| Miami Valley Timeline of Golf History | |
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| 1896 | Piqua Country Club Founded |
| 1897 | In the Month of March, the company of Crawford, McGregor & Canby, starts producing Golf Clubs
Dayton Golf Club Founded and located on what is now Oakwood Ave/Brown Street, Potentially on the Patterson Homestead Estate |
| 1898 | Springfield Country Club Founded |
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| 1910 | May, Dayton Country Club's Clubhouse Opens |
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| 1913 | |
| 1914 | First Mention of a golf course at Hills and Dales Park, generally referred to as NCR Country Club |
| 1915 | |
| 1916 | MacGregor Golf Course Opens (Now MacGregor Park) You can still see some of the fairways as you pass MacGregor Park on Woodman Drive near State Route 35. - See Article from DDN - March 2018 Release There is some conflicting reports on the establishment year. |
| 1917 | |
| 1918 | Community Country Club begins operating upon donation of John Patterson of the Hills and Dales Park to the City of Dayton. |
| 1919 | Miami Valley GC opens it is designed by Donald Ross
Vin Hilton wins the first Dayton Amateur Championship at Dayton Country Club. |
| 1920 | Snyder Park Golf Course founded |
| 1921 | Eaton Country Club founded and designed by "Nipper" Campbell,
Greenville CC founded (Now Turtle Creek) |
| 1922 | Troy Country Club founded and designed by Tom Bendalow,
Urbana CC founded and designed by P.F. Dye, Wildwood Golf Club founded |
| 1923 | Northmoor Golf Club founded in Celina
Echo Hlls Golf Course founded in Piqua |
| 1924 | Meadowbrook CC founded and is designed by "Nipper" Campbell
Third USGA Amateur Public Links Championship at Community Golf Club |
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| 1929 | Fairmont Golf Course was constructed, design was by "Nipper" Campbell. Fairmont was later renamed in memory of the Superintendent of Parks, William E. Madden,
Xenia (WGC) Country Club Founded |
| 1930 | Moraine CC founded and designed by "Nipper" Campbell |
| 1931 | Miami Valley GC Clubhouse Opens on Sunday, May 24th
Northmoor Golf Club Opens on Sunday, June 7th (Located By Current Day Meadowbrook @ Clayton, north of the Property off of #17) Bob Jones plays at Miami Valley on Saturday, August 29th Miami Valley Golf Club hosted the Western Open and won by Ed Dudley with a score of 280, runner up, Walter Hagen |
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| 1935 | Greenmont CC founded (Now Walnut Grove CC) |
| 1936 | What came to be know as the MacGregor Company sells to the Goldsmith Company in Cincinnati upon the death of the last founding owner Edward Canby |
| 1937 | |
| 1938 | Mound Golf Course founded and designed by "Nipper" Campbell |
| 1939 | White Springs Golf Course founded |
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| 1943 | |
| 1944 | Northmoor Golf Club (Dayton) Closes (Approximate Time as it did not survive WWII) |
| 1945 | Bryon Nelson wins the PGA Championship 4 & 3 over Sam Byrd at Moraine CC |
| 1946 | On April 1st MacGregor moves to Cincinnati |
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| 1949 | Miami Shores founded and designed by Donald Ross, one of his very last projects |
| 1950 | Dayton Amateur Golf Association Formed |
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| 1953 | Long time Community GC Professional Harry Schwab wins the PGA Senior Championship at PGA National GC in Dunedin, Florida |
| 1954 | NCR Country Club Opens two courses and is designed by Dick Wilson - Area Map - Opening Article - |
| 1955 | |
| 1956 | Hawk and Kitty Courses Open at Kitthawk Golf Center designed by Robert Bruce Harris, Project Manager was Dick Nugent |
| 1957 | Lionel Herbert became the last match-play PGA Champion defeating Dow Finsterwald 3 and 1 at Miami Valley Golf Club |
| 1958 | Browns Run Country Club founded and designed by William and David Gordon |
| 1959 | Greene CC founded and is designed by William Diddel. |
| 1960 | Sycamore Creek CC opens and is designed by Jack Ortman - Estimated Opening On Plantation Golf Course on Salem Ave. |
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| 1962 | |
| 1963 | Reid Park Golf Course closes and becomes part of Clarence J. Brown Reservior,
Twin Base Golf Club opens and designed by William Diddel. |
| 1964 | Homestead Golf Course founded and designed by William W. Amick,
New Reid Park Golf Course opened and designed by Jack Kidwell, Long Time Madden Professional, Pete Brown wins the Waco Turner Open, becoming the first African American to win a PGA Tour Sponsored Event. |
| 1965 | Lakeland Golf Club founded, Eagle Golf Course Open at Kittyhawk Golf Center designed by Robert Bruce Harris, Project Manager was Dick Nugent |
| 1966 | Estimated Closing On Plantation Golf Course on Salem Ave. |
| 1967 | Arrowhead Golf Course founded and designed by John Robinson |
| 1968 | Sugar Valley CC founded and is designed by Jack Kidwell and Mike Hurdzan |
| 1969 | Ray Floyd wins the PGA Championship at NCR CC's South Course |
| 1970 | Pete Brown wins the Andy Williams Open |
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| 1974 | Cassel Hills Golf Course Founded |
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| 1986 | Jane Geddes wins the US Womens Open in an 18 Hole Playoff over Sally Little on the NCR CC South Course |
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| 1989 | Jamaica Run founded and designed by Richard Denny & Doug Mays |
| 1990 | |
| 1991 | Heatherwoode Golf Club founded and designed by Denis Griffiths |
| 1992 | Dayton District Women's Golf Association formed.
Pipestone Golf Course founded and designed by Arthur Hills |
| 1993 | Country Club of the North Opens and designed by Jack Nicklaus |
| 1994 | Formation Meetings for what would become the Miami Valley Golf Association where held. |
| 1995 | Yankee Trace Golf Club founded and designed by Gene Bates |
| 1996 | Beavercreek Golf Club founded designed by Fuzzy Zoeller, Barry Sarifin
Greg Lawrence wins the First MVGA Metropolitan Championship |
| 1997 | |
| 1998 | John "Spider" Miller wins the USGA Mid Amateur at NCR CC "South Course" |
| 1999 | Moss Creek Golf Club founded and designed by Denis Griffiths
Karl Heffner wins the First MVGA Senior Metropolitan Championship Community Golf Course Closed for Remodelling by Barry Serafin |
| 2000 | Sebastian Hills Golf Course Opens and designed by Steve Burns, Community Golf Course Reopens in June |
| 2001 | Windy Knoll Golf Club founded and is designed by Brian Huntley
Frank Lickliter II wins the Kemper Open |
| 2002 | Pete Samborsky wins the MVGA Stroke Play Championship |
| 2003 | John Schones II wins the first MVGA Match Play Championship Frank Lickliter II wins the Chrysler Classic of Tucson |
| 2004 | Jeff Scohy wins the MVGA Match Play Championship, Marty Miller wins the MVGA Stroke Play Championship |
| 2005 | Rob Davidage wins the MVGA Match Play Championship, Bob Jones wins the MVGA Stroke Play Championship, Alan Doyle wins the US Senior Open at NCR CC, Clay Ogden wins the Amateur Public Links at Shaker Run Golf Club, Doug Gage Wins Senior Metro |
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| 2012 | Larch Tree Golf Course Closes |
| 2013 | Holly Hills Golf Course Closes Crooked Tree Golf Course Closes |
| 2014 | Snyder Park Golf Course Closes Hidden Lake Golf Course Closes Gem City GC (formally Greene Country Club) closes Tree Links Golf Courses Closes Sugar Valley Clubhouse Burns Down |
| 2015 | |
| 2016 | Weatherwax Golf Course Closes |
| 2017 | |
| 2018 | Sugar Valley Golf Clubhouse Opens |
| 2019 | Indian Springs Golf Course does not Open |
| 2020 | Kittyhawk and Madden do not open and closes due to the COVID Epidemic and City of Dayton Finances |
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