Three Mystery Courses from Buffalo, NY

[Sven Nilsen]

Anyone have any information on any of the three courses noted below?

1.  Course in Gowanda

July 4, 1921 Buffalo Courier -



2.  Course at Depew

June 8, 1923 Buffalo Enquirer -



June 8, 1923 Buffalo Courier -



3.  Shawnee Country Club

Jan. 14, 1924 Buffalo Times - 



July 15, 1924 Buffalo Commercial -

[Ronald Montesano]

Good thing that there was no better architect than Rathman available for Shawnee. Only thing ever called by that name in WNY is this place: http://shawnee9.com/

I suspect that they never finished the 18, owing to the location (middle of nowhere.)

[Ronald Montesano]

We have two prisons between Buffalo and the PA border, on I-90. The first is visible from the 90, and is a shock incarceration center. The second is located inland, about two miles from the present Gowanda country club.


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

If you read this Wikipedia entry, you see that the hospital grounds were consumed by the prison, which probably necessitated the selection of the other piece of land, a few miles away and currently this place http://www.gowandacc.com/

[Ronald Montesano]

As for Morgan, this is not the same CBM/SR-proposed course from north up Transit Road, nearer to present-day Brookfield Country Club. I've not heard of this one, and wonder if any shovels hit the ground.


RM