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John R. Van Kleek

(1888 - 1967)

Born: October 22, 1888, Auburn, New York

Died: February 18, 1967, Tyron, North Carolina, at age 70

John van Kleek graduated from Cornell University in 1912. The following year, 1913, he received his Masters in Landscape Design.

He was the first golf architect to graduate from Cornell.

He joined with architect Wayne Stiles in 1923, becoming a partner the following year. Van Kleek primarily worked out of Florida. In 1930 he left the firm to work for Robert Moses in New York.

He designed courses from South America to upstate New York, including private, public and municipal courses.

COURSES DESIGNED
Florida
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Pasadena Yacht & Country Club, Pasadena Golf Course
6300 Pasadena Point Blvd S
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Florida
33707
(727) 381-7922
Year Built: - 1924
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Tarpon Springs Golf Course
1310 S Pinellas Ave
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Florida
34689
(727) 937-6906
Year Built: 1907 / 192
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LekaricA Golf Course
1650 S Highland Park Dr
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Florida
33853
863/679-9478
Year Built: - 1927
Georgia
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Glen Arven Country Club
1700 Old Monticello Rd
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Georgia
31792
(912) 226-1780
Year Built: 1892 / 189
Maine
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Augusta Country Club
Route 202
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Maine
04351
207/623-9624
Year Built: - 1916
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Brunswick Golf Club
River Rd
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Maine
04011
(207) 725-8224
Year Built: - 1898
1 Rankings / Reviews
Massachusetts
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Cranwell Resort & Golf Club
55 Lee Rd
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Massachusetts
01240
413/637-1364
Year Built:
1 Rankings / Reviews
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D. W. Field Golf Course
331 Oak St
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Massachusetts
02301
508/580-7855
Year Built: - 1926
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Franklin Country Club
E Central St
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Massachusetts
02038
508/528-9852
Year Built: - 1899
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Taconic Golf Club
Meacham St
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Massachusetts
01267
(413) 458-3997
Year Built: 1927
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Woods Hole Golf Club
130 Quissett Ave
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Massachusetts
02543
508/548-2932
Year Built: 1899
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Thorny Lea Golf Club
159 Torrey St
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Massachusetts
02301
508/586-2171
Year Built: 1900
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Putterham Meadows Golf Club
1281 W Roxbury Pkwy
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Massachusetts
02467
617/730-2078
Year Built: 1931
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Unicorn Golf Course
460 William St
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Massachusetts
02180
(781) 438-9732
Year Built: 1928
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South Shore Country Club
274 S St
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Massachusetts
02043
(781) 749-8479
Year Built: 1920
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Nebraska
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Omaha Country Club
6900 Country Club Rd
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Nebraska
68152
(402) 571-7470
Year Built: 1927
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New Hampshire
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Country Club Of New Hampshire
Keasarge Rd
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New Hampshire
03260
(603) 927-4246
Year Built: 1930
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Hooper Golf Club | Hooper Golf Course
Prospect Hill St
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New Hampshire
03608
(603) 756-4080
Year Built: 1927
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Nashua Country Club
Fairway St
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New Hampshire
03060
(603) 888-9858
Year Built: 1916
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Mojalaki Golf Club | Mojalaki Golf Course
321 Prospect Street
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New Hampshire
03235
(603) 935-3033
Year Built: 1920, 1999
New Jersey
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Brigantine Golf Links
Roosevelt & The Bay
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New Jersey
08203
609/266-1388
Year Built: 1927
1 Rankings / Reviews
New Mexico
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Albuquerque Country Club
601 Laguna Blvd Sw
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New Mexico
87104
(505) 243-7156
Year Built: 1929
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New York
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Dyker Beach Golf Course
7th Ave & 86th St
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New York
11228
718/836-9722
Year Built: 1897
1 Rankings / Reviews
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Forest Park Golf Course
101 Forest Park Dr
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New York
11421
(718) 296-0999
Year Built: 1910, 1934
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Traditions at the Glen Golf Course
4301 Watson Blvd
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New York
13790
607/797-2381
Year Built: 1936
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Latourette Golf Course
1001 Richmond Hill Rd
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New York
10306
(718) 351-1889
Year Built: 1920
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Mosholu Golf Course & Driving Range
3700 Jerome Ave
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New York
10467
718/655-9164
Year Built: 1914
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Pelham Split Rock Golf Club -Split Rock
870 Shore Rd
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New York
10464
718/885-1258
Year Built:
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Silver Lake Golf Course
915 Victory Blvd
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New York
10301
(718) 447-5686
Year Built: 1929
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South Shore Country Club
5076 Southwestern Blvd
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New York
14075
716/649-2754
Year Built: - 1920
1 Rankings / Reviews
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Whiteface Inn Resort & Club
Whiteface Inn Rd
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New York
12946
(518) 523-2551
Year Built: 1898, 1935
North Carolina
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Jacks Mountain Golf Course
1001 Golf Course Rd
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North Carolina
28762
(828) 668-4256
Year Built: 1961
Vermont
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Rutland Country Club
N Grove St
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Vermont
05701
(802) 773-3254
Year Built: 1902