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Old West Okoboji Golf Course

Historical information provided by Jonathan Reed
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Golf at Its Finest
The West Okoboji Golf and Country Club was founded in 1917, disappeared after WW II and was reincarnated in 1949 as the Prairie Gold Area Boy Scout Camp.
Today, much of the original 9 holes—enlarged to 18 at some point—have been allowed to return to trees, scrub, and grass.
But at one time, it was THE place to golf and be seen!
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original golf clubhouse
(The West Okoboji Golf and Country Club was profiled in the news on July 15, 1920.)
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Fore! Informational with tournament dates
(From July, 1, 1926)
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new clubhouse blueprints
(A new clubhouse was designed almost immediately following the March fire.)
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when the clubhouse burned down
(March, 1933)
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new clubhouse turned into dining hall
(The new clubhouse, erected in 1933, eventually became the dining hall at the Prairie Gold Boy Scout Camp.)