Unique Experiences
Rockaway Hunting Club - Golf and Lunch for 3
- Item Number
- 247
- Estimated Value
- 500 USD
- Sold
- 1000 USD to Live Event Bidder
Item Description
This is a rare opportunity to enjoy golf and the pleasures of the good life at this prestigious private club 40 minutes from the city. The Rockaway Hunting Club is the oldest country club in the United States, although not originally a country club in today's sense of the word. Its principal clientele was the horse set, and it featured Fox Hunting and Steeplechase Racing.
In 1877, a group of young men from Bayswater in Far Rockaway took part in a Chase between Lawrence and Valley Stream. They organized a club in Bayswater in 1878, but in 1884, residential development forced a move to the present location in Lawrence. There the members built a clubhouse considered the largest, most luxurious on Long Island. It overlooked Reynolds Channel, Long Beach, a polo field and a four-mile steeplechase course.
The Rockaway Hunting Club 18 Hole championship Golf Course measures 6,251 yards. It was constructed in 1900 by T. Bendelow, golf course architect, and was redesigned by Albert T. Tillinghast in the mid-1920s. In traditional Scottish Links design the course is relatively flat with 5 natural water holes. Shifting winds make club selection difficult and shot-making accuracy is of greater importance then length. The par 4, 454 yard 9th hole is regarded as one of the 100 best golf holes in America. The amateur course record of 64 was established in 1991 by the former Men’s Champion, Norman H. Chapman.
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