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mark chalfant

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Devereux Emmet in Western Indiana!
« on: February 06, 2023, 09:56:36 PM »
It is time to add the back nine at the Country Club of Terra Haute to Emmet's Timeline. I will be setting up a new Emmet website in two weeks. I will include some background and photos at that time.


Happily, the C.C. of Terra Haute is not a " championship" golf course. However, Devereux Emmet did artfully use ravines and elevation changes to add charm to this hilly layout. Although Emmet's first hole measures 121 yards it is not exactly a gentle handshake. That is because the golfer's opening shot of the day must carry a chasm to reach the postage stamp green!

Jim_Kennedy

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Re: Devereux Emmet in Western Indiana!
« Reply #1 on: February 06, 2023, 10:17:10 PM »
Imagine that as the first shot of the day, yikes.
"I never beat a well man in my life" - Harry Vardon

Nigel Islam

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Re: Devereux Emmet in Western Indiana!
« Reply #2 on: February 07, 2023, 12:32:54 AM »
Mark,


I found an article some years back that listed CCTH as an Emmet design. I went and played the club and spoke with several people there. The historian thinks it is a combined Diddel and Bendelow design. The nines were out in at different times. Unfortunately they have no records from the time Emmet would have been there.  I messaged you about it at the time, but I do not think it went through. I never was able to find anything more about it, an interesting sidebar is the Fort Harrison nine hole course that dates to the same time period. If you look at the old aerials and go to the course it looks like it was designed by somebody with a pedigree. Certainly more so than CCTH. I am anxious to hear what additional information you have. Terre Haute has some sneaky good golf for that part of Indiana. My buddy Kevin Robinson lived there until last year and of course posts on this site. He is well aware of all this as well.

Nigel Islam

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Re: Devereux Emmet in Western Indiana!
« Reply #3 on: February 07, 2023, 04:08:45 PM »
Mark,


Do you have anything on Meadowbrook in Dayton as an Emmet design? Its the headline of the 7-19-25 Dayton Daily News article that lists CCTH amongst Emmet’s designs.