Est. 1923 · Original Flushing course by A.W. Tillinghast (opened 1923); present Great Neck course was the former Lakeville Golf & Country Club layout by C.H. Alison (opened 1925)
Why we love this place
We love that Fresh Meadow carries two golden-age pedigrees at once: a Tillinghast championship legacy from its Queens origins and an Alison-shaped course in Great Neck. It is a living reminder that a club is its people and traditions, not just its dirt, and that Sarazen's 1932 magic still travels with the name.
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About Fresh Meadow Country Club
Fresh Meadow Country Club first took shape in the early 1920s on a course in Flushing, Queens, laid out by A.W. Tillinghast and opened in 1923. That original ground quickly built a championship pedigree, hosting the 1930 PGA Championship, won by Tommy Armour, and the 1932 U.S. Open, captured by Gene Sarazen, who had earlier served as the club's professional. Facing development and tax pressure after World War II, the membership sold the Flushing property in 1946, and it became the residential Fresh Meadows neighborhood. The club then acquired the grounds of the nearby, financially troubled Lakeville Golf & Country Club in Great Neck (Lake Success). That course, a C.H. Alison design that had opened in 1925, remains Fresh Meadow's home today, so the club carries a Tillinghast championship history on an Alison golf course.
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