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Alexander Findlay (golfer)
Alexander Hamburg "Alex" Findlay (April 21, 1866 – April 16, 1942) was a Scottish-American golf course architect, professional golfer, golf club maker, and promoter of the game of golf in the United States of America. Findlay was the manager of the golf department at Wright & Ditson Sporting Goods store in Boston, Massachusetts. He was labeled the "Father of American Golf" by his promoters at Wanamaker's Department Store in the 1910s and 1920s. He was a tireless advocate for the growth of the game in the United States. Personal life Findlay was born at sea in the English Channel in 1866, the son of Alexander and Mary Ann Milne Findlay. Findlay's father was a Sergeant in the British Army and the family was on the way to Gibraltar when Alex was born. He spent his early years at Cornwall, England before the family moved to Montrose, Scotland when Alex was eight years old. Findlay began playing golf while in Montrose after his mother purchased a set of clubs for him at 8 ye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Since 1854, the city has been coextensive with Philadelphia County, the most populous county in Pennsylvania and the urban core of the Delaware Valley, the nation's seventh-largest and one of world's largest metropolitan regions, with 6.245 million residents . The city's population at the 2020 census was 1,603,797, and over 56 million people live within of Philadelphia. Philadelphia was founded in 1682 by William Penn, an English Quaker. The city served as capital of the Pennsylvania Colony during the British colonial era and went on to play a historic and vital role as the central meeting place for the nation's founding fathers whose plans and actions in Philadelphia ultimately inspired the American Revolution and the nation's inde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Vardon
Henry William Vardon (9 May 1870 – 20 March 1937) was a professional golfer from Jersey. He was a member of the Great Triumvirate with John Henry Taylor and James Braid. Vardon won The Open Championship a record six times, and also won the 1900 U.S. Open. Early years Born in Grouville, Jersey, Channel Islands, Vardon, whose mother was French and father English, did not play much golf as a youngster, but showed natural talent for the sport as a young caddie in his teens. Harry and his brother Tom Vardon, younger by two years and also interested in golf, were very close. Their golf development was held back by poor family circumstances and their father was not supportive of his sons' golf interest. Tom moved from Jersey to England first, to pursue a golf career. Harry went to England in the spring of 1890, taking a job as greenkeeper at age 20, at Studley Royal Golf Club, Ripon, Yorks. A year later he became club professional at Bury Golf Club, and in 1896 the club professiona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Male Golfers
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Scottish Male Golfers
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Reading Country Club
The Reading Country Club is a historic country club and municipal golf course located within and currently owned by Exeter Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania. The country club takes its name from the nearby city of Reading, Pennsylvania, the fourth-largest city in the state as of 2020. History 20th century The club was founded in 1923. Alexander Findlay, a pioneer of golf in the United States, designing the original nine hole course for the club and later expanded the course to 18 holes in 1925. The current course is mostly original, with only minor changes being made to the 10th and 17th holes. The original clubhouse for the facility burned down in 1930. A new clubhouse was built in its place, designed by Reading-based architect Harry Maurer. The building was designed in the Tudor style to pay homage to Reading, Berkshire, the historic large market town in England for which Reading, Pennsylvania is named after. In 1937, Byron Nelson was hired as the club pro, shortly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tavistock Country Club , did not allow for games to be played on Sunday.
The current (2019) club champion at Tavistock is Jamie Slonis and Mary McGuinness.
Tavistock Country Club is a private 18-hole golf club located in Tavistock, New Jersey. On December 14, 1920, the club was formally incorporated, and the course was ready for play on June 22, 1921. The course is nestled between Warwick Road and Interstate 295 in Camden County, New Jersey. The club is where the modern day snowboard was created by Tom Sims. Tavistock is part of the smallest municipality in New Jersey by population. The Borough of Tavistock was established in 1921 as the club's original municipality, Haddonfield :''Not the fictional Illinois town from the Halloween film series.'' Haddonfield is a borough located in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough had a total population of 11,593, References Ext ...
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Llanerch Country Club
The Llanerch Country Club is a private club in Haverford Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, USA (postal address Havertown, Pennsylvania). The Llanerch Country Club has been operating under its present name since 1919 and under other names since 1901.Finegan, James W.: "A Centennial Tribute to Golf In Philadelphia." Golf Association of Philadelphia, 1996. It has hosted numerous championships, including the first PGA Championship to be conducted in its modern stroke play format, won by Dow Finsterwald in 1958 PGA Championship, 1958. World Golf Hall of Fame member Denny Shute was the head pro there from 1933 until 1936 when he resigned to become a full-time touring pro. Scorecard Notes Haverford Township, Pennsylvania Golf clubs and courses in Pennsylvania Buildings and structures in Delaware County, Pennsylvania Sports venues completed in 1901 1901 establishments in Pennsylvania {{Pennsylvania-sports-venue-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pittsburgh Field Club
The Pittsburgh Field Club is a private, American country club that was established in 1882. Located six miles (10 km) northeast of downtown Pittsburgh in the suburb of Fox Chapel, Pennsylvania, it is part of a quartet of courses in the suburbs northeast of Pittsburgh, along with the Longue Vue Club and Golf Course, Oakmont Country Club and the Seth Raynor-designed Fox Chapel Golf Club. History Known simply as ''The Field Club'' to Pittsburghers, it hosted the PGA Championship in 1937, during which Denny Shute successfully defended his match play title. The club also hosted the Western Open in 1959 as part of Pittsburgh's bicentennial celebration. Before he won the U.S. Open in 1953 at nearby Oakmont, Ben Hogan William Ben Hogan (August 13, 1912 – July 25, 1997) was an American professional golfer who is generally considered to be one of the greatest players in the history of the game. He is notable for his profound influence on golf swing theory an ... had to qua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brae Burn Country Club
Brae Burn Country Club is a golf course located in West Newton, Massachusetts. Designed by Donald Ross, Brae Burn has hosted seven USGA Championships, including the 1919 U.S. Open, and 1928 U.S. Amateur. Brae Burn is most noted for its diabolical greens, and classic layout. History Brae Burn Country Club is located in West Newton, at 326 Fuller Street. Henry B. Day, along with his brother Frank A. Day, were active in founding the club. Henry also served as the club president from 1921 to 1928. The original six-hole layout ran on both sides of Commonwealth Ave., using the founder’s home grounds and unoccupied land to lay out the course. The club was incorporated with a nine-hole course in 1897, used until 1903, when construction on a new eighteen-hole course was completed. It was on this layout that Brae Burn received much notoriety for its challenging layout, hosting the 1906 United States Women’s Amateur Champion, won by Harriot Curtis, condoner of the Curtis Cup. In 1912, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belle Terre, New York
Belle Terre is a village in the Town of Brookhaven in Suffolk County, on the North Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States. The population was 792 at the 2010 census. History The peninsula on which the community of Belle Terre is situated has been known as Mt. Misery since the 17th century. Before Belle Terre's modern existence, the area was referred to as Mt. Misery Point. By comparison, the lower portion of the peninsula, which is currently a section of the neighboring village of Port Jefferson, was referred to as Mt. Misery Neck. Throughout the 1700s and 1800s, the bulk of the peninsula was owned by the Strong family, who had their Oakwood estate in its Mt. Misery Neck section. The first known dwelling in contemporary Belle Terre was a shack constructed by an African-American affectionately known as Uncle Mott in the 1800s. This house was the subject of a painting by local artist William Moore Davis. In 1902, the Port Jefferson Company purchased the Oakwood esta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hyannisport Club
The Hyannisport Club is a private club with an 18-hole golf course located at 2 Irving Avenue (at Scudder Avenue) in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts, United States. History In 1897, the club was founded when John Reid first laid out a 6-hole course for friends. In 1902, the club hired Alex Findlay to build 3 additional holes. In 1903, the course was finalized as 9-hole course. The course is an original Donald Ross design which plays 6,257 yards from the blue tee markers. While the course is short in terms of yardage, it is often called "the toughest 6200 yards in golf" because of the famous Hyannisport wind which usually blows directly off of Nantucket Sound. The club boasts some of the most scenic views on Cape Cod and is known for having water visible on every hole although coincidentally, there are no water hazards on the course. The course is located about a half mile north of the Kennedy Compound and a few of the Kennedy family have been members of the club. According to golf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ganton Golf Club
Ganton Golf Club is an 18-hole golf course in Ganton, North Yorkshire, England. Founded in 1891, the course was initially designed by Tom Chisholm and Robert Bird, but modifications to the course have been made since by a number of people including James Braid, Alister MacKenzie, Harry Colt, John Henry Taylor, and Harry Vardon. Competitions at Ganton The course has been the venue for a number of amateur and professional competitions including the 1949 Ryder Cup, the 2000 Curtis Cup, the 2003 Walker Cup and The Amateur Championship (1964, 1977, 1991) and the English Amateur (1933, 1947, 1955, 1968, 1976), (2016 in conjunction with South Cliff Golf Club, Scarborough). In 2017 it hosted the 128th Varsity Match between Oxford and Cambridge Cambridge ( ) is a university city and the county town in Cambridgeshire, England. It is located on the River Cam approximately north of London. As of the 2021 United Kingdom census, the population of Cambridge was 145,700. Cambridge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
