Question - Are there 2 John Reids who influenced the early Victorian Golf period in the US?
1 - St. Andrew's Golf Club in NY was clearly founded by "John Reid". He was certainly influential in bringing golf to the US from his native Scotland and loved to share his passion for the game.
2—John Reid of the Philly Area—A golf pro who laid out the original course of Huntingdon Valley CC. It seems like John Reid also laid out an early version of Atlantic City CC, as well as possibly Riverton CC and Lancaster.
3 - "John Reid" appears in a number of early tournament entries for early USGA type events playing out of the St. Andrew's GC. A golf pro likely wouldn't have been able to do this, which leads me to think there are/were 2 John Reids... Does anyone know?
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