“The new course, which has just been opened for play at Pebble Beach, to be known as the Del Monte Second Championship Course, has as complete a watering system as was ever devised. It is already in working order, and with like comparison the other features of the course are having their development in the most scientific and intelligent manner.”
“The watering system on this course is capable of distributing two million gallons per week, which, with the annual rainfall, aggregates seventy inches a year on the watered area. These facts illustrate that California is prepared to take care of all the golfers in the country and give them excellent courses under ideal conditions.” – from The Golfer’s Happy Hunting Grounds by Jack Neville. Pacific Golf and Motor, March, 1918.
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As the amateur historian attempting to write Wilfrid E. Reid’s biography, I can verify that he was working in the Bay Area as you document. I have a number of facts that lead to the conclusion that Reid and Donaldson did design the original Pebble Beach golf course routing for Neville and Grant. Would like to discuss this with you if possible. We would even drive over from our Phoenix condo at your convenience.
Bill Zmistowski
wz@zmistowski.com (480) 924 9563
http://www.zmistowski.com/WilfridEReid