# @unionleaguegolf on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CBWN7PjFSvz
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/4197765-unionleaguegolf-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2020-06-12T19:41:50.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Union League Golf (@unionleaguegolf) — https://gondola.cc/unionleaguegolf

## Caption

Happy Friday! It’s a big weekend with the return of the @pgatour at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas. If you tune in to the coverage, you might find it looks a little different without grandstands located throughout the course. ⁣⁣
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Did you know that the 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘨𝘰𝘭𝘧 were constructed in 1941 at Torresdale? The club needed a fence around the perimeter of the property, and Henry Hurst, a member of the club, claimed he could earn enough profit from hosting a tour event to pay for it, and he did! The Henry Hurst Invitational was a huge success as a result of innovative ideas like grandstands and live updated scoreboards by telephone. Sam Snead went on to win the event by 9 strokes! ⁣⁣
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Today, the site of the first grandstand is still intact and being utilized for drinks on the opening day of outside dining at Torresdale! ⁣⁣
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#unionleague #torresdale #golfhistory #pgatour #colonial #phillygolf #donaldross #samsnead

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samsnead, pgatour, phillygolf, torresdale, colonial, unionleague, golfhistory, donaldross

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