Imagine my surprise when I first perused the Courses By Country list on this site years ago and stumbled upon John's review of Walnut Lane, a course I enjoyed thoroughly during the two years post-college I lived in Manayunk, but one I never thought would be associated with the greatest courses in the world. We all have humble beginnings (at least most of us do), and Walnut Lane, and thus Alex Findlay may be mine.
Here is Ran's thread introducing the Feature Interview with Findlay's Grandson Richard Findlay:
http://www.golfclubatlas.com/forum/index.php/topic,52349.0.htmlAnd here's a direct link to the interview itself:
http://www.golfclubatlas.com/feature-interview/richard-b-findlay-june-2012/And a link to an older thread on Findlay:
http://www.golfclubatlas.com/forum/index.php/topic,19685.0.htmlThe following list of courses is by no means certified as exact. I've culled it from a variety of sources, and hope that those with the knowledge will chime in with any additions, edits or related items of interest. I will update the list in this first post as information is added.
1887 -Merchiston Ranch (NE) - Believed to be one of the earliest courses in the U.S., laid out on a ranch in Nebraska where Findlay worked.
1892 -Moorestown (9) (NJ)
1894 - Siasconset (9) (MA)
1896 - CC of Rochester (NY) (NLE)
Greenfield (9) (MA)
Hotel Champlain (NY)
Long Meadow (MA)
Martha's Vineyard (MA)
The Breakers (Ocean) (9) (FL)
Vesper (9) (MA)
Woodstock
Essex County
1897 - Beaver Meadow (NH)
Brae Burn (MA)
Dedham (MA)
Framingham (MA)
Highland (MA)
Maplewood (NH)
Miami Golf Links (9) (FL) (NLE)
Mount Pleasant (NH)
Nassau (6) (Bah.)
Omaha (NE)
Omaha Ladies (NE)
Ormond (FL)
Salem (MA)
Soo Nipi Park (9) (NH)
St. Augustine CC (9) (FL) (NLE)
St. Augustine GC (FL)
Stevens House (NY)
Wellesley Hills (MA)
Weston (MA)
Woodbury (9) (NJ)
Essex Falls
1898 - Andover (MA)
Belgrade Lakes (9) (ME) (NLE)
Berkely (NJ)
Berkshire (PA)
Bethlehem Park (NH)
Clifton (ME)
Crawford House? (NH)
Fabyan House? (NH)
Hawthorn (MA)
Intervale (9) (NH)
Kearserge (NH)
Lake George (9) (NY) (NLE)
Magnolia (FL)
Meadowbrook (MA)
Medford
Merrimac Valley (ME)
Nantucket Island (MA)
Plymouth (MA)
Portland (ME)
Powelton (NY)
Twin Mounts? (NH)
Wannamoiset (RI)
Warner Meadow (MA)
Winter Harbor (ME)
Wood's Hole (MA)
1899 - Abenaqui (NH)
Abnarkir - I have found no addtl. references to this course and wonder if it was an alternate spelling of Abenaqui.
Arlington (MA)
Augusta (ME)
Bass Rocks (MA)
Brockton (9) (MA)
Granliden on Sunapee (NH)
Hartford (CT) (NLE)
Haverhill Island (Great) (MA)
Lake Placid (Mountain) (NY)
Miacomet (MA)
Mount Vernon (NH) (NLE)
Old Pine (VT) (NLE)
Poland Springs (ME)
Summit (9) (ME)
TCC (NH)
(r) Soo Nipi Park (NH) (NLE)
Wentworth-By-The-Sea (9) (NH) (NLE)
(a) Essex County E (9) (NLE)
1900 - Ashland (PA)
Barre (VT)
Bear Hill (9) (MA)
CC of Bristol (9) (TN) (NLE)
Megunticook (9) (ME)
Canaan (NH)
Charlotte (NC)
Dover (NH)
Doylestown (PA)
Freehold (NJ)
Guthrie (9) (OK)
Newark Athletic (NJ) (NLE)
Northward Ho! (ME)
Oak Valley (NJ)
Ocean City (NJ)
Overbrook (PA)
Palm Beach (FL) (NLE)
Plymouth (SC)
Roseneath Farms (P3) (9) (PA)
Russell Cottage (9) (NH) (NLE)
San Antonio (TX)
Sharon (MA)
Tate Springs (TN)
The Greenbrier Lakeside (9) (WV) (NLE)
Wilmington Muni. (DE)
Worcester (MA)
1901 - Forest Park (MA)
(r) Hyannisport (MA)
Portsmouth County (NH)
1902 - (a) Mount Washington (9) (NH)
1903 - Fort Smith (9) (AK)
1905 - Northfield (9) (MA)
1906 - George McFadden (TX)
1907 - Beaumont (TX)
Oceanside (9) (FL)
Port Jefferson (NY)
Roanoke (VA) (NLE)
1908 - East Lake (GA)
1909 - Butte (MT)
Glenburnie (9) (NJ) (NLE)
1910 - Clinton (9) (PA) (NLE)
Galen Hall (PA)
Lake Placid (Mountain) (NY)
1912 - Eseeola Lodge (NC) (NLE)
1913 - Aronomink (PA) (NLE)
Langhorne (PA)
Middletown (PA)
(r) Tarrantine (9) (ME)
1915 - Pittsburgh Field (PA)
1919 - Edina (MN)
Saranac Lake (9) (NY)
1920 - Lebanon (PA) (NLE)
Llanerch (PA)
Pennsylvania Railroad (PA)
Philipsburg (PA)
Shamokin Valley (9) (PA)
1921 - Centre Hills (9) (PA)
Coatesville (PA)
Cohanzick (NJ)
Tavistock (NJ)
Wildwood (NJ)
1923 - Forrest Hills (PA)
Manor (PA)
Paxon Hollow (PA)
Reading (PA)
Chester River Yacht (MD)
Curwensville (PA)
Phillipsburg (9) (PA)
Royal Swan (MD)
Tredyffrin (PA)
1925 - Tyrone (PA)
1926 - Pitman (NJ)
1927 - Basking Ridge (NJ)
1928 - Yardley (PA)
1929 - Blackwood (NJ)
Burlington (NJ)
Fort Washington (PA)
1930 - Medford Lakes (NJ)
Oak Terrace (PA)
Riverside (PA)
1931 - Green Pond (PA)
John F. Byrne (PA)
1935 - Walnut Lane (PA)
Date Unknown: Grindstone Inn (9) (ME), Lowell (9) (MA), Meadow Brook (9) (MA), Ferncliffe (NH) (NLE)