Thursday September 11, 2009

(Note:  The visit to Seaview was aborted due to inclement weather and the photographing of the Pines Course needed to be rescheduled.)

The Seaview Golf Club dates back to 1914 when Philadelphia millionaire Clarence H. Geist spent $250,000 to build it.  The original course, the Bay Course, was designed by Hugh Wilson and opened in 1915.  The following year famed golf course architect Donald Ross completed the course by adding the sand bunkers. 

In 1929 an additional nine holes were added and expanded to 18 holes in 1957 to become the Pines Course, offering members and visiting golfers an opportunity to experience two beautiful golf courses, one featuring fantastic sea views and the other a challenging more wooded venue. 

The Seaview Golf Club hosted the 1942 PGA Championship when Sam Snead Defeated Jim Trunesa 2-1 in match play to claim his first major championship.  The Bay Course also was the host venue for the LPGA ShopRite LPGA Classic for 8 years.

Dr. John T. Whiting, the author and photographer of "The Search for the 50 Most Beautiful Golf Holes in New Jersey" visited the Bay Course before dawn on October 11th to photograph the Bay Course at Sunrise with Atlantic City in the background at the dawn of the day.  The photos below are from that visit.