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{{Short description|Municipal golf course in Florida}}
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{{Infobox NRHP
| name                 = Jake Gaither Golf Course
| nrhp_type            = 
| image                = Jake Gaither golf course sign pro shop.jpg
| alt                  = 
| caption              = Jake Gaither [[pro shop]] sign.
| coordinates          = {{coord|30.404357|-84.297647|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| location             = 801 Bragg Drive <br> [[Tallahassee]], Florida
| area                 = {{convert|120|acre|ha}}<ref>{{cite web |title=PRESS RELEASE: Secretary Byrd Announces the Designation of Jake Gaither Golf Course in the National Register of Historic Places - Florida Department of State |url=https://dos.fl.gov/communications/press-releases/2022/press-release-secretary-byrd-announces-the-designation-of-jake-gaither-golf-course-in-the-national-register-of-historic-places/ |website=dos.fl.gov |publisher=Florida Department of State |access-date=3 September 2025 |date=September 23, 2022}}</ref>
| built                = {{Start date|1953}}
| architect            = 
| architecture         = 
| added                = August 9, 2022
| designated_nrhp_type = 
| refnum               = 100007971
| website              = {{URL|www.talgov.com/page/jakegaither}}
| mpsub                = 
}}
'''Jake Gaither Golf Course''' is [[public golf course]] in Tallahassee, Florida. Established in 1953, it was Tallahassee's only golf course for African Americans in the [[Jim Crow era]]. Following renovations in 2021, the course was added to the [[National Registry of Historic Places]] in 2022.

==History==
Prior to the opening of Jake Gaither Golf Course, all golf courses in Tallahassee were operated by [[Golf club (establishment)|private clubs]]. African Americans were not permitted to play at these clubs and could only [[caddie]]. In December 1953, the city commision announced a new public park named after [[Jake Gaither]], who was head coach of the [[Florida A&M University]] (FAMU) football team at the time.

The nine-hole, [[par (score)|par]] 36 course opened in the winter of 1956. (research flooding issues and put here)

Jake Gaither was the FAMU golf team's [[Home (sports)|home course]] through the 1970s.

In 2022, Florida Secretary of State [[Cord Byrd]] announced that the course was being listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] after being nominated in 2017.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cho |first1=Micah |title=Jake Gaither Golf Course added to National Register of Historic Places |url=https://www.wtxl.com/news/local-news/jake-gaither-golf-course-added-to-national-register-of-historic-places |website=WTXL ABC 27 Tallahassee News |access-date=3 September 2025 |language=en |date=5 September 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Rossman |first1=Sean |title=Gaither House to be nominated to National Register |url=https://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/2016/03/24/gaither-house-nominated-historic-register/82212234/ |website=Tallahassee Democrat |access-date=4 September 2025 |date=March 24, 2016}}</ref>

==Course and facilities==
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==References==
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{{National Register of Historic Places in Florida|state=collapsed}}
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[[Category:1956 establishments in Florida]]
[[Category:National Register of Historic Places in Tallahassee, Florida]]
[[Category:Sports venues in Tallahassee, Florida]]
[[Category:African-American history of Florida]]
[[Category:History of Tallahassee, Florida]]
[[Category:Golf clubs and courses in Florida]]
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