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Joe Bausch

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Grantland Rice interviews Donald Ross (1917)
« on: July 17, 2011, 04:11:55 AM »
This from the February 18, 1917 edition of the NY Tribune:

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Patrick_Mucci

Re: Grantland Rice interviews Donald Ross (1917) New
« Reply #1 on: July 17, 2011, 02:55:32 PM »
Joe,

It's interesting that by 1917 Ross is credited with over 200 courses in this article.

What's also interesting is Ross's penal philosophy on par 5's.

He's committed to penalizing a wayward drive or second shot to the degree that reaching the green in regulation is unattainable.

I wonder when and why he abandoned that philosophy as time went by.
« Last Edit: July 17, 2011, 05:23:44 PM by Patrick_Mucci »

Joe Bausch

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Re: Grantland Rice interviews Donald Ross (1917)
« Reply #2 on: July 17, 2011, 03:35:16 PM »
And wouldn't you like to have Rice's written notes of the interview?   I'm just guessing only a small slice of what Ross said went into this short article.
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