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GolfClubAtlas.com => Golf Course Architecture => Topic started by: Sven Nilsen on October 28, 2014, 10:29:06 AM
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In my mind, there was no more important figure in the growth of golf in the United States than Tom Bendelow. He is often denigrated for his skill as an architect with the description of "18 stakes on a Sunday afternoon," a label that sells short a career dedicated to bringing the game to the masses.
The most complete listing of Tom Bendelow's golf courses that I've seen is found at the MSU Turfgrass Information Center (which I understand to have been compiled by Stuart Bendelow from the research he has done on his grandfather's career):
http://golfarchitects.lib.msu.edu/pre-ASGCA/bendelowt/
The list is not perfect, and is far from complete. The current count is 556 (a remarkable number by itself, especially when compared to the 292 courses noted in Cornish & Whitten). But considering that Bendelow supposedly passed the 600 mark during the first decade of the last century, we still have some work to do (sources claim the total number to be in the 700's). Here are a few benchmarks for Bendelow from early in his career:
-From Jan. 1, 1897 to Sept. 2, 1898 he laid out 83 courses.
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-In the year leading up to March 19, 1898 he designed 60 courses.
-By Nov. 14, 1905 he was responsible for 395 courses.
-As of March 21, 1913 he had laid out over 350 public golf courses.
My goal for this thread is to provide an update to the current list, to document any contemporaneous reports of his work and to attempt to fill in any missing pieces. Along the way I might stray into the bigger picture of a career that followed this basic path:
1. Moved to New York City from Scotland in 1892 and worked as a typesetter.
2. Started working with A.G. Spalding in the greater New York area as a designer of golf courses.
3. Managed the first municipal golf course in the United States at Van Cortlandt.
4. Moved to Chicago in 1901 to help Spalding spread the game throughout the country.
5. Worked as the Golf Department Manager for Wilson from 1916 to 1920.
6. Took over the position of in-house architect for The American Park Builders in 1920.
7. Continued to work as an architect throughout the 20's and 30's until he passed away in 1936.
Along the way, if anyone has any information to add about particular courses, aspects of his career or thoughts on his importance to the game, please feel free to chime in.
Sven
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I've never liked this list because of how two clubs where I am a member are counted four times. Two courses in Lawrenceville, Illinois and two in Robinson. I don't get the need to artificially stretch the numbers on such a prolific career.
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Bendelow's Early Years (1894 - 1896)
1894
H.M. Pratt Private Course (Glen Cove, NY) - Was hired by the Pratt Family (Standard Oil) to teach golf and build a 6 hole course.
Glen Ridge GC (Glen Ridge, NJ) - The list has separate listings for 1894 and 1900, C&W has 1900 only, did he do the original 1894 course and come back again later? May 14, 1900 New York Tribune article notes Bendelow adding 6 holes.
(http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc435/snilsen7/GlenRidge-NewYorkTribuneMay141900_zpsae8127a2.png)
1895
Allegheny CC (Far Hills, NJ)
Llewellyn GC (West Orange, NJ) - Oct. 29, 1895 The Sun article notes Bendelow adding two holes.
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Soangetaha CC (Galesburg, IL) - This seems early for his work in the Midwest.
Queens County GC (Nassau CC) (Glen Cove, NY) - C&W has 1900.
Notes: Sources also have Elkridge Hunting and CC (1899 on the List) and Pelham Manor GC (1898) with a date of 1895.
1896
Nutley GC (Nutley, NJ) - The List has 1898. Nov. 24, 1896 New York Times notes course laid out by Bendelow. 1899 Guide notes laid out by Bendelow.
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Oakland GC (Bayside, NY) - Aug. 19, 1896 The Sun article (see below) notes course laid out by Bendelow. Dec. 1908 The American Golfer notes course was laid out by Bendelow.
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Flushing Athletic Club (Flushing, NY) - June 17, 1896 New York Tribune notes Bendelow visit to Flushing. March 4, 1896 The Sun article notes Bendelow and Travis designed a 9 hole 2,300 yard course. The 1899 Guide and the 1900 Harpers note course laid out by Bendelow in March, 1896.
(http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc435/snilsen7/FlushingMtKisco-June171896NewYorkTribune_zpsae9d04ae.png)
Oak Ridge GC (Forest Park) (Oak Ridge, NY)
Forest Park GC (Woodhaven, NY)
Patchogue GC (Patchogue, NY) - The List has this as Patchogul. Oct. 27, 1896 The Sun notes Bendelow laid out a course at Durkee's place in Patchogue.
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Highland GC (Canton, OH)
Congress Lake Club (Hartville, OH)
Scranton CC (Dunmore, PA) - Aug. 19 and Dec. 18, 1896 The Sun articles note course laid out by Bendelow. 1899 Guide notes laid out by Bendelow. 1900 Harpers notes laid out by Bendelow in 1896.
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Easton GC (Easton, PA) - Dec. 29, 1896 Ithaca Daily Eagle notes Bendelow laid out a 9 hole course in Easton. Nov. 24, 1896 New York Times (see above) notes course laid out by Bendelow. 1900 Harpers notes laid out by Bendelow in Nov. 1896.
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Wyoming Valley CC (Wilkes-Barre, PA) - 1899 Guide notes laid out by Bendelow in April 1896. 1900 Hapers notes laid out by Bendelow in April 1896. Other sources have him returning in 1915.
Additions:
Englewood GC (Englewood, NJ) - An April 10, 1897 Boston Evening Transcript article notes new course laid out by Bendelow.
(http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc435/snilsen7/RoselleEnglewood-BostonEveningTranscriptApril101897_zps17e2845f.png)
Westchester GC (New York, NY) - April 18, 1896 New York Tribune article notes Bendelow laid out 9 holes on the Watson estate.
(http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc435/snilsen7/WestchesterGCApril181896NewYorkTribune_zpsbb251f03.png)
Interlaken GC (Saratoga, NY) - Is this Saratoga GC, which the early guides note as laid out by R.C.B. Anderson (the greenskeeper) in 1896? May 2, 1896 Mechanicville Saratoga Mercury notes plans for Bendelow to lay out the course.
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Phelps Private Course (Blue Ridge, PA) - May 2, 1896 The Evening Post article notes Bendelow laying out 9 hole course for Miss Phelps in Blue Ridge.
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Notes: Were Oak Ridge GC (Forest Park) and Forest Park GC (Woodhaven) the same course? C&W have his work at Forest Park dating from 1910.
Oakland article -
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I've never liked this list because of how two clubs where I am a member are counted four times. Two courses in Lawrenceville, Illinois and two in Robinson. I don't get the need to artificially stretch the numbers on such a prolific career.
John:
There are a handful of duplicates on the list, which I hope to identify as we work through the courses. Some of these are the result of a course being referred to by different names at different times.
Sven
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The list includes Northland Country Club in Duluth. My research definitely puts Bendelow at NCC around the time that the club expanded to 18 holes in 1912, and it certainly makes sense that he would have been involved, but I haven't been able to find any definitive documentation that he in fact designed the club's first 18-hole layout. I don't think Stuart has found any such proof, either.
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The Early Boom - 1897 and 1898
1897
Hendricks Field GC (Belleville, NJ)
Chestnut Hill GC (Montclair, NJ) - May 1897 The Golfer notes course laid out by Bendelow.
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Morris County CC (Morristown, NJ) - Sept. 11, 1898 The Sun article notes Willie Weir, Tom Bendelow, W.F. Davis and H.M. Way had a hand in planning the course. Nov. 22, 1898 The Day article notes course was remodeled by Bendelow.
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Roselle Casino GC (Roselle, NJ) - Noted in an April 10, 1897 Boston Evening Transcript article as a new 9 hole courese by Bendelow at 2,520 yards. May 1897 The Golfer notes laid out by Bendelow.
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Dyker Beach GC (Brooklyn, NY)
Chappaqua GC (Chappaqua, NY) - Sept. 30, 1897 The Evening Post notes Bendelow laid out a 9 hole course at Chappaqua.
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Yahnundasis GC (New Hartford, NY) - April 26, 1897 The Sun notes course laid out by Bendelow.
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Nyack CC (Nyack, NY) - Noted in June 5, 1897 Boston Evening Post article as just laid out by Bendelow.
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Mount Pleasant Field Club (Sing Sing, NY) - 1899 Guide and 1900 Harpers note laid out by Bendelow in 1897.
Notes: The List also has The Marine and Field Club from 1896, which merged with Dyker Beach GC. Were these separate courses?
The List also notes Bellerive CC (aka St. Louis Field Club) as a Bendelow design in 1897. The 1899 Guide attributes the course to D.O. Ives and A.L. Kenneth in Oct. 1897, while the 1900 Harpers notes A.Q. Kennett, J.G. McGee and D.O. Ives in Sept. 1898. The club moved to Normandie in 1910 and reorganized as Bellerive CC. I have not seen anything yet that gives a date for Bendelow's work, but I suspect it was an improvement to the original 1897 course after that date or perhaps work on the new 1910 course.
1898
Littlefield GC (Littlefield, CT) - This should be Litchfield GC in Litchfield, CT. The List has 1897. April 15, 1898 The Evening Post notes Bendelow remodeling the course.
(http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc435/snilsen7/LitchfieldGC-TheEveningPostApril151898_zpsad1d8532.png)
Eastern Point GC (Groton, CT) - 1899 Guide notes course laid out recently by Bendelow. 1900 Harpers notes course as Shennecossett GC and laid out by Bendelow in Sept. 1898.
Litchfield CC (Litchfield, CT) - 1899 Guide notes The Litchfield Club laid out by Bendelow in March 1898. The List has this as 1893.
Stonehenge GC (Norwalk, CT) - 1900 Harpers notes course laid out by Bendelow in 1898.
South Wilton GC (South Wilton, CT) - Noted in a Mar. 16, 1898 New York Tribune and a Mar. 19, 1898 Boston Evening Transcript article as 9 holes laid out by Bendelow on Dr. Edwin Smith estate. 1899 Guide and 1900 Harpers note course laid out by Bendelow in 1898.
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Forest Hills Field Club (Newark, NJ) - 1899 Guide and 1900 Harpers note laid out by Bendelow.
Washington GC (Washington, CT) - 1899 Guide notes present course by Bendelow. 1900 Harpers notes course improved in 1899.
Saginaw CC (Saginaw, MI)
Bernardsville GC (Bernardsville, NJ)
Plainfield GC (West Course) (Edison, NJ) - This is the same as Hillside G&TC noted below.
Hilmetia GC (Hilmetia, NJ) - Should be Helmetta GC. 1899 Guide notes laid out by Bendelow. 1900 Harpers notes laid out by Bendelow.
GC of Lakewood (Lakewood, NJ) - 1899 Guide notes present 18 hole course laid out by Bendelow in May 1898. 1900 Harpers notes course laid out by Bendelow in 1898.
Lawrence Harbor CC (Morgan, NJ) - 1900 Harpers notes course laid out by Bendelow in Sept. 1898.
Park GC (North Plainfield, NJ) - June 11, 1898 The Sun article notes 9 holes 3,165 yard course laid out by Bendelow. 1899 Guide and 1900 Harpers notes laid out by Bendelow.
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Hillside Golf and Tennis Club (Plainfield, NJ) - March 12, 1898 Boston Evening Transcript and Jan 7, 1898 The Sun articles note Bendelow extending the course. May 1898 Golf Magazine notes Bendelow laid out the new 18 hole course (see below).
(http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc435/snilsen7/HillsideGampTCTheSunJan71898_zpsa92c9d3e.png)
East Orange GC (Short Hills, NJ) - An 1898 (exact date unknown) The Sun article notes course laid out by Bendelow. 1900 Harpers notes laid out by Bendelow in May 1898.
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Essex County CC (East Course) (West Orange, NJ)
Montclair GC (West Orange, NJ) - Also in 1900. Nov. 23, 1898 The Sun article notes new 9 hole 3,000 yard course laid out by Bendelow. May 2, 1899 Brooklyn Daily Eagle notes opening of course laid out by Bendelow at the beginning of the year. Jan. 20, 1900 New York Tribune article notes Bendelow laid out club's new 18 hole course. 1899 Guide notes will have 18 holes in the Spring, current 9 holes mapped out by Tom Bendelow. 1900 Harpers notes laid out by Bendelow in March 1899.
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Sunset Park GC (Brooklyn, NY) - The List has this as 1899. May 28, 1899 New York Times article notes Bendelow laid out the course. August 6, 1900 New York Tribune article notes early players built a crude 6 hole course starting 13 years ago and then Bendelow laid out a new 6 hole course about two years ago.
(http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc435/snilsen7/SunsetPark-NYTMay281899_zps627aa207.png)
Rockaway Hunting Club (Cedarhurst, NY) - Nov. 1898 Golf Magazine notes 18 hole course laid out by Bendelow. Nov. 30, 1898 New York Tribune article notes 18 hole 5,713 yard course done by Bendelow. 1899 Guide notes 18 hole course laid out by Bendelow in Sept. 1898.
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Huntington GC (Halesite CC) (Huntington, NY) - The List has this as 1899. August 15, 1898 The Sun article has a 6 hole course laid out by Bendelow. 1899 Guide notes recently laid out by Bendelow.
(http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc435/snilsen7/HuntingtonTheSunAug151898_zps820b763d.png)
Pelham Manor GC (Westchester, NY) - Other sources have 1895.
Stittson Private Course (Tuxedo Park Estate) (Sturlington, NY) - 1899 Guide and 1900 Harpers note laid out by Bendelow.
Century CC (Bronx, NY) - June 11, 1898 Brooklyn Daily Eagle notes course staked out by Bendelow. 1900 Harpers notes laid out by Bendelow in Spring of 1898.
(http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc435/snilsen7/Century-BrooklynDailyEagleJune111898_zpse891165a.png)
Williamsport CC (Williamsport, PA) - Noted in a July 18, 1898 The Sun article as 9 holes laid out by Bendelow. 1899 Guide notes laid out by Bendelow. 1900 Haprers notes laid out by Bendelow in June 1898.
(http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc435/snilsen7/WilliamsportTheSunJuly181898_zps79d6256c.png)
York CC (York, PA) - Nov. 23, 1898 The Sun article (see above) notes Bendelow laid out a 9 hole course for Grier Hersh.
Tuscumbia CC (Green Lake, WI) - The List has this as 1897.
Waveland GC (Chicago, IL) - Looking for source information on this attribution.
Additions:
Stern Private Course (Westchester, NY) - Did this course become known by a different name? April 27, 1898 Brooklyn Daily Eagle notes Bendelow laid out a course for Benjamin Stern.
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Dutcher Private Course (Pawling, NY) - Is this Dutcher GC? April 28, 1898 Brooklyn Daily Eagle (see above) notes Bendelow laid out a private course for J.B. Dutcher at "Paulding."
Phillip Small Private Course (York, PA) - Sept. 2, 1898 The Sun article notes Bendelow laid out a 9 hole 2,400 yard course for Philip Small. (Also see Nov. 23, 1898 The Sun article above.)
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Newport Second Beach GC (Newport, RI) - August 25, 1898 The Sun article notes Bendelow laid out a 9 hole 2,825 yard course. The list has an Eastern Point GC in Newport for 1898.
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Hartford GC (Hartford, CT) - Looking for source information on this attribution.
Additional Morris County CC article (The Sun, Feb. 20, 1898) -
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Additional Hillside T&GC article (May 1898 Golf Magazine) -
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Sven, how do you think this effort might exceed the already copious and thourough efforts and information found in Stuart's book?
I'm all in favor of any effort to bring forward new and authentic information about Bendelow's work and influence on GCA. I hope new data is discovered. But, other than obscure local newspaper or magazine articles heretofor undiscovered, it seems unlikely we will learn anything new.
(Unless you have found a drawing by Tilly, with Dr Mac and old Tom's autograghs next to Bende's, with a note commemorating a night of drunken debaucery on the town of Old Chicago...) ::) ;D
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Sven, how do you think this effort might exceed the already copious and thourough efforts and information found in Stuart's book?
I'm all in favor of any effort to bring forward new and authentic information about Bendelow's work and influence on GCA. I hope new data is discovered. But, other than obscure local newspaper or magazine articles heretofor undiscovered, it seems unlikely we will learn anything new.
(Unless you have found a drawing by Tilly, with Dr Mac and old Tom's autograghs next to Bende's, with a note commemorating a night of drunken debaucery on the town of Old Chicago...) ::) ;D
RJ -
Here are the courses I've already noted (just for the period from 1894-1898) that should be added to the list, there will be more:
Englewood GC (Englewood, NJ) - An April 10, 1897 Boston Evening Transcript article notes new course laid out by Bendelow.
Westchester GC (New York, NY) - April 18, 1896 New York Tribune article notes Bendelow laid out 9 holes on the Watson estate.
Phillip Small Private Course (York, PA) - Sept. 2, 1898 The Sun article notes Bendelow laid out a 9 hole 2,400 yard course for Philip Small.
Newport Second Beach GC (Newport, RI) - August 25, 1898 The Sun article notes Bendelow laid out a 9 hole 2,825 yard course. The list has an Eastern Point GC in Newport for 1898.
Hartford GC (Hartford, CT) - Looking for source information on this attribution.
In addition, I'm hoping to identify the duplicate entries and to clean up any mistakes in names, dates and locations. There are quite a few of these noted already.
When I first reviewed the list a couple of years back it did not include information found in the 1899 Guide and the 1900 Harpers. It does now, mostly I suspect due to those omissions being pointed out on this site.
There's a wealth of information out there that just needs to be reviewed, compiled and presented. C&W started the process, but their 292 count for Bendelow was lacking. Stuart has done a wonderful job in providing as comprehensive of a list as has been presented to date for Bendelow. I'm hoping to add to what he has accomplished.
If you don't see any value in this, that's fine. I do.
Sven
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Sven, in my view, we always have a hurdle to overcome when trying to measure the true impact Tom Bendelow had on GCA. We know he was the Johnny Appleseed of the proliferation of golf as a game, through his reputation of the enormous number of courses characterized as "18 stakes on a Sunday afternoon". And, this sort of derisive slogan used to describe TBs work product is in conflict with much of his serious work, when he was the lead architect at American Park Builders, quite a while after his association with Spaulding. We know that TB actually did 'do the work in and on the ground' for several of his more notable courses like Medinah. We know he was a leader in using pliesticine modelling to plan in 3D, how golf holes would lay on the ground based on the actual topography. We know TB was a competent architect and builder.
But, it seems to me that most of these numerous attributions that TB "laid out" 9 holes here and 9 holes there as reported in these various local publications and newspapers are more 'fluff' pieces akin to 'society notice' where some newly formed golf and country club or wealthy guy brought TB in to look perhaps at topo map of a piece of land, and maybe he had a syllabus or template folder he left with some local construction guy that had some methodology of how to drain some area, how to build a bunker, or how to seed newly graded and shaped area in accordance to basically a stick routing he laid upon the local topo map. Perhaps he rode into town on the train, was carted out to the local plot of land the newly formed golf club members were thinking about starting a golf course, walked around and placed those stakes where a tee, LZ and green ought to work well, then took his rest at the local hotel, and jumped back on the train to make his next appointment with another newly formed club looking into the "golf thing" that was becoming all the rage of the era.
So, in my mind, we have this dicotomy between Bendelow the competent architect and the actual work he was on site to follow through and direct as lead architect, and this early gentleman that was known throughout the burgeoning golf craze circles as a guy that could come in and "lay out a course" for our newly formed country club that up until then was just a clubhouse with a social agenda of dinners and perhaps horse riding, hunting or other genteel sporting pursuit
I just think it is hard to acquire context to TB's vast scope of work in relation to the golf craze and proliferation of the times, including the Spaulding marketing effort to spread the game and sell equipment, and TB's role. It seems to me that sometimes he was a promoter and sometime a legitimate architect.
I do hope that your new efforts will turn up something like real architectural drawings done by Bendy detailing heretofor unknown architectural design work that he may have contributed as opposed to a news blurb that he blew into town and 'laid out 9 holes'. That would truly be a valuable find IMHO.
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RJ -
Back in the Spring I posted an instruction letter from Bendelow regarding his guidance for the construction of a course he had just laid out (http://www.golfclubatlas.com/forum/index.php/topic,57936.0.html). I found this letter to be particularly interesting for two reasons:
1. It added a bit more color to the "18 Stakes" practice; and
2. It described to me a business model of pure economy.
Bendelow's main goal was to spread the game. He wasn't what Ross would become, a multi-tiered operation that supplied the construction team. He also wasn't predominantly a "society" hire, being asked to build courses due to his social connections.
We may not uncover any earth shattering plans or concepts in this exercise, but it might help us understand a bit better the growth of the game amongst the middle and lower classes. Bendelow may have built courses on the cheap, but by doing so he allowed a multitude of people to play that game that would not have been able to do so otherwise, or at least not with the rudimentary guidance from an expert that he provided.
As this progresses, I'm hoping to highlight some of his efforts to develop public golf. Starting with Van Cortlandt, moving to his work with the Chicago Park System and a myriad of other places, there is no one more influential in the development of public golf in this country than him. There are quite a few other concepts to highlight, including his thoughts on course length after the introduction of the Haskell ball, the changes in his practice as his career developed and, as you noted, the high level of work he did when actually spending time on site. There are some other side notes of interest, including how he became personna non grata on the east coast after his move to the midwest.
Hope this helps explain where I'm coming from with this.
Sven
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Bendelow in Carnegie Hall?
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From the Feb. 1898 edition of Golf Magazine.
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Bendelow might have been one of the first, but there were many pros who gave indoor lessons in NYC, Boston and Chicago. Alex Morrison among them. They seem to have reached a peak of popularity in the 1920's.
Bob
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Bendelow might have been one of the first, but there were many pros who gave indoor lessons in NYC, Boston and Chicago. Alex Morrison among them. They seem to have reached a peak of popularity in the 1920's.
Bob
Bob:
How many of them gave lessons at Carnegie Hall? I thought there was an interesting parallel to the old joke "How do you get to Carnegie Hall..."
There were quite a few indoor golf schools, as well as a number of indoor golf courses, but that's an exercise for another thread.
Sven
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Sven, I missed the earlier spring post as we were in transit those days, Tassie, Melbourne, NZ. Nice find! I was looking at the Google aerial of that area of Marseilles-Ottawa IL and found this:
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.3578451,-88.6946546,1142m/data=!3m1!1e3?hl=en (https://www.google.com/maps/@41.3578451,-88.6946546,1142m/data=!3m1!1e3?hl=en)
Do you think those straight ditches were what was referred to in your posted news article about digging the ditches to drain the area?
At any rate, I am happy you are taking up a new search for such artifacts and news stories. As far as the content of the article, it bolsters or drives home the probable methodology that Bendy used to make those many site visits and place so many projects on his resume. Your find does indicate he was on site (perhaps only a day or so) and left those general instructions in a letter to that club. We see similar instructions for the agronomy aspect of preparing greens, fairgreens, and such in both Ross's book and MacKenzie's. Interesting that your article introduces Bendy as; "the recognized authority on golf courses in this country". Again, this would tend to suggest that whilst Bendy was doing the Johnny Appleseed thing to spread the game to more public participation (as his leading authority and expert consultant of the Spaulding Co. implies), he was also considered among the few that were plying the trade or profession in the 1890-1910 period as "the man" and I would think that the elite country club set would seek his counsul out as much as the community project planners. I think Bendy had it going on both fronts as the people's man for golf consulting, and the elite club's go to man. What do you think?
BTW, Stuart's book has a reference to how Bendy had some large building space a block or so down from his Chicago Spaulding office where he also gave indoor lessons in the winter...
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RJ -
If you had asked me about Bendelow a while back, I would have given the stock answer that he was pretty good at churning out courses. But after delving into the old magazines and tracking down old newspaper articles on his work, I'm pretty well convinced that he was the most important figure in early American golf (and not just golf architecture).
In addition to laying out golf courses, he ran many of the larger tournaments as an official. He also gave lessons, consulted with numerous clubs, wrote articles on a variety of topics, lectured on golf architecture at the University of Illinois, edited the Official Golf Guide for a number of years, organized and participated in the tours of many of the great UK golfers who came to the US and was a general "go to" guy for all things golf related. I was just reading an account of his travels in 1903 to five different states as a survey of the state of the game. There may have been business reasons for his travels, but those travels certainly gave him an insight into what was happening where that few others could have garnered.
There is no doubt to me that he was highly sought after by the bigger name clubs. He traveled to California around 1910 to consult with Los Angeles CC on the prospects for their newly acquired land when the club changed sites. Perhaps he was involved in the design of what became the South course, or perhaps the committee that worked on that project just wanted the advice of a well seasoned veteran. Its just another in a long line of meetings that I wish I could have been a fly on the wall. But I think his real interests lay in making the game accessible.
Back to the chronology.
Sven
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Sven--Do you discount the March 4, NY Sun article that reported on a match that Tom Bendelow played against Walter Travis at the Oakland Club. The article states, "In the morning, Travis and Bendelow journeyed to the links of the Flushing Athletic club and designed the course. The course consists of nine holes and is about 2,300 yards the entire length." Stuart Bendelow sent the article to me a while ago.
Ed
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Sven--Do you discount the March 4, NY Sun article that reported on a match that Tom Bendelow played against Walter Travis at the Oakland Club. The article states, "In the morning, Travis and Bendelow journeyed to the links of the Flushing Athletic club and designed the course. The course consists of nine holes and is about 2,300 yards the entire length." Stuart Bendelow sent the article to me a while ago.
Ed
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I don't discount it at all, and will note the collaboration in the listing.
It is curious to me that the two guides only noted Bendelow, perhaps due to the status of each man as an architect at that point in their careers.
Sven
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With the other thread going about the disaster of the Olympic course, it is interesting to remember that Stuart mentioned Tom Bendelow was the organizer or official of rules for the only other golf played at Olympics in around 1903 in St Louis. I may not be precise as I'm too lazy to go find the book and look it up... ::)
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Moving on -
1899
Elkridge Hunting and CC (Baltimore, MD) - Other sources have 1895.
Columbia G&CC (Chevy Chase, MD) - The List has 1898. 1900 Harpers notes 9 hole course laid out in March 1899, 18 hole course to be laid out shortly.
Colonia CC (Colonia, NJ) - Jan. 9, 1899 and Jan. 30, 1899 New York Tribune articles and an 1899 Brooklyn Daily Eagle article note Bendelow laid out a 9 hole course. 1900 Harpers notes laid out by Bendelow in Jan. 1899.
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Hackensack GC (Hackensack, NJ) - Is this the same as Oritani Field Club? July [6?], 1899 New York Evening Post article (see below) notes laid out by Bendelow.
Somerset G&CC (Somerville, NJ) - 1899 Guide notes course now being laid out by Bendelow.
Van Cortlandt Park GC (Bronx, NY) - March 9, 1899 The Sun article (see below) notes Bendelow expanding course to 18 holes. April 1899 Golf Magazine notes Bendelow completed the 18 hole course.
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Dyker Meadow GC (aka Shore View GC) (Brooklyn, NY)
Ellenville GC (Ellenville, NY) - 1899 Guide and 1900 Harpers note laid out by Bendelow.
The Apawamis Club (Rye, NY) - Apr. 21, 1899 The Sun article notes Bendelow being consulted about a new 18 hole course. May 9, 1899 New York Tribune notes new 18 hole course laid out by Bendelow.
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Fox Hills GC (fka Staten Island Cricket and Baseball Club) (Staten Island, NY) - Dec. 10, 1898 New York Tribune article notes Bendelow and A.G. Griffiths asked to provide separate advice on proposed course. Dec. 23, 1898 notes Bendelow planned a 18 hole 6,022 yard course. Jan. 15, 1899 The Sun article details the Bendelow designed 6,100 yard 18 hole course. 1899 Guide notes Staten Island Cricket and Baseball Club laid out by Bendelow.
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Oritani Field Club (Hackensack, NJ) - March 11, 1899 Brooklyn Daily Eagle notes course laid out by Bendelow.
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Norwalk GC (Norwalk, CT) - Noted as laid out by A.G. Spalding & Co. Was this Bendelow?
Yountakah GC (Delawanna, NJ) - Course is listed as a Bendelow in C&W, although the 1900 Harpers notes the initial course was laid out by A.H. Larkin.
Notes: Somerset G&CC also know as Somerset CC and Finderne GC, which was noted in the 1900 Harpers as laid out by Bendelow in Jan. 1899.
1900
Suburban GC (Elizabeth, NJ) - The List has 1896. April 13, 1900 New York Times article notes Bendelow laid out the course.
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Mahopac GC (Lake Mahopac, NY) - The List has two listings for Mahopac. April 13, 1900 New York Times (see above) notes Bendelow laid out a course at Lake Mahopac. July 6, 1919 New York Times article notes a new 9 hole course was laid out by Bendelow.
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Quogue GC (Quogue, NY) - Oct. 18, 1900 The Brooklyn Daily Eagle article notes course laid out by Bendelow. Aug. 10, 1907 The Brooklyn Daily Eagle states “The grounds were laid out under the direction of Bendelow.”
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Eagle Nest CC (Raquette Lake, NY) - July 12, 1900 New York Tribune article notes both Bendelow and Dunn making frequent trips to supervise construction. Also noted in the July 15, 1900 New York Times and July 27, 1900 Geneva Daily Gazette.
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Ravine Land and Game Association (Somerset Hills CC) (Ravine Lake, NY) - C&W has this as Somerset Hills in NJ.
Sharon CC (Sharon, PA)
Allegheny CC (Sewickley, PA) - The List has 1902. Nov. 14, 1900 The Daily Times notes Bendelow laying out the course.
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Detroit CC (Detroit, MI) - This should be Detroit GC. Club's 40th Anniversary Book notes first course laid out by Bendelow with assistance from Frank Thompson.
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Automobile and Golf Club of Westchester (Tarrytown, NY) - Noted in an April 3, 1900 NYT article as laid out by Bendelow.
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Onondago G&CC (Onondago, NY) - The list has the date as unknown, course dates from 1900. As noted by Ed Homsey, the club history book has no notation of Bendelow.
Iowa City CC (Iowa City, IA) - The list has the date as unknown, course dates from 1900.
Terre Haute CC (Terre Haute, IN) - The list has the date as unknown, course dates from 1900.
Hackensack -
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Additional Fox Hills article (The Sun - Jan. 15, 1899) -
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Van Cortlandt (The Sun - March 9, 1899)
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Easton GC (Easton, PA) - 1900 Harpers notes laid out by Bendelow in Nov. 1896.
Does anyone know anything about this? I grew up in Easton and Bethlehem and this is the first I have ever heard of it.
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1 small thing, 1 bigger thing. Both St. Louis
Algonquin Golf Club, not Country Club- definitely first 9 Bendelow
Normandie has always been credited to Robert Foulis not Bendelow. FWIW their website credits Foulis. I think I've read he lived near the course.
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Easton GC (Easton, PA) - 1900 Harpers notes laid out by Bendelow in Nov. 1896.
Does anyone know anything about this? I grew up in Easton and Bethlehem and this is the first I have ever heard of it.
Jim:
Easton GC was listed in the 1899 Guide (as laid out in Nov. 1896), the 1900 Harpers (laid out by Bendelow in Nov. 1896) and the 1901 Harpers. I have not seen any other references to the course. My guess is that it was a short lived club, perhaps one that suffered due to the creation of the CC of Northampton County in 1899.
Sven
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The list includes Northland Country Club in Duluth. My research definitely puts Bendelow at NCC around the time that the club expanded to 18 holes in 1912, and it certainly makes sense that he would have been involved, but I haven't been able to find any definitive documentation that he in fact designed the club's first 18-hole layout. I don't think Stuart has found any such proof, either.
Rick:
Does this help (from the June 10, 1914 edition of The Duluth Herald):
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I have often wondered what connection Bendy had that explains the anomally of his branching out so far west to Green Lake WI in 1897 to " lay out" Tescumbia. Given that Green Lake was a resort for wealthy even back then, I suppose a referal from an influential east coast client with a resort home there was made.
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Quogue Field Club
Bendelow probably came to Quogue sometime in August of 1900
There is no hard evidence to indicate how much time Bendelow spent working on the course but The Brooklyn Daily Eagle published a story on August 10, 1907, which included the statement, “The grounds were laid out under the direction of Bendelow.”
The construction was believed to begin in September 1900. The Club would have employed a number of workmen to build the course. These would have been mostly farmers to plow and harrow the land. The course was built largely by hand and the assistance of horse teams.
The construction was most likely handled by Alec Lawson
It believed that S.F. Morris, Jr. and E.F. Post oversaw the golf course construction. Morris was the best golfer at the Club at the time and Post maintained a leadership role with respect to golf throughout his years as a Field Club member.
In an article in The Brooklyn Daily Eagle dated October 18, 1900, and entitled “Gossip from Baltusrol”, it states that: “Work on the new golf links at Quogue, L.I. is progressing rapidly and the greens are being prepared for the next season. The course is laid out by Bendelow and is very attractive, skirting in part the shore of Shinnecock Bay. There are a number of natural hazards. Preparations are being made to move the Field Club building to its new site, where it will be more convenient of access.”
It was described in the Suffolk County News at the time as follows: “The new golf links of the Quogue Field Club have been opened for the season and the course is said to be one of the finest on Long Island. It is a nine hole course and extends from the South Country Road [today known as Quogue Street] to Shinnecock Bay and thence among the shore, making the entire course one of picturesque beauty.”
The course was built on approximately 50 acres of land, it played to a par of 38 and extended to 3,135 yards.
The routing of the first three holes of the course was the same as is today. The first hole was a par-5 but it was shorter at 460 yards. The second was slightly shorter par-3 at 125-yards. The third played slightly longer than the current hole as a 290-yard par 5.
The middle stretch of holes was quite different. The fourth hole was a par four of 315-yards playing approximately in the same direction as the current hole but towards the current 6th green. The original 5th was a 350 yard par four playing out towards Penniman’s Point over the land leased from the Foster Sisters. The 6th returned on the same piece of land playing 290 yards back towards the current 6th green.
The routing of the seventh, eighth and ninth holes were very similar to what exists today. The seventh hole was a 465-yard par-5 finishing at the green north of Quanquantuck Lane. The eighth hole was a shorter par-4 than exists today at 320- yards playing to the current green. The ninth hole also was a par-5 and similar in length to today’s ninth hole at 534-yards.
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I believe the notation for The Detroit CC in 1900 is a mistaken attribution for Detroit GC. In the 1939 Club History Book for DGC, it is noted that Bendelow, assisted by Frank Thompson of the club, laid out and built the first 9 hole course. I am not sure if this work took place in 1899 (the year the club was founded) or in 1900.
Sven
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The next set is marked by a shift to the Midwest -
1901
Suburban GC (Anchorage, IL) - This should be Anchorage, Kentucky. April 7, 1901 The Buffalo Courier notes Bendelow leaving for Anchorage Kentucky to lay out the Suburban CC course. Undated Chicago Tribune article notes course laid out by Bendelow.
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Auburn Park GC (Chicago, IL) - Noted in a June 10, 1901 New York Times article as laid out by Bendelow. July 1910 Golf Magazine notes course laid out by Bendelow.
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Elgin CC (Elgin, IL) - May 1901 Golf Magazine notes Bendelow laid out the course.
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Manistee G&CC (Manistee, MI)
Riverside CC (Menominee, MI)
Missouri State University GC (Columbia, MO) - March 6, 1902 St. Louis Republic notes course laid out by Bendelow in Columbia.
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Charleston CC (Charleston, SC)
Lake Park GC (Milwaukee, WI) - April 24, 1901 NYT article notes Bendelow laid out two 9 hole courses in the Milwaukee parks. April 27, 1901 Boston Evening Transcript notes course laid out by Bendelow. June 1901 Golf Magazine (see below) notes Bendlow laid out a 1,800 yard 9 hole course.
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West Park GC (Milwaukee, WI) - April 24, 1901 NYT article (see above) notes Bendelow laid out two 9 hole courses in the Milwaukee parks. April 27, 1901 Boston Evening Transcript notes course laid out by Bendelow. June 1901 Golf Magazine notes Bendelow laid out a 2,535 yard course.
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Portage Lake CC (Houghton, MI) - The List has this as date unknown.
Riverside CC (Lansing, MI) - The List has this as date unknown..
1902
Anderson CC (Anderson, IN)
Grandview GC (Des Moines, IA) - Looking for source information for this attribution. July 1912 The American Golfer notes this as a new 18 hole course and the second public course in Des Moines.
Hollywood GC (Long Branch, NJ)
Misquamicut GC (Watch Hill, RI)
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Magnolia GC (Pass Christian, MS) - Feb. 6, 1902 Biloxi Daily Herald (see below) notes Bendelow laid out the course.
Mexico GC (Pass Christian, MS) - Feb. 6, 1902 Biloxi Daily Herald (see below) notes Bendelow laid out the course.
Biloxi GC (Biloxi, MS) - Feb. 6, 1902 Biloxi Daily Herald notes Bendelow laid out the course.
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The 1895 citation for Soangetaha noted above seems out of place. This is a small town course in the Midwest, one that would fit with TB's work in that area starting after his move to Chicago.
A Feb. 1907 Golf Magazine article notes Bendelow laid out or remodeled 20 courses in the last six months of 1906, including one in Galesburg. The course is noted in the 1899 Golf Guide (as Soangetaka GC), so it appears to predate the 1906 date, suggesting this was a remodel.
Sven
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The list includes Northland Country Club in Duluth. My research definitely puts Bendelow at NCC around the time that the club expanded to 18 holes in 1912, and it certainly makes sense that he would have been involved, but I haven't been able to find any definitive documentation that he in fact designed the club's first 18-hole layout. I don't think Stuart has found any such proof, either.
Rick:
Does this help (from the June 10, 1914 edition of The Duluth Herald):
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Sven,
Nice find. I hadn't seen that article. I found previous stories from the Duluth News Tribune in 1909 that said Bendelow was in Duluth to run the 1909 State Amateur championship at Northland, sang Scottish songs at the tournament dinner and played a fourball match that involved the club's best player, Richard Patrick. It seemed logical to me that Bendelow had at least offered assistance when the club expanded the course from 9 to 18 holes in 1912-1913.
Someone also posted an article on GCA written by H.B. Martin in 1914 stating that the course "was practically reconstructed under the watchful eye of Alex Smith, who was engaged to remodel the links and put it in up-to-date style without regard to expense."
I can't find any other reference to Alex Smith being at Northland, so we seem to have competing claims. The article you found makes it more likely than ever that Bendelow deserves some credit for Northland's first 18-hole course. Maybe Bendelow and Smith both worked on the expansion. We need to keep looking for more information.
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1903
Ridge CC (Chicago, IL)
Evanston GC (Evanston, IL) - March 15, 1903 NYT notes Bendelow laying out a new 18 hole course at a new location. Also noted in April 1903 Golf Magazine.
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Farmer City GC (Farmer City, IL)
Monmouth CC (Monmouth, IL)
Algonquin CC (Glendale, MO)
Evanston CC (Kansas City, MO)
Normandie Park GC (St. Louis, MO) - Aug. 1903 Golf Magazine notes course remodeled by Bendelow.
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Mohawk GC (Schenectady, NY) - The List has 1898 when original course was built, second course was built in 1903. June 30, 1902 Albany Evening Journal notes Bendelow visited the new site and made suggestions. May 1910 The American Golfer (see below) notes course laid out in 1903 by Samuel Hamill, assisted by Emmet and A. F. Knight and with suggestions from Bendelow.
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Hyde Park CC (Cincinnati, OH)
Lakeside GC (nka Branch River) (Meyers Lake, OH) - Looking for source information for this attribution. The list has a separate Lakeside in Pewaukee, WI with a date of 1906 which it claims is also now known as "Branch River."
Geneva Lake Yacht and GC (Lake Geneva, WI) - This is the same course as George William College as noted in the 1905 listing.
Blue Mound CC (Wauwatosa, WI) - April 18, 1914 The Milwaukee Sentinel article notes Blue Mound was laid out by Bendelow.
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1904
Hillsdale GC (Bellwood, IL) - The list has 1909.
Champaign CC (Champaign, IL) - April 1905 Golfers Magazine notes course laid out by Bendelow.
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Skokie GC (Glencoe, IL)
St. Joseph Valley (South Bend, IN) - April 1905 Golfers Magazine (see above) notes course laid out by Bendelow.
West Baden GC (West Baden, IN) - June 1904 Golfers Magazine notes course laid out by Bendelow.
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Cedar Rapids CC (Cedar Rapids, IA)
Des Moines CC (Des Moines, IA) - Jan. 2, 1904 Des Moines Capital notes Bendelow expected to lay out new course. Jan. 24, 1904 Omaha Daily Bee article notes Bendelow laying out new 18 hole course of 6,827 yards, the longest in the world at this time.
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Cherokee GC (Louisville, KY) - May 1905 Golfers Magazine notes Bendelow laying out a public course in Cherokee Park.
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Greensburg CC (Greensburg, PA) - Club history has course originally laid out by P.B. Graham of Carnoustie with no date given.
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La Porte CC (La Porte, IN)
Elmridge CC (Kansas City, MO) - Was Bendelow in 1904 or 1910? March 1910 The American Golfer notes plans to lay out an 18 hole course.
Mohawk -
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Sven,
The French Lick Valley course and West Baden courses could potentially be the same course, although I seem to recall something else you posted about multiple French Lick courses. The old Valley course is on the dividing line of West Baden. It remains unclear to me how many courses have existed in that area over the years.
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Before moving on through the chronology, I'm going to edit the earlier posts to include the various articles and other citations noted where appropriate.
If anyone has any other source material, please feel free to pass it on or post it to this thread.
Thanks,
Sven
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Sven -
Fascinating. I don't have much to add other than to note that your materials allow you to trace Bendelow's widening arch year-by-year. By 1904 he is working as far west as Iowa, for example. Looking forward to '05 and '06 when, I think, he begins a swing to the SE and lays out, among other courses, the original East Lake.
Good stuff. Keep it coming.
Bob
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Sven -
Fascinating. I don't have much to add other than to note that your materials allow you to trace Bendelow's widening arch year-by-year. By 1904 he is working as far west as Iowa, for example. Looking forward to '05 and '06 when, I think, he begins a swing to the SE and lays out, among other courses, the original East Lake.
Good stuff. Keep it coming.
Bob
Bob:
Thanks for the encouragement. East Lake is coming up, along with an interesting article about its difficulty at that time and Bendelow's thoughts on golf course length.
Sven
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Sven--Though club history books are not always the most reliable source, thought I'd mention information from the Onondaga Golf and Country's history book that has a detailed description of the development of their club, and its courses. The club was founded in April 1898 and called upon David Campbell, an OGCC member, to design a 9-hole course. Campbell had come to the country from Scotland and almost immediately, began working as a gardener on a prominent Syracuse estate. Over the next 13-15 years, Campbell designed a second and third nine hole courses for OGCC until 1917 when Travis came in and integrated 2 or 3 existing hole into his 18 hole design.
There is no mention of Tom Bendelow in the OGCC book.
Ed
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Adding this post as a repository for all of the articles I have dealing with Bendelow's time at Van Cortlandt.
1. New York Tribune - March 9, 1899
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2. New York Tribune - March 15, 1899
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3. New York Tribune - April 12, 1899
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4. New York Tribune - April 27, 1899
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5. New York Tribune - April 14, 1900
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6. New York Tribune - Feb. 3, 1901
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Another repository for Bendelow's thoughts on Municipal Golf:
1. Morning Oregonian - March 24, 1904
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2. The Montreal Gazette - Nov. 14, 1905:
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3. The Evening Independent - March 21, 1913
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This little blurb from the April 11, 1906 edition of the Evening Star contains some insight into Bendelow's travels abroad and his thoughts on the courses he saw:
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The Distance Issue -
1905
Jackson Park GC (Chicago, IL) - The List has 1899. May 1905 Golfers Magazine notes Bendelow submitted plans for new 18 and 9 hole courses. June 1906 Golf Magazine notes Bendelow responsible for placement of new bunkers Dec. 1911 The American Golfer notes Bendelow to work on course adding hazards.
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Fort Mitchell CC (Covington, KY)
Louisville CC (Louisville, KY) - This should be Louisville GC.
Columbus CC (Columbus, OH) - April 1905 Golfers Magazine notes Bendelow laid out an 18 hole course.
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Sheboygan Town and Country Club (Sheboygan, WI)
George Williams College GC (aka Geneva Lake Yacht & GC) (Williams Bay, WI) - The List has duplicate entries for Geneva Lake Yacht & GC and George Williams College, they were the same course. Nov. 1904 and Feb. 1905 Golfers Magazine articles note Bendelow laying out the course (course built near Yerkes Observatory, which is adjacent to the site of the GWC GC). Nov. 27, 1904 Brooklyn Daily Eagle (see below) notes Bendelow laying out new course for club in Geneva.
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Addition:
Shiloh Park GC (Zion, IL) - April 16 and 18, 1905 Chicago Tribune, May 30, 1905 Record Herald note course opening. April 23, 1905 The Salt Lake Tribune note plans for Bendelow to lay out a course in Zion. [Note: Thanks to Tim Cronin for this one, and note we are assuming the course in The Salt Lake Tribune article below became the Shiloh Park GC referred to in the other three articles.]
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George William College :
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1906
There were two separate reports on Bendelow's work in 1906. The first is this Jan. 31, 1907 Evening Star article:
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The second is from the Feb. 1907 edition of Golf Magazine:
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East Lake CC (Atlanta, GA) - The List has 1908. Oct. 25, 1905 Atlanta Constitution notes Bendelow arriving to lay out the course. Feb. 11, 1907 New York Tribune article (see below) discusses the new East Lake course. April 1907 Golf Magazine notes Bendelow laid out a 6,970 yard course.
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CC of Savannah (Savannah GA)
South Shore CC (Chicago, IL) - Feb. 1907 Golf Magazine notes Bendelow laid out or remodeled 20 courses in the last six months of 1906, including South Shore.
East End CC (Kankakee, IL) - Apr./May 1906 Golf Magazine notes 3,425 yard 9 hole course laid out by Bendelow. Feb. 1907 Golf Magazine notes Bendelow laid out or remodeled 20 courses in the last six months of 1906, including in Kankakee.
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Joliet CC (Joliet, IL) - The list has 1905 only. Feb. 1907 Golf Magazine notes Bendelow laid out or remodeled 20 courses in the last six months of 1906, including one in Joliet. May 1910 The American Golfer notes Bendelow shortened the course from 3,200 to 3,000 yards.
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Madison Park GC (Peoria, IL) - The List has 1917. Looking for source information for this attribution.
Illini CC (Springfield, IL) - Feb. 1907 Golf Magazine notes Bendelow laid out or remodeled 20 courses in the last six months of 1906, including in Springfield.
Springfield CC (Springfield, IL) - Feb. 1907 Golf Magazine notes Bendelow laid out or remodeled 20 courses in the last six months of 1906, including in Springfield.
Kokomo CC (Kokomo, IN)
Topeka CC (Topeka, KS) - The List has 1905.
Shawnee Park (Louisville, KY) - May 1905 Golfers Magazine notes a course "is in prospect" by Bendelow in Shawnee Park. Feb. 1907 Golf Magazine notes Bendelow laid out or remodeled 20 courses in the last six months of 1906, including two in Kentucky.
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Palisades Park GC (Palisades Park, MI) - Feb. 1907 Golf Magazine notes Bendelow laid out or remodeled 20 courses in the last six months of 1906, including two in Michigan.
Gulfport GC (Gulfport, MS)
Losantiville CC (now Ridge Club) (Cincinnati, OH) - Noted in 1907 Spaulding Official Golf Guide. Feb. 1907 Golf Magazine notes Bendelow laid out or remodeled 20 courses in the last six months of 1906, including one in Ohio. 1914 Spaulding Official Golf Guide notes course laid out by Bendelow.
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Butler CC (Butler, PA)
Lakeside GC (now Branch River) (Pewaukee, WI) - Feb. 1907 Golf Magazine notes Bendelow laid out or remodeled 20 courses in the last six months of 1906, including three in Wisconsin.
East Lake article -
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Following up on the East Lake article above, I'm going to use this space to post any articles related to Bendelow's thoughts on course length.
1. Feb. 11, 1907 edition of The Sun -
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2. Feb. 24, 1907 edition of The Salt Lake Tribune -
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3. April 1907 Golf Magazine -
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Shawnee CC (Lima, OH) - Should this be 1909? June 1909 Golf Magazine notes Bendelow laid out a 9 hole course in Lima.
I don't know this is prob right. Ross must of came in and added 9 and possibly renovated original 9. Shawnee is considered a Ross course. Played it once a long time ago.
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Shawnee CC (Lima, OH) - Should this be 1909? June 1909 Golf Magazine notes Bendelow laid out a 9 hole course in Lima.
I don't know this is prob right. Ross must of came in and added 9 and possibly renovated original 9. Shawnee is considered a Ross course. Played it once a long time ago.
Ben:
This Shawnee CC (as opposed to the one in Topeka, KS) is not a Ross. It does not appear on the DRS List and the club's website clearly touts it as a Bendelow.
Sven
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Des Moines CC (Des Moines, IA) - Jan. 24, 1904 Omaha Daily Bee article notes Bendelow laying out new 18 hole course of 6,827 yards, the longest in the world at this time.
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Love the article on Des Moines Country Club. I grew up playing on Waveland, the municipal course mentioned in the article. Des Moines Country Club had moved long before I arrived.
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1907
Western Miltary Academy GC (Alton, IL) - Feb. 1907 Golf Magazine notes Bendelow laid out or remodeled 20 courses in the last six months of 1906, including one in Alton.
Windsor GC (Chicago, IL) - Feb. 1907 Golf Magazine notes Bendelow laid out 18 hole course over 6,000 yards.
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Marsettawa CC (Marseilles, IL) - Noted in a May 17, 1907 The Ottawa Free Trader article (see below) as laid out by Bendelow. June 1907 Golf Magazine notes 9 hole course laid out by Bendelow.
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Springs Valley Golf Links Course at French Lick (French Lick, IN)
Hyperion Field GC (Johnston, IA) - Feb. 1907 Golf Magazine notes Bendelow laid out or remodeled 20 courses in the last six months of 1906, including one in Iowa.
Springfield CC (Springfield, MO) - May 1907 Golf Magazine notes Bendelow laid out 3,157 yard course.
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Sioux City CC (Sioux City, IA) - The List has 1908. May 1907 Golf Magazine notes Bendelow laid out 6,180 yard course.
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Avalon at Buhl Park CC (Sharon, PA) - Looking for source information for this attribution.
Memphis CC (Memphis, TN) - The List has 1900. Aug. 21, 1906 Perry Daily Chief notes Bendelow to work on course.
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The Country Club (San Antonio, TX)
Sherman GC (Sherman, TX)
Woodmont CC (Milwaukee, WI) - Feb. 1907 Golf Magazine notes Bendelow laid out or remodeled 20 courses in the last six months of 1906, including three in Wisconsin.
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Happy Hollow CC (Omaha, NE) - The List has this as 1925 only. April 24, 1907 Omaha Daily Bee article notes 18 hole course laid out by Bendelow.
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1908
Colorado GC (Denver, CO) - This list also has a Lakewood GC in 1908, which was the same course. A 1908 Golfers Magazine article notes Bendelow laid out the course. 1909 Spalding Official Golf Guide (see below) notes course laid out by Bendelow.
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Overland Park GC (Golden, CO)
Beverly CC (Auburn Park GC) (Chicago, IL) - As pointed out by Tim Cronin, Auburn Park was a separate course and is noted in the 1901 listing. Bendelow made a quick visit to the site, unsure if he contributed to the design.
Garfield Park GC (Chicago, IL) - March 1908 Golf Magazine notes course laid out by Bendelow.
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Wing Park GC (Elgin, IL)
Mississinewa CC (Indian Oaks) (Peru, IN)
Hutchinson CC (Hutchinson, KS) - The List has this as Date Unknown. Feb. 2, 1922 Hutchinson News (see below) notes history of the club and that Bendelow laid out the original course and was working on the new course. June 25, 1940 Hutchinson News notes Bendelow was laying out the new course 20 years ago.
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Audobon CC (Louisville, KY) - There is evidence of Bendelow working here in 1911 and 1917, but I have nothing from 1908. June 6, 1912 Courier-Journal notes new course built by Bendelow. March 22, 1917 Indianapolis News notes Bendelow trapping and bunkering the course.
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CC of Paducah (Paducah, KY)
Minikahda GC (Minneapolis, MN)
Westwood CC (St. Louis MO) - 1908 Golfers Magazine notes formation of the club with a 6,000 yard course, 9 holes being put into shape and 9 more ready for play next Spring.
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Oswego GC (Oswego, NY) - The List has 1897, although 1901 Harpers notes club formed in 1899. 1908 Oswego Palladium article notes Bendelow visiting to lay out new course on same property.
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Findlay CC (Findlay, OH) - Club website notes Bendelow built the 18 hole course in 1928, no mention of who designed the original 9 holes in 1908.
Pine Lake CC (Waukesha, WI) - Looking for source information for this course.
Additions:
Abingdon CC (Abingdon, IL) - The List has this as date Unknown. The course dates from 1908 or earlier, so I am going to add it here with the disclaimer that there is no evidence that Bendelow did the original layout.
Notes: The Beverly notation should be removed from the list at this point. There is no evidence Bendelow did anything other than see the site and proclaim it was fit for golf.
Colorado GC/Lakewood article:
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Marsettawa article:
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Hutchinson -
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Lakeside GC (now Branch River) (Pewaukee, WI) - Feb. 1907 Golf Magazine notes Bendelow laid out or remodeled 20 courses in the last six months of 1906, including three in Wisconsin.
Sven, perhaps a nit to pick. Whilst there is the 1907 Golf Mag probably refers to this course named Lakeside GC, which may be one of the three built in WI in the previous year, but there is no course there 'now called Branch River'. There is a Branch River course that was previously private and now run as a club open to the public, but it is 80 miles from Pewaukee. I think there a lot of cross referencing and assumptions in the long list of courses suspected to be Bendy projects that are impossible to find actual documentation authentication and are confused with others that were laid out by who knows who. Or, like some projects, one of which I am aware of in modern times, a local archie comes in, makes a site study and does a concept drawing over a topo, and a few preliminary report plan of action on construction, then is aced out by the developer and takes over with construction that uses the archie's plans and does modifications to claim it as his own I'll say the case I am very aware of is Art Johnson, a local relatively active golf architect, who had a local guy do that to him, and Art being a fellow not to dwell on it, just chalked it up to being stiffed by a prick.
Could that similar process be at play where Bendy did some prelim work, then got his legs cut out from under by a local, and the course then gets tossed into the Bendy pool by Stuart and successor course operators, yet the scope of the work and project done by Bendy is jus unkonwable.
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At this point it makes sense to revisit some of the early reported benchmarks for Bendelow's career.
1. As of Jan. 2, 1897, he had produced 47 "greens" in five years.
There are only 21 courses on my list that have a date from before 1897. That leaves us with around 29 courses yet to be discovered. There are several courses we know he did that have a "Unknown" date. Some of these are in locations that would have coincided with where he was doing the bulk of his work during this time period, including:
Stoneybrook GC (Litchfield, CT) - There are no records of this course in any of the early guides. [Note: Jim Kennedy informed me that Stonybrook wasn't built until the 1960's, but there is record of Bendelow building a course in Litchfield.]
Ridgefield CC (Ridgefield, CT) - Ridgefield was organized in 1895 and is noted in the early guides.
Mahwah GC (Mahwah, NY) - This is another course for which no records exist in the early guides.
Montour Heights CC (Coraopolis, PA) - The first record is found in the 1920 Annual Guide and notes the club was organized in 1912.
The Country Club (Meadville, PA) - The club first appears in the 1908 guide. The 1917 Guide notes a date of organization of 1905.
2. From Jan. 1, 1897 to Sept. 2, 1898 he laid out 83 courses.
I covered this time period in an earlier thread (http://www.golfclubatlas.com/forum/index.php/topic,59587.0.html). By my count, there are only 41 courses identified for all of 1897 and 1898.
3. As of March 19, 1898, he had designed 60 courses in the last year.
This is a hard one to verify, as I'm not sure if they mean 1897, or the period from March 1897 to March 1898. In any case, I only have 14 courses for all of 1897.
4. By Nov. 14, 1905 he had a total of 395 courses.
My list has 125 courses verified through the end of 1905. Even if you count the 50 or so Unknowns, we're still well short of the number.
5. As of Jan 1907 - (A) Laid out 19 courses in the last year (11 in Illinois) and (B) Laid out or remodeled 20 courses in the last six months.
Here are the various states from the second article listed out:
IL (11 total) - The article notes the following cities.
Kankakee - East End CC
Galesburg - Soangetaha CC?
Joliet - Joliet CC
Springfield - Illini CC, Springfield CC
Alton - Western Military Academy GC
Chicago - South Shore CC
Other Possibilities - Windsor GC in Chicago,
WI (3) - Lakeside GC, Woodmont CC, ??
KY (2) - Shawnee Park, ??
MI (2) - Palisades Park, ??
OH (1) - Losantiville CC
CT (1) - ?
IA (1) - Hyperion Field GC
Even with this short list, we're still missing a few. It is possible, however, that a few of these courses were laid out but never built.
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Lakeside GC (now Branch River) (Pewaukee, WI) - Feb. 1907 Golf Magazine notes Bendelow laid out or remodeled 20 courses in the last six months of 1906, including three in Wisconsin.
Sven, perhaps a nit to pick. Whilst there is the 1907 Golf Mag probably refers to this course named Lakeside GC, which may be one of the three built in WI in the previous year, but there is no course there 'now called Branch River'. There is a Branch River course that was previously private and now run as a club open to the public, but it is 80 miles from Pewaukee. I think there a lot of cross referencing and assumptions in the long list of courses suspected to be Bendy projects that are impossible to find actual documentation authentication and are confused with others that were laid out by who knows who. Or, like some projects, one of which I am aware of in modern times, a local archie comes in, makes a site study and does a concept drawing over a topo, and a few preliminary report plan of action on construction, then is aced out by the developer and takes over with construction that uses the archie's plans and does modifications to claim it as his own I'll say the case I am very aware of is Art Johnson, a local relatively active golf architect, who had a local guy do that to him, and Art being a fellow not to dwell on it, just chalked it up to being stiffed by a prick.
Could that similar process be at play where Bendy did some prelim work, then got his legs cut out from under by a local, and the course then gets tossed into the Bendy pool by Stuart and successor course operators, yet the scope of the work and project done by Bendy is jus unkonwable.
RJ -
The course names (and notations such as "Branch River") are taken from the 8/14 version of the ASGCA list. Part of this exercise is to identify issues or anomalies on the list, so nitpicking is welcome.
To clarify, I've tried to be as specific as possible in my source information comments in italics. In the case of Lakeside, it itself is not noted in that Feb. 1907 Golf Magazine article. All that the article states is that there were three courses in Wisconsin from the time period noted. As noted in my last post, Lakeside is a possibility for one of the courses that the article was referring to. It should be noted that there is no reference to a Lakeside course in Wisconsin in any of the early guides (there is a big gap between the 1908 and 1917 guides, so this doesn't necessarily mean much).
By adding source material next to the names, as I have tried to do, we can narrow down the courses that we need a bit more information on.
Sven
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The two Ky courses by that date could be Louisville GC and Cherokee in Louisville. Shawnee Park is interesting as I thought that course was designed by Alex McKay in the late 20s. Audabon seems right and remember that Standard CC was formed when LGC and CC of Louisville merged and moved to the current LCC site.
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1909
Edgewater CC (Chicago, IL) - Aug. 1909 The American Golfer notes course laid out by Bendelow.
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Idlewild GC (Flossmoor, IL) - Bendelow also altered the course in 1921. Jan. 1909 Golf Magazine notes Bendelow laid out the course. April 1909 Golf Magazine notes Al Naylor assisted Bendelow in laying out the course and was starting work on the greens. Oct. 31, 1921 Chicago Tribune notes his inspection for improvements.
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Lake Shore CC (Glencoe, IL) - Aug. 1909 The American Golfer (see above) notes course laid out by Bendelow. Jan. 1910 The American Golfer notes construction of the course.
North Shore CC (Wilmette, IL) - Jan. 1909 Golf Magazine notes Bendelow laid out the course.
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Highland G&CC (Indianapolis, IN) - March 7, 1909 Fort Wayne Journal Gazette notes Bendelow laid out the course.
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Pottawattomie CC (Michigan City, IN)
Wapsipinicon GC (River Ridge GC) (Independence, IA)
Oakland CC (New Orleans, LA) - The List has 1910. Feb. 11, 1912 The Sun article notes course opened on 70 acres.
Bay City CC (Bay City, MI) - Nov. 1909 The American Golfer notes new course laid out by Bendelow.
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Bloomfield Hills CC (Birmingham, MI) - Was this work done later? Jan. 8, 1918 Brooklyn Daily Eagle notes opening of new course laid out by Bendelow aided by Conellan.
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The Highlands CC (aka Grand Rapids Elks CC) (Grand Rapids, MI) - The List has duplicate entries for Highlands and Grand Rapids Elks. Aug. 1910 The American Golfer notes Bendelow remodeled the course and laid out new 9 holes. May 1915 The American Golfer notes opening of the Bendelow designed course.
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Meadow Heights CC (Jackson, MI) - Aug. 1910 The American Golfer (see above) notes new 9 holes laid out by Bendelow in Jackson.
Kalamazoo CC (Big and Short Courses) (Kalamazoo, MI) - June 1909 Golf Magazine notes Bendelow laid out a 9 hole course in Kalamazoo.
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Port Huron G&CC (Port Huron, MI) - 1913 Spalding Official Golf Guide notes course laid out by Bendelow.
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Hannibal CC (Hannibal, MO)
Fort Erie GC (Buffalo, NY) - Bendelow's work noted in a Dec. 1909 The American Golfer Article (see below). June 1910 Golf Magazine notes opening of Bendelow designed course.
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Coshocton Town and GC (Coshocton, OH) - Aug. 2, 1909 Coshocton Daily Age notes course laid out by Bendelow in the Spring.
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Shawnee CC (Lima, OH) - The List has 1904 June 1909 Golf Magazine (see above) notes Bendelow laid out a 9 hole course in Lima.
Stanton Heights CC (Pittsburgh, PA) - Oct. 1909 and Nov. 1909 The American Golfer notes course laid out by Bendelow. Course highlighted in a June 1910 The American Golfer article.
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Anderson CC (Anderson, SC)
Corpus Christi GC (Corpus Christi, TX) - The List has 1922. Dec. 1909 Golf Magazine notes course laid out by Bendelow.
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Dallas CC (Dallas, TX) - The List has 1908. June 1909 Golf Magazine (see above) notes Bendelow laid out a 18 hole course in Dallas.
CC of Beloit (Beloit, WI)
Chenequa GC (Hartland, WI)
Racine CC (Racine, WI) - June 1909 Golf Magazine (see above) notes Bendelow laid out a 18 hole course in Racine.
Additions:
Madison GC (Peoria, IL)
Flint GC (Flint, MI) - This is the same as Atlas Valley, which the List has as 1912. Aug. 1910 The American Golfer notes club has a new 9 hole links.
Spokane CC (Spokane, WA) - Jan 22, 1909 Omaha Daily Bee and Feb. 6, 1909 The Daily Missoulian articles note Bendelow in Spokane to lay out new 18 hole golf course.
1. Feb. 6, 1909 The Daily Missoulian:
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2. Jan. 22, 1909 Omaha Daily Bee:
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Stanton Heights (June 1910 The American Golfer) -
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Fort Erie (Dec. 1909 The American Golfer) -
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"The Hyperion Club was organized as a social club on January 25, 1900. The site for the Hyperion golf course was selected in 1907 and opened in 1910."
According to the club's website: http://www.hyperionfc.com/about
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Does anyone have more information on Iowa City Country Club in IA and Overland Park in Golden, CO? Are these NLE or are these predecessor names of existing courses?
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Does anyone have more information on Iowa City Country Club in IA and Overland Park in Golden, CO? Are these NLE or are these predecessor names of existing courses?
Tim:
Here's what I have on both courses:
Iowa City CC - This course is indeed NLE. It first appears in the 1901 Harpers, with a date of organization of 1899. The 1900 date for Bendelow seems off, as he had not yet moved to the Midwest (to be fair, the ASGCA has this as an Unknown date). The course appears in all of the Annual Guides up to 1931, with a notation that the yardage jumped by approximately 900 yards around 1922. My best guess is that Bendelow came in some time after the course was established to do some work.
Overland Park - My guess is that this is supposed to be a reference to Overland Park in Denver, and that Stuart's list has the location wrong. I have no record of any course of this name in Golden from any of the early sources.
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Sven -
Two nits on East Lake. First, it was the Atlanta Athletic Club course that was built at a place called East Lake, a former fairgrounds bearing that name. (The East Lake Golf Club came into existence circa 1976 when the AAC moved north of Atlanta and built two new courses there. The splitting off of the East Lake GC was born in acrimony and the two clubs have never been related.)
Second, the club history indicates that Bendelow did a drawing for an 18 hole course at East Lake in 1906, but only nine holes were built that year. After it was determined that there was sufficient interest in golf, the other nine was built the next year. (There is no record I can find of which holes were built first. Bendelow's routing did not come back to the clubhouse after nine holes (one of the reasons people were unhappy with his routing from the get-go), so the first holes built were probably a mash-up of front and back nine holes.
Some Bendelow still exists at EL. The current island green on the par 3 6th hole is an original Bendelow green. On the Bendelow course it was the green for a par 5 that ran more or less down the current 7th fairway. A number of other Bendelow hole corridors were retained by George Adair (with an assist from H.H. Barker) when he re-routed the course in 1911/12. For example, the unimaginative, back and forth routing of 12, 13, 14 and 15 were carried over from the Bendelow course.
Bob
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Sven -
Two nits on East Lake. First, it was the Atlanta Athletic Club course that was built at a place called East Lake, a former fairgrounds bearing that name. (The East Lake Golf Club came into existence circa 1976 when the AAC moved north of Atlanta and built two new courses there. The splitting off of the East Lake GC was born in acrimony and the two clubs have never been related.)
Second, the club history indicates that Bendelow did a drawing for an 18 hole course at East Lake in 1906, but only nine holes were built that year. After it was determined that there was sufficient interest in golf, the other nine was built the next year. (There is no record I can find of which holes were built first. Bendelow's routing did not come back to the clubhouse after nine holes (one of the reasons people were unhappy with his routing from the get-go), so the first holes built were probably a mash-up of front and back nine holes.
Some Bendelow still exists at EL. The current island green on the par 3 6th hole is an original Bendelow green. On the Bendelow course it was the green for a par 5 that ran more or less down the current 7th fairway. A number of other Bendelow hole corridors were retained by George Adair (with an assist from H.H. Barker) when he re-routed the course in 1911/12. For example, the unimaginative, back and forth routing of 12, 13, 14 and 15 were carried over from the Bendelow course.
Bob
Bob:
Appreciate the feedback. The name issue is a factor of using the ASGCA list (which seems to adopt the modern names as opposed to the names of the clubs when Bendelow worked on them).
There's an interesting side note on those back and forth holes, in that Bendelow noted their up and down nature when discussing the extreme length of the course, and that you could not always just use the actual distance to determine a courses "true" length (I'll need to find the specific article and post it here).
I wonder if the date for "AAC" was actually 1905. In an article posted earlier in the thread dated in 1905, it is noted that Bendelow had just returned from laying out a $25,000 course in Atlanta.
Sven
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"There's an interesting side note on those back and forth holes, in that Bendelow noted their up and down nature when discussing the extreme length of the course, and that you could not always just use the actual distance to determine a courses "true" length."
Not sure I follow. Those 'back and forth' holes are relatively flat, so I'm unclear why their stated yardage would mislead players as to their "true" length.
To the your larger point, yes, East Lake at 6900 + yards in 1907 was INCREDIBLY long. Having fun with numbers, if the average drive of a good player in 1907 was 220 yards (which is being generous), East Lake played in 1907 the way an 8400 yard course would today. Which helps explain why Bobby Jones was such a long player for his time. He needed to be long just to play his home course.
Bob
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"There's an interesting side note on those back and forth holes, in that Bendelow noted their up and down nature when discussing the extreme length of the course, and that you could not always just use the actual distance to determine a courses "true" length."
Not sure I follow. Those 'back and forth' holes are relatively flat, so I'm unclear why their stated yardage would mislead players as to their "true" length.
To the your larger point, yes, East Lake at 6900 + yards in 1907 was INCREDIBLY long. Having some some fun with numbers, if the average drive of a good player in 1907 was 220 yards (I think I am being generous), EL played then they way an 8400 yard course would today. Which helps explain why Bobby Jones was such a long player for his time. He needed to be long to play his home course.
Bob
Bob:
Not to bicker, but my memory (having a half dozen plays and a couple of days walking the course during the Tour Chamionship) of the stretch of holes from 12 to 15 (and 16) is that they play up and down the hill on that side of the course. Just look at 15 and 16, which are not flat holes.
Hopefully I can find the article, which will put this all in TB's words. [Edit: Article found and added to post #39.]
Sven
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Sven:
Minor add to the 1909 list: Port Huron G&CC was founded originally in 1899 as Port Huron Golf Club on property on the south side of town. The TB course was designed in 1909, but not constructed and opened until the summer of 1912 on property in Fort Gratiot Township, just north of PH (see my piece on PHGC In My Opinion). Per Stuart's book on his Grandfather there is a SGG reference to TB having actually designed 18 holes in 1909. The property that TB designed the course for was finally purchased (closed) beginning in 1910 and continuing thru to 1916. It definitely had room for 18 holes, as Alison later proved in 1921. After losing its lake front property in the depression, and eventually two Alison holes to a county road, the club went back to being called simply PH Golf Club as it is today.
Thanks for your work.
Anthony Gholz
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Anthony:
I added in the SGG reference for Port Huron (and the clip of the article).
Sven
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Sven -
It would be interesting to see the TB article. 15 is indeed uphill, but the previous three holes are relatively flat. 16 is back down the hill to the lake. But whatever, East Lake circa 1907 was a very long course. The course would have been a monster. I wonder if TB wasn't a bit defensive about that in his article.
My understanding is that most of TB's courses were 6500 yds or less. If that's roughly correct, the puzzle is who at the AAC asked TB to build such an outlier at East Lake? Hmmm.
Bob
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Sven -
It would be interesting to see the TB article. 15 is indeed uphill, but the previous three holes are relatively flat. 16 is back down the hill to the lake. But whatever, East Lake circa 1907 was a very long course. The course would have been a monster. I wonder if TB wasn't a bit defensive about that in his article.
My understanding is that most of TB's courses were 6500 yds or less. If that's roughly correct, the puzzle is who at the AAC asked TB to build such an outlier at East Lake? Hmmm.
Bob
Around 1907 TB was very outspoken regarding the effect the new ball was having on the game. The article posted above about Des Moines CC was one reaction, he was looking to lay out a 6,900 yard course, an amazing number for that time period. One can surmise that he thought the game was becoming too easy. My guess is his work at AAC was an extension of those thoughts.
I have the ability to track the distances of a good number of Bendelow's courses when built. Perhaps that is an exercise for another time.
There's an interesting side discussion here if Bobby Jones benefitted from growing up on a course laid out to provide such a stern test.
Sven
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Does anyone have more information on Iowa City Country Club in IA and Overland Park in Golden, CO? Are these NLE or are these predecessor names of existing courses?
Tim:
Here's what I have on both courses:
Iowa City CC - This course is indeed NLE. It first appears in the 1901 Harpers, with a date of organization of 1899. The 1900 date for Bendelow seems off, as he had not yet moved to the Midwest (to be fair, the ASGCA has this as an Unknown date). The course appears in all of the Annual Guides up to 1931, with a notation that the yardage jumped by approximately 900 yards around 1922. My best guess is that Bendelow came in some time after the course was established to do some work.
Overland Park - My guess is that this is supposed to be a reference to Overland Park in Denver, and that Stuart's list has the location wrong. I have no record of any course of this name in Golden from any of the early sources.
Thanks Sven. I know Overland in Denver--you really have to squint to see much architecture there now.
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1910
Pickwick CC (Lombard, IL) - Dec. 1909 Golf Magazine notes Bendelow may remodel part of the proposed course. Jan. 1910 The American Golfer notes construction of this course. July 1910 The American Golfer notes opening of 18 holes.
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Streator GC (Streator, IL)
Huntington CC (Huntington, IN) - The List has this as Unknown date. Nov. 20, 1909 Huntington Herald notes course laid out (see below).
Lafayette Course at Lafayette CC (Lafayette, IN) - May 1910 The American Golfer notes new course laid out.
Wawasee GC (Syracuse, IN) - The List has two entries for Wawasee (one in 1910 in Syracuse, IN and one in 1912 in Wauwasee, IN). Nov. 12, 1912 Goshen Democrat (see below) notes Bendelow overseeing construction of the course. May 1, 1913 Syracuse Journal (see below) and May 27, 1913 Goshen Democrat notes course laid out by Bendelow. May 1910 The American Golfer notes Wawasee GC laid out. Dec. 1912 The American Golfer notes course in Wauwasee laid out by Bendelow.
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Waveland GC (Des Moines, IA)
Muskegon CC (Muskegon, MI)
South Haven GC (South Haven, MI) - Aug. 1910 The American Golfer notes course laid out by Bendelow.
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Bellerive CC (St. Louis Field Club) (St. Louis, MO)
Excelsior Springs GC (Excelsior Springs, MO) - Aug. 1910 The American Golfer (see above) notes 9 hole course laid out by Bendelow. Dec. 1914 The American Golfer notes Bendelow laid out course in Excelsior Springs.
Point Pleasant GC (Point Pleasant, NJ)
Rosemont CC (Fairlawn, OH)
Moundbuilders CC (Newark, OH) - The List has 1927. Aug. 1910 The American Golfer (see above) notes new 9 hole course laid out by Bendelow in Newark.
Manitowoc GC (Manitowoc, WI) - The List has this as date Unknown.
Milwaukee CC (Milwaukee, WI)
Hunington (Huntington Herald, Nov. 20, 1909) -
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Wawasee (Goshen Democrat, Nov. 26, 1912) -
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Wawasee (Syracuse Journal, May 1, 1913)-
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I was fortunate to spend last Sunday morning at Muskegon Country Club, first laid-out by Bendelow in 1910, with subsequent (and significant) work done by Donald Ross (1920) and then, unfortunately, more work by Bruce and Jerry Matthews (1977). It is a great piece of property just off of Lake Michigan and Muskegon Lake, over 100 acres all built on a sand dune.
The club has a very nice centennial book that provides, in great detail, the entire history of the club. I am not entirely though the course history, but there is a chapter on the early course and Bendelow. The authors devote several paragraphs to dispel the notion that Bendelow was simply an architect that "mass-produced a thousand abominations barely recognizable as golf courses through a slap-dash method dubbed '18-holes on a Sunday afternoon.'"
Not much about Bendelow's work at Muskegon remains, save a rough drawing of the layout and some early references in the club accounting books. According to the records, including three total payments to Bendelow ($120.00, $15.00 and $18.00) suggesting he may have made multiple visits to the club during the design and building of the course.
If you haven't had the opportunity to see or play Muskegon, the reward is worth the effort - a very nice course on some wonderful terrain. Removal of a thousand or so trees would only make it better...
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1911
Paso Robles GC (Hot Springs, CA) - Dec. 1911 Travel Magazine Ad notes course laid out by Bendelow. Feb. 11, 1912 The Sun article notes 9 hole 3,300 yard course completed.
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Clifton-By-The Sea (Los Angeles, CA) - Feb. 11, 1912 The Sun article notes 9 hole 3,000 yard course completed.
Redonda Beach GC (Redonda Beach, CA)
Lincoln Park GC (San Francisco, CA) - The List has 1908. Aug. 1910 The American Golfer notes new public course laid out in Lincoln Park. March 1912 The American Golfer (see article in 1912 listing) notes new 9 hole course laid out by Bendelow.
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Garfield Municipal (Chicago, IL)
Glen Oak CC (Glen Ellyn, IL)
Midland CC (now Kewanee Dunes) (Kewanee, IL)
Park Ridge CC (Park Ridge, IL) - Feb. 11, 1912 The Sun article notes club purchased 100 acres in Park Ridge for a course.
Geneva G&CC (Muscatine, IA) - The List has 1903. Oct. 4, 1911 Muscatine Journal notes Bendelow staked out the course. July 1912 The American Golfer notes new course completed.
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Ottumwa CC (Ottumwa, IA) - The list has 1922. May 6, 1911 Ottumwa Tri-Weekly Courier article notes Bendelow putting the course in shape.
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Standard GC (Louisville, KY)
Gull Lake CC (Richland, MI)
Spring Lake CC (Spring Lake, MI)
Seymour Lake CC (Omaha, NE) - The list has this as date Unknown.
Hamilton County GC (Maketewah CC) (Cincinnati, OH) - The List has a separate entry for Hamilton CC in "Bond Hill" (the neighborhood where Maketewah is now located) with a date of 1925. Dec. 19, 1910 New York Tribune and Jan. 1911 The American Golfer articles note 6,100 yard Hamilton County GC laid out by Bendelow. May 23, 1911 Brooklyn Daily Eagle notes Bendelow laid out 6,140 yard course. Dec. 1914 The American Golfer notes course laid out by Bendelow in the last year. 1914 Spaulding Official Golf Guide notes course was laid out by Bendelow.
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Union CC (Dover, OH)
Ellwood City GC (Ellwood City, PA) - The list has this as date Unknown.
River Crest CC (Fort Worth, TX) - The List has this as Fort Worth GC as well, which is the name it was referred to in the following article. Jan. 1911 Golf Magazine and Feb. 1911 The American Golfer articles note 6,300 yard course laid out by Bendelow.
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1921 Photo of Lincoln Park GC (San Francisco) -
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The following March 1912 The American Golfer article summarizes a good deal of Bendelow's work leading up to that date:
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1912
Little Rock CC (Little Rock, AR) - March 1912 The American Golfer (see above) notes Bendelow extending course from 2,600 to 3,300 yards.
Point Loma (San Diego CC) - The List has 1913 and has a separate listing for San Diego CC in 1913. March 1912 The American Golfer (see above) notes Bendelow laying out 18 hole course for the San Diego CC at Point Loma.
Private Course for I.A. Hellman (San Leandro, CA) - March 1912 The American Golfer (see above) notes Bendelow laying out 6 hole private course for Isaac Hillman.
Beresford CC (Peninsula G&CC) (San Mateo, CA) - Dec. 25, 1911 The San Francisco Call article notes Bendelow to lay out 18 holes for Beresford County Club. Feb. 11, 1912 The Sun article notes 150 acres purchased. March 1912 The American Golfer (see above) notes Bendelow designing 18 hole course in San Mateo.
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Santa Cruz GC (Casa Del Ray) (Santa Cruz, CA) - The List has 1913. Jan. 6, 1912 The San Francisco Call article (see below) notes Bendelow planned the Santa Cruz links. Jan. 28, 1912 The San Francisco Call article has Bendelow laying out 18 holes for Casa del Rey G&CC. Feb. 11, 1912 The Sun article (see below) notes 18 hole course being constructed on 120 acres. March 1912 The American Golfer (see above) has Bendelow laying out 18 hole 6,460 yard course for the Casa del Rey.
Rock Spring CC (Alton, IL)
Bloomington CC (Bloomington, IL)
CHPD Golf Club East (Chicago Heights CC) (Chicago Heights, IL)
CC of Decatur (Decatur, IL)
Elmhurst GC (Elmhurst, IL) - Jan. 1911 The American Golfer article notes acquisition of new land and plans to extend course from 9 to 18 holes. May 1912 The American Golfer article (see below) notes Bendelow to have charge of construction of the course.
Westward Ho CC (North Lake, IL) - The List has date Unknown. Aug. 1912 The American Golfer notes club moving to new grounds with new course.
CC of Indianapolis (Clermont, IN) - Aug. 27, 1912 Indianapolis Star (see below) notes new 18 hole course planned by Bendelow. May 23, 1915 Indianapolis Star notes Bendelow laid out the new course. 1913 Spalding Official Golf Guide notes course designed by Bendelow.
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Iroquois GC (Louisville, KY) - Jan. 1912 The American Golfer notes new public course in Iroquois Park with 9 holes laid out by Bendelow.
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Lexington CC (Lexington, KY) - The List has 1908. Dec. 1912 The American Golfer notes Bendelow laid out an entirely new 18 hole course. Jan. 6, 1913 New York Tribune notes Bendelow laid out the course.
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Atlas Valley CC (originally Flint GC) (Grand Blanc, MI) -
Grand Beach CC (New Buffalo, MI) - The List has 1911.
Northland CC (Duluth, MN) - New 18 holes opened in 1913. June 10, 1914 The Duluth Herald notes Bendelow assisted and gave advice on the construction of the 18 hole course and was in talks to prepare course for State Golf Tourney.
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Oakwood CC (Kansas City, MO) - The List has a duplicate entry for "Progress Oakwood CC" in Kansas City with date Unknown.
Belle Meade CC (Nashville, TN) - This should be Nashville G&CC. Oct. 1912 Golf Magazine notes course laid out by Bendelow.
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Lakewood CC (Dallas, TX)
Glen Garden CC (Fort Worth, TX)
Rockhill GC (San Antonio, TX) - Looking for source information for this attribution.
The Country Club (Salt Lake City, UT) - May 29, 1912 The Salt Lake Tribune (see below) has Bendelow laying out 18 hole course.
Jefferson Park GC (Seattle, Washington)
Elmhurst -
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CC of Indianapolis -
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Santa Cruz GC -
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The Country Club - Salt Lake:
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Touching back on the Distance Issue for a moment, to give you an idea as to how radical Bendelow's proposed 6,900 yard courses were at the time, here's an article from the Jan 2, 1912 edition of the Ottumwa Tri-Weekly Courier that lays out the distances of a number of famous courses.
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Sven - Great find. A couple of observations:
Surprising that N. Berwick was the longest of the British courses in 1912.
East Lake (TB, 1907) at 6900 yds was crazy long for its time.
You suggest above that TB extended Iowa City by 900 yards before 1922 I assume that made the course 6900 yds or more. Do we know what other TB courses were that long then or earlier?
I don't know of any other architect building courses as long at the time.
Bob
Editing the above: Rereading your attachment on a better computer this morning, I now see that NB was 6,066 not 6,666.
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I am interested in the documentation for Waveland in Des Moines. The course in its present form consists almost entirely of doglegs so it does not fit with my impression of a Bendelow course. It know it was altered in the 50's or 60's for I 235 but I have seen Old Aerials and it does not look like a Bendelow from what I have seen of his courses.
Are you sure it was not Hyperion in 1910? The Club website indicates the course was completed then.
The course has never identified Bendelow as a designer as far as I know.
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Sven:
Port huron Golf Club (Michigan), designed by TB in 1909 and built summer of 1912, was 9-holes. The card was 3,290 yards par 36 (Bog'y 44) with one par-3 at 145 yards and one par-5 at 550 yards. 5 par-4s between 370 and 405. Very long for wooden shafts and early Haskell ball. Subsequent additions and changes by Charles Alison in 1921 and 1928 actually decreased the length. His card read 3110 + 3003 = 6133 par 72. he did reroute TB's 550 par-5 into a 566 harder. I've lasered a couple of the old Bendelow holes and the card is within 2 yards of being accurate.
Tony
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I am interested in the documentation for Waveland in Des Moines. The course in its present form consists almost entirely of doglegs so it does not fit with my impression of a Bendelow course. It know it was altered in the 50's or 60's for I 235 but I have seen Old Aerials and it does not look like a Bendelow from what I have seen of his courses.
Are you sure it was not Hyperion in 1910? The Club website indicates the course was completed then.
The course has never identified Bendelow as a designer as far as I know.
Jason:
Other than the citations on the ASGCA list and in C&W, I have not seen anything else that confirms Bendelow at Waveland. If I do find something, I'll add it to the thread.
Sven
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Here are a couple of mystery courses that I have not yet been able to identify.
1. White Plains, NY -
March 26, 1898 New York Tribune
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April 2, 1898 Plattsburgh Daily Press
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2. St. Louis, MO -
March 6, 1902 The St. Louis Republic
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3. Chicago, IL, Buffalo, NY (guessing this is Fort Erie) and Greensboro, PA -
June 1910 The American Golfer
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In late 1911/early 1912 Bendelow made a trip to California to tour the existing courses, to offer advice on improvements and to lay out new courses (The San Francisco Call, Jan, 6, 1912).
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A March 29, 1912 The San Francisco Call article notes the trip was arranged by the Southern Pacific Railroad.
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A later report from the Nov. 4, 1913 edition of The New York Tribune notes he laid out 20 courses in California last winter. I am not sure if this coincided with his 1911/1912 visit, or with a separate trip made in the winter of 1912/1913.
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1913
Marquette Park GC (Chicago, IL) - May, 1905 Inland Architect and News Record notes 18 hole course has been laid out. April 1913 The American Golfer notes new 18 hole course under construction for last two years to open.
LaGrange CC (LaGrange, IL)
Ottawa GC (Ottawa, IL) - The List has this as date Unknown. Dec. 1914 The American Golfer notes Sulphur Springs GC laid out by Bendelow in the last year.
Keokuk CC (Keokuk, IA) - Nov. 1911 The American Golfer notes plans to lay out an 18 hole course. Feb. 11, 1912 The Sun article notes club purchased site for links.
Hillsdale G&CC (Hillsdale, MI) - June 1913 The American Golfer notes plans to lay out course.
Mullet Lake G&CC (Mullet Lake, MI) - The List has this as 1930. March 1913 The American Golfer notes course laid out by Bendelow.
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Northport Point G&CC (Northport Point, MI)
Jewish Progress Club (Kansas City, MO) - The list has a duplicate entry for a Jewish Progress in Kansas with a date of 1912.
Oakwood Club (Cleveland, OH) - 1914 Spalding Official Golf Guide notes Bendelow extended the 9 hole course to 18.
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Western Hills GC (Elberon GC) (Cincinnati, OH) - 1914 Spalding Official Golf Guide notes course laid out by Bendelow.
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Wyoming CC (Cincinnati, OH)
Minnehaha GC (Sioux Falls, SD) - July 1913 The American Golfer notes Bendelow surveyed a 9 hole course.
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Green Spring Valley Hunt Club (Baltimore, MD) - Nov. 4, 1913 New York Tribune notes Bendelow visiting Baltimore to lay out a course. Dec. 1914 The American Golfer notes Bendelow laid out the course in the last year.
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Charlottesville CC (Charlottesville, VA) - Aug. 12, 1913 The Times Dispatch has Bendelow laying out new course for Charlottesville CC. Dec. 1914 The American Golfer notes Bendelow laying out course in Charlottesville, NC.
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Clarksburg CC (Clarksburg, WV) - March 22, 1913 The Daily Telegram notes Bendelow laid out the course.
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Vernon G&CC (Vernon, BC, Canada) - April 18, 1913 Vancouver Sun notes laying out a course in Vernon.
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Notes:
The List contains a listing for Moorland G&CC in Chicago. Moorland was most likely the working name for Olympia Fields CC (which will appear later in the thread), as described in this Dec. 1913 The American Golfer article. Note the location of the proposed club and the architects involved.
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Back in the early days of American golf, Bendelow wrote an article on the growth of the game in the United States that was included in the Oct. 26, 1896 edition of The Scranton Tribune.
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Just returned for a trip to Long Island, NY visiting family and doing a bit of research on Bendelow courses laid out between 1896 and 1899 on Long Island, particularly those that may have been done in association with the LIRR.
When I opened the GCA web page I was really blown away. What terrific job Sven Nilsen has done on researching listings of Bendelow courses. His attention to detail and documentation is outstanding. Thank you Sven!!
I am grateful for all comments, additions AND corrections that everyone has offered. Accuracy is essential to this effort. Please be assured that I am NOT desirous of wanting to pad my grandfathers listing of golf courses. The volume of his work is already well established.
I intend to review ALL the information presented here for potential corrections to my listing of Bendelow courses and that which I have shared with the Turfgrass Information Center at MSU.
Thank you all for your interest and willingness to share your information.
Stuart Bendelow
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1914
Paragould CC (Paragould, AR) - Dec. 1914 The American Golfer (see below) notes course laid out by Bendelow in the last year.
Griffith Park GC (Los Angeles, CA) - Jan. 1915 The American Golfer notes opening of new 18 hole municipal course.
Aurora CC (Aurora, IL) - Dec. 1914 The American Golfer (see below) notes course laid out by Bendelow in the last year. Feb. 1915 The American Golfer notes new 9 hole course laid out on new ground.
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Warren Woods (Chicago, IL) - Jan. 19, 1914 The Day Book notes Bendelow to plan golf course. April 1915 The American Golfer article notes plans for new 3,466 yard course by Bendelow.
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Harlem GC (Forest Park, IL) - The List has 1910. Feb. 11, 1912 The Sun article notes proprietary course started in old Harlem racecourse. Nov. 18, 1914 The Day Book notes Bendelow to lengthen Harlem GC from 9 to 18 holes.
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Rockford CC (Rockford, IL) - Dec. 1914 The American Golfer (see below) notes course laid out by Bendelow in the last year. Nov. 28, 1913 Daily Herald Suburban Chicago notes course mapped by Bendelow. Dec. 20, 1914 The Sunday Oregonian notes Bendelow finished 9 extra holes. Dec. 1914 Golfers Magazine notes Bendelow added 9 holes.
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Hazelden CC (Private Course for George Ade) (Brook, IN) - Dec. 1914 The American Golfer (see below) notes Bendelow laid out a course for George Ade in Indiana. Nov. 20, 1915 Goodland Herald article notes Bendelow called in two years ago to give advice on the course. Dec. 1917 The American Golfer refers to Ade's private course as Hazelden GC.
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Clermont GC (Brownsburg, IN)
Hammond CC (Hammond, IN) - Oct. 3, 1914 Hammond Lake County Times notes course laid out by Palfryman under the direction of Bendelow. Jan. 18, 1916 Hammond Lake County Times article notes course laid out by Bendelow (while also discussing Christy Mathewson as a golf architect).
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Peru GC (Peru, IN) - Dec. 1914 The American Golfer (see below) notes course laid out by Bendelow in the last year.
Fort Harrison Elks CC (Terre Haute, IN)
Wabash GC (Honeywell GC) (Wabash, IN) - The List has date Unknown.
Mason City CC (Mason City, IA) - Dec. 1914 The American Golfer (see below) notes course laid out by Bendelow in the last year.
Mission Hills CC (Mission Hills, KS) - The List has a date of 1915. The List also has a separate entry for "Missouri Hills CC" in Kansas City with date Unknown. Dec. 1914 The American Golfer (see below) notes course laid out by Bendelow in the last year.
Highland CC (Fort Thomas, KY) - Should this date be 1915? June 1915 The American Golfer notes Bendelow planned new course for Highland CC.
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Phoenix CC (Redford GC nka Wm. Rogell GC) (Detroit, MI)
Red Run GC (Royal Oak, MI) - Dec. 1914 The American Golfer (see below) notes course laid out by Bendelow in the last year.
CC of Jackson (Jackson, MS) - Dec. 1914 The American Golfer (see below) notes course laid out by Bendelow in the last year. Dec. 1914 Golfers Magazine (see above) notes course plotted by Bendelow. Dec. 20, 1914 The Sunday Oregonian (see above) notes course laid out by Bendelow.
Pass Christian Isles GC (Mexican Gulf GC) (Pass Christian, MS) - Noted in Aug. 22, 1914 The Evening Independent and Dec. 6, 1915 Honolulu Star-Bulletin articles as 9 holes laid out by Bendelow. Dec. 20, 1914 The Sunday Oregonian (see above) notes course laid out by Bendelow. Dec. 1914 Golfers Magazine notes course plotted by Bendelow. March 1915 The American Golfer notes course construction supervised by G. O'Neil.
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Billings G&CC (Billings, MT) - The List has this as date Unknown.
Oakwood Club (Cleveland, OH)
Westwood CC (Rocky River, OH)
Wananago CC (Reno, PA) - April 1917 The American Golfer notes Bendelow superintending the construction of an 18 hole course in Oil City.
Jackson CC (Jackson, TN) - Dec. 1914 The American Golfer (see below) notes course laid out by Bendelow in the last year.
Phoenix CC (Richmond, VA) - Dec. 1914 The American Golfer (see below) notes course laid out by Bendelow in the last year.
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West Baden GC (West Baden, IN) - In addition to the original course in 1904, Bendelow also laid out the new course. Dec. 1914 The American Golfer notes course laid out by Bendelow in the last year. May 1915 The American Golfer notes new course being built and Bendelow to locate the greens. March 1917 The American Golfer notes work on new hilltop course planned by Bendelow is continuing. Dec. 1919 Golfers Magazine notes new 9 hole course was laid out by Tom Bendelow who is returning to supervise the construction of the remaining 9 holes.
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December 1914 The American Golfer -
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Notes:
The List contains Portland GC (Portland, OR) with a date of 1914. From the article below (The Sunday Oregonian, March 14, 1914), it is my understanding that the Club was looking to develop land in the Tualatin Valley, which is located south of where the club sits today. I'm curious if (a) Bendelow's course was ever built and (b) the proposed site was actually the location of Tualatin CC, which is attributed to Egan and Junor in 1912 (the Annual Guides give a date of 1914 for the organization of the Club, which fits with this timeline).
It is also curious that the article notes an "extensive course" in Florida just laid out. The earliest records of his work in that state only date to 1916 for Palma Ceia.
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Cross Roads CC (Lawrenceville, IL) - The List also has Lawrence County CC as a separate entry, these are the same course. March 1915 The American Golfer notes Bendelow laid out a course in Lawrenceville, IN.
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Lincoln CC (Lincoln, IL) - The List has 1916.
Lincoln Park GC (Chicago, IL) - The List only has 1915 date, 1918 should be added. Feb. 11, 1912 The Sun article notes plans for fifth public course in Chicago to be in Lincoln Park. March 7, 1915 New York Tribune article (see below) notes course laid out by Bendelow and C. Evans. March 1915 The American Golfer notes coures made by Bendelow. Sept. 1918 The American Golfer notes course recently improved by Bendelow.
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Olympia Fields CC (South/Course #1) (Olympia Fields, IL) - Dec. 1913 The American Golfer (see article in 1913 listing) notes plans to purchase land under name of Moreland G&CC, and that Bendelow and Watson have inspected the ground. June 1916 The American Golfer notes temporary course to be ready with sand greens this Summer. Dec. 1916 notes Bendelow and Watson working on two of the proposed five courses. Feb. 1917 The American Golfer notes temporary course remodeled by Bendelow and Watson.
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CC of Peoria (Peoria, IL) - Dec. 11, 1915 The Sporting Life article notes Bendelow to add 9 holes.
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Speedway Park GC (Maywood, IL) - The List has 1916. The List also has Maywood CC in Hillside with a date of 1923, was this a separate course? Noted in the May 22, 1915 The Day Book ("conducted on the Harlem plan" (assumedly meaning the course was to use the interior of the racetrack)) and May 15, 1915 The Daily Gate City as being laid out by Bendelow. June 1916 The American Golfer (see below) notes 6,700 yard course being constructed under the supervision of Bendelow. Noted in July 15, 1917 The Sunday Oregonian article as laid out by Bendelow.
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Centerville CC (Appanoose CC) (Centerville, IA) - Nov. 5, 1915 Hammond Lake County Times notes course laid out by Bendelow. Dec. 11, 1915 The Sporting Life article (see above) notes course laid out by Bendelow.
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Oelwein CC (Oelwein, IA) - The List has 1920 and has a separate entry for Hickory Grove GC in Oelwein in 1915. Only Oelwein is noted in the Annual Guides (with a date of organization of 1915. July 10, 1920 Oelwein Daily Register notes course was designed by Bendelow.
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Wawonowin GC (Ishpeming, MI)
Niles GC (Niles, MI) - The List has this as date Unknown.
Traverse City G&CC (Traverse City, MI)
Lafayette Club (Minnetonka Beach, MN)
Auburn G&CC (Auburn, NY)
Butler County GC (Cincinnati, OH) - This List has this as 1906.
Mount Vernon CC (Mount Vernon, OH) - Sept. 21, 1915 The Democratic Banner article (see below) notes 9 hole 3,252 yard course laid out by Bendelow last week.
Union City GC (Union City, PA) -
Brakenredge Municipal GC (San Antonio, TX) - Should be Brackenridge Park.
Waukesha GC (Waukesha, WI) - The List has this as date Unknown. Jan. 1915 The American Golfer notes new 9 hole course laid out by Professional Lovekin. Did Bendelow renovate the course later?
Lincoln Park GC (Milwaukee, WI) - The List has 1922. Noted as laid out by Bendelow in a July 3, 1915 The Milwaukee Sentinel article and a July 10, 1915 Janesville Daily Gazette article and as planned by Simpson in an Oct. 10, 1917 The Milwaukee Sentinel article.
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Geneva GC (Geneva, IL)
Columbus CC (Walnut Cliffs Course) (Columbus, OH) - The List has Bendelow's work for Columbus CC in 1905. Did he work on the original course as well? March 1915 The American Golfer (see above) notes Bendelow laid out a course in Columbus, OH. May 1915 The American Golfer notes Bendelow working on an 18 hole course. April 1915 Golf Magazine notes Bendelow laid out Walnut Cliffs course for Columbus CC.
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Lincoln Park -
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Speedway -
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Mount Vernon -
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Sven, the list is correct for Edina Country Club (which began as simply The Country Club) -- it opened in 1923 as a 9-hole course, and my information says that Bendelow remodeled and expanded the course to 18 holes in 1924.
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Sven, the list is correct for Edina Country Club (which began as simply The Country Club) -- it opened in 1923 as a 9-hole course, and my information says that Bendelow remodeled and expanded the course to 18 holes in 1924.
Rick:
Thanks for the info, I updated the post and will add it in with the 1923 listing when we get there.
Sven
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Was the Charlottesville CC ever built? Renamed? I had not heard of it before.
Bob
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Bob:
The only references I have seen to the course using that name is in the article sited (and it should be noted that the other article notes the course was in North Carolina, not Virginia.
There was a course by the name of Albemarle CC in Charlottesville, VA (I have no attribution information for this course) that is listed in the Annual Guides with a date of organization of 1914, and I wonder if they are one and the same.
Sven
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Your post #72 has a clipping from a Richmond paper (Times Dispatch?) about a course in C'ville, VA. The course's location "on Rugby Road" would put it close to the UVA campus.
Bob
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Your post #72 has a clipping from a Richmond paper (Times Dispatch?) about a course in C'ville, VA. The course's location "on Rugby Road" would put it close to the UVA campus.
Bob
I found a reference to Albemarle GC being on Meade Rd. which is due East of the campus. The article you referenced noted the Bendelow course being North of it.
I think the mystery of whether or not this course was ever built is still very much open.
Sven
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1916
Palma Ceia G&CC (Tampa, FL) - Noted in a Dec. 12, 1917 The Evening Independent article as built by Bendelow. March 1916 The American Golfer notes Bendelow building a course in Tampa.
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Diversey GC (Chicago, IL)
Hillside GC (Chicago, IL) - The List has date Unknown. Aug. 5, 1916 Oak Park Oak Leaves notes Bendelow to lay out course. Sept. 26, 1924 Oak Park Oak Parker Ad notes course was designed by Bendelow.
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Roselawn GC (Danville, IL)
Nelson Park CC (Decatur, IL)
Dundee River Heights GC (DeKalb, IL)
Dixon CC (Timber Creek GC) (Dixon, IL) - April 1916 The American Golfer notes course laid out by Bendelow.
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Evanston Community Club (Peter Jans) (Evanston, IL)
Freeport GC (Freeport, IL)
Lakewood CC (Lake Bluff, IL) - Looking for source information for this attribution. No course of this name is noted in any of the Annual Guides for Illinois.
Kankakee CC (Kankakee, IL)
Edgewood GC (Polo, IL) - Jan. 1922 Golfer's Magazine article notes course laid out by Bendelow.
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Woodstock GC (Woodstock, IL)
Christiana CC (Elkhart, IN) - April 1916 The American Golfer notes course laid out by Bendelow.
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Kendalville CC (Fort Wayne, IN) - March 19, 1916 Fort Wayne News and March 25, 1916 Fort Wayne Journal Gazette note course laid out by Bendelow.
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Woodstock CC (Indianapolis, IN)
Petosky GC (Petosky, MI) - June 1916 The American Golfer notes plans to build course.
Birmingham GC (Birmingham, MI) - The List should also have 1920 for subsequent work.
White Lake GC (Whitehall, MI) - Nov. 5, 1915 Hammond Lake County Times (see article in 1915 listing) notes Bendelow going to Whitehall to lay out a course. Sept. 9, 1916 Oak Park Oak Leaves notes Bendelow engaged to lay out the course.
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Minnetonka CC (Shorewood, MN) - Oct. 1916 The American Golfer notes Bendelow laid out a 2,200 yard course at Manitou, Lake Minnetonka.
Golden Valley GC (oka Minneapolis CC) (Minneapolis, MN) - The List also notes Minneapolis CC, which was the original name for the club at this location, which moved to a new location in 1916 where Bendelow was not involved. Golden Valley took over this property upon the old club's departure. First 9 holes laid out by the club, Bendelow hired to design a real 18 hole layout. Sept. 1916 The American Golfer notes Bendelow to lay out 27 holes. Oct. 1916 The American Golfer notes Bendelow laid out an 18 hole course.
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CC of Joplin (Joplin, MO) - Dec. 21, 1916 El Paso Herald article (see below) notes Bendelow laid out the Joplin course.
Elmwood Park Municipal GC (Omaha, NE) - Jan. 1916 The American Golfer notes 9 hole course laid out by Charles Johnson.
Santa Fe CC (Santa Fe, NM) - The List has 1930. Dec. 21, 1916 El Paso Herald (see below) notes Bendelow laid out 18 hole course for Sante Fe CC.
Lakeview G&CC (Owasco, NY) - Looking for source information for this attribution.
Saint Clair CC (Pittsburgh, PA) - Noted in an Aug. 7, 1916 The Gazette Times article as 9 holes laid out by Bendelow, 9 holes to be laid out later.
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El Paso CC (El Paso, TX) - The List has 1910. Aug. 3, Aug. 17, Sept. 8 and Sept. 9, 1916 El Paso Herald articles note Bendelow laying out new 18 hole course. Oct. 1916 The American Golfer notes Bendelow laid out a course in El Paso.
Oshkosh CC (Oshkosh, WI) - The List also has Algoma in Oshkosh in 1916. Sept. 26, Oct. 19 and Oct. 20 Oshkosh Daily Northwestern articles (see below) note Bendelow's involvement. Oct. 21, 1916 The Duluth Herald article notes Bendelow to lay out course in Oshkosh.
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Cherry Hills Lodge and GC (Sturgeon Bay, WI) - June 1916 The American Golfer notes Bendelow laid out a 9 hole course in Sturgeon Bay.
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Peoria Municipal GC (Peoria, IL) - Nov. 1916 The American Golfer notes Bendelow laid out a public course in Peoria.
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West Baden GC #2 (West Baden, IN)
Notes:
The List has an entry for Tryon CC with a date of 1916. This course is considered a Ross course from that year.
El Paso Articles -
August 3, 1916 El Paso Herald-
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August 17, 1916 El Paso Herald-
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Sept. 9, 1916 El Paso Herald-
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Dec. 21, 1916 El Paso Herald
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Oshkosh Articles -
Sept. 26, 1916 Oshkosh Daily Northwestern
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Oct. 19, 1916 Oshkosh Daily Northwestern
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Oct. 20, 1916 Oshkosh Daily Northwestern
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While Bendelow was in El Paso during 1916 working on the Country Club course, he was also pushing for the development of a Municipal golf course in that town (article from the Sept. 8, 1916 edition of the El Paso Herald). El Paso did build 27 holes of public golf in 1923, for which I have no information on the architect. One to add to the list of possibilities.
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There is a second instance of Bendelow promoting municipal golf with a course subsequently being built, this time from Cleveland. The March 21, 1913 edition of The Evening Independent contained an article discussing Bendelow's desire to build a course on the city farms at Warrensville. The Highland Park Municipal GC in Warrensville is reported in the early Annual Guides with a date of formation of 1913. The course is noted as having 9 holes in the 1916 guide with 9 more being added. This course, also, remains unattributed, although Sandy Alves is given credit for work in the late 20's.
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1917
Manchester CC (Manchester, CT)
West Orange CC (Oakland, FL) - The List also has an entry for Oakland CC (date Unknown) in Oakland, which I believe are the same course. Sept. 13, 1917 Brooklyn Daily Eagle notes course being built by Bendelow.
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Olympia Fields CC (Course #3) (Olympia Fields, IL) - Feb. 1917 The American Golfer notes #3 course laid out by Bendelow. May 1919 The American Golfer article notes W. Park reversed the order of play, planned for the hazards and remodeled many of the greens.
Sinnissippi Park GC (Rockford, IL) - The list has 1912. Other sources have 1914 for the original course. Did Bendelow do the original layout? Jan. 1917 The American Golfer notes Bendelow engaged to remodel the course.
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Garrett CC (Garrett, IN) - March 16, 1917 Fort Way Sentinel notes Bendelow engaged as architect. April 1917 The American Golfer notes Bendelow laid out a new course in Garrett.
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Fort Dodge CC (Fort Dodge, IA) - Apr. 1917 The American Golfer notes Bendelow laid out a 9 hole course at Fort Dodge.
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Detroit GC (Detroit Lakes, MN) - Should this be 1916? Jan. 1916 The American Golfer notes 9 hole 3,334 yard course surveyed by Bendelow.
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Beatrice CC (Beatrice, NE) - The List has 1916.
Mt. Kisco GC (Mt. Kisco, NY) - The List has 1896. The List also has a second entry for "Mount Kisco" with date Unknown.
Grove City CC (Grove City, PA)
Jefferson Park GC (Par 3 Course) (Seattle, WA)
Lake Wandawega GC (Elkhorn, WI) - This should be Lake Waneawaga GC.
Fox River CC (Green Bay, WI) - June 1916 The American Golfer notes plans for course in Green Bay. 1917 Guide notes laid out by Bendelow, ready for play July 1917.
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Gary CC (Gary, IN) - Looking for sources for this attribution.
Brooklands CC (Brooklands, MI) - Bendelow noted as supervising the Spring work in a April 8, 1917 The Sunday Oregonian article.
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Lake Junaluska (Lake Junaluska, NC) - Oct. 18, 1917 Brooklyn Daily Eagle article notes Bendelow laying out a 9 hole links.
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In case you were wondering what Bendelow was thinking on the hot topic of the day in 1917, here are his thoughts on the amateur/professional debate (from the Feb. 14, 1917 edition of the El Paso Herald).
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The April 1919 American Golfer reported on a recent trip made by Bendelow (either in late 1918 or early 1919). The courses worked on during this tour included La Cumbre, Santa Barbara, City Park (Denver), Mankato and a course in the Mission Hills section of Kansas City.
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1918
La Cumbra CC (Santa Barbara, CA) - Jan. 24, 1919 El Paso Herald article notes Bendelow revising and expanding the course. Work noted in the April 1919 American Golfer article noted above.
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Santa Barbara CC (Santa Barbara, CA) - Work noted in the April 1919 American Golfer article noted above.
Boulder CC (Boulder, CO) - 1921 Spalding Official Golf Guide notes course laid out by Bendelow.
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City Park GC (Denver, CO) - The List has 1914. Nov. 19, 1917 Brooklyn Daily Eagle notes course laid out by Bendelow. Work noted in the April 1919 American Golfer article noted above.
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Orlando CC (Orlando, FL) - Other sources have Ross in 1918. March 3, 1918 New York Herald notes Bendelow in Orlando to work on Orlando CC.
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Lincoln Elks GC (Lincoln, IL)
Grand Hotel GC (Mackinac Island, MI)
Mankato CC (Mankato, MN) - The List has 1921. Work noted in the April 1919 American Golfer article noted above.
Biloxi GC (Biloxi, MS) - Did Bendelow do the 18 hole course here as well?
Broadview GC (Carthage, MO) - The List has this as date Unknown.
Monongahela Valley CC (Monongahela, PA) - Is this the course laid out by Bendelow in Greensboro, PA as described in the June 1910 The American Golfer.
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Town and Country Club (Fond Du Lac, WI) - The List has this as date Unknown.
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1919
Bel Mar CC (Belvidere, IL)
Palos Park GC (Chicago, IL) - April 22, 1919 The Sun article and May 1919 The American Golfer (see below) note course laid out by Bendelow. March 10, 1921 Blue Island Sun Standard has Bendelow commenting on the course. Jan. 14, 1922 The American Golfer notes Bendelow laid out the "Palos Hills" course which was opening for play.
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Pontiac Elks G&CC (Pontiac, IL)
Crawford County GC (nka Quail Creek CC) (Robinson, IL) - The List also has an entry for Robinson GC, which is the same course.
Elmwood G&CC (Marshalltown, IA) - Aug. 19 and Aub. 20, 1919 Evening Times - Republican articles (see below) note Bendelow laid out the course and returned to Chicago to prepare plans for it.
Plum Brook GC (Sandusky, OH) - The List has 1914. Aug. 19, 1919 Sandusky Star Journal notes Bendelow surveyed the course in connection with its reconstruction.
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Huntington CC (Huntington, WV) - The course predates 1919, looking for evidence of the timing of Bendelow's involvement.
Fond du Lac CC (Fond du Lac, WI)
Wausau CC (Wausau, WI) - June 2, 1919 Lacrosse Tribune and Leader Press notes Bendelow remodeled the course.
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Clarmond CC (Belmond, IA) - Sept. 27, 1919 Evening Times Republican notes Bendelow working on this course. Oct. 9, 1919 Pocahantas Democrat notes Bendelow drew up plans.
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Palos Park (May 1919 The American Golfer) -
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Elmwood -
Aug. 19, 1919 Evening Times Republican
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Aug. 20, 1919 Evening Times Republican
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1920
Bloomingdale GC (Glendale GC) (Bloomingdale, IL) - The List has 1924 and has a separate entry for Glendale CC in Bloomingdale with a date of 1924. Nov. 15, 1924 Chicago Daily Tribune notes Glendale GC laid out by Bendelow.
Ingersol Park GC (Rockford, IL) - The List has 1922. Oct. 1919 Parks & Recreation notes Bendelow engaged to lay out 18 hole course.
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Spring Road GC (Elmhurst, IL) - Need confirmation that Bendelow actually designed this course. June 26, 1920 Oak Park Oak Leaves notes Bendelow looked over the site.
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Connersville CC (Connersville, IN)
Ellis Park Municipal (Cedar Rapids, IA)
Clinton CC (Clinton, IA)
Sunnyside GC (Waterloo, IA) - The List has duplicate entries for Waterloo CC with a date of 1920, but the name of the course was Sunnysdie GC. The List also has Red Carpet GC (1903). There is a Red Carpet GC in Waterloo today, which is located on the site of the Country Club as described in one of the articles. Oct. 21, 1919 Cedar Rapids Evening Gazette notes Bendelow planned 18 holes. Oct. 31, 1919 Waterloo Evening Courier (see below) notes Bendelow to be engaged. April 12, 1902 Waterloo Evening Courier notes Bendelow to start laying out the "Sunnyside" course.
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Coldwater CC (Coldwater, MI)
Ludington GC (Lincoln Hill GC) (Ludington, MI)
Winona CC (Winona, MN) - Looking for evidence that Bendelow worked on the golf course, and not just the clubhouse. Nov. 19, 1955 Winona Daily News notes course laid out by Ben Knight and that Bendelow designed the clubhouse.
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Defiance GC (Defiance, OH)
Lorain CC (Lorain, OH)
Old Hickory GC (Beaver Dam, WI)
Nakoma CC (Madison, WI) - June 22, 1923 Madison State Journal article notes Bendelow visiting the site. May 17, 1924 Madison State Journal notes Bendelow on site to see construction. July 23, 1930 Madison Capital Times notes history of course and Bendelow's involvement.
Tripoli CC (Milwaukee, WI)
Burr Oaks (Madison, WI) - Looking for source information for this attribution. Course if first noted in the 1929 Annual Guide with a date of organization of 1928.
Beulah Lake GC (Mukwonago, WI)
Oskaloosa GC (Oskaloosa, WI)
Additions:
Longwood GC (Crete, IL) - Looking for sources for this attribution.
Sunnyside (Waterloo) -
(http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc435/snilsen7/Sunnyside-WaterlooEveningCourierOct311919_zpsc9af5e53.png)
Nakoma -
(http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc435/snilsen7/Nakoma-MadisonWisconsinStateJournalJune221923_zpsc775402f.png)
(http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc435/snilsen7/Nakoma-MadisonWisconsinStateJournalMay171924_zps2ca62c80.png)
(http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc435/snilsen7/Nakoma-MadisonCapitalTimesJuly231930_zpsa6fbcd82.png)
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I am confused about the reference to the Ft Worth Golf Club. The newspaper article says it is in the banks of the Red River.The Red River is 79 miles away? And was this course ever built?
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I am confused about the reference to the Ft Worth Golf Club. The newspaper article says it is in the banks of the Red River.The Red River is 79 miles away? And was this course ever built?
Mike:
Pretty sure that Fort Worth GC and Rivercrest are one and the same. My guess is that the reference to the Red River was a mistake, and it should have been the Trinity River.
A Feb. 11, 1912 The Sun article notes Fort Worth GC finished its 6,300 yard course.
Hope this helps,
Sven
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I've got Bryn Mawr as Langford and Moreau.
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I've got Bryn Mawr as Langford and Moreau.
Tim:
As do I. Bryn Mawr was on a previous version of the ASGCA list, and has since been removed. It is included in the list of courses built by American Park Builders, and at one point I think it was included on the Bendelow list by mistake.
Right now, I'm going to take it off the listing in this thread.
Sven
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I've got Bryn Mawr as Langford and Moreau.
Tim:
As do I. Bryn Mawr was on a previous version of the ASGCA list, and has since been removed. It is included in the list of courses built by American Park Builders, and at one point I think it was included on the Bendelow list by mistake.
Right now, I'm going to take it off the listing in this thread.
Sven
And no clue on Longwood, by the way. Current owners/management don't know, and didn't when I asked 15+ years ago. No amount of research has turned anything up.
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1921
Greeley CC (Greeley, CO) - The List has 1928. 1921 Spalding Official Golf Guide notes course laid out by Bendelow.
(http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc435/snilsen7/BoulderGreeley-SOGG1921_zps3c5a6838.png)
Lakewood CC (aka Colorado GC) (Denver, CO) - The List only has 1908 date, but he came back in 1921. 1921 Spalding Official Golf Guide notes course being improved by Bendelow.
(http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc435/snilsen7/LakewoodCO-SOGG1921_zps04cc8454.png)
Temple Terrace G&CC (Temple Terrace, FL)
Greenview GC (Centralia, IL) - The List has this as 1922. Nov. 1921 Golfers Magazine notes Bendelow laying out a 9 hole course later to be extended to 18.
(http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc435/snilsen7/Greenview-GolfersMagazineNov1921_zps827fc5b8.png)
Columbus Park GC (Chicago, IL)
Sunnyside GC (Decatur, IL) - Nov. 11, 1921 Decatur Daily Review notes Bendelow laying out the course. May 16, 1924 Decatur Daily Review (see below) notes opening of the Bendelow course. Nov. 12, 1927 Decatur Daily Review (see below) notes refinements to the course bringing it back to Bendelow's original plan.
(http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc435/snilsen7/Sunnyside-DecaturDailyReviewNov111921_zpsd507d7bf.png)
Le Roy GC (Le Roy, IL)
Naperville CC (Naperville, IL)
Saddle and Cycle Club (Chicago, IL) - List has this as date unknown. May 12, 1921 Chicago Tribune notes Bendelow installing the course.
(http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc435/snilsen7/MammothSaddle%20and%20Cycle%20-%20Chicago%20Tribune%20May%2012%201921_zpsd3805dpu.png)
Green River CC (Bluegrass CC) (Mommouth Cave, KY) - May 27, 1921 The Bourbon News notes Bendelow laying out the Blue Grass CC course. June 1921 Golfers Magazine (see below) notes course laid out by Bendelow. A 1922 Evening American article notes the approaching completion of the Bendelow designed Bluegrass CC.
(http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc435/snilsen7/BlueGrass-TheBourbonNewsMay271921_zps498fef5c.png)(http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc435/snilsen7/Bluegrass-EveningAmerican1922_zpsd3e61de5.png)
West End CC (New Orleans, LA)
Marshall CC (Marshall, MI) - The List has 1922.
Columbia G&CC (Columbia, MO)
Kettenring CC (nka Eagle Rock GC) (Defiance, OH)
Brackenridge Heights CC (Natrona Heights, PA) - This course predates 1921.
Washington Park Municipal (Racine, WI) - The List has 1917.
Sunnyside -
(http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc435/snilsen7/Sunnyside-DecaturDailyReviewMay161924_zpseaf9b5cd.png)
(http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc435/snilsen7/Sunnyside2-DecaturReviewNov121927_zps6813e813.png)
(http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc435/snilsen7/Sunnyside1-DecaturReviewNov121927_zps3687668a.png)
Blue Grass -
(http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc435/snilsen7/BlueGrass1-GolfersMagazineJune1921_zpsd141ded1.png)
(http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc435/snilsen7/BlueGrass2-GolfersMagazineJune1921_zps9a6277c4.png)
(http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc435/snilsen7/BlueGrass3-GolfersMagazineJune1921_zps1f5533b2.png)
(http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc435/snilsen7/BlueGrass4-GolfersMagazineJune1921_zpsfce23c92.png)
(http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc435/snilsen7/BlueGrass5-GolfersMagazineJune1921_zps01bc5ddd.png)
(http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc435/snilsen7/BlueGrass6-GolfersMagazineJune1921_zps23e26259.png)
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Berrien County CC (St. Joseph, MI) - Oct. 25, 1921 Chicago Tribune notes Bendelow to construct a course in Berrien County.
(http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc435/snilsen7/TripoliBerrien%20CountyIdelwild%20-%20Chicago%20Tribune%20Oct.%2025%201921_zpsseglvzkm.png)
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Sven -- Bendelow re-designed the original, member-created 9-hole course at Golden Valley in Minnesota -- when it was known as the Minneapolis Golf Club. The story's a bit convoluted; Bendelow first arrive in August 1916 -- just before taking the train to El Paso -- and laid out stakes for an 18-hole course. Work began that fall, but was not completed because most of the membership left the site for a new piece of land in St. Louis Park that October. The remaining 40 members changed the name of their club to the Golden Valley Golf Club, and brought Bendelow back the following spring. With a reduced budget, he laid out a new 9-hole course, which opened on April 28, 1917. Bendelow returned to Golden Valley that fall and designed a new 18-hole course. That course opened in 1918. It was later tweaked by several people, including William Watson, but Golden Valley got a complete redesign by A.W. Tillinghast in 1927.
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1922
Lake CC (Eustis Lake, FL) - The name of this course as reported in the Annual Guides was Lake County CC.
Woodlawn CC (Farmer City, IL)
Dixmoor GC (Homewood, IL
Mt. Carroll GC (Mt. Carroll, IL) - The List has date Unknown.
Columbian GC (Oak Park, IL)
Urbana G&CC (Urbana, IL) - Jan 9, 1922 Decatur Review notes course staked out by Bendelow.
(http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc435/snilsen7/Urbana-DecaturReviewJan91922_zps0ed5dec9.png)
Evansville Municipal (Frendrich GC) (Evansville, IN) - The List has 1923 and has a separate listing for "Helfrich Hills GC" in Evansville, these were the same course. 1922 Annual Report of the City of Evansville notes Bendelow laying out the course.
(http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc435/snilsen7/Evansville-AnnualReportCityofEvansville1922_zps0de822e4.png)
Leavenworth CC (Lansing, KS)
Kansas City CC (Mission Hills, KS) - The List has a duplicate entry for KCCC in Missouri with date Unknown.
Albion GC (Albion, MI)
Duck Lake GC (Albion, MI) - Were Albion and Duck Lake the same course?
Huron Hills GC (Ann Arbor, MI)
Green Ridge CC (Grand Rapids, MI)
Hilands GC (Billings, MT) - April 25, 1937 Billings Gazette notes course was laid out by Bendelow 15 years ago. 1923 Annual Guide notes course under construction, to be done in 1924.
(http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc435/snilsen7/Billings-BillingsGazetteApril251937_zpse55b90ac.png)
Riverview CC (Appleton, WI)
Lakeshore GC (Oshkosh, WI)
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Auburn CC (Auburn, IN) - March 22, 1922 Chicago Tribune notes Bendelow leaving for Auburn to lay out a course.
(http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc435/snilsen7/Auburn%20-%20Chicago%20Tribune%20March%2022%201922_zps7nctqfar.png)
Greenview GC (Chicago, IL) - The List has Greenview in Centralia (with a date of 1922, which should actually be 1915), but not the Greenview in Chicago. Aug. 19, 1922 Oak Park Oak Leaves notes course laid out by Bendelow.
(http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc435/snilsen7/Greenview-OakParkOakLeavesAug191922_zpsfc25e984.png)
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Sven,
Ottawa Park looks pretty intereting in these two photos. The info below, and on other sites, lists Jermain as the architect.
(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3952/15718279646_eb405debd9_o.jpg)
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1920
Bloomingdale GC (Glendale GC) (Bloomingdale, IL) - The List has 1924.
Ingersol Park GC (Rockford, IL) - The List has 1922.
Connersville CC (Connersville, IN)
Ellis Park Municipal (Cedar Rapids, IA)
Clinton CC (Clinton, IA)
Coldwater CC (Coldwater, MI)
Ludington GC (Lincoln Hill GC) (Ludington, MI)
Defiance GC (Defiance, OH)
Lorain CC (Lorain, OH)
Old Hickory GC (Beaver Dam, WI)
Nakoma CC (Madison, WI)
Tripoli CC (Milwaukee, WI)
Beulah Lake GC (Mukwonago, WI)
Oskaloosa GC (Oskaloosa, WI)
Additions:
Longwood GC (Crete, IL) - Looking for sources for this attribution.
Longwood is Harry Collis. Everything on the current course is similar to the othe Collis courses I have played and not Bendelow.
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1918
La Cumbra CC (Santa Barbara, CA) - Jan. 24, 1919 El Paso Herald article notes Bendelow revising and expanding the course.
(http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc435/snilsen7/LaCumbre-ElPasoHeraldJan241919_zpsd522402e.png)
Boulder CC (Boulder, CO)
Orlando CC (Orlando, FL) - Other sources have Ross in 1918.
Lincoln Elks GC (Lincoln, IL)
Grand Hotel GC (Mackinac Island, MI)
Biloxi GC (Biloxi, MS) - Did Bendelow do the 18 hole course here as well?
Broadview GC (Carthage, MO) - The List has this as date Unknown.
Monongahela Valley CC (Monongahela, PA) - Is this the course laid out by Bendelow in Greensboro, PA as described in the June 1910 The American Golfer.
(http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc435/snilsen7/UnknownChicagoCourse-TheAmericanGolferJune1910_zps7f058367.png)
Town and Country Club (Fond Du Lac, WI) - The List has this as date Unknown.
I don't think Monongahela Valley is the course you want because it's an Emil Loefler design. The greens resemble the othe courses of EL I have played.
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Sven:
I'm a couple years behind you. Bloomington CC (IL) 1912. Their web site doesn't admit to much. But they did have 9-holes with 9 more later.
My (current) confusion has to do with Highland Park GC, a municipal course also in Bloomington, that the local McLean County history museum calls Bendelow 1922. Stuart's book lists Bloomington, Illinois City Parks with no dates. Didn't see you list that/them (yet?). For a little more confusion Whitten lists Highland Park GC (was CC now HPGC municipal course as Alison R.1924. The HPCC dates don't jive, neither does all the water. Is there a possibiity of 9-holes by Bendelow in Bloomington in 1920 +/- and then Alison expands to 18 in 1924? There are many Alison connections near HP, IL, but its not that far to Bloomington.
I'm hoping our Bendelow/Alison experts out there have a rabbit up their sleeves.
Anthony
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1920
Bloomingdale GC (Glendale GC) (Bloomingdale, IL) - The List has 1924.
Ingersol Park GC (Rockford, IL) - The List has 1922.
Connersville CC (Connersville, IN)
Ellis Park Municipal (Cedar Rapids, IA)
Clinton CC (Clinton, IA)
Coldwater CC (Coldwater, MI)
Ludington GC (Lincoln Hill GC) (Ludington, MI)
Defiance GC (Defiance, OH)
Lorain CC (Lorain, OH)
Old Hickory GC (Beaver Dam, WI)
Nakoma CC (Madison, WI)
Tripoli CC (Milwaukee, WI)
Beulah Lake GC (Mukwonago, WI)
Oskaloosa GC (Oskaloosa, WI)
Additions:
Longwood GC (Crete, IL) - Looking for sources for this attribution.
Longwood is Harry Collis. Everything on the current course is similar to the othe Collis courses I have played and not Bendelow.
Dan Moore to the white courtesy phone, please. In an old thread, Dan also pointed to Collis as Longwood's designer. Longwood isn't mentioned in the Chicago Tribune obit of Collis (10/25/1937), but that proves nothing.
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1923
Dubsdread GC (Orlando, FL)
Hickory Hills CC (Chicago, IL) - Looking for source information for this attribution.
Kishwaukee CC (DeKalb, IL)
Maywood CC (Hillside, IL)
Spring Lake (Libertyville, IL) - Feb. 7, 1924 Chicago Tribune notes construction progressing under the direction of Bendelow.
(http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc435/snilsen7/Spring%20Lakes%20-%20Chicago%20Tribune%20Feb.%207%201924_zpsanhlwfvp.png)
Dubuque G&CC (Dubuque, IA)
University of Iowa GC (Iowa City, IA) - Aug. 18, 1923 Waterloo Evening Courier notes Bendelow as architect. Aug. 20, 1923 Iowa City Press notes Bendelow engaged to lay out the course.
(http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc435/snilsen7/IowaUniv-WaterlooEveningCourierAug181923_zps6b50c885.png)(http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc435/snilsen7/UnivofIowa-IowaCityPressCitizenAug201923_zpse5c43330.png)
Michicago CC (Benton Harbor, MI) - Michicago became Twin City Golf Club, which the List has a separate entry for with a date of 1929. Bendelow's involvement noted in Aug. 15 and Aug. 18, 1923 Benton Harbor News Palladium articles (see below). Oct. 20, 1923 Benton Harbor News Palladium notes Bendelow overseeing construction. June 13, 1930 Southtown Economist article notes course as Twin City having been laid out by Bendelow.
(http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc435/snilsen7/Michicago-BentonHarborNewsPalladiumOct201923_zps1ed0c28d.png)(http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc435/snilsen7/TwinCity-SouthtownEconomistJune131930_zps6de8d6c4.png)
Plymouth Park GC (Niles, MI)
Owosso GC (Owosso, MI
Edina CC (Edina, MN)
Alexandria G&CC (Alexandria, MS)
Northmoor Golf on the Lake (Cekina, OH) - Also known as North Shore GC and location should be "Celina" and is the same course as St. Marys CC in St. Marys, OH which is also on the list. See Feb. 27, 1923 Chicago Tribune article below and the Ad below from the June 66, 1926 Piqua Daily Call which notes course was laid out by Bendelow.
Standard Club (lka Woodmont CC) (Nashville, TN) - The List has the date as Unknown.
-It is possible Bendelow was also involved with the original Standard Club course which was built in 1909.
(http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc435/snilsen7/Standard%20Club%20-%20The%20Tennessean%20March%2018%201923_zpsaxamzso6.png)
Hickory Hills CC (Chilton, WI)
Quit-Qui-Oc GC (Elkhart Lake, WI) - List has 1922. Feb. 27, 1923 Chicago Tribune notes Bendelow putting in a new public course at Elkhart Lake.
(http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc435/snilsen7/North%20ShoreElkhart%20LakeHyperion%20-%20Chicago%20Tribune%20Feb.%2027%201923_zpseni2jwha.png)
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Midwick CC (Los Angeles, CA) - Bendelow designed new greens.
Sunmer GC (Sunmer, IA) - Noted in an Aug. 20, 1923 Berkely Daily Gazette article with Bendelow as architect.
Michicago -
(http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc435/snilsen7/BentonHarbor1-BentonHarborNewsPalladiumAug151923_zps151ed2ce.png)
(http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc435/snilsen7/BentonHarbor2-BentonHarborNewsPalladiumAug151923_zps14032b73.png)
(http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc435/snilsen7/BentonHarbor-BentonHarborNewsPalladiumAug181923_zps49d87e12.png)
Northwood -
(http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc435/snilsen7/NorthShore-PiquaDailyCallJune161926_zpsa9def97e.png)
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Do we know what tract of land the Michicago Club occupied? Is it near or part of the Lost Dunes current location?
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Do we know what tract of land the Michicago Club occupied? Is it near or part of the Lost Dunes current location?
Michicago was located just outside of Benton Harbor. My best guess is that it was in the area of where the airport sits today.
(http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc435/snilsen7/Michicago-ChicagoTribuneApril221923_zpsdca98d7e.png)
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An interesting find from 1906, which has Bendelow supervising a Mixed Foursome tournament which was won by a "Willie Langford" and his Mom.
Oak Park Oak Leaves - July 28, 1906
(http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc435/snilsen7/EarlyLangford-OakParkOakLeavesJuly281906_zps1a95247b.png)
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1924
Medinah CC #1 (Medinah, IL)
Pine Hills GC (Ottawa, IL)
Escanaba CC (Escanaba, MI) - The List has 1915.
Sharp Park GC (Jackson, MI) - The List has a duplicate entry for Ella Sharp GC in Jackson.
Juniata Valley CC (Huntingdon, PA) - The List also has an entry for Juniata CC (aka Mount Union CC) in Mount Union, PA, which is the same course. Sept. 23, 1924 Huntingdon Daily News notes Bendelow laid out the course and includes a letter from him to the club.
(http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc435/snilsen7/Juniata1-HuntingdonDailyNewsSept231924_zpsfa95c287.png)(http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc435/snilsen7/Juniata2-HuntingdonDailyNewsSept231924_zpse2344140.png)
Big Foot CC (Fontana, WI) - July 26, 1925 Chicago Tribune notes Bendelow designed the course.
(http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc435/snilsen7/Big%20Foot%20-%20Chicago%20Tribune%20July%2026%201925_zpsjdugxc1f.png)
1925
Wide Acres GC (Denver, CO) - Looking for source information for this attribution. The List used to have this as "Golden Acres," neither name appears in any of the Annual Guides.
Chevy Chase CC (fka Columbian CC) (Tradiitions) (Wheeling, IL) - The List has 1923.
Jacksonville CC (Jacksonville, IL)
Scovill GC (Decatur, IL)
Elmhurst CC (Oskaloosa, IA)
Baton Rouge G&CC (Baton Rouge, LA) - Was this the Baton Rouge Municipal GC?
Rochester GC (Rochester, MI)
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What is Bendelow's best course?
I thought the University of Iowa was Robert Bruce Harris. Was it re-done in the 50's or 60's or was a new course built?
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In my opinion from the handful of his courses I have seen would be Olympia Fields South although it's now a compilation course with holes 8 & 9 cribbed from William Watson's course #2 and the new Steve Smyers hole #3. Also hard to say the extent to which the greens and bunkers are Bendelow's work or the work of James Foulis the first greenskeeper and Jack Daray a later greenskeeper. I know of at least one green that redone some time ago. But the essential routing is intact and its quite a good one that takes good advantage of the stream and hills. Hole #6 was then and is now world class.
Medinah #3 would be next but the list of changes are too numerous to call it a Bendelow design. You would have to also credit several other architects with substantial changes.
Tim Cronin wrote the book on Medinah and will write the book on Olympia Fields for next year's 100th so I'm sure he'll sort it all out there.
A cool one that is appears mostly original (I haven't studied it in detail) is Big Foot CC in Lake Geneva.
I'm not familiar with his courses outside Wisconsin ( I grew up playing a Bendelow 9 holer in Wisconsin) and Illinois so I am very curious if there are standout courses around the rest of the country.
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Of the Bendelow courses I have seen and played, I would have to say the most untouched and good / sporty design would be the Bendelow 9s at Old Hickory in Beaver Dam WI, and Quic Qui Oc in Elkhart Lake, WI. I can't imagine anyone who wouldn't enjoy a go around those two. I didn't play the women's course at Medinah, but toured it with the super, and found it appeared quite unremodelled and probably a good representation of Bende's design concepts. There really isn't much or anything left of Bende at an otherwise pretty nice city club at Nakoma CC in Madison, WI. Tillie made extensive recommendations there on his PGA tour, and a number of archies have had their way with her since.
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There are a number of courses where the level of Bendelow's involvement is hard to ascertain. As mentioned earlier in the thread, it is believed that all he did at Beverly was proclaim the site suitable for golf. Another example of this type of visit is at Davenport CC. I apologize for the blurriness of this article (from the Jan. 14, 1924 edition of the Davenport Democrat and Leader), but you can a make out that Bendelow viewed the site (on the Iowa shore above Pleasant Valley) for the course that was eventually built by Alison.
(http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc435/snilsen7/Davenport-DavenportDemocratandLeaderJan141924_zps377bc285.png)
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In my opinion from the handful of his courses I have seen would be Olympia Fields South although it's now a compilation course with holes 8 & 9 cribbed from William Watson's course #2 and the new Steve Smyers hole #3. Also hard to say the extent to which the greens and bunkers are Bendelow's work or the work of James Foulis the first greenskeeper and Jack Daray a later greenskeeper. I know of at least one green that redone some time ago. But the essential routing is intact and its quite a good one that takes good advantage of the stream and hills. Hole #6 was then and is now world class.
Medinah #3 would be next but the list of changes are too numerous to call it a Bendelow design. You would have to also credit several other architects with substantial changes.
Tim Cronin wrote the book on Medinah and will write the book on Olympia Fields for next year's 100th so I'm sure he'll sort it all out there.
A cool one that is appears mostly original (I haven't studied it in detail) is Big Foot CC in Lake Geneva.
I'm not familiar with his courses outside Wisconsin ( I grew up playing a Bendelow 9 holer in Wisconsin) and Illinois so I am very curious if there are standout courses around the rest of the country.
My thought would be OFCC (South) as well (http://www.golfclubatlas.com/forum/index.php/topic,57281.0.html). There's enough left of Bendelow there to get a very good feel for what he was doing back then. The 16th hole by itself is a wonderful example of how golf used to be played. Today, the hole plays driver/wedge to a green with a massive false front that begs for a running shot. Ninety years ago, you would have needed to play that shot.
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1926
Villa Olivia CC (Bartlett, IL)
Medinah CC Course #2 (Medinah, IL)
Big Ten CC (McHenry, IL) - Same as University GC in 1928 (see 1928 listing below).
Rock Island CC (Rock Island, IL)
Forest Park GC (Noblesville, IN)
Three Lakes GC (Three Lakes, WI) - Noted in an Aug. 8, 1926 The Milwaukee Journal article as 9 holes laid out by Bendelow.
(http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc435/snilsen7/ThreeLakes-TheMilwaukeeJournalAug81926_zps634df7e9.png)
1927
Lincolnshire CC (Course #1) (Crete, IL) - The List also has an entry for Lincoln Oaks, which is on the same property as the Lincolnshire courses.
Lincolnshire CC (Course #2) (Crete, IL)
North Shore CC (Peoria, IL) - The List has date Unknown.
Wicker Park GC (Highland, IN)
Day Forest GC (Glen Haven, MI) - Looking for source information for this attribution.
Country Club Estates (Fontana, WI)
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Lincolnshire CC (Course #3) (Crete, IL) - July 12, 1929 Southtown Economist notes opening of #3 course designed by Bendelow.
(http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc435/snilsen7/Lincolnshire-SouthtownEconomistJuly121929_zps8e980ad1.png)
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This one is for Bob.
A June 3, 1906 Atlanta Constitution article on the Atlanta Athletic Club (East Lake).
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Goodness gracious, Sven. Great find. A couple of things:
- references to Fred Pickering confirm he constructed the course. Pickering built hundreds of courses early on for TB and others. An under-researched figure in early American golf.
- George Adair headed up the project of building the TB course and the EL clubhouse and amenities. (It seems he also developed land lots around the course, one of which was purchased (or perhaps rented) by a certain Colonel Jones.)
- Adair, with input from H.H. Barker and with (less?) from W. Travis and CBM (they visited EL about 1910 or so), completely rerouted the TB course in 1911/12 to what is basically its current routing. Adair was the father of golf in the south, a CBM figure for the region. Adair traveled widely, playing tournies up and down the east coast, helping other cities set up clubs and design their golf courses, often accompanied by Stewart Maiden and H H Barker.
- The Atlanta Athletic Club was quite 'athletic'. They (together with other clubs in ATL) fielded teams in all sorts of sports, including basketball, baseball, boxing, shooting and tennis circa 1900. Golf was taken up by ATL clubs a little later, about ten years behind clubs in the NE. I suspect part of the reason was money. ATL was still hurting from the Civil War. But another reason was the problem of finding a turf grass that would survive summers in the SE. Coarse, ropey common Bermuda was a godsend at the time.
- 6600 yards was long. Note that there was a 600 yard hole on the card after the full 18 were built, so I'd guess the completed course was a little longer than the yardages in the newspaper account. Just a guess.
- For those who are curious, the first hole on the TB course ran from the side of the clubhouse (the side across the lake from the current 17th green) to what is now the 10th tee.
Bob
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1928
St. Charles CC (St. Charles, IL) - Nov. 26, 1924 True Republican notes Bendelow building the course.
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Medinah CC Course #3 (Medinah, IL) - Bendelow transformed the "ladies course" into a bigger layout based on plans drawn up pre-1930. Possible mistaken citations have this work as being done by H. Collis.
University GC f/k/a Big Ten CC l/k/a Northbrook GC (Northbrook, IL) - Course was built by American Park Builders and Bendelow was present at the opening.
City Park Course (Baton Rouge, LA)
Lake Lawn GC (Delavan, WI)
1929
Charlotte CC (Charlotte, MI)
Highland Park GC (Grand Rapids, MI)
Cascades GC (Cascades Eighteen) (Jackson, MI)
Cascades GC (Executive Nine) (Jackson, MI)
Lake Shore CC (Erie, PA)
Addition:
Lake Forest CC (Hudson, OH) - See Richard Mandell's post in this thread.
-Akron Beacon Journal Sept. 10, 1929
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1930
Valley Brook CC (Crete, IL) - July 25, 1930 Southtown Economist notes plans for the club made by Bendelow.
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Fremont CC (Fremont, NE)
Casper CC (Casper, WY)
Addition:
South Bluff CC (Peru, IL)
1931
Cherry Hill CC (Flossmoor, IL) - Looking for source information for this attribution.
Culbertson Hills Golf Resort (Edinboro, PA)
1932
Dempster Street GC (Evanston, IL)
1936
Carthage Municipal (Carthage, MO)
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City Park sounds like a common name for some of these community golf-recreation projects. Not surprsing their are multiples by that name. C&W have Bende listed for City Park in Pueblo CO, 1915, Sven has no mention of that, but has a 1914 City Park for Denver. Then in 1920s Sven lists City Park in NOLA but C&W no mention.
I played City Park during a GCSAA convo in 1992, and remember the green sites as large and uncharacteristic of any Bende I ever saw. C&W name Koch as a first designer, with Ralph Plummer and Bill Amick as remodellers, which makes more sense.
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City Park sounds like a common name for some of these community golf-recreation projects. Not surprsing their are multiples by that name. C&W have Bende listed for City Park in Pueblo CO, 1915, Sven has no mention of that, but has a 1914 City Park for Denver. Then in 1920s Sven lists City Park in NOLA but C&W no mention.
I played City Park during a GCSAA convo in 1992, and remember the green sites as large and uncharacteristic of any Bende I ever saw. C&W name Koch as a first designer, with Ralph Plummer and Bill Amick as remodellers, which makes more sense.
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Both the Denver and NOLA City Park attributions and dates come from the ASGCA list, which has no mention of a course in Pueblo.
As for C&W, that would be my last resort in looking for information on TB. They only list around 290 of his courses, and there are a ton of mistakes in the dates and locations they note.
As an aside, I still have a bunch of courses to add into the individual year by year listings, and a number of courses with date unknown to fit in somewhere. In each case, I'm going to try to note the dates these courses opened and any records that indicate when work might have been done (going from 9 to 18, changes in yardage, etc.).
Sven
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Here are the various courses for which the ASGCA List has date Unknown and I have not yet been able to verify when Bendelow was involved:
Magnolia GC (Magnolia Springs, AL) - July 1913 The American Golfer notes Bendelow leaving for Alabama to look over more courses.
Ridgefield CC (Ridgefield, CT) - Course was NLE by 1932. Club organized in 1895. Yardages - 1901/2,270 yds., 1916/2,400 yds., 1917/2,700 yds., 1922/2,733 yds., 1923/2635 yds.
City Parks (Bloomington, IL) - No course by this name in the Annual Guides. The only public (park) course I have a listing for in Bloomington is Highland Park Municipal GC, which has a date of organization of 1922 and for which no architect is listed.
Blue Island GC (Blue Island, IL) - No course by this name in the Annual Guides.
Libertyville CC (Libertyville, IL) - The List has two entries for this course. Course is attributed to Larry Macomber with a date of 1928. There is a listing for a Toppington GC in Libertyville in the 1922 Annual Guide.
Oakville CC (Mount Carroll, IL) - Is this the same as Mt. Carroll GC?
Sportsman G&CC (Northbrook, IL)
Automobile Club of Peoria (Peoria, IL)
Polo GC (Polo, IL) - Is this the same as Edgewood GC?
Boonville GC (Boonville, IN)
Tolliston GC (Gary, IN) - Is this the same as Gary CC?
Clear Creek GC (Huntington, IN) - Is this the same as Huntington CC?
Kentland GC (Kentland, IN)
City Park Club (Cedar Rapids, IA) - Is this the same as Ellis Park Municipal?
Aurora CC (New Orleans, LA)
Mosanic CC (Grand Rapids, MI)
Park System (Grand Rapids, MI) - Is this the same as Highland Park?
Ishpeming GC (Ishpeming, MI) - Is this the same as Wawowonin GC?
Blees Military Academy (Macon, MO)
Spring Lake CC (Omaha, NE)
Mahwah GC (Mahwah, NY)
Montour Heights CC (Coraopolis, PA)
The Country Club (Meadville, PA)
City Park GC (Nashville, TN)
Beaver Lake GC (Beaver Lake, WI)
Burlington GC (Burlington, WI)
Meadow Links GC (Manitowoc, WI) - Is this the same as Manitowac GC?
Northernaire CC (Three Lakes, WI) - Is this the same as Three Lakes GC?
Cheyenne CC (Cheyenne, WY) - The course dates from around 1915 (Jan. 1916, The American Golfer). It is possible that Bendelow did this work in 1930 at the same time he was working at Casper.
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Meadow Links is not the same as Manitowoc Golf Club. In fact I believe the course referred to for this discussion as Manitowoc is now the 9 hole Elks Club.
I always suspected the Elks course was a Bendelow. When the course was laid out, it could have been a stunning site for a big project. It is on low but rolling sandy area, not quite beach, but adjacent to it and on a typical links sandy loam in the Manitowoc River estuary area. Imagining how undeveloped the area was 90-100 years ago, this would have been a location to drool over.
Meadow Links is about a quarter to half mile from Elks and is a 18 hole course. It also has rudimentary routing and typical small greens and diminutive bunkers that suggest it could be Bendelow. But I think it was likely laid out after Bende left the scene.
I played Elks and Meadow links around 1988-90 before I got that interested in GCA. I was aware of Bendelow but did not seek any possible documentation or photos around the clubhouses at that time to suggest who laid them out.
Northernaire is most definitely the Three Lakes course referred to. The resort kept fairly modern upgraded facilities but seems to have left behind the old 9 holer laid out in the rudimentary style of the times.
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Sven:
Regarding Bloomington, Il. Highland Park GC 1922. (See also my prior post a couple days back) The McLean County Museum of History Librarian Bill Kemp sent to me two articles from the Bloomington Pantagraph newspaper of May 19 and July 1, 1922. They confirm not only TB's design of the new 9-hole "regular" course, but the construction of a "Temporary Course" of 1,900 yards to be put immediately into play while the regular course took longer to build. "The new courses were laid out by Thomas Bendelow, of Chicago, one of the oldest and greatest of golf course experts in the United States." The articles also notes of "Golf Instructor E.T. Biggs" that "This is the fourth course laid out by him (TB) which has been built by Mr. Biggs". The regular course card totaled 3,130 yards and "when completed will be the best municipal course in the state".
Tony
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There is some good information on Bendelow's involvement with Des Moines Country Club in this slide show:
http://dmgcc.blogspot.com/2013/04/dmgcc-history-presentation-revised-413.html
I am pretty sure I had my first beer in a house within the confines of the course.
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Sven:
Regarding Bloomington, Il. Highland Park GC 1922. (See also my prior post a couple days back) The McLean County Museum of History Librarian Bill Kemp sent to me two articles from the Bloomington Pantagraph newspaper of May 19 and July 1, 1922. They confirm not only TB's design of the new 9-hole "regular" course, but the construction of a "Temporary Course" of 1,900 yards to be put immediately into play while the regular course took longer to build. "The new courses were laid out by Thomas Bendelow, of Chicago, one of the oldest and greatest of golf course experts in the United States." The articles also notes of "Golf Instructor E.T. Biggs" that "This is the fourth course laid out by him (TB) which has been built by Mr. Biggs". The regular course card totaled 3,130 yards and "when completed will be the best municipal course in the state".
Tony
The mention of a temporary course isn't unusual in that era. I wonder of Bendelow (or Spalding) counted those in his grand total. Since they weren't meant to last, those would inflate the total considerably.
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Michicago CC (Benton Harbor, MI) - Michicago became Twin City Golf Club, which the List has a separate entry for with a date of 1929. Bendelow's involvement noted in Aug. 15 and Aug. 18, 1923 Benton Harbor News Palladium articles (see below). Oct. 20, 1923 Benton Harbor News Palladium notes Bendelow overseeing construction. June 13, 1930 Southtown Economist article notes course as Twin City having been laid out by Bendelow.
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Michicago -
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Does anyone know where this golf course existed??
Ken
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Here are the various courses for which the ASGCA List has date Unknown and I have not yet been able to verify when Bendelow was involved:
Ridgefield CC (Ridgefield, CT) - Course was NLE by 1932. Club organized in 1895. Yardages - 1901/2,270 yds., 1916/2,400 yds., 1917/2,700 yds., 1922/2,733 yds., 1923/2635 yds.
City Parks (Bloomington, IL) - No course by this name in the Annual Guides. The only public (park) course I have a listing for in Bloomington is Highland Park Municipal GC, which has a date of organization of 1922 and for which no architect is listed.
Blue Island GC (Blue Island, IL) - No course by this name in the Annual Guides.
Saddle and Cycle Club (Chicago, IL)
Libertyville CC (Libertyville, IL) - The List has two entries for this course. Course is attributed to Larry Macomber with a date of 1928. There is a listing for a Toppington GC in Libertyville in the 1922 Annual Guide.
Oakville CC (Mount Carroll, IL) - Is this the same as Mt. Carroll GC?
Sportsman G&CC (Northbrook, IL) - Is this the same as University GC?
Automobile Club of Peoria (Peoria, IL)
Polo GC (Polo, IL) - Is this the same as Edgewood GC?
Boonville GC (Boonville, IN)
Tolliston GC (Gary, IN) - Is this the same as Gary CC?
Clear Creek GC (Huntington, IN) - Is this the same as Huntington CC?
Kentland GC (Kentland, IN)
City Park Club (Cedar Rapids, IA) - Is this the same as Ellis Park Municipal?
Aurora CC (New Orleans, LA)
Mosanic CC (Grand Rapids, MI)
Park System (Grand Rapids, MI) - Is this the same as Highland Park?
Ishpeming GC (Ishpeming, MI) - Is this the same as Wawowonin GC?
Blees Military Academy (Macon, MO)
Spring Lake CC (Omaha, NE)
Mahwah GC (Mahwah, NY)
Saint Marys CC (Saint Marys, OH)
Montour Heights CC (Coraopolis, PA)
The Country Club (Meadville, PA)
City Park GC (Nashville, TN)
Beaver Lake GC (Beaver Lake, WI)
Burlington GC (Burlington, WI)
Meadow Links GC (Manitowoc, WI) - Is this the same as Manitowac GC?
Northernaire CC (Three Lakes, WI) - Is this the same as Three Lakes GC?
Cheyenne CC (Cheyenne, WY) - The course dates from around 1915 (Jan. 1916, The American Golfer). It is possible that Bendelow did this work in 1930 at the same time he was working at Casper.
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Tolliston GC (Gary, IN)
Could this be South Gleason Park GC?
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Over the year's, the list included in Stuart's book has been revised to what appears today on the ASGCA site. There are a few courses that were once noted as Bendelow's that have been removed. If anyone has any more information on these courses, or why it was determined that they should be taken off the list, please let me know.
Yountakah GC (Delawanna, NJ)
La Porte CC (La Porte, IN)
Madison GC (Madison, IL)
Flint CC (Flint, MI)
Gary CC (Gary, IN)
Bryn Mawr GC (Chicago, IL) - Langford connection discussed above.
Longwood GC (Crete, IL) - Discussed above as a H. Collis course.
Blackhawk CC (Madison, WI)
Sunnyside CC (Waterloo, IA)
South Bluff CC (Peru, IL)
Golden Acres CC (Denver, CO)
Northmoor CC (Highland Park, IL)
The Country Club (Kendalville, IL)
Royal Oak GC (Royal Oak, MI)
Stag Island GC (Port Huron, MI)
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Over the year's, the list included in Stuart's book has been revised to what appears today on the ASGCA site. There are a few courses that were once noted as Bendelow's that have been removed. If anyone has any more information on these courses, or why it was determined that they should be taken off the list, please let me know.
Yountakah GC (Delawanna, NJ)
La Porte CC (La Porte, IN)
Madison GC (Madison, IL)
Flint CC (Flint, MI)
Gary CC (Gary, IN)
Bryn Mawr GC (Chicago, IL) - Langford connection discussed above.
Longwood GC (Crete, IL) - Discussed above as a H. Collis course.
Blackhawk CC (Madison, WI)
Sunnyside CC (Waterloo, IA)
South Bluff CC (Peru, IL)
Golden Acres CC (Denver, CO)
Northmoor CC (Highland Park, IL)
The Country Club (Kendalville, IL)
Royal Oak GC (Royal Oak, MI)
Stag Island GC (Port Huron, MI)
Gary CC, La Porte CC (original 9) are 100% W.B. Langford (I have played both). I have played South Bluff looking for a long lost Langford and did not come away 100% that it was Langford and if it was, it was quite early in his career.
Bendelow does have quite a distinctive green pad / site style as well as his bunkering if they have not been altered / touched much. I have seen it on the numerous courses of his that have not been tampered with much. Best examples I can think of are South Gleasson Park, Bass Lake (original 9), Culbertson Hills, Coldwater CC (original 9 - course has changed names and is now known as the golf club at coldwater).
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Gary CC, La Porte CC (original 9) are 100% W.B. Langford (I have played both). I have played South Bluff looking for a long lost Langford and did not come away 100% that it was Langford and if it was, it was quite early in his career.
Bendelow does have quite a distinctive green pad / site style as well as his bunkering if they have not been altered / touched much. I have seen it on the numerous courses of his that have not been tampered with much. Best examples I can think of are South Gleasson Park, Bass Lake (original 9), Culbertson Hills, Coldwater CC (original 9 - course has changed names and is now known as the golf club at coldwater).
Chris:
La Porte CC dates back to 1904. Langford came in around 1923 to rework the course. It is possible Bendelow did the original layout, or worked on it between 1904 and 1923.
Gary CC was Langford from 1921. The date attributed to Bendelow was 1917, and I'm curious as to where that information came from. It was listed as an American Park Builders course, but Langford's 1921 date would put it after his separation from the company (it is possible he started the project at the tail end of his engagement).
South Bluff was indeed a very early Langford (1919). This is one where I believe the American Park Builders listing generated the confusion over whether it was Bendelow or Langford, although the 1930 date thrown out for TB makes one wonder if he actually succeeded WM here.
Sven
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One of the recent additions to the ASGCA List is Ravisloe CC (with a date given of 1909).
This is the first mention I have seen of Bendelow's involvement at this club. I'm wondering if this is somehow a mistaken interpretation of the Jan. 1909 Golf Magazine article discussing his work at Idlewild. Around this time, Willie Watson is documented as doing work at Ravisloe, so it would seem to be highly unlikely that Bendelow was as well.
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I just added a course to the 1896 listing, as described in this May 2, 1896 The Evening Post article:
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There is a town called Blue Ridge Summit in PA, with an old course called the Monterey CC (http://montereycountryclub.net/Monterey_Golf.html). This is the first I've heard of Monterey, and I wonder if the two are one and the same.
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Please me aware that I am attempting to work my way through all of the pieces of documentation, suggestions and other information you all have submitted to this discussion. You all have raised many legitimate questions about my listing of Bendelow courses and I want to address each. Where duplications or errors are present, I certainly want to correct them and make the MSU/ASGCA listing as accurate as possible.
My computer skills are a bit slow so please bear with me.
Stuart Bendelow
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A March 30, 1913 The Sunday Oregonian article gives some insight into Bendelow's early career as a typesetter. An interest that he appears to have kept up in his later years.
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Tom Bendelow stamped, hickory shafted mid iron for sale on eBay currently for those interested.
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Tom-Bendelow-Antique-Golf-Club-Hickory-Wood-Shaft-Rare-Vintage-/261661307653?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cec3ab305
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A few articles on Bendelow's career in general.
1. From the March 17, 1912 edition of the Anaconda Standard:
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2. An article written by Chick Evans from the Nov. 21, 1921 Iola Register discussing Bendelow's thoughts on the popularity of golf:
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3. A June 7, 1930 Kokomo Tribune article, with the first reference I've seen to the use of the "Johnny Appleseed" nickname:
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A couple of random photos of Bendelow.
1. From the Dec. 1903 edition of Golf Magazine, Bendelow and James Foulis:
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2. Bendelow is the guy removing his jacket in this Jan. 1901 Golf Magazine shot:
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Sven, this from my friend Mike Cirba:
"The course Bendelow designed near Wilkes Barre in 1896 is Wyoming Valley".
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Would it be premature to encourage that this amazing thread could be used as the model for an exhibit at Far Hills, or as documentation to induct Bende in the PGA HOF?
I had asked early on what more we might learn about Bendelow that wasn't covered in Stuart's book. Maybe we as GCA afficianados haven't learned new revelations about the nature of Bendelow's work and his Johnny Appleseed persona as it relates to his tireless and prolific spreading of the game throughout the US on all levels, because we are more uniquely interested in such things. But, the assembly of all these clippings and supporting documents, along with the effort to get the attributions correct, is perhaps among the very best work ever done by one of the GCA.com elite researchers. This work has put meat on the bones of Bendelow's seminal historical impact.
Sven, despite my early question of what more is there to know; your efforts and willingness to share and foster great interest is a stellar project of great value to the entire golf historical community.
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Sven, this from my friend Mike Cirba:
"The course Bendelow designed near Wilkes Barre in 1896 is Wyoming Valley".
Joe (and Mike):
My read of that little blurb is that it is discussing two separate courses. The one in Blue Ridge and a separate course in Wilkes Barre.
Sven
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Would it be premature to encourage that this amazing thread could be used as the model for an exhibit at Far Hills, or as documentation to induct Bende in the PGA HOF?
I had asked early on what more we might learn about Bendelow that wasn't covered in Stuart's book. Maybe we as GCA afficianados haven't learned new revelations about the nature of Bendelow's work and his Johnny Appleseed persona as it relates to his tireless and prolific spreading of the game throughout the US on all levels, because we are more uniquely interested in such things. But, the assembly of all these clippings and supporting documents, along with the effort to get the attributions correct, is perhaps among the very best work ever done by one of the GCA.com elite researchers. This work has put meat on the bones of Bendelow's seminal historical impact.
Sven, despite my early question of what more is there to know; your efforts and willingness to share and foster great interest is a stellar project of great value to the entire golf historical community.
RJ -
Appreciate it. Hoping Stuart can chime in to fill in some of the holes in the record and answer some of my questions.
Sven
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There are two courses left to add to the listing, but with a bit of a disclaimer. The ASGCA list contains entries for the following:
1912 - Ingleside (San Francisco, CA)
1913 - Hotel Del Monte (Monterrey, CA)
There are newspaper articles that note that Bendelow visited both of these courses during his California tours. However, the only notation I've seen that Bendelow did any work on either course comes from this March 15, 1914 The Sunday Oregonian article. Seeing as the article also notes that Bendelow laid out several courses in Scotland, I would lean towards questioning its veracity. Looking at the timing of what we already know about these two courses, his involvement seems unlikely.
(http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc435/snilsen7/Portland-TheSundayOregonian-March151914_zpse9e20271.png)
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Sven, this from my friend Mike Cirba:
"The course Bendelow designed near Wilkes Barre in 1896 is Wyoming Valley".
Joe (and Mike):
My read of that little blurb is that it is discussing two separate courses. The one in Blue Ridge and a separate course in Wilkes Barre.
Sven
From Mike Cirba:
Hi Sven,
Thanks for your terrific work on Bendelow exhibited on this thread. It is really a superb effort.
Yes, I agree that your interpretation of the 1896 blurb indicated two courses for Bendelow, one at "Blue Ridge" and the other near Wilkes-Barre, which was Wyoming Valley CC.
Your speculation that the other course may be Monterey Country Club in south-central PA is a possibility, although I did come across the following blurb from a July 1899 Washington, DC newspaper.
(http://xchem.villanova.edu/~bausch/images/misc/BlueRidgeMountain_fromCirba.jpg)
The course website claims that golf was played there from before 1885 although I've yet to see any evidence to substantiate that claim. It seems more likely that the first (and only) course at the resort was the one Dr. Jenkins laid out, although I guess it's still possible, but quite unlikely that he did it to Bendelow's plans from a few years prior.
One other avenue to pursue is the noting in your 1896 article that "Blue Ridge" is in the Allegheny Mountains, which are somewhat west of the Monterey site, and on the property of one Miss H. Phelps, which is also a name I've not seen associated in any way with the Monterey resort. I suspect the course in question was more in western Pennsylvania and will try to dig a bit more.
Cheers!
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Sven,
With respect to Longwood, yesterday I came across a reference to the course in the 1930's that indicated Longwood was originally named Casa Del Mar CC in Dyer, Indiana and had 2 18 hole courses. During the 30's one course went public and one stayed private as Longwood CC. Perhaps one was Bendelow and one was Collis. One of these days I will dig through my files to find the Collis documentation for Longwood which I'm pretty sure I have somewhere. In any event the bunkers there today definitely look similar to the old bunkers at Flossmoor and Glenwoodie.
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Dan's post got me to check the Chicago Tribune archive. Longwood became Longwood in August 1933, and the Indiana course was put up for sale. Farmers eventually bought it. Longwood was closed from 1942-1949 and reopened in 1950 as a public course. A 1950 story says the 11th hole was modeled after Gleneagles in Scotland. Doesn't say which hole, and no architect is credited.
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One of the courses on the list that gives me a bit of pause is Portage Lake (I have it listed in 1901, but I believe this date comes from an earlier iteration of the ASGCA List). I'm pretty sure this is the same course that has been attributed to Langford (aka Portage Park) in Houghton, MI.
A March 1922 Golfers Magazine article notes the construction of the Mich-o-ne-ka-ma Golf Camp by the American Park Builders. The time period of the project would put in under Bendelow's reign with the firm, yet it is possible that Langford did the design prior to his departure from the company.
(http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc435/snilsen7/Mich-o-ne-ka-ma1-GolfersMagazineMarch1922_zps23d87b31.png)
(http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc435/snilsen7/Mich-o-ne-ka-ma2-GolfersMagazineMarch1922_zpsadb7fa85.png)
(http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc435/snilsen7/Mich-o-ne-ka-ma3-GolfersMagazineMarch1922_zps3c993839.png)
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Do we know what tract of land the Michicago Club occupied? Is it near or part of the Lost Dunes current location?
Michicago was located just outside of Benton Harbor. My best guess is that it was in the area of where the airport sits today.
(http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc435/snilsen7/Michicago-ChicagoTribuneApril221923_zpsdca98d7e.png)
Michicago indeed was replaced by the Benton Harbor airport. The 1/1/1938 News-Palladium notes that some of the sod from the golf course was used to landscape the lawn of the new Benton Harbor city hall. The airport opened around 1935, and the city bought the land to expand and improve the airport on May 13, 1936.
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Another question mark to add to the list. A Golfers Magazine article from 1908 discusses the construction of the Hyperion Club, and notes the course was laid out by Warren Dickenson.
The List has a date of 1907 for Bendelow's course, which runs counter to the information in this article.
(http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc435/snilsen7/Hyperion-GolfersMagazine1908_zps33161ec7.png)
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Whilst we might think of the poem as extreme whimsy in our times, the emotions of the prose in the poem seems to capture the sentiments of most of the avid walker/golfers I know. 8)
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Sven,
I can't tell you how much I enjoyed reading through this thread. For me as an Architect, what I enjoyed was reading all of the newspaper clippings because they really give one some insight into how things were done back then without the filter of history. It also gives credence to Bendelow being much more than "18 Stakes".
That said, I have an addition for your list: In 1929, Tom Bendelow designed Lake Forest Country Club in Hudson, Ohio. The course opened in 1929. For no one knows how long (or why), the course was attributed to Herbert Strong but after researching the matter the past few months, I ran across three newspaper articles from the Hudson Times and Cleveland Plain Dealer as well as two issues of the Cleveland District Golfer Magazine that all attribute the course to Bendelow.
I started a separate thread on my discovery which I will post momentarily.
Again, great job on this Sven.
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Ken Fry,
In your post #125 are you implying that the Michicago course and the Twin City Golf & Aviation course are one in the same?
The newspaper article shown seems to suggest two different golf course locations?
Stuart Bendelow
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A Sept. 1919 article from Illustrated World which has Bendelow discussing his design work in his own words:
(http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc435/snilsen7/Bendelow1-IllustratedWorldSept1919_zps56db7b74.png)
(http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc435/snilsen7/Bendelow2-IllustratedWorldSept1919_zps83f631bc.png)
(http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc435/snilsen7/Bendelow3-IllustratedWorldSept1919_zps459ada21.png)
(http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc435/snilsen7/Bendelow4-IllustratedWorldSept1919_zps57a7ba4f.png)
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Terrific find, Sven.
Perhaps TB didn't want to give away trade secrets or perhaps the article was written as froth for a non-golfing readership, but TB's discussion of the factors he considered when laying out a course strikes me as fairly rudimentary. He places great weight on hole lengths, as Victorian designers once did. Discussion of other design issues is pretty thin. For example, his concerns about bunker placement seem to turn on the impact that bunkers have on speed of play. Odd.
By 1919 there had been a great deal written about gca, including bunker placement. Low, CBM, Taylor, Simpson, Travis, Colt, Fowler - all the usual suspects - addressed the topic. TB's discussion sounds like a throwback to an earlier era, as if the two preceding decades of thinking about gca had not happened. But again, perhaps I am being unfair and the piece is not representative of his thinking.
Bob
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Terrific find, Sven.
Perhaps TB didn't want to give away trade secrets or perhaps the article was written as froth for a non-golfing readership, but TB's discussion of the factors he considered when laying out a course strikes me as fairly rudimentary. He places great weight on hole lengths, as Victorian designers once did. Discussion of other design issues is pretty thin. For example, his concerns about bunker placement seem to turn on the impact that bunkers have on speed of play. Odd.
By 1919 there had been a great deal written about gca, including bunker placement. Low, CBM, Taylor, Simpson, Travis, Colt, Fowler - all the usual suspects - addressed the topic. TB's discussion sounds like a throwback to an earlier era, as if the two preceding decades of thinking about gca had not happened. But again, perhaps I am being unfair and the piece is not representative of his thinking.
Bob
Bob:
A couple of quick points:
- His thoughts in the article on bunkering and speed of play related solely to the first hole, with the idea of getting players going on the course. I think its fair to assume that he espoused the idea of easing you into the round. I'd also suggest that outside of his thoughts on the lengths of holes for the first few holes (as noted in the article), he was much less constrained in his use of the land than some of his contemporaries, who espoused ideal lengths for all 18. Where CBM and Raynor had to fit 18 separate puzzle pieces on to a piece of property (something they were very good at), Bendelow seems to follow a simple pattern for starting the course, and then lets the land dictate the rest. My guess is that if his simple formula wouldn't work, he'd find another alternative.
- If there was one major point I took away from this read it is that Bendelow tried to work with what the land gave him. Instead of forcing cross bunkers or symmetrical features on to the land, he discusses identifying natural hazards and using them to their best advantage. The one major constraint that he did put on the project was locating the clubhouse first, which very well could have precluded finding the very best 18 holes possible.
- For the most part, Bendelow wasn't building courses for those with deep pockets. Most of his work was for municipalities spending tax dollars or clubs with limited budgets in small towns. As evidenced by the fees he collected, there was a great deal of economy in his methods. This extended to creating a design that could be easily implemented by the club upon his departure (give another read to the instruction letter for Marsettawa posted earlier in the thread).
- I believe this was very much a fluff piece, and it doesn't surprise me that they asked Bendelow to participate as he was still considered the leading expert in the field at this point.
You seem to suggest that Bendelow's design philosophies didn't evolve, that he was stuck in the "Victorian" mode. I'd recommend you play (or read up on) Olympia Fields South, a course built in the middle of his career, and let me know if you still feel the same way. If there was anyone who saw the game of golf change over the years, it was TB. From changes in design philosophies, to changes in equipment, he was at the forefront of the game on many fronts (there were probably very few people who saw as many or more courses than him), and would have been very aware of how architecture was evolving. Like many of his contemporaries, Bendelow was also a student of the great holes from abroad, having seen them as a youth and having made at least one visit back to Scotland over the years.
I keep coming back to that early Travis article where he discusses the Willie Dunn school and Bendelow as the successor to Dunn's methods. I think that article sells his abilities and accomplishments short, or simply highlights the most basic projects he worked on. There are holes and features he constructed still on the ground at many of his courses that suggest he could find interesting holes without having to utilize a Victorian bunker scheme, that he understood how to use elevation changes to their most compelling use and that he could build greens that contained a great deal of interest. The 6th and 7th holes at OFCC South by themselves should be enough to convince anyone that his work was up there with the other greats of this era.
Sven
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This really caught my eye:
"...bringing each match back to the clubhouse after every nine holes are completed, now is taken for granted everywhere. It is worthy of note, however, that until the idea occurred to Tom Bendelow, no courses were made this way. Like as not the ninth green was placed a mile or two away from the locker room; players who came out for just nine holes had a long and uninteresting walk back to the clubhouse when they finished. In the endeavor to obviate this handicap, Bendelow threw into the discard the threadbare idea on an 'out' and 'in' course."
I had never read that Bendelow was credited with having both nines start and finish at the clubhouse. Given his pioneer status in the field of golf course architecture, it doesn't really surprise me, but I am surprised that he isn't typically given credit for one of the most common conventions in golf.
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Sven -
If the main goal of this exercise is to get a better picture of TB, you are succeeding. For me he's always been obscured by other, bigger names. Part of that is because TB didn't write very much. It is hard to get a feel for his design philosophy by way of a listing of his courses, almost none of which I have seen. Which is why the article you posted is so interesting. It's a window on what TB was trying to do. Comments by him show up in snippets here and there, but I hadn't seen anything as detailed.
My instinct has always been to place TB as a prolific, but second tier architect. I need to give him more attention.
Great stuff. Keep it coming.
Bob
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Bob:
Another example of Bendelow's thoughts on design, this time in regards to Putting Greens (Feb. 1915 The Golfers Magazine) -
(http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc435/snilsen7/BendelowGreens1-GolfersMagazineFeb1915_zpsabe83647.png)
(http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc435/snilsen7/BendelowGreens2-GolfersMagazineFeb1915_zps8137d8d0.png)
(http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc435/snilsen7/BendelowGreens3-GolfersMagazineFeb1915_zps913db974.png)
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This really caught my eye:
"...bringing each match back to the clubhouse after every nine holes are completed, now is taken for granted everywhere. It is worthy of note, however, that until the idea occurred to Tom Bendelow, no courses were made this way. Like as not the ninth green was placed a mile or two away from the locker room; players who came out for just nine holes had a long and uninteresting walk back to the clubhouse when they finished. In the endeavor to obviate this handicap, Bendelow threw into the discard the threadbare idea on an 'out' and 'in' course."
I had never read that Bendelow was credited with having both nines start and finish at the clubhouse. Given his pioneer status in the field of golf course architecture, it doesn't really surprise me, but I am surprised that he isn't typically given credit for one of the most common conventions in golf.
Makes you wonder why he tossed out this idea when designing Medinah #3, as the 9th hole couldn't be any further away from the clubhouse if he tried. And #3 was designed in the twilight of his career. Strange.
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Here's another interesting tidbit from the article written by Bendelow about greens. He advocates mowing after 10 a.m., saying that the dew on the grass is extremely beneficial for growth, and suggests that less water would be needed on greens if this practice were followed. Setting aside the issue of interfering with mid-morning play, was Bendelow right about this?
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This really caught my eye:
"...bringing each match back to the clubhouse after every nine holes are completed, now is taken for granted everywhere. It is worthy of note, however, that until the idea occurred to Tom Bendelow, no courses were made this way. Like as not the ninth green was placed a mile or two away from the locker room; players who came out for just nine holes had a long and uninteresting walk back to the clubhouse when they finished. In the endeavor to obviate this handicap, Bendelow threw into the discard the threadbare idea on an 'out' and 'in' course."
I had never read that Bendelow was credited with having both nines start and finish at the clubhouse. Given his pioneer status in the field of golf course architecture, it doesn't really surprise me, but I am surprised that he isn't typically given credit for one of the most common conventions in golf.
Makes you wonder why he tossed out this idea when designing Medinah #3, as the 9th hole couldn't be any further away from the clubhouse if he tried. And #3 was designed in the twilight of his career. Strange.
Probably because in the case of the original design, most of the land in the middle of the course, south of Lake Kadijah, was retained by the four founders for their housing development. And once that land was available, the likely place to revamp the course north of the lake was taken by the ski jump. I've played around with alternate routings in my head, say, the current 10-11-15-16 as 6-7-8-9, and you're still south of the water.
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Lambton G&CC in Toronto has a Bendelow connection, along with several others:
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/cd/Course_Origins.jpg)
It may have had one of the longest holes created in any era:
(http://books.google.com/books?id=8Y0XAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA4&img=1&zoom=3&hl=en&sig=ACfU3U29eAUMoVHNR7U_qkZOKdZ9tFufOg&ci=495%2C736%2C432%2C201&edge=0)
(GI, 1903)
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This really caught my eye:
"...bringing each match back to the clubhouse after every nine holes are completed, now is taken for granted everywhere. It is worthy of note, however, that until the idea occurred to Tom Bendelow, no courses were made this way. Like as not the ninth green was placed a mile or two away from the locker room; players who came out for just nine holes had a long and uninteresting walk back to the clubhouse when they finished. In the endeavor to obviate this handicap, Bendelow threw into the discard the threadbare idea on an 'out' and 'in' course."
I had never read that Bendelow was credited with having both nines start and finish at the clubhouse. Given his pioneer status in the field of golf course architecture, it doesn't really surprise me, but I am surprised that he isn't typically given credit for one of the most common conventions in golf.
Makes you wonder why he tossed out this idea when designing Medinah #3, as the 9th hole couldn't be any further away from the clubhouse if he tried. And #3 was designed in the twilight of his career. Strange.
Probably because in the case of the original design, most of the land in the middle of the course, south of Lake Kadijah, was retained by the four founders for their housing development. And once that land was available, the likely place to revamp the course north of the lake was taken by the ski jump. I've played around with alternate routings in my head, say, the current 10-11-15-16 as 6-7-8-9, and you're still south of the water.
That still doesn't make sense. The earliest you could hit the 10th hole is after 6, not 5. Maybe the 3rd and 4th holes ever existed and you went straight to 5 after 2. Then played 6, 10, 11, 12, 13 and old 18 as the front 9? But then where do go after that?
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This really caught my eye:
"...bringing each match back to the clubhouse after every nine holes are completed, now is taken for granted everywhere. It is worthy of note, however, that until the idea occurred to Tom Bendelow, no courses were made this way. Like as not the ninth green was placed a mile or two away from the locker room; players who came out for just nine holes had a long and uninteresting walk back to the clubhouse when they finished. In the endeavor to obviate this handicap, Bendelow threw into the discard the threadbare idea on an 'out' and 'in' course."
I had never read that Bendelow was credited with having both nines start and finish at the clubhouse. Given his pioneer status in the field of golf course architecture, it doesn't really surprise me, but I am surprised that he isn't typically given credit for one of the most common conventions in golf.
Makes you wonder why he tossed out this idea when designing Medinah #3, as the 9th hole couldn't be any further away from the clubhouse if he tried. And #3 was designed in the twilight of his career. Strange.
Probably because in the case of the original design, most of the land in the middle of the course, south of Lake Kadijah, was retained by the four founders for their housing development. And once that land was available, the likely place to revamp the course north of the lake was taken by the ski jump. I've played around with alternate routings in my head, say, the current 10-11-15-16 as 6-7-8-9, and you're still south of the water.
That still doesn't make sense. The earliest you could hit the 10th hole is after 6, not 5. Maybe the 3rd and 4th holes ever existed and you went straight to 5 after 2. Then played 6, 10, 11, 12, 13 and old 18 as the front 9? But then where do go after that?
You're right. I told you it was in my head! I'm much better with a map and a pen. :)
And yes, where to after 18? Can't be done without a lot of back and forth over the creek, and the whole idea was to play most of No. 3 across the creek.
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I've never liked this list because of how two clubs where I am a member are counted four times. Two courses in Lawrenceville, Illinois and two in Robinson. I don't get the need to artificially stretch the numbers on such a prolific career.
John.
I believe you are correct in noting that a duplication exists in the listing of TB courses in Lawrenceville and Robinson, Illinois.
The listing should be amended to read:
Robinson, IL Crawford County Golf Course (now Quail Creek CC) 1919
Lawrenceville, IL Cross Roads Golf Club 1915 As you may have better on the ground information, would you concur with this change? Sorry for the delay in getting back to you.
Stuart Bendelow
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Dave, Branch River is about 10 miles from Manitowoc in the Village of BranchRiver. It is a very nice course. They recently went public a few years ago. I played there about 5 times in last two years. They also have a member unlimitted golf fee. If I lived closer, I'd join it.
Meadow Links is not the same as Elks. They are about a par 5 apart.
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Tucked at the back of this May 10, 1913 The Miami News article discussing the creation of Miami Beach (the actual city, not just the golf course) is a notation that Bendelow was expected to arrive to aid in creating a scientifically correct golf course. Add this one to the possibilities list for now. The only other reference to an architect I've seen for the first Miami Beach course is William Langford, which raises a host of questions.
(http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc435/snilsen7/MiamiBeach-TheMiamiNewsDec1019131_zps95bfb8c2.jpg)(http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc435/snilsen7/MiamiBeach-TheMiamiNewsDec1019132_zps58c0b1e3.jpg)(http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc435/snilsen7/MiamiBeach-TheMiamiNewsDec1019133_zpsde11e99c.jpg)
(http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc435/snilsen7/MiamiBeach-TheMiamiNewsDec1019132_zps58c0b1e3.jpg)(http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc435/snilsen7/MiamiBeach-TheMiamiNewsDec1019135_zpsf32b61ef.jpg)
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I'm going to add in the various plans of Bendelow courses I can track down in a series of posts, grouped by era. Hopefully this gives a sense of how his style progressed over the years.
Most of these maps are borrowed from the Routing, Maps and Plans thread.
First up, anything from 1900 and before:
Marine and Field (NY Sun - March 1, 1897)
(http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc435/snilsen7/MarineandFieldMarch11897NYSun_zps44c09cdb.jpg)
Roselle Casino (NY Sun - April 18, 1897)
(http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc435/snilsen7/RoselleCasino-TheSunApril181897_zps1654d856.jpg)
Lakewood (Evening Telegram - 1915) - Although the map dates from later, Bendelow added the second nine in 1898.
(http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc435/snilsen7/Lakewood_1915_EveningTelegram_zps6f7aa8ee.jpg)
Morris County (The Sun - Feb. 20, 1898)
(http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc435/snilsen7/MorrisCounty-TheSunFeb201898_zps9a2c2928.jpg)
Morris County (Boston Evening Transcript - Sept. 7, 1898)
(http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc435/snilsen7/MorrisCountySept71898BostonEveningTranscript_zps2cb61f97.jpg)
Plainfield aka Hillside (1898)
(http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc435/snilsen7/PlainfieldHillsidePlan_zpsf82c88ed.jpg)
Staten Island Cricket (NY Sun - Jan. 15, 1899)
(http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc435/snilsen7/StatenIslandCricket-TheSunJan151899_zpsc05c7a5e.jpg)
Van Cortlandt (NY Sun - March 17, 1899 and May 1899 Golf Magazine)
(http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc435/snilsen7/VanCortlandtMarch271899NYSun_zps8af22a6b.jpg)
(http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc435/snilsen7/VanCortlandtPlan-GolfMagazineMay1899_zps49c1e457.png)
Colonia CC (Brooklyn Daily Eagle - 1899)
(http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc435/snilsen7/Colonia-BrooklynDailyEagle1899_zps00f97aea.jpg)
Eagles Nest (1900) - Despite what the map says, both Bendelow and Dunn had a hand in the course.
(http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc435/snilsen7/EaglesNest-1900_zps4042aa4e.jpg)
Mahopac (Golf Magazine Aug. 1901)
(http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc435/snilsen7/MahopacPlan-GolfMagazineAug1901_zps59106237.png)
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1901-1910
Mohawk (The American Golfer - May 1910) - Bendelow's work was in 1903.
(http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc435/snilsen7/Mohawk2-TheAmericanGolferMay1910_zps82d38594.png)
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1911-1920
Columbus CC (Golf Magazine April 1915)
(http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc435/snilsen7/WalnutCreekCC2-Apr1915GolfMagazine_zps66bd7b9c.png)
El Paso (El Paso Herald - Sept. 9, 1916)
(http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc435/snilsen7/ElPasoCC-ElPasoHeraldSept91916_zpsf69c3fd3.png)
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1921-1936
Sunnyside (Decatur Review - Nov. 12, 1927)
(http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc435/snilsen7/SunnysideNov13_1927_DecaturReview_zps27397cb7.jpg)
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https://books.google.com/books?id=yd-wv6p27lQC&lpg=PA188&dq=tom%20bendelow&pg=PA188#v=onepage&q=tom%20bendelow&f=false
I think this establishes the date for the Kentland golf course. The link is to letters by George Ade.
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One additional discrepancy to note.
Buried in the following Dec. 1920 Golfers Magazine piece on Pasadena is a list of courses laid out by George O'Neil. Included in the list is a municipal course in Columbus Park, Chicago. The APB List attributes the course to Bendelow in 1921, but I have not seen anything that corroborates his involvement.
One other quick note from the article, which is the attribution to O'Neil of the original course at Annandale.
(http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc435/snilsen7/Pasadena-GolfersMagazineDec19201_zps791ff017.png)
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Another question mark for the list is Leavenworth CC (Lansing, KS) which the ASGCA List notes is a 1922 Bendelow design.
The March 1920 Golfers Magazine noted that the Leavenworth CC was laid out by James Watson. The towns of Lansing and Leavenworth border each other, so I am pretty sure this is not a case of two courses by the same name. It is possible that Bendelow came in after Watson to rework the course, but at this point I have not seen anything that corroborates his involvement other than the club being noted on the American Park Builder list of courses.
(http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc435/snilsen7/LakewoodLeavenworth-GolfersMagazineMarch1920_zps49f5ff74.png)
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One of the courses on the list that gives me a bit of pause is Portage Lake (I have it listed in 1901, but I believe this date comes from an earlier iteration of the ASGCA List). I'm pretty sure this is the same course that has been attributed to Langford (aka Portage Park) in Houghton, MI.
A March 1922 Golfers Magazine article notes the construction of the Mich-o-ne-ka-ma Golf Camp by the American Park Builders. The time period of the project would put in under Bendelow's reign with the firm, yet it is possible that Langford did the design prior to his departure from the company.
Quick followup on Mich-o-ne-ka-ma, in that it turns out there are two Portage Lakes in Michigan (one on the UP near Houghton, the other north of Manistee on the east side of Lake Michigan).
Mich-o-ne-ka-ma was located just north of the latter, and you can almost make out a course in the modern aerials. It was definitely an American Park Builders project, the question is exactly who was involved.
(http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc435/snilsen7/Mich-o-ne-ka-maModernAerial_zps64e7dfff.png)
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In 1921 Bendelow returned to Lakewood CC (fka Colorado GC) in Denver to improve the course he had laid out in 1908.
(http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc435/snilsen7/LakewoodCO-SOGG1921_zps04cc8454.png)
What stands out about this work is that Donald Ross supposedly visited in 1916 to make some renovations. This is the only example I know of where Bendelow came in to improve upon work done by Ross.
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Sven, Great work on this thread, lots of interesting information. I discovered an article crediting Bendelow to Golden Valley Golf Club. This article is from The Hartford Courant-November 12, 1917. It correlates with the information Rick mentioned earlier.
Sven -- Bendelow returned to Golden Valley that fall and designed a new 18-hole course. That course opened in 1918. It was later tweaked by several people, including William Watson, but Golden Valley got a complete redesign by A.W. Tillinghast in 1927.
(http://i1372.photobucket.com/albums/ag323/bretjlawrence/photo3_zps98aec53f.jpg)
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Sven,
I also found this article in the Hartford Courant dated September 18, 1900: The article gives a hole-by-hole account of Bendelow and Vardon playing as partners for a practice match at the Hartford Golf Club.
(http://i1372.photobucket.com/albums/ag323/bretjlawrence/FullSizeRender4_zps001003d1.jpg)
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Bret:
Hartford GC remains on the list of courses that I've seen Bendelow associated with but have yet to see actual documentation of him doing any work.
If you come across anything that notes him doing any design work there, please let me know.
Thanks,
Sven
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The Bendelow list notes his involvement at Ravisloe CC in 1909. Around this time Watson was working on the course, and his work was covered in a great bit of detail by the press. The citation for Bendelow's involvement, an article in the June 1909 edition of Golf Magazine, discusses his involvement at Idlewild, which was an offshoot of the crowded conditions at Ravisloe, but does not mention him doing any work at Ravisloe.
There are a couple of 1901 articles that discuss Bendelow's involvement with the search for a site for Rav. But I have yet to see anything noting his involvement in the design, which is attributed to Robert Foulis.
Sven
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Sven,
Have you seen this?
http://bklyn.newspapers.com/image/50342225/
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Jim:
Had not, its actually one of the articles Stuart cites that was on my list to track down.
There are a couple of surprises on that list.
Sven
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Sven,
I haven't found any articles crediting Bendelow to the Hartford Golf Club, but it is still a possibility. Hartford had two or three golf clubs in the city after the Vardon Tour, so maybe these are possibilities as well. I will keep searching!
I was reading the Mahopac Golf Club website. On their history page, they state Tom Bendelow designed a 6 hole golf course for the club in 1893. 5 years later they moved to a new site and built nine new holes.
Have you seen Bendelow associated with Mahopac this early?
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Bret:
The earliest I've seen for Bendelow at Mahopac is 1900.
1893 would be early for Bendelow, and probably early for Mahopac as well (from a July 6, 1919 New York Times article).
(http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc435/snilsen7/Mahopac-NYTJuly61919_zpsc1108a0c.png)
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Another one to add to the list.
A Dec. 22, 1910 Brooklyn Daily Eagle article notes Bendelow being engaged by the Glen View Club to work on the bunkers and traps.
(http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc435/snilsen7/GlenViewCincinnati-BrooklynDailyEagleDec221910_zps39e3e699.png)
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1 small thing, 1 bigger thing. Both St. Louis
Algonquin Golf Club, not Country Club- definitely first 9 Bendelow
Normandie has always been credited to Robert Foulis not Bendelow. FWIW their website credits Foulis. I think I've read he lived near the course.
Tom:
I just updated the 1903 listing to address Normandie. Bendelow visited in 1903 to remodel the course.
Sven
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Sven,
Found the Marsatawa posts.
Here's where I think it was - matches the drawing and comprises 83 acres.
http://dnr.state.il.us/lands/Landmgt/parks/i&m/east/illini/park.htm#History
"The prestigious Marsatawa Country Club once graced the east end of the park. Organized by Ottawa resident W.D. Boyce, who also founded the Boy Scouts of America, the club boasted one of the premier golf courses of its day.
In the 1930s, two companies of the Civilian Conservation Corps converted the golf course to a park and constructed buildings still in use today. The former country club building was moved into Marseilles and serves as the American Legion Hall.
The CCC camp at the west end of the park was converted into a semi-correctional boys' camp that provided maintenance in the park until it was closed in the late 1960s.
Illini entered the state park system in 1934 and was dedicated in 1935."
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7576/16057612659_284a6c618f_o.jpg)
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Port Huron Golf Club Bendelow 1912-1922. This is my very poor sketch in red of Tom Bendelow's original 9-hole course at Port Huron Golf Club (Michigan) laid over todays routing in green. Today's routing is Charles Alison 1921 (constructed in 1922) as revised by C&A in 1928 with three new greens replacing three Bendelow greens previously untouched. Bendelow's 8th green, today's first, lasted until 1982 when Bill Newcomb bulldozed it and two other Alison greens. Newcomb's work has been mostly eliminated in renovation/restorations of the last 15 years. Sketch was done by using the Bendelow scorecard found in club files and comparing with a 1968 letter written by a member of his recollection of the course in 1915. Note Bendelow's 2nd hole was 550 yards with a blind third (for the crack) over a sand dune.
(http://i1383.photobucket.com/albums/ah285/agholz/PHGC1912-22copy_zpsc1a990c7.jpg) (http://s1383.photobucket.com/user/agholz/media/PHGC1912-22copy_zpsc1a990c7.jpg.html)
(http://i1383.photobucket.com/albums/ah285/agholz/PHGampCCCARD9holescopycopy_zps5adf3a07.jpg) (http://s1383.photobucket.com/user/agholz/media/PHGampCCCARD9holescopycopy_zps5adf3a07.jpg.html)
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One of the many mysteries that cropped up during my review of TB's courses was a record of work being done on a new course for the West Baden Springs Hotel in 1924.
Indianapolis News Aug. 2, 1924 -
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Right around 1924 the West Baden Springs Hotel changed hands. As discussed earlier in the thread, this was a separate hotel from French Lick Springs, which already had at least two courses of its own (the 1928 Annual Guide notes two 18 hole courses and a 9 hole course). It doesn't surprise me that West Baden would turn to Bendelow, given his longstanding relationship with the resort.
What I don't know is if the course was ever built. Additional articles note construction underway, and describe a course starting basically on the front steps of the hotel and following the Lick Creek Valley north before turning east with the Lost River. Another reports describes the plan for an additional 18 hole course to be built beyond this one, with a clubhouse to be constructed between the two. The early aerials I can find of the area note what looks like cleared land extending north of the hotel.
June 28, 1924 Indianapolis News -
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Jan. 3, 1925 Indianapolis News -
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I apologize if I missed it, but I've yet to see any contemporaneous evidence of Mr. Bendelow's involvement at Dyker Beach GC, the NYC Municipal.
I've come across a number of articles from 1895 thru 1897 that indicate the original two courses on that property, Dyker Meadow and Marine and Field Club were both laid out during those years by George Strath of St. Andrews, brother of David, who was pro at Dyker Meadow.
Over the years each of those courses went through various iterations and changes, and even some well-publicized planned enhancements that never happened, but today's course is an amalgam of the two but a wholly new course largely planned and carried out by John Van Kleek in 1935.
Has anyone found evidence otherwise? Thanks!
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Mike:
Dyker Meadow and Marine and Field remain on my list of "to be verified" Bendelow courses.
Both courses had work done to them subsequent to their openings and prior to Bendelow leaving for Chicago.
Marine and Field had two holes added in 1900 replacing two shorter ones, increasing the course to 3,000 yards. I haven't seen anything that notes who did that work.
Dyker Meadow had three new holes added on new ground in April of 1897, coincidentally extending that course to 3,000 yards as well. This would have been shortly after Strath resigned from the club.
Not sure if I understand your second to last sentence. Are you saying Dyker Beach was "an amalgam" of the two or that it was "an entirely new course." The two statements don't seem to go hand in hand.
Sven
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Mike:
Dyker Meadow and Marine and Field remain on my list of "to be verified" Bendelow courses.
Both courses had work done to them subsequent to their openings and prior to Bendelow leaving for Chicago.
Marine and Field had two holes added in 1900 replacing two shorter ones, increasing the course to 3,000 yards. I haven't seen anything that notes who did that work.
Dyker Meadow had three new holes added on new ground in April of 1897, coincidentally extending that course to 3,000 yards as well. This would have been shortly after Strath resigned from the club.
Not sure if I understand your second to last sentence. Are you saying Dyker Beach was "an amalgam" of the two or that it was "an entirely new course." The two statements don't seem to go hand in hand.
Sven
Hi Sven,
All of that is consistent with what I'm seeing, as well.
I should have said "Dyker is on an amalgam of the land previously occupied by both former courses" but mostly a new Van Kleek course from the mid-30s. Hope that helps clarify, thanks!
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Sven,
Terrific thread. A few corrections for you:
You stated: 1909: Bloomfield Hills CC (Birmingham, MI) - Was this work done later? Jan. 8, 1918 Brooklyn Daily Eagle notes opening of new course laid out by Bendelow aided by Conellan.
These are the details of Bendelow's work at Bloomfield Hills CC. It is taken from both the Club's Board minutes and cited newspaper articles. Connellan is not mentioned anywhere and was not involved in the work:
August 4, 1909: The Board minutes record that the newly formed “Grounds Committee” of the Club would now “have authority to prepare the grounds according to the plans and suggestions as submitted by Mr. Bendelow…”
September 12, 1909: The Detroit Free Press records that construction of the golf course as designed by Bendelow was now underway, that work on it is progressing nicely,” that it has been “inspected by several professional and amateur golfists” and that it should be ready for play by the spring.
January 21, 1910: Once again, the Detroit Free Press reports that the new course of the BHCC will be ready “in the spring.” It also mentions that the course will be “about 6,300 yards long” which would make it among the longest golf courses in America at the time. This also proves that the original Bendelow course was designed to have 18 holes from the very beginning.
December 4, 1911: The Board minutes report that “so far twelve holes, east of the woods, are in condition for use and the remaining six holes, lying to the west, have been rolled and seeded and will be ready for play sometime during the coming summer.” May 1912: The American Golfer reports that the Detroit City Golf Association will be holding a 3-day tournament on the new BHCC course August 22-24.
"1912 - Ingleside (San Francisco, CA)" Bendelow did not do any work here and no changes were made to the course at this time. In January of 1915 the course was lengthened and strengthened in preparation to hosting that summer’s Panama-Pacific Exposition tournament. That design work was done by the members themselves.
"1915 Brakenredge Municipal GC (San Antonio, TX) - Should be Brackenridge Park"
This is incorrect. Tillinghast designed, laid out and oversaw the laying out of the course in October 1915.
"1916 Birmingham GC (Birmingham, MI) - The List should also have 1920 for subsequent work."
Both dates for Bendelow's work at BCC are incorrect. The original 1916 9-hole Birmingham GC course was not designed by Bendelow. He was brought in by Club President A.V. Lee to design a new 18-hole course in April 1921. The Detroit Free Press reported on April 2nd that “”Three new clubs are in the process of formation. They are the Birmingham Golf Club…”
Later that month it also reported, under a headline reading “Tom Bendelow Enthusiastic About Birmingham Layout” that he had spent “Friday going over the entire property in the rain. He devoted Saturday staking out a nine-hole course that will be available for play within a comparatively short time. Then he will proceed with the more serious business of draining one corner of the property and laying out the 18-hole course.”
The first nine holes which he had staked out were part of that 18-hole course and not a separate nine.
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Mike and Phil:
Thanks for the updates.
Just to clear up any confusion, the "List" as referred to in this thread is Stuart's listing from the turfweb site.
The entire purpose of the thread was to try to verify as much of that list as possible, note any errors or duplications and to supplement the listing with courses that should have been included. As you can see, there was a tremendous amount of misinformation flying around.
I have quite a few updates I haven't added in since I did this exercise back in 2014 (including most of what Phil posted, although I'd lean towards giving Bendelow consultation credit for Brackenridge, as he was pushing for a municipal course in San Antonio well prior to Tillie's involvement). Not sure if I'm going to do it here, or just pass the info on to Stuart for an update to his listing. I also have a forty plus page timeline in the works on Bendelow including not just design work, but all of his golf related activities.
Unfortunately, he remains the most unheralded figure in the development of the game in this country.
Sven
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One more for the Bendelow list.
Red Cedar Municipal GC in Lansing, MI. The course has been in disuse for a while, but there were talks a few years ago of bringing it back to life.
(http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc435/snilsen7/snilsen7055/Lansing%20-%20Lansing%20State%20Journal%20Aug.%203%201927%201_zpsjkzolcts.png)
(http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc435/snilsen7/snilsen7055/Lansing%20-%20Lansing%20State%20Journal%20Aug.%203%201927%202_zpso5sjxbko.png)
Here's a shot of the current state of the site:
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Sven,
In reply 164, you mentioned that you did not have a date for Magnolia Springs, Alabama. This clip makes it sound like construction began in September 1920:
(http://i1372.photobucket.com/albums/ag323/bretjlawrence/FB7F641F-2ED8-428A-9FE4-FB28945B3F4F_zpstshote9a.jpeg)
Bret
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Another addition to the list, although I can find no evidence that the course was actually built.
Vista del Lago CC (Akron, OH)
Akron Beacon Journal - Aug. 19, 1927
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Akron Beacon Journal - Sept. 10, 1927
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Bendelow on the origins and demise of the Brassie.
The Munster Times - May 23, 1913
(http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc435/snilsen7/BrassieBendelow%20-%20The%20Times%20Munster%20May%2023%201913%201_zpsg8o7ggxx.png)
(http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc435/snilsen7/BrassieBendelow%20-%20The%20Times%20Munster%20May%2023%201913%202_zps8xytquz7.png)
(http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc435/snilsen7/BrassieBendelow%20-%20The%20Times%20Munster%20May%2023%201913%203_zpspx95nj7t.png)
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Another one for the list.
Chicago Tribune, March 22, 1922 -
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Auburn CC is first noted in the 1923 Annual Guide as a 9 hole course with a date of formation of 1922.
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And another, this time Clarksburg CC in Clarksburg, WV (March 22, 1913 The Daily Telegram):
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Again, this time Berrien County in Michigan.
My records indicate that Berrien County CC became Berrien Hills CC, which is still in existence. The course is first noted in the 1920 Annual Guide, but no information is given. The 1921 Guide notes a 9 hole course, which increases to 18 in the 1925 Guide. The various guides indicate dates of organization of either 1908 or 1910, but I can find no record of a course being in existence before the notation in the 1920 AG.
It is possible that Bendelow started work on a new 18 hole course in 1921, possibly replacing an early course, with the second 9 holes not being finished until a few years later.
(http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc435/snilsen7/TripoliBerrien%20CountyIdelwild%20-%20Chicago%20Tribune%20Oct.%2025%201921_zpsseglvzkm.png)
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Not sure if this one has been posted here prior from a 1923 Orlando Sentinel article. Newspaper writers could get very creative in misspelling of architect (and others) names.
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4749/25894947058_331c4dbeb0_b.jpg)
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A quick post to focus on some of Bendelow's work in Canada in 1913, including some insight into his promotion of public golf.
Here's a list of the courses noted in the articles:
Medicine Hat
Lethbridge
Calgary G&CC
Calgary Municipal GC - don't know if this idea was ever pursued
A course in British Columbia
April 15, 1913 The Times -
(http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc435/snilsen7/Bendelow/Bendelow%20in%20Canada%20-%20The%20Times%20April%2015%201913_zpsxpeihtmd.png)
The course in BC referenced in the article above was most likely Vernon Golf & Country Club. VGCC was founded in 1913, moving to its current site in 1922.
April 18, 1913 Vancouver Sun -
(https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/cc435/snilsen7/Vernon_Vancouver_Sun_April_18_1913(1).png?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds) (https://app.photobucket.com/u/snilsen7/a/acf16c8f-790e-4e37-bce1-74b1fd7e6a8b/p/a98028ad-ba77-420a-a65c-b2f7f406ca56)
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"The entire purpose of the thread was to try to verify as much of that list as possible, note any errors or duplications and to supplement the listing with courses that should have been included. As you can see, there was a tremendous amount of misinformation flying around.
I have quite a few updates I haven't added in since I did this exercise back in 2014 (including most of what Phil posted, although I'd lean towards giving Bendelow consultation credit for Brackenridge, as he was pushing for a municipal course in San Antonio well prior to Tillie's involvement). Not sure if I'm going to do it here, or just pass the info on to Stuart for an update to his listing. I also have a forty plus page timeline in the works on Bendelow including not just design work, but all of his golf related activities.
Unfortunately, he remains the most unheralded figure in the development of the game in this country."
Sven - I wanted to say again how remarkable this thread is. I hope you will continue your digging, but also that you will someday put together a narrative account of TB's long career. You have changed how I think of his work.
Bob
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I have contacted Stuart Bendelow about the newspaper article that says Tom Bendelow laid out a course for John B. Dutcher at "Paulding" (misspelling of Pawling). He is unable to corroborate this. It appears that the single newspaper article is the only reference and Stuart will not include the Pawling course (ostensibly the Dutcher Golf Course) in his list of Tom Bendelow courses.
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Tom:
Here's the article you are questioning.
(http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc435/snilsen7/BrooklynDailyEagle-April271898_zpsdfcc268c.png)
Please tell me why we should have any doubt about this reporting.
Sven
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There are a number of courses where the level of Bendelow's involvement is hard to ascertain. As mentioned earlier in the thread, it is believed that all he did at Beverly was proclaim the site suitable for golf. Another example of this type of visit is at Davenport CC. I apologize for the blurriness of this article (from the Jan. 14, 1924 edition of the Davenport Democrat and Leader), but you can a make out that Bendelow viewed the site (on the Iowa shore above Pleasant Valley) for the course that was eventually built by Alison.
(http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc435/snilsen7/Davenport-DavenportDemocratandLeaderJan141924_zps377bc285.png)
A few more articles on Bendelow's involvement at Davenport -
Jan. 19, 1924 The Daily Times -
(https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/cc435/snilsen7/Davenport_Daily_Times_Jan._19_1924_(1).png?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds) (https://app.photobucket.com/u/snilsen7/a/acf16c8f-790e-4e37-bce1-74b1fd7e6a8b/p/a259a320-c8f8-4694-a9d2-ae1257ea2ebf)
(https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/cc435/snilsen7/Davenport_Daily_Times_Jan._19_1924_(2).png?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds) (https://app.photobucket.com/u/snilsen7/a/acf16c8f-790e-4e37-bce1-74b1fd7e6a8b/p/0d30cd4a-3788-4744-bfda-170bc3501dcb)
Feb. 2, 1924 The Daily Times -
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(https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/cc435/snilsen7/Davenport_Map_Daily_Times_Feb._2_1924.png?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds) (https://app.photobucket.com/u/snilsen7/a/acf16c8f-790e-4e37-bce1-74b1fd7e6a8b/p/ee9e045c-18c0-4748-91a8-2544d4c713e3)
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Another addition to the list.
Coquillard GC (n/k/a Morris Park), South Bend, IN.Sept. 7, 1924 South Bend Tribune - (https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/cc435/snilsen7/Coquillard_South_Bend_Tribune_Sept._7_1924.jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds) (https://app.photobucket.com/u/snilsen7/a/acf16c8f-790e-4e37-bce1-74b1fd7e6a8b/p/bea3a7c5-e087-495e-b15a-d2788233fc07)Text enlarged - (https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/cc435/snilsen7/Coquillard_Text_(1).png?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds) (https://app.photobucket.com/u/snilsen7/a/acf16c8f-790e-4e37-bce1-74b1fd7e6a8b/p/d317d7e0-444e-4cd9-958f-a9746703eff8)(https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/cc435/snilsen7/Coquillard_Text_(2).png?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds) (https://app.photobucket.com/u/snilsen7/a/acf16c8f-790e-4e37-bce1-74b1fd7e6a8b/p/864af731-58ff-4281-aa66-11342cbf3846)(https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/cc435/snilsen7/Coquillard_Plan_South_Bend_Tribune_Sept_7_1924.jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds) (https://app.photobucket.com/u/snilsen7/a/acf16c8f-790e-4e37-bce1-74b1fd7e6a8b/p/0939eb29-2f44-49d0-a9da-229f6b9acd33)
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A quick post to focus on some of Bendelow's work in Canada in 1913, including some insight into his promotion of public golf.
Here's a list of the courses noted in the articles:
Medicine Hat
Lethbridge
Calgary G&CC
Calgary Municipal GC - don't know if this idea was ever pursued
A course in British Columbia
April 15, 1913 The Times -
(http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc435/snilsen7/Bendelow/Bendelow%20in%20Canada%20-%20The%20Times%20April%2015%201913_zpsxpeihtmd.png)
The course in BC referenced in the article above was most likely Vernon Golf & Country Club. VGCC was founded in 1913, moving to its current site in 1922.
April 18, 1913 Vancouver Sun -
(https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/cc435/snilsen7/Vernon_Vancouver_Sun_April_18_1913(1).png?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds) (https://app.photobucket.com/u/snilsen7/a/acf16c8f-790e-4e37-bce1-74b1fd7e6a8b/p/a98028ad-ba77-420a-a65c-b2f7f406ca56)
Sven,
I'm pretty sure the Calgary municipal is Shaganappi Point. Bendelow was in Southern Alberta in 1913 and Shaganappi Point opened in 1915, so the timeline IMO makes sense. It opened with sand greens. I've attached two aerials below. They're too big to embed here.
1924, with sand greens:
https://i.imgur.com/8ErmyYc.jpg (https://i.imgur.com/8ErmyYc.jpg)
1949, with grass greens:
https://i.imgur.com/h9zoXKk.jpg (https://i.imgur.com/h9zoXKk.jpg)
On another Bendelow in Western Canada, I've played Vernon. I didn't know that was his. Everyone always just told me A.V. Macan. Interesting!
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Sven,
Did you receive what I sent you on Onondaga/Lyndon? Thanks.
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Sven,
Did you receive what I sent you on Onondaga/Lyndon? Thanks.
Mike,
Received and appreciated.
Mike was kind enough to forward this Oct. 26, 1907 article from a Syracuse newspaper which notes Bendelow's involvement with Onondaga. The 9 holes he laid out are now part of the public Lyndon Golf Course.
(https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/cc435/snilsen7/Onondaga_Syracuse_Newspaper_Oct._26_1907.jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds) (https://app.photobucket.com/u/snilsen7/a/acf16c8f-790e-4e37-bce1-74b1fd7e6a8b/p/cd08a60e-35ac-408c-9bba-c254ef0ca6bf)
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During Bendelow's 1912 visit to California he paid visits to a number of cities either to encourage the construction of a course or actually lay one out. At Porterville he seems to have raised an initial enthusiasm for the construction of a course. The Bendelow course was never built, but a number of years later Willie Locke would design the Monache CC in that city.
Jan. 27, 1912 Visalia Times-Delta -
(https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/cc435/snilsen7/Porterville_Visalia_Times_Delta_Jan._27_1912.png?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds) (https://app.photobucket.com/u/snilsen7/a/acf16c8f-790e-4e37-bce1-74b1fd7e6a8b/p/6f94faa6-b493-4be7-b6bb-17c8dd88c6cd)
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During Harry Vardon's 1900 tour of the US, he and Bendelow stopped in New Haven, CT to look into the expansion of the two courses in town. Both courses were subsequently expanded to 18 holes.
April 10, 1900 New Haven Morning Journal-Courier -
(https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/cc435/snilsen7/New_Haven_Morning_Journal_Courier_April_10_1900.png?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds) (https://app.photobucket.com/u/snilsen7/a/acf16c8f-790e-4e37-bce1-74b1fd7e6a8b/p/17b89bfd-9f4c-44c5-9223-1afb3d80ef35)
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Sven,
Did you receive what I sent you on Onondaga/Lyndon? Thanks.
Mike,
Received and appreciated.
Mike was kind enough to forward this Oct. 26, 1907 article from a Syracuse newspaper which notes Bendelow's involvement with Onondaga. The 9 holes he laid out are now part of the public Lyndon Golf Course.
(https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/cc435/snilsen7/Onondaga_Syracuse_Newspaper_Oct._26_1907.jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds) (https://app.photobucket.com/u/snilsen7/a/acf16c8f-790e-4e37-bce1-74b1fd7e6a8b/p/cd08a60e-35ac-408c-9bba-c254ef0ca6bf)
Sven,
Terrific, thanks
It also appears from the article that the club also utilized him to make suggestions to improve their original nine holes, two of which still exist today even after the Walter Teavis re-do in 1919.
Interestingly, both the original Onondaga nine and the additional nine referenced in the article have previously been erroneously credited to David Campbell, but he was only primarily responsible for construction and agronomic considerations.
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A quick post to focus on some of Bendelow's work in Canada in 1913, including some insight into his promotion of public golf.
Here's a list of the courses noted in the articles:
Medicine Hat
Lethbridge
Calgary G&CC
Calgary Municipal GC - don't know if this idea was ever pursued
A course in British Columbia
April 15, 1913 The Times -
(http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc435/snilsen7/Bendelow/Bendelow%20in%20Canada%20-%20The%20Times%20April%2015%201913_zpsxpeihtmd.png)
The course in BC referenced in the article above was most likely Vernon Golf & Country Club. VGCC was founded in 1913, moving to its current site in 1922.
April 18, 1913 Vancouver Sun -
(https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/cc435/snilsen7/Vernon_Vancouver_Sun_April_18_1913(1).png?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds) (https://app.photobucket.com/u/snilsen7/a/acf16c8f-790e-4e37-bce1-74b1fd7e6a8b/p/a98028ad-ba77-420a-a65c-b2f7f406ca56)
Sven,
I'm pretty sure the Calgary municipal is Shaganappi Point. Bendelow was in Southern Alberta in 1913 and Shaganappi Point opened in 1915, so the timeline IMO makes sense. It opened with sand greens. I've attached two aerials below. They're too big to embed here.
1924, with sand greens:
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1949, with grass greens:
(http://[url=https://i.imgur.com/h9zoXKk.jpg]https://i.imgur.com/h9zoXKk.jpg[/url])
On another Bendelow in Western Canada, I've played Vernon. I didn't know that was his. Everyone always just told me A.V. Macan. Interesting!
Sven,
In regards to the "Calgary Municipal GC," in an edition of The Canadian Golfer from 1917, they make reference to the Municipal Golf Course, which would be Shaganappi Point currently. Here's the article, attached below.
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This is a possible course for the Bendelow list. Now, I'm not referring to Bendelow's Beresford CC in San Mateo, San Mateo County, CA that is presently called the Peninsula G&CC. This golf course was the Peninsula Country Club in San Carlos, San Mateo County, CA. Judging from the two below newspaper clippings, I don't know if Bendelow ever designed it or whether it was constructed. Seems the Club's biggest claim to fame is that it purchased the Ohio Building from the San Francisco 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition and had it floated on a barge to the Club's new ground to be used as a clubhouse. Below also are links for further information.
Peninsula Country Club article, 19 Aug 1916 San Jose, CA Mercury News newspaper
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Peninsula Country Club article, 26 Aug 1916 Sacramento, CA Bee newspaper
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https://www.smdailyjournal.com/news/local/the-stately-ohio-building-met-an-inglorious-end/article_3610dd98-c93b-588f-9843-2a44a5631594.html
https://ppie100.org/on-this-day-april-7/
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Adding an advertisement from The National Greenkeeper., October 1928. The ad highlights the Bendelow Cultivator:
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Sven,
I found a bit of information on Berrien Hills Country Club. I believe Tom designed the nine hole Barrien Country Club 15 years earlier and W.C. Jackson designed the new 18 hole Barrien Hills. The first article has a quote from Tom Bendelow and names W.C. Jackson. The second article attributes the architect as W.C. Jackson of Chicago who drew the plans and submitted them to the Directors.
I found this while researching W.C. Jackson who has had one of his courses, The Butler County Country Club, known as the Hamilton Elks, mistakenly attributed to Donald Ross in Hamilton, Ohio.
Regards,
Jeff
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A new one for the Bendelow list.
Interlaken GC (Fairmont, MN)
July 13, 1918 Minneapolis Journal -
(https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/cc435/snilsen7/Interlaken_Park_-_Minneapolis_Journal_July_13_1918.png?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds) (https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/cc435/snilsen7/Interlaken_Park_-_Minneapolis_Journal_July_13_1918.png?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds)