A Compilation of Routing Maps, Plans and Architectural Drawings

[Sven Nilsen]

Riverside GC, Fresno, CA

[MCirba]

From an early 1970s placemat, I believe this is the original Stiles/Van Kleek plan for Brigantine Golf Club in NJ, circa 1925, which opened in 1927.   It was one of the first planned golf course communities integrating golf with housing in the northeast, I'm led to believe.

[Sven Nilsen]

Glenwood Municipal GC n/k/a Theodore Wirth Golf Course, Minneapolis, MN


April 20, 1919 Star Tribune -

[Sven Nilsen]

Golden Valley GC, Minneapolis, MN


Feb. 10, 1918 Star Tribune -

[Jim_Kennedy]

From Harper's Official Golf Guide -1900. Two of the three courses managed by the White Mountain Golf Club.

[Joe Bausch]

I'm not sure this plan (by RTJ) ever got on the ground.  This from the May 17, 1962 edition of The News (Franklin Lakes, NJ):

[Bret Lawrence]

A few Langford & Moreau layouts from The Architectural Forum., March 1925:

[Bret Lawrence]

Early Misquamicut Golf Club layout:





Early information on the Misquamicut Club:

[Bret Lawrence]

A few layouts published in The National Greenkeeper:


Brae Burn-



Chicago Golf Club-Illustrating the course layout for The Walker Cup.



Canterbury-

[Bret Lawrence]

This course was the product of  "George Davies, well known links architect and engineer".

Below is a preliminary plan of Seneca Park drawn by Charles Banks for the Olmsted Brothers in 1928.


Courtesy of The National Park Service, Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site

[Bret Lawrence]

The Minikahda Club-

Minneapolis Journal., July 16, 1903:

[Joe Bausch]

The Summit Inn Resort golf course (a Scotty Robson design) in Farmington, PA.  This from the June 19, 1929 edition of The Morning Herald.

[Joe Bausch]

Rumson CC, this from the February 25, 1910 edition of the Long Branch Record.

[Jim_Kennedy]

Robert White

[Jim_Kennedy]

Max Behr

[Tom Buggy]

Frankford Country Club Golf Links
Upper map is 1903
Lower is from 1910

1 click = embiggen

Who designed the original Franklin course? What year did the course open? Was A.W. Tillinghast ever involved there?

[Jim_Kennedy]

Who designed the original Franklin course? What year did the course open? Was A.W. Tillinghast ever involved there?



Don't rightly know, but I think it's been said that the club's pro, George Sayers, was responsible for the original.

[Sven Nilsen]

Who designed the original Franklin course? What year did the course open? Was A.W. Tillinghast ever involved there?



Don't rightly know, but I think it's been said that the club's pro, George Sayers, was responsible for the original.

I have John Reid laying out the original 9 hole course.

[MCirba]

George Sayers laid out the first nine holes of what became Torresdale Frankford when the clubs moved and combined around 1915.   Ross added nine and modified the others in the 20s.

[Joe Bausch]

Veterans Memorial GC, this from the June 26, 1953 edition of the Great Lakes Bulletin:

[Joe Bausch]

Rock Creek Golf Course in Oklahoma, this from the May 13, 1994 edition of the Sapulpa Daily Herald:

[Joe Bausch]

Seymour Lake CC, this from the June 2, 1912 edition of the Omaha Daily News:

[Jim Sherma]

George Sayers laid out the first nine holes of what became Torresdale Frankford when the clubs moved and combined around 1915.   Ross added nine and modified the others in the 20s.

I had no idea that George Sayers did any architecture. Although I guess it is not surprising for that era. I have 2 sets of George Sayers (Ben Sayers' son) irons from 1952. One a standard set and one a "shankless" set where the hosel wraps behind the face down at the heel. My dad remembered going down to Merion with his friend for each of them to be fitted. The clubs are stainless and have "Hand Forged in Scotland" on them. I believe that they were made by Ben Sayers' company  in Scotland and stamped George Sayers if shipped to the US. The persimmon driver is a work of art.

[Joe Bausch]

Corpus Christi CC, from the April 24, 1963 edition of the Corpus Christi Caller (say that 3 times fast!):

[Joe Bausch]

This courtesy of Greg Hohman: