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The Lambton Golf and Country Club is a private golf and tennis club in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Club is located at 100 Scarlett Road, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Lambton is a member of Golf Canada (formerly known as the Royal Canadian Golf Association). Lambton Golf and Country Club is also a member of the United States Golf Association (USGA).〔http://www.usga.org/default.aspx〕 On August 10 and 11, 2015 Lambton co-hosted the (Canada Men's Golf Amateur Championship ) Won by Bill Kennerly from the U.S. 〔http://golfcanada.bluegolf.com/bluegolf/rcga15/event/rcga1520/index.htm〕 ==Origin== The seeds of the golf club were planted by Toronto Businessman James Austin. He rebuilt Spadina House〔Inside The Museum, Spadina House by John Goddard June 11, 2014 published by Dundurn〕 (which is now a museum) in 1866 to house his family. He died after several months of illness at the age of eighty-four in 1897. At his death he had a fortune of some $300,000 which was divided between his son and daughter. His business interests and his home passed on to his son Albert William Austin.〔:File:Picture of A. W. Austin.jpg〕 Albert Austin had laid out a few holes of golf in vacant farmlands in the area where Casa Loma now stands. This was strictly for the pleasure of his family and a few friends but grew into the Spadina Golf Club which had a layout through farmers' fields north over St. Clair Avenue, through Forest Hill Village to just south of Eglinton. The clubhouse was a rented farmhouse at the northeast corner of St. Clair and Spadina Road. In early 1902, the Spadina members recognized that the farmers were likely to sell for development the land on which the nine hole course lay. As plans for the new course took shape, the estimated cost of $30,000 to develop the property at Lambton Mills, on which an option had been obtained, caused Mr. Austin to solicit support from a wider group of golfing enthusiasts including members of Rosedale, High Park and Highlands Golf Clubs as well as Spadina. The response to the solicitation was such that a committee, chaired by Mr. Austin and including George S. Lyon, proceeded with the project and the official opening took place in driving rain on June 13, 1903. Membership was close to 400 and it was estimated 1,000 persons attended the opening ceremonies. Lambton had some noteworthy features for that day and age. The nine hole Valley Course for Ladies was an innovation. The Club had a telephone. An ice house was built adjoining the clubhouse, which, before opening day, already contained 100 tons of Lake Simcoe Ice. Most of the original members traveled to play the course by train, disembarking at a small station near the Club. A plaque now on the 18th tee commemorates this fact. Lambton's traditions owe much to the founding members, including the Club's official red jacket, which is a modified form of that worn by Mr. Austin in his portrait, which hangs in the Clubhouse. Another tradition, the singing of "My Wild Irish Rose" at certain Club dinners is a continuation of the practice introduced by George S. Lyon. The original Clubhouse was constructed over the winter of 1902-03 and was ready for the Club’s official opening on June 13, 1903. Today, Lambton Golf and Country Club occupies 171 acres of rolling terrain defined by the Humber River and Black Creek. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lambton Golf and Country Club」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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