The North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 69, No. 93, Ed. 1 Friday, April 4, 1986 Page: 4 of 12
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Page 4—The North Texas Daily
Friday, April 4, 1986
Changing of an era for the golf course
It's the 40th anniversary of the NT golf clubhouse, but instead
of a gala celebration, the clubhouse was demolished.
The building, which stood behind the Sheraton Hotel, was
built in 1946-47 as the culmination of "a dream of 14 years
come true," said W.J. McConnell, NT president at the time.
In the October 11, 1946 issue of the Campus Chat, the
clubhouse was described as a "luxurious oasis for campus golfers
and expanded social facilities."
Upon its completion, the clubhouse included a golf pro shop,
men's and women's locker rooms, a solarium that overlooked
the golf course and a club room with a snack bar that served
ice cream and sandwiches. The snack bar was described as
having oak floors, wooden booths with white leather seats and
brass soda fountains.
Through the years the clubhouse saw many dances, golf
tournaments and other social gatherings for NT students.
But this week the clubhouse is gone and the grounds are
being landscaped.
The dream is no longer known or cared for.
From the 1940s through the 1960s, the Clubhouse was open to all NT students.
A place for social gatherings...
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An oasis for golfers...
...and now a part of the past.
Demolition
ends dream
on club's
anniversary
Photos by the Archives,
Holly Winzurk and Robert Stone
Story by Holly Winzurk
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The demolition of the Clubhouse.
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Martin, Donald D. The North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 69, No. 93, Ed. 1 Friday, April 4, 1986, newspaper, April 4, 1986; Denton, TX. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth332760/m1/4/: accessed July 10, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.