Abnakir Golf & Tennis Club

The process of finding and authenticating golf courses designed by Alex is an ongoing thing. According to Alex's list there may well be close to 500. About 200 so far have been found. Interestingly, throughout the ages new golf course architects take an older course and do some tinkering or even a major renovation on that course and it then becomes their design. A good example of that is with the renouned golf course architect, Donald Ross. He moved to the United States in 1899, but many courses are attributed to him that have a stamp of origin earlier then 1899. Actually over 600 courses are acclaimed as a Donald Ross creation. In many cases he never set foot on the property but merely drew up a layout from his distant office. So it goes with the business of golf course architecture. Alex Findlay visited every single course that he designed, walking off each yard of the layout and in many cases actually was involved in the construction process with his youngest son, Norman, who developed a construction business for the purpose of constructing golf courses. As I visit Alex's golf courses I learn so many valuable tidbits that I think you will find fascinating. For instance, when he was building golf courses in the Northeast he would always face the green to the south in order to get at least 6 more weeks of play in the late fall into early winter, before the greens would take a hard freeze. Did you know that not one of his greens are alike. No two fingerprints are alike, no two snowflakes are alike and no two clouds are alike. You see, every green he designed he did so by laying down on his back and looking up at the clouds. He would then sketch the clouds on his design sheets, and presto every green is a unique masterpiece. Clouds of Green! More to come.

Andover Golf Club

Arlington Golf Club

Aronimink Golf Club

"Aronimink again was being choked by city congestion. It merged with the CC of Lansdowne and the Belmont Cricket Club, found a desirable new location in Drexel Hill (100 acres of what had been the Garrett farm) and in 1913 moved there to an 18-hole course designed by club members Cecil B. Calvert and George C. Klauder and Alexander H. Findlay, another of golf's Scottish missionaries to this country, then head of the golf department at the John Wanamaker store. By the mid-20's Aronimink once more had outgrown its facilities and in those boom times expansion naturally followed. In 1926 it sold its Drexel Hill plant for $1.2 million (now the site of Drexelbrook, sprawling apartment complex) and for $300,000 purchased 300 acres of picturesque, tumbling land in the Radnor Hunt country in Newtown Square. It commissioned Donald J. Ross, the Scottish pro-greenkeeper who had become one of America's foremost golf architects, to design the new course, with Aronimink member J. B. McGovern as associate."

Ashland Golf Club

Augusta Golf Club

Barre Golf Club

Basking Ridge Country Club

A trademark AHF course. As with many great courses Alex was not intimated by finishing 18 holes with a very challenging par 3. Course is in excellent condition.

Bass Rocks Golf Club

Bear Hill Golf Club

Beaumont Golf Club

Beaver Meadow Golf Club

Belgrade Lakes Golf Club

Berkeley Golf Club

Berkshire Country Club

Bethlehem Park Association

Blackwood Country Club

Brae Burn Golf Club

Bristol Country Club

Brockton Country Club

Burlington Country Club

Butte Country Club

Camden Megunticook Golf Club

Cannan Golf Club

Centre Hills Country Club

Charlotte Golf Club

Chester River Yacht & Country Club

Clifton Golf Club

Clinton Country Club

Coatsville Country Club

Cohanzick Country Club

Brideton-Fairton Road in Fairton, NJ

Country Club of Rochester

Crawford House Golf Links

Curwensville Country Club

Dedham Golf Club

Dover Golf Club

Doylestown Country Club

East Lake Country Club

Edina Country Club

Fabyan House Golf Links

Forest Park Golf Club

Forrest Hills Country Club

Fort Washington Country Club

Framingham Golf Club

Freehold Golf Club

Ft. Smith Country Club

Recently purchased by two enterprising men who plan on keeping the course in it's original condition. A real turn of the century challenge, today!

Galen Hall Golf Club

Galen Hall had to compete with Walter's Park and Grand View, and the owners had to add something that none of the others could offer. The original nine hole golf course was designed by a Scottish emigrant, Alex Findlay (1865-1942). Findlay was really a pioneer who helped bring the Scottish game to the attention of Americans, many of whom had never even heard of the game. Throughout his career, Findlay personally designed over one hundred golf courses in sixteen states, and played on over 2,400 courses, played exhibition matches with then renowned Henry Vardon, and left many course records in his wake

Golf Club for
George H. McFadden & Bros

Granliden Hotel Golf Club

Green Pond Country Club

Greenfield Country Club

Guthrie Golf Club

Hartford Golf Club

Haverhill (Great) Island Golf Club

Hawthorn Golf Club

Highland Golf Club

Hotel Champlain Golf Club

Hyannisport Club

Intervale Golf Club

John F. Byrne Golf Course

Formerly named Holmesburg Country Club, a private country club until the 1960's when the City of Philadelphia took it over. Presently managed by Billy Casper Golf. Current management is working on restoring it back to it's original shape and condition. To bring it back to it's once greatness. Well Done!

Kearserge Golf Links

Lake George Golf Club

Langhorne Country Club

Lebanon Country Club

Llanerch Country Club

Hosted the 1958 PGA championship, for the first time it was medal play. It is a very difficult course, even to today's advanced equipment. Ton's of history here, a must play. Steven Kay did some masterful redesigning to bring back the luster of it's original layout.

Long Meadow Golf Club

Magnolia Golf Club

Manor Golf Club

Maplewood Golf Club

Martha’s Vineyard Golf Links

Meadowbrook Golf Club

Medford Lakes Golf Club

Merchiston Ranch

Merrimac Valley Country Club

Miacomet Golf Links

Miami Golf Links

Middletown Country Club

Moorestown Field Club

Listed as 1892 for original club with some additional information regarding golf course of later date, with nine holes. Sent in by Nelson Frost who is endeavoring to play as many A.H. Courses as possible. Thank you for your attention to detail.

Mount Pleasant Golf Club

Mount Vernon Golf Club

Mountain Course at Lake Placid Club

Nantucket Island Golf Club

Nassau Golf Links

Original course is now gone. I have spent much time tracing down what happened to it. With the help of the Historical Society of the Bahamas and Kay who works there, we have concluded that the original AHF course now lies under the new course at Atlantis.

North Field Golf Club

Northward Ho! Golf Club

Oak Terrace Country Club

Originally called Oak Terrace. That course was redesigned and reopened as Talamore Country Club. Beautiful layout, but very challenging and as some who have played the old Oak Terrace and the present Tallamore layout have said as recorded in the Bible Book of Luke 5:39. You need to look it up, of course. A special thanks is due to Dr. James Hilty who has done a fantastic job of recording the history of both the old Alex course and the new course. By the way Dean Hilty is quite a good golfer.

Oak Valley Golf Club

Ocean City Golf Club

Oceanside Golf & Country Club

Old Pine Golf Club

Omaha Golf Club

Omaha Ladies Golf Club

Ormond Golf Links

Overbrook Country Club

Paxton Hollow Country Club

Pennsylvania Railroad Golf Club

Phillipsburg Country Club

Pitman Golf Club

Built by Norman E.J. Findlay when he was 22. He also owned the course along with Medford Lakes until the great Depression of 1929. Banks win, golfers lose.

Pittsburg Field Club

One of the most beautiful golf courses you will ever play or see. Originally it was laid out as a mountain Links course. Don't miss the 17th elevator and the finishing par 3, 18th.

Plymouth

Plymouth Golf Club

Poland Springs Golf Course

Port Jefferson Golf Club

Portland Golf Club

Portsmouth Country Club

Powelton Golf Club

Reading Country Club

Designed by Alexander H. Findlay and built by my father Norman E.J. Findlay. I love playing this course as I feel like both father and grandfather are discipling me in a sort of way. Tom Morgan, the director of Golf is a real ambassador to Reading and to golf.

Riverside Country Club

Roanoke Country Club

Roseneath Farms Golf Club

Royal Swan Country Club

The golf course does not exist today.

Russell Cottage Golf Club

Salem Country Club

San Antonio Country Club

Saranac Lake Golf Club

Saranac Lake Golf Club

Shamokin Valley Country Club

Sharon Golf Club

Siasconset Golf Club

Soo Nipi Park Golf Club

St. Augustine Country Club

Originally built around the old fort. No longer being played, but if you are real sharp you can still find the tee boxes and maybe the greens.

St. Augustine Golf Club at Fort Marion

Stevens House Golf Club

Summit Golf Course

Tarratine Golf Club

Tate Springs Golf Club

Tavistock Country Club

One of Alex's great layouts. Especially the 9th green. A masterpiece of design and of protecting par. A well maintained and beautiful country club layouts.

The Country Club

The Greenbrier at
White Sulphur Springs

Read the article in the home page stories. Again he finished the 18 holes with a par 3. C.B. MacDonald reworked the original 1910 layout by Alex.

The Greenfield Country Club

The Ocean Course at the Breakers

The hole course is on 160 acres but really on only 97 acres, some of the most expensive pieces of real estate in the world. You will love the challenge. Redesigned by Brian Silva for the 21st century, masterfully done. The oldest course in Florida.

Tredyffrin Country Club

Twin Mounts Golf Club

Tyrone Golf Club

Vesper Country Club

Walnut Lane Golf Club

One of Alex's last layout. You will use every club in your bag on this short 4800 yard layout. Bring your A game.

Wannamoiset Golf Club

Warren Meadow Golf Club

Wellesley Hills Golf Club

Weston Golf Club

Wildwood Golf Club

Wilmington Municipal Golf Club

Originally built in 1900 and named the Wilmington Municipal Golf & Tennis Club. In 1937 Alex was rehired to redesign the course. It was renamed as Rock Manor. It was over 7000 yards in length, very unusual for a course from that time period. Today it is called the Rock. It was redesigned after interstate 95 robbed the course of it's length.

Winter Harbor Golf Club,
Grindstone Inn

Wood’s Hole Golf Club

Woodbury Country Club

Woodstock Country Club

Worcester Golf Club

Yardley Golf Club