Bailey: Long gone golf links
Bill Goodknight sets up a put at Colonial Country Club in Cordova. The former Colonial Country Club was in East Memphis, bordered by Park Avenue on the south, Perkins Road, Southern Avenue and Colonial Road. (The Daily Memphian file)
Clay Bailey
Clay Bailey, a lifelong Memphian, has worked as a reporter in the city four decades. He concentrated on suburban coverage for the bulk of his career, except for a stint as sports editor of The Daily Memphian when it launched in September 2018. He now is suburban editor and also serves as a freelance sports writer for The Associated Press.
Development has eliminated golf courses across the metropolitan area from Whitehaven to Frayser and other once-suburban areas.
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