Mosholu Golf Course in the southeast corner of
Van Cortlandt Park, opened in 1914. Also a public golf course, but
with 9 holes instead of 18, and specializing in children and teenagers.
References:
- Van
Cortlandt Park History, New York City Department of Parks website.
- NYC Parks Dept press release
of May 7, 1936: “Van Cortlandt and Mosholu [golf courses] in the
Bronx ... have been reconditioned and remodeled to some extent. All this
work has been done with relief funds provided by the C.W.A., T.E.R.A. and
W.P.A.”