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Fircrest Golf Club Course as it appeared in the 1920's. In the background on a hill is a water tower which has since been replaced by a larger, modern tank.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)

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

Fircrest Golf Club (Fircrest); Golf--Fircrest--1920-1930;

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

Fircrest Golf Club (Fircrest); Clubhouses--Fircrest--1920-1930; Golfers--Fircrest--1920-1930; Golfers--Clothing & dress--1920-1930; Automobiles--Fircrest;

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

Golfers--Fircrest--1920-1930; Golfers--Clothing & dress--1920-1930; Putting (Golf)--Fircrest; Golf--Fircrest--1920-1930;

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.

Golf--Tacoma--1940-1950; Caddies--Tacoma; Sporting goods; Men--Clubs--Tacoma; Young Men's Business Club (Tacoma);