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Hugh Irvine Wilson (November 13, 1879 - February 3, 1925) was a golf course designer. He is most famous for designing Merion Golf Club , consistently ranked among the top golf courses in the USA. Wilson also finished the last four holes at the famous Pine Valley Golf Club .
May 31, 2013 · Hugh Irvine Wilson 1879-1925. It is with profound sorrow that we announce the death of Hugh Irvine Wilson, which occurred on Tuesday, February 3. He was a member of our Advisory Board, and in a large measure was responsible for the formation and success of the Green Section of the United States Golf Association.
Hugh Wilson or Hugh Irvine Wilson (November 13, 1879 - February 3, 1925) was born in Trenton, New Jersey, and educated at Princeton University. He is most famous for designing the layout at Merion Golf Club, consistently ranked among the top golf courses in the USA. Wilson was a Merion member and in 1910, when that Haverford club was looking to ...
Feb 2, 2024 · Hugh Wilson, architect of Merion, and his brother, Alan, finished the job just a couple years later. Dom Furore Our video team has now delivered another proud moment in our “Every Hole At ...
- Stephen Hennessey
Just upstream from Cobbs Creek lies Merion Golf Club, where in 1912 Hugh Wilson had laid out its championship East Course and family West Course in 1914. “We also knew [Cobbs Creek] had changed ...
- Ron Whitten
Jun 7, 2013 · The painting of Hugh Irvine Wilson that hangs inside Merion Golf Club's clubhouse shows an unremarkable, earnest-looking businessman in a high collar as stiff as his pose. Yet it might as well be the portrait of a ghost. Surprisingly, for a 117-year-old club that cherishes and painstakingly preserves its history, the life and contributions of ...
Although Hugh Wilson remained a big part of the Philadelphia public golf scene until at least 1924, his involvement was cut short with his untimely death in 1925. While short-lived, his architectural career was impactful, leaving the American golf community with two of its greatest courses and the Philadelphia community with a hub for golfers ...
