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Ferdinand Garbin, "Fred"

(1928 - 2009)

Born: Linhart, Pennsylvania

President: 1968 - 1969, American Society of Golf Course Architects

Garbin graduated in 1959 from Penn State University, where he received a B.A. and studied turf-grass management. After graduation, he worked with architect James G. Harrison (a student of Donald J. Ross) and married Harrison's daughter, Joan.

Garbin was involved in the redesign of several Ross creations in Pennsylvania, and became known as a champion of the redesign and restoration of classic courses. In 1983 Garbin hired to his team, design associate Sandy Rice Bigler, who was one of the first female full-time designers to be employed by a major golf course architecture firm.

COURSES DESIGNED
New York
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Cragie Brae Golf Club
4391 Union St
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New York
14546
716/889-1440
Year Built: - 1962
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PeekN Peak Resort, Lower Course
1405 Olde Rd
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New York
14736
716/355-4141
Year Built: - 1973
Ohio
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Pleasant View Golf Club
14605 Louisville St Ne
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Ohio
44669
330/862-2034
Year Built: - 1965
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Steubenville Country Club
413 Lovers Ln
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Ohio
43953
740/264-2821
Year Built:
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Tannenhauf Golf Club
11411 Mccallum Ave Ne
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Ohio
44601
(330) 823-4402
Year Built: - 1959
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Pennsylvania
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Club At Shadow Lakes | Shadow Lakes Golf Course
Golf Course Rd
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Pennsylvania
15001
(724) 375-8189
Year Built: 1974
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Blue Knob Golf Club
Blue Knob Recreation Area
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Pennsylvania
16625
814/239-5111
Year Built:
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Blueberry Hill Golf Club
Warren & Onoville Rd
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Pennsylvania
16345
(814) 757-8620
Year Built: 1961 | 199
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Brookside Country Club
Adams & Prospect St
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Pennsylvania
19464
(610) 323-9755
Year Built: 1916
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Carradam Golf Club, CLOSED 2008
2151 Hahntown Wendell Rd
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Pennsylvania
15642
CLOSED
Year Built: - 1964
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Churchill Valley Country Club, CLOSED 2013
800 Beulah Rd
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Pennsylvania
15235
CLOSED
Year Built: - 1933
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Crossgates Golf Course
1 Crossland Pass
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Pennsylvania
17551
717/872-4500
Year Built: 1994
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Duck Hollow Golf Club
374 Duck Hollow Rd
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Pennsylvania
15401
724/439-3150
Year Built: 1974
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Emporium Country Club
Cameron Rd
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Pennsylvania
15834
814/486-7715
Year Built:
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Four Seasons Golf Club
750 Slocum Ave
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Pennsylvania
18643
(570) 655-8869
Year Built: - 1960
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Frosty Valley Country Club
2201 Bloom Rd
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Pennsylvania
17821
570/275-4000
Year Built:
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Grand View Golf Club
1000 Clubhouse Dr
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Pennsylvania
15104
(412) 351-5390
Year Built: 1996
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The Greens of Greenville
365 Mercer Rd
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Pennsylvania
16125
(724) 588-6020
Year Built: 1967
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Highland Country Club, CLOSED 2011
450 Highland Ave
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Pennsylvania
15229
CLOSED
Year Built: - 1920
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Kane Country Club
6654 Route 6
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Pennsylvania
16735
814/837-9491
Year Built: - 1919
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Kings Mountain Golf Course
Rural Route 3
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Pennsylvania
15557
(814) 926-2021
Year Built: 1963
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Lenape Heights Golf Course
Route 66
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Pennsylvania
16226
(724) 763-2201
Year Built: 1966
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Meadowink Golf Course
4076 Bulltown Rd
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Pennsylvania
15668
(724) 327-8243
Year Built: 1970
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Rolling Hills Country Club, CLOSED 2015
455 E Mcmurray Rd
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Pennsylvania
15317
Year Built: 1961
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Shannopin Country Club
Windmere Rd
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Pennsylvania
15202
412/761-6377
Year Built: 1920
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Somerset Country Club
416 Plank Rd
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Pennsylvania
15501
814/445-5200
Year Built: - 1921
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Timber Ridge Golf Club, CLOSED 2016
Mulberry Hill Rd
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Pennsylvania
15666
Year Built: 1984
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Valley Brook Country Club
869 Hidden Valley Rd
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Pennsylvania
15317
(412) 563-3500
Year Built: - 1966
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The Links at Hemlock Creek
55 Williamsburg Blvd
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Pennsylvania
17815
570/387-8338
Year Built: - 2000
Puerto Rico
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Coamo Springs Golf & Tennis Club
Rd 546 KM 1
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Puerto Rico
00769
787/825-1370
Year Built:
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Punta Borinquen Golf Club
Golf St
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Puerto Rico
00603
(787) 890-2987
Year Built: 1940
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Virginia
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Blacksburg Country Club
1064 Clubhouse Rd
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Virginia
24060
(540) 552-9164
Year Built: 1972
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Blacksburg Municipal Golf Course, The Hill
800 Graves Avenue
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Virginia
24060
(540) 961-1137
Year Built: 1971
West Virginia
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Black Knight Country Club, Closed 2017
Raleigh Rd
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West Virginia
25801
Year Built: 1924
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Highland Spring Golf Course
1600 Washington Pike
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West Virginia
26070
304/737-2201
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