Golf & Sports Gear
Golf for three guests with a member at Myopia Hunt Club
- Item Number
- 104
- Sold
- 1100 USD to hkaa7c5fb
- Number of Bids
- 4 - Bid History
Item Description
This auction item is for three guests to enjoy a day of golf with a member at Myopia Hunt Club in Hamilton, MA.
Myopia Hunt Club was founded 136 years ago in 1882 by J. Murray Forbes. The golf course was designed and built by Herbert C. Leeds in 1894 and he continued working at the Club for over 30 years. Leeds tied for seventh place in the 1898 U.S. Open held at Myopia Hunt Club. His familiarity with the course was no doubt a factor in his ability to finish so high on the leaderboard in the tournament.
When completed, Myopia Hunt Club measured 6,539 yards and Leeds made certain that golfers would encounter a multitude of challenging features, including tall mounds, deep bunkers, lightning-fast greens, blind shots requiring substantial carry, deep swales, punishing rough, plateaued greens, as well as a pond and paddock to avoid. So difficult was the course that in the 1901 U.S. Open not a single professional was able to break 80 in any round.
Myopia Hunt Club is the only course in the United States to have been listed by Golf Magazine as having two of the United States's top 100 signature holes, Myopia's fourth and ninth.
The U.S. Open was held at the Club in 1898, 1901, 1905, and 1908. The 72-hole winning score in 1901 by Willie Anderson, one of only four four-time champions, was 331, a record high that still stands today. He defeated Alex Smith in an 18-hole playoff, 85 to 86, his highest 18-hole score of the tournament. The first nine was completed in 1896, but the second nine was not finished until 1901, so the 1898 U.S. Open was actually played over eight rounds of nine holes.
Item Special Note
All winners of an auction item that includes rounds of golf are subject to a mutually agreed upon day and time with the donor. All winning bidders will be provided with contact information for each corresponding donor. This item is valid through the 2020 golf season.
Donated By:
Courtney and Mark Kagan
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