Oakhurst Links
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Oakhurst Links is a historic golf course
located at White Sulphur Springs
, Greenbrier County, West Virginia
. It is a nine hole course conceived in 1884. Its design is based upon traditional Scottish design elements. Located on the course is the home of course developed Russell W. Montague, that served as the Oakhurst Links Clubhouse. It was built about 1880, and is a two story I house plan dwelling with sparse Colonial Revival
stylistic elements. It was operated as a golf course until 1912, when the property reverted to pasture. In 1994, a restoration effort was launched for the course.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 2001.
Golf course
A golf course comprises a series of holes, each consisting of a teeing ground, fairway, rough and other hazards, and a green with a flagstick and cup, all designed for the game of golf. A standard round of golf consists of playing 18 holes, thus most golf courses have this number of holes...
located at White Sulphur Springs
White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia
White Sulphur Springs is a city in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 2,444 at the 2010 census.-Geography:White Sulphur Springs is located at ....
, Greenbrier County, West Virginia
Greenbrier County, West Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 34,453 people, 14,571 households, and 9,922 families residing in the county. The population density was 34 people per square mile . There were 17,644 housing units at an average density of 17 per square mile...
. It is a nine hole course conceived in 1884. Its design is based upon traditional Scottish design elements. Located on the course is the home of course developed Russell W. Montague, that served as the Oakhurst Links Clubhouse. It was built about 1880, and is a two story I house plan dwelling with sparse Colonial Revival
Colonial Revival architecture
The Colonial Revival was a nationalistic architectural style, garden design, and interior design movement in the United States which sought to revive elements of Georgian architecture, part of a broader Colonial Revival Movement in the arts. In the early 1890s Americans began to value their own...
stylistic elements. It was operated as a golf course until 1912, when the property reverted to pasture. In 1994, a restoration effort was launched for the course.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 2001.