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From fields to fairways classic golf clubs of Minnesota

Title
From fields to fairways [electronic resource] : classic golf clubs of Minnesota / Rick Shefchik.
Author
Shefchik, Rick.
Publication
Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, c 2012.

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1 online resource (xiii, 369 p.) : ill.
Uniform Title
From fields to fairways (Online)
Alternative Title
From fields to fairways (Online)
Subject
  • Golf courses > Minnesota > History
  • Country clubs > Minnesota > History
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  • Includes index.
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Contents
Machine generated contents note: Contents -- AcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Farms to Fairways -- 1. The Wellspring -- The Town & Country Club (1893) 2. Cradle of Championships -- The Minikahda Club (1898) -- The Godfather: C. T. Jaffray (1865-1956) 3. Lake Superior Gem -- Northland Country Club (1899) 4. Crossroads of History -- Interlachen Country Club (1911) 5. Sailors and Golfers -- White Bear Yacht Club (1912) -- The Unsung Hero: Tom Vardon -- Minnesota's Bobby Jones: Harrison R. "Jimmy" Johnston 6. Ross Shows His Stuff -- Woodhill Country Club (1915) 7. The Players' Club -- Minneapolis Golf Club (1916) 8. Rising from the Ashes -- Golden Valley Golf and Country Club (1916) 9. Tillie's Gift -- Rochester Golf & Country Club (1915) 10. Raynor Comes to Minnesota -- Somerset Country Club (1920) 11. The Professors' Legacy -- Midland Hills Country Club (1921) -- University of Minnesota Golf Course (1916) 12. No Longer a Rich Man's Game -- Municipal Golf (1916-34) -- The Mayor of Bronzeville: Jimmie Slemmons 13. Jewish Golf -- Oak Ridge Country Club (1920) -- Hillcrest Country Club (1921) 14. Bring the Family -- Edina Country Club (1923) 15 Spreading the Game -- Southview Country Club (1921) -- Stillwater Country Club (1925) -- Minnesota Valley Country Club (1925) -- Mendakota Country Club (1926) 16. The PGA Arrives -- Keller Golf Course (1929) 17. James J. Hill's Retreat -- North Oaks Golf Club (1951) 18. Golf's World Stage -- Hazeltine National Golf Club (1962) -- Afterword. The Modern Classics: Golf's Last Building Boom -- National Tournaments in MinnesotaIllustration CreditsIndex.
LCCN
2011046499
OCLC
ssj0000635539
Author
Shefchik, Rick.
Title
From fields to fairways [electronic resource] : classic golf clubs of Minnesota / Rick Shefchik.
Imprint
Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, c 2012.
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