Devereux Emmet
Devereux Emmet was a pioneering American golf course architect who was born in Pelham, New York, on December 11, 1861. He was a friend and prodigy of C.B Macdonald, one of golf's greatest architects. Throughout his career, Emmet designed over 170 courses worldwide and was known for his "naturalist" approach to design, which emphasized fitting the course to the existing landscape rather than altering the landscape to fit his vision.
Emmet's career in golf course architecture began in 1897 when he designed his first course, the 9-hole layout of the Island Golf Links on Long Island, NY. He went on to design several well-known courses, including Belmont Hills in Bermuda (1924), Congressional CC in Maryland (1924, Blue & Gold courses), Eisenhower Park in New York (1914, Red course), Garden City GC in New York (1899, original nine holes), Leatherstocking in New York (1909), Riddell's Bay in Bermuda (1922), South Shore in New York (1927), St George's G&CC in New York (1917), and Wee Burn in Connecticut (1923).
In 1924, Emmet hired Alfred H. Tull as a design associate, and in 1929 made him a partner in the firm of Emmet, Emmet & Tull. Together, they created several notable courses, including the Country Club of Morristown in New Jersey, the Country Club of Darien in Connecticut, and the Country Club of Waterbury in Connecticut.
Devereux Emmet passed away on December 30, 1934, in Garden City, New York, at the age of 73. He left behind a legacy of beautiful golf courses that have stood the test of time and continue to be enjoyed by golfers around the world.
Emmet's career in golf course architecture began in 1897 when he designed his first course, the 9-hole layout of the Island Golf Links on Long Island, NY. He went on to design several well-known courses, including Belmont Hills in Bermuda (1924), Congressional CC in Maryland (1924, Blue & Gold courses), Eisenhower Park in New York (1914, Red course), Garden City GC in New York (1899, original nine holes), Leatherstocking in New York (1909), Riddell's Bay in Bermuda (1922), South Shore in New York (1927), St George's G&CC in New York (1917), and Wee Burn in Connecticut (1923).
In 1924, Emmet hired Alfred H. Tull as a design associate, and in 1929 made him a partner in the firm of Emmet, Emmet & Tull. Together, they created several notable courses, including the Country Club of Morristown in New Jersey, the Country Club of Darien in Connecticut, and the Country Club of Waterbury in Connecticut.
Devereux Emmet passed away on December 30, 1934, in Garden City, New York, at the age of 73. He left behind a legacy of beautiful golf courses that have stood the test of time and continue to be enjoyed by golfers around the world.
List of Charles Devereux Emmet Designs
Belmont Hills Country Club, St Clairsville, Ohio, 1924
Bethpage State Park (Green), Farmingdale, New York, 1923
Congressional Country Club (Blue), Bethesda, Maryland, 1924
Congressional Country Club (Gold), Bethesda, Maryland, 1924
(remodeled by George Fazio and Tom Fazio in 1977 and by Arthur Hills in 2000)
Hartford Golf Club (Blue, Green), West Hartford, Connecticut, 1914
Bedford Golf and Tennis Club Bedford, New York, 1891
Brentwood Country Club, Brentwood, New York, 1925
Capital Hills at Albany, Albany, New York, 1928
Cherry Valley Club, Garden City, New York, 1916
Coonamessett Country Club Falmouth, Massachusetts (now Cape Cod Country Club)
Copake Lake Country Club, Craryville, New York, 1921; although there are claims that Devereux Emmet was never at Copake Lake Country Club)
Dudley Hill Golf Club (9 holes), Dudley, Massachusetts, 1926
Edison Club, Rexford, New York, 1925[13]
Engineers Country Club, Roslyn Harbor, New York, 1921
(originally designed by Herbert Strong, remodeled by Devereux Emmet in 1921)
Country Club of Farmington, Farmington, Connecticut, 1924[14]
Garden City Golf Club, Garden City, New York, 1899[15] (later remodeled by Walter Travis)
Leatherstocking Golf Course, Cooperstown, New York, 1909
Mohawk Golf Club (East), Schenectady, New York, 1907
Glen Head Country Club, Glen Head, New York, 1920s
Hartford Golf Club (Green, Red), West Hartford, Connecticut, 1914
Greenacres Country Club, Lawrenceville, New Jersey, 1932
Green Meadow Club, Rye, New York, 1917 - known today as Willow Ridge Country Club. The Green Meadow Golf Club was an offshoot of The Apawamis Club and formed in 1917 directly adjacent to Apawamis but with frontage on North Street. In fact, in 1927 the two clubs considered consolidating.[16][17]
Hampshire Country Club, Mamaroneck, New York, 1927
Huntington Country Club, Huntington, New York, 1910
Huntington Crescent Club, Huntington, New York, 1914
(renovated by Devereux Emmet and Alfred H. Tull in 1931)
Keney Park Golf Club, Hartford, Connecticut, 1927
Lake Isle Country Club, Eastchester, 1926
Leewood Country Club (Eastchester (town), New York) 1922
Long Hill Country Club, East Hartford, Connecticut, 1930
Mahopac Golf Club, Mahopac, New York, 1893
Manchester Country Club, Manchester, Connecticut, 1917
(with Tom Bendelow)
McGregor Links Country Club, Saratoga Springs, New York
Mechanicville Golf Club, Mechanicville, New York, 1909
Nassau Country Club, Glen Cove, New York, 1896
Oliver D. Appleton Golf Course at St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY 1926 (Original 9 holes)
Pelham Country Club, Pelham Manor, New York, 1908
Pomonok Country Club, Queens, New York, 1921 – closed in 1949
Powelton Club, Newburgh, New York, 1892
Radisson Cable Beach & Golf Resort, Commonwealth of the Bahamas, 1929
Eisenhower Park Golf Course (Red), East Meadow, New York, 1914
Hartford Golf Club (Red, Blue), West Hartford, Connecticut, 1896
(with Donald Ross)
Riddell's Bay Golf and Country Club, The Islands of Bermuda, 1922
Ridgewood Country Club, Danbury, Connecticut, 1927
Rockaway River Country Club, Denville, New Jersey, 1923
Rockville Links Club, Rockville Centre, New York, 1924
Rye Golf Club, Rye, New York, 1921 [18][19]
Salisbury Golf Club, East Meadow, New York
Schuyler Meadows Club, Loudonville, New York, 1928
Seawane Country Club, Hewlett Harbor, New York, 1927
St. George's Golf & Country Club, East Setauket, New York, 1917
St. Mary's Country Club, Saint Mary's, Pennsylvania, 1924
Wee Burn Country Club, Darien, Connecticut, 1902
Mohawk Golf Club (West), Schenectady, New York, 1903
Wheatley Hills Golf Club, East Williston, New York, 1913
(remodeled by Devereux Emmet and Alfred Tull in 1931)
Wheeling Country Club, Wheeling, West Virginia, 1902
Wheeling Park Golf Course, Wheeling, West Virginia, 1926
Bethpage State Park (Green), Farmingdale, New York, 1923
Congressional Country Club (Blue), Bethesda, Maryland, 1924
Congressional Country Club (Gold), Bethesda, Maryland, 1924
(remodeled by George Fazio and Tom Fazio in 1977 and by Arthur Hills in 2000)
Hartford Golf Club (Blue, Green), West Hartford, Connecticut, 1914
Bedford Golf and Tennis Club Bedford, New York, 1891
Brentwood Country Club, Brentwood, New York, 1925
Capital Hills at Albany, Albany, New York, 1928
Cherry Valley Club, Garden City, New York, 1916
Coonamessett Country Club Falmouth, Massachusetts (now Cape Cod Country Club)
Copake Lake Country Club, Craryville, New York, 1921; although there are claims that Devereux Emmet was never at Copake Lake Country Club)
Dudley Hill Golf Club (9 holes), Dudley, Massachusetts, 1926
Edison Club, Rexford, New York, 1925[13]
Engineers Country Club, Roslyn Harbor, New York, 1921
(originally designed by Herbert Strong, remodeled by Devereux Emmet in 1921)
Country Club of Farmington, Farmington, Connecticut, 1924[14]
Garden City Golf Club, Garden City, New York, 1899[15] (later remodeled by Walter Travis)
Leatherstocking Golf Course, Cooperstown, New York, 1909
Mohawk Golf Club (East), Schenectady, New York, 1907
Glen Head Country Club, Glen Head, New York, 1920s
Hartford Golf Club (Green, Red), West Hartford, Connecticut, 1914
Greenacres Country Club, Lawrenceville, New Jersey, 1932
Green Meadow Club, Rye, New York, 1917 - known today as Willow Ridge Country Club. The Green Meadow Golf Club was an offshoot of The Apawamis Club and formed in 1917 directly adjacent to Apawamis but with frontage on North Street. In fact, in 1927 the two clubs considered consolidating.[16][17]
Hampshire Country Club, Mamaroneck, New York, 1927
Huntington Country Club, Huntington, New York, 1910
Huntington Crescent Club, Huntington, New York, 1914
(renovated by Devereux Emmet and Alfred H. Tull in 1931)
Keney Park Golf Club, Hartford, Connecticut, 1927
Lake Isle Country Club, Eastchester, 1926
Leewood Country Club (Eastchester (town), New York) 1922
Long Hill Country Club, East Hartford, Connecticut, 1930
Mahopac Golf Club, Mahopac, New York, 1893
Manchester Country Club, Manchester, Connecticut, 1917
(with Tom Bendelow)
McGregor Links Country Club, Saratoga Springs, New York
Mechanicville Golf Club, Mechanicville, New York, 1909
Nassau Country Club, Glen Cove, New York, 1896
Oliver D. Appleton Golf Course at St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY 1926 (Original 9 holes)
Pelham Country Club, Pelham Manor, New York, 1908
Pomonok Country Club, Queens, New York, 1921 – closed in 1949
Powelton Club, Newburgh, New York, 1892
Radisson Cable Beach & Golf Resort, Commonwealth of the Bahamas, 1929
Eisenhower Park Golf Course (Red), East Meadow, New York, 1914
Hartford Golf Club (Red, Blue), West Hartford, Connecticut, 1896
(with Donald Ross)
Riddell's Bay Golf and Country Club, The Islands of Bermuda, 1922
Ridgewood Country Club, Danbury, Connecticut, 1927
Rockaway River Country Club, Denville, New Jersey, 1923
Rockville Links Club, Rockville Centre, New York, 1924
Rye Golf Club, Rye, New York, 1921 [18][19]
Salisbury Golf Club, East Meadow, New York
Schuyler Meadows Club, Loudonville, New York, 1928
Seawane Country Club, Hewlett Harbor, New York, 1927
St. George's Golf & Country Club, East Setauket, New York, 1917
St. Mary's Country Club, Saint Mary's, Pennsylvania, 1924
Wee Burn Country Club, Darien, Connecticut, 1902
Mohawk Golf Club (West), Schenectady, New York, 1903
Wheatley Hills Golf Club, East Williston, New York, 1913
(remodeled by Devereux Emmet and Alfred Tull in 1931)
Wheeling Country Club, Wheeling, West Virginia, 1902
Wheeling Park Golf Course, Wheeling, West Virginia, 1926