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)

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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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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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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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