Jackson Park (Seattle)
{{Short description|Park in Seattle, Washington, United States}}
{{Infobox park
| name = Jackson Park
| image = Jackson Park golf course, 2020.jpg
| image_caption = Jackson Park Golf Course in 2020
| type = Urban park and Golf course
| location = Seattle, Washington
| coordinates = {{Coord|47|43|58.9|N|122|19|7.3|W}}
| area = {{convert|160.7|acre|km2|adj=on}}
| established = {{Start date and age|1928}}
| operator = Seattle Parks and Recreation
}}
Jackson Park is a {{convert|160.7|acre|km2|adj=on}} public park and golf course in north Seattle, Washington, occupying most of the space between N.E. 145th Street on the north, N.E. 130th Street on the south, 5th Avenue N.E. on the west, and 15th Avenue N.E. on the east. It opened to the public in 1928.
Golf course
File:Seattle - Jackson Park Golf Course, 1970.jpg
Jackson Park has both a nine-hole par three course and a full eighteen-hole long course. It offers amenities such as a pro shop, cafe and bar, cart rentals, driving range, and putting practice greens. It underwent renovations in 2001 to allow Thornton Creek to flow through in a more environmentally beneficial way. This renovation added much water to the front nine and increased the difficulty significantly. The course also offers junior camps that run throughout the summer. The official course record is 62 and was set by amateur golfer, and former Seattle Mariners pitcher, Erik Hanson in the 2015 Seattle Amateur.{{cite web|title=2015 Seattle Amateur Results|url=http://cdn.cybergolf.com/images/1306/2015-Seattle-Amateur-Championship-Final-Results-&-Payouts.pdf}} Fellow amateur Vinnie Murphy equaled that score in the 2016 edition of the tournament.{{cite web|title=2016 Seattle Amateur Results|url=http://cdn.cybergolf.com/images/1306/2016-Seattle-Amateur-Final-Results-and-Payout.pdf}}
The golf course was one of six finalist sites proposed for a northern bus base for Metro Transit in the 1980s.{{cite news |last=Coughlin |first=Dan |date=November 29, 1982 |title=Golf course is one proposal for Metro's north bus base |page=A1 |work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer}}{{cite news |last=Aweeka |first=Charles |date=February 16, 1983 |title=Metro pursues scaled-back North-End bus base |page=H1 |work=The Seattle Times}} It was not chosen due to backlash from golfers and local residents.{{cite news |last=Carlton |first=Debera |date=July 20, 1983 |title=Relax, golfers: Jackson Park is now a longshot as bus base site |page=B4 |work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer}}
Neighborhood
The neighborhood surrounding the park is sometimes referred to as Jackson Park. Its boundaries are the city of Shoreline to the north, the neighborhood of Lake City to the east, the Northgate area to the south, and the neighborhood of Haller Lake to the west.
References
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- https://web.archive.org/web/20060312221841/
- {{usurped|1=https://web.archive.org/web/20120728081227/http://www.cityofseattle.net/parks/history/JacksonPk.pdf}}
{{commonscat|Jackson Park Municipal Golf Course, Seattle}}
{{Protected areas of Seattle}}
Category:1928 establishments in Washington (state)
Category:Golf clubs and courses in Washington (state)
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