El Campo de Golf de Jefferson Park se inauguró en mayo de 1915. Fue el primer campo de golf de propiedad municipal en Seattle, y el tercer campo de golf en el Condado King. Está ubicado en 4101 Beacon Avenue S, en el vecindario Beacon Hill de Seattle. En su primer año, 26,309 personas jugaron en el campo de golf de 18 hoyos de Jefferson Park. En la actualidad el campo mide 6,182 yardas, y cuenta con una zona de práctica y 27 hoyos. En él se juegan más de 60,000 partidos de golf cada año. Desde su apertura, el campo de golf ha servido a residentes y visitantes de Seattle de todos los orígenes étnicos y todos los niveles de ingreso, desde el campeón de boxeo de peso pesado Joe Louis en 1936, hasta un joven de 16 años llamado Tiger Woods en 1992; desde los primeros miembros del Club Chino de Golf de Seattle en la década del 50 hasta los miembros Afroamericanos del Club Estatal de Golf Fir (Fir State Golf Club) y los alumnos de la organización sin fines de lucro First Tee en la actualidad.
Campo Municipal de Golf de Jefferson Park (Seattle)
- By David Wilma and Catherine Hinchliff
- Posted 2/24/2001
- HistoryLink.org Essay 3015
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