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John Reid: first pro in Philadelphia (and he laid out/fixed up many courses)

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Joe Bausch:
This 1921 article from the Evening Public Ledger gives lots of good info on John Reid. 

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Tom_Doak:
Joe:

I have seen John Reid's name on a couple of courses, and wondered if he was related to the gentleman who laid out the original St. Andrews Golf Club course in New York.  Apparently not as there is no mention of it here ... even as much as Philadelphia writers hate New York, you would think if the two were related, the writer would have been compelled to mention it.

Rory Connaughton:
Great find Joe.  No mention there about seeding the greens with wheat though? ;)

Mike Cirba:
Joe,

I am on crackberry for the next few hours...does the article list all of the courses he designed?

Joe Bausch:

--- Quote from: Mike_Cirba on June 17, 2010, 06:47:18 PM ---Joe,

I am on crackberry for the next few hours...does the article list all of the courses he designed?

--- End quote ---

No, it does not.  But it lists a handful. 

Here is the exact quote:

In addition to the Country Club and Huntingdon Valley, he fixed up Frankford, Philmont, Aronimink, Llanerch, Overbrook, Wilmington Country Club, Northfield at Atlantic City, Lancaster, Reading, Richmond, Scranton, and Fox Hills Country Club.

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