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}} Langston Golf Course is an 18-hole golf course in Washington, D.C., established in 1939.〔Savage and Shull, ''African American Historic Places,'' 1994, p. 139.〕 It was named for John Mercer Langston, an African American who was the first dean of the Howard University School of Law, the first president of Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute (now Virginia State University), and the first African American elected to the United States Congress from Virginia.〔Evelyn, Dickson, and Ackerman, ''On This Spot: Pinpointing the Past in Washington, D.C.,'' 2008, p. 291.〕〔 It was the second racially desegregated golf course in the District of Columbia, and in 1991 its first nine holes were added to the National Register of Historic Places.〔"Langston Golf Course to Be Repaired," ''Washington Post,'' February 23, 1999.〕〔 The course's official address is 2600 Benning Road NE. The course's front nine are located just south of the National Arboretum.〔 Part of the course's back nine holes are located on Kingman Island, which is bordered by the Anacostia River in the east and Kingman Lake in the west.〔Barker, "Clouds Gathering Over Children's Island," ''Washington Post,'' August 9, 1991.〕 Langston Golf Course should not be confused with the Anacostia Golf Course, an 18-hole golf course also located in Anacostia Park. Anacostia Golf Course was on the eastern shore of the Anacostia River. It opened in May 1933 and closed in June 1958.〔Herman, "Anacostia Dedicates New 18-Hole Golf Links Today," ''Washington Post,'' May 5, 1933; "Anacostia Course Will Close Sunday," ''Washington Post,'' June 7, 1958.〕 ==Course description== Langston Golf Course is an 18-hole, par 72 course.〔Thompson, ''National Geographic Traveler: Washington, D.C.,'' 2008, p. 263.〕〔Surkiewicz, Sehlinger, and Zibart, ''The Unofficial Guide to Washington, D.C.,'' 2002, p. 399.〕 Other services offered at the course include a driving range with 50 slots, golf school, golf shop, putting green, and snack bar.〔〔Price and Price, ''Frommer's Irreverent Guide to Washington, D.C.,'' 2006, p. 136; "Wednesday," ''Washington Post,'' April 24, 2009.〕 There are several "junior golf" programs for children and teens, and a learning center aimed at low-income children.〔 In 2009, about 25,000 rounds of golf were played on the course each year.〔(Shapiro, "Langston Hopes Obama to Make Tee Time," ) ESPN.com, February 2, 2009.〕 Some of the more famous people who have regularly played the course include boxer Joe Louis, baseball player Maury Wills, golfer Ted Rhodes, golfer Calvin Peete, golfer Charlie Sifford, golfer Al Morton, comedian Bob Hope, President Gerald Ford, swing singer Billy Eckstine, tennis legend Althea Gibson, celebrated African American amateur golfer Ethel Funches, and football star Jim Thorpe.〔Sheppard, "Golfers to Benefit From Face Lift at Langston Course," ''Washington Times,'' April 3, 1998.〕〔〔Gieser, "Morton Only Area Golfer in U.S. Open," ''Washington Post,'' June 14, 1984; Brown, "Segregation Curbed Golfer's Stardom," ''Washington Post,'' January 31, 2010.〕〔〔 According to a report in the ''Washington Post'', every great African American professional golfer in the United States has played at the course since its opening, with the exception of Tiger Woods.〔 Langston Golf Course is considered the best publicly owned course in the city.〔"Bowie Golf and...," ''Washington Post,'' April 14, 2004.〕 In 2004, a local newspaper described its driving range and practice tees as "excellent."〔 The course is the only golf course in the city with water hazards.〔 Holes 8 and 9 are considered quite challenging.〔Brown, ''Fodor's 2000 Washington D.C.,'' 1999, p. 187.〕 A reporter with ESPN.com, however, evaluated the course's toughest holes differently:〔 :... ''The Washington Post'' has characterized the first hole as "a treacherous 483-yard par 5 over water..."〔Nakamura, "Lehnhard's Eagle Leads to Victory," ''Washington Post,'' June 22, 1992.〕 In 2009, the course's manager was Jimmy Garvin.〔 He had been the golf course's manager since 2001.〔Loverro, "On Course for Life," ''Washington Times,'' May 3, 2006.〕 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「Langston Golf Course」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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