Lingan Golf and Country Club - Sydney, Nova Scotia
Lingan Golf Club was established in Victoria Park, Sydney in 1895. In 1909 it relocated to a new site and was incorporated on 31 March 1911. By 1912 they were forced to again relocate and in 1913 moved their clubhouse and constructed a new course at McLean's Crossing the present location of the Golf Club on the highway between Sydney and Glace Bay. Malcolm Martin native of Dominion, NS, won the Maritime Amateur Golf Championship in 1914 and designed the nine hole Sydney course as well as golf courses at Pictou, Abercrombie, Baddeck, and Dominion. In 1922, the famed Stanley Thompson made a side trip to Sydney to help redesign the golf course, one of eleven courses he worked on that year. The development of the second nine holes began in 1964 with C.E. (Robbie) Robinson as the architect.
Lingan Golf Club was established in Victoria Park, Sydney in 1895. In 1909 it relocated to a new site and was incorporated on 31 March 1911. By 1912 they were forced to again relocate and in 1913 moved their clubhouse and constructed a new course at McLean's Crossing the present location of the Golf Club on the highway between Sydney and Glace Bay. Malcolm Martin native of Dominion, NS, won the Maritime Amateur Golf Championship in 1914 and designed the nine hole Sydney course as well as golf courses at Pictou, Abercrombie, Baddeck, and Dominion. In 1922, the famed Stanley Thompson made a side trip to Sydney to help redesign the golf course, one of eleven courses he worked on that year. The development of the second nine holes began in 1964 with C.E. (Robbie) Robinson as the architect.
