Word: shinnecocks
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...there is an egalitarian spirit to Shinnecock that few other famed courses can claim. Women have always been encouraged to play. The first American-born club pro was John Shippen, an African American who learned his golf at Shinnecock Hills while growing up on the nearby reservation. Even though the Shinnecocks sold the tract to the English in the 18th century, the land still belongs to them in spirit...
With its rolling fairways, long grass and open invitation to the elements, Shinnecock Hills Golf Club has been called the most Scottish of all American golf courses. In truth, though, the site of the centennial U.S. Open that begins this week is the most American of all American courses...
...past century of this nation's history is as much a part of Shinnecock Hills as the diabolical rough. The club began to take shape in 1891 thanks to the money of William K. Vanderbilt and his wealthy friends, and the sweat equity of the Shinnecock Indians who once inhabited this land on the eastern end of Long Island. The original clubhouse-the original American golf clubhouse-still stands sentinel over the course, a tribute to the genius of architect Stanford White. J.P. Morgan regularly challenged the links, as did Andrew Mellon...
...Shinnecock Hills' superintendent, responsible for one of the world's greatest courses and the world's most prestigious tournament, is 41-year-old Peter Smith, the son of former superintendent Elmer Smith, who was the son of George Smith, one of the Shinnecocks who helped maintain the original course. In fact, of the 18 men on Peter Smith's regular crew, 16 are Native Americans, including his son, 20-year-old Brian. "By keeping the tradition of this course," says Peter, "we are keeping the tradition of our tribe...
Tyng went on to become a pioneer in another fledgling sport. He was one of the leading amateur golfers in the 1890s and played in the second United States Amateur Championship at Shinnecock Hills, N.Y., in 1896. Tyng had taken up the newly imported sport in 1894 and in 1912 and 1915 he won the U.S. Seniors' championship...