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.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
golf course architect
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human ⓘ professional golfer ⓘ sportswriter ⓘ |
| authorOf | The Game of Golf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competedIn | The Open Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Scotland
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1864-02-04 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1925-05-22 ⓘ |
| designedCourse |
Aldeburgh Golf Club
NERFINISHED
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Gullane No. 2 (revisions) NERFINISHED ⓘ Huntercombe Golf Club NERFINISHED ⓘ Maidstone Club NERFINISHED ⓘ North Berwick West Links (revisions) NERFINISHED ⓘ Sunningdale Golf Club Old Course NERFINISHED ⓘ West Hill Golf Club NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eraOfActivity |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Willie Park Sr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Willie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hallOfFameInduction | World Golf Hall of Fame NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| majorTournamentWon | The Open Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Willie Park Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Scottish ⓘ |
| notableFor | early golf course strategic design principles ⓘ |
| notableWork | The Game of Golf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfOpenChampionshipWins | 2 ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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golf course architect ⓘ professional golfer ⓘ sportswriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Musselburgh
NERFINISHED
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Scotland ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Musselburgh
NERFINISHED
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Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYearOf | 1896 ⓘ |
| publicationYearOfTheGameOfGolf | 1896 ⓘ |
| relative | Mungo Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Musselburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | golf ⓘ |
| sportDiscipline | stroke play golf ⓘ |
| styleOfArchitecture | strategic golf course design ⓘ |
| turnedProfessional | 1880 ⓘ |
| winnerOf |
1887 Open Championship
NERFINISHED
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1889 Open Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfHallOfFameInduction | 2013 ⓘ |
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