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2 weeks ago | 
linksmagazine.com | James Frank
Two legends-father and son-spent five decades creating a third: OakmontOne popular route to achieving legend status, especially at the start of the 20th century, was to make a lot of money, become obsessed with golf, and then do something noteworthy in the game. Case in point: Henry Clay Fownes. Born in 1856 in Pittsburg, Pa. (it wasn't officially Pittsburgh until 1911), he entered the family steel business at a young age, grew it successfully, and sold out to Andrew Carnegie in 1898.
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2 months ago | 
linksmagazine.com | James Frank
This sporting renaissance woman of the early 20th century was a golf champion both on and off the courseMost histories of women in golf jump from Mary, Queen of Scots (who famously teed it up days after her husband was murdered in 1567) to Babe Zaharias, who won the U.S. Women's Open in 1948, '50, and '54. Among those overlooked are such early-20th-century stars as Joyce Wethered, Glenna Collett Vare, and the Curtis sisters.
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Jan 25, 2025 | 
linksmagazine.com | James Frank
One of the greatest innovations in golf equipment was made by a mediocre player from ClevelandThroughout golf history, as goes the ball so goes the game. The "featherie" ball first played in the 1600s-a leather sack stuffed with goose feathers-was handmade and expensive, about four shillings each when the average tradesman made six shillings a week, keeping golf a game only for the wealthy.
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Jan 19, 2025 | 
linksmagazine.com | James Frank
Thinking about a casa in Cabo, a house in the Highlands, or an apartment in the Algarve? You've got your work cut out for you. It's probably happened to you. After coming home from a golf trip overseas-or while still on one-you wonder: "Could we buy a place here and live this life whenever we want?"The answer is yes. But it's a qualified yes.
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Dec 19, 2024 | 
linksmagazine.com | James Frank
Cabot Citrus Farms-the first U.S. property in the Cabot Collection of resort-style communities-is a tasty treat that redefines the idea of golf-home ownershipThe easiest way to begin describing Cabot Citrus Farms is to tell you what it isn't. It isn't Florida. That is, not the Florida we think we know.
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Nov 26, 2024 | 
natlawreview.com | James Frank
Just hours after it became clear that Donald Trump would be returning to the White House, the majority Democratic National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) showed no signs of slowing down its efforts to implement the Biden Administration’s pro-labor agenda before January 20. In its latest decision the Board severely curtailed what types of statements employers can make to employees when pointing out the legal and practical effects of unionization.
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Nov 25, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | James Frank |Laura H. Schuman
Just hours after it became clear that Donald Trump would be returning to the White House, the majority Democratic National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) showed no signs of slowing down its efforts to implement the Biden Administration’s pro-labor agenda before January 20. In its latest decision the Board severely curtailed what types of statements employers can make to employees when pointing out the legal and practical effects of unionization.
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Oct 3, 2024 | 
linksmagazine.com | James Frank
Golf in America owes a great deal to this player, architect, promoter, and cowboyIt's hard to find articles about Alexander H. Findlay, but when you do they nearly all begin by wondering if he-not C.B. Macdonald, John Reid, or someone else-was the true "father of American golf." There's a strong case to make for Findlay's fatherhood; or, perhaps more accurately, he was golf's crazy uncle.
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Jun 11, 2024 | 
linksmagazine.com | James Frank
This scion of the family that owned Pinehurst dedicated his life to the game he lovedCredit 18th-century Boston businessman James W. Tufts—who made a fortune inventing the automatic soda fountain—with two significant contributions to American golf. First, the creation of Pinehurst, widely acknowledged as the first golf resort, which he foundedin 1895. Second, and largely as a result of the first, the development of his grandson, Richard S.
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Apr 18, 2024 | 
linksmagazine.com | James Frank
“Mr. Golf” was responsible for much of how we enjoy the game todayA popular story from the early days of the PGA Tour has it that Sam Snead, shortly after winning his first event, was shown a photograph of himself in The New York Times. “How come they got my picture in New York?” he asked. “I ain’t never been there.”Whether or not Snead really said that isn’t as important as who claimed he did—Fred Corcoran, the nascent circuit’s tournament director in 1937.
