Huntington Quarterly Autumn 2022

The historic Guyan Golf & Country Club is celebrating its centennial.

enlarged and made into a second clubhouse that served the member ship for more than 20 years. Then, during the early morning hours of Jan. 23, 1954, fire once again struck with terrible destructive ness. Exemplifying the faith of its founders, Guyan soon rose again. The membership immediately set about the task of erecting a new in history. It can easily be argued that he is the second greatest amateur golfer of all time, behind the legendary Bobby Jones. In his long golf career, Campbell amassed one of the greatest amateur resumés

planned, designed andmade a reality stands as a tribute to the character and resolve of Guyan’s membership. In 1982, the club undertook a major remodeling project. A more modern look was given to many areas in the clubhouse, creating ad ditional dining and cocktail facilities and allowing a new cart and golf club storage area within the main building.The result was the modern look the clubhouse exhibits today. Guyan has a golfing heritage of which it can be proud. The club has played host to some of the country’s most outstanding golfers. The larg est crowd came in 1942 when 4,000 people witnessed an exhibition be tweenArnold Browning and Denny Shute against Byron Nelson and Harold McSpaden. Browning was

Guyan has hosted the West Virginia State Open on two occasions, with Bill Campbell being the winner each time.

clubhouse. It was built and opened in less than 18 months. The speed with which the new building was

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