The Breakers was known as The Palm Beach Inn when founder Henry Flagler first opened the oceanfront hotel in 1896. But before long, wealthy Gilded Age visitors — think Vanderbilts and Astors — wanted to stay "down by the breakers (waves)" so it was renamed in 1901.
The Breakers' Ocean Course is said to be the longest continuously operated golf course in Florida. This is all the more noteworthy considering Henry Flagler, who founded the course in 1897, thought the sport was a passing fancy.
Publisher: The Palm Beach Post
Author: Laura Lordi M M Cloutier Greg Lovett Damon Higgins
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