In the early 1920s, after World War I, the nation was swept up with the golfing craze. The Susanville region was not immune. As a matter of fact the area, in 1923, could boast three golf courses! These were not the type of golf course we know today, but more of a glorified cow pasture.
In 1924 things were about to change when a group of Susanville businessmen formed the Susanville Country Club. They had an ideal location, whether they could purchase it was another thing. What they sought was George Wingfield’s summer home on Wingfield Road, known today as the Mountain Meadows Ranch. Wingfield had recently sold it to the Lassen Lumber & Box Company. The company’s interest in the property was 1100 acres to timberland behind the home. A deal was struck and in the fall of 1924 the Susanville Country Club purchased the house, surrounding area, including the meadows for $20,000. With a grand residence to serve as a club house, and in time the meadows would be converted into an 18-hole golf course.
