In this two-part biographical deep dive, Professor DJ takes Neil and Randy through the life and times of Charles Blair Macdonald, the father of American golf course architecture. Part one focuses on Macdonald’s introduction to golf from his time in Scotland, the design of America’s first eighteen hole course, the social circles who funded his early projects, the complicated history of what became the first official US Amateur championship,, and a ton more.
Copying this from the post anything thread:
https://refuge.nolayingup.com/t/post-anything-episode-xii-flop-cops/126004/4713?u=markinvictoria
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Gosh where to begin.
I feel obligated as a result of hailing from a town boarding Niagara Falls (and having family, friends, ex-partners, teammates, opponents, rivals, etc from the “Falls”) to apologize for C.B.’s US Am behaviour. We know how people from Niagara Falls can be, and it really is on us to prevent certain ones from getting out in such capacities without a chaperone. Perhaps some grace can be afforded to us given how early C.B. was in the coming of age for the new world.
As a whole for C.B.’s impact on golf, I don’t think we from the “Region” need to apologize, but it also isn’t a “you’re welcome” situation. Perhaps an “I’m glad you feel it worked out for you” type of sentiment.