Happy 160th birthday, Charles Blair Macdonald!

[Mark Bourgeois]

How would the world of golf be different without him? That thought experiment is the measure of his contributions.

Proud to have gotten a few entries approved for the Charles Blair Macdonald Timeline Project: www.cbmacdonald.com.

[Peter Pallotta]

Thanks, Mark.
On that thread about personal narratives, I wondered if CBM's essentially 'dual citizenship' fostered a self-understanding as a bridge builder that shaped his designs. Now I read on the timeline that as a 19-20 year old, he was designated publicly as a "real golfer"  -- teaming up with no less than Young Tom Morris and competing on no less than The Old Course.  I'm thinking: if THAT doesn't provide a young man with a sense of "destiny", nothing will.
Peter

[Steve Lang]

   Would love to nip out to Old McDonald to celebrate, or perhaps offer a toast to Ol' CB out on the veranda at Ballyshears, hmmm I wonder if the Mayor would let us in there at 119 White's Lane?


I suspect CB would still be very proud of NGLA and what he accomplished in his time!

[Steve Salmen]

I visited his final resting place recently.  I think he would be happy how his courses have stood the test of time.  He'd probably be impressed at driving distances and green speeds

[Sven Nilsen]

Mark:

Didn't see the following on the timeline.  Perhaps you can get it approved as well.

From the Feb. 6, 1898 edition of the New York Tribune, indicating just how long the gestation period was for his "ideal course."

[Dan Moore]

Another CBM reference in his own words to ideal courses.  November 1895.

[Scott Weersing]

Happy Birthday to CB Macdonald!


I hope to play more of his courses in the next year.