Golf in Florida : 1886-1950

Publication

Jacksonville History Center

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

Library.651

Description

127 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Florida has depended on tourism since the earliest days of American ownership. Entrepreneurs, scoundrels, and visionaries flocked to the Sunshine State to take advantage of the natural resources (land, water, climate, natural beauty, flora, and fauna) to implement their schemes and dreams. The majority of these schemes depended on convincing individuals from northern states to invest in their projects or to vacation in the state. One of the attractions was golf. Every Florida resort of note included a golf course, and golf became the major attraction for winter visitors and part-time residents. This book provides a brief history of golf in Florida, focuses on the men who designed the courses, and provides a guide to the resorts that catered to the game. Contents: The beginning 1886-1920 -- The golf explosion 1920-1930 -- The boom and the bust 1920-1940 -- Hard times, a major war, and recovery 1940-1950. Includes: Ocean View Hotel (Jax Beach) -- San Jose Golf Club -- Municipal Golf Course (renamed Brentwood Goldf Club in the 1940s) designed by Donald Ross -- Timuquana Golf Club -- Selva Marina Golf Club (Atlantic Beach) -- Ponte Vedra Inn and Golf Club (formerly Jax Beach Club) -- Lincoln Golf and Country Club (one of the few all African American golf courses in FL.). Selected local golf courses included: The Qui-Si-Sana Hotel in Green Cove Springs, Ocean View Hotel in Jacksonville Beach, San Jose Golf Club, Municipal Golf Course renamed Brentwood Golf Club, Timuquana Golf Club, Royal Park Golf Course, Selva Marina Golf Club, Ponte Vedra Inn and Golf Club, Jacksonville Beach Club, St. Augustine Links Golf Course Selected names included: J. Hamilton Gillespie, Donald J. Ross, Walter Hagen, boxing legend Joe Louis, Hugh R. Loudon, Macdonald Smith, Gene Sarazan, Babe Ruth, Robert Tyre Jones (Bobby Jones), and Rosie the elephant.

Collection

Library

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Golf -- Florida -- History.

Publication Details

Author

Moorhead, Richard, 1943-, Wynne, Nick

Publisher

Arcadia Pub.

Place Published

* Untyped Place Published

Charleston, SC [Jacksonville],

Call No.

GV 982 .F5 M69 2008

ISBN

0738568414