Eventually they had over 150 people interested in their venture, at which point they flew in famed golf designer and Irish Imigrant, A. Gould, began adding members to their perspective club. Starting in November of 1923, the group of 16 headed by Aaron H. These great courses were created by new generation of golf architects like Donald Ross, Alister Mackenzie and others who pushed the boundaries and set the foundation for this era of American golf design. As we are well aware, Pebble Beach, Cypress Point and Augusta National were all built during the Golden Age. But quantity wasn’t the only thing increasing, the quality of the golf courses from this era make them the best courses in the country to this day. From the end of World War I and the beginning of the Great Depression, the number of golf courses in America grew from 750 to over 6000. The founders of Alderwood had not picked a better time to build their course-the 1920s was the height of the Golden Age of Golf Design. With only enthusiasm and their passion for golf, they managed to build one of the Northwest’s most legendary golf courses. One night, they came up with the idea of building a golf course on the banks of the Columbia River in NE Portland. South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands (USD $)Īlderwood Country Club was the brainchild of a group of 16 Portland golf enthusiasts in the 1920s.

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