Manito Golf and Country Club

Manito
G & CC
Location in the United States
Manito
G & CC
Location in Washington

Manito Golf and Country Club is a country club in the northwest United States, located in Spokane, Washington. The club was founded in 1917 at Hart Field by a small group of dedicated golf enthusiasts and moved to its current location in southwest Spokane in 1922. It was known as Manito Golf Club until 1935.[1]

Its golf course hosted the PGA Championship in 1944, then match play, in which Bob Hamilton upset favored Byron Nelson in the final.[2] [3] The course was designed by A.V. Macan.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Manito Golf Club changes its name". Spokane Daily Chronicle (Washington). March 2, 1935. p. 12.
  2. ↑ "Hamilton faces Byron Nelson in PGA final". St. Petersburg Times (Florida). Associated Press. August 20, 1944. p. 17.
  3. ↑ Stark, Charles R., Jr. (August 21, 1944). "Hamilton beats Nelson to win P.G.A.". Spokesman-Review (Spokane, Washington). p. 1.
  4. ↑ "Arthur Vernon Macan". Pacific Northwest Golf Association. Hall of Fame. Retrieved October 3, 2015.

External links

Coordinates: 47°36′32″N 117°23′42″W / 47.609°N 117.395°W / 47.609; -117.395


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Sunday, October 04, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.