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Garland Bayley

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Tom, Dick, and Harry
« on: January 06, 2011, 04:30:18 PM »
Tom Morris was a golfer of significant talent, a course designer of significant talent, and a club builder also of significant talent I would suppose.

So the challenge here is to find 1 to 3 people of the same first name that perform these functions with significant talent.

I am going to take the easy one and put forth the triumvirate of
Tom Watson the golfer, Tom Doak the designer, and Tom Wishon the club builder.

Other Dicks, Harrys, whoevers?
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Jim_Kennedy

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Re: Tom, Dick, and Harry
« Reply #1 on: January 06, 2011, 05:10:15 PM »
Dick Siderowf, Dick Wilson, and Dick Bogdan.
Harry Vardon, Harry Colt, Harry Gullane
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Ronald Montesano

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Re: Tom, Dick, and Harry
« Reply #2 on: January 06, 2011, 06:39:05 PM »
and we're done...
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Garland Bayley

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Re: Tom, Dick, and Harry
« Reply #3 on: January 06, 2011, 07:46:48 PM »
Every one in this group should get Ben.

Ben Hogan

That's all you need.

However, you can beef it up considerably with Ben Crenshaw.

And Tricks, you call youself a golf journalist?
 :P
 ::)
 ;D

EDIT: Perhaps people didn't get the whoevers (whomevers?) to mean any first name is in play.

Anyone got one for Byron? ;)
« Last Edit: January 06, 2011, 07:52:07 PM by Garland Bayley »
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Tom Yost

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Re: Tom, Dick, and Harry
« Reply #4 on: January 06, 2011, 09:35:10 PM »
Jack Nicklaus, Jack Nicklaus & Jack Nicklaus
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Mike_Trenham

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Re: Tom, Dick, and Harry
« Reply #5 on: January 06, 2011, 09:50:54 PM »
Ben Hogan, Ben Crenshaw, Ben Sayers!
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Garland Bayley

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Re: Tom, Dick, and Harry
« Reply #6 on: January 07, 2011, 11:44:12 AM »
Wow! Thanks Mike. That's a strong lineup. Is the modern company a continuation of the original, or is it a case where someone bought the trademark? Or, do you know?
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PThomas

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Re: Tom, Dick, and Harry
« Reply #7 on: January 07, 2011, 11:48:21 AM »
Quote from: Tom Yost on January 06, 2011, 09:35:10 PM
Jack Nicklaus, Jack Nicklaus & Jack Nicklaus


Jack the builder was a poor businessman, yes?  Muirfield Village put him out on limb i believe and the St Andrews/NY fiasco REALLY hurt him, methinks
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Garland Bayley

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Re: Tom, Dick, and Harry
« Reply #8 on: January 07, 2011, 11:49:27 AM »
Quote from: Jim_Kennedy on January 06, 2011, 05:10:15 PM
Dick Siderowf, Dick Wilson, and Dick Bogdan.
Harry Vardon, Harry Colt, Harry Gullane
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Thanks for the history lesson Jim.
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Garland Bayley

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Re: Tom, Dick, and Harry
« Reply #9 on: January 07, 2011, 12:16:56 PM »
Quote from: Paul Thomas on January 07, 2011, 11:48:21 AM
Quote from: Tom Yost on January 06, 2011, 09:35:10 PM
Jack Nicklaus, Jack Nicklaus & Jack Nicklaus


Jack the builder was a poor businessman, yes?  Muirfield Village put him out on limb i believe and the St Andrews/NY fiasco REALLY hurt him, methinks

He may be a poor business man, but his club company is still going strong as far as I know. Muirfield Village almost bankrupt him, and his line of driving ranges went bust, but the clubs soldier on.

Another in this vane is Arnold Palmer, Arnold Palmer, Arnold Palmer. His club company eventually was sold and became Peerless golf club design/manufacturers, which seem to have faded away.
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Melvyn Morrow

Re: Tom, Dick, and Harry
« Reply #10 on: January 07, 2011, 12:40:43 PM »

In the beginning there was one  - a Mr Allan Robertson from St Andrews Fife




Golfing Champion of Scotland, a Golf Ball Maker and a Course Designer.

Melvyn

PS Some may know their Top 100 Lists of clubs but seem not to know the hidstory of thr grest game of Golf
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Garland Bayley

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Re: Tom, Dick, and Harry
« Reply #11 on: January 07, 2011, 12:53:46 PM »
Robert Tyre Jones, Robert Trent Jones, Robert Allan Cruickshank
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Melvyn Morrow

Re: Tom, Dick, and Harry
« Reply #12 on: January 07, 2011, 01:01:03 PM »

Sorry if no photos, they do not count. ;) The face of the man, his clubs and a pair of balls and where he is today.

Melvyn
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Gary Slatter

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Re: Tom, Dick, and Harry
« Reply #13 on: January 07, 2011, 02:00:39 PM »
TOM BURTON, DICK FARLEY and HARRY OBITZ
where are they now?
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Mark Chaplin

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Re: Tom, Dick, and Harry
« Reply #14 on: January 07, 2011, 03:16:56 PM »
And theres me thinking this was a discussion about the tunnels dug at Stalag Luft III
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