Xenophon G Hassenplug

[Mark_Rowlinson]

You cannot help notice this extraordinary name as you plough through Cornish and Whitten - is it not an anagram?  Is his work as remarkable as his name?

[Mike_Cirba]

No.

[Mark_Rowlinson]

Short answer to a long name!

[Scott Witter]

Mark:

I too always thought...wait a minute here, no way this can be someones name

His work in no way mirrors his name and it is quite bullet proof as we say, very non-descriptive and honestly not something you would go out of your way to see or play.  I believe that Ferdinand Garbin, ASGCA got his start from him.

[JMorgan]

That's quite a Thomas Pynchon-esque name.

[Mike_Cirba]

Xenophon Hasselplug was Ferdinand Garbin's Father in law.

[Joe Hancock]

Xenophon Hasselplug was Ferdinand Garbin's Father in law.

That has to be a line from Barney's new sitcom.....

Joe

[Bob_Huntley]

Mark,

My all time favorite name is the winner of the Silver Club and the Queen Adelaide Medal and therefore Captain of the Royal and Ancient for the year 1838.

Onesipherous Tyndall Bruce of Falkland.

Now that's a mouthful

Bob

[Marty Bonnar]

Mark,

My all time favorite name is the winner of the Silver Club and the Queen Adelaide Medal and therefore Captain of the Royal and Ancient for the year 1838.

Onesipherous Tyndall Bruce of Falkland.

Now that's a mouthful

Bob

Bob,
by somewhat fortuitous co-incidence, I drove past the great man's statue only this very day!



The family expertly renovated Falkland Palace, now a National Trust property well worth the visit when in Fife (and not on a Fife golf course...)

FBD.

[Mark_Rowlinson]

You don't come across Onesipherous much today.  I think antibiotics killed it off.

[Bob_Huntley]

Martin,

I visited Falkland last time I played in the Medal, a time well spent.

I have always wondered how much of the GNP was spent on castles, cathedrals and other places of worship in Scotland and England post 1066.

Bob

[Kyle Harris]

No.

I second.

[BCrosby]

Martin,

I visited Falkland last time I played in the Medal, a time well spent.

I have always wondered how much of the GNP was spent on castles, cathedrals and other places of worship in Scotland and England post 1066.

Bob

I'll bet you aren't far off.  Add the cost of maintaining a navy, an army and fighting the occasional war, throw in some baubbles for the Queen and that accounts for pretty much all of it.

Bob

 

[Tommy Williamsen]

In Greek history, Xenophon was a protege' of Socrates, author, and was part of the Greek invasion of Persia.  His parents must have had a sense of humor.  At least they didn't name him Sue.

try this for a list of his courses
http://www.worldgolf.com/golf-architects/xenophon-hassenplug.html

[Tommy Williamsen]

As I looked at the list of his courses, I noticed Cumberland CC in Western MD.  I played it years ago.  It is a short course over rolling ground.  It is not a world beater but it was great fun and had and old pro named Carrol Bogs.  Whenever I was in the area I would play it.  The short par fours were wonderul fun.  It was not a difficult course but it was enjoyable.
http://www.worldgolf.com/courses/usa/maryland/cumberland/cumberland-country-club-private.html

[Mike_Cirba]

try this for a list of his courses
http://www.worldgolf.com/golf-architects/xenophon-hassenplug.html

tommy,

Although those online databases are very handy and even useful, they still do drive me nuts.

If you look you'll see two Valley Green's listed.

The one in Etters, PA was actually designed by Jack Short and Dick Leggett in 1964.  

The other Valley Green was by Xen...or is that Xeno?