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Devereux Emmet

January 03, 2023

Devereux Emmet (December 11, 1861 – December 30, 1934) was a pioneering American golf course architect who, according to one source, designed more than 150 courses worldwide.[1]

Devereux Emmet
Emmet, c. 1915
Born(1861-12-11)December 11, 1861
Pelham, New York
DiedDecember 30, 1934(1934-12-30) (aged 73)
Garden City, New York
NationalityAmerican
Alma materColumbia University
OccupationArchitect
SpouseElla B. Smith
Children2
Parent(s)William Jenkins Emmet and
Julia Colt Pierson
ProjectsBethpage State Park, 1923
DesignCongressional Country Club (Blue), 1924

Early life

Devereux Emmet was born in Pelham, New York,[2] on December 11, 1861, one of eight children of William Jenkins Emmet and Julia Colt Pierson.[3] He was the great-grandson of Thomas Addis Emmet.

College and marriage

Emmet graduated from Columbia University in 1883;[4] in 1889 he married Ella B. Smith in an elaborate wedding at her home in New York City.[5] Miss Smith, born in 1858, was the daughter of Judge J. Lawrence Smith and a niece of Alexander Turney Stewart. Ella's sister Elizabeth "Bessie" Springs Smith was the wife of architect Stanford White.[6] The couple had two children, Richard Smith Emmet (born October 1889) and Devereux Emmet, Jr. (born January 1897).[7]

Golf course design career

On a vacation in England he spent time with his friend, Charles B. Macdonald, who was measuring British golf courses in preparation for the design of the National Golf Links of America. Emmet's first design was Island Golf Links, a predecessor of Garden City Golf Club.[6] A friend of his remarked:

Emmet could not possibly conceive of any other use to which any given piece of real estate could be put except to lay out golf links on it.[2]

In 1924 he hired Alfred H. Tull as a design associate, and in 1929 made him a partner in the firm of Emmet, Emmet and Tull. The Tull-Emmet partnership continued until Emmet's death in 1934.[8]

Amateur golf

Emmet was a talented amateur golfer. He made the quarter-finals of the 1904 British Amateur and won the Bahamas Amateur at the age of 66.[6] In 1916, after he won the father-son tournament at Sleepy Hollow Country Club with Devereux Emmet, Jr., the United States Golf Association instituted the so-called architects rule that barred golf course architects from competing as amateurs in tournaments.[9]

Death and legacy

Devereux Emmet died in Garden City, New York, on December 30, 1934.[4]

Courses designed

 
18th hole (formerly the 17th) of the Blue Course of the Congressional Country Club

Emmet designed many of his courses in an era of wooden-shafted clubs. Because the holes are often short by current standards many of his designs have since been reworked.

Note: Dates indicate when the course opened.
Note: This is a partial list, portions of which were taken from WorldGolf.[10]

(remodeled by George Fazio and Tom Fazio in 1977 and by Arthur Hills in 2000)
(originally designed by Herbert Strong, remodeled by Devereux Emmet in 1921)
(renovated by Devereux Emmet and Alfred H. Tull in 1931)
(with Tom Bendelow)
(with Donald Ross)
(remodeled by Devereux Emmet and Alfred Tull in 1931)

References

  1. ^ "A Brief History". Schuyler Meadows Club. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  2. ^ a b Jackson (ed), A.V.Williams; Peele (ed), Robert (1911). A History of the Class of Eighteen Hundred and Eighty-Three of Columbia College. New York: Irving Press. p. 42. {{cite book}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
  3. ^ The Yale Forest School (1913). Biographical Record of the Graduates and Former Students of the Yale Forest. New Haven, CT: The Yale Forest School. p. 39.
  4. ^ a b "Devereux Emmet Golf Architect Died on Sunday" (PDF). The Pelham Sun. January 4, 1935. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  5. ^ "At her Father's Home" (PDF). New York Times. January 27, 1889. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  6. ^ a b c "Golf Course". Riddell's Bay Golf & Country Club. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  7. ^ Coates, H.T (1904). Woodhull Genealogy: The Woodhull Family in England and America. Philadelphia: Henry C. Coates & Co. p. 366.
  8. ^ Ed Oliver Golf Club. . Archived from the original on January 1, 2014. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  9. ^ "Emmet Takes Issue With U.S.G.A. Rule" (PDF). The New York Times. February 25, 1917. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  10. ^ "Devereux Emmet". WorldGolf. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  11. ^ "The Edison Club". Time Union. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  12. ^ . Archived from the original on 2011-04-04. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  13. ^ Mingay, Jeff (2008). Golf Architecture: A Worldwide Perspective, Volume 4. Pelican Publishing. p. 13. ISBN 9781589806160.
  14. ^ "APAWAMIS AND GREEN MEADOW COUNTRY CLUBS MAY CONSOLIDATE". The Rye Chronicle. Rye, New York, New York. March 6, 1918.
  15. ^ "Hughes Apawamis Professional, Will go to Green Meadow". The Evening Tribune. New York, New York. March 6, 1918.
  16. ^ "New Rye Country Club Rushing Work of Construction of 18 Hole Course". New York Evening Post. August 13, 1921.
  17. ^ "Meeting Here Tonight of the New Rye Club". The Daily Argus. July 14, 1921.

January 03, 2023
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Devereux Emmet December 11 1861 December 30 1934 was a pioneering American golf course architect who according to one source designed more than 150 courses worldwide 1 Devereux EmmetEmmet c 1915Born 1861 12 11 December 11 1861Pelham New YorkDiedDecember 30 1934 1934 12 30 aged 73 Garden City New YorkNationalityAmericanAlma materColumbia UniversityOccupationArchitectSpouseElla B SmithChildren2Parent s William Jenkins Emmet andJulia Colt PiersonProjectsBethpage State Park 1923DesignCongressional Country Club Blue 1924 Contents 1 Early life 2 College and marriage 3 Golf course design career 4 Amateur golf 5 Death and legacy 6 Courses designed 7 ReferencesEarly life EditDevereux Emmet was born in Pelham New York 2 on December 11 1861 one of eight children of William Jenkins Emmet and Julia Colt Pierson 3 He was the great grandson of Thomas Addis Emmet College and marriage EditEmmet graduated from Columbia University in 1883 4 in 1889 he married Ella B Smith in an elaborate wedding at her home in New York City 5 Miss Smith born in 1858 was the daughter of Judge J Lawrence Smith and a niece of Alexander Turney Stewart Ella s sister Elizabeth Bessie Springs Smith was the wife of architect Stanford White 6 The couple had two children Richard Smith Emmet born October 1889 and Devereux Emmet Jr born January 1897 7 Golf course design career EditOn a vacation in England he spent time with his friend Charles B Macdonald who was measuring British golf courses in preparation for the design of the National Golf Links of America Emmet s first design was Island Golf Links a predecessor of Garden City Golf Club 6 A friend of his remarked Emmet could not possibly conceive of any other use to which any given piece of real estate could be put except to lay out golf links on it 2 In 1924 he hired Alfred H Tull as a design associate and in 1929 made him a partner in the firm of Emmet Emmet and Tull The Tull Emmet partnership continued until Emmet s death in 1934 8 Amateur golf EditEmmet was a talented amateur golfer He made the quarter finals of the 1904 British Amateur and won the Bahamas Amateur at the age of 66 6 In 1916 after he won the father son tournament at Sleepy Hollow Country Club with Devereux Emmet Jr the United States Golf Association instituted the so called architects rule that barred golf course architects from competing as amateurs in tournaments 9 Death and legacy EditDevereux Emmet died in Garden City New York on December 30 1934 4 Courses designed Edit 18th hole formerly the 17th of the Blue Course of the Congressional Country Club Emmet designed many of his courses in an era of wooden shafted clubs Because the holes are often short by current standards many of his designs have since been reworked Note Dates indicate when the course opened Note This is a partial list portions of which were taken from WorldGolf 10 Belmont Hills Country Club St Clairsville Ohio 1924 Bethpage State Park Green Farmingdale New York 1923 Congressional Country Club Blue Bethesda Maryland 1924 Congressional Country Club Gold Bethesda Maryland 1924 remodeled by George Fazio and Tom Fazio in 1977 and by Arthur Hills in 2000 Hartford Golf Club Blue Green West Hartford Connecticut 1914 Bonnie Briar Country Club Larchmont New York 1921 Bedford Golf and Tennis Club Bedford New York 1891 Brentwood Country Club Brentwood New York 1925 Capital Hills at Albany Albany New York 1928 Cherry Valley Club Garden City New York 1916 Coonamessett Country Club Falmouth Massachusetts now Cape Cod Country Club Copake Lake Country Club Craryville New York 1921 Dudley Hill Golf Club 9 holes Dudley Massachusetts 1926 Edison Club Rexford New York 1925 11 Engineers Country Club Roslyn Harbor New York 1921 originally designed by Herbert Strong remodeled by Devereux Emmet in 1921 Country Club of Farmington Farmington Connecticut 1924 12 Garden City Golf Club Garden City New York 1899 13 later remodeled by Walter Travis Leatherstocking Golf Course Cooperstown New York 1909 Mohawk Golf Club East Schenectady New York 1907 Glen Head Country Club Glen Head New York 1920s Hartford Golf Club Green Red West Hartford Connecticut 1914 Greenacres Country Club Lawrenceville New Jersey 1932 Green Meadow Club Rye New York 1917 known today as Willow Ridge Country Club The Green Meadow Golf Club was an offshoot of The Apawamis Club and formed in 1917 directly adjacent to Apawamis but with frontage on North Street In fact in 1927 the two clubs considered consolidating 14 15 Hampshire Country Club Mamaroneck New York 1927 Huntington Country Club Huntington New York 1910 Huntington Crescent Club Huntington New York 1914 renovated by Devereux Emmet and Alfred H Tull in 1931 Keney Park Golf Club Hartford Connecticut 1927 Lake Isle Country Club Eastchester 1926 Leewood Country Club Eastchester town New York 1922 Long Hill Country Club East Hartford Connecticut 1930 Mahopac Golf Club Mahopac New York 1893 Manchester Country Club Manchester Connecticut 1917 with Tom Bendelow McGregor Links Country Club Saratoga Springs New York Mechanicville Golf Club Mechanicville New York 1909 Nassau Country Club Glen Cove New York 1896 Oliver D Appleton Golf Course at St Lawrence University Canton NY 1926 Original 9 holes Pelham Country Club Pelham Manor New York 1908 Pomonok Country Club Queens New York 1921 closed in 1949 Powelton Club Newburgh New York 1892 Radisson Cable Beach amp Golf Resort Commonwealth of the Bahamas 1929 Eisenhower Park Golf Course Red East Meadow New York 1914 Hartford Golf Club Red Blue West Hartford Connecticut 1896 with Donald Ross Riddell s Bay Golf and Country Club The Islands of Bermuda 1922 Ridgewood Country Club Danbury Connecticut 1927 Rockaway River Country Club Denville New Jersey 1923 Rockville Links Club Rockville Centre New York 1924 Rye Golf Club Rye New York 1921 16 17 Salisbury Golf Club East Meadow New York Schuyler Meadows Club Loudonville New York 1928 Seawane Country Club Hewlett Harbor New York 1927 St George s Golf amp Country Club East Setauket New York 1917 St Mary s Country Club Saint Mary s Pennsylvania 1924 Wee Burn Country Club Darien Connecticut 1902 Mohawk Golf Club West Schenectady New York 1903 Wheatley Hills Golf Club East Williston New York 1913 remodeled by Devereux Emmet and Alfred Tull in 1931 Wheeling Country Club Wheeling West Virginia 1902 Wheeling Park Golf Course Wheeling West Virginia 1926References Edit A Brief History Schuyler Meadows Club Retrieved June 5 2013 a b Jackson ed A V Williams Peele ed Robert 1911 A History of the Class of Eighteen Hundred and Eighty Three of Columbia College New York Irving Press p 42 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a last1 has generic name help The Yale Forest School 1913 Biographical Record of the Graduates and Former Students of the Yale Forest New Haven CT The Yale Forest School p 39 a b Devereux Emmet Golf Architect Died on Sunday PDF The Pelham Sun January 4 1935 Retrieved June 5 2013 At her Father s Home PDF New York Times January 27 1889 Retrieved June 5 2013 a b c Golf Course Riddell s Bay Golf amp Country Club Retrieved June 5 2013 Coates H T 1904 Woodhull Genealogy The Woodhull Family in England and America Philadelphia Henry C Coates amp Co p 366 Ed Oliver Golf Club Course Architects About The Architects Archived from the original on January 1 2014 Retrieved June 5 2013 Emmet Takes Issue With U S G A Rule PDF The New York Times February 25 1917 Retrieved May 19 2018 Devereux Emmet WorldGolf Retrieved June 5 2013 The Edison Club Time Union Retrieved June 5 2013 The CCF Golf Course Archived from the original on 2011 04 04 Retrieved June 5 2013 Mingay Jeff 2008 Golf Architecture A Worldwide Perspective Volume 4 Pelican Publishing p 13 ISBN 9781589806160 APAWAMIS AND GREEN MEADOW COUNTRY CLUBS MAY CONSOLIDATE The Rye Chronicle Rye New York New York March 6 1918 Hughes Apawamis Professional Will go to Green Meadow The Evening Tribune New York New York March 6 1918 New Rye Country Club Rushing Work of Construction of 18 Hole Course New York Evening Post August 13 1921 Meeting Here Tonight of the New Rye Club The Daily Argus July 14 1921 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Devereux Emmet amp oldid 1110674119, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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