The first organized golf game in America is supposed to have taken place on Harleston Green, an undeveloped pastureland at the intersection of Pitt and Bull streets. In 1743, Charleston merchant David Deas acquired 432 golf balls and 96 clubs from Scotland. The price tag was $1250 in modern dollars. He invited friends to a game of golf, but only men were allowed to join in. It is believed that this is how the word "golf" came into use. Harleston Green was sold in 1872 to Robert Barnwell Richards, who developed it into one of the most prestigious golf courses in the country. Today, it is part of the University of South Carolina campus. In 1894, a group of businessmen led by William G. Moseley established the first official course in Baltimore. Called the Baltimore Cricket Club, its nine-hole course was designed by George Thomas Simpson. This first official course was not well-received by local players, so another club was formed by James B. Tyrrell and John H. Wise called the Maryland Club. This new course was more popular with locals, and it has remained the number one choice for games ever since. In 1916, the U.S. Golf Association was founded in Chicago by Willie Macfarlane Jones, Henry Lee, Herbert Warren Wind, and Walter Hagen.