b'FosterGolfLinksTukwila, Wash. Golf professional, golf architect, entrepreneur, and inventor, George H. Eddy had designed and served as the professional at a number of Northwest clubs before deciding to build and own a course of his own. He bought 50 acres in the town of Foster (now Tukwila), and laid out the 9-hole Maple Grove Golf Course, which would later be renamed Foster Golf Links. It boasted two of the longest holes on the Pacific Coast: theDiscoveryBayGolfClubfifth hole at 656 yards, par 6; and the seventh hole at 598 yards, also par 6. On February 13, 1925, the course officiallyPort Townsend, Wash.opened for play with a four-ball tournament. GovernorBuilt during a golf surge in the 1920s, the course was Louis F. Hart launched the first tee shot. Green fees were 50called Chevy Chase Golf Club for 80 years, in reference to cents for all day. The old Foster farmhouse was used as thethen-owner Mary Chases surname and her familys ties clubhouse. Eddys wife Bessie sold sandwiches. Thus beganto Cheviot Hills, England. The course adopted its current the Eddys family business venture. name in 2004, under the new ownership of Michael In 1927, Eddy purchased an adjoining property to bringAsmundson and Nicholas Hurtadothe former had the course to a full 18 holes, with the second nine openingdesigned the courses second nine holes and lived on the on June 29, 1928. In 1978, the City of Tukwila bought theupper floor of the clubhouse. (discoverybaygolfcourse.com)course from the Aliment brothers, who had bought it from(Editors Note: With Alaska not becoming a state until 1959, the Eddy family in 1951. (fostergolflinks.com) it might be a few years before any of its courses celebrate a Centennial. But, when they do, Pacific Northwest Golfer magazine will be there, ready to tee it up.)Chevy Chase Golf Club opened for play on May 9, 1925:JUN 2025|PACIFIC NORTHWEST GOLFER27'