Fri, May 24, 2013
Peninsula State Park Golf Course - a Brief History
| 1909 | Wisconsin paid $100,000 for land for Peninsula State Park. |
| 1914 | 1st Park Supt authorized to build two 9-hole courses in Park. Ephraim course started. Fish Creek started, plans abandoned. |
| 1917 | Ephraim Men's Club manages new 6-hole golf course; called it "Door County Country Club". |
| 1923 | 9-hole course opened; "sand and oil greens". |
| 1925 | First Resorters' Tournament held. |
| 1927 | Memorial Pole (between 1st and 9th fairways) erected; many Potowatomi Indians attend dedication. |
| 1929-30 | Second 9 holes designed and built. |
| 1931 | Chief Onanguisse Kahquados buried on course just north of Memorial Pole - stone marker nearby. |
| 1931 | 18-hole course (5000 yards) opened. |
| 1941 | Green fees $1 for 18 holes - no carts available. |
| 1948 | Pull carts introduced to course players. |
| 1949 | Beer sales end at clubhouse. |
| 1954 | New clubhouse built - first one was a granary! |
| 1960s | Course redesigned; Hole #5 across Hwy. 42 eliminated. |
| 1960s-70s | Course operational but conditions poor. |
| 1970 | Memorial Pole replaced - pine laminate replica. |
| 1981 | Ad Hoc Committee formed to save golf course convinces Wisconsin Gov. Lee Dreyfus and Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to allow them to run golf course. |
| 1982 | Peninsula Golf Associates, Inc (PGA, Inc) formed to manage golf course. First lease for operations signed with DNR. |
| 1983 | PGA, Inc Board members each gave personal guarantees of $5000 to finance course - wives called them crazy! PGA, Inc hires first manager. |
| 1989 | Clubhouse expanded and improved. |
| 1997 | PGA, Inc goes into debt for irrigation system; DNR paid half. |
| 1998 | Lease agreement with DNR extended to 2009. |
| 2002 | Debt for irrigation system paid in full! |
| 2004 | PGA, Inc. becomes a 501c-3 organization. Tax exempt donations sought for improvements. |
| 2006 | PGA, Inc starts fiscal year without a loan! |
| 2007 | PGA, Inc Celebrates its 25th Anniversary! |
| 2008 | Building improvements project begun with phased upgrades. |
| 2009 | Agreement with DNR extended to 2019 for PGA, Inc. to manage and operate golf course. Season opens with improved clubhouse facilities. |
| 2010 | Continued upgrades of clubhouse maintenance and 10th tee facilities. |
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