Indian Springs Golf Course
In a previous post, I mentioned getting a call about a golf trophy for Indian Springs Golf Club.
That same day, I happened upon this history of Indian Springs Golf Course, from The Booster, Friday, December 1, 1939, page 9-B.
In a nutshell:
–The land was originally part of the Dyer estate;
–Golf Course was laid out with 152 acres in 1926;
–Ground was leased by Herb Bash (who, I should add, later opened a driving range called Bash Golf on Dodridge–which he later sold to Chem Abstracts–and then opened a driving range in Dublin on Riverside Road);
–In 1938 the golf club became Overbrook Country Club;
–The first clubhouse was on North High at Cooke Road
–By 1939 the club was open year-round, catering to parties and dances.
Hi Shirley-
Do you know anymore about the driving range on Dodridge? I think my father has mentioned that, though I thought he said something about putt-putt golf being there, too.
Thanks!
James,
I really don’t know anything more about it. I have always found it curious that it was owned by someone named Herb Bash…and Jack Nicklaus’ wife’s name is Barbara Bash. Coincidence? probably, but I don’t know.
-S.
Was there not a golf course named Indian Springs on the land that is now the Blind School and Deaf SchoolNorth of Morse Road?
That was the Elks/Wyandot Country Club. See this entry:
https://clintonvillehistory.com/harold-ross-and-the-elks-wyandot-golf-course/