Gearhart Golf Links Explained

Gearhart Golf Links, located in Gearhart, Oregon, United States, is an 18-hole links-style golf course, initially built in the late 1800s.

History

Gearhart Golf Links started with nine holes, the front nine being built in 1892 by the Founders Corporation,[1] while the remaining nine weren't added until 1913. Gearhart Golf Links has been in continual operation since 1892, making it the oldest course west of the Mississippi River.[2] A renovation of the course between 2013 and 2015 aimed to return it to its original open links-style, by removing a large number of trees.[3]

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Golf West of the Mississippi: The Early Courses. Healy. Jim. 1998. 2016-09-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20160922225047/http://d2tbfnbweol72x.cloudfront.net/7383538/files/2016/05/Oldest-Courses-in-the-US.pdf. dead.
  2. Web site: Renovation reveals elegant past for Gearhart Golf Links. 2016-09-06.
  3. Web site: Masters Golf 2020 Live Stream . 2020-05-19 . 2020-05-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200512060433/http://www.showmethegolf.tv/ . dead .