ABC#053: Ida Dixon, Hugh Wilson, Charles Thomas, & Charles Baily - Suited to a Tee - Golf Course Pioneers

2023-08-01

Philadelphia has been an epicenter for golf since the 1890s. There are dozens of golf courses within an easy drive of the city, and a few in the city itself. Ida Dixon is today recognized as the first woman golf course architect in the United States. Hugh Wilson and Charles Thomas were two of the six architects who made up what is called The Philadelphia School. The two of them helped build 4 of the top ranked courses in the country. Charles Baily met his final de...

Philadelphia has been an epicenter for golf since the 1890s. There are dozens of golf courses within an easy drive of the city, and a few in the city itself.

Ida Dixon is today recognized as the first woman golf course architect in the United States.
Hugh Wilson and Charles Thomas were two of the six architects who made up what is called The Philadelphia School. The two of them helped build 4 of the top ranked courses in the country.
Charles Baily met his final destiny on the 4th green of Merion East Cricket Club.

Plus, you’ll learn about cleeks and condors, heroic holes and featheries, Randolph Scott, Mary Queen of Scots, and a golf hole called the “Mae West.”

Even if you’re not a golfer, there are things for you to enjoy on today’s All Bones Considered: Laurel Hill Stories – Suited to a Tee: Golf Course Pioneers.

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