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Finishing hole


Finishing hole
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Copyright: Raul Boncan Jr (voyagenation) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 66 W: 30 N: 189] (2100)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-12-14
Categories: Architecture
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-08-15 4:06
Viewed: 604
Points: 20
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
The Baguio Country Club (BCC). The experience at the Baguio Country Club – arguably, the country’s most coveted club membership – encapsulates the rich traditions and opulence of the city when it was founded just at the turn of the 20th century.

Built with concrete and boasts of state of the art amenities, its foundations are not its architecture but the very reason why the club came into being: hospitality, friendship, and great experience.

A humble beginning

The success and aesthetic majesty of the BCC rested on the solid grounds of genuine friendship among its progenitors. No wonder, it has survived the ravages of time for over a hundred years, for what tempest is strong enough to break a virtue founded on camaraderie and alliance?

The history of the Baguio Country Club can be traced back when Cordillerans and their American friends came up with the bright idea of building a clubhouse where its members can meet for fellowship and celebrate the natural beauty of the city.

Erected for the sole purpose of strengthening their alliance, the BCC flourished and evolved to become one of the country’s most sought-after vacation spots.

Over the years, this century old edifice has stood the challenges of nature and has transformed itself into a place where its patrons get a royalty treatment, literally!

On top of this scenic masterpiece is an 18-hole carpet of green sprinkled daily without remiss by the generous Baguio dew. This goes on without mentioning rows and rows of natural pine trees that line each of its stations. Indeed, its golf course mimics a paradise not only for golfers, but also for trekkers and adventurers, both seasoned and amateur.

Baguio Country Club was a project of William Cameron Forbes, 1870–1959, American business executive and diplomat, b. Milton, Mass. He entered the mercantile house of his grandfather, John Murray Forbes, in Boston and was a partner in the firm after 1899. Appointed to the Philippine Commission by President Theodore Roosevelt, he held several administrative posts there before he served (1909–13) as governor-general of the islands. He was a member of the Wood-Forbes Commission, which was sent (1921) by President Harding to the Philippines. He was later (1930) chairman of a commission to study conditions in Haiti, served (1931–32) as ambassador to Japan at the time of the Manchurian crisis, and led (1935) an economic mission to East Asia.

Baguio Country Club is one of the oldest country clubs, founded in 1903.
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Hi.

Great shot, the lighting is so impressive, adds eye catching features, welldone.

Stv

Hi Raul,
You got a winner here. Lighting and colors are really good. Best wishes.
Danilo

Raul,

great lighting, very elegant composition. tfs
jon

Informative note ... great shot! Light and colours are a huge success. Excellent work pare, it almost makes me want to learn golf!
regards
Rew

That is a nice mood. I like the bright pole so clear and the neon green below. You have kept this image for more than half year.

Just reminded me to, prepare gifts or hide underground.

TFS Ding.

Hi Raul,
Great idea and shot, beautiful note and lighting is so impressive.

Excellent work,
Alex

Hi Raul,
Superb shot,the lighting is so impressive and the note is very informative.I am no golfer so i never really went there, just pass the place going to Camp John Hay.TFS:)
Mel

Hi Raul!

I have been here a few times before but have never seen it this beautiful... Excellent postcard photo. TFS

-Timothy

It is lovely to find a beautiful golf course like this. The greens look like velvet and I love the lights on the tree.
Diane

Wonderfull atmosphere in this picture, Raul.
Good lighting and colours.
Groet,
Joop.

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