The Portland Golf Club’s original clubhouse stood about where the 7th hole tee is now.

Established in 1914, the Portland Golf Club is a prestigious private golf club in the Garden Home area. You can read more about the club’s history on the their website.

From the Portland Golf Club’s description of the 15th hole (Firlock Station):

Players will stand on the tee in fear of the large fir approximately 140 yards off the tee with OB to the left. Two good shots are required to set up a short shot into a green which is only 11 yards deep in some areas. A railroad originally bordered this hole. An entire engine and half the car turned over opposite the green in the mid forties. In later years it was a bridle path for The Nicol Academy and Hunt Club (Meyer Estate). Firlock Hole… this was the site of Firlock Station on the old Oregon Electric- the only way to get to the Portland Golf Club prior to 1916.

There are also several stories on GardenHomeHistory.com that discuss the Portland Golf Club.

March 14, 2014 Oregonian article about the history of Portland Golf Club

Portland Golf Club – 2014-03-12 Beaverton Leader article on history of the club (full)

Portland Golf Club – 2014-03-12 Beaverton Leader article on history of the club (top half)Portland Golf Club – 2014-03-14 Beaverton Leader article on history of the club (top half)

Portland Golf Club – 2014-03-12 Beaverton Leader article on history of the club (bottom half)

Historic aerial photos of the Portland Golf Club

Portland Golf Club to SW Maplewood Ave and Alpenrose Dairy – 1936 Army Corps of Engineers aerial photo (annotated)

Portland Golf Club to SW Maplewood Ave and Alpenrose Dairy – 1936 Army Corps of Engineers aerial photo

Portland Golf Club and Nicols Riding Academy – 1936 Army Corps of Engineers aerial photo (annotated)

Portland Golf Club and Nichol Riding Academy – 1936 Army Corps of Engineers aerial photo

Hunt Club from NW (Portland Golf Club in foreground)

1957 Portland Golf Club from NW Portland Golf Club fairways in foreground. Hunt Club’s quarter-mile track at mid-photo. Bridle path/Fanno Creek trail at right. School is upper mid-photo to the right.

1957 Garden Home Rd and Multnomah Blvd from SE

National Register of Historic Places Registration Form

The Portland Golf Club registration form for the National Register of Historic Places includes a detailed history of the Portland Golf Club’s clubhouse.

PGC National Register of Historic Places PDF

Portland Golf Club by Joanne DeHaan

We highly recommend reading our wonderful story Portland Golf Club by Joanne DeHaan to learn about the early greens-keepers (1920s to 1950s) and their recollections of the development of the back nine, altering the course of Fanno Creek, improvements to the front nine, and a collection of vintage photos.