CLARKSVILLE COUNTRY CLUB

Dark-fired tobacco and golf might be an unlikely combination but it was because of the cash crop of the early 20th century that the Clarksville Country Club was chartered in 1913... On October 28, 1913, the wheels were set into motion. Six local businessmen, headed by James Murtland and F.N. Smith of the American Snuff Company, and S.E. Winn of the U.S. Tobacco Company, joined together with attorney Michael Savage, N.R. Bardwell, and H.M. Perry and filed the charter of incorporation with the state of Tennessee. It described the Clarksville Country Club as a "place for social enjoyment" and especially for the playing of golf and other athletic sport. The 9-hole course was built on Golf Club Lane. The Clarksville Leaf Chronicle, in its November 21, 1913 edition, proclaimed that the Clarksville Country Club had been organized and it had 42 charter members. James Murtland was elected the club's president, Michael Savage, the Vice-President, and C.W. Bailey, the Secretary and Treasurer...

Also known as: The Clarksville Country Club

Primary location: Clarksville United States