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North Carolina gains as Tar Heel state in golf and politics
A reflective piece recalls North Carolina influence in golf and national affairs. It traces Woodrow Wilson era connections, Duke tobacco branding, and the rise of NC political committees, clubs, and leaders with Pinehurst at the helm, while noting NC farmers improving yields in cotton and tobacco across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Harlow
Nevada
Carson
Lake Tahoe
Senator Jones
Cap Avery
Joe
Corliss
North Carolina
Tar Heel Commonwealth
Atlantic Ocean
Florida
Virginia
Woodrow Wilson
Navy
Neuse
J.’’ Daniels
Watt Page
Aberdeen
Wilson
Congress
Capitol
Lodge
Duke of Durham
United States
Tobacco Belt
Andrew Carnegie
Brother Carnegie
John Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Carnegie
John
Andy
Scotland
New York
John D
Pinehurst