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Reunderstanding Ross
Bret Lawrence:
Donald Ross, stopping in at Country Club of Waterbury in 1945, while working on Hartford Country Club:
Bret Lawrence:
The Pinehurst Outlook., January 14, 1920:
Sven Nilsen:
--- Quote from: Bret Lawrence on March 23, 2025, 09:46:19 AM ---I recently came across an article discussing a Ross remodel at Montgomery Country Club in Alabama.
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Bret:
See post #189 above for an article discussing the completed remodel.
Sven
MCirba:
--- Quote from: MCirba on May 16, 2022, 03:24:39 PM ---This may be a new one. Two summers ago Tom Dunne and I had played Sugarloaf Resort in Maine and rather than subsequently quit the game ;) , we decided to squeeze in nine holes elsewhere before the dinner event. We had heard good things from Michael Moore about Mingo Springs Golf Course, about 1/2 hour away which is today made up of (I believe) 2 of the 3 courses listed in this article. Mr. Moore indicated that both nines were worthy but that the front nine (which I believe is the 3rd nine mentioned in the article) was pretty special.
I had done some preliminary research and the oldest course listed had origins from Arthur Fenn but I'm not 100% it's the 1st course mentioned here. In any case, this June 6th, 1954 Boston Globe article indicates that at least one of the courses there was designed by Donald Ross and I would say neither Tom nor I would have much reason for doubt as it was a wild and wooly affair that used the terrain magnificently.
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I've been able to confirm that the course Tom Dunne and I played is indeed the third course mentioned in this article, ostensibly designed by Donald Ross in 1931.
It was a lot of fun, that much I can say.
I've also been able to confirm that the first course, which was designed by Arthur Fenn way back when, is NLE. It was located very close to downtown Rangeley.
Sven Nilsen:
Mike:
I have four contemporaneous articles from 1931 and 1932 discussing the origination of Rangeley Lakes CC. None of them mention Donald Ross.
At that point of time, if Ross had anything to do with a project like this it most likely would have been mentioned in the press. I have my doubts on this one.
That being said, there were connections between the members of the club and Pinehurst, so I'm not ruling it out entirely.
Sven
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