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Colin Macqueen

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Re: Tom MacWood has passed away
« Reply #25 on: August 13, 2012, 11:24:02 PM »
Vale Tom MacWood.

Goodness. That is sad news indeed. Much too young to have departed.

As a lurker I soon recognised Tom's contributions as very worthwhile and his passion for the history of the game and golf courses just wonderful. He will be missed. Condolences to his family.

Colin
"Golf, thou art a gentle sprite, I owe thee much"
The Hielander

Patrick_Mucci

Re: Tom MacWood has passed away
« Reply #26 on: August 13, 2012, 11:35:40 PM »
Ran,

A short time ago Tom and I were corresponding about HH Barker and GCGC.

I think Tom indicated that HHB was the Club's 4th Head Pro.
He also cited the Pro's that preceded HHB.

I just put Tom in touch with the Club's historian so that they could share information on HHB.

You have to enjoy every day, especially with your family.

Sven Nilsen

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Re: Tom MacWood has passed away
« Reply #27 on: August 13, 2012, 11:36:03 PM »
Sad news.  Would be greatly interested in seeing if folks have any favorite posts or threads from or about Tom that they could link to here.  Having just played Beverly recently, this one was poignant:

http://www.golfclubatlas.com/forum/index.php/topic,7486.0.html

And a message from holidays past:

http://www.golfclubatlas.com/forum/index.php/topic,15883.msg273770.html#msg273770

Copied below are a list of links to his In My Opinion pieces.  Whether fact or fiction, his words were always enlightening and entertaining.

http://www.golfclubatlas.com/in-my-opinion/thomas-macwood-george-arthur-crump-portrait-of-a-legend/

http://www.golfclubatlas.com/in-my-opinion/tom-macwood-a-round-of-golf-courses-bernard-darwin-outward-nine/

http://www.golfclubatlas.com/in-my-opinion/arts-and-crafts-golf-pg-i/

http://www.golfclubatlas.com/in-my-opinion/arts-and-crafts-golf-pg-ii/

http://www.golfclubatlas.com/in-my-opinion/arts-and-crafts-golf-pg-iii/

http://www.golfclubatlas.com/in-my-opinion/arts-and-crafts-golf-pg-iv/

http://www.golfclubatlas.com/in-my-opinion/arts-and-crafts-golf-pg-v/

http://www.golfclubatlas.com/in-my-opinion/tom-macwood-gliding-past-fuji-ch-alison-in-japan/

http://www.golfclubatlas.com/in-my-opinion/magazine-architecture/

http://www.golfclubatlas.com/in-my-opinion/ohio-state-golf/

http://www.golfclubatlas.com/in-my-opinion/macwood-thomas-the-dream-decision/

http://www.golfclubatlas.com/in-my-opinion/in-my-opinion-the-early-architects-beyond-old-tom-by-tom-macwood/

http://www.golfclubatlas.com/in-my-opinion/tom-macwood-the-worlds-finest-courses/
"As much as we have learned about the history of golf architecture in the last ten plus years, I'm convinced we have only scratched the surface."  A GCA Poster

"There's the golf hole; play it any way you please." Donald Ross

JC Urbina

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Re: Tom MacWood has passed away
« Reply #28 on: August 13, 2012, 11:44:02 PM »
Ran,

I never met Tom in person but enjoyed his opinions on GCA.  I was always impressed with the passion that he showed.

My deepest sympathies to his family and friends

Ross Harmon

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Re: Tom MacWood has passed away
« Reply #29 on: August 13, 2012, 11:46:32 PM »
RIP Tom. My thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends.

Rick Shefchik

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Re: Tom MacWood has passed away
« Reply #30 on: August 13, 2012, 11:47:53 PM »
Tom was a pillar of this website. To no longer have his contributions will be our loss, but that pales against the loss his family has suffered. I am deeply sorry to read this news.
"Golf is 20 percent mechanics and technique. The other 80 percent is philosophy, humor, tragedy, romance, melodrama, companionship, camaraderie, cussedness and conversation." - Grantland Rice

Doug Wright

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Re: Tom MacWood has passed away
« Reply #31 on: August 14, 2012, 12:11:18 AM »
Tom was a pillar of this website. To no longer have his contributions will be our loss, but that pales against the loss his family has suffered. I am deeply sorry to read this news.

I could not agree more Rick. Very sad. RIP
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Tony_Muldoon

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Re: Tom MacWood has passed away
« Reply #32 on: August 14, 2012, 03:59:55 AM »
This is terribly sad news, particularly for his family.

It seems like Tom was a very private man and despite reading many thousands of his posts, his articles and even received a few emails I knew nothing his private life, background or even his personal taste’s beyond a liking for Bob Marley. I’m a little shocked to hear he was the same age as me.  This is all a little ironic as he was intrigued by the bigger picture and seemed to believe we could best understand the work if we know more about the background.

Tom refused to believe the party line about the history of Golf course architecture. I was amazed about how much he knew about such tangential figures as Murray and Tippet, but he understood that their contributions were very important to courses like Portrush and Rye. The members of clubs prefer to associate themselves with the famous names and well worn stories. To me his greatest work was his essay on Crump. He showed that the history the Club had hidden, actually enhanced the man and his accomplishment.

http://www.golfclubatlas.com/in-my-opinion/thomas-macwood-george-arthur-crump-portrait-of-a-legend/


Fifty four and so much more to give. He told me that he was working on a Colt timeline, which he said would be an enormous undertaking as it meant following Alison’s travels, Morrison, Murray etc. etc. etc.  I’m sure he had many such projects in the works and sadly these will now never see the light of day.

I would welcome personal reminiscences from those who knew him.  One question I wished I'd asked him, is how much,if at all, he had played in GB&I on courses he clearly loved from afar.


RIP Tom.
Let's make GCA grate again!

Craig Disher

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Re: Tom MacWood has passed away
« Reply #33 on: August 14, 2012, 04:19:18 AM »
RIP Tom and my sincere condolences to his family.

I never met Tom but we exchanged hundreds of emails over the years - so many that I had to create a separate "MacWood" email folder for our correspondence. He was so generous with information and unselfishly helpful when I found myself with gca questions I couldn't answer. Our little corner of the golfing world has lost someone special.


Rich Goodale

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Re: Tom MacWood has passed away
« Reply #34 on: August 14, 2012, 04:47:57 AM »
If there is a Heaven, Tom will have already argued his way past St. Peter and be now sharing a bottle of single malt with George Crump and Hugh Wilson.
Life is good.

Any afterlife is unlikely and/or dodgy.

Jean-Paul Parodi

James Bennett

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Re: Tom MacWood has passed away
« Reply #35 on: August 14, 2012, 05:26:45 AM »
Rest In Peace Tom. Condolences to your family.

Thanks for your contribution.  Your commitment was inspiring.

I also didn't realise we were similar in age.
Bob; its impossible to explain some of the clutter that gets recalled from the attic between my ears. .  (SL Solow)

Ally Mcintosh

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Re: Tom MacWood has passed away
« Reply #36 on: August 14, 2012, 06:01:40 AM »
From this website alone, I held the impression that Tom owned a broader knowledge about the history of golf course architects than anyone else on the planet.  I hope that can be recognised suitably in time to come.

Terrible news and condolences to his friends and especially family.

Kris Shreiner

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Re: Tom MacWood has passed away
« Reply #37 on: August 14, 2012, 06:05:53 AM »
Sad news...and quite a shock. Tom could thrust and parry with the best and his take was always worth a read, even if you didn't necessarily agree with him. He certainly spent an enormous amount of time trying to dig and find what historical golf evidence might yield. RIP Tom and know your family is in our thoughts and prayers.

Respectfully,
Kris
"I said in a talk at the Dunhill Tournament in St. Andrews a few years back that I thought any of the caddies I'd had that week would probably make a good golf course architect. We all want to ask golfers of all abilities to get more out of their games -caddies do that for a living." T.Doak

David_Elvins

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Re: Tom MacWood has passed away
« Reply #38 on: August 14, 2012, 06:08:30 AM »
I am not entirely comfortable writing about those that I never met, however I can say that Tom is one person I really would have liked to have met. 

My thoughts are with his family.  Ran, please let us know if there is any meaningful support we can offer. 

Ask not what GolfClubAtlas can do for you; ask what you can do for GolfClubAtlas.

Jon Wiggett

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Re: Tom MacWood has passed away
« Reply #39 on: August 14, 2012, 06:09:27 AM »
Sad news indeed. This site is now the poorer for his absence.

My condolences to his family

Jon

Mike_Young

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Re: Tom MacWood has passed away
« Reply #40 on: August 14, 2012, 06:27:24 AM »
I offered my condolences yesterday but Ron Pritchard just asked if I would please mention on gca that it was such sad news, and he will keep Tom and his family in  his thoughts and  prayers. And ditto that again for me.
"just standing on a corner in Winslow Arizona"

Kevin Pallier

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Re: Tom MacWood has passed away
« Reply #41 on: August 14, 2012, 06:41:37 AM »
Ran

Thanks for letting us know. I never had the pleasure of meeting Tom but loved his passion and his contibution to GCA.

My condolences to his family and it's sad to see a member of our club pass on.

BCrosby

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Re: Tom MacWood has passed away
« Reply #42 on: August 14, 2012, 07:14:57 AM »
Shocking news. My condolences to Tom's family.

He will be missed.

Bob




Jerry Kluger

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Re: Tom MacWood has passed away
« Reply #43 on: August 14, 2012, 07:22:31 AM »
A good man has been lost. We will all miss him and his wisdom.

Neil Regan

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Re: Tom MacWood has passed away
« Reply #44 on: August 14, 2012, 07:27:51 AM »
My prayers go out for Tom and his family. May he rest in peace.
It is too late to say thank you to him for all his time and effort given to us here,
But may his family know how many unknown or unmet friends he had.


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paul cowley

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Re: Tom MacWood has passed away
« Reply #45 on: August 14, 2012, 07:41:25 AM »
Rest in peace Tom.

My condolences to the family...he will be missed by so many.
paul cowley...golf course architect/asgca

John Foley

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Re: Tom MacWood has passed away
« Reply #46 on: August 14, 2012, 08:24:44 AM »
WOW - that is really troubling - such passion - never met him exchanged some pleasentries & emails but this si shocking.

Ran - what can we do as a community for his family?
Integrity in the moment of choice

Tom Dunne

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Re: Tom MacWood has passed away
« Reply #47 on: August 14, 2012, 08:51:39 AM »
Tom was a skilled researcher and historian who produced an impressive body of work on this site. 54...so sad. My thoughts go out to his family during this difficult time. 

Mark McKeever

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Re: Tom MacWood has passed away
« Reply #48 on: August 14, 2012, 09:17:34 AM »
Terrible news.  Thougths go out to the family.

Mark
Best MGA showers - Bayonne

"Dude, he's a total d***"

Steve Lapper

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Re: Tom MacWood has passed away
« Reply #49 on: August 14, 2012, 09:18:21 AM »
Tom embodied what this site strives to accomplish. He left us far too early.
As Neil put it so well: "He had many unknown and unmet friends."
My thoughts and prayers go out to his family.
The conventional view serves to protect us from the painful job of thinking."--John Kenneth Galbraith

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