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Dick Wilson (1904–1965) was a leading American golf course architect, who designed over sixty courses. Several of these still have a high reputation. He was known for his technique of elevating the greens when designing courses in relatively flat terrain, and for using ponds and bunkers to emphasize the aerial approach. In his later years he struggled against alcoholism. ==Early years== Dick Wilson was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1904. His father was a contractor. He worked as a water boy on construction of the Merion Golf Course in Philadelphia. He was admitted to the University of Vermont on a football scholarship. After leaving university he joined the team of Howard C. Toomey and Bill Flynn of Philadelphia. In 1931 he supervised construction when Toomey and Flynn undertook a complete overhaul of the Shinnecock Hills Golf Club. With Toomey & Flynn he also worked on the course for the Cleveland Country Club, two golf courses at Boca Raton, Florida, the Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts and Springdale, outside Princeton, among others. He was a course superintendent for a while, then during World War II (1939–1945) he worked on airfield camouflage. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dick Wilson (golf course architect)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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