What are the best golf courses in Monroe County?
Monroe County Golf Courses. 1 Durand Eastman Golf Course. Durand Eastman Golf Course, with 18 holes available to the public, is located within Durand Eastman Park, at 1200 Kings ... 2 Genesee Valley Golf Course. 3 Churchville Golf Course.
What has changed at Durand golf course?
Monroe County hired several consultants to look at Durand to make changes to speed the pace of play and to make the course safer. From 1995 to 1997, the course was under constant construction. Playing Durand during those years meant putting up with temporary tees and temporary greens.
Who laid out the first nine holes of golf?
(2) A Times Union clipping of May 21, 1940, stated: "Donald Ross, well-known architect, of Holyoke, Mass., laid out the original nine holes." Donald J. Ross, one of the country's famous golf architects, designed a lot of courses in the pre and post World War I era. Perhaps his most famous being Pinehurst No. 2 at Pine-hurst, North Carolina.
Visit the Monroe County Parks Golf website for more information and to book Tee Times
The Monroe County Department of Parks oversees and operates three exceptional golf courses uniquely situated within the bounds of its Parks. This service allows those who enjoy golf, whether beginner or advanced, the opportunity to play at a great value, while doing so in a beautiful park setting.
Durand Eastman Golf Course
Durand Eastman Golf Course, with 18 holes available to the public, is located within Durand Eastman Park, at 1200 Kings Highway North Rochester, New York 14617.
Genesee Valley Golf Course
Genesee Valley Golf Course, with 36 holes available to the public, is located within Genesee Valley Park, at 1000 East River Road, Rochester, NY 14623.
Churchville Golf Course
Churchville Golf Course, with 27 holes available to the public, is located within Churchville Park, at 643 Kendall Rd, Churchville, NY 14428.
When did Monroe County outsource golf?
When Monroe County outsourced management of its three public golf courses to local golf pro Jack Tindale in 1997, it built provisions into the contract to ensure the county could effectively monitor bang for its buck.
When did Tindale Inc. get audited?
was meeting its contractual requirements have lingered for years, prompting calls for an audit by Democratic county legislators as early as 2007.
Who is Tindale's daughter?
Tindale and his daughter, Sandra Tindale, who together run the company, defended their record and cast the audit's findings as a misinterpretation of the contract's provisions, particularly the required capital improvements.
How many holes are there in Durand Eastman Golf Course?
There are very few that do not change over the years. After revamping by Robert Trent Jones in 1933-34, the Durand Eastman Golf Course had 10 holes on one side of Kings Highway and 8 on the other. This lasted until 1979 when a new fairway (par 3) was prepared paralleling the path from the 16th green to the 17th tee. A new 16th green was installed at the base of the trees where the paved path goes up to the 17th tee, after a Pure Waters connecting line was run through this area. The same line also cut across the 10th fairway, through the llth tee, and paralleled the llth fairway along the road to the Pure Waters Pump Station. This was accomplished in the Spring of 1978. Eventually, there were changes on the first nine-combining the 4th and 5th holes into one, a par five. The end result was nine holes on each side of King's Highway.
What year was Durand Eastman Golf Course revamped?
The revamping of the Durand Eastman Golf Course by Robert Trent Jones during the depression years of 1933-34 was a major change. The physical area of the course was increased with the result that the present llth, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, and l7th holes were now on the west side of Kings Highway. This move allowed a better arrangement of holes on the east side of Kings Highway, eliminated the tightness of the original eighteen, and resulted in the lengthening of many holes.
What is the 5th hole in Lake Drive?
The 5th hole is the current l8th hole but played In reverse. The 6th hole paralleled the lake. According to Jack Briddon the temporary green for the present 1st hole is the original 9th green of the original nine.Lake Drive which meanders in and around the course continued in a round about way east to Culver Road.
Where is the 2nd tee on the golf course?
The 1st tee is down in the area of the present first green. The 2nd tee was near the front of the present clubhouse; you hit down into the valley to a green off to the right of the present 3rd hole. You then played back across the creek and up the hill to the 3rd green located in the area of the present parking lot.
When was the second nine completed?
A layout of the second nine completed in 1931 has been located by MC Director of Golf Greg Klem in 2015. Prior to that, it was been possible to put one together. With the help of Jack Briddon, who has been a club member since 1930 (he was 16 years old), the first 18 holes which combined parts of the original nine and the new nine holes is shown in below. There is no current record of a golf architect being involved in the design and construction of the second nine. A close examination of this original 18 hole layout compared with the original nine tends to indicate that while part of the course was expanded south toward Rainbow Drive, virtually all 18 holes still remained on the east side of Kings Highway. There were quite a few fairways crossing the creek meandering through the course.
When was the clubhouse built in the 1940s?
According to an article in the Times Union of May 21, 1940, “a modern clubhouse was erected in 1931, but was completely destroyed by fire in November of that year”. Construction of the next clubhouse was started the same year and completed in 1932.
Is Horseshoe Curve Dr. still used today?
However, most of Horseshoe Curve Dr., shown in Figures 2 and 3 is not used for vehicular traffic today. A clipping from the Times Union of May 21, 1940 states, "...it remained as erected nine holes until 1930. Durand's second nine was completed in 1931"