Links Club

The Links is a private club in New York City. It is located at 36 East 62nd Street on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City.[1][2] Charles B. Macdonald, a golf champion and founder of the United States Golf Association, started the Links in 1917 as a place where powerful members of the golf world could keep the true spirit of the game alive.

History

The club was established in 1916-1917 by Charles B. Macdonald, in a building designed in the Georgian Revival architectural style by Cross & Cross.[2][3] In the 1960s, it was "a preferred social gathering spot for America's most powerful chief executives."[4] By 2010, it was still a "preserve of the old banking elite", but not all members were WASPs.[1]

References
  1. Frank, Robert (May 15, 2010). "That Bright, Dying Star, the American WASP". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
  2. Gray, Christopher (July 16, 2006). "A Notable Block With a Hole in Its Heart". The New York Times. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
  3. Dolkart, Andrew (1998). Guide to New York City Landmarks. New York: John Wiley & Sons. p. 155. ISBN 9780471182894. OCLC 36922554. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
  4. Waterhouse, Benjamin C. (2013). Lobbying America: The Politics of Business from Nixon to NAFTA. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. pp. 76–77. ISBN 9780691149165. OCLC 867926037. Retrieved January 21, 2016.

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