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Sven Nilsen

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Mystery Aerial
« on: January 18, 2022, 10:17:06 AM »

Located in a bend of a river, this one dates from back in the days of the cleek.  You'd have to really throw some darts on some of those holes in the trees on the west side of the property.


There were a few different big names associated here, although I've never seen anyone mention this as part of the portfolio of the original architect.

"As much as we have learned about the history of golf architecture in the last ten plus years, I'm convinced we have only scratched the surface."  A GCA Poster

"There's the golf hole; play it any way you please." Donald Ross

Ben Hollerbach

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Re: Mystery Aerial
« Reply #1 on: January 18, 2022, 12:00:58 PM »
« Last Edit: January 18, 2022, 12:50:06 PM by Ben Hollerbach »

Anthony Gray

Re: Mystery Aerial
« Reply #2 on: January 18, 2022, 12:20:54 PM »





 If you know it. Let people guess.

Sven Nilsen

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Re: Mystery Aerial
« Reply #3 on: January 18, 2022, 12:51:13 PM »
Ben-


Bulls Eye is correct (as the modern day aerial clearly shows).


The course opened in the early 1920's as a 9 holer, with Stiles & Van Kleek submitting plans for an extension to 18 holes around 1925.  It is my understanding that their plans were used with the addition being constructed by Leonard Macumber.


Oct. 12, 1925 The Daily Tribune -





Oct. 23, 1925 The Daily Tribune -








May 1927 Golfdom -





What I didn't know is that the original 9 holes were laid out by Tom Bendelow.


April 25, 1918 Wood County Reporter -






"As much as we have learned about the history of golf architecture in the last ten plus years, I'm convinced we have only scratched the surface."  A GCA Poster

"There's the golf hole; play it any way you please." Donald Ross

MCirba

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Re: Mystery Aerial
« Reply #4 on: January 18, 2022, 12:57:31 PM »
Another Bendelow!  Great work, Sven.
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