The Temple Terrace Golf and Country Club is an historic

golf course A golf course is the grounds on which the sport of golf is played. It consists of a series of holes, each consisting of a tee box, a fairway, the rough and other hazards, and a green with a cylindrical hole in the ground, known as a "cup". ...

and

country club A country club is a privately owned club, often with a membership quota and admittance by invitation or sponsorship, that generally offers both a variety of recreational sports and facilities for dining and entertaining. Typical athletic offe ...

Temple Terrace, Florida Temple Terrace is an incorporated city in northeastern Hillsborough County, Florida, United States, adjacent to Tampa. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 26,690. It is the third and smallest incorporated municipality in Hillsb ...

. The course was designed by

Tom Bendelow Tom Bendelow (1868–1936), nicknamed "The Johnny Appleseed of American Golf" and "The Dean of American Golf", was a Scottish American golf course architect during the first half of the twentieth century. He is credited with having designed some ...

and opened in 1922. The city of Temple Terrace was incorporated three years later.Temple Terrace Golf Course Receives Historic Designation

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The golf course was added to the

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on October 30, 2012, as the Temple Terrace Golf Course. The Country Club was designed by

M. Leo Elliott M. Leo Elliott (April 4, 1886 – August 1967) was an architect known for his work in Tampa, Temple Terrace and Sarasota, Florida.

and also built in 1922. The clubhouse became part of what is now

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in the 1930s.Golf Course & Country Club
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was first played at Temple Terrace, and in 2011 the first US Pro Hickory Championship.

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