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GOLF ARCHITECT GIVES TALKSTom Bendelow Gives Series of Lectures to Landscape GardenersmS.erTom Bendelow of Chicago, one ofplvcthe foremost golf course architects sj.saylt;in the country, and who for twenty years was in charge of the A. G. Spaulding Golf Department, has just j aj completed a series of lectures to the j m students in landscape gardening. j n( Mr. Bendelow has designed about j S00 courses, including the first public courses that were laid out in this country. The last year shows a total of 48 courses that were laid. out by j 0fj Mr. Bendelow. This shows the re-1 ed markable progress that golf is making 1 f0 in this country. | E:Besides his lectures, which includ-thaned the history and development of the $1W(cuStigame of golf in this country, the general purinciples governing the designing of golf courses, and the modern tendencies in golf course design, he | pe gave a criticism of about 25 designs ; 89 that had been worked up by students.During his visit here Mr. Bendelow looked over the possibility of the fair ground track in Urbana for a nine Er hole golf course and found the propo-!l8micosition very favorable. However, it! Miwill rest with the chamber of com-' 86 rnerce or some other organization to mlt; push it through. scl
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Chicago Daily Illini

Chicago, Illinois, US

Wed, Jan 14, 1920

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