After World War I, a new sport captured the nation and Lassen County got swept up in that craze. Golf. It was A.G. Breitwieser of the Lassen Lumber & Box Company, C.W. Hallowell of the local hardware store and James Christie of the furniture store that became the main instigators.
In the spring of 1924 they negotiated a lease with S.D. Ridenour for a portion of his ranch three miles south of Susanville for a 9-hole golf course. In a short time, their group became formerly known as the Susanville Country Club.
On May 11, 1924, the golf course was opened, hours sunrise to sunset. The fee 75 cents a day.