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Garland Bayley

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Re: What US Open site is this?
« Reply #25 on: March 20, 2008, 10:48:57 AM »
In case there is anyone still interested, the site is the former home of Fresh Meadow CC, Flushing (Queens), NY. Where Gene Sarazen was pro until he lost the PGA championship there, so he moved to Lakeville CC to avoid the home course jinx for the upcoming US Open that he proceeded to win. Interesting the the club, while being squeezed by the need for housing sold out and bought Lakeville, which was in dire straits because of the depression and the war, and moved the club there, thereby following the steps of the Squire.
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