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Tim Martin

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Re: Real tennis vrs tennis. ‘Real’ golf vrs golf
« Reply #25 on: October 03, 2024, 07:35:38 AM »
Philadelphia Cricket Club has 21 GRASS tennis courts. The St. Martin Club was the site of early U. S. Women's  Open tennis matches from 1915 - 1919.


Sedge Valley has also put in several [I think four] grass tennis courts.  They hardly get used, so the surface is amazing!


Piping Rock Club used to have a couple of grass courts . . . not sure if they've been revived.  In the 1970s they kept them in good shape, but by the time I saw them they were so thatchy that the ball barely bounced.


Both Westchester CC and Point Judith CC still maintain grass tennis courts for their members.

A.G._Crockett

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Re: Real tennis vrs tennis. ‘Real’ golf vrs golf
« Reply #26 on: October 03, 2024, 08:15:32 AM »
Daniel Iland Club in Charleston has a grass court.  It’s not used a lot, but it is just beautiful.
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David_Tepper

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Re: Real tennis vrs tennis. ‘Real’ golf vrs golf
« Reply #27 on: October 03, 2024, 09:16:44 AM »
"Piping Rock Club used to have a couple of grass courts"

I played on those grass courts more than 50 years ago (and there were more than a couple then). I also met Pierre Etchebaster there. He was the world champion in real tennis for 26 years in a row (1928 to 1954). He worked at Piping Rock as a tennis professional in the 1960's & 70's.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Etchebaster



Jeff Schley

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Re: Real tennis vrs tennis. ‘Real’ golf vrs golf
« Reply #28 on: October 03, 2024, 11:39:29 AM »
Essex County Club has at least 10 grass courts. It's quite amazing to see really as it runs what seems like forever as you enter the club on the right.  BTW this is the MA ECC.
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