Ross was apparently there after Raynor
what info do you have for the date of the Ros 9??
excerpt from: THE HIGHLANDER (newspaper) ($2.00 per year)
January, 14, 1925
TOWN WILL HAVE SPORTY COURSE FOR GOLF FANS
Laid Out by Expert Engineer, It Is Said to Be One of State’s Best
What experts say will be one of the best golf courses in the state will be open to the public at Lake Wales about Jan. 17. The course is on a beautiful 200-acre rolling tract of land just one mile from the city limits, north of and on the Hesperides Road, and was laid out by Seth Raynor, of New York, the golf engineer who laid out the Mountain Lake, course at Lake Wales, the Piping Rock Club, the Engineer’s Club, the new Yale Club, and other big courses around New York and in Florida. The city has been fortunate in having the services of R. H. Lindeman, Mountain Lake, who built the Mountain Lake course, at its command, and the result is that the municipal course will rank with the very best in the state, and it is said to be one of the sportiest courses around.
Excellent work has been accomplished in the last few months in getting the ground cleared, the fairway and greens established and sodded and everything in good condition the opening day. None of the holes are alike and none flat, so the course is a sporty one and calls for every shot in the bag. The sixth hole is one of the best, in the course, especially its water hazard, with 180 yards carry, making a real hole. It lies at the top of a hill, and the fairway turns on approaching hole so that there is not only a water hazard, but a change in direction to be accounted for. The fairways are in good shape and one must hit them down the middle or he will surely get into trouble.
It is a municipal course and is open to all lovers of the sport.
Twelve miles of water pipe have been laid and a splendid water system installed. An attractive little clubhouse stands on a wooded knoll at the entrance of the course from Hesperides Road. All the natural beauties of the course have been preserved as far as possible and there are many fine oaks and pines on the tract, making a beautiful frame for the course and club house.
Dave Towns, from the Paris Country Club Paris, Ill. has been head professional.