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Bret Lawrence

Old Black & White Golf Course Photographs
« on: April 28, 2025, 07:01:36 AM »
I recently came across the 1930-1931 USGA Green Section Bulletin, which included a few golf course photographs I hadn’t seen before.  Some of you may have come across these already, but I thought I would include them all in one thread considering they highlight several different courses and architects work. Feel free to add any interesting old GCA related black and white photographs


Pine Valley., December 1930:



National Golf Links of America., November 1930 (this scan is very grainy):





Los Angeles Country Club., October 1930




Seminole Golf Club., September 1930:



Whippoorwill Country Club., August 1930:



Rolling Green Golf Club., June 1930:



Merion Cricket Club., April 1930:



Charles River Country Club., March 1930:



Cypress Point., February 1930:



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Bret Lawrence

Re: Old Black & White Golf Course Photographs
« Reply #1 on: April 28, 2025, 07:34:48 AM »
The following photos are from the Bulletin of the USGA Green Section 1931:


Westwood Country Club., February 1931:



Women’s National Golf and Tennis Club., March 1931:



James River Course-Country Club of Virginia., April 1931:



Boca Raton Club-South Course., May 1931:



Old Elm Club., June 1931:



Burning Tree Club., July 1931:



Shackamaxon Country Club., August 1931:



Country Club of Havana., September 1931:



Forest Hills Country Club in Tampa., October 1931:



Country Club of Buffalo., November 1931:



Mill Road Farm., December 1931:
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Mike Hendren

Re: Old Black & White Golf Course Photographs
« Reply #2 on: April 28, 2025, 11:27:07 AM »
When looking at these photographs and those in “ Golf Architecture in America”  one thought crosses my mind:  Has golf course architecture steadily devolved over the past 90 years or so?


Just a brief thought, with sincere apologies to today’s talented architects.
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Joe Bausch

Re: Old Black & White Golf Course Photographs
« Reply #3 on: April 28, 2025, 12:14:54 PM »
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Kyle Harris

Re: Old Black & White Golf Course Photographs
« Reply #4 on: April 28, 2025, 12:33:40 PM »
Forest Hills is now Babe Zaharias Muni in Tampa.

The hole pictured is the current 17th.
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MCirba

Re: Old Black & White Golf Course Photographs
« Reply #5 on: April 28, 2025, 06:12:31 PM »
Quote from: Kyle Harris on April 28, 2025, 12:33:40 PM
Forest Hills is now Babe Zaharias Muni in Tampa.

The hole pictured is the current 17th.


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