 golf courses golf courses ray sun 6192011 1232  biloxi and mississippi gulf coast golf   time line mexican gulf hotel1902 thomas bendelow  magnolia hotel1902 thomas bendelow  keller s green1902 thomas bendelow  pass christian1909 frank e sutter  1909 mississippi coast country clubgreat southern  neiman  1918 biloxi country club1924   biloxi gulf club the biloxi golf club was situated on a 110acre tract acquired from cora e white 18641934 in northwest biloxi construction of the golf course commenced in midmarch 1918 under the supervision of golf professional jack daray 18811958 of grand rapids michigan  the daily herald march 22 1918 p   1923 mexican gulfpine hills north shore of bay st louisclarence w gormly  1925 oren williams and caddy oren williams  19001977 of biloxi defeated  we ware  of greenwood in the 1925 state amateur golf championship hosted by the jackson country club williams was also medallist bob gormly 19091969 representing the biloxi golf club won the first flight  the daily herald june 22 1925 p 5    baywaveland golf club 135acres on old spanish trail and nicholson avenue construction to begin in november 1925  the daily herald november 5 1925    gulf hills ocean springs mississippijack daray 18811958  1926 edgewater golf club located north of the hote l was designed by harry j collis  architect of the floosmoor country club and olympia fields at chicago he had seventyfive men and eight tractors at work on the course the biloxi news march 21 1926 p 1 and april 25 1926 p 3 a golf course was planned for gulfport the daily herald june 12 1926 p 7  robert m gormly in late june  robert meredith   bob gormly  19091969 defeated  al welch  of biloxi for the mississippi state amateur golf championship on the laurel country club links at laurel mississippi he competed in the national junior golf championships at chicago in august 1926  way down south july 17 1926 p 6    1929 in august 1929 don gormly and  bob gormly  19091969 went to greenwood mississippi to play in the state amateur golf tournament  bob gormly  was low medalist and went on to win his second state golf championship in a very convincing manner over  we ware  of greenwood 8 and 7 in the 36 hole finals don gormly won the second flight consolation match  the daily herald june 7 1929 p 10 and june 10 1929 p 5  buena vista hotel midget 18 hole putting course par 50 course in biloxi on west beach and hopkins  the daily herald december 31 1929 p 2    1930 plans for a golf course in the henderson point section west of pass christian were revealed in late april the daily herald april 30 1930  bob gormly  19091969 won his third mississippi state golf championship at laurel mississippi in june 1930 in the 36 hole semifinals he beat medalist eugene vinson of meridian 4 and 3 in the 36hole finals gormly bested his team mate  ad warner  5 and 4 the biloxi golf team composed of bob gormly and don gormly a welch and ad warner won the griffith trophy for shooting the low medal score in the team competition  the daily herald june 14 1930 p 3 and june 16 1930 p 6    edgewater gulf jack daray 18811958 and harry collins may have redesigned or worked on this golf course  1933 bob gormly  19091969 of biloxi lost to robert c mulloy of laurel 3 and 2 in the semifinals of the state amateur golf tournament the daily herald june 9 1933 p 2 and june 10 1933 p 2  1936 walter hagen  1819 golf professional arrived at biloxi on february 25 1934 with joe hurst his manager and joe kirkwood golf trick shot specialist his entourage made an appearance at the biloxi country club  the daily herald february 26 1936 p 8    1938 anson holley beat we bill beasley 3 and 2 to win the biloxi country club championship in february the daily herald february 23 1938 p 6  1944 the gulfport open  a pga golf tournament was held at the  great southern country club  from march 3 1944 to march 5 1944 the  prize money was 6000  in war bonds   harold jug mcspaden  19081996 won the 72hole tournament shooting eight under par defeating sammy byrd   19061981   runnerup by six strokes byron nelson   19122006 placed third  freddie haas  19162004 nola golfer was the winning amateur mcspaden won a 1000 war bond byrd a 750 war bond and byron nelson a 550 war bond ashton barrett was club president at this time and jim wilson club professional   byron nelson went on to win 37967 in war bonds in 1944  and lead the pga money list  jug mcspaden was second with 23855 in war bond  winnings  the daily herald march 1 1944 p 2 march 3 1944 p 2 and march 6 1944 p 2    jug mcspaden   sammy byrd  and  byron nelson  went to  keesler field  at biloxi on march 3 1944 to demonstrate their  links skills to the servicemen   the daily herald march 4 1944 p 6    1946 pascagoula country club  nine holes  1952 pass christian isles golf club was incorporated april 19 1952 by john bell ea lang dr cd taylor jr c randall jones jr and george e morse harrison co mississippi chattel deed bk 138 p 230  wallace c walker  19041986 address 1728 tulane avenue conveyed to the pass christian isles golf club a twentyfive year leasepurchase option on eight tracts of 1155 acres to john bell president on december 6 1953 rent 2000 to 3500 per year from 1957 to 1977 harrison county ms land deed bk 371 p 70  wallace c walker sold to pass christian isles golf club on november 22 1967 for 96000 deed of trust held by clifford walker harrison co mississippi trust deed bk 600 p 96 the biloxi country club  which would shsortly be renamed the sunkist country club  announced plans to build its clubhouse in late december officers of the club were  william e beasley   18811963 pres  robert r buntin  v pres  giles peresich  19181985 treas and lee kostmayer  sec board of directors biloxijoseph v lawrence 19021975 glen swetman vernon b pringle earl c nolan and anson holley jr gulfportarthur v hays ashton barrett 19011990 and hc thompson the daily herald december 23 1952 p 9  1953 johnny revolta  gulf hills professional and mickey j bellande  19091982 biloxi amateur played two birmingham alabama linksters  sam byrd   19061981 pga touring professional and al jamison  one of alabama s top amateur golfers in a four ball match at gulf hills on march 1 1953 the revoltabellande team prevailed over the visitors the eighteenhole scores were as follows revolta68 bellande77 byrd73 and jamison 73 the daily herald march 2 1953 p 15  sunkist country club incorporated was founded in july 1953 by we bill beasley designed by frank steidle and roland robley robertson reincorporated in august 1967  1953 mississippi state open championship the 24 th annual mississippi state open golf championship was held at gulf hills from september 10 1953  until september 13 1953 1952 champion jim coleman of jackson did not return to defend his title the course played at 6611 yards with par at 72  spec wilson of laurel an amateur and former open champion won the 72hole event with a score of 280 eleven strokes back was wayne williams  an amateur from greenwood amateur and future pga star  johnny pott  b 1935 of brookhaven and pro frank steidle of biloxi s sunkist country club tied for third place with scores of 293 notable locals from biloxi and their scores were  mickey bellande  19091980295  giles peresich  19181985 298  ballard beasley 298 louis hood306  anson holley 307 and jj lawrence 309  the daily herald september 10 1953 p 20 and september 14 1953 p 20    1954 in june  john mavar defeated greg lawrence 4 and 3 for the first annual sunkist amateur championship at sunkist country club the daily herald june 11 1954  1959 tramark gulfport mississippi john francis johnny pot t b 1935 at cape girardeau missouri pga professional married mary rose kettering  at biloxi in early june the daily herald june 5 1959 p 12  1960 par three1960 curtis p galle   19101992 was the founder of the par three golf course on popps ferry road mr galle acquired the farm and pecan orchard of the late boyd smith for 22000 in december 1954 from eunice smith mildred smith harrelson and milton b smith his heirs at law the boyd farm consisted of fortythree acres the se 4 se 4 of section 12 t7sr10w and threeacres in the sw 4 sw 4 of section 12 t7sr10w west of cedar lake road the conveyance included all farm implements and equipment  1964 1964 state amateur championship in midjune 1964 at the edgewater golf club in biloxi mississippi mickey bellande 19091982 beat don fruge  an eighteenyear old from meridian mississippi 43 in the 36hole finals for the state amateur championship bellande shot 68 on the first eighteen holes he had lost 1 up in 37 holes to bobby harrell of laurel in the 1962 amateur finals at hattiesburg  the clarion ledger june 15 1964 p 4    portage yacht and country club near pass christian mississippi was designed by charles chic adams  19232007 a native of iowa and 1946 graduate of morningside college sioux city iowa he planned to have the portage yacht and country club ready for play by junejuly 1965  in addition to the 18hole par 72 course portage had a ninehole course designed for beginner and intermediate golfers the daily herald december 23 1964 p 23  1965 hickory hillsmississippi national gautier mississippi earl stone course designer   1968 broadwater beach hotel sun and sea courses biloxi mississippi earl stone architect  in january  johnny pott commenced his association with the broadwater beach golf club at biloxi the ocean springs record january 11 1968 p 1  1971 st andrews on the gulfaugust 13 1971 james thompson pine island golf course inc 1972pete dye on february 10 1978 and marsh islands   1991 southwind country club d ibervillest martin area  chuck gregory  1993 dogwood hills golf club biloxi mississippibrent williams  1996 the bridges bay st louis mississippi  arnold palmer  windance  gulfport mississippimark mccumber designer acquired by the island view casino in 2008 6600yards  1998 the oaks pass christian mississippigil morgan  1999 grand bear saucier mississippi jack nicklaus golf course architect   2000 shell landing gautier mississippi davis love iii course architect   2006 the preserve golf club  vancleave founded in 2006 jerry pate course architect   mississippi coast golf courses 2011   source  the sun herald  golf brings millions to coast coffers july 31 2011 p c10  bay breeze golf course  500 ploesti drive kafbbiloxi mississippi the bridges golf club  711 hollywood boulevard bay st louis mississippi diamondhead country club cardinal and pine course 7600 country club drivediamondhead mississippi dogwood hills golf club 17476 dogwood hills golf club17476 dogwood hills drivebiloxi mississippi fallen oak golf club 24400 mississippi highway no 15saucier mississippi grand bear golf club 12040 grand way boulevardsaucier mississippi great southern golf club 2000 beach drivegulfport mississippi gulf hills golf club 13700 paso roadocean springs mississippi mississippi national golf club 900 hickory hill drivegautier mississippi the oaks golf club 24384 clubhouse drivepass christian mississippi pascagoula country club 2703 washington avenuepascagoula mississippi pass christian isles golf club 150 country club divepass chrisrian mississippi pine bayou golf course naval construction battalion center7th streetgulfport mississippi the preserve golf club 8901 mississippi highway no 57vancleave mississippi shell landing golf club 3499 shell landing boulevardgautier mississippi sunkist country club 2381 sunkist country club roadbiloxi mississippi whispering pines golf course 18412 mississippi highway no 613hurley mississippi  windance country club 19385 champion circlegulfport mississippi  mississippi state amateur golf champions  on the eight day of june in 1967 the mississippi golf association board of directors drafted a resolution to rename the 52nd state amateur championship as the spec wilson memorial mississippi amateur championship the trophy now reads as the bf spec wilson state amateur championship and will for the century to come  2019 joseph deraney hattiesburg country club 2018 wilson furr the preserve golf club 2017 ross bell canebrake country club 2016 clay homan reunion golf country club 2015 wilson furr country club of jackson 2014 nick beale dancing rabbit golf course azalea course 2013 steve wilson grand bear golf course 2012 clay homan reunion golf country club 2011 clay homan old waverly golf club 2010 fletcher johnson country club of jackson 2009 jonathan randolph windance country club 2008 trey denton tunica national golf club 2007 steve wilson reunion golf country club 2006 kyle ellis dancing rabbit golf club azalea course 2005 clay homan hattiesburg country club 2004 michael stringer annandale golf club 2003 rett crowder tupelo country club 2002 lane pippin canebrake country club 2001 rett crowder old waverly golf club 2000 rett crowder country club of jackson 1999 rett crowder timberton country club 1998 rett crowder dancing rabbit golf club 1997 gary martin diamondhead country club pine course 1996 david coleman castlewoods country club 1995 benji nelson laurel country club 1994 clay homan colonial country club deerfield 1993 chad ginn timberton country club 1992 rett crowder country club of jackson 1991 chad ginn tupelo country club 1990 steve pope clarksdale country club 1989 watt whatley windance country club 1988 ken graeber castlewoods country club 1987 lan gooch hattiesburg country club 1986 vance veazey clarksdale country club 1985 leigh brannan laurel country club 1984 darren cole hattiesburg country club 1983 gary martin colonial country club deerfield 1982 david allen tupelo country club 1981 david allen country club of jackson 1980 johnny lang northwood country club 1979 joe iupe jr columbus country club 1978 mike taylor diamondhead country club 1977 mike taylor vicksburg country club 1976 johnny lang belwood country club 1975 mike taylor live oaks golf club 1974 mike taylor northwood country club 1973 mike taylor clarksdale country club 1972 mike taylor hickory hill country club 1971 ed meeks greenwood country club 1970 mike taylor dixie golf club 1969 charles rea briarwood country club 1968 mike taylor shady oaks country club 1967 bob travis laurel country club 1966 mike taylor northwood country club 1965 mike taylor country club of jackson 1964 mickey bellande edgewater park golf club 1963 joe corbet greenwood country club 1962 bobby harrell hattiesburg country club 1961 bob travis clarksdale country club 1960 ham carothers laurel country club 1959 bf spec wilson vicksburg country club 1958 al bange great southern golf club 1957 hp childress greenville country club 1956 lt spulger sunkist country club 1955 eddie merrins greenwood country club 1954 bf spec wilson great southern country club 1953 eddie merrins northwood country club 1952 bf spec wilson laurel country club 1951 bf spec wilson country club of jackson 1950 eddie merrins great southern golf club 1949 eugene vinson vicksburg country club 1948 hg weddington laurel country club 1947 hg weddington northwood country club 1946 doc powell greenwood country club 1945 curtis person gulf hills golf club 1944 andy plyler country club of jackson 1943 maynard craft country club of jackson 1942 spec herron country club of jackson 1941 curtis person great southern golf club 1940 eugene vinson greenwood country club 1939 hg weddington laurel country club 1938 eugene vinson gulf hills golf club 1937 lv dukes national park club 1936 lv dukes country club of jackson 1935 tom walsh greenwood country club 1934 jim patrick northwood country club 1933 eugene vinson laurel country club 1932 eugene vinson national park club 1931 euegene vinson country club of jackson 1930 bob gormley laurel country club 1929 bob gormley greenwood country club 1928 oren williams gulf hills golf club 1927 cw kittleman country club of jackson 1926 bob gormley laurel country club 1925 oren williams 1924 cw kittleman 1923 cw kittleman greenwood country club 1922 cw kittleman 1921 dirk newkirk laurel country club 1920 we ware hattiesburg country club 1919 jb perry country club of jackson 1918 no tournament wwi 1917 cw kittleman country club of jackson 1916 dr ld granlolf great southern golf club 1915 we ware country club of jackson   notes 1915we ware of aberdeen mississippi at the jackson country club jackson mississippi 1916dr l d granloff of aberdeen mississippi at great southern gulfport mississippi 1917cw kittleman of greenville mississippi 1918no tournament ww i 1919 1920s 1920we ware 1921 1922 we ware of greenville mississippi at the biloxi golf club 1923 cw kittleman of greenville mississippi 1924cw kettleman w on at the biloxi golf club on june 8 1924  the daily herald june 9 1924 p 1    oren williams and caddy 1925oren williams  b 1900 of biloxi defeated we ware of greenwood in the 1925 state amateur golf championship hosted by the jackson country club williams was also medallist bob gormly representing the biloxi golf club won the first flight  the daily herald june 22 1925 p 5    robert m gormly 1926 in late june 1926  bob gormly defeated a welch of biloxi for the mississippi state amateur golf championship on the laurel country club links at laurel mississippi he competed in the national junior golf championships at chicago in august 1926  way down south july 17 1926 p 6    1927 cw kittleman of greenville mississippi  1928oren williams of biloxi defeated  bob gormly of biloxi at gulf hills  1929 in august 1929 don and bob gormly went to greenwood mississippi to play in the state amateur golf tournament  bob gormly was low medalist and went on to win his second state golf championship in a very convincing manner over we ware of greenwood 8 and 7 in the 36 hole finals don gormly won the second flight consolation match  the daily herald june 7 1929 p 10 and june 10 1929 p 5    1930s 1930state champion15 th mississippi state championship bob gormly won his third mississippi state golf championship at laurel mississippi in june 1930 in the 36 hole semifinals he beat medalist eugene vinson of meridian 4 and 3 in the 36hole finals gormly bested his team mate  ad warner  5 and 4 the biloxi golf team composed of bob and don gormly a welch and ad warner won the griffith trophy for shooting the low medal score in the team competition  the daily herald june 14 1930 p 3 and june 16 1930 p 6    1931eugene vinson b 1913 high school athlete from meridian mississippi beat maynard craft of jackson 2 up the tournament was held at jackson vinson went on to capture the state open at canton in september defeating tupelo professional nelson giddens  the daily herald june 15 1931 p 3 and september 10 1931 p 3    1932eugene vinson of meridian mississippi bested harry prichett of columbus played at the national park course at vicksburg  1933eugene vinson of meridian mississippi  1934jim patrick of tupelo won over ll mcallister of jackson by a score of 2 and 1 the event was held in meridian  the daily herald june 9 1934 p 3    1935played at greenwood   1936lv dukes of jackson   1937 lv dukes of jackson won at vicksburg   1938eugene vinson of meridian mississippi beat hunter gregory weddington b 1917 at biloxi  1939hunter g weddington  b 1917 of meridian mississippi 1940s 1940eugene vinson of meridian mississippi beat tom welsh of greenville 3 and 3  1941curtis person  19101997  1942   1943   1944andy plyler of ocean springs defeated carl lipe 19011977 of clarksdale at jackson in june  the daily herald june 19 1944 p 2    1945 curtis person  19101997 of greenwood beat carl lipe 19011977 of clarksdale 7 and 6 in the thirtysix hole championship finals on june 29 th at gulf hills in ocean springs mississippi  the daily herald june 30 1945 p 3    1946   1947 hunter g weddington  b 1917 of meridian mississippi  1948 hunter g weddington  b 1917 of meridian mississippi  1949eugene vinson of meridian mississippi 1950s 1950eddie merrins  b 1932 of meridian mississippi  1951bf wilson  19141967 of laurel mississippi mississippi open champion 19411953 and 1956  1952bf wilson  19141967 of laurel mississippi  1953 eddie merrins of meridian mississippi 1954bf wilson  19141967 of laurel mississippi  1955 tommy lott of columbus mississippi or  eddie merrins of meridian mississippi tournament held at meridian  1956bf wilson of laurel won the tournament held at laurel mississippi  the daily herald august 20 1956 p 15  mary mills of gulfport won at the jackson country club defeating ann gookin of jackson  down south julyaugust 1956 p 29    1957   1958   1959bf wilson  19141967 of laurel mississippi 1960s 1960   1961robert bob travis of jackson mississippi  1962robert bobby harrell of laurel and a captain in the us army stationed at ft sill oklahoma beat marcel mickey bellande 19091982 of biloxi 1 up after 37 holes at the hattiesburg cc course  the daily herald june 18 1962 p 19    1963 1964mickey bellande  19091982 of biloxi defeated don fruge of meridian 4 and 3 in the 36hole finals at the edgewater gulf country club i n biloxi mississippi  the daily herald june 15 1964 p 26    1965mike taylor  b 1946 of meridian mississippi  1 966mike taylor  b 1946 of meridian mississippi  1967   1968mike taylor  b 1946 of meridian mississippi  1969 1970s 1970mike taylor  b 1946 of meridian mississippi  1971   1972mike taylor  b 1946 of meridian mississippi  1973mike taylor  b 1946 of meridian mississippi  1974mike taylor  b 1946 of meridian mississippi  1975  mike taylor  b 1946 of meridian mississippi also won state open  1976   1977mike taylor  b 1946 of meridian mississippi  1978mike taylor  b 1946 of meridian mississippi also won state open  1979joe s iupe jr  b 1956 of canton mississippi 1980s 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985  leigh brannan  also won state open 1986 1987 1988 1989  watt whatley at windance country club in gulfport also won state open 1990s 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994clay homan 1995 1996 1997  played at diamondhead on the pine course 1998 1999  rett crowder  also won state open 2000s 2000 2001  rett crowder  also won state open  2002lane pippin of ocean springs defeated at hattiesburg cc in hattiesburg mississippi  2003 2004 2005clay homan  of starkville mississippi won at  2006  won at philadelphia mississippi on the azalea course of the dancing rabbit golf club  2007steve wilson of ocean springs won at reunion golf and country club in madison mississippi 2008  trey denton  b 1985 of madison mississippi won at tunica national in tunica mississippi played college golf at the university of arizona   2009  jonathan randolph  b 1988 shot an 283 a junior at ole miss beat thomas watkins jr 284 of whisper lake cc at the windance cc in gulfport mississippi  the sun herald june 8 2009 p c1    2010 2011   references the daily herald   williams new state champ   june 22 1925 the daily herald   oren williams beaten in finals at state match   june 18 1927 the daily herald  williams eliminates champ today while gormley  sic  wins   june 29 1928 the daily herald   high school boy of meridian golf champ of state   june 15 1931 the daily herald   vinson in finals bob gormley  sic  loses to robert mulloy   june 10 1933 the daily herald   young tupelo golfer triumphs in finals   june 9 1934 the daily herald   gene vinson wins state golf title in amateur event   june 8 1940 p 5 the daily herald   plyler wins state amateur golf tourney   june 19 1944 the daily herald   person beats carl lipe for state golf title   june 30 1945 the daily herald   prep for state open   august 101956 p 18 the daily herald   bellande bows out in golf finals   june 18 1962 the daily herald   bunts boots and bounces   june 13 1964 the daily herald   bellande is state amateur golf champ   june 15 1964 the sun herald   pippin ponders pro path   july 28 2002 p b1 the sun herald   state am tees off thursday at windance   june 3 2009 p b5 the sun herald   randolph wins amateur   june 8 2009  club histories   mississippi coast country club   now  great southern  location section 32 t7sr10w harrison county mississippi founder organized by joseph albert bert jones in 1909 board of directors the roots of the present day great southern golf and country club lie with joseph a bert jones 18771910 the son of joseph t jones 18421916 and melodia blackmarr jones 18591931 considered the founder of gulfport mississippi in 1909 bert jones acquired about fifty acres of land in lots 6177 of the louis auguste frederic survey in section 32 t7sr8w in harrison county mississippi situated at the time between biloxi and gulfport today this fine golf links is within the gulfport city limits mr jones land had a frontage of feet on the mississippi sound and ran north feet to the l n railroad  great southern hotel built by captain joseph t jones in 1903 following the completion of the gulf ship island railroad thomas j sully 18551939 was the architect and mr heustis the building contractor closed in late may 1934 because of the great depression  the daily herald june 1 1934 p 1   thomas sully 18551939 was a largely selftrained architect based in new orleans louisiana he designed many large residences on upper st charles avenue such as the picard house and public buildings in new orleans and in other cities as well thomas j sully was born in mississippi city mississippi to george washington sully and the former harriet jane green he studied architecture in the office of lahnour and wheelock in austin texas and with the firm of hr marshall and j morgan slade in new york city he opened his new orleans office in 1881 he married the former mary eugenia rocchi in 1884 and the couple had one daughter among his designs were the hennen maritime building the original whitney building milliken memorial hospital and the st charles hotel all in new orleans the vicksburg hotel in vicksburg mississippi the shreveport caddo parish charity hospital formerly called confederate memorial medical center and currently known as the lsu medical center and the caffery sugar mill near franklin in st mary parish he was a grandnephew and namesake of the painter thomas sully he was a member of the boston club the elks and the southern yacht club  bert jones  born bradford pennsylvania in 1877 to joseph t jones and married mary seymour 18851910  chevally and fursden   land deeds  widow ja jones mary seymour jones to jt jones in february 1911 harrison co ms land deed bk 95 p 412 forfeited tax patent harrison co ms deed bk 120 p 292 also bk 17 328 harrison co ms deed bk 123 p 183 louis a frederic bk 177 p 192  president wilson at pass christiandecember 25 1913 to january 12 1914 in middecember 1913 congressman byron patton pat harrison 18811941 made the announcement that president woodrow wilson 18561924 was considering taking his threeweek 1913 christmas holiday at gulfport mississippi and environs dr cary t grayson 18781938 of the usn the president s medical attendant had recommended the gulf coast as a place for woodrow wilson to rest and relax as he was suffering from a severe winter cold  the daily herald december 16 1913 p 1   the decision was made and the herndon house at pass christian mississippi was chosen as the winter white house mary alice herndon 18631923 a native of new orleans and rebecca jane krumbhar herndon 18401920 her mother and the widow of thomas cammack herndon 18291901 were operating a boarding house owned by mrs jw aver a widow the mild winters excellent rail connections family friends at new orleans and the fact that there was a suitable golf course the mississippi coast country club at nearby mississippi city made the choice of the coast a relative easy decision for the wilson family  the daily herald december 24 1913 p 1  the herndon house was severely damaged by hurricane camille in august 1969 and the owner from new orleans reportedly died of a heart attack after she observed the derelict structure it was removed and the lot lay bare until postkatrina when a replica of the old structure was initiated it is under construction in august 2008 w dayton robinson august 4 2008 the presidential entourage left the capitol in a special train assembled by the southern railway there were four cars a diner pullman combination baggage car and smoking car and the ideal president wilson s private rail car in addition to mr wilson the presidential party consisted of ellen louise ellie lou axson wilson 18601914 mrs woodrow wilson margaret w wilson 18861944 and eleanor r wilson 18891967 the president s daughters helen woodrow bones 18741951 the president s cousin dr carey t grayson naval surgeon charles l swem 18871969 the president s personal stenographer and four secret servicemen they arrived on the coast early christmas morning and were greeted warmly by mayor anatole p saucier of pass christian  the daily herald december 24 1913 p 1 and the macon weekly december 26 1913 p 3   at pass christian not only the president but the wilson family had come for a welldeserved rest and declined all local social invitations the wilson girls had had an active social calendar in the capitol and looked forward to horseback riding on the beach and pinetraced sandy road to wolf river as well as visiting with mary and lucy smith their friends who resided at new orleans while at pass christian dr ds taylor of gulfport provided the misses wilsons with suitable steeds  the daily herald december 27 1913 p 1 and 30 1913 p 1   although president wilson essentially maintained his pass christian winter vacation de rigueur as the summer trek to cornish hampshire ie he played golf in the morning took a ride in a motorcar in the afternoon and spent his evenings at home reading sans social or political company he was touched indirectly by the local populous mr ub parker a wiggins mississippi attorney sent him forty recently slain quail they were delivered to the herndon house by a special messenger who traveled by rail from wiggins then situated in the northern part of harrison county  the daily herald december 31 1913 p 1   he was observed by lillian russell 18601922 chanteuse and first diva of the american theater as her train slowed while passing the links miss russell and her orchestra had played new orleans on new year s eve and was east bound  the daily herald january 2 1914 p 1    1914daray  in late march jack daray planned to remain at the golf club for several weeks to supervise course improvements changing the drainage pattern of one green removing several traps at the bunkers and placing the entire golf course into excellent condition for the coming summer season mr daray will spend his summer at the highland park club in grand rapids michigan the past winter season was the most successful on the history of the mississippi coast club   the daily herald march 26 1914 p 1    1916 2 nd annual mississippi golf association tournament  held at mccc in june 1916 george e ensminger of the jackson country club was in charge  the daily herald june 12 1916 p 1    1919great southern golf club  the name of the country club was changed some time ago the club is operated by the great southern hotelone of the best in the south  the daily herald january 30 1919 p 1    1930 great southern country club will open the golf course on january 1 1930 course closed since last winter season for 12000 in improvements the course now measures 6006 yards at par 71 the course improvement work may have been under the supervision of jack daray of the olympia fields at chicago and the biloxi golf club the 12000 cost does not include the cost of construction in front of the clubhouse which faces beach boulevard on the gulf sidewalks have been laid along the beach front and many improvements have been made to the clubhouse in the form of indoor amusements and recreation jim wilson who has been club winter professional since 1923 or 1924 arrived recently from ravisloe country club at chicago he had been at the kent country club at grand rapids illinois eight years prior to coming to the coast wilson will be assisted by syd jermyn a local golfer jim wilson holds the club record at 69 the amateur record is 70 by joe finn of olympia fields in chicago   the daily herald december 30 1927 p 10    1934 the great southern hotel closed in late may 1934 all hotel rooms have been vacated and the hostelry is no longer accepting lodgers or bookings joe beeman has been the manager of the hotel in recent times responded with no comment when asked when the large structure would reopen in the future it is owned by grace jones stewart the spouse of wt stewart and daughter of the late joseph t jones the stewarts reside in new york  the daily herald june 1 1934 p 1    1944 the gulfport open a pga golf tournament  was held at the great southern course from march 3 1944 to march 5 1944 the prize money was 6000 in war bonds harold jug mcspaden won the 72hole tournament shooting eight under par defeating sammy byrd runnerup by six strokes byron nelson placed third freddie haas nola golfer was the amateur winner mcspaden won a 1000 war bond byrd a 750 war bond and byron nelson a 550 war bond ashton barrett was club president at this time and jim wilson club professional  the daily herald march 1 1944 p 2 march 3 1944 p 2 and march 6 1944 p 2   jug mcspaden sammy byrd and byron nelson went to keesler field at biloxi on march 3 1944 to demonstrate their links skills to the servicemen  the daily herald march 4 1944 p 6    1951   maurice laurence  maurie  wells  18951973 golf professional at the cascade hills country club at grand rapids michigan for thirty years has been appointed as great southern club professional for the winter season december 1st thru march 1952 maurie was a longtime friend of jim wilson late professional of the club maurie wells had three sons james w wells george f wells and jack w wells who play golf the daily herald november 16 1951 p 3 and 1930 kent co michigan federal census r1002 p 9b ed 64  references  books henry w black  gulfport  beginning and growth  rivendell publishng company bowling green kentucky1986 jh lang  history of harrison county mississippi  1936 p 157 and p 220 melodia b rowe  the story of estate another chapter of the romance of business in the land of opportunity  the hillbrown printing co 1937 melodia b rowe  captain jones the biography of a builder  the hillbrown printing company1942  journals 1908   1909 the daily herald   country club opens   january 29 1909 p 3 the daily herald   country club   september 2 1909 p 1 the daily herald   a large country club projected   september 2 1909 p 1 the daily herald   meeting of the country club   september 10 1909 p 1 the daily herald   country club links to be finest in south  october 23 1909 p 5 the daily herald   country club issues prospectus  december 17 1909 p 1 the daily herald   chevalley and fursden get contract   december 29 1909 p 5  1910 the daily herald   country club opens   january 29 1910 p 3 the daily herald   work progresses at country club   february 2 1910 p 1 the daily herald   clubhouse to cost 10000 more or less   november 1 1910 p 1 the daily herald   nieman sanguine as to club s future   november 12 1910 p 6 the daily herald   death of bert jones   december 27 1910 p1 the daily herald   will a scramble follow for g and s i   december 28 1910 p 1 the daily herald   the passing of a good man   december 28 1910 p 4  1911   1912 the daily herald   will see game professional golf   march 19 1912 p 4 the daily herald   local players win at golf   march 25 1912 p 5 the daily herald   driver among the buffalonians   august 21 1912 p 1  1913 the columbus   georgia  daily inquirer     december 1913 p  the daily herald    december 1913 p  the daily herald   golf tournament this afternoon  december 6 1913 the daily herald   golf tournament nears the end  december 81913 the daily herald   president wilson may spend christmas in gulfport  december 13 1913 the daily herald   championship between fanning and jc simpson  december 16 1913 the daily herald   president wilson will arrive at pass at sixone in the morning  december 24 1913 p 1 the daily herald   gulfport society and personal interests  december 271913 the daily herald   little girl presents wilson with flowers  december 27 1913 the daily herald    december 1913 p  the daily herald    december 1913 p  the daily herald   fanning is golf champion  december 22 1913 the daily herald   wilson distinguishes self as fire fighter  december 26 1913 p 1 the daily herald   the action of a great man  december 26 1913 p 4 the daily herald   little girl presents wilson with flowers  december 27 1913 p 1 the daily herald   will not ask for medal  december 29 1913 p 4 the daily herald   points out scene of fire  december 29 1913 p 1 the daily herald   president likes he front seat  december 30 1913 p 1 the daily herald   wilson seems to be regaining strength fast  december 30 1913 the daily herald   golfing season opens formally  december 30 1913 the daily herald   parker bags 40 quail for the president  december 31 1913 the macon   georgia  weekly telegraph   president wilson and family in mississippi  december 26 1913 the macon   georgia  weekly telegraph   boys fight to caddy for president wilson   december 30 1913 the state   columbia sc   birthday comes to mr president    1914 the daily herald   stalled auto truck extricated by mrs wilson yesterday afternoon  january 3 1914 p 1 the daily herald   lillian russell takes peek at president playing golf   january 6 1914 p 1 the daily herald   wilson joins gulfport fire departmentenroll as honorary member   january 6 1914 p 1 the daily herald   golf tournament played tomorrow   january 6 1914 p 4 the daily herald   willett writes from gulfport of tigers for 1914  january 6 1914 p 7 the daily herald   president gives candy and cake to children  january 7  1914 p 1 the daily herald   president wilson will hold reception for coast residents   january 9 1914 p 1 the daily herald   biloxi visitors meet president  january10 1914 p 2 the daily herald   young biloxian   albert weir  receives letter from president woodrow wilson  january 12 1914 p 1 the daily herald   dove returns to keep lonely watch over winter white house  january 13 1914 p 1 the daily herald   scores of letters come as a result of dove incident  january15 1914 p 1 the daily herald   weekly golf tournaments start saturday   january 16 1914 p 7 the daily herald   second gold tournament today   january 24 1914 p 8 the daily herald   jones and maulding in golf finals  march 71914 p 1 the daily herald   improvements at country club   march 26 1914 p 1 the state   columbia sc   president holds first reception   january 11 1914 p 1  1915   1916 the daily herald   second annual golf tournament begins tomorrow   june 12 1916 p 1 the daily herald   captain jt jones passed away at his home in buffalo new york early this morning   december 6 1916 p 1 the daily herald   eulogies for captain jt jones   december 1916 p 1 the daily herald   miss jones will not be president   december 14 1916 p 2 the daily herald   captain jones laid to eternal rest   december 14 1916 p 6  1917   1918 the daily herald   stewartjones   october 291918 p 4 the daily herald   tournament at country club   march 21 1918 p 1 the daily herald  the daily herald   great southern golf club   january 30 1919 p1 the daily herald   great southern golf grounds open   january 5 1920 p 2 the daily herald   biloxi golf links crowded with playerstournaments begin soon   february 8 1922 p 1 the daily herald   great southern golf club to open course january 1   december 30 1927 p 10 the daily herald   death takes mrs jt jones   march 12 1931 p 1 the daily herald   coast hotel   great southern  closes doors   june 1 1934 p 1 the daily herald  the daily herald    1944 the daily herald   proamateur set thursday at great southern subpar practice rounds registered   march 1 1944 p 2 the daily herald   gulfport open first round today ed dudley only one stroke off course record   march 3 1944 p 2 the daily herald   mcspaden takes early lead in gulfport open tourney 36 holes scheduled sunday   march 4 1944 p 2 the daily herald   golf stars appear at keesler field   march 4 1944 p 6 the daily herald   mcspaden eight under par to capture gulfport open sammy byrd is runnerup   march 6 1944 p 2  personal communication  w dayton robinson of pass christian mississippitelephone conversation on august 4 2008  biloxi golf club 1918   jack l daray   18811958 the biloxi golf club was established in 1918 on what is now keesler afb  golf professional and designer  jack l daray  18811958 a native of new orleans designed this course as well as gulf hills and other in illinois and california at this time mr daray and his family were domiciled at grand rapids michigan and spent the winter golf season at biloxi in the spring of 1925 jack daray was supervising the construction of the new 18hole course at the biloxi golf club the original golf course was doing well enough to warrant additional holes at this time three greens had been finished mr daray planned to remain in biloxi until nineholes were ready for play before returning to his home base olympia fields near chicago and the largest golf course in the world jack daray was credited with influencing both amateur and professional links men and women to come south and play the biloxi course their increasing numbers were responsible for creating the new links at biloxi and were probably an impetus for creating gulf hills at ocean springs by the branigarbrothers later in 1925  the daily herald march 23 1918 p 1 and  april 2 1925 p 5   the biloxi golf club was chartered in march 1918 by john j kennedy 181949 elbert l dukate and edward brady  the daily herald march 26 1918 p 2   the biloxi golf club was situated on a 110acre tract acquired from cora e white 18641934 in northwest biloxi construction of the golf course commenced in midmarch 1918 under the supervision of golf professional jack daray 18811958 of grand rapids michigan  the daily herald march 22 1918 p   tax exemption on april 16 1918 dr hyman m folkes requested that the biloxi city government grant the biloxi golf club a tax exemption mayor ed glennan and the city council adopted a resolution granting the golf club a ten year grace from city taxes they also vacated that portion of white avenue north of howard avenue for the use of the biloxi golf club  the daily herald april 17 1918 p 3     water line pipe to supply potable water to the biloxi golf club arrived by rail in midjune 1918 biloxi water works superintendent tucei  the daily herald june 14 1918 p 3    1920   1921   1923 the biloxi golf club clubhouse designed by carl matthes and built by tj rosell general contractor was completed by august 1923 the daily herald august 1923  the daily herald august 30 1923 p 1    1924 the 1924 mississippi golf association championship was held at the biloxi golf club in early june bob gormly a resident of shell beach and future biloxi resident lost to el enochs of fernwood 21 in the 2 nd flight oren williams of biloxi  the daily herald june 6 1924 p 1  champion charles w kettleman of greenville retained his title by beating charles green of laurel 21 in the thirtysix hole championship match  the daily herald june 9 1924 p 1    1925 in january jack daray returned to supervise and instruct at the biloxi country club jerry glynn a professional golf teacher from olympia fields at chicago joined daray  the daily herald january 8 1925 p 1   the gulf states championship held in late march 1925 at the biloxi golf club saw young bob gormly of pass christian lose in the championship flight to don hamilton of chicago 2 up fred lamphrect a student at tulane and playing out of the audubon country club of new orleans was the winner  the daily herald march 20 1925 p 3 and march 25 1925 p 1   at the age of fourteen bob gormly defeated a veteran player from new orleans al reuning in the 1st flight of the midsummer tournament held at the biloxi golf club don gormly only twelve beat phil parker also from new orleans for the 2 nd flight the format was match play  the daily herald june 13 1925 p 8   in june 1925 bob gormly traveled to jackson mississippi to compete in the annual tournament of the mississippi golf association after the opening round he faced medallist orrin or oren williams b 1900 of biloxi he lost to williams the eventual champion but won a trophy for his finish in the first flight of the links contest orrin williams had also won the golfer s magazine trophy tournament at biloxi in february 1924   the daily herald february 24 1924 p 1 and june 22 1925 p 5   in midjuly 1925 bob gormly and younger brother don gormly won the first and second flights of the midsummer golf tournament held at the biloxi golf club both teens defeated older gentlemen al reuning 19081974 and phil parker from new orleans their father presented them their awards  the jackson county times july 18 1925 p 3    1926 in early june 1926 clarence w gormly and bob gormly attended a celebration in the crescent city honoring marion turpie southern woman s golf champion miss turpie was a close family friend  the jackson county times june 12 1926 p 3    bob gormly in late june 1926  bob gormly defeated al welch of biloxi for the mississippi state amateur golf championship on the laurel country club links at laurel mississippi gormly was accompanied to laurel by mark lee of ocean springs lee had won tournaments in arkansas and mississippi gormly competed in the national junior golf championships at chicago in august 1926  the jackson county times june 19 1926 and way down south july 17 1926 p 6   1928 biloxi golf club 1928  1932   1932 officers el brady 18671939 president fred ferson vicepresident eugene peresich treasurer and irwin b cowie 18791949 secretary board of directors we beasley wv joyce john e breaux al welch and jack daray 18811958   the daily herald april 11 1932 p 2      1933  professional jack daray and family who spent the winter at the tivoli hotel left for chicago daray went to the white pines golf club at bensonville illinois for the summer we beasley was in charge of the biloxi gulf club for the springsummer season the daily herald march 17 1933 p 9     1934 in january 1934 cl arence w gormly leased the biloxi golf club and planned to incorporate it as the biloxi country club  the biloxi golf club had been founded in may 1918 by a group of wealthy biloxi citizens led by edward brady 18671939 john j kennedy 18751949 and elbert l dukate its membership included such local notables as john w apperson 18621939 byrd enochs 18751940 lyman bradford 18631944 walter e white 18911940 louis b joyner 18891926 and james c elmer 18881920 the biloxi golf club had a capital stock of 30000 which was increased to 50000 in march 1925 harco ms charter bk 18 p 253 and bk 34 p 518    1940 in early may  gene yousko  19081964 medalist  beat mickey bellande  19091982 with a birdie on the last hole of their 36hole final match for the biloxi golf club championship bellande trailed youko by five strokes beginning the second eighteen holes and rallied to twice even the match  anson holley defeated robert gilly to win the first flight and kos jackson bested carl budinich for 2nd flight honors  the daily herald april 29 1940 p 6 and may 6 1940 p 2    1941 in february james a mustard was the golf professional at the biloxi country club at this time the biloxi golf club played matches against gulfport linksters in early february the following biloxi golfers were selected to compete against gulfport mickey bellande 19091982 anson holley we bill beasley wv joyce dr bb o mara gules peresich kos jackson addison thomas robert gilly leo kostmayer ed rankin john boulen mason tuttle rs russ jr mike emile jimmie williams tony fallo bill joyce george davis george wilkes and dr james wallace the gulfport team won the last match several weeks ago the daily herald february 1 1941 p 2 in 1941 the course and clubhouse became integrated into the new army air corps training school which was later named keesler air force base   the daily herald january 9 1934 p 6 and march 23 1918 p 1 and husley 1996 p 134   in november 1941  james a mustard  19062000  golf professional was hired by gulf hills  for the winter season mr mustard came to the usa from scotland in 1928 and had formerly worked at the biloxi country club with edward rankin james a mustard spends the summer golf season at janesville wisconsin   mr rankin will join him at gulf hills  coming from detroit the daily herald november 22 1941 p 5  references  f val husley  keesler air force base     a history of the site and its environs to 1941   office of history 81 st training wing kafb1996  journals the daily herald   plans underway to establish a country club with 20000 capital   march 19 1918 the daily herald      the daily herald   country club work pushed  march 22 1918 the daily herald   work on biloxi golf club course will begin on monday morning   march 23 1918 p 1 the daily herald   charter of incorporation of the biloxi golf club   march 26 1918 the daily herald   tax exemption for golf club   april 17 1918 p 3 the daily herald   biloxi golf club to organize   may 28 1918 the daily herald   pipe arrived for golf links   june 14 1918 the daily herald   biloxi golf course among the best   october 18 1918 p 3 the daily herald   biloxi golf club officials here   december 21 1918 the daily herald   mobile county club players win intercity meet over biloxi course   april 17 1922 p 1  the daily herald   good winter golf season   august 23 1923 the daily herald   state golfers want biloxi   april 19 1924 p 3 the daily herald   mississippi golfers biloxi bound   may 31 1924 p 1 the daily herald   tournament opens tomorrow   june 3 1924 p 1 the daily herald   mississippi golf association opened 9 th session today   june 4 1924 p 1 the daily herald   biloxi makes strong fight   june 6 1924 p 1 the daily herald   golfers go to jackson next   june 7 1924 the daily herald   state champ retains title   june 9 1924 p 1 the daily herald   biloxi club is improved   january 8 1925 the daily herald   breaux and barbour temporary officers in new golf club   may 30 1934 the daily herald   walter hagen pro golfer in biloxi   february 26 1936 the daily herald   gene yousko and mickey bellande in finals of tourney   april 29 1940 the daily herald   gene yousko wins over bellande in finals of tourney   may 6 1940 the daily herald   biloxi team named for intercity play    february 1 1941 the daily herald   james mustard pro at gulf hills   november 22 1941  the daily herald      the daily herald      the daily herald      the daily herald      the daily herald      sunkist country club with the vision and diligence of william e bill beasley 18811963 and ashton c barrett 19011990 the sunkist country club came to fruition shortly after the completion of the new popp s ferry bridge this eighteenhole golf links is situated north of popp s ferry road on 128acres in section 15 t7sr10w sunkist country club was incorporated in harrison county mississippi june 1953 by ashton c barrett william e bill beasley robert r buntin 18951966 and victor b pringle 19091977 ashton c barrett 19011990 and virginia anderson barrett 19041997 sold two parcels of land totaling 128acres in section 15 t7sr10w north of popp s ferry road to william e bill beasley 18811963 president of golf course incorporated in july 1953 harrison co ms land deed bk 370 p 428 the  biloxi country club  which would shortly be  renamed the sunkist country club  announced plans to build its clubhouse in late december the 90000 structure was designed by john t collins biloxi architect the dimensions of the builsing were planned as 162 feet by 36 feet officers of the club at this time were  william e beasley  pres  robert r buntin  v pres   giles peresich  treas and  lee kostmayer  sec board of directors biloxijoseph v lawrence glen swetman vernon b pringle earl c nolan and anson holley jr gulfportarthur v hays ashton barrett and hc thompson the daily herald december 23 1952 p 9 in february 1954 golf course incorporated sold the golf course situated on about 120acres to sunkist country club incorporated mr beasley also gave a fiveyear lease to the sunkist country club on 88acres where the country club house was situated harrison co ms chattel deed bk 149 p 112 harrison co ms land deed bk 378 p 528 and harrison co ms land deed bk 378 p 525 in may 1953 we beasley the course developer marcel mickey bellande 19091982 joseph joe v lawrence 19021975 and giles h peresich 19181985 were the first foursome to tee off on the sunkist links the formal opening came in late october 1953 when over six hundred members and guests were present at the culmination of four days of initial club activities ashton c barrett 19011990 presented william e beasley the father of sunkist country club a plaque and portrait of himself to be hung in the clubhouse mr beasley conceived the idea for the private golf club and had worked the past two years for its completion his portrait remains in the clubhouse foyer until this day  the daily herald may 16 1953 and october 27 1953 p 1   frank i steidle 19152007 the first golf professional at the club shot a 64 in november 1957 to break the initial course record  the daily herald november 19 1954 p 27   the sunkist country club was reorganized in july 1967 by elton pitts james b rouse charles a gillis george altbach fred huebner aj ingrassia alton l bellande 19121970 james c brashier jennings camet roswell kimball robert parrish and dr james smith 502 p 202  tournament winners circa 1957   seated lr margaret mavar lawrence 19102002 louise shonberg and irma summerlin mavar 19192001 standing lr eddie flavian 19081982 alton l bellande 19121970 victor mavar and robert lee kostmayer 19082002    1960 club championship   front lr jack d graham 19151996 earl nolan alton l bellande 19121970 grover w graham 19132009 and woodrow pringle back lr russell braun tony fallo 19071989 curtiss p galle 19101992 giles peresich 19181985 robert buntyn and  2044 views  