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[[Image:dgcc.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Dubuque Golf and Country Club. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]]Considered the first of its kind in Iowa. Articles of incorporation state the date of founding was November 21, 1899, but the inspiration may have come in 1898. Elizabeth Bradley had acquired a love of golf while a student at Smith College. She enlisted the aid of her friend Ann Connolly and [[BISSELL, Frederick Ezekiel|Frederick Ezekiel BISSELL]], then on vacation from Harvard, to form a local golf club.  
[[Image:dgcc.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Dubuque Golf and Country Club. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]]Considered the first of its kind in Iowa. Articles of incorporation state the date of founding was November 21, 1899, but the inspiration may have come in 1898. Elizabeth Bradley had acquired a love of golf while a student at Smith College. She enlisted the aid of her friend Ann Connolly and [[BISSELL, Frederick Ezekiel|Frederick Ezekiel BISSELL]], then on vacation from Harvard, to form a local golf club.  


The first nine holes were laid out on pasture owned by William L. BRADLEY, Elizabeth's father. The original articles of incorporation were signed by Lester Bissell, Frederick's father; Charles H. Bradley, Elizabeth's brother; [[BURDEN, George A.|George A. BURDEN]]; W. P. Bingham; Eugene P. Kiene; James M. Burch; Maurice Lee; J. R. Lindsay; A. J. Parker; Eugene Ryan; and Horace Torbert. Membership was limited to one hundred fifty members.  
The first nine holes were laid out on pasture owned by [[BRADLEY, William L.|William L. BRADLEY]], Elizabeth's father. The original articles of incorporation were signed by Lester Bissell, Frederick's father; Charles H. Bradley, Elizabeth's brother; [[BURDEN, George A.|George A. BURDEN]]; W. P. Bingham; Eugene P. Kiene; James M. Burch; Maurice Lee; J. R. Lindsay; A. J. Parker; Eugene Ryan; and Horace Torbert. Membership was limited to one hundred fifty members.  


In 1902 a new corporation, The Country Club Company, was formed with a capital stock of $10,000. Shares cost $100 each. Land was purchased and leased to the Dubuque Golf Club for $303 annually. The articles of incorporation of this new company included Frank W. Coates, Lester Bissell, Maurice Brown, [[BURCH, James Merrill|James Merrill BURCH]], George A. Burden, [[TREDWAY, Alfred|Alfred TREDWAY]], H. E. Tredway, Peter Kiene, William LAWTHER; and [[CONNOLLY, Thomas|Thomas CONNOLLY]], Ann's father.  
In 1902 a new corporation, The Country Club Company, was formed with a capital stock of $10,000. Shares cost $100 each. Land was purchased and leased to the Dubuque Golf Club for $303 annually. The articles of incorporation of this new company included Frank W. Coates, Lester Bissell, Maurice Brown, [[BURCH, James Merrill|James Merrill BURCH]], George A. Burden, [[TREDWAY, Alfred|Alfred TREDWAY]], H. E. Tredway, Peter Kiene, William LAWTHER; and [[CONNOLLY, Thomas|Thomas CONNOLLY]], Ann's father.  

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Dubuque Golf and Country Club. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding

Considered the first of its kind in Iowa. Articles of incorporation state the date of founding was November 21, 1899, but the inspiration may have come in 1898. Elizabeth Bradley had acquired a love of golf while a student at Smith College. She enlisted the aid of her friend Ann Connolly and Frederick Ezekiel BISSELL, then on vacation from Harvard, to form a local golf club.

The first nine holes were laid out on pasture owned by William L. BRADLEY, Elizabeth's father. The original articles of incorporation were signed by Lester Bissell, Frederick's father; Charles H. Bradley, Elizabeth's brother; George A. BURDEN; W. P. Bingham; Eugene P. Kiene; James M. Burch; Maurice Lee; J. R. Lindsay; A. J. Parker; Eugene Ryan; and Horace Torbert. Membership was limited to one hundred fifty members.

In 1902 a new corporation, The Country Club Company, was formed with a capital stock of $10,000. Shares cost $100 each. Land was purchased and leased to the Dubuque Golf Club for $303 annually. The articles of incorporation of this new company included Frank W. Coates, Lester Bissell, Maurice Brown, James Merrill BURCH, George A. Burden, Alfred TREDWAY, H. E. Tredway, Peter Kiene, William LAWTHER; and Thomas CONNOLLY, Ann's father.

Dubuque Golf and Country Club

DUBUQUE GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB House. A clubhouse was constructed during the first quarter of the century. Frederick Bissell, an enthusiastic gardener, planted many of the trees. Athletic facilities were expanded to include a SWIMMING POOL and tennis courts. The flagpole was donated by the parents of Arnold Peaslee, a casualty of World War I.

Dubuque Golf and Country Club caddy badge from 1956. Photo Courtesy--Bob Reding

Just after World War II, the Dubuque Golf Club, a non-profit organization, purchased the Country Club Company. A new name, the Dubuque Golf and Country Club, was adopted. (Photo Courtesy: http://www.dubuquepostcards.com)