The Launch

As the force behind all the preliminaries and in recognition of the work he had done organizing and appointing committees, raising funds and acquiring the land, John Chalfant was elected the club's first president. In Spring of 1923, the work of building the course began in earnest. Donald Ross was selected to design the course and construction for the first nine holes was underway. During course construction, the building committee was busy supervising the design of the Clubhouse. On October 18, 1923, hundreds of guests attended the first official event at the Club.