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The club's founding and first board minutes

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We have found the originals of the club's first board minutes from December 1898, which also founded the Copenhagen Golf Club. Attached are pictures of this and the text reads:

Copenhagen Golf Club

After invitation by

Manufacturer L. Friis

Wholesaler G. Hage

Inspector E. Schmidt

held on Tuesday, December 6, 1898

a meeting in the King of Denmark's Café.

In addition to the invitees, those present were

Master of Laws Vagn Aagesen

Cand. Mer. Folmer Hansen

Professor, Dr. Mer. S. Levy

Director Rothenborg

Director Carl Rúbow

Director Valentiner

After some discussion, it was decided

to start a Club under the name of

Copenhagen Golf Club.

The membership fee was set at

20 kroner annually (10 kroner semi-annually) Deposit 10 kroner.

 

It was decided to send out an invitation

to a limited circle – approximately 50 gentlemen, who

is assumed to have an interest in the Game,

with an invitation to join as a member-

limbs and provisionally to meet to learn

The game to know the following Sunday,

on the Lamb's Cove.

The following were elected as provisional Board members:

Master of Laws Vagn Aagesen

Manufacturer L. Friis

Wholesaler Gustav Hage

Cand. Mer. Folmer Hansen

Inspector E. Schmidt


The club then (by L. Friis)

acquired the Magistral's Permit to

to play at the Lamb's Nest, but at

condition that all dug holes

covered again at the end of the game

each game day.

 

The club has also adopted Here

Charles R. Jensen, who during a multi-

A year-long stay in America has educated

themselves in the Game and, among other things, functioned as a pro-

Professional Teacher at several Clubs, to

to arrange the playing field and provide instruction

display in the Game. According to the agreement,

he for a fee of 25 crowns for

The month ensures that the track is

laid out (holes laid) every Sunday, and

must be present.

 

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