Looking to play the oldest courses state by state...

[Sven Nilsen]

Old Del  Monte in Monterey, CA bills itself as the oldest course in continuous operation west of the Mississippi. Is that incorrect?

That's what I thought although the original San Francisco Golf Club which was located by the Presidio was established in 1885.

Do you mean 1895?

[Joel_Stewart]

Old Del  Monte in Monterey, CA bills itself as the oldest course in continuous operation west of the Mississippi. Is that incorrect?

That's what I thought although the original San Francisco Golf Club which was located by the Presidio was established in 1885.

Do you mean 1895?

From Wikipedia.

San Francisco Golf Club was one of the seven golf clubs West of the Allegheny Mountains when it was founded in 1885. It had its beginning at the Presidio of San Francisco as a nine-hole course. It was moved to 19th and Ocean streets in 1904 and to its present location in 1915.[3]

[Sven Nilsen]

From The San Francisco Call, Dec. 29, 1895.



Wikipedia isn't exactly the best source for these kind of things.

[Tim Leahy]

Sven, what about Old Del Monte's claim? When was it opened?

[Sven Nilsen]

Tim:


Everything I've seen notes Del Monte opened in 1897.  It claims to be the oldest course in continual operation west of the Mississippi.  There are a few courses that might make the same claim.


Sven