The Wawashkamo Golf Club is a nine-hole links golf course on Mackinac Island in the U.S. state of Michigan. The course was laid out by Alex Smith in 1898. The golf course retains many of the features of a nineteenth-century golf links, including a relatively treeless layout, comparatively short holes, and very long rough. Smith, a native Scotsman from Carnoustie, was familiar with the links courses of his boyhood home.[2]

Wawashkamo Golf Club
Michigan state historic marker
Wawashkamo Golf Club is located in Michigan
Wawashkamo Golf Club
Location within the state of Michigan
Wawashkamo Golf Club is located in the United States
Wawashkamo Golf Club
Location within the United States
Location1 British Landing Road
Mackinac Island, Michigan
Coordinates45°52′04″N 84°37′51″W / 45.86778°N 84.63083°W / 45.86778; -84.63083
Part ofMackinac Island (ID66000397[1])
Significant dates
Designated NHLDCPOctober 15, 1966
Designated MSHSSeptember 8, 1982

Wawashkamo was laid out on a farmer's field that had been the site of the 1814 Battle of Mackinac Island. Separate historical markers commemorate both the golf links and the battlefield. The name of the club and course comes from the Chippewa word waawaashkaamon for the act of 'walking a crooked trail'.[2]

Longtime club pro Frank Dufina is believed to have had the longest tie between a course and a professional in U.S. golfing history. It spanned 70 years, from 1898 to 1968.

Wawashkamo was honored as one of "America's Historic Golf Landmarks" by Golf Digest in 1996. The course is contained within Mackinac Island State Park.[2]

Club Officers: Peter M. Pellerito, President; Gaspare Calandrino, Vice President; Richard Riel, Treasurer; Kelly Rayment, Secretary

References

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  1. ^ "NPS Focus". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Retrieved August 2, 2010.
  2. ^ a b c "History". Wawashkamo Golf Club. Retrieved 2009-08-04.
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