Ohio Golf Journal January 2020

Mt. Dora By Len Ziehm The Mount Dora Golf Club sits 30 miles north OF /RLANDO AND WAS FOUNDED IN BY SEVERA L 77)) VETERANS RETURNING HOME ! HISTORICAL SIGN ON THE ÚRST TEE BOX PROCLAIMS THE COURSE A n,IVING MEMORIAL TO-OUNT $ORAmS MILITARY TROOPS that served in World War II and all veterans and members of the Armed Forces since.” The Mount Dora Golf Club is a member of the &LORIDA (ISTORIC 'OLF 4RAIL AND PROVIDES A GREAT DAY AT THE GOLF COURSE 7HATmS NOT TO LIKE ABOUT COURSE WHOSE OWNERS describe as nTHE LONGEST YARDS IN &LORIDA mm 4HE GOLF CARTS EVEN PROVIDE YOUR FAVORITE TUNES DURING YOUR ROUND 4HE PRICE IS RIGHT TOO EVEN IN THE HEART OF SNOWBIRD SEASON PLUS THEREmS A PATRIOTIC COMPONENT AS WELL !MERICAN MILITARY VETERANS GET A PRICE BREAK BEYOND THE MODEST GREENS FEE CART INCLUDED AND -INI !MERICAN ÛAGS ARE USED FOR TEE MARKERS 4HERE IS EVEN A 6&7 HALL LOCATED NEXT TO THE course and tournaments dedicated to the men and WOMEN IN THE !RMED &ORCES ARE HELD EVERY YEAR !FTER THE WAR THE CITY COUNCIL LEASED AN ACRE PLOT OF PUBLIC LAND FOR USE AS A GOLF COURSE 4HEY ALSO AGREED TO PROVIDE UP TO EACH YEAR to help maintain it and donated an unused TRAFÚC KIOSK FOR THE ÚRST PRO SHOP 3TOCK CERTIÚCATES WERE ISSUED AND THE -OUNT $ORA 'OLF !SSOCIATION QUICKLY HAD MEMBERS WHO VOTED TO BUILD A NO FRILLS NINE HOLE COURSE 4HEY USED A MULE AND BULLDOZER TO CLEAR LAND THAT HAD BEEN COVERED WITH PINE TREES AND A YARD COURSE WAS UP AND RUNNING IN ROUGHLY A YEARmS TIME .O WELL KNOWN GOLF ARCHITECTS WERE COMMISSIONED TO DESIGN -OUNT $ORA )T WAS BUILT ENTIRELY BY RETURNING SERVICEMEN Ohio Golf Journal