Wawashkamo Golf Club
Wawashkamo Golf Club | |
Contributing Property | |
 Michigan state historic marker | |
  Location within the state of Michigan  Location within the United States | |
| Location | 1 British Landing Road Mackinac Island, Michigan |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 45°52′04″N 84°37′51″W / 45.86778°N 84.63083°W |
| Part of | Mackinac Island (ID66000397[1]) |
| Significant dates | |
| Designated NHLDCP | October 15, 1966 |
| Designated MSHS | September 8, 1982 |
The Wawashkamo Golf Club is a nine-hole links golf course on Mackinac Island in the U.S. state of Michigan. The course was laid out by Alex Smith in 1898. The golf course retains many of the features of a nineteenth-century golf links, including a relatively treeless layout, comparatively short holes, and very long rough. Smith, a native Scotsman from Carnoustie, was familiar with the links courses of his boyhood home.[2]
Wawashkamo was laid out on a farmer's field that had been the site of the 1814
Longtime club pro Frank Dufina is believed to have had the longest tie between a course and a professional in U.S. golfing history. It spanned 70 years, from 1898 to 1968.
Wawashkamo was honored as one of "America's Historic Golf Landmarks" by Golf Digest in 1996. The course is contained within Mackinac Island State Park.[2]
References
- ^ "NPS Focus". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Retrieved August 2, 2010.
- ^ a b c "History". Wawashkamo Golf Club. Retrieved 2009-08-04.