Robert W. White (golfer)
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Robert W. "Bob" White was born in St Andrews, Scotland
and emigrated in 1894 to the United States to study agronomy
. He worked as a professional and greenkeeper at several clubs including Shawnee Country Club in 1914. White helped many young men from the British Isles find work in the United States as golf professionals and greenkeepers. White served as president of the Western Professional Golfers' Association in 1908 and became the first president of the Professional Golfers' Association of America
in 1916. He held the office through 1919. During his career he also designed a number of golf courses, many located in eastern Pennsylvania. White also was one of the founders of the American Society of Golf Course Architects
.
St Andrews
St Andrews is a university town and former royal burgh on the east coast of Fife in Scotland. The town is named after Saint Andrew the Apostle.St Andrews has a population of 16,680, making this the fifth largest settlement in Fife....
and emigrated in 1894 to the United States to study agronomy
Agronomy
Agronomy is the science and technology of producing and using plants for food, fuel, feed, fiber, and reclamation. Agronomy encompasses work in the areas of plant genetics, plant physiology, meteorology, and soil science. Agronomy is the application of a combination of sciences like biology,...
. He worked as a professional and greenkeeper at several clubs including Shawnee Country Club in 1914. White helped many young men from the British Isles find work in the United States as golf professionals and greenkeepers. White served as president of the Western Professional Golfers' Association in 1908 and became the first president of the Professional Golfers' Association of America
Professional Golfers' Association of America
Founded in 1916, the Professional Golfers' Association of America is headquartered in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, and is made up of more than 28,000 men and women golf professional members...
in 1916. He held the office through 1919. During his career he also designed a number of golf courses, many located in eastern Pennsylvania. White also was one of the founders of the American Society of Golf Course Architects
American Society of Golf Course Architects
The American Society of Golf Course Architects is a professional organization of golf course designers in America. Founded in 1946, its members are actively involved in the design of new courses and the renovation of existing courses in the United States and Canada. One of its founders was noted...
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Selected works
- Berkleigh Country Club, Kutztown, PennsylvaniaKutztown, PennsylvaniaKutztown is a borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania, southwest of Allentown and northeast of Reading. As of the 2000 census, the borough has a total population of 5,067. It is the site of Kutztown University.- History :...
- Blue at East Potomac Public Golf Course - Public, Washington, D.C.Washington, D.C.Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
- Blue/Red at Buck Hill Falls Golf Club, Buck Hill Falls, PennsylvaniaBuck Hill Falls, PennsylvaniaBuck Hill Falls is a private resort community in the Pocono Mountains of Northeastern Pennsylvania.The settlement was founded in 1901 as a Quaker retreat by a group of Friends from Philadelphia, including Charles F...
- Glen Brook Country Club, Stroudsburg, PennsylvaniaStroudsburg, PennsylvaniaStroudsburg is a borough in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located in the Poconos region of the state, approximately five miles from the Delaware Water Gap, at the confluence of the Brodhead and Pocono Creeks. It is the county seat of Monroe County. Stroudsburg is part of the...
- Green Hills Golf Course, Birdsboro, PennsylvaniaBirdsboro, PennsylvaniaBirdsboro is a borough along the Schuylkill River in Berks County, Pennsylvania, eight miles southeast of Reading. In the past, Birdsboro was noted for its large foundries and machine shops, none of which remain in operation today.-History:...
- Harkers Hollow Golf Club, Phillipsburg, New JerseyPhillipsburg, New JerseyPhillipsburg, known locally as P'burg, is a town in Warren County, New Jersey, in the United States. As of 2010 United States Census, the town's population was 14,950....
- Longue Vue Club, Verona, PennsylvaniaVerona, PennsylvaniaVerona is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is northeast of downtown Pittsburgh, along the left bank of the Allegheny River. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 2,474.-Industry:...
- Manasquan River Golf Club, Brielle, New JerseyBrielle, New JerseyBrielle is a Borough located in southern Monmouth County, New Jersey along the Manasquan River. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 4,774....
- Ocean Forest Country ClubOcean Forest Country ClubOcean Forest Country Club, also known as Ocean Forest Hotel and Country Club and Pine Lakes Country Club, is a historic country club and hotel located at Myrtle Beach in Horry County, South Carolina. The club and hotel were designed by an influential New York architect, Raymond Hood and is an...
, also known as Pine Lakes Country Club, Myrtle Beach, South CarolinaMyrtle Beach, South CarolinaMyrtle Beach is a coastal city on the east coast of the United States in Horry County, South Carolina. It is situated on the center of a large and continuous stretch of beach known as the Grand Strand in northeastern South Carolina. It is considered to be a major tourist destination in the...
, listed on the National Register of Historic PlacesNational Register of Historic PlacesThe National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1996. - Red at East Potomac Public Golf Course, Washington, D.C.
- Red/White at Buck Hill Falls Golf Club, Buck Hill Falls, PennsylvaniaBuck Hill Falls, PennsylvaniaBuck Hill Falls is a private resort community in the Pocono Mountains of Northeastern Pennsylvania.The settlement was founded in 1901 as a Quaker retreat by a group of Friends from Philadelphia, including Charles F...
- Richmond County Country Club, Staten Island, New York
- Rockland Country Club, Sparkill, New YorkSparkill, New YorkSparkill, formerly known as Tappan Sloat, is an affluent, suburban hamlet in the Town of Orangetown, Rockland County, New York, United States located north of Palisades; east of Tappan; south of Piermont and west of the Hudson River...
- Shorehaven Golf Club, East Norwalk, ConnecticutEast NorwalkEast Norwalk is a neighborhood located in Norwalk, Connecticut.The neighborhood is a culturally diverse, mostly middle-class section of the city, inhabited by many different ethnicities such as Greeks, Italians, Hispanics, African Americans, and long time "Connecticut Yankee" residents...
- Silver Spring Country Club, Ridgefield, ConnecticutRidgefield, ConnecticutRidgefield is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. Situated in the foothills of the Berkshire Mountains, the 300-year-old community had a population of 24,638 at the 2010 census. The town center, which was formerly a borough, is defined by the U.S...
- Skytop Lodge, Skytop, Pennsylvania
- Swamp Fox Golf Club, Greeleyville, South CarolinaGreeleyville, South CarolinaGreeleyville is a town in Williamsburg County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 375 at the 2009 census.-Geography:Greeleyville is located at ....
- Water Gap Country Club, Delaware Water Gap, PennsylvaniaDelaware Water Gap, PennsylvaniaDelaware Water Gap is a borough in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located adjacent to the Delaware Water Gap, the pass through which the Lackawanna Corridor and Interstate 80 run across the Pennsylvania-New Jersey border along the Delaware River.The population of Delaware Water...
- White at East Potomac Public Golf Course, Washington, D.C.