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IT MIGHT BE FAIR TO SAY THAT TWO OF
SCOTLAND’S greatest exports are rock singer
Rod Stewart and golf course architect Donald
Ross. While Stewart is still entertaining
audiences worldwide, Ross has since passed
away, but his legacy is as alive and vibrant as
ever. The many golf courses which he designed
in the U.S. continue to entertain and humble
every golfer.
Ross’s most famous course design in the U.S.
may be Pinehurst #2 in North Carolina, but one
of his classic pieces of work is in the Hoosier
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stood the test of time.
The course hosted the 1924 PGA Championship
and Walter Hagen hoisted the Wanamaker
Trophy. It also hosted two women’s majors,
the 1959 LPGA Championship won by Betsy
Rawls and Mickey Wright won the 1960 LPGA
Championship.
When Ross designed this layout, originally
called The Hill Course, he didn’t have access
to machines which could dig and move dirt.
Instead, he made the most of what Mother
Nature provided. In laymen’s terms, he created
golf’s equivalent of the Hope Diamond from a
rough-cut gem!
A CLASSIC CREATION
IN THE HOOSIER HILLS
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