An Olympic Golf Replica Program

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GLEN ECHO COUNTRY CLUB
For Sale by All Dealers or Direct by:
THE KEMPSHALL MFG. CO.
ARLINGTON, N.J.
St. Louis, MO.,
September 17th to 24th, 1904
In May 1901, Glen Echo was the only 18-hole championship
course in the area. Colonel George McGrew, President and
Founder, was already planning to host a World Championship
in 1904, and he announced this in the fall of 1902. When St.
Louis secured the Olympic Games in 1903 to coincide with the
Worlds Fair, McGrew’s golf event became the Olympic Matches.
Designed by 1896 U.S. Open Champion, Jim Foulis, and built
by his brother Robert, who stayed on as professional-greenkeeper for seven seasons, Glen Echo was considered among the
finest courses in the western United States.
The course you find today is essentially the same layout, with
but a few exceptions. In 1914, the 3rd and 4th holes , which
had been a par-3 and a short par-4, were combined into our
present third hole. Remains of the old tee area for the 4th hole
can be seen at the bottom right, just down the hill from the tee.
To offset the loss of the par-3, the present 6th hole was constructed, and the 7th tee relocated, changing that hole from a
dogleg left into a slight dogleg right!
In 1927, when the club built our current clubhouse, the original 1st hole and 18th green had to be altered. A new #1 and
#18 were built and the original 18th hole was reversed; with the
green moved and now playing as the 17th hole.
The remaining holes, apart from normal updating, remain much
as they played at the 1904 Olympic matches.
During one of the matches, George Lyon shot rounds of 78 and
79 to set a new course record. In 1913, when Harry Vardon
and Ted Ray visited Glen Echo, they played 36 holes and, seeing the course for the first time, never shot over par!
Glen Echo, 103 years old, continues to challenge golfers. We
hope you leave having enjoyed a wonderful week of golf!
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Little Known Olympic Facts
Immediately following the team competition on Saturday,
September 16, a driving contest was held in front of the clubhouse, adjacent to the 18th green. Twenty-nine contestants
took part in the event. Each player was allowed three balls,
with a minimum distance of 175 yards required for a shot to
count, and had to land in a prescribed area. Each shot counted
2 points, with the most points designating the winner.
The longest drive of the competition was made by Douglas
Cadwallader of Springfield, IL, who sent one shot 238 yards,
however it strayed and landed in the foul area. Arthur
Havemeyer of New York, earned second place. The winner was
Chandler Egan, who positioned two shots, one of 234 yards and
the other of 202 yards, within the area, and his six points was
good enough for the win and the trophy. George Lyon, who
eventually outdrove Egan in their match, did not arrive in time
for the event.
Under the lights installed for the evening putting contest, Burt
McKinnie of Normandie GC defeated Clement Smoot of the
Exmoor Club for the trophy. Tied going into the final hole,
McKinnie holed his shot to finish with a score of 21.
In addition to the Championship Flight, four additional flights
were contested.
First Flight:
Walter Egan (Exmoor) d. Harry Potter (St. Louis) 3&2
Second Flight:
Warren Wood (Homewood) d. Fred Semple (Field Club) 8&7
Third Flight:
Bart Adams (Algonquin) d. Frank Ballard (Glen Echo) 1up
Fourth Flight:
Adam Austin (Lambton) d. S. Harbaugh (Glen Echo) 5&4
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Individuals of Note
at the Olympics
Olympic Championship Trophy
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Francis Newton
Semifinalist
Seattle CC
Chandler Egan
Runner-up
Exmoor CC
Burt McKinnie
Semifinalist
Normandie GC
Ralph McKittrick
Olympic Medalist
St. Louis CC
Robert Foulis
Professional 1901-07
Glen Echo CC
Jim Foulis
Glen Echo Designer
1896 U.S. Open
Winner
George Lyon
Champion
Lambton Golf Club
Colonel George
McGrew
Founder
Glen Echo CC
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Albert Lambert
Quarterfinalist
Glen Echo CC
Only person to play in
both Olympic Golf
Events
The Olympic Trophies
The Olympic Golf Trophies, pictured below in front of the
Glen Echo clubhouse, were each donated by St. Louisans for a
The Course in 1904
particular event, competition or recognition. Trophies were
awarded for the putting contest, driving contest, medalist, the
four semifinalists, and the various flight winners.
We have located the whereabouts of four trophies. The
Olympic Championship Trophy, won by George Lyon, resides
in the Royal Canadian Golf Hall of Fame in Toronto. The
runner-up trophy, won by Chandler Egan, was donated to the
Amateur Athletic Foundation following the Los Angeles
Olympics, and it remains in their collection. Two other trophies, each won by Burt McKinnie, were for his semifinalist
finish in the individual competition, and for winning the
putting contest.
The trophies were mounted on an ebony stand. Each was
inscribed with the winners name and the name of the individual donor.
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Team Championship Results
The Olympic Golf Medals
Western Golf Association Team
Edward Cummins – Exmoor CC
Kenneth Edwards – Midlothian CC
Chandler Egan – Exmoor CC
Walter Egan – Exmoor CC
Robert Hunter – Midlothian CC
Nathaniel Moore – Lake Geneva CC
Mason Phelps – Midlothian CC
Daniel "Ned" Sawyer – Chicago GC
Clement Smoot – Exmoor CC
Warren Wood – Homewood CC
Total - 1,749
The unique decoration on the medal portion of the Golf
Medals were designed by Colonel George McGrew, Glen Echo
President, Founder and driving
force behind the Olympic
Matches.
The Olympic Team Event, the
only one ever held in golf, pitted
three teams of 10 players each
in a 36-hole event. A moneyevent was held the first day and
the Western Golf Association
lost to the Trans-Miss team for
the nassau. Chandler Egan, captain of the WGA team, shuffled
the team members, and on the
second day, for the Olympic
Medal, the WGA triumphed.
Trans-Mississippi Team
John Deere Cady - Rock Island CC
Albert Bond Lambert – Glen Echo
John Maxwell – Keokuk CC
Burt McKinnie – Normandy GC
Ralph McKittrick – St. Louis CC
Francis Newton – Seattle CC
Henry Potter – St. Louis CC
Frederick Semple – The Field Club
Arthur Stickney – St. Louis CC
Stuart Stickney – St. Louis CC
Total - 1,770
United States Golf Association
Harold Weber - Inverness
Arthur Hussey - Inverness
Harold W. Fraser - Inverness
Orus W. Jones - Inverness
Allen E. Lard - Columbia CC
Sim T. Price - Normandy GC
George C. Oliver - Birmingham CC
Jesse Carleton - Glen Echo
Douglas Cadwallader - Springfield CC
John B. Rahm - Omaha Field Club
Total 1,839
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To date, only two of the team
medals have been located.
Whereabouts of the remainder
are unknown.
The individual medal, pictured at
right, was awarded to George
Lyon. It was lost over time and
has never been located. The IOC
replaced his medal with a new
gold medal, but did not recreate
the original design.
The medals were crafted by the
Mermod-Jaccard company in St.
Louis.
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The Participants in 1904
Bart Adams
Algonquin GC
A.H. Annan
Algonquin GC
J.S. Brandt
Birmingham CC
George C. Oliver
Birmingham CC
R.H. Thatch
Birmingham CC
Clarence Angier
Birmingham GC
H.H. Ferguson
Cedar Rapids GC
Simpson Foulis
Chicago GC
Jarvis Hunt
Chicago GC
Daniel E. (Ned) Sawyer
Chicago GC
Allen Lard
Columbia GC
Arthur Havemeyer
Deal Beach
Raymond Havemeyer
Deal Beach
Walter Fairbanks
Denver CC
Warren Dickinson
Des Moines CC
Robert H. Finkbine
Des Moines CC
B.F. Guinand
Des Moines CC
Edward "Ned" Cummins
Exmoor CC
H. Chandler Egan
Exmoor CC
Walter Egan
Exmoor CC
Clement Smoot
Exmoor CC
S.A. Thorne
Exmoor CC
Frederick Semple
Field Club (MO)
George F. Powell
Field Club (MO)
Harry Allen
Field Club (MO)
E.W. Lansing
Field Club (MO)
George T. Brokaw
Garden City CC
John O. Ballard
Glen Echo CC
Murray Carleton
Glen Echo CC
E.C. Edmunds
Glen Echo CC
Albert Lambert
Glen Echo CC
George S. McGrew
Glen Echo CC
Abner C. Vickery
Glen Echo CC
John T. Watson
Glen Echo CC
Jesse Carleton
Glen Echo CC
K.L. Ames
Glenview GC
R.H. McElwee
Glenview GC
J.W. Sellers
Glenview GC
C.E. Willard
Homewood CC
Warren K. Wood
Homewood CC
William P. Smith
Huntington Valley CC
M.W. Gates
Illinois
W.W. Coldham
Inverness CC
Harold W. Fraser
Inverness CC
Arthur D. Hussey
Inverness CC
Orus W. Jones
Inverness CC
Harold Weber
Inverness CC
Dr. John R. Maxwell
Keokuk CC
E. Lee Jones
Lake Geneva CC
Nathaniel F. Moore
Lake Geneva CC
Clement C. Jones
Lakeside CC
George Lyon
Lambton Club (Canada)
Adam Austin
Lambton Club (Canada)
Albert Austin
Lambton Club (Canada)
William Withers
Lexington GC
H.W. Simpkins
Massachusetts
C. L. Hunter
Midlothian CC
Robert E. Hunter
Midlothian CC
Kennith Edwards
J.L. Stock
Mason Phelps
Louis Allis
Louis T. Boyd
C.F. Jafrray
William W. Burton
Burt McKinnie
Edgar M. Davis
George D. Fisher
Simon J. Harbaugh
W. A. Hersey
John S. Lowry
Simeon Price
Archibald Graham
L.H. Thompson
Henry L. Case
Dr. D. Fredericks
H.G. Leavitt
R.R. Kimball
A.B. Kinsler
John B. Rahm
John T. Stewart
Herbert Sumney
W.C. Carnegie
Alexander C. Macintosh
John D. Cady
Francis Newton
E. Campbell Brown
Douglas Cadwallader
W.Hughes Diller
Mead W. Yates
Edward Gould
William Groseclose
Ralph McKittrick
Henry Potter
Stuart Stickney
W. Arthur Stickney
Charles W. Scudder
J.J. Howard
F.C. Newberry
Charles Potter
Leon J. Hazleton
Dr. Wallace F. Shaw
H.P. Bend
Bonner Miller
Charles B. Cory
Harold W. Simkins
W.A. Alexander
D.W. Lay
A.W. Mitchell
L.W. Mitchell
George Thomas
Sid Walker
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Midlothian CC
Midlothian CC
Midlothian CC
Milwaukee CC
Milwaukee CC
Minneapolis
New Jersey
Normandie GC
Normandie GC
Normandie GC
Normandie GC
Normandie GC
Normandie GC
Normandie GC
North Jersey CC
Norton GC
Oil City CC
Oil City CC
Omaha CC
Omaha Field Club
Omaha Field Club
Omaha Field Club
Omaha Field Club
Omaha Field Club
Pittsburgh CC
Pueblo CC
Rock Island GC
Seattle CC
Springfield GC
Springfield GC
Springfield GC
Springfield G)
St. Louis CC
St. Louis CC
St. Louis CC
St. Louis CC
St. Louis CC
St. Louis CC
St. Louis CC
St. Louis CC
St. Louis CC
St. Louis CC
Tekoa CC
Tekoa CC
Town & Country CC
Triple A GC
Wollaston CC
Yarmouth Post GC
Club Unknown
Club Unknown
Club Unknown
Club Unknown
Club Unknown
Club Unknown
Qualifying Scores
Stuart Stickney
Ralph McKittrick *
Francis Newton
Walter Egan
Arthur Stickney
Chandler Egan
Mason Phelps
Albert Lambert
George Lyon
Ned Sawyer
Burt McKinnie
Douglas Cadwallader
Warren Wood
Robert Hunter
Henry Potter
Simpson Foulis
81
81
80
80
84
88
86
86
84
90
86
88
84
87
87
89
82
82
84
85
81
78
80
82
85
79
84
82
86
84
84
85
163
163
164
165
165
166
166
168
169
169
170
170
170
171
171
174
Jesse Carleton
Harold Weber
Nat Moore
Orus W. Jones
Sim Price
Arthur Havemayer
Clement Smoot
Harry Allen
Ned Cummins
Fred Semple
John Deere Cady
Abner C. Vickery
Raymond Havemeyer
William Smith
Allen Lard
Harold Fraser
92
86
87
83
85
88
91
93
88
89
93
92
94
93
93
90
82
86
90
94
92
90
87
85
91
91
89
90
89
90
90
93
174
174
177
177
177
178
178
178
179
180
182
182
183
183
183
183
Match Play Results
First Round (36 holes)
Stuart Stickney d. W.P. Smith 7&6
Arthur Havemayer d. Sim Price - 8&7
Robert Hunter d. R. Havemeyer - 8&7
Nat Moore d. Orus W. Jones - 12&10
George Lyon d. John D. Cady - 5&4
Albert Lambert d. Walter Egan - 7&6
Harry Allen d. Warren Wood - 8&6
Mason Phelps d. Fred Semple - 6&4
Ralph Mckittrick d. Douglas Cadwallader-2&1
Allen Lard d. Abner C. Vickery - 10&9
Arthur Stickney d. Clement Smoot - 3&1
Simpson Foulis d. Harry Potter - 5&3
Ned Sawyer d. Jesse Carleton - 8&7
Chandler Egan d. Harold Fraser - 8&6
Francis Newton d. Ned Cummins - 8&7
Burt McKinnie d. Harold Weber - 1up (37)
Second Round (36 holes)
Lyon def. S. Stickney - 11&7
Phelps def. A.Havemayer - 12&10
McKinnie def. Hunter - 7&5
Egan def. Moore - 7&6
Lambert def. Mckittrick - 1up
Newton def. Lard - 6&5
Allen def. A. Stickney - 4&2
Sawyer def. Foulis 2&1
Quarterfinals (36 holes)
George Lyon def. Albert Lambert - 5&4
Francis Newton def. Mason Phelps - 2&1
Chandler Egan def. Harry Allen - 6&5
Burt McKinnie def. Ned Sawyer - 4&3
Semifinals (36 holes)
Lyon def. Newton - 1up
Egan def. McKinnie - 4&3
Finals (36 holes)
George Lyon defeated Chandler Egan - 3&2
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