Huntington Quarterly Autumn 2022

Steeped in a proud and storied history, Huntington’s premier country club is celebrating its centennial. By James E. Casto 100 turns GUYAN

designers of the 1920s, Strong was often referred to as the “well-known” or “internationally famous” Herbert Strong. Strong laid out the course on land formerly known as the Ensign family farm. Strong alsobuilt courses at Saucon Valley,Army-Navy inArlington, Fort Pierce in Florida, Murray Bay in Canada and the Canterbury Golf Club near Cleveland, Ohio, where legendary golfing great William C. “Bill” Campbell finally won his first and only U.S. Amateur title. Guyan is a club that had to rise from tragic fires on two occasions. In 1932, the old clubhouse, which originally had been the Ensign family home, was destroyed by fire and never rebuilt. Instead, the locker house and golf pro shop were

T he beautiful Guyan Golf & Country Club that you see today is a tribute to the determination and resourcefulness of its members. This year finds the historic club celebrating its centennial. The Cabell Country Club, which opened in 1906 at what is now St. Cloud Commons, was the commu nity’s first golf club. Later there was the Westmoreland Country Club,

located just east of Camden Park. The damaging Ohio River flood of 1913 caused officials with the Westmoreland Club to start look ing for a new location that would remain high and dry. Thus, Guyan, located on a rolling hillside tract on U.S. 60 East, was born 100 years ago, in 1922. The course was built by famed golf architect Herbert Strong. One of the most sought-after course

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