The Suburban Club history

In the beginning the Club did not own any real estate and it did not purchase any property until 1912.

The year 1922, a golden year, saw the dedication of the new and present Club House and the full 18-hole golf course.

The property on the other side of Colonial Avenue was not actually purchased from Walter Condict until 1925.

Much discussion was had in 1927 concerning a proposal to sell the Club property east of Colonial Avenue and to purchase some thirty-four acres of land, which lay West of Colonial Avenue and adjacent to the 11th and 12th holes, from the Potter family.

On April 4, 1956 an offer to purchase the Club property was rejected by the Board of Governors.

In March of 1958, the Club purchased additional land and a new 13th tee was built on the new land.

When H. Mebane Turner joined the old-line Maryland Club in 1961, its ranks included only white men.

In 1962, the Center Club opened on Light Street as a response to some of the discriminatory practices at other clubs in the city. "Some businessmen in Baltimore were embarrassed somewhat by the restrictions" at the other clubs and decided to start a more inclusive place, Sondheim recalled.

Golf carts were first purchased by the Club in September of 1963.

In 1977, he left to open a restaurant of his own.

In 1980, Phyllis Brotman was one of the first female members of the Center Club, gaining entrance after another woman sued. "The club was known as the place where deals were made," she said.

In 1990, a newspaper learned there were no black members at the Shoal Creek Golf Club in Birmingham, where the PGA Championship was about to be held.