Eating Disorders: Dallas Country Club

Wednesday 21 November 2012

Dallas Country Club

Dallas Country Club is a country club located in the town of Highland Park in Dallas County, Texas. It was established in 1896, purportedly by "by several men golfing on a cow patch in Oak Lawn.Tom Bendelow designed the golf course with the first round of golf being played in 1912. Golfers from the club, along with those from several other area clubs, formed the Dallas District Golf Association in 1948 to promote the game and tournament play in the area. The course was renovated by designer Jay Morrish. It is a par 70, 6,266-yard course. Dallas Country Club was ranked number 52 on the list of the state's best golf clubs, public and private, released in 2008.The club, according to The Dallas Morning News, has been a staple of Highland Park's most exclusive social circuit for more than a century. A 1911 photograph shows the Dallas Shakespeare Society, the area's oldest literary organization, on the steps of the clubhouse, where it had held its annual meeting. Its membership roster has grown to more than 1,500, and it includes many of the city's most prominent business and civic leaders."