses for which Tillinghast is the original designer; R denotes courses reconstructed by Tillinghast; A denotes courses for which Tillinghast made substantial additions
The Shawnee Open was a golf tournament that was first held in 1912. It was played at The Shawnee Inn & Golf Resort in Smithfield Township, Monroe County, Pennsylvania. The course was completed in 1911, the first design by renowned architect A. W. Tillinghast. [1] The Shawnee Open was recognized as a PGA Tour event from 1916 to 1937.
The following is a partial list of golf courses designed by Pete Dye. [1] He is credited with designing more than 200 courses internationally during his lifetime. [2] In 1982, Sports Illustrated wrote that Dye had a reputation for transforming "unpromising" land into picturesque and challenging golf courses, that required a style of play called "target golf".
This category contains articles about golf clubs and courses in Delaware. Pages in category "Golf clubs and courses in Delaware" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
He built his first small golf course around 1898. [9] In 1903, he purchased 8,000 acres (3,200 ha) of land of both sides of the Delaware River. He built Buckwood Lodge, a small mansion, on the side of Kittatinny Ridge in Pennsylvania, between the river and Sunfish Pond, a small lake higher up the ridge covering 258 acres (104 ha). Worthington ...