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GolfClubAtlas.com => Golf Course Architecture => Topic started by: Ronald Montesano on December 28, 2022, 03:53:11 PM
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Found this by complete chance. May have been mentioned before on GCA, but worth everyone's attention.
https://vault.si.com/vault/1962/07/02/golfs-battling-architects
Dick Wilson and Robert Trent Jones, from 1962
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That is a great find! It's a nice look at how things have changed and how they've stayed the same.
I noticed that it appears they're monetising the SI vault, it used to be free. Also, the byline is just "SI Staff". Lastly, the lack of the oxford comma drove me a little nuts! But still a fun article to read.
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Ron
Thanks for the link. An interesting and enjoyable read.
Niall
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Great read. It makes Doak look tame…and modest.
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Great read. It makes Doak look tame…and modest.
Spending a bit of time with Mr. Jones could be a learning experience. You will never hear me saying my courses are all great or anything close to that. I learned that it was a turn-off.
I always liked Mike Young's take on their feud, that it was something of a class war. Jones wanted to keep the business "professional" and Wilson stayed out of the ASGCA, for whatever reason -- I think mostly because Mr. Jones was a big voice there.
But it's also important to note that Dick Wilson was into his days as a heavy alcoholic by the time of this piece. He was battling himself as much as anyone else.
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Also, the byline is just "SI Staff". Lastly, the lack of the oxford comma drove me a little nuts! But still a fun article to read.
I was curious about that and luckily the table of contents for the magazine was posted. The article was written by Gwilym S. Brown, a name I don't recall ever seeing. He knew how to pick a fight, though!
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Charlie,
That's a reporter for you - the AP style.
SI did an article on him in 1968.
Besides articles, he wrote "golfers' gold" w/Tony Lema. Sadly, he died of a brain tumor in 1974 at the young age of 46.
https://vault.si.com/vault/1968/07/22/letter-from-the-publisher