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Charles B. Macdonald

Amateur golfer, golf course architect

Died when: 83 years 158 days (1001 months)
Star Sign: Scorpio

 

Charles B. Macdonald

Charles Blair Macdonald (November 14, 1855 – April 21, 1939) was a major figure in early American golf.He built the first 18-hole course in the United States, was a driving force in the founding of the United States Golf Association, won the first U.S.

Amateur championship, and later built some of the most influential golf courses in the United States, to the extent that he is considered the father of American golf course architecture.

He is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame.


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