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H.C. Fownes of Oakmont Country Club

ca. 1903-1935

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H.C. Fownes of Oakmont Country Club
  • Title
  • H.C. Fownes of Oakmont Country Club
  • Date
  • ca. 1903-1935
  • Identifier
  • 20100122-ocl-0244
  • Source Identifier
  • None
  • Description
  • This painting shows H.C. Fownes, who was the founder of the Oakmont County Club. He designed and supervised the construction of the O.C.C.'s golf course, and was president of the blub from 1903-1935. He took up golf in 1897 at the age of 41, and qualified for the U.S. Amateur Championship in the years 1901, 1902, 1903, 1905, and 1907. In 1903, at the age of 47, he reached the quarterfinals. The success of his course design lives on in the popularity of the Oakmont Country Club to this day. Image courtesy John Fitzgerald and the Oakmont Country Club Archives.
  • Type
  • still image
  • Genre
  • photographs
  • Subject
  • Oakmont (Allegheny County, Pa.)
    Fownes, H.C.
  • Source
  • Oakmont Country Club Archives
  • Contributor
  • Oakmont Carnegie Library
  • Collection
  • Oakmont Historical Image Collection
  • Rights Information
  • Copyright Not Evaluated. The copyright and related rights status of this Item has not been evaluated. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.
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