From fields to fairways
Subtitle: classic golf clubs of Minnesota
By: Rick Shefchik
Publisher: Univ Of Minnesota Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Minneapolis
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780816677320; 9780816677337
Subjects: HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI); Guidebooks; Golf courses; Country clubs; SPORTS & RECREATION / Golf
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note:  Contents; title: AcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Farms to Fairways; title: 1. The Wellspring; title: The Town & Country Club (1893)2. Cradle of Championships; title: The Minikahda Club (1898); title: &#9;&#9;The Godfather: C. T. Jaffray (1865-1956)3. Lake Superior Gem; title: Northland Country Club (1899)4. Crossroads of History; title: Interlachen Country Club (1911)5. Sailors and Golfers; title: White Bear Yacht Club (1912); title: &#9;&#9;The Unsung Hero: Tom Vardon; title: &#9;&#9;Minnesota's Bobby Jones: Harrison R. "Jimmy" Johnston6. Ross Shows His Stuff; title: Woodhill Country Club (1915)7. The Players' Club; title: Minneapolis Golf Club (1916)8. Rising from the Ashes; title: Golden Valley Golf and Country Club (1916)9. Tillie's Gift; title: Rochester Golf & Country Club (1915)10. Raynor Comes to Minnesota; title: Somerset Country Club (1920)11. The Professors' Legacy; title: Midland Hills Country Club (1921); title: University of Minnesota Golf Course (1916)12. No Longer a Rich Man's Game; title: Municipal Golf (1916-34); title: &#9;The Mayor of Bronzeville: Jimmie Slemmons13. Jewish Golf; title: Oak Ridge Country Club (1920); title: Hillcrest Country Club (1921)14. Bring the Family; title: Edina Country Club (1923)15 Spreading the Game; title: Southview Country Club (1921); title: Stillwater Country Club (1925); title: Minnesota Valley Country Club (1925); title: Mendakota Country Club (1926)16. The PGA Arrives; title: Keller Golf Course (1929)17. James J. Hill's Retreat; title: North Oaks Golf Club (1951)18. Golf's World Stage; title: Hazeltine National Golf Club (1962); title: Afterword. The Modern Classics: Golf's Last Building Boom; title: National Tournaments in MinnesotaIllustration CreditsIndex.