Brookside in Allentown, Pa. Lineage? Opinions?

[mike_malone]

 A  friend is moving to within walking distance.

[Mike_Trenham]

Whoops

Mayday here is an old thread on Brookside Allentown.


http://golfclubatlas.com/forum/index.php?topic=31382.0

[Steve_ Shaffer]

The club is making a comeback from hard times.

Why isn't Meehan mentioned by the club as the architect on its website?

http://articles.mcall.com/2011-07-19/sports/mc-teeing-off-0719-20110719_1_brookside-country-club-private-clubs-membership

[Joe Bausch]

I really enjoyed my maiden voyage at J. Franklin Meehan's Brookside CC near Allentown, PA.  Some very cool stuff where a chainsaw, some stumpers, and mowing out greens would be transformative IHMO. 

Photo album:

http://myphillygolf.com/uploads/bausch/BrooksideCC/index.html

[Mark McKeever]

I really enjoyed my maiden voyage at J. Franklin Meehan's Brookside CC near Allentown, PA.  Some very cool stuff where a chainsaw, some stumpers, and mowing out greens would be transformative IHMO. 

Photo album:

http://myphillygolf.com/uploads/bausch/BrooksideCC/index.html

Agreed, lots of good bones out there. 


They rerouted their current 18th to get to a terrible pond in front of the new clubhouse.  Original green (which looks neat) still sits at the corner of the dogleg.

[MCirba]

Lots of really good stuff out there from a very underrated architect who had a big hand in building both Shawnee for Tilly and Pine Valley for his friend George Crump.   Agree with Joe that a chainsaw and thoughtful tree management program would turn up the lights.