Piping Rock Club
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Piping Rock Club is a country club
in Locust Valley, New York
.
The Piping Rock contains an 18 hole links style golf course that was designed by Charles B. Macdonald
. Its tennis facilities include several indoor courts, clay courts and grass courts. A separate facility on the Long Island Sound provide beach, pool and summer dinning facilities for members.
The club hosted the Piping Rock Horse Show from at least 1912 to 1915. On October 24, 1937 Cole Porter
was in a riding accident that crushed his legs, leading to one of them being amputated years later.
Country club
A country club is a private club, often with a closed membership, that typically offers a variety of recreational sports facilities and is located in city outskirts or rural areas. Activities may include, for example, any of golf, tennis, swimming or polo...
in Locust Valley, New York
Locust Valley, New York
Locust Valley is a hamlet located in Nassau County, New York. Locust Valley is an unincorporated area of the Town of Oyster Bay...
.
History
The Piping Rock clubhouse was designed by American designer Guy Lowell, and built in 1911. Lowell based his designs on American colonial architecture a desire to link the house with the landscape. Most of the rooms open into a hall which surrounds an internal courtyard.The Piping Rock contains an 18 hole links style golf course that was designed by Charles B. Macdonald
Charles B. Macdonald
Charles Blair Macdonald was a major figure in early American golf. He built the first 18-hole course in the United States, was a driving force in the founding of the United States Golf Association, won the first U.S...
. Its tennis facilities include several indoor courts, clay courts and grass courts. A separate facility on the Long Island Sound provide beach, pool and summer dinning facilities for members.
The club hosted the Piping Rock Horse Show from at least 1912 to 1915. On October 24, 1937 Cole Porter
Cole Porter
Cole Albert Porter was an American composer and songwriter. Born to a wealthy family in Indiana, he defied the wishes of his domineering grandfather and took up music as a profession. Classically trained, he was drawn towards musical theatre...
was in a riding accident that crushed his legs, leading to one of them being amputated years later.