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OAK HILL COUNTRY CLUB PRO, BORN IN SCOTLAND, IS HIGH CLASS COLHSThe iu*w Ottk Hill f'jJt CfKiri/1 boasts not Maly a h*nuUfuIty laid out link* un^ a turir*, nUrrirttvf* eluhlioufta hut hIho an e*p#ri©n(*iKt, nM« profsnfinnat. who h.'iA p*rown up in ill*. game, Is a m«?m-b*rr nr a wnlT-unnwn golfing family, a .ml born In Hfntlurid. -whichstill thft Rhriiui of nil tru«lt; devoU'Cft nf 1hlt;* ‘'geritkmfth's gurnP, ft rid the cradle of wune of i'ts KrcubHt' stnrs. His►kill Is very uppurt-nt »i/t«r nne h*?oh. *i$J'm drivu off first f»vi? and hi* nii-llv'O land 1| no secret tvlien ^16 bus fit (A that '*lt ii ft verrft gudfe outit-rrfte.Harry NicnU la hli tium| *nj. Msmretr ah a professional bti« found him at Wood fa iid, l4* j 1 hribWn as tho how* of ’ Uulniel and faujtIflt;■ rcl, OfPCJnwieh, and th« ftacvbrouk Foumrv clixT of Oran.**, lt;7nriA. life lit highly' pleased'With the local dub and haft jplanr toinakH lt/ a rral golfing center In Ihrt vicinity. •■ Mr.- Ntroll Is a mlt;\t\ of about averageJicirht, .TTftb a ptc-asanr, face’ thi.f bun'' hern; 4®*Ply b• by i ho hun, and. black: curly hair.- jlo In not 'willing ,ilt;\ tell hi ft r#o. hut he* iloea not appca,L' to.■be xpnrV ihrin :twenty-eight.Whatevf-r: tluV dare of .his birth,, tii®. piano * tysxs .'.Montrose, • Scotland,'. the .hnnuv.of Jfptrry Hampton*. now one of■ I he conn try’s k-ucling professionals.' At nh oarly Ago.’ yoururNiooll began to ftr» around thiv’links as n caddy and.■ learned the. game in th* arlt;rn*wliy ;as alniOst every other' p r n f ors J on a] 'Mar.;'Tf b ;sooh; Wenrtyo .a.11} uajieri. CjubjriiUi^r [arid'. bupi’Hatended • tliia work nt -the' Montrnsti course' until ho eamF 10 thisrpuhtry ten yonngb.. ■•.II is ftrftl poftltton Ronrrtry^VfaAas. n^slisidLXit to hia-unclo, Charles Kur-gess/.^hQ .vns.thru.In charge nf . fheWoodland rountry vlutv Her© hft h*l£1 by emit Be menrd for three pear# with A flcAr* nf W which waji not loW#r« until fra tic la Ouimet tufned tit* trlfk In |9lB. H«* then bad iilohftnc® to toto tin: firHUJwieb country club, where ho and ftnoth«r profi-*stoi*l hmilAff*»r % yeftr ftt lt;-ra#nwlch,h*r wua pul tn «nle chftrifewof the Jt*C*-hrouk Oiunlry eluh. lh Ortn|*L mid hr Ktjiyud there until this -spring. His two the Ituyubrook llnk*,Mhtivn hevri lundrri by Tel K»y. th*farnou# Englishman4. .whQ ^’c.nt arpubtl In Qs. •In .addition to hla unci* nt Woodland, thf-r® ftr« two brothers who an proffBsbinalfi urimjid Bosion, Burl. Nlvrdl 19 in charge tti JfWlmbnt Aprlnjg#i ivhHo WIJ»a dl recta thfe d«.-5itlniftft of ttie KOI I P^rt «f lh« rmtfham ,l3olo iin^ Country club...-It 1 prisslb.le' that th# four folfrrt In the fsmlly rrr bo as^enyblvd to play .ftn exhibition rounfl nt On If jmi;As hwzi fts the olubhousa js finished, Mr/ Nlcoll hnf? plnnft for bringing vtt~ rlony well-kjiow.irpliLyTfr.-r'here for'ex-hlbftion matches. .-Thfere will' also be toiirnrimonrb of various kinds' At fh® • club In tho lu'to -slimmer and early.fall, • For thft. ireai?nt. .'the; profession a J will (JftvoUi nioal .of1.his tfmo to giving Ivftftojis. Jto will. b^'avAilahio for thi? * m o'rk.on any week*day except .Monday • and. wiU. make •appointment? for any time i,n. the mornihg nr afternoon/ .AVhen-uskj?rf hJft opinion or. the ibeaj’j ;UnJrs,. irr.. Niuylr-.was.;very rilthtJSiftB-jio, ■. it is’ as. fi.no.. .nine-hole courfto.'’ as...tbtT-v Jx ..ftni'wjiArg. Jft MkMachuy.'-: :he Mid-/anfl :tr -wU! be • getting -lietrer-h.nl' better, 'a®;.time f?o.Qs o'n. .1 . Cfin’t kpea 1c -too .highly Of • everything., ta i]0; with.'Oakj Hill. .Coxtntn/'’elub 'nnd ;; 1 only .wondtr/lf-' everydh© .appreciates:. 'Jui^'- pood it really la.v-• .
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Fitchburg Daily Sentinel
Fitchburg, Massachusetts, US
Wed, Jul 20, 1921
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