Also, count the guys that MacKenzie and Hunter had working for them: Flemming, Cole and countless others. then to really throw a wrench in the mix, think about how Pebble was redone by Egan with American Golf Course Construction Company, as well as Monterrey Peninsula CC, speaking of which, what was the deal there!?!?!?!
Tommy-
I have limited knowledge of AGCCC, but from what I have read and seen of their work they first got their start at Meadow Club and Cal- Club. Their advertisements make no mention of Pebble or MPCC. I seem to recall that the work was superintended by Joe Mayo at Pebble. Recalling the whole letter exchange regarding the Mayo-Mackenzie tiff, it is interesting to note that Mayo had a connection to Raynor and even finished his course in Hawaii after Raynor died. Maybe that was why Mackenzie was not given the job at Pebble as Mayo was a favorite of Morse.
I have wanted to reply to this but I have been busy at work(Aerifing greens), putting together an archive of all our historical info at Meadow Club, and as of a few minutes ago a presentation on Cal-Club that looks at their early history and the roles of Lock, Macan, and Mackenzie.
Your email regarding Spence was without a photo. I can not for the life of me recall what it was, too much stuff going on!
That late night phone call regarding Sampson tenures as a Pro, is Burlingame, Lincoln Park, Del Monte, Pebble Beach(he was the first pro at Pebble), and Sunnyside at the age of 18! He also gave lessons at a couple of the city academys, taught the Stanford team, and gave lessons over the radio as early as 1925. He was as Hagen referrred to him once, "of the highest water." I understand it to be a complement but...
He was also a very close friend of Crosby and was the early swing coach to Venturi before Eddie Lowrey had him switch to another.
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