Devereux Emmet
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Devereux EmmetCountry:
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[1861-1934]. Born on Dec 11, 1861 in Pelham, New York. Died on Dec 30, 1934 in Garden City, New York, aged 73.Original/Home Club:
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Accomplished amateur golfer and golf course architect.Turned Pro:
n/aEmmet's best known work includes, but is not limited to: Belmont Hills, Bermuda (1924) / Congressional CC, MD (1924, Blue & Gold courses) / Eisenhower Park, NY (1914, Red course) / Garden City GC, NY (1899, original nine holes) / Leatherstocking, NY (1909) / Riddell's Bay, Bermuda (1922) / South Shore, NY (1927) / St George's G&CC, NY (1917) / Wee Burn, CT (1923).
A talented amateur golfer, Emmet was a good friend of Charles Blair Macdonald, also an accomplished amateur (and later to be known as "the father of American golf course architecture"). It was during time spent in Britain with Macdonald, that Emmet also developed a passion for designing golf courses.
In 1897 Emmet designed his first course, the 9-hole layout of the Island Golf Links on Long Island, NY. Two years later the course was expanded to 18 holes and renamed the Garden City Golf Club. In 1924 Emmet hired Alfred H. Tull as a design associate, and in 1929 made him a partner in the firm of Emmet, Emmet & Tull. The partnership with Tull endured until Emmet's death in 1934.
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