Thanks for the information, the next time I am in the mountains I will definitely check out Blowing Rock CC and give you an update. Given the Ross date of 1922, unless some disastrous events took place - (lost greens, storms, washouts) the Raynor design may not have been completed until 1925, to in 26 or 27 and perhaps completed by Banks who was building a course in nearby Statesville, NC. Historical Information is sketchy but in a few years Seth Raynor was called in to once more re-design the course. There is a course there still - Blowing Rock Country Club - under it someplace is a portion (or even more than that) of the original Raynor course - due to its remoteness I haven’t been there yet but will do so one of these days. (anyone have info on him?)ġ940's scorecard gives the following caddie fees:Ĩ0 cents for 18 holes just like Garden City - hah I understand a new master plan Spencer Robbins. They turned up a great piece that even had a hole by hole of the original home-made course and the history of the Grn Pk Hotel and the legend of Blowing Rock - I’ve included it below. The town officials and the local “HYSTERICAL” Soc were extremely cooperative and helped fill in a lot of blanks for me. Interesting town - there is an overhanging cliff which causes a terrific updraft - in winter it snows “upside The estate of Jos P Knapp, founder and great friend of C B Macdonald where Raynor built a 3-green practice course (for Mr. Bingo! Rufus Patterson also owned a huge estate in Southampton Long Island once The key to the Raynor involvement here - and there nearly always one that traces back to NGLA and/or Macdonald - was when the founders, who parlayed $$ made in livestock in Statesville to a auto dealership to the resort hotel and then came the connection - they purchased a piece of property from on Rufus Patterson. Mitchell, Calvin Coolidge, Herbert Hoover and J D Rockefeller - even had gambling (illegal) and drinking. In the 1880 it was one of “the” places in the area - visited by such luminaries as El Roosevelt, Margaret In 1915 “a 9-hole course of sorts was constructed on the grounds” - later Ross (perhaps 1922) came in and redesigned the 9 and added another 9 (as noted, he was very active in the area)

The Green Park Inn was a “resort hotel” dating back to the 1880's. The course in question, Green Park - Norwood is located in Blowing Rock, NC (elevation 4,000 ft!!). I've been out all day today but will give you a report on Green Park Norwood tomorrow - yes it is/was at Blowing Rock.

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