Golf course architect Stanley Thompson was a genius. Shortly after his death, the Ottawa Citizen wrote of him: He left his mark on the Canadian landscape from coast to coast. No man could ask for a more handsome set of memorials. Jim Barclay has now written this definitive account of Stanley Thompsons careera career that in some ways is stranger than fiction, but was immensely contributive to the creation of the playing fields of golf. Known as the Toronto Terror, Stanley was not without his faults, but certainly no one can deny that he was one of the most colourful figures in the history of course design, a profession that is not immune to flamboyance.
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For the Stanley Thompson fan!,
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This review is from: The Toronto Terror (Hardcover)
If you are a fan of Stanley Thompson's courses, this is a reference you will use constantly. Jim Barclay leads the reader through Stanley's life, then his courses, and he provided a reference of all of the courses with which Thompson was associated, including courses which are reported to be Thompson design, but are not.
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The unforeseeable fruits of chance are such that no person could possibly have imagined the consequences of a young Scottish farmhand named James Thompson meeting and courting and impregnating a young girl, Jeannie McCron, the daughter of a Scottish blacksmith. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Stanley Thompson, Country Club, First World War, George Cumming, Bill Thompson, Cutten Club, Jeannie Thompson, Green Gables, Highlands Links, James Thompson, Frank Thompson, Green Section, Nicol Thompson, Banff Springs, Cape Breton, New York, Second World War, Willie Park, Robert Trent Jones, Bob Moote, British Columbia, Malvern High School, United States, Harry Colt, North America New!
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The unforeseeable fruits of chance are such that no person could possibly have imagined the consequences of a young Scottish farmhand named James Thompson meeting and courting and impregnating a young girl, Jeannie McCron, the daughter of a Scottish blacksmith. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Stanley Thompson, Country Club, First World War, George Cumming, Bill Thompson, Cutten Club, Jeannie Thompson, Green Gables, Highlands Links, James Thompson, Frank Thompson, Green Section, Nicol Thompson, Banff Springs, Cape Breton, New York, Second World War, Willie Park, Robert Trent Jones, Bob Moote, British Columbia, Malvern High School, United States, Harry Colt, North America New!
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- The Golf Course by Geoffrey S. Cornish on 8 pages
- Nova Scotia (Hello Canada) by Alexa Thompson on 6 pages
- Queen Victoria by Dorothy Thompson on 5 pages
- Golf Architecture (Classics of Golf) by Alister MacKenzie on page 102, page 105, and Back Matter
- World Atlas of Golf by Mark Rowlinson on page 115, and Back Matter
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- Routing the Golf Course: The Art & Science that Forms the Golf Journey by Forrest L. Richardson in Back Matter
- Golf Course Architecture: Evolutions in Design, Construction, and Restoration Technology by Dr. Michael J. Hurdzan in Front Matter
- Classic Golf Hole Design: Using the Greatest Holes as Inspiration for Modern Courses by Robert Muir Graves in Back Matter
- Bunkers, Pits & Other Hazards: A Guide to the Design, Maintenance, and Preservation of Golf's Essential Elements by Forrest L. Richardson in Back Matter
- International Sport: A Bibliography, 1995-1999: An Index to Sports History Journals, Conference Proceedings and Essay Collections (Sports Reference Series) by Richard William Cox on page 21
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