Tom Bendelow
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Tom Bendelow was a prominent early 20th-century golf course architect known for designing numerous courses across the United States, earning him the nickname "The Johnny Appleseed of American Golf."
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tom Bendelow canonical | 1 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
golf course architect
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person ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1930 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1890 ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Evergreen Cemetery, Hillside, New Jersey, United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Scotland ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1868-09-02 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1936-03-24 ⓘ |
| designed |
Algonquin Golf Club (early layout)
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Bethpage State Park early golf courses ⓘ Columbus Park Golf Course, Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ East Lake Golf Club (original course) NERFINISHED ⓘ Highland Park Country Club (early layout) NERFINISHED ⓘ Inverness Club (early layout before Ross redesign) NERFINISHED ⓘ Jackson Park Golf Course, Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ Medinah Country Club Course No. 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ Medinah Country Club Course No. 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Medinah Country Club Course No. 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ Minikahda Club original course layout ⓘ Mission Hills Country Club (early layout) NERFINISHED ⓘ Olympia Fields early courses ⓘ Over 600 golf courses in North America ⓘ Ridgewood Country Club (early layout) NERFINISHED ⓘ South Shore Country Club (early layout) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
A.G. Spalding & Bros.
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Spalding NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Bendelow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
golf
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golf course design ⓘ |
| fullName | Thomas Bendelow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChild |
Ruth Bendelow
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Stuart Bendelow NERFINISHED ⓘ William Bendelow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | development of municipal golf in the United States ⓘ |
| knownFor |
designing affordable public golf courses
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popularizing golf among middle-class Americans ⓘ prolific golf course design across the United States ⓘ |
| movement | Golden Age of golf course architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | The Johnny Appleseed of American Golf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Bethpage State Park (early courses)
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East Lake Golf Club (original routing) NERFINISHED ⓘ Medinah Country Club No. 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ Minikahda Club (early design work) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
golf course architect
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golf professional ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Aberdeen, Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Ocean City, New Jersey, United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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New York, United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Mary Bendelow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Medinah Country Club