Up here in Canada, it's kinda en vogue for native golf architects to somehow connect themselves with Stanley Thompson.
Thompson is noted as a "teacher" of sorts, having "tutored" Howard Watson, Robbie Robinson, Geoff Cornish, Bob Moote, and a few others. Funny though, I've never seen much of Thompson's brilliance glaring at me in the work of his "students". Perhaps it's poor observation on my part though? I don't presume to know it all.
Contemporary Canadian golf architects Tom McBroom and Doug Carrick are reported to be "connected" to Thompson through their apprenticeships with Robbie Robinson; although neither of them, to my knowledge, met "The Toronto Terror."
Graham Cooke's in the same boat, having worked under Howard Watson in Quebec years ago. And, I guess, David Moote is a "Thompson disciple" too, simply because his father is the aforementioned Bob.
Thinking about it, I guess I can "connect" myself to Pete Dye, and maybe even Bill Coore too, because that's where Rod Whitman learned the trade, and I work under Rod. But I won't. In fact, I've always thought it neat that Pete Dye started his own family tree. He doesn't "connect" to anyone "above him"... which puts Pete on the same level as Old Tom Morris