Our history: New See Revelstoke story explores Revelstoke Golf Club’s equestrian roots
A new See Revelstoke story explores the Revelstoke Golf Club’s early history, from its founding as Columbia Park, its horse-racing years, its development into a golf course, and that time a big Hollywood star set a course record.
A story published on the See Revelstoke blog on May 27 explores the equestrian history of the Revelstoke Golf Club.
Learn about the pioneering drive to create Columbia Park in the late 1800s, its conversion to a horse racing track in the 1900s, the development of the current golf clubhouse as an equestrian and agricultural facility in the 1910s, the golfing wave that over-ran Revelstoke in the 1920s, and that time a big Hollywood star beat the course record in the 1930s.
For more, visit the See Revelstoke blog post here: From tacking up to teeing off; Revelstoke Golf Club is rooted in equestrian history
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