The Economist published a blurb this morning on the Golf Club of Lebanon in the context of the tension between that nation and Israel. Although bunkered, the course has gotten most attention over the past few years that the true hazards at the course are missile launch sites that some Israeli defense experts claim are housed there (club management, interviewed for the story, laugh these claims off).
The club was founded during 1923, although the current course wasn't created until 1965. Per the club's website, "with Salim Ali Salaam as its president, relocated to its present location, a British golf architect was brought over from England to design a nine-hole golf course with alternative tees and greens."
Any ideas on who that Brit might have been, or if anyone noteworthy was involved in the nine new holes added during 1983?
The course took its knocks during past Israeli incursions (as well as the nation's Civil War). The club may mark a late centennial with fireworks as well.