"Becken commended the Club’s Historical Committee, saying, ‘You have compiled a remarkable history of the Saint Andrew’s course and, despite all of the changes over time, present it in a clear and understandable way.’"

Tags: Donald Ross, Donald Ross Society, Jack Nicklaus, New York, Tufts Archives

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"'This is a layout more like it was in the 1920s and 30s, and it is more fun and aesthetically pleasing. Maketewah knew there was disguised greatness in the golf course – they knew it could be more interesting.'"

Tags: Brian Silva, Donald Ross, Ohio, Private Golf, Restoration, Tom Bendelow

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"Frank Jemsek, owner of Jemsek Golf in Lemont, Ill., is the 2023 recipient of the American Society of Golf Course Architects (ASGCA) Donald Ross Award."

Tags: ASGCA, Donald Ross, Frank Jemsek, Illinois

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"There was room for 36 holes and a budget to bring on Ross, a towering figure at the peak of his creative powers. His two designs, the East and West courses, opened for play in 1926."

Tags: Andrew Green, Donald Ross, New York, PGA, Professional Golf, Restoration, Robert Trent Jones Sr, Tom Fazio

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"'What’s really exciting about this is that, although the course was designed by Ross and built by his key associate, his design was never fully executed,' Prichard said. 'Effectively this will be the first time Ross’s finishing touches have ever been built at Tumblebrook.'"

Tags: Brad Becken, Donald Ross, Donald Ross Society, Municipal Golf, Pennsylvania, Public Golf, Ron Prichard, Vaughn Halyard

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"Plans would promote both the game of golf and explore related educational possibilities for students and the community, including a potential scholarship program for caddies."

Tags: Donald Ross, Municipal Golf, Pennsylvania, Public Golf, Ron Prichard, Vaughn Halyard

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"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

"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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"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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