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lively these slips may be tacked in place upon the contour map and later 

 moved, enlarged upon, or shortened wherever adjustments seem necessary. 1 



Golf Clubhouse and Grounds. 



On every golf course a special area of varying size as among courses 

 must be set aside from the fields of active playing of golf for certain service 

 activities and needs connected with the conduct of the course. Unless some 

 other very vital considerations enter into the selection of this area it should 

 be located as near as possible to the main line of travel to the golf park. 



The most prominent feature of the design of this particular area, and 

 an essential feature of the design of the golf course in general, is the club- 

 house. The size of this structure on existing golf courses ranges from a 

 very simple inexpensive structure designed primarily for shelter to a large 

 structure with all the facilities and equipment of a true clubhouse. For 

 illustrations and floor plans of several types of golf clubhouses now in use 

 on municipal courses see Plates 63-67 and Chapter V, pages 402-403. These, 

 as will be noted, are for the most part examples of the more simple types 

 of structures. The essential features of a comparatively small serviceable 

 clubhouse include the following: locker rooms small one for women and 

 larger one for men; toilets; wash and bath facilities in close proximity to 

 each locker room; office for the manager; small lunch room; storeroom pos- 

 sibly including a small shop; general lounging room, and as an auxiliary to 

 this an ample veranda on one or more sides of the building. The more 

 elaborate golf clubhouses might include in addition a dining room and kitchen, 

 large social hall suitable for dancing, card rooms, ladies parlor and other 

 facilities. 



In general it is recommended that for the large majority of the munic- 

 ipal golf courses the smaller type of clubhouse be constructed providing 

 only those facilities necessary for the comfort and convenience of the 

 players and manager. The reasons for this suggestion are: a golf course is 

 intended primarily for outdoor activities and not for indoor social center 

 activities; as there is generally a shortage of funds for the purpose of land 

 and the construction of the entire course and its attendant service facilities, 

 it is wiser to expend money that might be used for an elaborate clubhouse 

 in the construction of the course proper; the management will not be dis- 

 tracted by the problem of handling groups of people who care more for 

 the social activities than for the playing of golf; the cost of maintenance 

 will be lessened. 



In addition to accessibility to main lines of travel to and from the 

 course, the location of the clubhouse and grounds should, if possible, take 

 advantage of good views and fresh breezes, and conform to the design of 



1 The information on golf courses which has been given here is taken from "The Design of Golf Courses," 

 by Karl B. Lohmann, Landscape Architecture, October 1926. 



