"After the Donald Ross Society was formed, it took nearly five years for other architect societies to appear, but, following the arrival and early success of the Walter J. Travis Society, new groups came on the scene fairly regularly."

Tags: Brad Becken, Donald Ross, Donald Ross Society, GCA, Tufts Archives, Vaughn Halyard

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"Ross’s greens, restored faithfully by Straka, are severe. There are big slopes, tall ridges and some quite enormous buried elephants, enough to make putting a real challenge; in the future, Belleair members are likely to be demons with the flat stick."

Tags: Dana Fry, Donald Ross, Florida, Jason Straka, Private Golf, Restoration

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"Sewells Point Golf Course, which Arnold Palmer played his professional debut on Nov. 21, 1954, is an 18-hole championship course with tree lined fairways and well bunkered undulating greens. It was designed by Donald Ross in 1927."

Tags: Donald Ross, Public Golf, Virginia

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"When I started playing Ross courses, others in my foursome frequently made comments like Ross “always did this” or “never did that” when talking about his golf architecture. At first, because I didn’t know any better, I tended to accept these comments as factual, but over time, I realized they were simply inaccurate."

Tags: Bradford A. Becken, Jr., Donald Ross

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"Within three decades of his arrival in America, Ross was sitting on top of the golf world. Throughout the 1920s golf boom, he and his two design associates were working on 15-25 courses annually – one out of every six courses being built or rebuilt."

Tags: Bradley S. Klein, Donald Ross

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"To commemorate the 150th birthday of Donald Ross in 2022, the Pinehurst, Southern Pines, Aberdeen Area Convention and Visitors Bureau has commissioned the creation of a special edition coin."

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Donald Ross Society members Mark Larson and Pete DeAngelo presented a $15,000 check from the Donald Ross Society Foundation to Brian Tolnar, PGA of Mill Creek Golf Course.  See the TV and Print coverage below.

WKBN News Article

Mill Creek MetroParks Golf Course Website

     

Mountain Ridge is the site of the LPGA's Cognizant Founders Cup this weekend.  See Golfweek's article about the restoration by Ron Prichard.

Golfweek Article - Oct 4, 2021

From the August 9, 2021 - Morning Read by Ken Klavon

During the early 1920s, the preeminent course architect was churning out course designs by the dozens. Now, many of those clubs are recognizing the 100th anniversary of that work.

See the Centennial Celebrations Article Here

 President Brad Becken attended Teugega’s Centennial Anniversary celebration last weekend and was on a panel discussion with Brad Klein and Barry Jordan who has been the architect for the club’s ongoing restoration efforts.

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From the Article in the Rome Daily Sentinel:

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Teugega celebrates 100th anniversary of its Donald Ross-designed golf course

GOLF EXHIBITION — New York Giants punter Riley Dixon, former PGA Tour standout Wayne Levi, Teugega Country Club Pro Steve Campanaro and Korn Ferry Tour golfer and Rome native Matt Campbell pose for a photo during their exhibition match at Teugega Country Club on Saturday. The foursome played the exhibition to honor Gene Sarazen and Walter Hagen during the club’s 100th anniversary celebration. (PHOTO SUBMITTED)

Posted Tuesday, July 6, 2021 9:00 am

Teugega Country Club celebrated the 100th anniversary of its Donald Ross-designed golf course over the weekend.

On Saturday, Teugega golf pro Steve Campanaro was joined by former PGA Tour standout Wayne Levi, of New Hartford; Korn Ferry Tour golfer and Rome native Matt Campbell and current New York Giants and former Syracuse University punter Riley Dixon, of Blossvale. The foursome played in an exhibition at the course to honor Gene Sarazen and Walter Hagen. Those two played an exhibition when Teugega celebrated its grand opening in 1921.

Levi, the 1990 PGA Tour Player of the Year, went on to win four tournaments that year, the BellSouth Atlantic Golf Classic, Centel Western Open, Canon Greater Hartford Open and the Canadian Open. He has 12 career wins on the tour. In 1991, Levi represented the United States on the Ryder Cup team and in the World Cup. He then jumped to the PGA Champions Tour in 2002, finishing in 28th on the money list during his first full season. In 2003, he won his first event, the 3M Championship, since winning the 1990 Canadian Open.

Dixon was a seventh round draft pick by the Denver Broncos in the 2016 NFL draft. He was traded to the Giants during the offseason in 2018.

Campbell is a two-time Rome City Men’s Amateur Golf Tournament Champion, winning back-to-back years in 2006 and 2007. He is a current member on the Korn Ferry Tour.

Photo: Teugega Country Club