Union League GC at Torresdale (Ross, 1921) Resto-pening Day PICS

[Bill Shotzbarger]

Three links to other stuff before this post:

(1) Post on deal between Union League and TFCC here: http://www.golfclubatlas.com/forum/index.php/topic,58105.0.html

(2) Joe Bausch's BEFORE pics of TFCC from 2011: http://myphillygolf.com/uploads/bausch/TFCC/index.html

(3) Joe Bausch's pics DURING the work in April 2015: http://xchem.villanova.edu/~bausch/images/albums/ULatT_Construction/

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A little bit of a timeline:

1896: Torresdale CC founded.

1913ish: Merion pro George Sayers builds first 9 holes at Torresdale-Frankford C.C. at Frankford & Grant Avenues in Philadelphia, PA.

1921: Ross remodels 9 and builds 9 at Frankford & Grant.

2014-15: After constructing an original plan ~7 years earlier, Stephen Kay renovates and restores Torresdale after Union League and the club officially merge in July 2014.

Pictures below in Joe B's (Reply #3) post . . .

[MCirba]

Bill,

For your timeline you may be interested to know that the first nine hole on the property were designed by then Merion pro George Sayers around 1913 if memory serves.

[Jim_Kennedy]

The photos are way too big for this site, but if you click on one it will take you to the Imgur site. Two more clicks will make the photos big and more viewable.

 

[Joe Bausch]

Took the liberty to re-format Bill's post so the pics fit now and are still 'clickable' to host site with various sizes!

HOLES (not all posted yet):

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At sunset



(3)

Trees on right cleared; new bunker on left; new tee 30 yards back near skeet shooting range.



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New tee making the hole 505 from the tips; trees cleared along entire left side of hole and behind green.



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(15)

New bunker in left side landing zone at 210 yards from tee. Trees on right side lightly trimmed.



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Short game area

[Bill Shotzbarger]

The course now plays 6609 yards from the tips. Holes 6,7, and 8 have been lengthened to 452, 486, and 505 respectively.

Scorecard:




Joe B, thanks for resizing the pics. The forum wouldn't allow me to modify my post last night after I realized I chose the "original" thumbnail setting on Imgur.

Mike, Thanks for that bit about Sayers. I added it to the timeline.

[David Stamm]

That's quite a slope from the back tee's on the scorecard. Wow.

[Bob Harris]

That's quite a slope from the back tee's on the scorecard. Wow.

That's the pre-renovation CR/Slope.  We haven't re-rated it yet.