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Jim_Kennedy

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The Godfather of Grass Greens in Ca.
« on: September 28, 2014, 03:26:02 PM »
Is it Willie Tucker? - seems so in this article:


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Jim_Kennedy

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Re: The Godfather of Grass Greens in Ca.
« Reply #1 on: September 28, 2014, 04:50:54 PM »
...or was the "Lido" model adopted, some combination of both ideas, or was surface irrigation the main reason that grass replaced the sand?

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Sven Nilsen

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Re: The Godfather of Grass Greens in Ca.
« Reply #2 on: September 28, 2014, 06:13:34 PM »
Jim:

The following appeared in the February 1918 edition of The American Golfer:

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Jim_Kennedy

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Re: The Godfather of Grass Greens in Ca.
« Reply #3 on: September 29, 2014, 09:39:39 AM »
It appears that Tucker put the bug in Fovargue's ear. 
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Michael Blake

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Re: The Godfather of Grass Greens in Ca.
« Reply #4 on: September 29, 2014, 11:27:14 AM »
I've heard for years from a very longtime PHCC member (not named Pat M  :)), a Willie Tucker design, that he grassed Yankee Stadium.
Never seen any documentation confirming.  I guess it remains purely legend.
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Wayne_Kozun

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Re: The Godfather of Grass Greens in Ca.
« Reply #5 on: September 29, 2014, 11:37:51 AM »
It is interesting to note that droughts are not a recent phenomena as about 100 years ago Cali went from March 1, 1917 to Feb 15, 1918 - about 350 days, without rain.
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Jim_Kennedy

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Re: The Godfather of Grass Greens in Ca.
« Reply #6 on: September 29, 2014, 12:05:43 PM »
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