In 1958, Ed Kerner looked over the land he owned off Reese Rd.  He noticed that there were certain similarities between the land before him and the contours of a golf course.  He loved to play golf, but instead of playing that day.  He decided to build a golf course.  It took 5 years to complete the first nine holes, which opened in 1962 to the public.  But that wasn't enough.  He dreamed again, this time of enlarging the course to 18 holes.

 

In 1964, after almost being discouraged because he couldn't obtain the property, he finally purchased the property and two years later (in 1966) Gospel Hill was a full fledged golf course.

 

The front side of Gospel Hill is short, 2,252 yards.  The back nine, 3,325 yrds.  It's like playing two different golf courses.  Ed Kerner died in December of 1969.  But he lived long enough to see his dream come true.

 

Source: Times Publishing Co.