Willie Park Jr.

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Willie Park Jr. was a prominent Scottish professional golfer and golf course architect, known for winning multiple Open Championships and designing many classic courses in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf golf course architect
human
professional golfer
sportswriter
authorOf The Game of Golf
competedIn The Open Championship
countryOfCitizenship Scotland
United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1864-02-04
dateOfDeath 1925-05-22
designedCourse Aldeburgh Golf Club
Gullane No. 2 (revisions)
linked to: Gullane

Huntercombe Golf Club
Maidstone Club
North Berwick West Links (revisions)
Sunningdale Golf Club Old Course
West Hill Golf Club
eraOfActivity early 20th century
late 19th century
familyName Park
father Willie Park Sr.
gender male
givenName Willie
hallOfFameInduction World Golf Hall of Fame
languageOfWork English
majorTournamentWon The Open Championship
name Willie Park Jr.
nationality Scottish
notableFor early golf course strategic design principles
notableWork The Game of Golf
numberOfOpenChampionshipWins 2
occupation author
golf course architect
professional golfer
sportswriter
placeOfBirth Musselburgh
Scotland
placeOfDeath Musselburgh
Scotland
publicationYearOf 1896
publicationYearOfTheGameOfGolf 1896
relative Mungo Park
residence Musselburgh
sport golf
sportDiscipline stroke play golf
styleOfArchitecture strategic golf course design
turnedProfessional 1880
winnerOf 1887 Open Championship
1889 Open Championship
yearOfHallOfFameInduction 2013

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Willie Park Sr. relative Willie Park Jr.
Willie Park Sr. hasChild Willie Park Jr.
William Park Sr. relative Willie Park Jr.
William Park Sr. fatherOf Willie Park Jr.
Park hasNotableBearer Willie Park Jr.
Willie Park Jr. name Willie Park Jr.
Mungo Park relative Willie Park Jr.