Five Greatest American Golf Courses Chosen by Architects
Members of the American Society of Golf Course Architects at a Rancho Santa Fe convention name Brookline Pine Valley Augusta National Merion and Pebble Beach as top courses. Robert Trent Jones cites his work on 400-plus courses and notes these venues host prestigious events. Francis J. Moane and Geoffrey J. Cornish contribute to the discussion.
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Frank Macomber Copley
America
American Society of Golf Course Architects
Rancho Santa Fe
Calif
Brookline
Mass
Pine Valley
Clementon
N.J
Augusta National
Augusta
Merion Cricket Club
Ardmore
Pebble Beach
U.S
Robert Trent Jones
Montclair
Francis J. Moane
Port Washington
N. Y
Geoffrey 3. Cornish
Fiddler’s Green leads list of world’s top golf courses
Amherst experts name Fiddler’s Green as a premier U S course while praising St Andrews Kasuma Kosaki Banff Springs Princeville and Mauna Kea for their famed layouts. Architects Jones and others cite Old Course greens harsh gorse rough and Atlantic weather as signature challenges and note Princeville and Mauna Kea as strong ocean course contenders.
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St. Andrews
Scotland
Atlantic
Kasuma Kosaki
Tokyo
Banff Springs
Canadian Rockies
Jones
Goffer
Princeville
Kauai
Hawaiian Islands
Mauna Kea
Hawaii
Water and Golf Courses Across the Atlantic
The article notes Mid Ocean in the Bermudas as a prime waterfront golf destination for any golfer. It also mentions Jones designing courses for the Aga Khan in Sardinia and the King of Majorce, highlighting international golf course work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mid- Ocean
Bermudas
Jones
Sardinia
Majorce
Old Timer's Day Set for August in Cascade Park
The Old Timer's Day Committee led by Harry Mack Jr. and Cecil MecConahy fixed August 8 as the date for the annual event in Cascade Park from 1 to 4 p.m. in the park pavilion. A memorial tree for the late Paul Butz was planted in the Arboretum in West Park. A July 10 meeting at Mrs. Evelyn Woods’ home will appoint committee chairmen.
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Harry Mack Jr
Cecil MecConahy
Cochairman
Evelyn Woods
Cascade Park
Paul Butz
West Park
Union Township
Bart Richards
County Parks and Recreation Board
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Tritt
Wilmington Ave
New Castle
Alai
Gala Soft Drinks
McEntire & Clark RT
Youngstown Road
Ellwood City
BIG
Lawrence Ave
Georgia Pacific
Inish
Lin
Suarantes
Alcoa
Stratalite
Weyerhaeuser
First National Bank of
Lawrence County
Omar
Ameria
Columbia
North Carolina
Nova Scotia
Canada
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