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Karl Jensen

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Herbert James Tweedie - An Unfinished Life
« on: June 24, 2021, 08:37:10 AM »
What would this man have accomplished in golf course architecture had he lived.


Herbert J. Tweedie obituary, 10 Jul 1906 Chicago, IL Daily Tribune newspaper



Herbert J. Tweedie, Sinnissippi Golf Club, Janesville, WI

Sven Nilsen

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Re: Herbert James Tweedie - An Unfinished Life
« Reply #1 on: June 24, 2021, 12:17:44 PM »
Here's an old thread on Tweedie with a bunch of great information, if you can wade through some of the more long-winded comments.


https://www.golfclubatlas.com/forum/index.php/topic,46602.0.html
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Karl Jensen

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Re: Herbert James Tweedie - An Unfinished Life
« Reply #2 on: June 24, 2021, 08:08:33 PM »
Thanks Sven,


I'll post more Tweedie stuff soon.

Tim_Cronin

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Re: Herbert James Tweedie - An Unfinished Life
« Reply #3 on: June 25, 2021, 12:50:44 AM »
Tweedie was recently elected to the Illinois Golf Hall of Fame, so happily, he's not been forgotten.
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