sir stanley thompson Flashcards
david wann
8 reasons why ppl like consuming sport
- self-esteem
- gambling
- SO likes sport
- community and affiliation
- excitement
- aesthetically pleasing
- escape from IRl issues
- allows emotion expression
sir stanley thompson
born 1893, 1/9 kids
canada’s best golf course designer
began designing after service in WWII
1923-1952, remodeled 178 courses
- canada, us, brazil, jamaica
- 3 courses still top 10 ranking canda
poor finances, in debt at death
died young, smoke/alcohol
the amazing thompsons
him and 4 brothers for connection to gold
national champs or helped build the game
thompson’s success
result of talent and timing
- intersected w boom of golf post-ww2
- number courses over doubled
courses catered to skilled and non-skilled
thompson’s talent
knowledge of game, engineering, horticulture, landscape design
thought soil quality was most important
tried to keep environ sim to original
penal school
early philosophy of design
only structure holes so approach one way
- skilled players
strategic school
new philosophy, thompson adopted post-ww2
based on scottish links courses and trad design principles
prioritizes nature, beauty
skilled democracy = built for most skilled w/o discouraged least skilled
heroic school
made by thompson, hybrid
safe way w cost i.e. likely to get par, for beginners
high risk, high reward aproach for skilled
prohibition in canada
temperance societies anti-alc
candian temperance act 1878
1898 plebiscite, canadians voted against alcohol
- wilf laurier allowed provinces to decide ban
- PEI banned until 40s
fed gov regulated consumption and production
US prohibition
18th amendment of constitution launched prohibition in 1920s
- same time when canada exiting prohibition
canadians coul drink, americans no
if americans wanted to drink and play golf
- live near border, join canadian club
- play public canadian course
- make own course across border
thompson’s courses started in canada, crossed to us
- gateaway cities
- 19th hole was bar in canada
