Where Did Country Clubs Come From?

Jun 17, 2022 41 min

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The late 1800s saw the invention of an important institution: the American country club. This week’s U.S. Open venue, The Country Club in Brookline, was the first—or at least one of the first. By the beginning of the 20th century, most major cities east of Chicago had several golf-focused clubs. What were the reasons for this proliferation? And what can we learn from the origins of country-club life in America? To get some answers, Garrett Morrison talks to Richard J. (“Pete”) Moss, a retired history professor and the author of the excellent <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Golf-American-Country-Sport-Society/dp/0252074130">Golf and the American Country Club</a>. See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

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