MCirba -
I am not familiar with the history of Deal GC (although my mother taught at Deal Elementary School, which was adjacent to Deal GC, for several years in the 1960's ). I was not aware a portion of the land Hollywood acquired when it moved to Deal in 1912-13 held holes that were part of the Deal GC course.
Do we know who designed the first Hollywood course in West End/Long Branch in the 1890's? I grew up within a quarter mile of that property.
DT
Sven,
Thanks for that article, as well.
David Tepper,
If you look at an aerial photo you'll notice that the first three holes at Deal run counter-clockwise from the clubhouse, going north on 1 along Golf Road, west on 2 along Roseld Ave., cross Monmouth Rd, and continue along Roseld for the third.
Your holes 16, 14, and 15 were their 4th, 5th, and 6th. These holes were part of a nine hole addition by R.B. Wilson at Deal around 1899, extending the original Van Etten nine hole course to 18 I believe by incorporating land west of Monmouth Road.
Make sense?