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Notable Golf Members
CHARLES ECKSTEIN
Recognized for his lifelong service as an administrator, Eckstein made golf his life's work after joining Ravisloe Country Club in 1934. For over 60 years, Chuck was a tireless contributor to the advancement of the game. He has served professionals, amateurs, golf course managers and superintendents as a member of a multitude of advisory committees. Eckstein, a longtime member of the USGA Green Section Committee, was president of the CDGA from 1958-59, director of the WGA from 1959 to 1971, and was given the CDGA's Achievement Award in 1990. Possessing an outstanding command of the Rules of Golf, Eckstein has officiated 17 U.S. Opens and 33 Western Opens, as well as countless Western Junior and Amateur Championships. A fine amateur player, Eckstein won 13 club championships at Ravisloe, and served as that club's president from 1948-51.
ELAINE ROSENTHAL
A three-time Women's Western Amateur champion, Elaine Rosenthal compiled an impressive amateur record while playing out of Ravisloe Country Club. As an 18-year-old in only her second national tournament, Rosenthal was runner-up in the 1914 U.S. Women's Amateur. In 1917 Rosenthal won the Women's North and South Championship and then temporarily retired from competition, devoting all her time to working with the Red Cross and the Women's Auxiliary to the Navy. In 1918, she toured the East Coast and the Midwest with golf greats Bobby Jones, Perry Adair and Alexa Stirling, as the foursome raised money for the Red Cross playing exhibition matches. While playing the Midwest, this famous foursome was often joined by Chick Evans and Walter Hagen. Upon returning to competitive amateur golf, Rosenthal, who played the later part of her career under her married name of Elaine Reinhardt, won her third Western title in 1925. She was spoken of by many as the successor to Glenna Collett as America's greatest woman golfer.
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