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The Sahalee Country Club is a private golf course and country club in the northwest United States, located in Sammamish, Washington, a suburb east of Seattle. In the Chinookan language, Sahalee means "high heavenly ground." [6] The 27-hole course is located on a heavily forested plateau immediately east of Lake Sammamish.
At the time the club was founded in 1900, [9] Seattle's only golf course was a 5-hole course with a tent clubhouse near present-day Gas Works Park. [10] The Seattle Golf Club was incorporated August 8, 1900 with the intention to build a proper course. [11] From the outset, it was an elite organization.
Inglewood Golf Club is a private golf club in the northwest United States in Kenmore, Washington. Founded 106 years ago in 1919 and opened for play in July 1921, it is located at the north end of Lake Washington, northeast of Seattle. Inglewood was designed by A. Vernon "Mac" Macan, a leading golf course
The five oldest existing American clubs are the South River Club in South River, Maryland (c.1690/1700), the Schuylkill Fishing Company in Andalusia, Pennsylvania (1732), the Old Colony Club in Plymouth, Massachusetts (1769), the Philadelphia Club in Philadelphia (1834), and the Union Club of the City of New York in New York City (1836). [1]
The Highlands is adjacent to the Seattle Golf Club; together they occupy 380 acres (150 ha). The land for both was purchased by the club in 1907, and The Highlands is built on part of the club's land that exceeded the area needed for a golf course. Initial purchase of lots in The Highlands was limited to members of the golf club. [5]
The golf course at the center of the original Mill Creek subdivision is owned by the members of the private country club, who purchased the facility for $5.2 million in 2007. [106] The golf course is 300 yards (270 m) short of the required length to host a professional men's tournament. [ 107 ]
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Broadmoor Golf Club is a private golf club in the northwest United States in Seattle, Washington, founded in 1924 and opened for play in April 1927. It is located in the Broadmoor neighborhood of Seattle , just south of the University of Washington and west of Lake Washington .