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William C. Fownes Jr.

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together made up the "Philadelphia School" of golf course architecture. Together, the group designed over 300 courses, 27 of which are on in the top 100 golf courses in the world.
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team in 1922. He guide the team to victory and played again on the team in 1924. He also won the Pennsylvania Amateur four times.
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This biographical article relating to American golf is a
174:(October 2, 1877 – July 4, 1950) was an American amateur 1497: 315:. New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House. p.  156: 146: 136: 126: 119: 109: 104: 84: 65: 43: 33: 28: 21: 308: 208:Fownes was the playing-captain of the first U.S. 178:. His father, Henry Fownes, founded and designed 1517: 1466:† indicates the event was won in extra holes. 420: 8: 1524: 1510: 427: 413: 405: 284:(winners, playing captain), 1924 (winners) 18: 376:"Pennsylvania Amateur – Past Champions" 338: 336: 294: 307:Elliott, Len; Kelly, Barbara (1976). 302: 300: 298: 7: 1482: 1480: 370: 368: 366: 364: 362: 120:Best results in major championships 1496:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by 215:Fownes served as president on the 14: 1484: 91: 378:. Pennsylvania Golf Association 345:"Fownes: The Oakmont Architect" 272:U.S. national team appearances 217:United States Golf Association 1: 1573:American golf biography stubs 819:1942–1945 Cancelled due to 1589: 1479: 1461: 625:1917–18 Cancelled due to 443: 267:1916 Pennsylvania Amateur 264:1913 Pennsylvania Amateur 261:1912 Pennsylvania Amateur 195:Brookline, Massachusetts 172:William Clark Fownes Jr. 59:Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 39:William Clark Fownes Jr. 1558:Golfers from Pittsburgh 205:in the final, 4 and 3. 1543:American male golfers 570:William C. Fownes Jr. 228:George C. Thomas, Jr. 148:The Open Championship 78:Oakmont, Pennsylvania 23:William C. Fownes Jr. 450:Charles B. Macdonald 257:Pennsylvania Amateur 185:Fownes won the 1910 180:Oakmont Country Club 86:Sporting nationality 29:Personal information 1553:Golf administrators 975:William C. Campbell 482:Herbert M. Harriman 397:Philadelphia School 222:Fownes, along with 219:from 1926 to 1927. 474:Findlay S. 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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Oakmont, Pennsylvania
United States
PGA Championship
U.S. Open
The Open Championship
U.S. Amateur
golfer
Oakmont Country Club
U.S. Amateur
The Country Club
Brookline, Massachusetts
Chick Evans
Warren Wood
Walker Cup
United States Golf Association
A.W. Tillinghast
George C. Thomas, Jr.
Hugh Wilson
George Crump
William Flynn
U.S. Amateur
Pennsylvania Amateur
Walker Cup
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