The first history of Minnesota’s celebrated golf clubs and courses, including rarely seen photographs and long-lost details about the game’s most famous architects
The first history of Minnesota’s celebrated golf clubs and courses, including rarely seen photographs and long-lost details about the game’s most famous architects
Rick Shefchik spent twenty-six years as a reporter and columnist for the St. Paul Pioneer Press and is the author of four novels: Amen Corner, Green Monster, Frozen Tundra, and Rather See You Dead. He has played golf in Minnesota since the 1960s.
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Contents Acknowledgments Introduction: 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 Minnesota Illustration Credits Index
Contents Acknowledgments Introduction: 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 Minnesota Illustration Credits Index
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