This is an excerpt from an article in the Boston Globe 5/20/1894.
"The royal and ancient game of golf which has been played for two centuries or more in the old country has come to Boston, seemingly to stay.
From a few improvised links at Mr. James Lawrence's country place at Groton, where the game in this part of the country started some four years ago, the golfing interest in and about Boston has now reached a point where there are three course or set of links at the Country Club at Clyde park, a professional instructor who teaches would be golfers the mysteries of the game every fine afternoon, and in the mourning has a class of member of the Boston athletic association, who knock the ball about on a few home-made links out in the Berkeley oval just across Huntington Ave.
This instructor is Willie Campbell, formerly of Musselburgh, then of Prestwick, Scotland, and a golfer of much note in the old country.
He came into prominence some six years agom when he was defeated by Jamie Morris, with whom he was matched for £25 a side. A few months later Campbell had a return match with Morris and won handsomely. He then beat Willie Park at Musselburgh and Nroth Berwick.
He then sent out a standing challenge to play anyone for £100 a side. This challenge was taken up by Archie Simpson of Carnoustie. St.Andrews, Musselburgh, and Carnoustie were the four greens selected for play. Campbell won easily.
It is said that Campbell's reputation at Prestwick is, to quote the aforesaid authority, 'monumental', he having 'holed the round' there in the marvelous score of 71, which does not mean a whole lot to the lay mind which does not grasp what holing the round means and does not know where Prestwick is and can't see any reason why rounds should be more difficult to hole at Prestwick than at any other place.
Campbell may be seen any afternoon wandering on the green at the Country club dressed in a loose dirt colored tweed with with cap to match, and usually with a 'brass' or 'a niblick' or a 'massie' or some other implement of the trade slung over his shoulder. He is a tall, sturdy, square shouldered man, with a light mustache. Next summer he will be at the Essex county club at Manchester.
In addition to the links at the Country club and Essex county clubs there are links at Mr. HH Hunnewell's place at Wellesley hills, Mr. Wickerson's at Dedham, Mr. Francis Peabody's place at Danvers and the Hoosicwick club at Milton, and undoubtedly in the near future there will be links at many more country places about Boston. The number of those who play golf for 'golf' in which way the game is called by those who practice it in these parts may be inferred from some of the entries in the recent tournaments at the Country club: Mr. HC Leeds, Mr. Bavard Thayer, Mr. SB Bennett, Mr. Arthur Hunnewell, Mr. Lawrence Curtis, Mr. EB Haven, Mr. Washington Thomas, Mr. TJ Coolidge Jr, Mr. George Dexter, Mr. FL Higginson, Mr. George Lee, and Dr. W. Appleton.
Every pleasant day the golf enthusiasts, under the towering eye of Willie Campbell, foregather on the lawn of the Country club, appropriately attired 'put across the greens' looking for all the world like pictures of Mr. Balfour in Punch, and the 'caddies' (pronounced cardies heavens knows why) then trail patiently in the rear heavily loaded with great quire shaped arrangement filled with golf clubs.
Among the most prominent figures seen every afternoon at the Country club in addition to those before mentioned is Mr. Richard Sweet Milton, who takes a deep and abiding interest in the game and divides honors with Willie Campbell in teaching the young idea of how to golf.
Mr. William Pratt Lyman, Mr. Summner Paine, Mr. John L. Gardner, Mr. William Silsbee, Mr. HG Otis, Mr. William Paige Lawrence, Mr. Jinx Taylor, Mr. Henri Sigourney, Mr. De Blois, and Col. George Bernard daily practice on the Irvington oval."
"...The Country club has 110 sheep from Capt. Perkin's place in New Hampshire with a shepherd to look after, or rather tend the flock. The entire duty of those sheep is to keep the grass short on the links. It is said that a committee has been appointed by the Newport golf club to come up and examine the Country club links, as they are supposed to be the best in the county."
A couple of things standout: apparently the course at Myopia was not laid out yet, and likewise it seems Appleton's course was not either. I would not be surprised if it turns out Campbell laid out Appleton's course.