Charles A. Branch (Golf course) (Seth Reynor) (Charles B. MacDonald) 12-18-78(Provided by Mr. Charles A. Branch, 12/18/78)
Mr. Branch's 'information is extremely valuable and
very accurate as I have discovered. As stated by Mr.
Branch, "A golf course architect from New England
designed the course layout, but because of his death
later, the Canadian Champion finished the final draft
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and supervised the constructioo'it is possible �that
Mr. Seth Reynor from Southamption, New York was
involved in the original design of The Winter Club.
31eynor joined Charles B. MacDonald, a golf course
architect, in 1915 as a partner. MacDonald and Reynor
did do some work in South Florida including the first 9
holes at the Everglades Club in Palm Beach in 1919 and
added the second 9 holes in 1925 - 1926. In 1926
Reynor died of pneumonia in West Palm Beach." It is
probable that Mr. MacDonald continued with the work.
He was Canadian by bi th but spent most of his life in
the United States. olf and golf design were C.B.'s
abiding possessions. MacDonald won the first U.S.
Amateur Championship Golf Association of the United
States, which evolved into the United States Golf
.Association. He conceived the Walker Cup Series,
coined the title "golf architect" in 1902 and was
considered by golf historians' as the "Father of
American Golf Course Architecture".
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