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777:. August 6, 1908. p. 10
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841:. July 24, 1908. p. 10
833:"Country Club Gets Charter"
809:. July 22, 1908. p. 10
737:"Country Club At Westbrook"
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607:Robert H. Patterson Jr.
579:Richard S. Reynolds Sr.
611:William J. Armfield IV
1071:37.57167°N 77.52750°W
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648:"Who Invented Golf?"
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936:The Washington Post
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673:Gordon, John Steele
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