Top Ten Teachers of the 20th Century ...

« **Reply #50 on:** June 03, 2008, 10:41:03 AM »

Peggy Kirk Bell?

Peter Thomson?

Bobby Lock?

Harry Vardon?

« **Reply #51 on:** June 03, 2008, 10:42:52 AM »

John G:

Please refer to the post I forwarded to Mike --

that will tell you something ...

W-R-O-N-G-O ...

« **Reply #52 on:** June 03, 2008, 10:44:49 AM »

Jack Nicklaus for Golf My Way.

« **Reply #53 on:** June 03, 2008, 10:45:39 AM »

Phil Rodgers
Mike Hebron
Peggy Bell
Rick McCord

« **Reply #54 on:** June 03, 2008, 10:48:20 AM »

Mike,

You are persistent and most consistent ...

WRONGO

Sorry partner ... the casion awaits you next play

« **Reply #55 on:** June 03, 2008, 10:50:43 AM »

Quote from: Padraig Dooley on June 02, 2008, 06:44:19 PM

Hogan for 'the Modern Fundamentals'?

Will someone explain to me how one qualifies a "Fundamental."

What is the difference between a Modern or Ancient Fundamental?

Isn't a Fundamental just that?

I know Larry Nelson used the book as his Bible but how many games were ruined by trying to get the supination right?

Bob

« **Reply #56 on:** June 03, 2008, 10:51:59 AM »

Mike Bender
Phil Ritson
Jim Hardy
Peter Kostis

Someone figure this out - I have to get some work done

« **Reply #57 on:** June 03, 2008, 10:54:04 AM »

Mike:

If you were actually at a casino you'd have little $$ left.

Keep on shooting because thus far they've been

B L A N K S

Trust me guys -- the final two are well known people but you will need to do some serious deep thinking.

« **Reply #58 on:** June 03, 2008, 10:57:06 AM »

Bob-o

People put their supination where they shoulda put their pronation.

Modern = steel
ancient = hickory

Mark

« **Reply #59 on:** June 03, 2008, 11:04:38 AM »

Alex Morrison.

« **Reply #60 on:** June 03, 2008, 11:07:14 AM »

Percy Boomer

« **Reply #61 on:** June 03, 2008, 11:20:44 AM »

I am not believing that my Earl Woods and Peggy Kirk Bell guesses were WRONG.

Last shots, than I give up:

Marlene Bauer Hagge
Willie Anderson
Alex Smith
Willie Smith
Marilynn Smith
and the recently departed John Stark

« **Reply #62 on:** June 03, 2008, 11:36:57 AM »

John Jacobs

Bob Torrance

« **Reply #63 on:** June 03, 2008, 11:45:36 AM »

Donald Ross?

I imagine he was responsible for getting many Oakley and Essex members started, as well as spring tuneups for an entire generation (or two) of Pinehurst visitors....

Does anyone know if he was decent at giving lessons?

« **Reply #64 on:** June 03, 2008, 12:20:01 PM »

Paul Runyon
Phil Ritson
E. Harvie Ward
Laird Small
Craig Shankland
Julius Richardson
Pia Nilsson
Carl Lohren

« **Reply #65 on:** June 03, 2008, 12:26:40 PM »

Patience
Mother Nature
Whoever invented the video camera

« **Reply #66 on:** June 03, 2008, 12:32:38 PM »

Harvie Ward is a good call.

« **Reply #67 on:** June 03, 2008, 12:38:04 PM »

Quote from: Peter Wagner on June 02, 2008, 06:55:25 PM

Quote from: Shivas on June 02, 2008, 06:38:46 PM
Quote from: Matt_Ward 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.

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!

Look. He wasn't called Athelstan the Glorious for nothing.

Or Edway the Fair...I understand his rates were very decent.

« **Reply #68 on:** June 03, 2008, 01:36:31 PM »

Herbert Warren Wind
Dan Jenkins
Jim Rockford

« **Reply #69 on:** June 03, 2008, 01:44:36 PM »

Just scanned the posts, can't remember if these guys were mentioned:

Stewart Maiden (Bobby Jones' teacher)
Tommy Armour

I like the recent mentions of John Jacobs, Percy Boomer, Paul Runyon and Pia Nilsson as guesses.

« **Reply #70 on:** June 03, 2008, 02:02:57 PM »

If Alex Morrison is not on the list, he ought to be.

Morrison was the most popular golf teacher in the 20's and 30's. He had a studio in NYC and catered to the high net worth set.

The lineage he started is incredible. Morrison taught Jack Grout and Henry Picard. Both Grout and Picard show up as young proteges demonstrating the Morrison ankle roll in a couple of Morrison's books. Grout and Nelson both came out of Texas at about the same time. I've read that Grout had some influence on Nelson early on. Grout then taught Nicklaus (I've always thought Nicklaus and Nelson had somewhat similar swings. I don't think it's accidental.) Nicklaus then went on to shape what people thought a good swing was supposed to look like for almost three decades.

Bonus points question: What did Morrison teach that was unique? Hint: Sarazan was the last major winner to use it.

Bob

« **Reply #71 on:** June 03, 2008, 02:22:44 PM »

How to defeat a stymie?

Matt

Michael Murphy!

Mark

« **Reply #72 on:** June 03, 2008, 05:01:47 PM »

Mark O'Meara
John Anselmo
Hank Haney

« **Reply #73 on:** June 03, 2008, 05:08:54 PM »

Jim Kennedy:

CONGRATS INDEED ...

PAUL RUNYAN IS CORRECTO ! ! !

Now, the real tough ones awaits ...

Again, no clues will be forthcoming -- although suffice to say he is still alive today.

Fire away folks ...

« **Reply #74 on:** June 03, 2008, 05:34:23 PM »

aargh . . .

Gary Wiren?

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