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John W. Dawson (December 20, 1902〔 – January 6, 1986) was an American amateur golfer and golf course architect.〔(Golfer and Course Builder Johnny Dawson Dies )〕 Dawson was born in Chicago, Illinois. Although he was a lifelong amateur golfer, his amateur status was rescinded by the United States Golf Association (USGA) for a time due to his employment with the Spalding sporting goods company.〔 His amateur status was eventually restored and he competed in several USGA events. He was runner-up (at the age of 44) to Skee Riegel in 1947 U.S. Amateur.〔(1947 U.S. Amateur )〕 He played on the winning 1949 U.S. Walker Cup team.〔(1949 Walker Cup Match )〕 He was also runner-up in 1958 U.S. Senior Amateur〔(1958 U.S. Senior Amateur )〕 As a developer, he designed and built the Seven Lakes, Thunderbird,〔(Thunderbird Country Club: History )〕 El Dorado, and La Quinta Country Clubs; he lived in Palm Springs.〔〕〔Dawson's wife, Velma Wayne Dawson, designed the Howdy Doody marionettes and was honored with a Golden Palm Star on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars in 2000. (Palm Springs Walk of Stars: By Date Dedicated )〕 Dawson won the Southern California Golf Association (SCGA) amateur championship four times between 1942 and 1952, and was inducted into the SCGA Hall of Fame in 2007.〔(SCGA Hall of Fame )〕 ==Amateur wins(6)== *1936 Trans-Mississippi Amateur *1942 California State Amateur, Southern California Amateur *1944 Southern California Amateur *1945 Southern California Amateur *1952 Southern California Amateur 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「Johnny Dawson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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