Global InformationSodus Bay Heights Golf Club information
| Club information | |
|---|---|
  Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates | 43°15′14.2″N 76°59′17.9″W / 43.253944°N 76.988306°W |
| Location | Sodus Point, New York |
| Established | 1924 |
| Type | Semi-Private |
| Total holes | 18 |
| Website | sodusbayheights.com |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,682 yards (6,110 m) |
| Course rating | 72.9 |
| Slope rating | 135 |
Sodus Bay Heights Golf Club, located in Sodus Point, New York, is a 150-acre (.60 km2) 18-hole golf course, overlooking Sodus Bay, the largest bay on Lake Ontario. Founded in 1924, the course plays 6,682 yards from the championship tees, 6,316 from the men's tees, and 5,470 from the ladies.[1] The club started out as a 9-hole course, consisting of a club house, a separate pro shop, and a small caddy building. Before being turned into a golf club, the land was known as the Blackmar Farm, owned by Countess VerHemert of Paris, France. After her death, the buyers had grandiose plans for the property, and wanted to turn it into a recreation and housing tract. The original plans were to include a natural amphitheater, similar to the Hollywood Bowl, at the bottom of the knoll on the property, with a golf course running clockwise around it. Additional plans included a playground for the children and a tennis court. The golf course materialized first, and the tennis courts were added at a later date. The architect of the original 9-hole course is unknown, and rumors that famous golf architect Robert Trent Jones Sr. was the architect are incorrect. However, Robert Trent Jones was the first head golf professional at Sodus Bay Heights from 1930 to 1935, which has led to the confusion on his involvement with the course architecture.[2]
In 1966, member Claude Wright, along with Head Golf Professional Lee Boice and Superintendent Warner Featherly, formed a committee to start planning an extension of 9 holes to make it a full 18-hole course. Geoffrey S. Cornish, a golf course architect from Amherst, Massachusetts, was given a contract to redesign the existing course, and to expand it another 9 holes. On Sunday, May 25, 1969, the new course was dedicated, and a commemorative stone was placed by the club flagpole. A number of golf pros were invited to play that rainy day. They were accompanied by two playing members, and were driven around by female club members.[2]
- ^ "Sodus Bay Heights Golf Course, Sodus Bay Heights Golf Club - Sodus Point, New York Golf Course Directory | Course Finder | GolfNow.com". www.golfnow.com. Retrieved 2015-06-20.
- ^ a b "About". Retrieved 2015-06-20.