Interesting, that since you can't libel the dead, whether Crump killed himself and under what circumstances are all quite fascinating questions. After all, he did create the world's best golf course.
Strange to see deleted posts -- I saw them when they were first put up and didn't see a lot different from the earlier thread that ended up arguing about Crump's demise.
Anyway, I'm keen on getting the pros and cons on this -- since there are two clear sides to this. Whether Colt got his due or not is secondary -- I'm more interested, at this point, in Crump. Has anyone done a strong historical study on him (noting that I haven't seen Finnegan's book).
Club histories, regardless of who writes them, aren't particularly helpful in these cases, since they are typically little more than a PR exercise whereby the club pats members and its executive on the back.
So, can someone lay out the for and against arguments on Crump and his death?