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Breaking Down the Bendelow List
Sven Nilsen:
Another addition to the list, although I can find no evidence that the course was actually built.
Vista del Lago CC (Akron, OH)
Akron Beacon Journal - Aug. 19, 1927
Akron Beacon Journal - Sept. 10, 1927
Sven Nilsen:
Bendelow on the origins and demise of the Brassie.
The Munster Times - May 23, 1913
Sven Nilsen:
Another one for the list.
Chicago Tribune, March 22, 1922 -
Auburn CC is first noted in the 1923 Annual Guide as a 9 hole course with a date of formation of 1922.
Sven Nilsen:
And another, this time Clarksburg CC in Clarksburg, WV (March 22, 1913 The Daily Telegram):
Sven Nilsen:
Again, this time Berrien County in Michigan.
My records indicate that Berrien County CC became Berrien Hills CC, which is still in existence. The course is first noted in the 1920 Annual Guide, but no information is given. The 1921 Guide notes a 9 hole course, which increases to 18 in the 1925 Guide. The various guides indicate dates of organization of either 1908 or 1910, but I can find no record of a course being in existence before the notation in the 1920 AG.
It is possible that Bendelow started work on a new 18 hole course in 1921, possibly replacing an early course, with the second 9 holes not being finished until a few years later.
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