Robert W. White (golfer)
Robert W. "Bob" White (1874 -1959) was born in St Andrews, Scotland and emigrated in 1894 to the United States to study agronomy. He worked as a professional and greenkeeper at several clubs including Shawnee Country Club in 1914. White helped many young men from the British Isles find work in the United States as golf professionals and greenkeepers. White served as president of the Western Professional Golfers' Association in 1908 and became the first president of the Professional Golfers' Association of America in 1916. He held the office through 1919. During his career he also designed a number of golf courses, many located in eastern Pennsylvania. White also was one of the founders of the American Society of Golf Course Architects.[1] [2]
Selected works
- Berkleigh Country Club, Kutztown, Pennsylvania
- Blue at East Potomac Public Golf Course - Public, Washington, D.C.
- Blue/Red at Buck Hill Falls Golf Club, Buck Hill Falls, Pennsylvania
- Glen Brook Country Club, Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
- Green Hills Golf Course, Birdsboro, Pennsylvania
- Harkers Hollow Golf Club, Phillipsburg, New Jersey
- Longue Vue Club, Verona, Pennsylvania
- Manasquan River Golf Club, Brielle, New Jersey
- Ocean Forest Country Club, also known as Pine Lakes Country Club, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[4]
- Red at East Potomac Public Golf Course, Washington, D.C.
- Red/White at Buck Hill Falls Golf Club, Buck Hill Falls, Pennsylvania
- Richmond County Country Club, Staten Island, New York
- Rockland Country Club, Sparkill, New York
- Shorehaven Golf Club, East Norwalk, Connecticut
- Silver Spring Country Club, Ridgefield, Connecticut
- Skytop Lodge, Skytop, Pennsylvania
- Swamp Fox Golf Club, Greeleyville, South Carolina
- Water Gap Country Club, Delaware Water Gap, Pennsylvania
- White at East Potomac Public Golf Course, Washington, D.C.
References
- ↑ "A Chronicle of the Philadelphia Section PGA and its Members: The Leaders and The Legends, 1895 to 1915," By Peter C. Trenham
- ↑ The Society of Hickory Golfers; Results and Recent accounts Golf with Hickory Golf Clubs
- ↑ Robert White: Courses Built, Worldgolf.com
- ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.