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Matt_Ward

Top Ten Teachers of the 20th Century ...
« on: June 02, 2008, 06:30:05 PM »
Same thing as before as Golf World IDed the top ten teachers - in no particular order -- for the 10th century.

Please keep in mind the following people are not on the list ...

Butch Harmon
Jim McLean
Hank Haney

Now, let the fun and games begin -- hopefully, this listing will not last as long as the other.

Mike McGuire

Re: Top Ten Teachers of the 20th Century ...
« Reply #1 on: June 02, 2008, 06:38:31 PM »
Ernest Jones

Padraig Dooley

Re: Top Ten Teachers of the 20th Century ...
« Reply #2 on: June 02, 2008, 06:38:56 PM »
A quick guess off the top of my head


Harvey Penick
John Jacobs
Tommy Armour
Jimmy Ballard
Jack Grout
Stewart Maiden
David Leadbetter
There are painters who transform the sun to a yellow spot, but there are others who with the help of their art and their intelligence, transform a yellow spot into the sun.
  - Pablo Picasso

David Stamm

Re: Top Ten Teachers of the 20th Century ...
« Reply #3 on: June 02, 2008, 06:40:23 PM »
Tommy Armour
Percy Boomer
Seymour Dunn
John Jacobs

"The object of golf architecture is to give an intelligent purpose to the striking of a golf ball."- Max Behr

John Goodman

Re: Top Ten Teachers of the 20th Century ...
« Reply #4 on: June 02, 2008, 06:41:46 PM »
Same thing as before as Golf World IDed the top ten teachers - in no particular order -- for the 10th century.

Please keep in mind the following people are not on the list ...

Butch Harmon
Jim McLean
Hank Haney

Now, let the fun and games begin -- hopefully, this listing will not last as long as the other.

Constantine?

Otto the Great?

John VII?



Nah, Hildegard of Bingen, Prince Basil of Russia and Sylvester II were way better teachers than those stiffs.

Matt_Ward

Re: Top Ten Teachers of the 20th Century ...
« Reply #5 on: June 02, 2008, 06:42:09 PM »
Thus far the correct choices include ...

Ernest Jones
Harvey Penick
Jack Grout
David Leadbetter
Percy Boomer

Mark Bourgeois

Re: Top Ten Teachers of the 20th Century ...
« Reply #6 on: June 02, 2008, 06:43:54 PM »
If Hogan isn't #1, the list is a travesty.

Padraig Dooley

Re: Top Ten Teachers of the 20th Century ...
« Reply #7 on: June 02, 2008, 06:44:19 PM »
Hogan for 'the Modern Fundamentals'?
There are painters who transform the sun to a yellow spot, but there are others who with the help of their art and their intelligence, transform a yellow spot into the sun.
  - Pablo Picasso

Matt_Ward

Re: Top Ten Teachers of the 20th Century ...
« Reply #8 on: June 02, 2008, 06:45:58 PM »
Yes, the Hawk is on the list.

Six down -- four to go. Wow, this could be faster than the architect's listing but there are some real sleepers left.

Padraig Dooley

Re: Top Ten Teachers of the 20th Century ...
« Reply #9 on: June 02, 2008, 06:47:51 PM »
Homer Kelley for 'The Golfing Machine'
There are painters who transform the sun to a yellow spot, but there are others who with the help of their art and their intelligence, transform a yellow spot into the sun.
  - Pablo Picasso

Mark Bourgeois

Re: Top Ten Teachers of the 20th Century ...
« Reply #10 on: June 02, 2008, 06:49:06 PM »
Burke

Matt_Ward

Re: Top Ten Teachers of the 20th Century ...
« Reply #11 on: June 02, 2008, 06:50:03 PM »
Nada on both / re; Mark B and Padraig D.

John Goodman

Re: Top Ten Teachers of the 20th Century ...
« Reply #12 on: June 02, 2008, 06:52:07 PM »
Moe Norman?

Padraig Dooley

Re: Top Ten Teachers of the 20th Century ...
« Reply #13 on: June 02, 2008, 06:52:28 PM »
I don't want to say it but....

Jim Flick
There are painters who transform the sun to a yellow spot, but there are others who with the help of their art and their intelligence, transform a yellow spot into the sun.
  - Pablo Picasso

John Goodman

Re: Top Ten Teachers of the 20th Century ...
« Reply #14 on: June 02, 2008, 06:53:38 PM »
Toski?

Don_Mahaffey

Re: Top Ten Teachers of the 20th Century ...
« Reply #15 on: June 02, 2008, 06:54:18 PM »
Eddie Merrins

Peter Wagner

Re: Top Ten Teachers of the 20th Century ...
« Reply #16 on: June 02, 2008, 06:55:25 PM »
Same thing as before as Golf World IDed the top ten teachers - in no particular order -- for the 10th century.

Please keep in mind the following people are not on the list ...

Butch Harmon
Jim McLean
Hank Haney

Now, let the fun and games begin -- hopefully, this listing will not last as long as the other.

Constantine?

Otto the Great?

John VII?

Abu al-Wafa al Buzajani ?

Sridhara?



I'm going with Balther of Säckingen.  Talk about understanding the short game! 


Padraig Dooley

Re: Top Ten Teachers of the 20th Century ...
« Reply #17 on: June 02, 2008, 06:55:47 PM »
Maybe some teachers not in the classical sense

Dave Pelz or Bob Rotella
There are painters who transform the sun to a yellow spot, but there are others who with the help of their art and their intelligence, transform a yellow spot into the sun.
  - Pablo Picasso

Mark Bourgeois

Re: Top Ten Teachers of the 20th Century ...
« Reply #18 on: June 02, 2008, 06:56:05 PM »
Eddie Merrins, or that ancient guy in California if ive mixed them up.

Bobby Jones

Matt_Ward

Re: Top Ten Teachers of the 20th Century ...
« Reply #19 on: June 02, 2008, 06:57:22 PM »
Bob Toski

&

Jim Flick

are both on the list.

Two to go -- but now things become a bit more demanding.

And, guess what guys -- there will be no clues this time. On the
architect's list I was a softee but not this time.

SPDB

Re: Top Ten Teachers of the 20th Century ...
« Reply #20 on: June 02, 2008, 07:07:56 PM »
Manuel De La Torre has to be one of them.

John Goodman

Re: Top Ten Teachers of the 20th Century ...
« Reply #21 on: June 02, 2008, 07:09:20 PM »
Horace Hutchinson?

Kathy Whitworth?

Earl Woods?

Padraig Dooley

Re: Top Ten Teachers of the 20th Century ...
« Reply #22 on: June 02, 2008, 07:11:05 PM »
Possibly Henry Cotton, but since John Jacobs isn't there I'd be surprised.
There are painters who transform the sun to a yellow spot, but there are others who with the help of their art and their intelligence, transform a yellow spot into the sun.
  - Pablo Picasso

Chris Kane

Re: Top Ten Teachers of the 20th Century ...
« Reply #23 on: June 02, 2008, 07:17:02 PM »
Mac O'Grady?

Mike Hendren

Re: Top Ten Teachers of the 20th Century ...
« Reply #24 on: June 02, 2008, 07:18:19 PM »
Bruce Devlin.
Two Corinthians walk into a bar ....

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