Dyker Beach Golf Course
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Dyker Beach Golf Course is a public golf course located in the borough of Brooklyn
in New York City
. Its roots go back more than 100 years. It is one of the most played public golf courses in the nation. It has produced some notable golfers.
Army Base. With the expansion of the Army base, Dyker Meadows was moved to its current location at 86th Street and 7th Avenue and renamed Dyker Beach Golf Course. In 1935 Dyker Beach got its final makeover by John Van Kleek. It was a golf getaway located in the heart of Brooklyn and was one of the most played golf courses in the United States in the 1960s, averaging over 350 golfers a day during the season. Many of its golfers are locals who line up early in the morning in order to get a number for a round of golf. The course is open for an eight-month golf season.
Dyker Beach was run by the New York City Parks Department until 1984, when operations were turned over to a private operator, American Golf Corporation.
Dyker produced some notable golfers. Willy "Wiffy" Cox
was the course's golf pro from 1921 to 1935. The five Strafaci brothers
were all regulars at the course, and Thomas Strafaci served as golf pro at Dyker, as did his son Thomas Strafaci Jr. In 1972, a soldier from the Fort Hamilton Army Base named Earl Woods
learned to play golf at Dyker and later passed his love of the game on to his son, Tiger Woods
.
Dyker Beach is home to three golf clubs: the Shoreview Golf Club, incorporated in 1930, one of the oldest public men's golf clubs in the United States; the Brookridge Ladies Club, also one of the older public golf clubs in the country; and the Sand Trappers Senior Golf Club, which plays on Tuesdays and caters to older golfers.
Brooklyn
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in New York City
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. Its roots go back more than 100 years. It is one of the most played public golf courses in the nation. It has produced some notable golfers.
History
The golf course originally named Dyker Meadows Golf Club was built in the 1890s and was located near the Fort HamiltonFort Hamilton
Historic Fort Hamilton is located in the southwestern corner of the New York City borough of Brooklyn surrounded by the communities of Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights, and Bensonhurst, and is one of several posts that are part of the region which is headquartered by the Military District of Washington...
Army Base. With the expansion of the Army base, Dyker Meadows was moved to its current location at 86th Street and 7th Avenue and renamed Dyker Beach Golf Course. In 1935 Dyker Beach got its final makeover by John Van Kleek. It was a golf getaway located in the heart of Brooklyn and was one of the most played golf courses in the United States in the 1960s, averaging over 350 golfers a day during the season. Many of its golfers are locals who line up early in the morning in order to get a number for a round of golf. The course is open for an eight-month golf season.
Dyker Beach was run by the New York City Parks Department until 1984, when operations were turned over to a private operator, American Golf Corporation.
Dyker produced some notable golfers. Willy "Wiffy" Cox
Wiffy Cox
Wilfred Hiram "Wiffy" Cox was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1930s....
was the course's golf pro from 1921 to 1935. The five Strafaci brothers
Frank Strafaci
Frank Strafaci was an American amateur golfer, who competed against the top amateurs of his time. He is remembered as one of Brooklyn's top amateur golfers.-Career:...
were all regulars at the course, and Thomas Strafaci served as golf pro at Dyker, as did his son Thomas Strafaci Jr. In 1972, a soldier from the Fort Hamilton Army Base named Earl Woods
Earl Woods
Earl Dennison Woods was a US Army infantry officer who served two tours of duty in Vietnam, and retired with the rank of lieutenant colonel. He was a college-level baseball player and writer, but is best remembered as the father of professional golfer Tiger Woods...
learned to play golf at Dyker and later passed his love of the game on to his son, Tiger Woods
Tiger Woods
Eldrick Tont "Tiger" Woods is an American professional golfer whose achievements to date rank him among the most successful golfers of all time. Formerly the World No...
.
Dyker Beach is home to three golf clubs: the Shoreview Golf Club, incorporated in 1930, one of the oldest public men's golf clubs in the United States; the Brookridge Ladies Club, also one of the older public golf clubs in the country; and the Sand Trappers Senior Golf Club, which plays on Tuesdays and caters to older golfers.