Dunedin Isles Golf Club Golf Course Explained

Dunedin Isles Golf Club Golf Course is a national historic site in Florida, located at Dunedin in Pinellas County.^[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.^[1]

Northwest of Tampa, the course was designed by noted architect Donald Ross (1872–1948). It opened in 1927 on New Year's Day as a municipal course,^[3] It was acquired by the PGA of America in 1944,^{[4] [5]} renamed "PGA National Golf Club," and hosted the PGA Seniors' Championship for eighteen consecutive years (1945–1962). The PGA of America moved its national offices from Chicago to Dunedin in 1956,^[6] then sold its holdings in the course back to the city in 1962. It relocated its offices to eastern Florida in 1965 at Palm Beach Gardens.^[5]

See also

• PGA National Golf Club - (1964–1973)
• PGA National Golf Club - (1981–present)

External links

• • State of Florida – Florida Historic Golf Trail – Dunedin Golf Club
• Florida Historic Golf Trail – Dunedin Golf Club
• Visit St. Petersburg - Clearwater – Dunedin Golf Club

Notes and References

1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Listings . 2014-09-09. National Park Service.
2. Web site: Florida Historical Markers Programs - Marker: Pinellas . 2014-09-09. Florida Department of State - Division of Historical Resources - Bureau of Historic Preservation.
3. Web site: Historic Local Golf Course Set to Celebrate 85th Anniversary . Patch.com . (Dunedin, Florida) . Rosenfeld . Jeffrey . January 14, 2012. February 18, 2017.
4. Web site: History 1940-1949 . PGA of America . February 18, 2017.
5. Web site: History 1960-1969 . PGA of America . February 18, 2017.
6. Web site: History 1950-1959 . PGA of America . February 18, 2017.