Four Streams
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Four Streams is a private golf club located in Beallsville, Maryland It is formally known as The Members Club at Four Streams. Set in the country side of northwestern Montgomery County, Four Streams was created using the natural terrain. In June of 2014, the club was individually purchased and the name adjusted.
The rural parcel was originally one of the earliest land grants in western Montgomery County, deeded to Dr. Patrick Hepburn, a prosperous Maryland landowner in 1722. He named it Hanover, in honor of the English monarch, George I, of the house of Hanover of Great Britain. Starting in 1790, Patrick Hepburn's son, Samuel, sold parcels of land of Hanover Farm to the Hempstone family. Between 1801-1804 William Hempstone, a soldier in the Revolutionary War, constructed the brick manor house that still stands today. At that time the land was 524 acres. Eventually William Hempstone's granddaughter Caroline and her husband Charles Griffith, who married in 1874, bought the family farm and home. By the mid-1930s their grandson Charles H. Davis owned Hanover Farm and began the successful operation of a dairy farm on the approximately 300 acres. For over 160 years Hanover was owned and farmed by five generations of the same family.
When Charles Davis retired from farming in 1963, Edward and Mary Stock purchased the residence and land. The Stock family operated Stock Brothers, Inc., a nursery and landscaping business. In 1980 the distinguished home was accepted onto the National Register of Historic Places.[1] With the passing of Ed and Mary Stock, the property was sold to establish a private golf course. A Baltimore-based group developed the Four Streams Golf Club in 1998. The natural features of the farmland were incorporated into the course. Four Streams is a par 71 course that can play between the yardages 7,102 and 6,033.
The 18 hole course was designed by Nick Price [2][3] and Steve Smyers.[4][5] Four Streams was the first design for Zimbabwe-born PGA great Nick Price, winner of three majors. Price teamed up with veteran American course architect Steve Smyers, who created Southern dunes in Florida and Indiana’s Wolf run. He is probably best known for his work on Chart Hills Country Club outside London.
In July 2003, the club was bought by the membership,[6] creating a nonprofit, non-stock corporation to oversee the course. The name was changed to the Members Club at Four Streams.
Currently Four Streams is ranked as one of the “World’s Top 1,000 golf Courses” by Rolex,[7] one of only seventeen courses listed in “The Best of American golf 2010” by Links,[6] and number two of the “Best Private Golf Courses in the DC area” by CBSDC.com.[8] In addition, the course has been awarded a “Top Golf Architecture Award for Outstanding Design in Maryland” by Golf Digest for several years in a row, and hole #9 has been included in “The Perfect 18” of the Middle Atlantic by Golf Styles Washington. Washingtonian Magazine ranked the "Ten Great Golf Holes in Washington" and the 11th hole at Four Streams is listed as one of their "Five Great Par Fours".[9]
The Director of Instruction at Four Streams, Steve Bosdosh, PGA, has been named one of the Top 100 instructors in the United States by Golf Magazine for the past sixteen years, and consistently rated by Golf Digest to be one of the top teachers in the Mid-Atlantic Section.[10] Four Streams is also the home golf course for both the Men's and Women's golf teams at Georgetown University.[11]
References
- ^ "National Register Listings in Maryland". Retrieved April 18, 2013.
- ^ "Nick Price". Nick Price. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
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- ^ "Golf Courses designed by Steve Smyers". Stevesmyers.com. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
- ^ Steven R. Smyers. "Member Profile". Asgca.org. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
- ^ a b Yun, Hunki. "The Members Club at Four Streams". 2010 LINKS Premier Clubs. Links Golf Magazine.
- ^ D'Algue, Gaëtan Mourgue (2009). Rolex World's 1000 Best Golf Courses. Icon Books. ISBN 9781848310896.
- ^ "Best Private Golf Courses In The DC Area". CBS DC. March 3, 2011.
- ^ Washingtonian, Magazine. "Ten Great Golf Holes in Washington". Retrieved 19 April 2013.
- ^ Heleba, Thomas (May 4, 2007). "Time to Call In a Professional". The Washington Post.
- ^ "Georgetown University Official Athletic Site". Georgetown University. Retrieved 18 April 2013.