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Joe Bausch

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Merion in 1923: the way Wilson always wanted the course...
« on: December 31, 2009, 12:23:35 PM »
... but didn't have the land needed.  

Yep, this article is fantastic.  It is from the February 18, 1923 edition of the North American.  The author "Donnie MacTee" turns out later to be J.E. Ford, the writer of all those wonderful Philly area course reviews from 1924-5.

Happy New Year everybody!   ;D

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Joe Bausch

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Re: Merion in 1923: the way Wilson always wanted the course...
« Reply #1 on: December 31, 2009, 05:47:12 PM »
I'd like to welcome the newest member to GolfClubAtlas, Wade Schueneman.  Wayne, welcome.

And what are your thoughts on Hugh Wilson as an architect?

;)  :)

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Joe Bausch

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Re: Merion in 1923: the way Wilson always wanted the course...
« Reply #2 on: January 01, 2010, 02:10:12 PM »
TMac (and any others wishing to chime in!):

If the article above is accurate, do you think the five plans Merion had for the course was due in part to not knowing the exact land they were going to be able to acquire?
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JESII

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Re: Merion in 1923: the way Wilson always wanted the course...
« Reply #3 on: January 01, 2010, 02:13:08 PM »
Joe,

Just going on memory, the five plans were discussed after the Jan/Feb visit to Southampton and before the April visit from CBM...when they had acquired the land in December preceeding...
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Dale Jackson

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Re: Merion in 1923: the way Wilson always wanted the course...
« Reply #4 on: January 01, 2010, 02:13:25 PM »
Oh my, you step in where angels fear to tread!!!
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Joe Bausch

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Re: Merion in 1923: the way Wilson always wanted the course...
« Reply #5 on: January 01, 2010, 02:16:59 PM »
Quote from: Jim Sullivan on January 01, 2010, 02:13:08 PM
Joe,

Just going on memory, the five plans were discussed after the Jan/Feb visit to Southampton and before the April visit from CBM...when they had acquired the land in December preceeding...

Ok, but is it also possible that the land really hadn't been completely settled for in Dec 1910?
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JESII

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Re: Merion in 1923: the way Wilson always wanted the course...
« Reply #6 on: January 01, 2010, 02:27:55 PM »
Sure...I think it's documented that there were small purchases over a number of years, but to my knowledge, this change (15 years later ?) was the only one that enabled a real change from the original course...I think we'd have to admit those 4 holes are somewhere between mostly changed and completely redesigned.
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