ca. 1924. One golfer is attempting to blast out of a bunker at the Fircrest Golf Course while his two companions remain safely out of the way. This photograph was believed to have been taken not long after the private golf course's opening in 1924. This site has been identified as the original hole design and bunker configuration of the 17th green at the Fircrest Golf Course. The course designer, Arthur V. Macan, created the hole to mirror the glaciers of Mount Rainier. Golfers soon called it "The Volcano Hole." (Additional information provided by a reader)

This is the 185-yard par 3 8th hole on the Fircrest Golf Club Course as it appeared in the 1920's. In the background on a hill is a water tower which has since been replaced by a larger, modern tank. Situated on 160-acres in the heart of the small city, the private golf club opened in July of 1924 with nine of the planned 18 holes available. The second nine holes would be put into use by the summer of 1925. (Additional information provided by a reader)

Construction of the original Fircrest Golf Club clubhouse was nearly completed when this July 20, 1924, photograph was taken. The 9 hole course (expanded the next year to a full 18 holes) was to open in six days. Members of this private club, located on 160 acres near Tacoma, were excited to see the opening of the Arthur Vernon Macan-designed course. George Turnbull, who had learned golf in Scotland, was named the club's first club pro. G54.1-022 (www.fircrestgolf.com-articles)

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Fircrest Golf Club clubhouse under construction. The golf course, located on 160 acres in Fircrest, opened its first 9 holes on July 26, 1924. The clubhouse pictured above six days before the course opened would be the first of three built on the private club's property. Construction funds were about $25,000 and were a gift from Tacoma lumberman Leonard Howarth. The most recent clubhouse was opened in 1997. G54.1-029 (www.fircrestgolf.com-articles; TDL 4-8-25, p. 9-article on golf course)

Building construction--Fircrest--1920-1930; Clubhouses--Fircrest--1920-1930; Golf--Fircrest--1920-1930;

Club house for the Fircrest Golf Club. The Golf Club was incorporated in May of 1923 and opened its clubhouse about a year later. It sits on 160 acres in Fircrest and is a private club. TPL-7077

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Four unidentified men pose with a late-model automobile in the back of the Fircrest Golf Clubhouse in late September of 1926. Three are wearing golfing clothes while the fourth man has a modified version including jacket, tie and fedora. The private golf course was situated on about 160 acres in Fircrest and was relatively new, opening on July 26, 1924. G54.1-025

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One golfer is lining up his putt at the 10th hole of the Fircrest Golf Course on September 29, 1926, while his playing partners wait. The flagstick has been thrown to the side. All four balls look in close proximity to the hole. G54.1-024 TPL-10256

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ca. 1930. This is an aerial view of the Fircrest Golf Club course circa 1930. The Fircrest Golf Club was incorporated in May of 1923 and opened for play in late July of 1924. It was designed by noted golf architect, A. Vernon Macan of Victoria, B.C., and situated on 160-acres. Mr. Macan designed golf courses for over 50 years with most of them being in Western Canada and several in the Western part of the United States. The private Fircrest golf course is still operating some 85 years later.

Golf--Fircrest--1930-1940; Fircrest Golf Club (Fircrest); Aerial views; Aerial photographs;

Thirty-six young golfers competed in the Northwest Prep Championship Tournament held in July of 1946. Jerry Driscoll (left) beat his partners, Bruce Andreasen (center) and Dick Nicholson, by one and two strokes respectively in the 36 hole competition to win the Tacoma Jubilee golf title. (T. Times 7-02-1946 p.11)

Golf--Fircrest--1940-1950; Driscoll, Jerry;

The Pacific Northwest Golf Association Championship Tournament was calling for young men interested in being caddies. Three caddy stations were going to be set up throughout the golf course. View of Tournament caddies at the Fircrest Golf Club, photo ordered by the Young Men's Business Club. The Young Men's Business Club were one of the Tournament's sponsors.

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The Tacoma Savings and Loan Association held their annual Christmas party at the Fircrest Golf Club in 1952. Dorothy Hopping Roberts (third from left), Hazel Schaeffer Hopping and William D. Hopping, Jr. (second from right and extreme right) posed for a casual portrait behind a decorated tree branch. The couple at the extreme left were not identified. Dorothy Hopping Roberts was the daughter of William Hopping, Sr., president of Tacoma Savings & Loan. William D. Hopping, Jr., here with his wife Hazel, was the son of the savings & loan president. (Additional identification provided by a reader)

Tacoma Savings & Loan Association (Tacoma); Roberts, Dorothy Louise Hopping; Hopping, William D.; Hopping, Hazel Schaeffer; Hopping, William D.--Family;