Foxburg Country Club
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Foxburg Country Club, establshed in 1887, is the oldest golf course in continuous use in the United States.
This National Register of Historic Places site is located in Foxburg, Clarion County, in Western Pennsylvania, approximately 55 miles north of Pittsburgh along the Allegheny River.
The course was built by and is named after Joseph Mickle Fox. Fox was introduced to golf while traveling abroad in England to partake in cricket matches, as a member of the Merion Cricket Club, also known as "The Gentlemen of Philadelphia." Fox was so intrigued by golf, that upon his arrival back to his summer estate in Clarion County, he made a three hole course in a cow pasture. Eventually, the Foxburg Golf Club was established and the golf course was expanded to nine holes.
The Foxburg Country Club is home to the American Golf Hall of Fame.
[edit] External link
- Foxburg Country Club and American Golf Hall of Fame and Museum
- Foxburg Country Club Historic Marker, Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission Website
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