Author Type

Graduate Student

Date of Award

1994

Document Type

Thesis

Publication Status

Version of Record

Submission Date

October 2026

Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]

Curl, Donald W.

Abstract

In the late nineteenth century, when representatives of America's urban elite began spending their winters in newly created southern resorts, they brought the game of golf with them. Golf appeared in Palm Beach County simultaneously with the creation of Henry M. Flagler's luxurious, new resort hotels. Early in the twentieth century, golf developed into more than simply a game, it represented an emerging American lifestyle. As a game, golf embodied the values of individual competition and fair play; as a lifestyle, it required a modicum of wealth, leisure time, and frequently led to the creation of private golf-course communities. Golf played a particularly significant role in Palm Beach County's history. By 1987, after ninety years of growth interrupted by periods of stagnation, Palm Beach County boasted of having more than one hundred courses, with over sixty golf-course communities--a haven for residents of elite enclaves.

Extent

111 p.

Comments

Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters|FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection|Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1994.|Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters

Identifier

FADT15068

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