From Fields to Fairways : Classic Golf Clubs of Minnesota /

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From retreats for the middle class to playgrounds for the rich, golf clubs have been sources of recreation, fellowship, and business for Minnesotans for more than a century. Minnesota's courses have hosted some of the sport's most dramatic tournaments and legendary players - including Bobb...

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Autor principal: Shefchik, Rick
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 2012.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Golf courses.
Country clubs.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Golf.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)
Clubs de loisirs > Minnesota > Histoire.
Terrains de golf > Minnesota > Histoire.
Country clubs > Minnesota > History.
Golf courses > Minnesota > History.
Minnesota.
History.
Electronic book.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: from fields to fairways
  • The wellspring. the Town & Country Club (1893)
  • Cradle of championships. The Minikahda Club (1898)
  • The Godfather: C.T. Jaffray
  • Lake Superior gem. Northland Country Club (1899)
  • Crossroads of history. Interlachen Country Club (1909)
  • Sailors and golfers. White Bear Yacht Club (1912)
  • The unsung hero: Tom Vardon
  • Minnesota's Bobby Jones: Harrison R. "Jimmy" Johnston
  • Ross shows his stuff. Woodhill Country Club (1915)
  • The players' club. Minneapolis Golf Club (1916)
  • Rising from the ashes. Golden Valley Golf and Country Club (1916)
  • Tillie's gift. Rochester Golf & Country Club (1915)
  • Raynor comes to Minnesota. Somerset Country Club (1919)
  • The professors' legacy. Midland Hills Country Club (1920)
  • University of Minnesota Lee Bolstad Golf Course (1915)
  • No longer a rich man's game. Municipal Golf (1916-34)
  • The mayor of Bronzeville: Jimmie Slemmons
  • Jewish golf. Oak Ridge Country Club (1920)
  • Hillcrest Golf Club (1921)
  • Bring the family. Edina Country Club (1923)
  • Spreading the game. Southview Country Club (1919)
  • Stillwater Country Club (1924)
  • Minnesota Valley Country Club (1924)
  • Mendakota Country Club (1925)
  • The PGA arrives. Keller Golf Course (1929) 17. James J. Hill's retreat. North Oaks Golf Club (1949)
  • Golf's world stage. Hazeltine National Golf Club (1962)
  • Afterword. the modern classics: golf's last building boom
  • National tournaments in Minnesota.

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