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[jtw1313]

Trying to figure out the age to this and what golf course

 

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[ticndig]

knowing where you are might be helpful . without any back ground info I'm going to guess Vero beach or Virginia beach country club .

 

[jtw1313]

I’m in Ohio

 

[ticndig]

I feel sure the last part is country club .

 

[duggap]

A few observations, 338 yards from the back tees is not very difficult for a par four, unless there were some unusual features. Most closing holes on number 9 and 18 are usually a bit tough. Therefore, I would say you course has some age to it when equipment was a lot older than today. Some pros could drive this hole on a regular basis. Since it has the term "Gold" on it makes me believe there were more than one course present. But just wild guesses on my part.

 

[Mackaydon]

Another candidate: Valley Brook CC, McMurry, PA.
Don.......

 

[Anduril]

Although I have really tried a couple times, I am DEFINITELY NOT a golfer!

But, maybe this list may point you in the right direction?

Valley Brook Country Club - Thompsonville, PA
Valley Brook Golf Club - River Vale, NJ
Van Berg Municipal Golf Course - Columbus, NE
Van Buren Golf Center - Riverside, CA
Van Buskirk Golf Course - Stockton, CA
Venetian Bay Golf Club - New Smyrna Beach, FL
Vero Beach Country Club - Vero Beach, FL
Virginia Beach National Golf Club - Virginia Beach, VA

 

[jtw1313]

Thanks guys

I believe it is two pieces of wood with wood fastener. So I think it would be pretty old being made that way rather than one piece

 

[Plug N Play]

Valley Brook seems to fit the bill.

 

[Retired Sarge]

Golf, isn't that the game of fetch you play yourself? Never understood it, I thought fetch was invented to wear out your yard-apes, not yourself....

 

[Back-of-the-boat]

I believe it is two pieces of wood with wood fastener. So I think it would be pretty old being made that way rather than one piece

This really wouldn't date the piece as a wood spline is used even today. What could date the piece might be the font of the letters and if they were hand chiseled out or machine cut with a router. 1915 first machine router was made by jet tool. They look to be routed by machine in my opinion.

 

[Red-Coat]

If it is Valley Brook Country Club then it’s not older than 1968.

The club history says they were established before WWII as the “Mt. Lebanon Golf Club” using the 18-hole Municipal course and they specifically say “note the name is Mt. Lebanon Golf Club and not Mt. Lebanon Country Club”. Post-War, the Municipal course was reduced to 9 holes, so they built their own 18-hole course on a new site known as the “Rolling Hills Country Club”.

In the early 1960’s the Mt. Lebanon Golf Club members wanted a new clubhouse at Rolling Hills and to expand the busy course to 27 holes but decided instead to move location and build a new course to meet their needs. They purchased two farms and a piece of land that was owned by the Consolidation Coal Company, starting work in 1966 and completing the course in the spring of 1968. During construction, members were asked to submit suggestions for a new name and decided on “Valley Brook Country Club”.

 

[DCMatt]

Golf, isn't that the game of fetch you play yourself? Never understood it, I thought fetch was invented to wear out your yard-apes, not yourself....

And... the lowest score wins? What's up with that? To my mind, if I don't play at all, I score a zero - so I win every time.

 

[Wildcat1750]

Golf, isn't that the game of fetch you play yourself? Never understood it, I thought fetch was invented to wear out your yard-apes, not yourself....

That's the most profound thing that I've heard yet today...

 

[Retired Sarge]

That's the most profound thing that I've heard yet today...

To give you some context, I tired golf once. After knocking the holy heck out of the ball, then walking all over the world to find it, then doing it again, I started to wonder about this game.

It was then, on that sunny day in 1985, as I stood on the side awaiting my next turn that I figured out golf was a game of solo fetch. From that day forward, that has been my humbled opinion on the game.

 

[Mackaydon]

I got my 'handy' down to a '7' then wondered why was I wasting so much time-so I quit--almost 20 years ago.
Don.......

 

[Wildcat1750]

To give you some context, I tired golf once. After knocking the holy heck out of the ball, then walking all over the world to find it, then doing it again, I started to wonder about this game.

It was then, on that sunny day in 1985, as I stood on the side awaiting my next turn that I figured out golf was a game of solo fetch. From that day forward, that has been my humbled opinion on the game.

I try golf once every weekend and I can still agree with your philosophy...

 

[Wildcat1750]

Nice looking sign, jtw1313.

 

[Anduril]

For me, it was a company outing with major clients - and we were forced to attend.
I of course was put on the "newbie" team.

The game was "Scramble", where each person on the team gets a whack, and then you play from the position of whoever got the closest.
Saves time.

Well, I finally connected real good with the ball around hole #6.
Sure, it was a long, fast, and very solid hit -- but it was also low, ...and zooming right towards a Great Blue Heron perched on a bench.

If that bird hadn't ducked, I'd have killed it right there for sure!

 

[Spats]

All you golf haters are going about the game all wrong. About two months ago, I hit my drive on a par 4. There were people on the green so I checked the old house site left of the fairway as I always do. I eyeballed this Union GS button in the hardpan area. Golf can be fun!