In Review
(Photo: Oak Hill Country Club)
TEE TIMES: Oak Hill鈥檚 original club house (left) was still standing when construction on the River 人妻少妇专区 began (right) and the golf club moved to nearby Pittsford, where the Yellowjacket golf team still plays its 鈥渉ome鈥� meets. (Photos: Oak Hill Country Club, left; University Libraries/Department of Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, right)When the eyes of the golfing community tune in to watch the PGA Championship this summer, they will be watching some of the world鈥檚 elite golfers play the home course of the Yellowjackets golf team. While the Oak Hill Country Club is today located in nearby Pittsford, the course was originally built on what is now the River 人妻少妇专区. In the early 1920s, as University leaders looked for ways to expand beyond the Prince Street campus, support from community members and from philanthropist George Eastman helped finance a campaign for a new campus on the banks of the Genesee River. In exchange for the country club鈥檚 land, the University purchased 355 acres in Pittsford for two new Oak Hill courses, which were designed by now renowned architect Donald Ross, as well as a new club house at the Pittsford site. As part of the arrangement, Rochester鈥檚 golf team gets to host visiting teams on the Pittsford course鈥攖hat is, when the likes of Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, Phil Mickelson, and other stars of the game are not in town. The PGA Championship runs from August 5 to 11.
鈥擪athleen McGarvey