September 23, 2019

How Many Times Did Babe Ruth Cross Golf Creek?

Golf Creek was a water hazard on four holes (3, 4, 6, and 18) of the Jungle Country Club Golf Course.
On 6 and 18, the creek was crossed twice.
There is another crossing to get from the second green to the third tee.
For each round of play, a golfer crossed the creek seven times.

circa 1920 map of Jungle Country Club Golf Course. Bridges are shown where crossings occurred.

A previous post contends that Babe Ruth played the Jungle course as many as 100 times, which would be hundreds of crossings.

Here is an article about Babe Ruth hitting a 310 yard drive into Golf Creek.

St. Petersburg Times, Jan 14, 1930