5TH
Shinnecock Hills, USA.
'The Clubhouse'
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This artwork is printed as the highest quality Giclée Print which is a printing process specially tailored for fine art applications and produces outstanding print results from the original work. Artworks are printed to order in the UK, USA, Europe & Australia with gallery quality prints dispatched worldwide to buyers within 3-4 days. The print dimensions are 29.7 x 42.0 Cm [11.7 X 16.5 Inches].
“Founded in 1891 in Southampton, New York, Shinnecock Hills is one of the oldest incorporated golf clubs in the United States. The club also has the oldest golf clubhouse in the U.S. which is a shingle-style masterpiece designed by the renowned architectural firm McKim, Mead & White in 1892”.
Description
SHINNECOCK HILLS GOLF CLUB, established in 1891, is located on Long Island, New York and is a links-style golf club. The original site was an 80-acre parcel of land which was purchased for $2,500 and had 44 founding members who signed up for $100 each. Willie Davis, the club professional from the Royal Montreal Club, designed a 12-hole course that opened in late summer 1891 aided by 150 members of Shinnecock Indian Nation. In 1894 Scottish champion golfer Willie Dunn, who had previously met some of the founding members in 1889 whilst they were on a trip to Biarritz, added six more holes bringing the total to eighteen. continued..
