Wack Wack Golf and Country Club
Wack Wack Golf and Country Club is a golf course and country club resort complex located in Mandaluyong, Metro Manila, Philippines.
![]() Fairways side of Wack Wack Golf and Country Club clubhouse | |
Club information | |
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Location | Mandaluyong, Philippines |
Established | 1930 |
Total holes | 36 |
Tournaments hosted | Philippine Open, 1977 World Cup |
The complex features two 18-hole championship courses, landscaped terrains, gardens and villas.[1]
History
Wack Wack was founded by William James Shaw in 1930 – because he was disgusted that Larry Montes, a caddie who had won the 1929 Philippine Open tournament[2] at the Manila Golf Club, of which Shaw was a member, had been asked to leave the tournament celebration, by virtue of a rule against the presence of caddies inside the Manila Golf Club.
According to legend, "wack wack" was the sound made by crows who roamed areas of golf courses.[3] The logo of Wack Wack features two black birds.
gollark: 'Tis gone.
gollark: <@!383017585584766977> There's a nebula in Alpine right now.
gollark: So, by getting low-time ones, you can presumably speed it up a bit, but eventually that'll backlog and you won't be able to get new eggs for a little bit.
gollark: You have to remember that you're limited in hatchlings and they *always* take 3 days to grow up.
gollark: I mean, at the platinum trophy level I think you can raise a bit over 8 per 6 days.
References
- "Wack Wack Golf & Country Club". Golfing Philippines. Archived from the original on 14 March 2016.
- and later many subsequent tournaments
Further reading
- Lou Gopal, Manila Nostalgia
- Gleeck, Lewis Edward Jr. (1912–2005), Bill Shaw: The Man and the Legend, San Juan, Metro Manila: William J. Shaw Foundation, 1998.
- Zafra, Jessica, The Life and Legacy of William J. Shaw, San Juan, Metro Manila: William J. Shaw Foundation, 2009.
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