[Michael Moore]

While perusing Manuel de la Torre's Understanding the Golf Swing this afternoon, I came across a mention of the Women's National Golf and Tennis Club on Long Island.

It says that Marion Hollins was the founder and that Ernest Jones was an instructor there in 1924.

What else can you all tell me about this joint?

[TEPaul]

Marion Hollins was apparently the driving force and principal. Devereaux Emmet the architect. I believe founded on its own the club combined with The Creek Club in the depression. Now I believe it's called Glen Head G.C. I should know better since I grew up in Glen Head, L.I., N.Y.

In that day and age the idea and existence of strictly women's clubs and golf courses was a bit more common than today. Even George Crump planned to build a golf course just for women at PV when he finished with his men's course.

[Jeff_Mingay]

Michael,

Well, I know Dev Emmet was the course architect.

There's a really cool photo of a hole, a par-three surrounded by sand, in Shackelford's Golden Age book.

[Jim Hoak]

I am bumping this topic, because of the great news this week that Marion Hollins is being inducted (along with Tiger Woods) into the World Golf Hall of Fame in the Class of 2021!!   She was a Women's National Amateur Champion--and a driving force behind the Women's National Golf and Tennis Club.  But, most importantly to this site, she was a key to the architecture of Alister MacKenzie at Cypress Point Club, Pasatiempo and Augusta National.
She died in 1944 at 51 years old.  Long overdue recognition!!

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