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Southern Pines Golf Course is a
Southern Pines had been settled by Scottish immigrants in the 19th century and the first golf course opened in 1896.
The town of Southern Pines formally opened the Southern Pines Country Club in 1907 adjacent to the Piney Woods Inn. At the time, the course’s layout was credited to J. N. Peacock and James McNabb, both of whom were assistants to Donald Ross. The precise configuration of the earliest version of SPGC is unknown. The course was 36 holes by 1929 although by 1935 it had dropped back to 27 holes.
Mike Sherman, a Connecticut businessman, owned the course in the years following World War II.
The Philadelphia Phillies held spring training at the Southern Pines Country Club in 1909, 1910, and 1913, and the Federal League’s Baltimore Terrapins in 1914. Both teams played on the baseball field constructed along a side of the course on the Club's grounds.
The Phillies had held spring training in Savannah, Georgia from 1906 to 1908. In January 1909, Southern Pines community leaders wrote Phillies business manager
golf course
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in Southern Pines
Southern Pines is a town in Moore County, North Carolina, Moore County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 12,334 as of the 2010 United States Census.
History
Southern Pines was founded as a winter health resort for Northeastern U ...
, North Carolina
North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Georgia and So ...
.
History
Southern Pines had been settled by Scottish immigrants in the 19th century and the first golf course opened in 1896.
The town of Southern Pines formally opened the Southern Pines Country Club in 1907 adjacent to the Piney Woods Inn. At the time, the course’s layout was credited to J. N. Peacock and James McNabb, both of whom were assistants to Donald Ross. The precise configuration of the earliest version of SPGC is unknown. The course was 36 holes by 1929 although by 1935 it had dropped back to 27 holes.
Mike Sherman, a Connecticut businessman, owned the course in the years following World War II.
Sam Snead
Samuel Jackson Snead (pronounced English_phonology">sni:d.html" ;"title="English_phonology.html" ;"title="nowiki/>English phonology">sni:d">English_phonology.html" ;"title="nowiki/>English phonology">sni:d May 27, 1912 – May 23, 2002) was an ...
set a course record of 63, eight strokes under par on November 8, 1946 in the Southern Pines open to Ben Hogan
William Ben Hogan (August 13, 1912 – July 25, 1997) was an American professional golfer who is generally considered to be one of the greatest players in the history of the game. He is notable for his profound influence on golf swing theory and ...
's 71. Snead broke the course record of 66, set by Johnny Schooner in 1939. The course was then 6,340 yards.
The Southern Pines Elks Club bought the course in 1951.
In December 2019, the Southern Pines Elk Club agreed to sell the golf course, clubhouse, lodge building, pool and 100-acres of land to Kaveri Investments in partnership with the owners of Pine Needles in Pinehurst and the Pine Needles Lodge and Golf Club The Pine Needles Lodge and Golf Club is a country club in Southern Pines, North Carolina. The club's golf course was designed by Donald Ross.
The club hosted the U.S. Women's Open in 1996, 2001, 2007, and 2022, and staged the last Titleholders Ch ...
, also in Southern Pines.
Spring Training
The Philadelphia Phillies held spring training at the Southern Pines Country Club in 1909, 1910, and 1913, and the Federal League’s Baltimore Terrapins in 1914. Both teams played on the baseball field constructed along a side of the course on the Club's grounds.
The Phillies had held spring training in Savannah, Georgia from 1906 to 1908. In January 1909, Southern Pines community leaders wrote Phillies business manager Bill Shettsline
William Joseph Shettsline (October 25, 1863 – February 22, 1933) was a baseball executive who served as the business manager of the Philadelphia Phillies of the National League from 1896 to 1926. He also served as club president from 1904 to 1 ...
asking that he visit and consider the town for spring training. The town renovated the ball field's grandstand, adding three additional tiers of seating, new floors, braced the stands inside and out, and erected a canopy of canvas to shield the sun. Baseball was unpopular with the Club’s golfers who objected to the foul balls and other interruptions.
A Phillies intrasquad game on March 9, 1909 drew 5,000 spectators in the stands and bleachers.
Phillies owner Horace Fogel considered the purchase of ten acres in Southern Pines in March 1910 to build a permanent spring training home for the Phillies to include a playing field and building to accommodate the full team and traveling party.
References
External linksOfficial website of the Southern Pines Golf Club
1906 establishments in North Carolina
Buildings and structures in Moore County, North Carolina
Golf clubs and courses in North Carolina
Golf clubs and courses designed by Donald Ross
Philadelphia Phillies spring training venues
Sandhills (Carolina)
Tourist attractions in Moore County, North Carolina
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