Golf and the War of 1812
November 20, 2009 by Admin
photo credit: Gronberg During the War of 1812, American forces tried unsuccessfully to regain Mackinac Island from the British. In 1898, Chicago Cottagers built a nine-hole course on the battlefield. Chippawa Chief Eagle Eye observed a group of golfers out on the course and remarked that they “wa-wash-kamo,” or “walk a crooked path.” Golf Digest, in 1966 designated Wawashkamo an American Historic Landmark of Golf.
Battle of Chippawa – First battle of the Niagara campaign, was fought on farmland near the banks of the Niagara River. The fierce battle ultimately cost the lives of two hundred men. The Americans prevailed, but lost a decisive battle on July 25 that marked the end of the war. A memorial cairn (monument) on the Battlefield course reminds the golfers that a genuine war was waged there, not just a golf course war !
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