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Chris Buie

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"Leading Pros Name Star Holes" - 1934 (Plus a colossal online resource)
« on: September 02, 2011, 01:20:26 PM »
This is a link to the Grantland Rice article - in .pdf format.
It looks like something some of you may enjoy.
http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/AmericanGolfer/1934/ag3710m.pdf

I found the article through this link:
http://search.la84foundation.org/search?site=default_collection&client=default_frontend&output=xml_no_dtd&proxystylesheet=default_frontend&proxycustom=%3CHOME/%3E

The LA84 Foundation has a huge library online.  Among the magazines they have posted are "American Golfer" (1908-1935) and "Golf Illustrated & Outdoor America" (1914-1928).
This may have been posted on GCA before - but I haven't run across it.

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Dan Kelly

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Re: "Leading Pros Name Star Holes" - 1934
« Reply #1 on: September 02, 2011, 01:43:34 PM »
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Tom_Doak

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Re: "Leading Pros Name Star Holes" - 1934
« Reply #2 on: September 02, 2011, 02:05:00 PM »
It would be interesting to write a similar article today, except that so many of the players would feel compelled to vote for their own designs.
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Emile Bonfiglio

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Re: "Leading Pros Name Star Holes" - 1934
« Reply #3 on: September 02, 2011, 02:37:02 PM »
Quote from: Tom_Doak on September 02, 2011, 02:05:00 PM
It would be interesting to write a similar article today, except that so many of the players would feel compelled to vote for their own designs.

or for holes that are part of tournaments that have a sponsorship renewal in the near future.
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Marty Bonnar

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Re: "Leading Pros Name Star Holes" - 1934
« Reply #4 on: September 02, 2011, 05:07:20 PM »
I don't know, but
Chris,
your use of a photo of the 'Golden Age' Drambuie bottle as your avatar rather than the NEW 'improved' design speaks volumes!!! First they did away with the cork and went to a screw top then they changed the whole design. Heathens - I bet they prefer Rees over MacK...
Still a lovely wee drammie on the golf course of a chilly morn though.
FBD.
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Colin Macqueen

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Re: "Leading Pros Name Star Holes" - 1934
« Reply #5 on: September 02, 2011, 05:20:30 PM »
Chris,
Thanks, a nice resource.. the link as well as Drambuie!

I must admit that the first thing I noticed was your now "olde worlde" avatar.  Like Martin I deplore the new, advanced Drambuie profile it should be "...cryit doon...". It sucks .......but then that's not a bad thing to do on a Drambuie bottle.

Cheers Colin
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PCCraig

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Re: "Leading Pros Name Star Holes" - 1934
« Reply #6 on: September 02, 2011, 05:26:21 PM »
A great little article Chris, thanks for posting!
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Chris Buie

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Re: "Leading Pros Name Star Holes" - 1934 New
« Reply #7 on: September 02, 2011, 07:06:35 PM »
My Dear Cousins, yes the modern ways are not always the best ways - golf and otherwise.

Hmm, oh yeah, golf.  That LA84 library really is quite something. There are no doubt innumerable great photos on there. Here are a few I got from a Lido article.  




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Andy Stamm

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Re: "Leading Pros Name Star Holes" - 1934 (Plus a colossal online resource)
« Reply #8 on: September 02, 2011, 07:40:25 PM »
LA84 has a great collection including being one of very few to have Pacific Golf & Motor, which has wonderful articles including a bunch by George C. Thomas about his courses. Sadly, it's not on the list that they've digitized, but I really hope they add it. It's very hard to get one's hands on those articles.
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