On Feb. 27, 1931 the Bayside Golf Links Corp. was chartered. The land for it was owned by Charles Meyer, who was to develop the site into a first-class golf course under his Cord Meyer company. The course was situated on 97 acres bounded by 202nd Street on the west to 210th Street on the east, and 26th Avenue on the north to 29th Avenue on the south.

A “pay as you play” course, Bayside Links was designed and constructed by Dr. Alister MacKenzie, the noted golf architect whose fame was worldwide. Some of his earlier works were the Old Course at St. Andrews Links in Scotland; Bobby Jones’ Augusta National in Georgia; Cypress Point at Pebble Beach, Calif.; and Pasatiempo at Santa Cruz, Calif.

Bayside Links was MacKenzie’s only New York masterpiece.

Grade A golf at a Bayside course, by Ron Marzlock, Queens Chronicle. Aug 11, 2011

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