A Compilation of Routing Maps, Plans and Architectural Drawings

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Gearhart Golf Links - 1914 George Turnbull 18 hole layout

Oregon Daily Journal March 15, 1914 -

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CC of Lincoln

Lincoln Star - Dec. 30, 1917

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From Chris Clouser 2006 interview at GCA

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A drawing of Hoylake during the Sphere and Tatler Foursomes Tournament of 1912, with the play described by A. C.M. Croome and drawn by G. T. Stephenson.   S&TFT was a professional event played annually from 1911 to 1914, and most likely ceased to exist due to the war. Total prize money - £350, plus each winner received a silver trophy which was provided by the owners of the two magazines.





An article about the match:
https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=uA8-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=20kMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5148%2C2240187


The winners:
James Sherlock



George Duncan

[BCrosby]

Jim -


Interesting to see Hoylake at the time. There are still lots of cross bunkers. But also what appear to be earhworks or ramparts straddling a couple of fw's. Is that what they look like to you? All that had disappeared by the 1920's, I think.


Bob

[Jim_Kennedy]

Bob,
That seems to be what they are, earthworks, but it sounds like many of them are still in play:

A landscape feature unique to Hoylake is the presence of a number of ‘cops’ within the site around which the golf course has (throughout its evolution) played over, around or alongside. The ‘cops’ marked and delineated the old field boundary lines and can be best described as raised, turf-covered dykes (walls) forming low, linear ridges. Over time such has been their significance to the site that they have been incorporated into many of the holes, informing both hole design and strategy.

[Adam Lawrence]

That is absolutely fabulous Jim. Gives a wonderful indication of the course before Mr Colt got to work. Plus it is the best image I have ever seen of how the old Dowie (seventh hole) played. You can really see how close the out of bounds cop was to the green. Easy to understand Darwin's line about how everyone slices at the Dowie out of pure fear.

[Matt Dawson]

Adam - I recall the difficulty of that 7th hole tee shot vividly. Every time I played it the wind was seemingly off the right and slightly helping. For the right-hander hitting a long iron it was just deathly. I remember seeing the plans to change it in the clubhouse, and sort of wondering why.

For sheer difficulty it was matched only by the second shot to the old 17th green, long and skinny pushed tight up against the OOB fence on the right. And I mean so tight you could have putted off the green onto the road...

[Adam Lawrence]

Matt -- yeah, the old Royal green was built by Colt in the 20s. But the history of the Dowie is something that really interests me, because back in the day it was regarded as one of the greatest one shot holes -- but out of bounds as a hazard became unfashionable, so it was changed.


I remember talking to Peter Thomson about the hole. Here's my piece on the Dowie from GCA:


http://www.golfcoursearchitecture.net/content/the-dumbing-down-of-dowie

[BCrosby]

Adam -


Great article. Thanks for linking. My hosts at Hoylake have invariably pointed out the changes to The Dowie and all seem to regret them.


Jim -


What is the 'Sphere' magazine? I've never heard of it.


Bob


 

[Adam Lawrence]

Bob - The Sphere was connected to the Illustrated London News. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sphere_(newspaper)

[Jim_Kennedy]

One other note: I don't believe Roberts was very happy w/Braid's tee shot at Dowie.   

[Jim_Kennedy]

Des Moines Golf and Country Club. I think the 2nd drawing is from ca.1923. The first is of the Bendelow layout.


The drawings and a few aerials are available at their website:
http://dmgcc.blogspot.com/2009_11_01_archive.html

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A map of South Park Golf Course ( Aug. 29, 1929 Pittsburgh Post Gazette).

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Sarasota Municipal GC (aka Bobby Jones GC) - Ross 1925

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Wanakah CC - From a 1925 Buffalo Express article.

[Anthony Gholz]

"Willian" on a preprinted or lettered background?

[Sven Nilsen]

Anthony:


At least they spelled it right in the attached article.


Sven

[BCrosby]

Unless I am misreading the map, there are a striking number of c/l bunkers. Cool.


Bob

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El Caballero (from Golf Architecture In America) -

Another version of the El Caballero Plan:

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Brookside G&CC (Pasadena, CA) fka Pasadena Municipal GC

Nov. 4, 1928 Los Angeles Times -

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Fairmede GC - Oakland Tribune, Dec. 17, 1924

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Hillcrest CC  - Los Angeles Times, Jan. 28, 1924

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Wilshire CC - Nov. 4, 1919 Los Angeles Times

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Anaconda CC (Anaconda Standard, Montana; Aug 21, 1921).

A later version of the course - Golfdom, Nov. 1927.