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Milo Kittleson at the Nakoma Country Club
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Madison Mayor Milo Kittleson hitting the first tee shot on the temporary nine-hole golf course of the Nakoma Country Club at the formal opening on June 23, 1923 at 2:50 p.m. Nakoma's first golf professional and designer of the temporary course, Albert Edward Mayo is standing to the left of the mayor.
June 23, 1923
Brown, Charles E. (Charles Edward), 1872-1946
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