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History. The club was established in 1916-1917 by Charles B. Macdonald, in a building designed in the Georgian Revival architectural style by Cross & Cross. [2][3] In the 1960s, it was "a preferred social gathering spot for America's most powerful chief executives." [4] .
17 sty 2013 · The Links Club was the brainchild of Charles B. Macdonald, a wealthy stockbroker best remembered as “the father of American golf course architecture.” Macdonald’s father was born in Scotland and in 1872 when the boy was 16 he was sent to St. Andrews University where he took up playing golf.
24 lut 2007 · The Links is located on 36 East 62nd Street in New York City between Madison and Park avenues. It is housed in a stunning four-story Georgian townhouse with a mansard roof that was built in 1890. The Architectural Record describes the club in 1917 as showing "the effects of quiet breeding, traditional elegance, of considered good taste."
6 sie 2013 · The Links Club altered and seen here by Cross & Cross c. 1916 at 36 East 62nd Street in New York City. Co-founded by Charles Blair Macdonald of 'Ballyshear' in Southampton, the club's purpose is to promote the best interests of the game of golf. The building began life as two c. 1890 residences that were eventually combined.
History. Charles B. Macdonald, a golf champion and founder of the United States Golf Association, started the Links in 1917. In the 1960s, it was "a preferred social gathering spot for America's most powerful chief executives." By 2010, it was still a "preserve of the old banking elite", but not all members were WASPs.
One of the most elite golf clubs in the world, the Links is where die-hard golf players go to eat and socialize. Charles Blair Macdonald, a golf champion and founder of the United States Golf Association, started the Links in 1917 as a place where powerful members of the golf world could keep the true spirit of the game alive.
The Links Golf Club (NLE since 1982) in Manhasset, NY was a separate (and newer) entity from The Links in NYC and NGLA in Southampton although most members of LGC (about 50 at its peak) were also members of one, or both, of the others.
