Building History

A previous University Golf Club existed on the University of Washington Campus prior to 1920, but in that year, the school's board of regents agreed to reuse land and facilities used during World War I for a naval training base as a new golf course. It also released money for laying out and improving a new course lining the campus's southwest periphery.

The Seattle Post-Intelligencer said of this new course on 05/02/1920: “University of Washington golf enthusiasts are watching closely the construction of the nine-hole course, which will soon grace the lower part of the campus. Funds recently granted by the board of regents insures the.satisfactory reorganization of the old University Golf Club and the establishment of greens that will rival any in the city. The club will have the use of the of old naval training station grounds and the former home of Commandant Miller Freeman will be turned into a club house.The control of the organization is vested in a board of nine directors elected annually. The club was incorporated last week with the following men acting as directors: University members, Fred C. Ayer, professor of education; J. Gratton O’Bryan, professor of law; Milnor Roberts, dean of the college of mines; M. Lyle Spencer, director of the school of journalism, and David Thomson, dean of the college of liberal arts. Outside members: George W. Fisherer, Grosvenor Flosom, A.W. Hogue and D.H. Houston.” (See “U. of W. Course Assuming Shape,” Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 05/02/1920, p. 42.)

Building Notes

In 1922, a short article on the popularlity of golf among women at the University of Washington. It observed: "Enthusiasm for golf among University of Washington coeds is increasing according to William Jefferson, golf instructor. For two years classes in the popular sport have been held at the campus golf course clubhouse. Sixty coeds are enrolled this year." (See "Many Co-eds at the 'U' Go in for Golf," Seattle Star, 10/30/1922, p. 14.)

PCAD id: 19525