America’s Oldest Public Golf Course | Adventures In Golf Season 4
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- Опубликовано: 30 сен 2019
- The Big Apple. The Empire State. The city that never sleeps. Erik finds himself in New York for this Adventures in Golf, presented by United, to play the oldest public golf course in the United States.
Golfers first teed it up at Van Cortlandt Park in The Bronx back in 1895. The park charged nothing to play (unless you hired a caddie, which would set you back a whopping 15 cents). Because of this, and its proximity to New York’s 1-train station, the course was constantly packed.
Demand to play was so massive in the 1920s that the course had to do something. The answer, a reservation system. In other words, Van Cortlandt became the birthplace to tee times in America.
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Thanks Eric. I have played this course 100's of times. The first time was in early June 1980. I went there hoping to get out as a single. I went to the pro shop and asked if they could get a single out. The guy said sure. When, I asked. He said, right now. So I walked to the first tee (a long walk). A beautiful Saturday morning. 75 degrees or so. I get to the first tee. There is not a soul there. Not one. I waited about 15 minutes. Nobody came so off I went. Now, I was from Chicago and the concept of being on a golf course on a beautiful Saturday morning with no one there was of course mind blowing. It wasn't until the 15th tee that I saw another golfer coming down the 18th fairway. So I went over and asked what the heck was going on. It turned out that no one played there because in the late 70's crime was rampant in NYC and particularly the Bronx and several serious incidents occurred on the course. So, everyone stopped playing. Everyone. Thus, for the first few years I lived in the Bronx, I and about 20 other people had the course to ourselves. It was fantastic. Yes it was in bad condition, but I didn't care. It was just great. And so beautiful. And historic.
That assistant pros swing is gnarly
should make these episodes like 30-40 mins and show more of the course. Thanks for showcasing this beautiful course though. would love to play it some day
"nobody's perfect, why would you want your golf course to be"
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I cannot tell you what this video has meant to me. I moved to NYC for graduate school, and it was really hard. I felt super lonely, and I missed playing golf so much. When I saw this video, I decided that I had to check out van cordlandt. I took the 1 train all the way up, and it felt like a real adventure. Everything this video says about the course is right -- it feels like an oasis in the middle of New York. But more than that -- you meet
I lived in Washington Heights and Inwood for 6 years, and this was my local course. Vanny is an absolute gem, I love it, and I can't wait to play it again the next time I visit. What a perfect Muni. I love you Vanny, please never change.
I had to pause it on the shot of the old locker room. So amazing how it looked like nothing has changed in that room for 100 years, so damn cool.
Cant thank you enough for doing this video man! As as born and raised local growing up at this place, the history is something we protect and you're the guy to spread it to the world as it should go out
AIG... best on youtube... period... not even close... lets get to 100k my guy!
Let's talk about how Erik matches 90% of his interviewees clothing ....
Lived in NYC for 8 yrs, ‘08-16. Vanny was one of the only places for regular people to play in the city. Nothing like riding the 1 train at 5 am with clubs to get there for a tee time while everyone else is coming in from the bars!
The production quality on the intro alone is just amazing. I love the direction in which your game and this show is progressing. Thanks for keeping me informed and intrigued with all the cool, weird, and rich history that makes the beautiful game what it is and will always will be.
I have played at this course at least 20 times and can’t wait to play there again soon. Love the relaxed vibe of the course and the amazing natural surroundings bang in the middle of NYCs hustle and bustle.
Seeing Michael Douglas and Charlie Sheen have that iconic scene in Wall Street in that locker room in 1987 brings back great movie memories.
Literally too good of a series to not be 20 to 30 minutes. Best RUclips series I've come across
Wow. I used to volunteer at Van Cortland as a marshal on the weekends so that I could play for free in the early 2000's. Paul was a lot slimmer then, but he still has the ponytail. Now I live in the Philippines and I still play golf.
This is awesome. Glad this place got some love and a reno after going through a rough patch like that
Great job, EAL. Always look forward to your stuff.
I have always seen shorts of this channel on various social media over the years and never really dove deeper until recently. As a new Golf Club Superintendent I’m loving this series. It really shows the diversity of golf and how it can be anyones game. Makes me confident in my career choice and excited for golfs future. Hope to see more and longer episodes soon!