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Joe Bausch

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Beginning in late 1922 George Trevor, golf editor of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, began a series of articles describing the greatest shots he saw during the most recent golf season.  Most articles came with some of these nifty hole diagrams.

The series begins with a story on a match between John Caven and Archie Brown at NGLA.

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Jud_T

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I love the British vs. American approach!  88 years later and we still haven't figured it out!  ;D
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Joe Bausch

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The next in this series of articles came with the headline "Long Jim Barnes Tames Lido's Famous Channel Hole".

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Joe Bausch

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The Sunday, January 7 article came with the headline:  How Bobby Jones Almost Matched Sweetser's "Hole Out".  This recounts a match at the National Amateur Championship at Brookline.

It is pretty neat in that Jones was stymied on a hole and hopped Sweetser's ball on the fly into the hole.

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Joe Bausch

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The 4th article in the series (Jan 14, 1923) also comes from a match at Brookline.

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PCCraig

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Joe-

Thanks for posting that article on Brookline.

The shots that Tolley hit on those two holes were fantastic even by today's standards. Obviously the diagrams are not scientific, but I noticed the "brook" on the 11th was either incorrectly drawn or has been moved over the years. Now it is closer to the "2nd bottle neck" and almost exactly 150 yards away from the green.

As for 17 I sure wish the fairway lines were the same as what was drawn back then. Now most of the fairway long left of the Vardon bunker is rough, despite it being the best angle into the green. But I think between now and then the green (famous for the "Greatest Game" and Leonard's putt) was completely redone to the two ridged one there today.

Great stuff!! :)
H.P.S.

Joe Bausch

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More from the 1922 National Amateur at Brookline, the first round match between Evans and Anderson.

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TEPaul

Given that particular mention above "Jones Jumps dead stymie" it may be worthwhile to get into an explanation of the evolution and rules ramifications involving the stymie in 1922.

I doubt any of us are old enough to remember the various ramifications of the stymie at that particular time. I think I am safe in saying at that time what we know of as a "concession" was not allowed. The reasons why are pretty interesting I think and perhaps not exactly the reasons most today might suspect.
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Joe Bausch

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Next up in the series is what J. H. Taylor called "the greatest hole ever played".  Three eagles at Coombe Hill in one foursome!

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Joe Bausch

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The headline for the 7th in the series was "Guilford Proves To Be Sweetser's Toughest Hurdle", which is more from the 1922 National Amateur at Brookline.

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PCCraig

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Those are some great drawings circa 1922 of TCC!

Obviously those aren't drawn perfectly to scale, but I know what those landforms the author is referring to. The "Quarry" on 14 sounds dramatic but it really looks like a series of large mounds today. The "plateau" is still there too, but two fairway bunkers were built on the right side, so now the player has to flirt with them in order to hit a serious speed slot down the plateau hill. Interesting to note the "stone wall" down the left side, which isn't there anymore. Today that area to the left is the Primrose nine, and the hole that runs the opposite way as 14 is the 13th hole on the "championship" course. I'm assuming these holes are the pre-Flynn designs.

Also very cool to see the old "racetrack" drawn on the picture of the 18th hole. I didn't know it cut across the fairway like that as it was always explained to me that the track was always essentially the 1st and 18th fairways, while the polo field eventually became the member's driving range. Apparently that racetrack was in place until about the 1970's when they flattened the land for a better fairway.

Cool stuff, thanks for posting!
H.P.S.

Joe Bausch

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The "battle of the Bobs" is eighth in the series (more from Brookline).

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PCCraig

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I'm most suprised seeing how far they were hitting the ball back in 1922. I'm assuming the tee locations haven't changed much, but those are some long drives even today with modern technology for a scratch golfer!
H.P.S.

Joe Bausch

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9th in the series is more Jones at Brookline.

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Joe Bausch

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Next up in the series is Sarazen at Oakmont (1922 PGA Championship).

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Joe Bausch

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More from Sarazen in 1922 at Oakmont for the PGA Championship.

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Bill_McBride

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Amusing that Hutchison calls a clearly visible bunker "unfair" when he drives into it!

Joe Bausch

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Now it is time for Barnes vs Farrell at Oakmont.

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Joe Bausch

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Next up is more from a 1922 Walker Cup match at NGLA.

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Mike Cirba

9th in the series is more Jones at Brookline.

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Joe,

Where do you think J.J. Beadle and Marcus Greer learned the game?

Mike Cirba

9th in the series is more Jones at Brookline.

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http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9B0DE5DA1039EF3ABC4E53DFBF668389639EDE


John Beadle later became the first pro at Paxon Hollow.
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Joe Bausch

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The 14th and last in the "best shots" series.  Here more from NGLA.

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