Golf Course Histories


The evolution of golf courses as shown through photographs.



Save the Old Course

Beginning 26 November 2012 Peter Dawson and Martin Hawtree flattened St Andrews' 11th green ("Eden"). Dawson admits the changes, involving nine holes total, are the most significant in a century.
St Andrews is a public course. The public were not invited to comment.
Please email the Links Trust and voice your disapproval of the changes and / or the non-public process.
This site is dedicated to the previous generations of course stewards who preserved and protected the 11th green and other architectural features original to The Old Course.

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The Old Course at St Andrews

1932 v 2012

11th Green ('Eden') Sept 2011 v Dec 2012


Addington New 1945 v 2011

Atlantic City 1930 v 2012

Augusta National February 1938 v July 1938 v May 2013

Augusta National July 1931 v February 1938 v May 2013

Augusta National October 1932 topo v May 2013 aerial

Augusta National original approach and putt course & clubhouse design

Olmsted Brothers' recommendation against naming holes for plants


Baltusrol 1930 v 1954 v 2012

Bayside (NLE; Queens, NY) 1951

Bel-Air 1947 v 2012

Blue Mound 1937 v 2012

California Golf Club of San Francisco 1938 v 2012

Chicago Golf Club 1939 v 2012

Congressional Blue 1949 v 2012

Crystal Downs 1954 v 2012

Cypress Point 1938 v 2014

Fishers Island 1930 v 1969, 2013

Gulfstream 1940, 1953 v 2012

Hacienda 1938 v 2012

Huntercombe 1946 v 2012

Kingston Heath 1945 v 2012

Los Angeles Country Club 1927 v 2010

Melrose 1942 v 2013

Merion (East) 1937 v 2012

Homage to Hogan & Peskin: the 1-iron



Montauk Downs 1930 v 2012

Muirfield 1946 v 2013

Muirfield Village 1980 v 2012

National Golf Links of America 1930 v 1962, 1930 v 1938

Time series carousel

Bottle (8th) hole

Bottle (8th) hole: fader of Raisz map v 1930 aerial


New South Wales 1943 v 2012

North Palm Beach 1953 v 2012

Oak Hills (Tx) 1939 v 2012

Oakland (NYC) 1924 v 1951

Oakland Hills South 1949 v 2012

Oakmont 1938 v 2015, 1993 v 2015, 1938 v 1967

Olympic 1938 v 2012

Time series carousel

8th green


Pebble Beach 1938 v 2014

Pasatiempo 1931 v 2014

Pinehurst No. 2 1939 v 2013

Pinehurst #2 1930s v 2011

Before & after restoration


Pine Valley 1930 v 2012

Pittsburgh Field Club 1938 v 2011

Riviera 1927, 1929 v 2012, 2014

Rockaway Hunting Club pre- v post-Sandy (2012)

Royal Melbourne 1945 v 2013, 1934 v 2012

St George's (Toronto) 1947 v 2012

San Francisco Golf Club 1938 v 2012

Santa Ana CC 1938 v 2010

Seminole 1930s v 2012

SGC time series carousel

Iso on relocation of 3 Green

18th hole c1930 v 2012

Iso on relocation of 18 Green

18th green, c1930, two perspectives


Shinnecock 1930 v 2013, 1930 v 1938

Timber Point 1930 v 2012

Evolution of Mackenzie's 11th, 1930-66

Timber Point pre- v post-Sandy (2012)


Titirangi 1940 v 2010 (added Nov 2013)

TPC Sawgrass 1980 v 2012

Williams CC (Weirton, WV) 1938 v 2013

Yale 1934 v 2013



                                 


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