Foster Golf Links

Designed on the historic homestead of Joseph Foster, the golf course was one of the first public fee courses on the west coast. Mr. Foster, a government scout and packer, in 1853 homesteaded the land. A maple tree, planted by him less than a decade after the Civil War, remains on the property and on its huge trunk is fastended a bronze memorial plaque inscribed with the appropriate historical data. George Eddy built the first 9 holes in 1925 and followed with the second 9 within the next two years. Governor Louis F. Hart was the first on the tee for the opening of the facility. His caddy was Joe Aliment, who would soon become the owner and operator of the facility for many years.