Fresh Meadow Country Club
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Fresh Meadow Country Club is a country club
with a golf course
located in Lake Success, New York
. The club was originally located in the New York City
borough of Queens
, opening in 1923 with a golf course designed by the well-known course architect A. W. Tillinghast
. This course hosted the 1930
PGA Championship
, won by Tommy Armour
, and the 1932
U.S. Open
, won by former club pro Gene Sarazen
.
Under increasing development and tax pressure, in 1946 the club sold its Queens property, which was developed as a residential neighborhood (the Fresh Meadows
section of Queens), and purchased the property, clubhouse, and golf course of the defunct Lakeville Golf & Country Club. This is the club's present course, which was designed by English course architect Charles Hugh Alison
, partner of noted architect Harry Colt.
Country club
A country club is a private club, often with a closed membership, that typically offers a variety of recreational sports facilities and is located in city outskirts or rural areas. Activities may include, for example, any of golf, tennis, swimming or polo...
with a golf course
Golf course
A golf course comprises a series of holes, each consisting of a teeing ground, fairway, rough and other hazards, and a green with a flagstick and cup, all designed for the game of golf. A standard round of golf consists of playing 18 holes, thus most golf courses have this number of holes...
located in Lake Success, New York
Lake Success, New York
Lake Success is a village in Nassau County, New York in the United States. The population was 2,934 at the 2010 census.Lake Success is in the Town of North Hempstead on northwest Long Island. Lake Success was the temporary home of the United Nations from 1946 to 1951, occupying the headquarters of...
. The club was originally located in the New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
borough of Queens
Queens
Queens is the easternmost of the five boroughs of New York City. The largest borough in area and the second-largest in population, it is coextensive with Queens County, an administrative division of New York state, in the United States....
, opening in 1923 with a golf course designed by the well-known course architect A. W. Tillinghast
A. W. Tillinghast
Albert Warren "Tillie" Tillinghast was a noted American golf course architect. Tillinghast was one of the most prolific architects in the history of golf; he worked on no fewer than 265 different courses....
. This course hosted the 1930
1930 PGA Championship
The 1930 PGA Championship was a golf competition held at Fresh Meadow Country Club. The competition was won by Tommy Armour....
PGA Championship
PGA Championship
The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America as part of the PGA Tour. It is one of the four major championships in men's professional golf, and is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August, customarily four weeks after The Open Championship...
, won by Tommy Armour
Tommy Armour
Thomas Dickson Armour was a Scottish-American professional golfer. He was nicknamed The Silver Scot.Armour was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, and educated at Fettes College and the University of Edinburgh....
, and the 1932
1932 U.S. Open Golf Championship
The 1932 U.S. Open Championship was a golf competition held at the Fresh Meadow Country Club. Gene Sarazen won the championship....
U.S. Open
U.S. Open (golf)
The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. It is the second of the four major championships in golf, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour...
, won by former club pro Gene Sarazen
Gene Sarazen
Gene Sarazen was an American professional golfer, one of the world's top players in the 1920s and 1930s. He is one of five golfers to win all the current major championships in his career, the Career Grand Slam:U.S...
.
Under increasing development and tax pressure, in 1946 the club sold its Queens property, which was developed as a residential neighborhood (the Fresh Meadows
Fresh Meadows, Queens
Fresh Meadows is a residential neighborhood in northeastern section of the New York City borough of Queens.-Location:Fresh Meadows is located on the northeast side of Hillcrest, bordered to the east by Cunningham Park, to the south by Union Turnpike and St. John's University, and to the west by...
section of Queens), and purchased the property, clubhouse, and golf course of the defunct Lakeville Golf & Country Club. This is the club's present course, which was designed by English course architect Charles Hugh Alison
Charles Hugh Alison
Charles Hugh Alison was a British golf course architect. He worked predominantly with Harry Colt, John Morrison, and Alister MacKenzie, in 1928 forming Colt, Alison & Morrison Ltd....
, partner of noted architect Harry Colt.