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The Course At Yale
Architect: C.B. MacDonald / Seth Raynor Year: 1926 200 Conrad Dr New Haven, CT 06515 Phone: (203) 392-2377 Course Access: Private http://thecourseatyale.org/ |
The Course At Yale
In 1924, Mrs. Ray Tompkins donated to Yale 700 acres (2.83 km2) of swamp and woodland in memory of her husband, which were made into an 18 hole golf course by golf course architect Charles Blair Macdonald, in collaboration with Seth Raynor and Charles Banks, for a budget of $400,000. In his 1928 book "Scotland's Gift: Golf" Macdonald stated that “Today Yale has a classical course which is unexcelled in comparison with any inland course in this country or in Europe.” According to Macdonald historian George Bahto, The Mid-Ocean Club, the Yale Golf Club, the Links Golf Course, the Gibson Island Golf Course, the Deepdale, and the Creek Club were the only courses that Macdonald gave any attention to after 1917.
The Yale course has been the site of every significant state championship, two USGA Junior National events, the 1991 and 2004 NCAA Eastern Regional championships, the 1991 ECAC Men's Championship, and the 1992 ECAC Women's Championship, as well as the Nike Connecticut Open. The course serve as the host site for the NCAA East Regional from May 20–22, 2010.
The clubhouse, designed by Herb Newman, was dedicated on September 29, 1984 as a gift of the Prospect Hill Foundation, after whom it was named.
The Yale course has been the site of every significant state championship, two USGA Junior National events, the 1991 and 2004 NCAA Eastern Regional championships, the 1991 ECAC Men's Championship, and the 1992 ECAC Women's Championship, as well as the Nike Connecticut Open. The course serve as the host site for the NCAA East Regional from May 20–22, 2010.
The clubhouse, designed by Herb Newman, was dedicated on September 29, 1984 as a gift of the Prospect Hill Foundation, after whom it was named.