A book that is sure to resonate with local history buffs, golfers, and art enthusiasts alike is well on its way to being published. Birth Death, and Resurrection of a Golf Course “Mangold Country Club to Zanesville Jaycee Public Golf Course” is a 200 plus page, hardback, full color, coffee table style book written by Jim Boyd.
“I’m a lifetime golfer, and early on that’s where I played,” said Boyd. “Then I worked there when I was a teen, so it’s very much home. And then I played at a country club for ten years, but then I stopped that and went back to public golf. Now I play twice a week at a different course every time, so 50 different courses in a year. But I’m really interested in golf course history.”
When doing some research on public Appalachian golf courses, Boyd began looking into the history of Jaycee Golf Course and found that it was a country club in 1927. This piqued his interest and motivated him to find out what happened because he only knew it as a public golf course.
“I decided to do the research and found out there was so much more to the story,” Boyd stated. “I worked on this for almost two years, I’d say. 2,000 pages of research.”
The book dives into over 150 years of Jaycee Public Golf Course history, from the beginnings of the Mangold Country Club and the story of its founder, Harry Mangold, to the golf course today. Among the pages, readers will find information about tournaments, leagues, special events, those who golfed the course, and the upgrades that have been made over the years.
“So all that time, Jaycee was the only place to go if you were a public golfer. Unless you wanted to drive,” explained Boyd. “So it was very popular, very busy. In the book, I talk a lot about the Junior Tournament, which is kind of dear to my heart because that’s where I got involved in. But so many of the young people, you see their names there and then you see them as adults playing. It was a big deal, the Junior Tournament. It was the only tournament around here for public kids to play. Once a year, you got to play in a tournament. And if you could win, you went to the state tournament. Of course, then you could go to the national tournament. So it was kind of a big deal.”
To accompany the book’s 50,000 words, more than 80 photos of original artwork, many created for use in the book specifically, will be published. Artists, including Boyd’s sister Mary Ann Bucci, have collaborated to help bring color and creativity to the book’s pages.
To help offset the cost of printing the first 250 copies, Boyd is offering sponsorship opportunities at various levels ranging from $250 to $2,000.
Memorial/honorary listings will be published in the front of the book. These listings are perfect to recognize anyone who enjoyed playing at Jaycee over the years, worked at the course, volunteered as a Jaycee, was a member of the Zanesville Junior Chamber of Commerce, or belonged to the original Mangold Country Club. A listing costs $100 and must be received by November 1, 2025. All who purchase a listing will also receive a copy of the book and a round of golf courtesy of the Zanesville Junior Chamber of Commerce.
The books will be sold for $50. Boyd estimates that they will be in hand early 2026.
To donate and order, go to mccf.org/JayceeGolfBook. You can also find more information and a sneak peek of some of the artwork that will be included in the book by following Jaycee Golf Course History Book on Facebook.
CAPTION: Hole five of the old routing. (currently # 14) painted by Jocelyn Shockley. (SUBMITTED)