Original articles relating to the History of Golf.
A Matter of Course is a new book written by Derek Markham and published by Markham & Truett. The story of legendary golf course architect William Herbert Fowler. The book is a proper biography of a most interesting life, mostly well lived. I contributed research to the chapter, “American Adventures,” written about Fowler’s work in … Continue reading “A Matter of Course – The Life of William Herbert Fowler 1856-1941”
The Virginia Country Club at Alamitos opened on April 30, 1910. The nine-hole golf course was designed and built by Los Angeles Country Club’s, Arthur Rigby of Carnoustie, who was hired as Virginia’s first golf instructor and course supervisor. The Virginia Country Club was the idea of D.M. Linnard, the owner of the Hotel Virginia in … Continue reading “Virginia Country Club at Alamitos (1910)”
Jack Nicklaus was 21 years old when he played in his first golf tournament as a professional, on January 4, 1962, at the season opening Los Angeles Open at Rancho Park golf course in west Los Angeles. The 1949 William Johnson and William P. Bell Rancho golf course was designed as a championship tournament layout from the … Continue reading “Jack Nicklaus at Rancho Park”