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Perry Maxwell Here—Leading Golf Architect Visits Local Scene Of His First FeeIVrr) Maxwell, the famed golf courw architect whom first ft** 10 that lino oi worn rsmi* irom flu* Arkansas * its Country club, \ isitiii his original piece of art h**i« Tuesday night Recognized internationally as one of the lending poll architects in the world, Maxwell became in-tcrested in g«*lf course architecture uhen he donated land for and laid out a course a’ Ardmore. Okla.After the death of his wife in 1910, he left the banking business anil in 1923 went to Europe to study golf architectureMis first fee in Ins chosen lino ot work was payment of *500 by the local country club in 1925 when he dtew plans upon which the present glass greens course is laid outMaxwell is credited with budding some of the tn«*st beautiful golf enurse* in the t'nited States, including ihosc at the I'niversity of Michigan. I’niversity of Oklahoma the SunnybiiMik in Philadelphia. Crystal Springs in Detroit, Twin Hills at Oklahoma t ity. and Indian Hills and Southern Hills in Tulsa.H»* was an overnight guest here of Mr and Mrs. Fred Dcering. 125 North B street. Attending n dinner at the Country club Tuesday night lor Maxwell were Tyler Marsh. Charles Manney. Joe Hly. J. H Tyberendt. Lewis Watts. Roy Burford, Charles Herriford. Wade Willcoxcn. Marshall Hill. Reede Farrell. Paul Brown. Robert A Brown. Kirk Flick and Dcering.Maxwell left by train Wcdne*-day for Oklahoma City
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Arkansas City Traveler
Arkansas City, Kansas, US
Wed, Nov 28, 1951
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